Horrible names

dev85 · January 2015

elizabetheleven said:
The la-dash-a one is a myth. It's on snopes.

Totally not a myth...I am a nurse and there was a kid named Ka-a " kadasha"
Smh...bad name for sure. Sorry if anyone on here is the king of using a name like that. I just find it tacky

amidavey06 · January 2015

DD has a boy in her class named Godsfavour (everyone calls him Favour).

ETA: I forgot to add the little girl that was in DD's cheer camp named Crymsyn (very cute little girl unfortunate name).

shannonabigail · January 2015

Had a kid named future in my kindergarten class and a girl named cricket bottoms at my daycare when I was a kid.

kfergu23 · January 2015

I work in a pediatrics clinic and every day get one patient where I'm like....is this for real??? Funniest/worse one so far were two children with the last name of "tea" their names were "garren" and "warren" garren tea and warren tea....I about died. Also had little baby come in named Annikyn Skye....too bad she didn't have the last name walker. Yes. It was a she.

kcebeling · January 2015

I went to school with a Harry Katz.

BethKate2 · January 2015

I grew up with a girl named Tekeyla. I thought nothing of it until I got older.

My cousin has had 6 children and has spelled each of their names with "ae" in them somewhere: Taela, Caeden, Jaesen, Anjaelisse, Jaelen, and Nevaeh.

A coworker of mine has nieces named Royalty and Heavenly (same mom).

mosdub · January 2015

The "dash" names have me inspired!

I think I like "&y" pronounced "Ampersandy", a younique twist on the simple "Sandy"

How about "()il" pronounced "Parenthensecil" -- Cecil adaptation

M* -- "Masterisk"

NOW THAT SYMBOLS ARE ALLOWED, THE POSSIBILITIES ARE 3NDL355!!!

jgesi · January 2015

Oh I forgot Fawkes, pronounced "fox".

allelsefaild · January 2015

msmolecule said:

Unpopular opinion alert: The Drayson, Peyson, Greyson, Jayson, Treyson, Meyson crap irritates the shit out of me.

If it's a UO, I share it. Friend named their kid Grayson. Ick.

SidraJedi · January 2015

I worked with a guy named Master. It was surreal. He wasn't anyone's boss. He unloaded our trucks. But it is really strange to call a coworker Master all the time.

My favorite was my friend who told me she overheard a mom calling to her young son in a store, "Courvoisier" :::shudder:::

I love Mignon. And I like Wolfgang. I don't plan on using either but I want to high five parents that do. I can appreciate it if you have a cultural or personal link to a name that is not the norm. I think spelling and pronunciation are important. The uncommon name has to be accessible to the majority.

I don't like Ryker or Axel but I get that these are legit names and if that's your cultural heritage it's okay to go for it IMO. I have TBH I can't help myself from a side eye reflexively even though logically I understand.

allelsefaild · January 2015

Sorry dad, but I hate the name Rex. No children will be named after you.

ETA: I felt guilty after writing that. I love my daddy, but just not a fan of his name.

sandrabrooke · January 2015

Marijuana....pronounced Mariana. Or quinoa. Also...if there really is no la-a or orangello....there will be soon! People know that myth so it's only time before its a reality.

cookiedough22 · January 2015

I've had twins come through my school named Unique and Blessin.

Messiah

maroongolf · January 2015

prairiedreams said:

Once new a girl named Barrel?! Hippy parents

Beryl is a real girl name.

Ampaints · January 2015

I had a former coworker name her son Kingston. I don't have a huge issue with the name, but her insistence on calling him King "because he is." Actually he's an infant and every girl he dates is likely to hate his mom. Although it was funny to watch her turn into her MIL and do the exact things she complained about.

So maybe not entirely on topic, but I can't think of the name Kingston without being annoyed.

divinemsbee · January 2015

maroongolf said:

prairiedreams said:

Once new a girl named Barrel?! Hippy parents

Beryl is a real girl name.

It's a total GP name for me, purely because of the pronunciation problem.

allelsefaild · January 2015

These darn baby name posts now have me looking through tons and tons of baby names. There are very few I like. Darn you all for getting me to obsess over this so early.

pansylane · January 2015

I used to work with two different women named Princess at the same company, and they were even on the same team.

I went to college with a Harrison Potter. He never went by Harry but of course we called him that anyway!

myfriendscallmemeg · January 2015

Cinnamon.
Bear.
Cougar.

All real names I dealt with as a secretary. Cinnamon was also a secretary, not a stripper.

allelsefaild · January 2015

myfriendscallmemeg said:

Cinnamon. Bear. Cougar. All real names I dealt with as a secretary. Cinnamon was also a secretary, not a stripper.

I feel like you're trying to make them strippers by giving them those names.

