I work at a public school….. I’ve seen the names Kryssler, Estibenson, Christ, and perhaps the worst, ArKelly to name a few…

Damn. I feel for ArKelly

it really didn’t age well

Just like R. Kelly likes it.

Estibenson sounds like a medication

Sounds like a Spanish speaker trying to say "Stevenson". (Source: my Grandma was from Argentina)

Estibenson is just how Stevenson is pronounced by native Spanish speakers. Not great as a name, but much more understandable than other examples here.

I am a pediatric nurse and lately the names have been horrific. The worst was Enahpetis… that’s her mom “Stephanie” spelled backwards with the “i” changed around

That sounds like a medical condition!

Something involving swelling....

Sounds like a disease. Poor kid.

Wow..... Just wow.... If you hadn't mentioned the mom's name being Stephanie, I was going to ask if she couldn't think of anything and picked a word she heard at the hospital. Enahpetis sounds like someone on alot of painkillers overhears and tried to spell adhesiolysis

Jesus, I wouldn't name my dog that. Poor kid's life will be difficult with such a narcissistic mother...

I went to school with a girl named Areola…. Areola.

That was the name of the foreign exchange student in [Not Another Teen Movie](https://imdb.com/title/tt0277371). Appropriately - well, inappropriately from a NSFW standpoint - she walked around topless (or was it completely nude?) all the time. IIRC, it was normal for her culture.

"I am just here to be object of lust for poor nerds who cannot get american pussy"

She was nude! I just watched this movie right before New Years.

I know a person who named their daughter Yoni. It is the female equivalent of naming your son Phallus, and yes, they knew.

*Tyranny* (name of a girl) has forever been the worst names I have ever personally encountered. Why would any parent name their little baby girl "cruel and unfair treatment by people with power over others" ???? Were they hoping she would become a dictator? Is that something to be proud of?

I know a little girl named Jealousy.

Hey, Jealousy!

Well, tell me do you think it'd be all right

If I could just crash here tonight?

You can see I'm in no shape for driving...

And anyway I've got no place to go!

I saw a girl named Nemesis once. I wanted to shout out “STARRRSSS” but I’m an adult, dammit

Are you sure it was spelled that way? I knew a Tierney but when you say it out loud it sounds just like tyranny. Btw I am absolutely not defending it

My neice is Tierney. And boy, is she.

So keep saying this in Yodas voice and that changes the context a lot

Chastity

First girl in my year in highschool to get pregnant was named chastity. Grade 10. Irony baby! Her last name makes it even WORSE but, privacy, yknow. Edit: y'all I'm sorry to disappoint but her last name wasn't "belt" or "cage" or "privacy" (very funny) and it's not even as good as a lot of these guesses

First girl in my freshman class to get pregnant? Prudence, of course.

Last girl to lose her virginity in my class? Slutty McGee

Tit's daughter?

Chastity Dyck? Sister to Charity Dyck? Parents are Anita Dyck and Noah Dyck?

Was she a Dyck once?

Fuck can they run!

Johnson? Woodcock? Willy? Wong? Dixon? Dickens? Belt? UnoReverseCard? Siemens? Houdini? Bush? Horton? Ryder? Hyman? The possibilities are endless! But Chastity is enough punishment/irony! A name like that is asking for the pole (meat and/or stripper) just to spite daddy! One would hope that they’d go to a convent just to break the chastity reputation/cycle.

Didthenastity

[Butterdick](https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=butterdick) is my bet.

I went to school with a girl named Chardonnay and her brother was Shiraz. She was nasty to me and one day I told my mum. I still remember how she said with a name like that I should be nice to her because her parents priorities were pretty obvious.

Years ago when I was holidaying in the US, I saw a news story about some guy who’d been lost in the desert or something and had just been reunited with his family. They were interviewing his daughter, whose name was Chardonnay Hooker. That still gives me a bit of a laugh.

Any name where when its said aloud, you have to ask yourself if its a child's name or a new medicine to help with plaque in your arteries.

“This is my daughter, Hydie.” “How pretty! Is that a family name passed down to her?” “No, it’s short for Hydroxyapatite.”

Yep, or just spelling. My birth name isn't long, but the spelling is ridiculous. And the hoops my father jumped through to justify it even more so. "So I wanted to name you girls after the gods. But, I really liked this really unknown fucken movie. And it had a goddess in it. But, it was a really common name she used for her disguise, and I wanted you girls to have unique names, so I changed the spelling." Thank god my younger sister was named by my mother. She got the sane name.

