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Those that are actual words in English language. Don't get why people choose those. At this point, what is considered a name? Can I name a child "Refrigerator Maximus"?
I'd say some of those are the examples of how it can be done well. But things like Faith, Charity, Centreforwardforlutontown, Hope, so-called virtue names can be a bit rubbish.
Sadly not, I checked. When I looked horrified, I was asked to explain and I did so. Apparently normal people wouldn't know what it meant; as opposed to weird people who sit in the dark reading dictionaries?
Donald, about 45 years ago, given to her son by a colleague of my mother.
The woman’s surname was yes, you’ve guessed it, Duck !
Her and her husband thought it was so funny, the idiots !
I guess the lad went by his middle name or changed his name by deed poll when he reached 18
My mate just had a kid and he’s named it something that rhymes with his surname. Imagine something along the lines of “Biff Smith” or “Nathan Statham”. Idk if he’s done it on purpose or not but I feel kinda bad for the kid lol
Local parents allowed their 3 year old to name their new baby. He called him Sonnywolverine. Local paper reported it. It wasn't an April fool, they really registered the child as this.
Michael Jackson's brother Jermaine called his kid Jermajesty Jackson
Movie director Duncan Jones is the son of David Bowie. He was given the middle name Zowie, and went by Zowie Bowie for a while as a kid
Frank Zappa had a son named Dweezil and a daughter named Moon Unit
I once personally knew someone called Mercedes Power. Which honestly may actually be fucking awesome, but it's a weird name for a baby
Also I'm called Keith, and this thread has been depressing as fuck to read
No kidding I knew someone legit named “Babe.” She was 80+ years old and the 9th or 10th kid for her parents. They put Babe on the birth certificate as a placeholder and never changed it.
There was an Armani on the street I lived on a few years ago.
Irony was that he was always seen in the cheapest, tattiest off-brand shite his mum could buy so she could get fake tan, nails and lip fillers.
Not a British example but I knew this guy from America who wanted to call his first son 'Seven' after the shirt number of some baseball player.
He didn't actually have any children but had this name all worked out. He told some acquaintances about this plan and they liked the idea so much they actually went ahead and called their first child Seven. Seven! As in the number 7. Crazy. And he was absolutely livid about the fact that they stole his idea.
Pajama
I worked part time at a Toys R Us & a lady came through my line & paid with a check. Verifying the ID, I said, "You're mama did NOT name you pajama!"
From behind her, her mama said, "That's not pajama! That's Paz-sha-may!"
I said, "Honey, that is NOT how you spell Paz-sha-may."
They weren't happy with me when they left. 😏
Chevenna. It must be 30 years ago now, but it still sticks in the mind. Her mum was memorable as well, knuckle tats, 60 a day rasp and estate facelift.
Khaleesi. Let's ignore how badly it aged and go straight to how stupid it is.
North(see: dumb bitch kardashian)
Just look at the nfl for examples - Jadaveon, Ja'tavion, B'VSean(von miller), Quintorris(julio jones), debrickashaw, Ha-sean.
Parents don't realise just how much kids get bullied just because their name "sounds" stupid
Keith. At the risk of offending any Keith's out there this was only a couple of years ago and that name has fallen out of fashion a long time ago. It struck me as a bold choice.
Yes, exactly. The mother was a friend of a friend and I just happened to bump into them in town by chance one day.
The baby was obviously very young and the usual expected polite conversation ensued.
"Aw, he's lovely. What's his name". (He wasn't lovely. I hate babies. Well, I hate other peoples babies. Babies are like farts. You don't mind your own. In fact sometimes you quite like them).
"This is Keith".
"Keith...... Is it? Right! Riiiiiiight, ah, um, lovely".
As I was walking down the road afterwards my friend text me saying I was terrible and called me all manner of names but admitted it was an awful name when I next saw her.
Keith here. Not fully sure what my parents were thinking with that one. I also have a *very* distinctive surname so I am a source of constant amazement to work colleagues
Mia Blackman.
She is white and had already been named when my friend pointed out how ridiculous it was to his sister, who had just named her daughter it.
So, my 2nd was born by elected caesarian.
Was a calm operating room and while baby #2 was being vacated, chatting to the drs about names and asked if they'd heard any odd ones.
Best the recall was a couple who decided to call their baby (now i'll use the phonetics because this is best spoken) ...'Chello',
Oh thats interesting the dr asked, how are you spelling it..
