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One of the benefits of having a kid is you get to name them. That way, you can honor your grandad, pay your respects to the artist who has inspired you, or... show the world you're a bit weird.
A month ago, Reddit user Hasden2007 asked other users on the platform, "What is the worst name you could give a child?" Turns out, there's no shortage of those.
So far, the post has received over 4.7K replies. From Strawberry Rain to Chastity, here are some of the most upvoted ones.
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#3
My coworker named her baby "Strawberry Rain", which would be a great name if she had given birth to a bottle of shampoo
#4
I know a family with 4 kids: Prince, Princess, Precious, and Becca. The Becca at the end kills me lol
#5
Princess. A girl in my high school was legally named princess but she went by her middle name. There was also a girl who’s name was Sunny Day and she was the emo kid
Easily Excitable Panda 3 years ago
With a name like Sunny Day, you're doomed to be the emo kid.
#6
Mystic Pigeon? She was a client at my office.
Apparently it’s a real surname and her parents were hippies so named her “Mystic”. Like who’s ever going to take her seriously??
#7
How about not giving your child a name? There was a kid I went to high school with whose legal first name was "Unnamed Baby Boy". I don't know the story behind that though.
#9
My mum once worked at a school and there was a kid called "Thank God".
ThatOneCrazyFanGirl 3 years ago
That kid must be like "I don't thank God for giving me this name"
#10
theres a british chef, jamie oliver, who named his children the following:
poppy honey rosie
petal blossom rainbow
buddy bear maurice
daisy boo pamela
river rocket blue dallas someone call childline
#11
I worked in Nigeria for a while and had a co-worker called Thank God Limejuice. It wasn’t a windup. That was his actual name
Alicia Butterfield 3 years ago
Some amazing names in Nigeria and they totally make them work and sound cool. Just think of the ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan..
#12
When I worked at chick-fil-a way back in the day, I was taking this girl's order and it time time to ask for her name, she was being very hesitant. So I was just waiting for a reply until her mom says "Sorry she's shy!!" looks me in the eyes with a smile and tells me "Her name is Thankful!" ....poor child
#13
North West
Truth Monster 3 years ago
I'm waiting for her to put out a perfume called "North" just to hear the commercial, "North by Northwest"
#14
Peter File
#15
Pridges Pancakes. He changed it to Richard Johnson.
But Olympic skier Anna Banana kept her name.
#16
I actually went to school with a guy named Richard Rash. To make it worse his mother was a teacher there
#18
A friend of a friend was named ‘Forsheeza Jolly Goodfellow’ before she had it changed. Can’t even imagine having to deal with that at school
I want cake 3 years ago
That's something you'd suggest as a joke, but following through is just cruel.
#19
I read a story once about triplets that were named Harry, Hermione, and Ron. Please dont do that
#20
Abcde (pronounce ab-city)
Marianne 3 years ago
That was the poor girl who caused an incident at an airport, because the employees could not believe this was her actual name. They laughed at the name and the mother shamed them for laughing at her poor child, when in truth in was her fault for giving her child a ridiculous name like that.
#21
Blanket
#22
Went to school with a girl named Candace Barbara Machine. Candy Bar Machine!
#23
Satan.
Well, unless of course you want them to be a lawyer when they grow up, in which case it might to a good marketing ploy.
#26
Some girl I knew named her daughter Tru Love, I still can’t get over that bizarre combination
#27
Chastity
What do you think ?
Marianne 3 years ago
Here in Germany, there a rules for giving your child a name. Most importantly, the name must not be ridiculous, because that causes emotional damages. So when you go to the registry office, they can forbid you to use certain names. Those people saved a lot of children from a very bad childhood!
Cupcake168 3 years ago
Sometimes I think: why are there so many regulations in my country? And than I see this and see: because.
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Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
My test for baby names was always to put titles in front of them, like Doctor, Judge, Ambassador, Senator, President. (Yeah, very ambitious about offspring.) If the name fits and doesn’t clash with such respected titles, it went on the list. If it sounded ridiculous, it was tossed out right away.
Honu 3 years ago
Same here. I've always referred to this as the "Chief Justice" test. So many people give their kid names that are cutesy as a small child, but they're only children for a small part of their lives. Then they're a 40 year old district manager named Princess.
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Eslamala 3 years ago (edited)
My country doesn't allow names that ridicule the person, BUT being a spanish speaking country, the amount of poorly spelled foreign names is astonishing. Sad thing is one of the worse things this country excells at is being snobbish, so if you have a name that's considered ridiculous or "low class", you're instantly discriminated against. Thankfully that's changing with newer generations, but it's still a thing. Also, there's a big difference between being original and creative, and not being able to understand your kid might be scarred for life if you choose a name that will get them bullied and ridiculed. On a side note: who TF names their kid SEX FRUIT? It's wrong on SO many levels!
Vicky Zar 3 years ago
We have this in Germany too. If you name your child Kevin or Chantalle, everyone will think they come from a trashy family and that they are stupid.
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Marianne 3 years ago
Here in Germany, there a rules for giving your child a name. Most importantly, the name must not be ridiculous, because that causes emotional damages. So when you go to the registry office, they can forbid you to use certain names. Those people saved a lot of children from a very bad childhood!
Cupcake168 3 years ago
Sometimes I think: why are there so many regulations in my country? And than I see this and see: because.
Load More Replies... Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
My test for baby names was always to put titles in front of them, like Doctor, Judge, Ambassador, Senator, President. (Yeah, very ambitious about offspring.) If the name fits and doesn’t clash with such respected titles, it went on the list. If it sounded ridiculous, it was tossed out right away.
Honu 3 years ago
Same here. I've always referred to this as the "Chief Justice" test. So many people give their kid names that are cutesy as a small child, but they're only children for a small part of their lives. Then they're a 40 year old district manager named Princess.
Load More Replies... Eslamala 3 years ago (edited)
My country doesn't allow names that ridicule the person, BUT being a spanish speaking country, the amount of poorly spelled foreign names is astonishing. Sad thing is one of the worse things this country excells at is being snobbish, so if you have a name that's considered ridiculous or "low class", you're instantly discriminated against. Thankfully that's changing with newer generations, but it's still a thing. Also, there's a big difference between being original and creative, and not being able to understand your kid might be scarred for life if you choose a name that will get them bullied and ridiculed. On a side note: who TF names their kid SEX FRUIT? It's wrong on SO many levels!
Vicky Zar 3 years ago
We have this in Germany too. If you name your child Kevin or Chantalle, everyone will think they come from a trashy family and that they are stupid.
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