And did Cougar live up to her name?

myfriendscallmemeg · January 2015

allelsefaild said:

myfriendscallmemeg said:

Cinnamon.
Bear.
Cougar.

All real names I dealt with as a secretary. Cinnamon was also a secretary, not a stripper.

I feel like you're trying to make them strippers by giving them those names.

And did Cougar live up to her name?

Cougar is a man! As is Bear. Haha, and I'm pretty sure the rumor mill told me that Cougar had killed someone? Idk. Small town chat, you know?

allelsefaild · January 2015

myfriendscallmemeg said:

myfriendscallmemeg said:

Cinnamon. Bear. Cougar. All real names I dealt with as a secretary. Cinnamon was also a secretary, not a stripper.

I feel like you're trying to make them strippers by giving them those names.

And did Cougar live up to her name?
Cougar is a man! As is Bear. Haha, and I'm pretty sure the rumor mill told me that Cougar had killed someone? Idk. Small town chat, you know?

Oops...Wasn't sure. Just thought it'd be funny if it was a woman and she was in fact a cougar.

allelsefaild · January 2015

I'm just going to leave this here. It cracks me up every time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd7FixvoKBw

queenb+ · January 2015

My friend is a nurse and recently had a patient named Kaylee but with a Q. Spelled Qaylee I think...

bethaloveroberts · January 2015

I had a student named Asjianae.... It took me months to pronounce it correctly.

KimC2010 · January 2015

I've met a Armani, Dolce with a brother Gabanna, Prada, etc. Seriously the brand names are just goofy.

aRBe · January 2015

elizabetheleven said:
The la-dash-a one is a myth. It's on snopes.

Nope, my friend is a teacher has a student O-ah , Odashah.

I can't stand when people spell my son's name Myles, its Miles. Why complicate it people?

Kath1083 · January 2015

My husband and I are both teachers. Probably the strangest was shamircle. Like she's a miracle. There have been some other randoms over the years.

I'm not a fan of super trendy names but that is personal.

stahlop · January 2015

I have no doubt that people have heard the Le-a story and decided that's a cool name. The SSA only goes to 5 babies named a particular name so it is quite possible that they don't have it on their lists. But until I meet one or see proof, it will always be an urban legend.

Anyway, I'm a teacher and have seen some doozies over the years.

Macgyver
Cougar
Bear
Tzeitl (from Fiddler on the Roof, family was neither Jewish or Russian)
D'Artagnan (from Three Musketeers)
Legend
Pebbles
Heaven (pronounced Haven)
Miracle
Precious
Myjoy
Makla (pronounced Makayla)
And I have a Daisy Duke this year.

melsner · January 2015

@mosdub M* cracked me up!

@allelsefaild Amazing video. I fully intended on clicking on it just to see what it was, then moving along. I watched the whole thing.

Okay, I thought of more I disliked. A childhood friend named his son Lason, like Jason. I hate it. Another family friend is named Edward, he goes by Eddie. He named his son and daughter Edward and Eddyana......Eddyana!?

julie1445 · January 2015

This got me looking at an article for the unique names in Alberta and i found some pretty cringeworthy ones
Soda
Tater
Pringle
Seen
Kia
Swastika
Doctor
Oreo
Atari

Seriously some of them were just unreal

allelsefaild · January 2015

julie1445 said:

This got me looking at an article for the unique names in Alberta and i found some pretty cringeworthy ones Soda Tater Pringle Seen Kia Swastika Doctor Oreo Atari Seriously some of them were just unreal

Someone actually named their kid Swastika? For real?

julie1445 · January 2015

Yep, a girl in 1991

julie1445 · January 2015

Lets see if the link works lol. https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/unique-not-so-unique-101-unusual-alberta-baby-names

allelsefaild · January 2015

julie1445 said:

Lets see if the link works lol. https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/unique-not-so-unique-101-unusual-alberta-baby-names

Some of those names... holy cow. And then there's Kamakaleiimalamalamaiaikanaau

MissPink818 · January 2015

My ex-boyfriends boss named their son Ice Octane???? What????

KLB2T · January 2015

I went to high school with a girl who named her daughter Karsyn Sioux. :-??

econmama said:

There are many names that are NMS, but broadly, I follow the following naming rules: Correct spelling Correct sex Full name, not a NN Name that ages Passes the Chief Justice test

This for me too. DH says if this LO is a girl he wants to name her Charli...he's so persistant that he won't even discuss girl names with me anymore. Ugh.

jabs86 said:

I think it's weird when people give the last name as the first name. I went to school with an Aaron Aaron. Or like Philip Phillips.

I went to high school with a guy named Evan Evans!

kak2015 · January 2015

One of my friends named her son Dason.
And I have a friend named Chrysti. Pretty name, but I'm not a fan of the i and the y being switched.
I also have another friend, a female, who was named Smokey Joe. I kid you not. Poor Smokey.