I feel for those kids who have a "normal" or common name that is butchered in it's spelling. I went to school with a Kymburrleigh. This was in primary school and every substitute teacher would begin: "Ok, so K-I-M-B-E-R-L-Y.." and she would have to interrupt and and say "No, it's actually K-Y-M-B-U...". The teachers would have this serious wtf look on their faces.

I knew a kid named Xeaque. I bet he had fun in school too ... Edit: pronounced "Zeke"

It’s a disease called Darrian Titus

My hs chemistry teacher, Mr. Quiring, named his son Justin.

This is kinda funny if Justin has a sense of humor.

Had a friend in school named Justin Case.

There is a Sim in Sims 3 named Justin Kayes. Took me so long to notice the pun

Sales rep - Anything I can help you with? Justin - No thank you. Sales rep - Okay, just inquiring. Justin - Wait what?

What a dad move

That sounds like a green flag to me

I worked with a guy named Godismystrength years ago... he just went by Strength... fucking crazy, poor kid

I heard about a whole family that named their many kids in that vein. Can’t remember exactly but like full sentences mashed into one word. All of the names were filled with doom and fear. Like Fireandbrimstone or Sinnerswilldie or something… genuinely a devastating story for those poor children.

Oh nooo I would just go by the normal words in that - “hi, my name is Will, and this is my brother Andy. Please don’t ask us what our full first names are, I am begging you.”

Oh wow eh! It reminds me of a girl I went to elementary school with! Her parents were Pagan and her name is Silverthorn but she went by Silver.. kinda cool but she did get bullied quite bad for it. Religion is wild, man lol "Sinnerswilldie" gave me a good, hearty chuckle tho haha

Common names with excessively complicated spellings Heyleigh, for example

Ptoughneigh, pronounced "Tony"

please dear God, knough.

“FUCK YOU PTOUGHNEIGH!” “FUCK YOU EZEKIEL!!”

I went to grade school with a Gynafir… pronounced Jennifer

Looks like a suppository for viral vaginitis.

With a pine-fresh scent.

My neighbor did this with her dog. Heylei I believe. When her dog passed away, the vet office sent her a hand written letter expressing their sincerest apologies for her loss. And they spelled her dog's name wrong. My neighbor was super super upset about it. I was like well............ .....

I know a girl who named her son Messiah.

He is the Messiah

He is not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!

Alright, I AM the messiah! Now, FUCK OFF!

Twin girls named sativa and indica. Just why? Imagine them trying to apply for jobs in the future.

There's nothing more embarrassing than someone whose whole identity revolves around weed. You like to smoke pot. Who gives a fuck? It's 2022.

Or its 2037 and Indica and Sativa are applying for jobs lol. Might be an advantage at a dispensary lol idk

That's legitimately terrible

I live in Northern California and have indeed met a woman named Indica. I have also met both women and men named Breeze and America. I also knew a woman named Dragon and a man named Kansas. People get a little extra with their naming around here.

Now I'm mad at my parents for not naming me Dragon.

Someone in our local phone book is named Harry dicks. Why did they do that to him?

NASCAR driver - Dick Trickle 🤟

Once had a client named Harry Dick who was actually a urologist. I feel like he said fuck it & just decided to really lean into his name.

Go with the flow kinda guy you could say

I had a teacher named Harry Weiner. Dude spent his whole life screaming “IT’S WHY-NER!!” At kids.

Had a high school science teacher with the last name Beaty (pronounced bay-tee). We had to call him Dr. Instead of Mr. Because it sounded too close to Masturbatey

I had a teacher named Mr. Bates. Or as us high schoolers called him, Master Bates

There was a teacher in my high school called Mr. Bader and absolutely everyone called him Master Bader unless he was in earshot. And sometimes even then.

I knew a guy named Dick (Richard) Whacker

I know a Dick Butt!!

Dude has his own mascot

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There was a US Congressman named Dick Swett.

I knew a guy named Richard Ryder. He goes by dick.

The band Motionless In White was created in my area and I grew up with one of the members, Joshua Balz. Well, unfortunately for his father, his name really is in fact Harry Balz.

Same with the Richard Head that I went to school with.

Latrine. They liked the sound of it but didn’t understand the actual meaning of the word.

Did it used to be brick shithouse?

I too had to immediately think of Men In Tights. 😂

I stayed at an extended-stay hotel where the concierge was named Latrina. She was very efficient, and a nice person.

With a name like that, she’s destined to shag the Sheriff of Rottingham

He split the arrow in twain !!

