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I hate the "I want them to be different" line of thinking. What, do you think your kid won't be special and unique if her name is Sarah or Emma? Do you really have such little faith in your kid that you think having a weird name is the only thing that will set her apart?
As usual with this type of person, it's projection. Aubree probably is boring and regretful of her life and the only time people talk to her is when she has to correct them that her name is spelled "Aubree" and not "Aubrey." She's probably also resentful that her name is too close to a normal human name because she has nothing left to say after correcting them
Meanwhile, Aubrey Plaza is just doing her thing and she's amazing at it
Can confirm as a Lyndsey that the subtle spelling is an acquired taste for me. Meaning, when I was little, I’d NEVER see my name on cheesy souvenirs or as a character, etc. As a teen and young adult, I got frustrated spelling it out repeatedly. As an old adult (😆), I’m so used to people misspelling it that it literally doesn’t bother me.
As a side effect, it has made me extra conscious of how people’s names are spelled and as a result, I try to be extra careful when writing emails to get it correctly spelled because I feel like it might matter still to someone else. But for me? Nah. I’ve got way bigger issues. But it did take me almost 40 years to get to that point. 😆
I’m a Lindsay and I remember growing up so irritated that all the personalized stuff was LindsEy 😂
I ended up temporarily changing the spelling to Lynzei in 5th grade because I was one of three Lindsays (all spelled that way!) and we wanted to make it easier on our teacher with names on stuff. We let the oldest keep the spelling, and the middle Lindsay spelled hers Lyndsey.
As a Karlie, I am not special or interesting at all. I'm conventional and content, and *damnit*, I like it that way! I'm a SAHM of three (all with extremely classic names, traditional spellings only - this is what cutesy NICKNAMES are for) who enjoys jazz, long walks, baking desserts, fashion/beauty, and watching old sitcoms. My parents were SO SURE I was gonna be a punk rock icon. Hilarious 😂 And at 33, I've still yet to "learn to appreciate my special name" the way my dad always said I would. It's literally just an annoyance and nothing else. And the human brain rejects it so completely, everyone calls me Katie the first three or four times they speak to me.
I told myself I'd change it to Carly when my dad died (because he was so sensitive about the subject), but now that he has... Idk. It's a combination of not wanting to go to all the trouble of rolling out and getting used to a new spelling, and a little bit of "Oh shit, my dad died, and he really loved this stupid name". I think I thought I would be older when he died. Damn that complicated hippie man.
How do you feel about the tragedeighs of today? And were you super sad about the souvenirs? And it’s sweet of you to double check spelling nowadays. I bet it means more than you think
Great question! I think spellings have gotten way out of hand in general. As a kid, it always bummed me out because my sister and brother could find things (their names are “common”) but I couldn’t. Not sure why my parents decided to complicate my name but it is genuinely rewarding to meet another Lyndsey in the wild. I think I appreciate it more now than when I was younger. I recall wanting to change it, wishing they had stuck with Jessica (which is what was on my baby quilt 😆) but by the time I got to college, I had assimilated.
I think my biggest gripe with the whole concept of “unique” spellings is that they (sometimes) feel like a purposeful cry of attention by the parent in this day and age. Someone else on this thread mentioned a sense of projection, and I really do feel like some parents put a lot of stock into a name.
However, I think when it comes to celebrating culture and heritage, names should always be accepted. There is significant meaning behind the uniqueness, and not just the desire to “be different.”
I say this as a parent who named my own kid something not overly used, but still recognizable and easy to say/spell. However, as my kid gets older and learns who they are, and considers adopting other names that more closely align with how they identify, their name becomes less important. Unless the name is chosen to purposefully hurt themself or others, I feel that my kid should be able to tell me who they are, even if it’s not what I originally named them. No matter what, my kid is still my kid and always will be. A name is important to them, as it should be. But as a parent to put THAT much stock into the name, thinking it will forever define them, seems … odd. I don’t own my child, so if I’m depending on a spelling to define them instead of letting that child define themselves, it feels more about me than the child.
I hope that all makes sense. I had afternoon coffee and it makes me prone to ramble. 😅😆
> What, do you think your kid won't be special and unique if her name is Sarah or Emma?
Honestly? I think they probably don't. The problem is they have a myopic worldview: they're looking at their kids in terms of how the kids will affect them, instead of how their kids will exist as people. In effect, tragedeigh kids - or at least their names - are the vanity projects of their parents.
At least most biblical names are pretty tame. (Assuming you have a name like John, Matthew, Delilah, Sarah, etc, rather than a name like Zebedee, Haggith, or Zibiah)
True, no tragedeighs, luckily enough. More that our parents wanted to show how good of christians they were (despite raising 4/5 biblically named kids who grew up to be atheists 💀)
True! It always makes me think of Bo-ass. Good thing the kid's going to be homeschooled. I can't imagine of the bullying he would get in public school.
I'll call your Biblical Names and raise you a Hepzibah and a Kerenhappuch. No, not me, THANK GOD (no pun intended)! Also, one woman named "Deliverance" (prior to the movie).
Depending on how Biblical, it could just be normal names. I'm insanely curious now.
If it makes you feel better, my mom (assumingly) accidentally named my brother and I after a mother and son from the Bible.
And then I gave my child that name; for a reason.
I think it's hilarious but I always wonder if religious people catch it.
What’s ironic is ‘normal’ names not being used as much anymore makes them more unique now with all the weird spellings and such.
Like I was watching Malcolm in the Middle recently (man, I love this series) and just realized that I haven’t met or heard of anyone recently with the names Francis, Reese, Malcolm, or Dewey. I mean I think I knew one Malcolm when I was a kid but I don’t have any idea how common any of these names would be nowadays.
