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How Do You Choose a Baby Name You Won’t Regret?

If you want to do something right — take as much time as you need. The best name doesn’t come in an instant. When avoiding the worst names for a child — you might want to have a few “guidelines” to help you. Make sure to avoid:

Names that don’t make sense.
Names you are pressured to use (or the opposite — pressured not to use by professionals).
Names that are easily misspelled.
Names that just don’t suit your baby.

Sometimes, even following these rules, mistakes are made (on purpose or accidentally). So, think with hindsight in mind.

#11

My cousin named her son named Lincoln, which isn't bad by itself.

At least until she had her daughter, Kennedy. She said she plans on naming her next kid Garfield.

She literally names her kids after the last names of *assassinated presidents.*

Aldo13 Report

Final score:

222points

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James016 2 years ago

So not after the loveable cartoon cat

148points

#12

Man covering his face with his hands Kash. It isn't the worst name in the world but the fact his second name was 'Ransom', made it a whole lot worse.

Kash Ransom.

DrPrankz , Sincerely Media Report

Final score:

206points

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Katie Rae 2 years ago

Well, that's going to make kidnappings much more convenient

138points

IAmDrinkingIcedTea , Wade Austin Ellis Report

#13

Baseball team standing on the field I was on a little league baseball team with these two brothers named Doer and Achiever.

Talk about pressure to perform, those parents had expectations.

Final score:

200points

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Al B. Wright 2 years ago (edited)

Achiever sounds like someone sneezing if said quickly, which is bad enough, but Doer? That just seems lazy, like they thought of achiever then couldn't come up with anything else.

77points

FaithHopePixiedust , Daiga Ellaby Report

#14

Two woman laying on grass covering each others hands A co-worker has a friend who named her daughters Vengeance and Violence.

Final score:

189points

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MrBallen Fan 2 years ago

Are they twins? Are they identical? Do they wear blue dresses? Do they live in a hotel?

270points

#15

White keys with letter on them Abcde (pronounced Ab-city).

anon , Diomari Madulara Report

Final score:

171points

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Adam Chang 2 years ago

I just don't get it...is it a joke or what?

84points

#16

A few years ago there was a guy in my area in the news. His first name was Justice. He's doing 100 years for stabbing 3 people.

phantommoose Report

Final score:

169points

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Boreddd🇺🇦 2 years ago

The irony

107points

#17

Chicago, North, True. Just to name a few. I’m no Kardashian hater, but I really can’t stand the names they give their kids.

Final score:

165points

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AzKhaleesi 2 years ago

Chicago is ok-ish only because growing up I had a friend named California we all called her Cali for short. But North and True is strange...and Apple.

96points

#18

Multiple yachts parked in water Strap in and prepare for rough seas!

My mom is a midwife and one day she came home with what she thought was the epitome of dumb names.

These parents had just gotten back from a trip to the states, where they had visited a dock to look at boats, and one of those beautiful boats had an even more beautiful and exotic name, they wanted to name their baby daughter after this boat.

Usnavy

My mom is a saint for not laughing.

Maar7en , Layton Diament Report

Final score:

165points

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G 2 years ago

I mean it could be true but it's a little ripped from musical theatre: "Usnavi de la Vega is the central protagonist of In the Heights. Originally from the Dominican Republic, he arrived in Washington Heights with his parents when he was very young. His name is based on the boat they saw when they came in (US NAVY)."

103points

#19

I have a nephew named Anfernee, and I know how mad he gets when I call him Anthony. Almost as mad as I get when I think about the fact that my sister named him Anfernee.

DavidRandom Report

Final score:

163points

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Kirsten St John Brown 2 years ago

Such a great movie. 😁

46points

#20

Crying baby in an incubator with nurse nearby Someone I know is a nurse in the ER so they've delivered quite a few babies. But one day they said that one set of parents decided to name their kid Ssss. You pronounce Ssss, Forest.

TheWaiterDebator , Gabriel Tovar Report

Final score:

160points

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Cadena Norton 2 years ago

They need to arrested

160points

Are There Banned Baby Names?

No one is safe from the ban hammer, names especially. Some countries decided to take the extra step to ban a couple of names. For example:

Nutella (the name) is banned in France. However, it is not because of any copyright laws. The judge ruled that such a name should be given to a child. Instead, the judge ruled to name the child Ella.
IKEA is banned in Sweden. You can’t disrespect the most important store in the country.
. (just a dot, nothing more) is banned in New Zealand. The laws prohibit the use of these kinds of symbols in the name.
Tom is not allowed in Portugal. However, you can call your child Tomás instead (a better choice in hindsight). In Portugal, Tom is considered a nickname. The laws in Portugal prohibit the use of nicknames as official names.
@ (like the Gmail) is banned in China. The reason is that it’s pronounced ai-ta, which sounds very similar to the phrase “love him.”

#21

Nevaeh, although I think that has more to do with the fact that every parent I know who has named their baby this is a teenager who thinks they’re “soooo cool” for dropping out of school in 9th grade, who are about as deep as a puddle but think they’re Aristotle or Shakespeare because “it’s heaven spelled backwards since she’s my angel”

mrsprinkles3 Report

Final score:

158points

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Cadena Norton 2 years ago

My mother begged me to name my daughter this. I flat out refused

170points

#22

Naming your child Bear makes me think you’re a huge twat. Mostly because I’ve met a few gorgeous children called Bear and everyone of the parents were huge twats.

stickylarue Report

Final score:

158points

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James016 2 years ago

My son went to nursery with a boy called Bear. The mum was a very rude twat (dad was not in the picture)

86points

#23

Person typing on keyboard Saw a fun name on the attendance sheet (so this is official) of one of my classes: Daddyboi

Cocoleia , Sigmund Report

Final score:

157points

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Edurne 2 years ago

that's just cruel, and again another name that wouldn't be legally accepted in Europe

142points

#24

Three guys laughing while siting on the ground The overly matchy names to the point of ridiculousness. My top example is a set of brothers named Romance, Romantic, and Romeo.

anon , Matheus Ferrero Report

Final score:

156points

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

Then Rommel came along.

162points

#25

Starbucks cup on a table Renesmee

kemje Report

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150points

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Adam Chang 2 years ago

is this from twilight?

113points

#26

Dirty dancing music cover Baby. As in the Dirty Dancing lead female. Because nobody in the professional world is going to want their name to be Baby.

domcobbstotem Report

Final score:

150points

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Edurne 2 years ago

you can easily predict the mockery the kid will suffer with that name.. if they really like it so much a good solution would be calling her Barbara, and baby being her nickname at home

85points

#27

Massive lit up chandelier in a big room I went to high school with a one "Crystal Shanda Lear."

This was back before dumb names were the rage. She would have been named that in, say, 81-82. Poor girl. I don't know that I lost respect for the parents so much as felt bad for her to be saddled with that s**t.

rxsheepxr , Rodrigo Curi Report

Final score:

140points

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Cadena Norton 2 years ago

Knew a girl named Crystal dragon...thought it was pretty awesome

64points

#28

Any form of Aiden (Aidin, Ayden, Aidyn, Ayeden) and/or Ashley (Ashlee, Ashleigh, Ashlie, Ashli, Ash-Lee).