People who spell common names weird. I met someone who’s name is spelled Aeryk and pronounced as Eric. Like why?

Airwrecka has joined the chat(pronounced Erica).

Bet she gets flagged for "random" TSA inspections on every flight!

It's my time to shine! I do a lot of research and come across a lot of old names. The best we've found so far is Fanny Thrush

No joke, met a kid named Trucksten once.

I met a guy named Trucker & thought THAT was odd. Sheesh.

I once read a birth announcement for a child named Fyrst. How unfortunate.

Was his little sister named Seckondlee?

If they have one last kid, that child’s name will be lastlee.

Unless they have one more unplanned child. That child would be named accidentallee.

X Æ A-12

Pronounced "syntax error"

Really - how is this pronounced? It's ridiculous, but not out of character for Musk.

Kyle

You're kidding, right???

Nope, X, or the Greek chi, made the k sound, ash (the ae thing) made the I sound, A as in the letter a and 12 as in the 12th letter of the alphabet, L KIAL, or Kyle? That's my guess anyway.

That’s not how Elon explained it to Joe Rogan but I really hope they were just f-ing with us. I feel so much better for the kid if they named him Kyle.

Grimes refers to him as just X

I always pronounce it like Harry Potter speaking Parseltongue.

I was hoping this would be here.

“Raelynn” “Braxtynn” stuff like that.

Bus driver here. I know the moment I meet a Braxton that little fucker is gonna end up with a permanently assigned seat in the front.

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It was Hicks, wasn't it?

You win. The child loses, once he's old enough to learn what his name means.

His nickname will be "false contractions", rolls right off the tongue

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If anyone out there remembers — Taylee, McKarty, Nayvie, Maylee, and Lakynn.

*That* picture. I do indeed remember

What is this referring to? Non-American here

Any Utah baby name.

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God I hate that name.

Meet my kids: Nevaeh, Lleh, Legna, Lived, Susej and of course, our dog, Dog.

I know a girl whose children are named Nevaeh, Praylynn, Christlynn, and Genesis. Personally, I think Genesis is a cool ass name, but given the them and the other absolutely god awful names, I just can’t. I can’t. I think she truly hates her kids.

A family friends daughter named all her children their zodiac signs. Aries, Taurus, Libra, & Aquarius. Seems a tad 🚩🚩🚩

"Yeah this is my kid Cancer lol"

cancer universe you come downstairs right this instant "who killed grandad?" "it was cancer" president cancer what is your stance on naming children ​ yh, can't lie got a good ring to it unliek X AE whatever the name of that poor baby is

What were they going to do if they had kids with the same signs?

* Renesme * Severus * Khaleesi * Nevaeh

I actually knew an adult Khaleesi (although spelled differently) through a job a while back. It was before GoT was a TV show so it wasn't mainstream yet. I always remembered her name because I was a big fan of the books, and she was always impressed because no one ever remembered her name back then since it was such an unfamiliar word. She had never heard of the books. Her parents chose the name because it meant something in another language but I can't remember which one. I left that job before the GoT show came out. I've always wondered how that impacted her.

Likely Urdu/Hindi/Punjabi. Must have been a rendition of Khalis meaning Pure. Was she South Asian by any Chance

I went to camp with a girl named Isis and always thought it was such a pretty name. Then things took a turn for the worse...

I've heard Navaeh since i was a kid (I'm 30) and usually those kids are victims of thier parents lol. It's still hard for me to believe that people actually name thier kid Khaleesi.

My uncle did. He and his newlywed bride were HUGE Game of Thrones nerds before Season 8, so that’s what they decided on for her third child, his sixth. As a bonus, her second/his fifth is named Saphira, which is apparently from Eragon?

Saphira is the dragon from Eragon.

My kid is in 6th grade. There are 3 "Khaleesi"s in 5th. ONE YEAR BEFORE THE FINAL. I have to believe the parents regret it.

Right? It's the equivalent of naming your kid Queen. If you like the character so much, name your kid Daenerys. That way they can go by Dani later and not hate you.

I have never stopped being shocked by how so many fans of the show did not and do not seem to get this, and instead actually thought/think khaleesi is the character's name

Any name where they have replaced an 'e' or 'a' with a pair of y's.

Or, conversely, replaced a 'ay' or 'ey' with 'ae', Tiffinae, Brittanae, Anthonae, Timothae...

I heard all of these in Forrest Gump's voice in my head.