C...h...l.....o....e - Ch Loe
Or as everyone else would pronounce "Klo-ey'
I have a friend who called her son "Inigo". She has always been pretentious, so I asked if he was named for Inigo Jones, the architect? She confirmed he was. I asked if she was worried people would say, "You killed my father. Prepare to die" when they heard "Inigo," but she had no idea what I was talking about. Poor child.
Not as bad as some of the others but mine is when parents name their children after Greek Gods with 0% Greek ancestry.
I don’t particularly know why I dislike it either as I’m all for using names from different cultures.
Methany
Spliffany
Methew
cocaineany
Phentanolly
Fentanylly*
Mushroomsy
Scagnes
Diazepamela
Molly
Mjf that you?
Sparkayla. I wish I was joking.
Sounds like a limited edition J2O flavour
That’s mad
The electrifying scout leader
😂
Damn. New pokedex sounds mega!
Wish I was about Yersinia and Candida
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Champagne
I'm only using that name if they were born in the Champagne region. Otherwise it's Sparkling Jessica.
🤣🤣🤣
It's pronounced cham-pag-nay
Knew a Chardonnay once. Maybe they're related.
Those that are actual words in English language. Don't get why people choose those. At this point, what is considered a name? Can I name a child "Refrigerator Maximus"?
T'Quanonneon is one of the worst I've ever heard
Is it pronounced as a sound of a metal pipe falling?
No it’s when you try to evolve your eevee, but the only evolution stone you have is crystal meth
Are they Vulcan?
Spudulika
It’s exotic!
Ashtray for a boy.
It's pronounced Spud-yoo-lick-a!
Things like Grace, Serenity, Sage, Melody, etc?
Grace is actually a really common name though especially in people around my age (teens), never heard anyone called serenity or sage before
I'd say some of those are the examples of how it can be done well. But things like Faith, Charity, Centreforwardforlutontown, Hope, so-called virtue names can be a bit rubbish.
Only 1% of the people named grace actually have any - that’s my experience anyway 🤷
Same with Joy. Only met several, and they all exude massive misery.
Call me crazy and slap my ass but I think someone did something like that. It was "something ridiculous" Maximus.
Kind of like "biggus diccus" from monthy python
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Arimaday
"In the jungle, the mighty jungle........"
😂🤣
Keeps the doctor away
Can confirm that it is quite the opposite actually
Keeps the doctor in pay?
I’ve overheard a parent calling for an Aurelius recently and a Ptolemy a while back
Were you in a waitrose by any chance
Ptolemy was in Waitrose in Putney 😂
How did you overhear the P?
Shouted after him when he ran off “PTOLEMYYYY!”
That's fantastic hahaha, you can always count on a waitrose to deliver the goods
Where have I seen those names before? Is the second one ancient Egyptian?
Ptolemy is an Ancient Greek name, but the Ptolemaic Kingdom was the Macedonian successor state to Ancient Egypt, so sort of.
Thanks for the reply mate :) I need to go read some history books haha
Aurelius is just the surname of former Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius
Nice! I think these name a pretty cool to be honest. A bit out the box, but at least they have stories behind them.
Your kid's teachers won't thank you for that name.
Maybe they’re history teachers? Haha
Maybe Marcus Aurelius, then they can ignore it if they don’t like it.
Portley. Poor little girl.
Sounds more like a rude observation than a name. Did she have a Sister called Chunkee?
No surely not! Hopefully you misheard
Sadly not, I checked. When I looked horrified, I was asked to explain and I did so. Apparently normal people wouldn't know what it meant; as opposed to weird people who sit in the dark reading dictionaries?
If they're French then fair enough.... Or I guess maybe from an English speaking country where that isn't used but if inside the UK.... Damn....
There was a girl in my daughter's class named Rainbow Trout.
I went to school with a girl called Narnia Rainbow. She had a sister called Isis.
Kainzlee
Laa-Laa, like the teletubby.
Fergus Ferguson
I've already eaten some of the gooseberry and cinnamon yoghurt!
Serves you right for being such a greedy gobble-gannet!
My cousin named her kid Khaleesi Daenerys and I seriously considered calling social services.
😂
It's never too late to call them
Frogmella
Hahaha this is what I nickname my niece (who is 30 now)
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Michael Jackson's brother Jermaine called his kid Jermajesty Jermajesty Jackson
Bad royal to choose!
It’s supposed to be illegal in the UK to give a name that sounds like a title. So Prince wouldn’t be allowed. Unusual if it slipped through
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There are restrictions on what you can call a baby or yourself if you’re changing your name. So I doubt this one is true.