I am a teacher and have had students with all those variations. I actually had 3 Aidens and 4 Ashleys (none of which were spelled normally) in a class of 23 students.

Like come on parents, you aren't being original by making your kid's name ridiculous to spell.

Penya23 Report

Final score:

138points

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Random Anon 2 years ago

I dub thee "Fork", with a B.

81points

#29

Woman talking and scratching her head I lose respect for parents who give their kids first names that when added to their given last names become horrible. The parents don't even care that their kid has to live with it. Two real examples I've come across are Richard Sieman (The guy's name is D**k Semen, for f***s sake.) And even worse, Desire Cox.

microjew2 , Alexis Mora Angulo Report

Final score:

137points

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Hannah Hudson-Lee 2 years ago (edited)

I normally agree, but every now and then you come across one that is actually kind of cool, in a "You could be famous with a name like that" way. Three examples I have known, all of whom were born between 1900 and 1920 were, Joy Devine and the brother and sister Treble and Tenor Bell. Edit: Also, look at my name, remove the later addition of "Hudson" and then sing "Puff the Magic Dragon". Just the first couple of lines.

65points

djbadname13 , Katarzyna Grabowska Report

#30

Three girls laying on bed with their legs in the air I knew three sisters names -Autumn-Breeze, Summer-Skye and April-Rain.

Bonus addition one of them had a kid and named it Gidget.

Edit for those wondering: This is in Eastern Canada.

Final score:

137points

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

Named after fabric conditioners?

122points

What Names Are Losing Popularity?

Some names lose their popularity slowly, fading away into obscurity or, in some cases, becoming the bane of society overall. The best example of the ladder — Karen. The name was popular in the past and given to almost every girl. However, when baby boomers grew up, the internet together decided to make them the bud of jokes (ruining a whole haircut, too).

In the end, the internet won. Karen lost popularity and became the subject of multiple jokes. However, it’s not the only name to lose popularity. The reason behind the popularity loss varies between the names. However, the memes on the internet quicken the downfall of a name.

#31

I’ve taught:
- Precious
- Princess
- Righteousness
- Blessing
- Pious
- Destiny
*edit* forgot Sincere

alialibobali Report

Final score:

130points

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BannedFromABoatShow 2 years ago

I’ve taught an Annikin (yep, right after the prequel came out) Merlin, Wrigley (girl) Emmahleigh, and Aspen Forest.

66points

#32

I had a chemistry teacher who was an avid runner. He proudly told us his three children were named Miles, Lane, and Chase. How narcissistic do you have to be to name your children after your hobby?

hannahmontanaswig Report

Final score:

130points

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Boreddd🇺🇦 2 years ago

Ar least their names sound normal-ish, compared to other names. If I were to meet someone named Chase, I wouldn't think anything abt it

136points

#33

Different pins on a chess board like material I was once checking in a customer for service.

EmoChanel

And she was very proud of it.

Hysteria878 Report

Final score:

128points

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Al B. Wright 2 years ago

Sounds more like a nickname she decided to adopt day to day.

54points

#34

Old-school painting of a mess in a house You know the Duggar family (19 Kids and Counting)? One of their daughters named their son Spurgeon. SPURGEON.

mindless_blaze , unsplash.com Report

Final score:

127points

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Hannah Hudson-Lee 2 years ago

Is No. 20 going to be called Spaviar?

86points

#35

Names with uneccessary letters or the rarely-seen, lack of necessary letters:

Jaiymes

Jaxn

Khaydence

Aayden

YoureNotAGenius Report

Final score:

124points

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BannedFromABoatShow 2 years ago

Emmahleigh. Raihleigh.

67points

How Companies Impact the Naming Process?

Marketing is a powerful tool. If done correctly, people will buy your products. However, if you are a true marketing master (Don Draper-like) — people will name their children after your company and products. However, those names will quickly land on the list of the worst baby names ever.

Cool-named brands already have some babies named after them. For example, the leading car brands (Audi, Benz, Ford, and Kia) inspired parents to name their children. In 1987, for example, 182 girls were named after Porsche. However, there is no real reason to use brand names.

However, some companies decide to sweeten the deal. Several companies directly encourage parents to use brand names for their babies. Their offer? Free products (or a discount) for a lifetime. Subway, for example, announced they would give free sandwiches to people named like the company. In 96 hours, ten thousand people changed their names.

#36

I once worked for Build-a-Bear Workshop. In one of their new hire training videos there was an employee taking to the camera about who the f**k knows because all I could focus on was her name tag. It said "Om'unique". Like, I'm Unique, except worse. I still have no idea what she was taking about.

androidchrist Report

Final score:

124points

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S 2 years ago

Went on a road trip with my family last year and we stopped at a gas station that had a subway inside, the subway employee's name was "Timberly" It was not a typo... we asked lol

52points

#37

I met the adult child of parents who named their daughter Morticia Addams, after the TV Show. I made her show me her driver's license and there was the proof. Her own parents had a different last name.

Final score:

121points

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Madeleine Flowers 2 years ago

Welp. I don't know what else to say about that.

54points

#38

Woman Taking picture of her newborn baby in a cute outfit Prancer and Vixen for babies born during the Christmas season.

Back2Bach , Donnie Ray Jones Report

Final score:

119points

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James016 2 years ago

People should have a full mental health check before being allowed to name their kids

129points

#39

Felony Meth.

magnumthepi Report

Final score:

115points

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AzKhaleesi 2 years ago

What in the actual.... please tell me this is a joke.

105points

formerexpatintheus , Nathan Dumlao Report

#40

Boy collecting black LEGO's MyLuv (yes, I have met a kid named this). That poor kid is probably not going to be successful, unless they change their name later on.

Final score:

111points

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AP 2 years ago (edited)

I already posted this in another BP place, but I knew a guy named Happy. He definitely was not.

50points

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#41

KVIIIlyn

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Final score:

42points

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Boreddd🇺🇦 2 years ago

Why. Just why

18points

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#42

Two people writing a test on a yellow table Anaesthasia. No s**t. Her name on her school documents was Anaesthasia.

Final score:

42points

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Boreddd🇺🇦 2 years ago (edited)

Maybe they didn't know how to spell Anasthasia? Or Anastasia? The benefit of the doubt

31points

#43

Man walking and shadows in a sunny day There is a kid at my school literally named Shadow Black.

anon , Rene Böhmer Report

Final score:

41points

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James016 2 years ago

Future ninja right there

20points

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#44

There was a girl in my sister’s class called Morshe. Her mother wanted to name her Maryam and her dad wanted to name her Porsche (which in of itself is an awful name). They decided to mash up Maryam and Porsche and call her Morshe.

sunlightbender Report

Final score:

39points

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Al B. Wright 2 years ago (edited)

What's wrong with Porsche (though I think it's better spelt Portia)?