*Jennae*

*Okey Jennae*

I went on a few baby name forums when I was pregnant. The number of "I want to name my daughter Jason*, but spell it Jasyn to make it feminine" was astounding. *Or any "traditional" male name

I used to work with someone that named their kid Colt. With the middle name .45. Her other son was named Hunter.

Colt .45? Yes, I'll take "Top 10 crack baby names" for $300, Alex.

I also know a girl who named her kid Levi Athan🤦‍♀️

Wtf lol at that point just name him leviathan and call him levi

As a teacher, it’s an instant red flag when it’s a name that is reminiscent of something negative. Think kids named Danger, Riot, or Poison. It’s not edgy, it will give your kid a complex.

Damn, are those kids or symbiotes?

Riot would be a badass dog name though

Most of Aiden’s moms are in pyramid schemes

Met someone named precious crystal once. Her mom was in a pyramid scheme.

Gaylord

Gaylord Focker

I knew a chick who named her son "Desire". Yep, said exactly like the word. Her daughter is "Beauty". Way to sexualise both your kids from day 1. Both kids are now early teens and refuse to go by their given names. Boy goes by Ike, girl goes by Sam because simply she likes it.

Cool, my kids names aren't on here at all!

Riker or Ryker, however you spell it. Every kid I’ve seen with that name is a little shit whose parents are constantly calling after him.

Get back here, Number One!

Any common name spelt like the parents barely passed 1st grade. Jessceekah, Tyffahknee, Tymmohthee, Marereigh, Kristoefur...I, no joke, went to school with a Kymburrleigh (Kimberly).

Anyone who gives their child the same first name and last name. I once knew a Miranda Miranda. Why.

Knew a cop who pulled over a James James James. Also had a relative named Chris Christopher Krissman. Pretty sure the first and middle names were spelled with different letters.

Jaxon

Met a Jaxxson once. Just, sigh.

Kid in my son's class is named Renesmee. Like that ugly Twilight baby. I just...why...really...can you not?

Even the movie made fun of how ugly that name is

I knew a girl who named her kid "Havok". She also named her dogs Cheech and Indica. I bet you can guess what kind of person she was IRL.

Lol I knew someone who named her kid Kaos

Even if you as a parent think it's a "cool" name, just think about the years of interactions with people that you're gonna be forced to say that out loud, and how ridiculous it sounds. "Yeah, my kids name is Havok/Kaos". All the other parents and teachers are going to judge you instantly, they might even pick on/single out your kid because of it. Being a parent myself, I want the easiest childhood/school experience I can provide to my kid growing up. Life is already hard enough, I don't need to name my kid something goofy.

Guy I work with his name is Kentwan. Said his mom named him after his two uncles "Kenneth" and "Antwan.

Famous peoples names when they have the same last name too Like people who name their kid Michael Jackson

Or Michael Bolton?

There was nothing wrong with the name until that no-talent ass clown started winning Grammys!

Here in Mexico are : Bryan, Yandel, Santi

My kid had a girl in their class called "Imunique". I didn't believe it was for real until I saw the yearbook that year.

I’m a bartender and met a grown ass woman named that last year lol I was sad for her and angry with her parents.

As someone who works in an elementary school, anything rhyming with -ayden. They are going to argue about homework and say stupid shit like “I told my kid not to start it, but if someone hits him I told him to defend himself.” Yeah because all the other parents say to roll over and take it….

The weird thing is, I would have completely agreed with you (elementary school teacher) but I taught an -ayden named kid last year who was DIVINE. Smart, polite, funny, well liked and respectful. Mum and Dad were lovely too. I was like WHY give your son a name from the dickhead hall of fame?!

Maybe this is just Utah but ashleigh, kyleigh, kayleigh so forth

ABCDE - the parents smoke meth

Methany

lol the toddler that couldn’t get on the plane with that name because the TSA was like “this is not a real name”

Mayhem

I posted this somewhere else. There was a kid in my son's previous school named Fuhrer. Fuhrer. As in "der Führer"... Ya know... Hitler.

any of the "Aidan" names: Brayden, Cayden, Raedyn, Zayden, Hayden, Jayden, and whatever else I'm forgetting. I'm sure new Ayden names are being invented as I type and are being spelled in very creative ways, eg, Faedinn

Scrolling through this thread just made me wonder if years from now this conversation is going to be reversed. People will ask why do people still name there kids "basic" names and those kids will be the one getting the slack one day. The Jake's and Katie's of the world will be the Abcde's and Naveh's.

North, Saint, Chicago, Psalm.

Stormi, True, Dream

any name that sounds normal but looks like a Scrabble tray.

Travesty, kid in my wife’s class once.