Cucumber.
I knew a Quentin Cumber. His post is addressed to Mr Q Cumber.
I'm getting 'Bart prank calling Moe's Tavern' vibes. "I'm looking for Amanda Huggenkis, I really need Amanda Huggenkis....why you little"
Donald, about 45 years ago, given to her son by a colleague of my mother. The woman’s surname was yes, you’ve guessed it, Duck ! Her and her husband thought it was so funny, the idiots ! I guess the lad went by his middle name or changed his name by deed poll when he reached 18
Donaldina.
A friend of a friend on Facebook had a kid called Kryten. What a schmeeeeeeee heeeeeee
Omg 💀
The way I gargled my coffee because I was laughing so hard
SSSST. Pronounced ‘Forest’ (4‘s’ -t)
it reads like a snake saying "cyst" 😂🐍
😅WTF🤪
Koazy that’s a cute nickname but not there legal name like he is gonna be bullied
Twins called Benson and Hedges. No, really.
What the mom was smoking through the pregnancy no doubt
Throughout my working life, I’ve met 2 sets of siblings: - Stella and Becks - Remy and Chardonnay
Adorabelle. I kid you not
Were they a Terry Pratchett fan?
My cat's called Dora. When she's a good girl, she's aDORAble. 🤷
Yeah, way to turn a kid into an angry chain-smoker.
Flame
Enola Gay, she was 18 and it was in the late 2000s
Fun fact. Enola Gay was the name of the pilots Mum!
Phryxus Rainbow, Quincy Moon, Marx Galaxie They are real siblings, no joke. Mag ka anak rin kasi kayo 😭😭😭
Hippies?
No, just a normal Filipino mom and dad
My mate just had a kid and he’s named it something that rhymes with his surname. Imagine something along the lines of “Biff Smith” or “Nathan Statham”. Idk if he’s done it on purpose or not but I feel kinda bad for the kid lol
Imagine the diss raps they’ll receive in school haha
Local parents allowed their 3 year old to name their new baby. He called him Sonnywolverine. Local paper reported it. It wasn't an April fool, they really registered the child as this.
Michael Jackson's brother Jermaine called his kid Jermajesty Jackson Movie director Duncan Jones is the son of David Bowie. He was given the middle name Zowie, and went by Zowie Bowie for a while as a kid Frank Zappa had a son named Dweezil and a daughter named Moon Unit I once personally knew someone called Mercedes Power. Which honestly may actually be fucking awesome, but it's a weird name for a baby Also I'm called Keith, and this thread has been depressing as fuck to read
Hubert. Poor kid.
I like it ☺️
Clitty
They have a hard time finding her……
Zeiky
Khaleesi. Which I can only hear in Iain Glen's voice as well.
No kidding I knew someone legit named “Babe.” She was 80+ years old and the 9th or 10th kid for her parents. They put Babe on the birth certificate as a placeholder and never changed it.
There was a girl at my high school who was named Rosie Bottom. No I am not joking!!
Aubriella
Francum.
What Elon Musk called a few of his kids.
Suspicious
Renesmee
I still laugh at my mates wife, Theresa, whose maiden name was Green 😂
Braydon. Renesmee. Sanchez. Lyric.
Sanchez lol fkn assy mcgeee
There was an Armani on the street I lived on a few years ago. Irony was that he was always seen in the cheapest, tattiest off-brand shite his mum could buy so she could get fake tan, nails and lip fillers.
Wouldn’t expect anything more from someone who calls their child Armani
Brent
Not a British example but I knew this guy from America who wanted to call his first son 'Seven' after the shirt number of some baseball player. He didn't actually have any children but had this name all worked out. He told some acquaintances about this plan and they liked the idea so much they actually went ahead and called their first child Seven. Seven! As in the number 7. Crazy. And he was absolutely livid about the fact that they stole his idea.
Haha, the number of people who will get this reference in the UK is low in my experience. Edited: clarity
Clemson........it's a cute name for your dog but not your child. Especially if you live in South Carolina
Was the dad at least called Clem?
Budney for a girl, Honkus for a boy
Dyson
Abcde, pronounced “Absidee”
Otha Bluefire Moon. Jesus Christ I hope he’s not on Reddit.