26points

#45

Fathers who name their boy Sue.

aequitas84 Report

Final score:

38points

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manalonedies 2 years ago

Anything but Sue!

32points

#46

Papers with names on them One of my former employees had the first name “Baby Destiny.” Yes. Really.

Worse still, HR just put “Baby” on her name badge. For every time I had to catch myself and say the full name so I didn’t sound like a creep, I can only imagine how many other people didn’t realize there were two words in her name and had to refer to her as just Baby. Or how she must have felt to have EVERYONE calling her Baby.

Myself510 , Jon Tyson Report

Final score:

37points

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AP 2 years ago

This is where you should go by your middle name.

23points

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#47

Tequila bottle glass and lime on a table Tequila, but pronounced tuh-quill-uh

Gopher_One_Here , Espolòn Tequila Report

Final score:

36points

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Edurne 2 years ago (edited)

I hope her parents aren't from Spain or South America, because if that's the case, they purposefully named her "box office" (taquilla, pronounced exactly as you wrote)

21points

#48

I know some twins named Jeffrey and Jeffroy and it's just lazy.

lilhomiesexual Report

Final score:

34points

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James016 2 years ago

At least it wasn't Geoffrey and Geoffroy

15points

#49

Chardonnay

StridingEdgy Report

Final score:

33points

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Anne Reid 2 years ago

Or worse, the twins I met….Chardonnay & Chablis. They were boys and small for their age. I felt so bad for them.

1point

#50

Lying baby with his tongue out Royalty. Legit worked with this hood dude named royalty. I think it kinda speaks for itself.

qsef9999 , Juan Encalada Report

Final score:

33points

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AnyOtherName 2 years ago

Again, I feel like the cultural significance of makes like this is being missed

12points

#51

A kid in my daughter’s class is named Trotter.

Neigh...

Wookie_Magnet Report

Final score:

32points

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DuchessDegu 2 years ago

I can only think of Del Boy. I'm that old! IMG_E0444-...0236a0.jpg

8points

#52

My mom works at an elementary school. There is a kid there whose name is Braxton Hycke. The poor kid.

darkfang174421 Report

Final score:

32points

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Lorrie Rothstein 2 years ago

They named their kid adter false lsbor pains?!!!

16points

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#53

Knew a family with Hunter, Fisher, and Ryder.

boredtxan Report

Final score:

31points

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AzKhaleesi 2 years ago

This is not bad.

14points

#54

A girl at my high school named her child Tuff Danger so dumb names like that make me lose respect for someone.

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Final score:

30points

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Nunya Business 2 years ago

Sounds like the hero from a bad novel

10points

#55

There was a lady at the library the other day corralling her two kids, Bailey and Jameson. Either one is fine, but together...

hippolyte_pixii Report

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28points

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Nikki Sevven 2 years ago

Spoiler: The third kid, who wasn't present, is named Guinness.

18points

#56

Shaylynne, Laykyn, McKynleigh

Brayden, Hayden, Jayden

All of these kids attend the library programs my kid does. *Edit Laykyn and McKynleigh are twins. And no they’re not Irish. Not even the Irish go that bananas (I’m irish).

And, even though I love the old names, if you named your baby Atticus in 2018 you’re probably the world’s most annoying hipster.

ladyughsalot Report

Final score:

28points

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Edurne 2 years ago

I had a "Spartacus" in my class when I was in middle school (2000-2003)

20points

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#57

Niquilla and Dayquilla. Twins.

iam1self Report

Final score:

28points

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Tuna Fish 2 years ago

Cousins to Nyquil and Dayquil I suppose.

16points

#58

Where the first and last name are the same, or derivative. John Johnson, David Davidson, etc.

Final score:

28points

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RMA 2 years ago

But there is a Welsh thing about this.

12points

#59

Twins named Javier and Xavier. Just why.

olivewyatt Report

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27points

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Alicia M 2 years ago

They'll probably grow up being called J and X.

11points

#60

My sister-in-law named her kid after the land of Canaan (biblical reference). For those not in the know, it's pronounced "cay-nin", or "cay-nun". She decided to pronounce it "cannon" ("Canon").

Not only is she one of the least Christian people I have ever met (who adamantly says she follows the Bible), she also consciously chose a well-known name and purposely mispronounced it for her kid's name.

Edit: my wife just reminded me that not only did her sister do the above, she also chose to spell his name "Kanann".

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Final score:

27points

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Judy Reynolds 2 years ago

Think of this kid being in grade 2/3. He will be bullied!

7points

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#61

I know of someone who is called Star, which is kinda cute except for the fact she’s named that because it’s rats spelled backwards, she was born in the year of the rat...

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26points

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Kiss Army Premium 2 years ago

Beats calling her Rat...

28points

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#62

A few weeks ago when I was at the gym, I looked up at the tv while I was running and there was a news report on about a missing child named Khaleesi, except it was spelled Cahleeseigh or Chalysee or something stupid like that. Bad enough that it's a title, not a name. Even worse that it's not even traditionally a position of power in the asoiaf universe--it's more "wife of leader" than "queen", as it is often thought of as. But the misspelling just make it so, so much worse. Hasn't that poor child been through enough? (I think the kid was found safe btw.)

Final score:

26points

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Kaz 2 years ago

My internet name is a play on Khaleesi (Kazleesi), as I am named Karen! I usually go by Kaz. My name never used to bother me, it was just a name that dated me pretty much as being born in the late 60s. I recent years however it's taken on a whole new meaning.

0points

#63

Hingle McCringleberry

Final score:

25points

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Clarf 2 years ago

This one is from a Key and Peele sketch.

6points

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#64

I used to tutor and the Green family had their children getting tutored. Kids names: Kelly, Hunter, Sage and Forrest.

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25points

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PandaGoPanda 2 years ago

What happened to their other daughter, Olive, then?

24points

#65

Destiny Love. That little girl is doomed.

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25points

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Holly Herr 2 years ago

I had a teacher whose given name was Love James Perry. He had our class try to guess it. Even with hints we couldn't get it cos too weird. (He just shortened it to L. James Perry.)

6points

#66

There was this neo-nazi couple that named one of their children after Adolf Hitler.

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24points

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Nilsen 2 years ago

There is (was?) a family around where I grew up who had sons named after both Adolf Hitler and Vidkun Quisling. It's legal but barely so.

19points

#67

Heaven Leigh

Seriously?

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23points

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JexPar 2 years ago

I went to school with a Heaven Leigh, made even worse by the fact that her last name was Knight.

17points

#68

I went to school with a guy named Coors.

Final score:

21points

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Kusotare 2 years ago

What do you expect Mr. and Mrs. Light to name him?

8points

#69

Name that has degrading meaning. I mean how stupid are you to call your son Loser. Yes, I am implying the Winner Lane and Loser Lane guy.

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21points

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InfiniteZero 2 years ago

Wait, what?

4points

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#70

Any “creative” spelling of a normal name. Like spelling:

Zoe-Zoi

Charles-Sharlz (yes I know one)

And so on

Final score:

19points

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Mir Pelletier 2 years ago

Zoi is just the Greek spelling of a Greek name -_- like any other spelling of it is by default another one than the original

20points

#71

My older brother named his son "Morty", after the titular character of Rick and Morty. I have nothing against the show or anyone who watches it, but... C'mon, man.

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19points

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Scott 2 years ago

At least do it right and name the child Mortimer and give yourself an out.

9points

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#72

Brandy, Crystal or anything else that suggests your baby is named after your drug of choice.

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19points

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

And these are my children, Paracetamol, Anadin and Vagisil.

52points

#73

Two kids at an office in LA many years ago... Axyl and Gunner.

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16points

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NoDak Pirate 2 years ago

A friend named her two boys Nicolas and Cage. Yes it was on purpose. He was her favorite actor.

7points

#74

I found out a long while after we broke up that my ex had named a kid 'Zebedee'. I think that counts as child abuse.

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16points

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Judes 2 years ago

Zebedee is a biblical name.

15points

#75

Im going to chip in with my own: Anyone who decides its okay to name their child after something you'd find in a fruit bowl.

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15points

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Judes 2 years ago

So no Clementine, Cherry, Tamara or Prunella?

19points

#76

Names like Moon, Hope, Star, Flower... I knew someone who's children are Star, Moon and Sky. Ugh.

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4points

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

Could have been worse. Could have been Uranus.

37points

#77

If your native language is Spanish any name of English origin (Steven, John, Bryan, Kevin, Etc), they are often associated with criminals.

Final score:

-18points

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Edurne 2 years ago

I'm Spanish and I've never heard of this association before.. maybe somewhere in South America? my own daughter has an English name, it's totally fine here in Spain :)

13points

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K. Lange 2 years ago

In am so happy about the regulation of names in Germany. They have to be gender specific and have to be normal enough that the kid don't have to suffer.

31points

Ellen Ranks 2 years ago

It's good that only normal names are allowed. The gender specific part I am not too sure about. Fr example, I know a person who was born with male and female genitals and was named Robin. Because that way they could sort out later if male or female. Robin decided not to choose and the name still fits.

23points

Kitty Lane 2 years ago

You could never do that here in the States, everyone would start screaming about civil liberties.

5points

RafCo 2 years ago

Gender specific gets iffy. I have a friend named Sasha (Alexander), a man from Russia. And another friend named Sasha, a woman in the US. Michele is a man's name in France, and Michelle is a woman's name in the US. Then there are great names that can be either gender.

3points

Manuela Langer 2 years ago

And still you get people with the last name Schläger try to name their kid Dennis (Dennis Schläger, sounds like the German word for tennis racket) or people with the last name Grube try to name their daughter Kläre (As in "Klärgrube" - "Septic Tank" in English).

1point

Terka Červeňáková 2 years ago

Very similar in czech republic, we even have a set of names parents can choose from. If you want something more unique, it's up to the person who officiate the birth certificate if they agree to that name.... And thanks to our language odities, our names Are mostly gendered, like Jiří (male)/Jiřina (female)- the same name but slightly different for each gender. Jan (m)/Jana (f); Alexandr/Alexandra; Jindřich/Jindřiška And so on... There Is couple of names that doesn't have their opposite gender version, and just a few that are typically gender neutral (like Robin)...

0points

Fearhunter 2 years ago

One of the moments I cheer for our bureaucracy.

0points

MAL 2 years ago

I worked with a woman who's first name was Jenatul. Yes, it's pronounced exactly as you think it is. No, she didn't go by Jen. Used that full name and was proud of it.

19points

seedogg 2 years ago

"Dr Tull, Dr Jenna Tull, please report to Urology"

12points

zozi 2 years ago

"Dokhtar bas" was a common name in my country and still is in some less developed areas. If I want to translate it in english it says, "enough daughters". Just imagine your name shows that you are not wanted just because of your gender.

10points

Ellen Ranks 2 years ago

Terrible. Which country is this?

6points

ADHORTATOR 2 years ago

American problem, in Europe there are laws to protect thce children.... my italian Grandmother wanted to name her son "Gianni" but this name was not allowed in 1941, so he was christened "Giovanni", but nobody ever called him so

7points

Random Panda 2 years ago (edited)

Meh, kids can end up with stupid names in Europe too. I know a kid whose name is Momchiliyan, as opposed to the traditional Momchil. It sounds stupid as hell, but it's not forbidden since it's not offensive. It's become a trend in my country for parents to come up with "unique" twists on normal names, which always sound really dumb, lest their kid end up with a common (aka decent) name.

5points

howdylee 2 years ago

I came across a young lady named LaPrecious.

6points

Katchen 2 years ago (edited)

I went to college with Sweetheart. She was Asian American, but I didn’t know her well enough to know if English language learning played a role in her parents’ name choice.

2points

Haily Jynne 2 years ago

My aunt (whose last name is Wood) named her daughter Petra. This is a great name, had her middle name not been Fied. Petra Fied Wood.

5points

Nathalie van Hees 2 years ago

In The Netherlands occasionally someone names their son 'Ad'. If the kid was born after WWII this has either meant the parents are nazi sympathizers who named their kid in honor of Adolf H. or the parents are ignorant fools. I don't advice naming your son 'Aad' or 'Dolf' either. No, I don't care that was you grandfathers name, just don't. In middel school I had Adje proclaim some very peculiar views in history class. No one in our village was talking to the parents after that. 🙄

4points

zububonsai 2 years ago

Yes, that's what bugged me as a teacher with kids named after Nordic/Germanic god's, at least here in rural Eastern Germany: Every parent who named their kid (born ca.1993-2007) "Loki/Thor/Freya/Odin" was/is definitely one of openly neo nazi racist "völkisch" scumbags. Sorry not sorry for being judgemental, we had like up to 20% of right wing voters in some villages here. This was looooong before those "Thor"-movies. Its different now because of the influence of those movies, or if e.g. a Norwegian parent chose those names.

4points

Bonnie Edwards 2 years ago

There are naming laws in Australia that say that you cannot name a child anything that is going to cause distress. I would like to believe that they are taking into account the distress of the child, as well as anyone that will need to interact with the child over their lifetime.

4points

Jason Marin 2 years ago

There should be a law against giving kids embarassing names.

4points

Tracy 2 years ago

There was a girl in my 10th grade French class named “Baby”. I felt so sorry for her. She was only in that school for a few weeks or a month. I’m sorry, but I can’t take anyone named Baby seriously. Also, my sisters mother in law was a social worker. The number of kids called La-a (Ladasha) was astounding

4points

kate h 1 year ago

Nobody with the name La-a has ever been registered. This is a racist trope that has been circulating for years.

0points

Fred L. 2 years ago

You don´t have to butcher spelling to get unusual names, you can be creative with Latin. For example there was a Decimus et Ultimus (means "10th and Last"), whose parents must have been fed up by now.

4points

BasedWang12 2 years ago

the one I heard that gets me is Le-A pronounced Le-Dash-Ah

4points

kate h 1 year ago

Nobody with the name La-a has ever been registered. This is a racist trope that has been circulating for years.