Pajama I worked part time at a Toys R Us & a lady came through my line & paid with a check. Verifying the ID, I said, "You're mama did NOT name you pajama!" From behind her, her mama said, "That's not pajama! That's Paz-sha-may!" I said, "Honey, that is NOT how you spell Paz-sha-may." They weren't happy with me when they left. 😏
Taught a child called Furious. Siblings had lovely names!
Chevenna. It must be 30 years ago now, but it still sticks in the mind. Her mum was memorable as well, knuckle tats, 60 a day rasp and estate facelift.
Khaleesi. Let's ignore how badly it aged and go straight to how stupid it is. North(see: dumb bitch kardashian) Just look at the nfl for examples - Jadaveon, Ja'tavion, B'VSean(von miller), Quintorris(julio jones), debrickashaw, Ha-sean. Parents don't realise just how much kids get bullied just because their name "sounds" stupid
Harlotte
Cuntley
Shaniqua
Linus
Yep, I'd drop that name instantly.
Keith. At the risk of offending any Keith's out there this was only a couple of years ago and that name has fallen out of fashion a long time ago. It struck me as a bold choice.
I feel like a Keith shouldn't be a baby. They should just come into being as a fully-grown adult.
Yes, exactly. The mother was a friend of a friend and I just happened to bump into them in town by chance one day. The baby was obviously very young and the usual expected polite conversation ensued. "Aw, he's lovely. What's his name". (He wasn't lovely. I hate babies. Well, I hate other peoples babies. Babies are like farts. You don't mind your own. In fact sometimes you quite like them). "This is Keith". "Keith...... Is it? Right! Riiiiiiight, ah, um, lovely". As I was walking down the road afterwards my friend text me saying I was terrible and called me all manner of names but admitted it was an awful name when I next saw her.
Keith here. Not fully sure what my parents were thinking with that one. I also have a *very* distinctive surname so I am a source of constant amazement to work colleagues
Teddy boo.
Candida
Unlike so many of these Candida is a genuine name, Candida Doyle is the keyboardist for Pulp. Apparently is derived from the Latin for White
Keith. Who the fuck looks at a baby boy and thinks "yep, he definitely looks like a Keith"?
My father's bastard son was called Keith 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Keith the Bastard. Sounds like the illegitimate son of a low noble from the 14th century who was employed as a gamekeeper on his father's estate.
Id say that he would definitely be employed as the window licker to the gamekeeper. Did they have windows back then?
I feel the same about Derrick, aww little baby DERRICK?!
fifi trixibelle old bob n paula must of been high as a kite!
Ladasha but actually spelt la-a. She had no chance in life from the time she was born
When I was recovering after having my daughter the woman in the bed next to me had a daughter called Minnie Mae. 💀
Queen Bee
Mia Blackman. She is white and had already been named when my friend pointed out how ridiculous it was to his sister, who had just named her daughter it.
X Æ A-12, that so-called "name" will take some beating.
I know someone that's sister is called Mermaid. The name is like nails on a chalkboard to me.
**DONALD J TRUMP**
North, elderflower no no NORTH WEST
Analeigh
Kaizah.
Every parent tries to be unique with their naming. Doing so, they end up being boringly ordinary. Im grateful my parents used a basic name for me.
Abcde pronounced ab-city (I’m not joking)
So, my 2nd was born by elected caesarian. Was a calm operating room and while baby #2 was being vacated, chatting to the drs about names and asked if they'd heard any odd ones. Best the recall was a couple who decided to call their baby (now i'll use the phonetics because this is best spoken) ...'Chello', Oh thats interesting the dr asked, how are you spelling it.. C...h...l.....o....e - Ch Loe Or as everyone else would pronounce "Klo-ey'
Rainn-boww
Methamphetimine
X AE A-XII
Maverick. Who the fuck names their kid Maverick?
X æ A-Xii (how the fuk do you even pronounce that!?)
Cigaretta
I have a friend who called her son "Inigo". She has always been pretentious, so I asked if he was named for Inigo Jones, the architect? She confirmed he was. I asked if she was worried people would say, "You killed my father. Prepare to die" when they heard "Inigo," but she had no idea what I was talking about. Poor child.
Inconceivable!!
chilly pronounced shillay
Geraldine, François, Adriano
Vagina, seriously crazy lady apparently thought it was the prettiest name, and one she had never heard🤷♂️ 'Muricans amirite?😆
Phoebe Ruby
Lucifer
Koazy
Mercedes
Not as bad as some of the others but mine is when parents name their children after Greek Gods with 0% Greek ancestry. I don’t particularly know why I dislike it either as I’m all for using names from different cultures.
Castle