0points

Richard Barlow 2 years ago

I worked in an inner city charity hospital in the 70s. At one time they had put neck beads on babies saying "Male" or "Female" and the last name of the mother. In the patient records for the hospital, you sometimes came across older children named Male or Female (pronounced "Mah-lay" or "Fem-allay".

3points

C Dimes 2 years ago

Check out the book “Freakonomics” it has a whole chapter researching the effects of a name

3points

toxxic 2 years ago

I met someone named Chloe Jade Bratz. She legally changed her name.

3points

Big Chungus 2 years ago

D**k C*x. He's in his forties I think, and he goes by 'Cocky'.

3points

Miss Marmite 2 years ago

i know someone called Misty. her middle name? Blue

3points

Duncan 2 years ago

There was a US swimmer named Misty Hyman.

2points

LadyManx 2 years ago

3 facts. 1.This guarantees the future careers of many therapists. 2. Many of these children will change their names not just because THEY REALLY dislike their names and, they know their careers will curtailed, but because of all the misery/torment they have experienced because of teasing. because of that name. 3. For a number of reasons, many of these kids will act out and P;articipate" in the juvenile justice system.

3points

Kathleen Pearlman 2 years ago

I met a boy named Nixon. It took an incredible amount of self-control to avoid asking why. Maybe it's been long enough, but still...

3points

Jackie Lyon 2 years ago

This problem goes way back. My dad (born 1909) had a school friend whose parents, Mr & Mrs Butts, named their daughter Ophelia. My dad still laughed about it 70-something years later.

3points

Tracy Wallick 2 years ago

I work with a man whose name is "Random Frie" (pronounced 'fry'). Just... why?

3points

Mary G----no 2 years ago

I worked at a band store in high school. In spring and summer, we'd have reps go to schools all over to sign parents up for our rent-to-own instrument program. Another Lady & I would take the names, find an instrument for the kid, and tag it w/the appropriate name & school. We had some doozies. A girl whose last name was Halloween, & lived on Spooky Hollow Dr. Another girl - I can't remember how they spelled it - but sounded out was "Glorious God Hallelujah." A million different ways to spell Hayley, McKenzie, Kayley, etc. Sometimes so weird that it had to be spelled out letter by letter to get it right when writing the tag.

3points

Kyndal T 2 years ago

I was working customer service at Walmart and met a lady and her 3 kids. Oldest (9-10years): Sterling Knight. Middle (3-4yrs): Sterling Ruger. Youngest (4-6mo): Sterling Gunner. I didn't ask the spellings but I'm sure they were also ridiculous.

3points

Jonathan Labelle 2 years ago

if you gonna do this just play the sims

3points

DBear 1 year ago

Went to school with a kid named Major Battles. His name sounded like a history book.

2points

LilliVB 2 years ago

You can be original without having to name your child with some weird, misspelled or unappropriated name. You can research in books or online for names that maybe aren't used so much anymore, that belongs to literature or whatever and find something that is not so common like John, but even not so idiotic like some that I found in this post

2points

Melanie Wooldridge 2 years ago

Enteckt and Nolge pronounced Intellect and Knowledge…

2points

Kelly Jo 2 years ago

Surprised that I didn't see the name Sir.... when I questioned how the parents thought of it they said that they wanted to make sure he was addressed with respect. Apparently respect is to be given automatically and not ever earned

2points

Susan Bosse 2 years ago

I used to work in medical records at a hospital in the late 90s. Saw the name Timber Ree for a newborn. I joked for years about that name and how I can imagine her getting called into the house "Timberrrrrrrrrrrr." FF 20ish years and on the front page of the paper was an article where she'd been shot breaking and entering a guy's house on a drug deal gone wrong.

2points

𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕠𝕤 2 years ago

once i met a girl named Reighneigh (pronounced renée). mire like re-neighm me

2points

Philip Obermarck 2 years ago

So many of the names here would have been fine if they were just Nicknames. Name your kid something normal and then just call them "Prancer" or "Apple" or whatever.

2points

Bree 2 years ago

Everyone, when naming your kids, please remember that they have to live with these names. They won't be your baby forever and please give them a name they can live as a normal adult with

1point

Ann Mohrmann 2 years ago

I think Iceland goes a bit too far in regulating names, but it's easy to understand why after reading this list. My parents (born in 44) :went to school with Merry Christmas, and the brothers Bean. First names? Green and Pressed.

1point

Rachel 2 years ago

Heard of this lady who named her daughter Female but pronounced it fee-mahl-ay

1point

NatalieC 2 years ago

Honest truth I once worked with a woman named Sandy D**k. You'd think she would prefer to use Sandra or Alexandra, but nope: She was Sandy D**k.

1point

Duncan 2 years ago

I have a regular name, spelled a regular way but have still seen about 4 variations of it's spelling when i tell people and they write it down.

1point

stardust 2 years ago

I knew some triplets from a church named Faith, Hope, and Love.

1point

Barbara Skolly 2 years ago

My friend's daughter has a bf named Blade. I feel like he had a rat tail haircut 20 years ago.

1point

Patti Vance 2 years ago

i worked in a legal field that required that i see birth certificates of client's children. i have seen sisters remember remember for one and the other was the same thing repeated as well but i don't remember. the interesting one was the guy who called all his daughters his 'jewel of life': ruby, pearl, diamond, emerald, and sardonyx.

1point

KnightOwl 2 years ago

I have a friend who's 5yr old son is call Orion, (which I think is cute and really suits him but a lot of people don't like.) My old neighbour had twin boys called Thor and Odin, her best friend had 2 daughters called ophelia and pandora. My half-sister has a 2yr old son named Ragnarok, she's pregnant with baby no2 right now and everyone is constantly joking about what she'll name this one. (She's a massive poser and attention seeker who wants to be seen as a 'rock chick' despite being anything but)

1point

Jamie Walker 2 years ago

I visited schools for my job, and one time whilst in reception a kid was late and had to be buzzed through, 'on you go simian' for those that don't know, simian is another name for monkey. This is is SE london, make of that what you will

1point

Teresa Lewis 2 years ago

Kid named KingSolomon. Mom's name is Sundai.

1point

V V 2 years ago

Worked at a kids party place years ago, and some of the names on that went in the cakes ... Whew! Memorable ones included : Heyzeus Lxndryuh (pronounced Alexandria) K'sandra Ja'rai'la (which is pretty, but overly punctuated) Neve and Nave (twins)

1point

YELLING!!! 2 years ago

What about my brother's twins? Denise and Denephew. 😜

1point

Shnookumpie 2 years ago

Elon Musk has two children named Exa Dark Sideræl and X AE A-XII.... the last one was supposed to have a funky 'AE' combo letter and a -12 at the end but California made them alter it..... nice to know there are SOME limits to what you named your kids🤦🏻‍♀️.....

1point

Daniel Atkins 2 years ago

I worked at a summer camp Witha woman named Isis (this was before 9-11). My favorit that I heard was Sierra Mist after the soda came out. The last one might be a joke but i did hear "Candy Sprinkles would you please meet your party at the front Gate" This was at a state fair if it is a real name fell bad for this person if it was a joke page then it was a good one.

1point

Crystal 2 years ago

Isis was an ancient Egyptian goddess.... my brother named my niece Jazmin Sierra (Jasmin the Disney princess and Sierra after Sierra Mist)

0points

Lytha Hawkeye 2 years ago

I admit I changed the "C" in my kid's name to a "K" because I honestly think the letter "C" looks funny

1point

Jessica Cifelli 2 years ago

I was a former lunch lady. I had kids named Bella, Edward, Jacob and Seth all in one kindergarten class. I also had identical twins Sunshyne and Rayne. I also had another set of twin girls named Chrysanthemun and Daisy who were completely into the whole Goth style.

1point

Stephanie Paich 2 years ago

There's a comedian who does a funny bit about losing one of her in-laws named Coen (pronounced c**n) and having to call his name as quietly as possible in a store.

1point

ChickyChicky 2 years ago

Naming conventions are different from culture to culture and change over time. Could we maybe just let people do their thing?

1point

Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago

Didn't we honestly have a listicle like this a little less than a month ago?

1point

Lisa T 2 years ago

Frank Zappa’s kids - Dweezil and Moon-Unit

1point

Ellen Ranks 2 years ago

Last I heard Dweezil was still using this name. My sister went out with him a few times. Moon-Unit just changed to Moon.

1point

That'sEndorable 2 years ago

I've known both Ophelia Coxwell and Anita Crotchfelt.

1point

Florence 2 years ago

https://church-of-jesus-christ-facts.net/names1/ great website for all these “unique names”

1point

Joyce Blodgett 1 year ago (edited)

Worked with a young man named "Vin-el," pronounced as the fabric (vinyl) "because mama and daddy done did it on the vinyl seat of a McDonald's booth, and that's when I was made." Worked with a young woman whose mother named her "D'Juana," pronounced as "Didju wanna?" as in let's have sex. She was conceived in that particular instance, hence the "brilliant" name. She hated it intensely, and went solely by DJ. Knew of twins named "Lemonjello" and "Orangejello," but pronounced each as one word---lemonjello, orangejello---"because Mama likes that sweet slop that jiggles." The people, from widely different areas of my home state, are all of the same ethnicity. Just seems to be a trend.....All of them are now in their late 50s, early 60s, but don't know how the names affected their lives. Does make me wonder if they also named their kids horrid names.

0points

Your Friendly Artist 1 year ago

name baby girl

0points

Liz Reece 1 year ago

I am a 4th generation Elizabeth, but also being part Native American, my middle name is Woniyah-wah (whoa-knee-ya-wah) and means "spirit of the snow".. I was born during a particularly bad snow storm in Atlanta GA. Getting even a little snow here is unusual. The fact that there was enough to accumulate and pretty much shut down the city was significant. I - =HATED=- it growing up! I thought my hippie parents were outta their minds for naming me something so hard to pronounce. But once I got older, and my Native heritage became a large part of my identity, I am quite proud of it!

0points

Stay Off My Lawn 1 year ago

This entire list of names screams ‘MURICA

0points

C. S. M 2 years ago

Worked IT in a hospital system. Most calls had me at users' offices and desks to fix something. Most users chat me up while i'm fixing whatever. Had a call take me to the lead daytime RN's office of the natal ward, and she chatted just like most others. I chatted along as she seemed cool, and conversation naturally wandered because I had a fairly long procedure to carry out, and her time wasn't pressed during my visit. She ended up telling me of a mother from a very poor part of the area in hospital to give birth to her baby girl. Apparently, it required many of the hospital staff to convince the woman that 'Vagina'(pronounced as 'Regina') would not be a comfortable name on many levels, having to define and explain that the 'name' was in fact the anatomical word to identify a woman's genitals. That was the day I learned that hospital and medical workers, in general, are amazingly cool and normal people in spite of their harrowing profession.

0points

Grace Smith 2 years ago

Honestly this just intensely motivates me to give my future good decent names

0points

Haily Jynne 2 years ago

La-a. Said la-dash-a.

0points

kate h 1 year ago

Nobody with the name La-a has ever been registered. This is a racist trope that has been circulating for years.

0points

Sharon Dunsford-Endacotte 2 years ago

Around the time naming your child after the place they were conceived became fashionable, I came across a child with the middle name "Layby". I don't know if the term is used in other countries, but in the UK, a layby (or lay-by) is a stopping place for vehicles at the side of a road.

0points

Reyn-Guo 2 years ago

Growing up I knew 3 brothers name Adam, Hoss, and Little Joe! Guess whose dad was a Bonanza super fan? The dad even insisted he be called Ben (not his given name) WTH?

0points

Stijn Kraft 2 years ago

I once bought a bright pink iMac G3 at a thrift shop. Found it had loads of personal work related stuff on it (I won't go into what it was because it may be a bit too easy to trace her down). Took me some time to figure out the woman who used to own it was ACTUALLY called Barbie. I sent her an e-mail and she came over very friendly and intelligent, the computer suggested she had a well-paid job so all is well in the end. She told me her work actually accidentally got rid of her personal computer and that she was happy for me to keep it, if I could be so kind do remove the personal data (she had backups of everything important already). So I did. Seriously though. Barbie. And a pink iMac. 2021_NYR_2...5-jpeg.jpg

0points

Liv 2 years ago

My question is why do people dislike the name Destiny so much? Is it cause of the video game? I’d much rather name my child Destiny than any of these names

0points

Misti Davis 2 years ago

Worst student name I've ever seen: "Nigah Brown". It was Mr. Brown for the entire school year. Seriously, how could you?!

0points

bill marsano 2 years ago

An Associated Press report I saw June 9 says parents in Norway are picking names from the Ikea catalogue. Perfectly OK,, so Long as they're careful;. for example, the name Huvudroll certainly falls trippingly from the tongue--but it means meatballs.

0points

Miomirko Buhtlić 2 years ago

Sure, why not give other kids another reason to make fun of their children.

0points

bill marsano 2 years ago

19th Cy religious parents often used names like Faith, Hope, Charity, Prudence, Patience, and sometimes used names of Bible personages. In 20th Cy USA some black parents, possibly seeking name that would confer automatic respect, sometimes used military ranks. I have personally run across Lieutenant and Commodore. In Revolutionary Russia, some zealous Leninist parents named their children for some of the goals and/or accomplishments of the workers' Paradise. Radio and rural Electrification are among those I've found.

0points

Susanne B 2 years ago

I have a very ordinary name, yet I mostly always have to spell it, so I am glad I didn't get any og those posted here.

0points

Aleš Kaučič 2 years ago

And there is also North West Kardashian...

0points

Aleš Kaučič 2 years ago

Remember sitcom How i met your mother? There was that canadian woman, Robin

0points

Aleš Kaučič 2 years ago

Aaaand... What about people named D**k C**k? There is one Rock group, Blackbriar, and their singer is Zora C**k. Where i live,zora means twillight 😁

0points

Paw Paw 2 years ago

This is what we get when idiots reproduce ... :/

0points

Argie Smith 2 years ago

How about names based on food? I once saw a person on a reality TV show called Lasagna. She had no idea her name was dinner.

0points

Angie Yonaga 2 years ago

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0points

RafCo 2 years ago

There are conditions though. I had a friend, Galina, which is a lovely name in Russia, but means chicken in my language. The nickname Kaka, in Brazil, means poop in other countries. Sometimes names just don't travel well. Siri, means penis in Georgian, and Finland has a chips brand called Megapussi, which i think means big bag, or something like that

0points

RafCo 2 years ago

When my third child was born the nurse told us about a couple who named their son Labia. It's pronounced lah-BEE-ah. But we all know what a labia is.

0points

Sky Heighway 2 years ago

My name is Sky Heighway, male 45 years old. So I can relate, big time. I changed my first name for a few years at 12 years old. My middle name is Jarrah. It's a tree used for train sleepers and boat building. Trains planes boats and automobiles. I should have gone into a career in travel. I have met many people with strange and funny names and I can confirm it usually mean your parents were or are selfish idiots. I met a guy named Rock Stone. Laughed at him (he was a lot bigger than me). He got angry until I introduced myself (we were in a professional setting were I don't normally introduce myself). I met a 4yr old boy named Lucifer. He was trouble, but that was obvious at that point because his parents were doing a terrible job. The best thing you can do to help is openly mock anyone who tells you they are thinking about giving their kids a name like this. Or recommend to someone thinking about it to do the internet test. Or at the very least give them a back up name as well

0points

Jill Bussey 2 years ago

If I see a family (looking at you America) where the grandfather is named James George Adams (for example). Then his son is called James George Adams ll; then his son is called James George Adams lll, ad nauseum. This is pure laziness. Can't be bothered to think of a name. I can understand following a tradition of a middle name through the ages, but this is not a good thing. During the time when two or more generations are living at the same address, how do they know who the letters are for? I once knew a father and son who had the same names, which was bad enough, but they also had the same birthday. It caused all sorts of difficulties.

0points

Wondering Alice 2 years ago

Came across a 5 year old girl crying that her class mates kept calling her pepper pig. Her name was pepper

0points

Fearhunter 2 years ago

I saw a Name which is perfect for porn (in Germany and English speaking countries): Valentina Lust I'm still laughing.

0points

Giles Ensor 2 years ago

I knew a guy many years ago called Richard Head.

0points

Bex 2 years ago

Where to start? My sister's best friend is Candy (legally, her birth name). Used to babysit 3 kids - Austin, Cisco (short for Francisco, as in San Francisco), and Santiago. Went to HS w a girl named Emma Leigh (Leigh was her last name).

0points

Floyd Bartholomew 2 years ago

It's really good I'm not planning on having kids ever. I'm particularly fond of Basil as a name.

0points

Spittnimage 2 years ago

My friend named her son Spike.

0points

Melissa Rodriguez 2 years ago

Is your friend a bulldog?

2points

Anonymous 2 years ago

What do y'all think of the name Harbor/ Harbour?

0points

Kathleen Pearlman 2 years ago

I met a boy named Nixon. It took me an incredible amount of self-control to not ask why.

0points

Melanie Wooldridge 2 years ago

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0points

Spartakiss 2 years ago

I at times regret naming my child Spirit Love. Then I go to her school and in her class theirs a boy named N***r (after the river in Africa) a girl Shithead pronounced shy-ead. Not to mention all the ones that they just threw letters together

0points

Daphne 2 years ago

Harley Jaxx, I understand the father is a fan of SoA but puhlease!

0points

Raiden Prime 2 years ago

Not one mention of Moon Unit or Dweezil? I'm so old.

0points

Anjelika 2 years ago

If I have kids and its a boy jorge (George) or Jaime if its a girl i really like Esperanza (hope) or Daniela

0points

DuchessDegu 2 years ago

I know a lady called Juliedde (after grandparents Julia and Eddie). Doesn't sound too bad but NO ONE gets it first time, obviously everyone defaults to "Juliette" and she has to spell the name, and tell the story about the grandparents, every bloody time

0points

Bruce Leibee 2 years ago

You win, BP. I give. I shall henceforth not return to your shores to suffer your inane b******t.

0points

Isabella 2 years ago

Again - an US problem, that does not exist in another civilized nations. We have laws that forbid name kids as an object [for example Apple] or a trademark [like Sony] or anything that is belittling, a slur or anyhow may harm the kid ]almost all the above in this article] and yes, this is great. It is not about your freedom as a parent, it is about the kid's wellbeing. If you cannot deal with not being "original" when naming kid - you are mentally a kid yourself and should not procreate at all.

0points

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K. Lange 2 years ago

In am so happy about the regulation of names in Germany. They have to be gender specific and have to be normal enough that the kid don't have to suffer.

31points

Ellen Ranks 2 years ago

23points

Kitty Lane 2 years ago

You could never do that here in the States, everyone would start screaming about civil liberties.

5points

RafCo 2 years ago

3points

Manuela Langer 2 years ago

1point

Terka Červeňáková 2 years ago

0points

Fearhunter 2 years ago

One of the moments I cheer for our bureaucracy.

0points

MAL 2 years ago

I worked with a woman who's first name was Jenatul. Yes, it's pronounced exactly as you think it is. No, she didn't go by Jen. Used that full name and was proud of it.

19points

seedogg 2 years ago

"Dr Tull, Dr Jenna Tull, please report to Urology"

12points

zozi 2 years ago

10points

Ellen Ranks 2 years ago

Terrible. Which country is this?

6points

ADHORTATOR 2 years ago

7points

Random Panda 2 years ago (edited)

5points

howdylee 2 years ago

I came across a young lady named LaPrecious.

6points

Katchen 2 years ago (edited)

I went to college with Sweetheart. She was Asian American, but I didn’t know her well enough to know if English language learning played a role in her parents’ name choice.

2points

Haily Jynne 2 years ago

My aunt (whose last name is Wood) named her daughter Petra. This is a great name, had her middle name not been Fied. Petra Fied Wood.

5points

Nathalie van Hees 2 years ago

4points

zububonsai 2 years ago

4points

Bonnie Edwards 2 years ago

4points

Jason Marin 2 years ago

There should be a law against giving kids embarassing names.

4points

Tracy 2 years ago

4points

kate h 1 year ago

Nobody with the name La-a has ever been registered. This is a racist trope that has been circulating for years.

0points

Fred L. 2 years ago

4points

BasedWang12 2 years ago

the one I heard that gets me is Le-A pronounced Le-Dash-Ah

4points

kate h 1 year ago

Nobody with the name La-a has ever been registered. This is a racist trope that has been circulating for years.

0points

Richard Barlow 2 years ago

3points

C Dimes 2 years ago

Check out the book “Freakonomics” it has a whole chapter researching the effects of a name

3points

toxxic 2 years ago

I met someone named Chloe Jade Bratz. She legally changed her name.

3points

Big Chungus 2 years ago

D**k C*x. He's in his forties I think, and he goes by 'Cocky'.

3points

Miss Marmite 2 years ago

i know someone called Misty. her middle name? Blue

3points

Duncan 2 years ago

There was a US swimmer named Misty Hyman.

2points

LadyManx 2 years ago

3points

Kathleen Pearlman 2 years ago

I met a boy named Nixon. It took an incredible amount of self-control to avoid asking why. Maybe it's been long enough, but still...

3points

Jackie Lyon 2 years ago

This problem goes way back. My dad (born 1909) had a school friend whose parents, Mr & Mrs Butts, named their daughter Ophelia. My dad still laughed about it 70-something years later.

3points

Tracy Wallick 2 years ago

I work with a man whose name is "Random Frie" (pronounced 'fry'). Just... why?

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Mary G----no 2 years ago

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Kyndal T 2 years ago

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Jonathan Labelle 2 years ago

if you gonna do this just play the sims

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DBear 1 year ago

Went to school with a kid named Major Battles. His name sounded like a history book.

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LilliVB 2 years ago

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Melanie Wooldridge 2 years ago

Enteckt and Nolge pronounced Intellect and Knowledge…

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Kelly Jo 2 years ago

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Susan Bosse 2 years ago

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𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕠𝕤 2 years ago

once i met a girl named Reighneigh (pronounced renée). mire like re-neighm me

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Philip Obermarck 2 years ago

So many of the names here would have been fine if they were just Nicknames. Name your kid something normal and then just call them "Prancer" or "Apple" or whatever.

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Bree 2 years ago

Everyone, when naming your kids, please remember that they have to live with these names. They won't be your baby forever and please give them a name they can live as a normal adult with

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Ann Mohrmann 2 years ago

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Rachel 2 years ago

Heard of this lady who named her daughter Female but pronounced it fee-mahl-ay

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NatalieC 2 years ago

Honest truth I once worked with a woman named Sandy D**k. You'd think she would prefer to use Sandra or Alexandra, but nope: She was Sandy D**k.

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Duncan 2 years ago

I have a regular name, spelled a regular way but have still seen about 4 variations of it's spelling when i tell people and they write it down.

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stardust 2 years ago

I knew some triplets from a church named Faith, Hope, and Love.

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Barbara Skolly 2 years ago

My friend's daughter has a bf named Blade. I feel like he had a rat tail haircut 20 years ago.

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Patti Vance 2 years ago

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KnightOwl 2 years ago

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Jamie Walker 2 years ago

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Teresa Lewis 2 years ago

Kid named KingSolomon. Mom's name is Sundai.

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V V 2 years ago

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YELLING!!! 2 years ago

What about my brother's twins? Denise and Denephew. 😜

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Shnookumpie 2 years ago

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Daniel Atkins 2 years ago

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Crystal 2 years ago

Isis was an ancient Egyptian goddess.... my brother named my niece Jazmin Sierra (Jasmin the Disney princess and Sierra after Sierra Mist)

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Lytha Hawkeye 2 years ago

I admit I changed the "C" in my kid's name to a "K" because I honestly think the letter "C" looks funny

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Jessica Cifelli 2 years ago

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Stephanie Paich 2 years ago

There's a comedian who does a funny bit about losing one of her in-laws named Coen (pronounced c**n) and having to call his name as quietly as possible in a store.

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ChickyChicky 2 years ago

Naming conventions are different from culture to culture and change over time. Could we maybe just let people do their thing?

1point

Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 2 years ago

Didn't we honestly have a listicle like this a little less than a month ago?

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Lisa T 2 years ago

Frank Zappa’s kids - Dweezil and Moon-Unit

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Ellen Ranks 2 years ago

Last I heard Dweezil was still using this name. My sister went out with him a few times. Moon-Unit just changed to Moon.

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That'sEndorable 2 years ago

I've known both Ophelia Coxwell and Anita Crotchfelt.

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Florence 2 years ago

https://church-of-jesus-christ-facts.net/names1/ great website for all these “unique names”

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Joyce Blodgett 1 year ago (edited)

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Your Friendly Artist 1 year ago

name baby girl

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Liz Reece 1 year ago

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Stay Off My Lawn 1 year ago

This entire list of names screams ‘MURICA

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C. S. M 2 years ago

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Grace Smith 2 years ago

Honestly this just intensely motivates me to give my future good decent names

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Haily Jynne 2 years ago

La-a. Said la-dash-a.

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kate h 1 year ago

Nobody with the name La-a has ever been registered. This is a racist trope that has been circulating for years.

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Sharon Dunsford-Endacotte 2 years ago

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Reyn-Guo 2 years ago

Growing up I knew 3 brothers name Adam, Hoss, and Little Joe! Guess whose dad was a Bonanza super fan? The dad even insisted he be called Ben (not his given name) WTH?

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Stijn Kraft 2 years ago

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Liv 2 years ago

My question is why do people dislike the name Destiny so much? Is it cause of the video game? I’d much rather name my child Destiny than any of these names

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Misti Davis 2 years ago

Worst student name I've ever seen: "Nigah Brown". It was Mr. Brown for the entire school year. Seriously, how could you?!

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bill marsano 2 years ago

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Miomirko Buhtlić 2 years ago

Sure, why not give other kids another reason to make fun of their children.

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bill marsano 2 years ago

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Susanne B 2 years ago

I have a very ordinary name, yet I mostly always have to spell it, so I am glad I didn't get any og those posted here.

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Aleš Kaučič 2 years ago

And there is also North West Kardashian...

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Aleš Kaučič 2 years ago

Remember sitcom How i met your mother? There was that canadian woman, Robin

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Aleš Kaučič 2 years ago

Aaaand... What about people named D**k C**k? There is one Rock group, Blackbriar, and their singer is Zora C**k. Where i live,zora means twillight 😁

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Paw Paw 2 years ago

This is what we get when idiots reproduce ... :/

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Argie Smith 2 years ago

How about names based on food? I once saw a person on a reality TV show called Lasagna. She had no idea her name was dinner.

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Angie Yonaga 2 years ago

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RafCo 2 years ago

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RafCo 2 years ago

When my third child was born the nurse told us about a couple who named their son Labia. It's pronounced lah-BEE-ah. But we all know what a labia is.

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Sky Heighway 2 years ago

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Jill Bussey 2 years ago

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Wondering Alice 2 years ago

Came across a 5 year old girl crying that her class mates kept calling her pepper pig. Her name was pepper

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Fearhunter 2 years ago

I saw a Name which is perfect for porn (in Germany and English speaking countries): Valentina Lust I'm still laughing.

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Giles Ensor 2 years ago

I knew a guy many years ago called Richard Head.

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Bex 2 years ago

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Floyd Bartholomew 2 years ago

It's really good I'm not planning on having kids ever. I'm particularly fond of Basil as a name.

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Spittnimage 2 years ago

My friend named her son Spike.

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Melissa Rodriguez 2 years ago

Is your friend a bulldog?

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