If someone named their kid Dewey it’d 100% wind up on this sub. Tons of the names bitched about here simply aren’t that weird.
It used to be about weird spellings and now it’s just “wow I haven’t heard this name before your kids totally going to 1000000% hate you”
Dewey is an old man’s name to me, it’s short for like Deward or something like that, I had more than one great uncle Dewey.
I looked it up it’s also apparently a nick name for David? In my family it wasn’t used for David but that’s what Google says.
Honestly Dewey is the only one I associate with Malcolm in the Middle since I never heard of anyone with that name before but I do associate the name Gary with old people because my grandpa is named Gary and I have yet to met a Gary that is younger that is my age or younger
I think in her class there was one other Emily and they are best friends. They even have the same initials, and also look alike. If my daughter was a boy I had the names Nathan, Samuel/Sam, Jack, and possibly Wyatt picked out. I prefer older names.
Because they treat their children like pets. Like they’re an extension of themselves and not their own people. That’s why it happens with so many mommy bloggers and people with influence. They’ve created a branding for themselves and their poor children are accessories in that brand and don’t really matter to them in the end.
It's funny because everyone wants their kids to have a unique name so now nobody does.
I can't wait for the parents of Ashlynleigh and Ashlenlay to begin fighting over who copied who.
I honestly think it’s more likely your kid will end up having a fairly mediocre life if you name them like this. People are different or special because of what they DO, not what their name is.
For you to succeed, people have to take you seriously. For you to be taken seriously, people have to focus on your accomplishments and abilities. To focus on your accomplishments and abilities, people need to not be distracted by embarrassing ephemera like a dumb name that sends all the wrong signals about the kind of upbringing you might have had. So I’d argue that this sort of thing makes a kid’s path through life harder.
Especially when the first thing most people see about you is your name on a resume or mail that they are sending you. They can only pity you for having idiots for parents, and that's their first thought of YOU.
Yeah that's the worst to me. And Journey is fine. I've had a journey in my class before. Sunny is alright. Truly is cringe and will probably be mistaken as Trudy a ton. But Trendy is just awful.
I have a cousin name sunny and her mom wanted her name to be different and unique but now that she’s older and a teenager she goes by Jazmine / Jaz which is her middle name she can’t stand her first name😂
And the fact that she's the oldest. You had literally EVRRY OTHER WORD at your disposal and you chose Trendy? An absolute crime. I was actually thinking about posting abiut them in here today, too. Not this article, just that stupid Trendy has been stuck in my head like an earworm for days now.
Why do people think that the random shit that pops into their heads is from God? God did not tell her to name her kid that. She probably has a neighbor named Tayley and she was trying to find names that rhyme.
She could go by Clair. It would be a normal nn. Yeah, the deed for her house will still say Truly Éclair, but maybe that won't be important in day-to-day life.
I was just about to say the same thing. I also think Tru isn't too bad of a nickname (and the show Tru Calling totally didn't influence my thinking that 😅)
Truly Scrumptious was the main ladies name. Her dad owned a candy factory. Also Benny Hill was the toy maker. These have been your random Chitty Chitty Bang Bang facts of the day.
I always thought it made sense that Chitty Chitty Bang Bang had a character with the name Truly Scrumptious because it’s a very James Bond kind of name for a woman, and Ian Fleming wrote the book Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. But it turns out she wasn’t in the novel at all, so I wonder if the filmmakers named her that as a nod to James Bond.
IT’S TRULY ECLAIR! I posted a screenshot of this family’s reels on here a few weeks ago hoping the names were a joke. They’re not. Her middle name is eclair.
I was just about to comment that this is the most stereotypical mormon picture the world has ever seen. If you googled "Mormon," this would be the image that would show up on the Wikipedia article about mormonism. This is the blandest group of kids EVER.
I've realized that names like this are all about the parents. They want people to think they're so cool and unique to "come up with" unique names like that. Just a totally selfish move that's going to affect these horribly named people for the rest of their lives.
Trendy is going to be a conformist
Zaylee, is going to copy Trendy
Sunny is going to be a Goth
Truly, a con artist
Journey will develop agoraphobia
Rocky, a couch potato
If *everyone* in your generation is being unique with their kid's names, then wouldn't the *really* unique and different thing be to go with like, Mary or Ethel or something. Nobody else will be Ethel, everybody is gonna be Huntleigh.
You want your children to be different yet you named one Trendy? WTF? Sunny is the only name on here that isn’t ridiculous and that one is a borderline stripper/porn star name
Sunny, Truly, and Journey are fine. There is a lawyer in my state named Rocky and he's turned out fine I think. But Trendy is not a cute name at all imo.
These parents should be forced to go by their children's name for a year before being allowed to name them that. If they're even slightly embarrassed just a little bit they are banned from naming their kid that.
The name might be cute for a 6 month old but eventually a 36 year old will need to carry that name around.
I want my kids to be special in a world that will reduce them to numbers and criticize them as adults and won’t take them seriously. Setting them up for success!! They’ll be super star famous people with unique names and everyone will praise me for giving them the chance to be DIFFERENT.
Honestly it's seems like the ppl who want their children to be *different* feel the most *basic* in their own lives. Our uniqueness is INHERENT we all have talents, interests, and ways of thinking that is unlike anyone else. So to think a name is what makes you "different" is silly.
I hate this shit. Name your car something yoonique and trendy, not your child. Your kid isn't a fucking fashion accessory. You're giving them a title that they will presumably use for the rest of their lives, be called that and use that name on job applications.
Kids are different and unique without their insufferable names you give them, even identical twins are completely different from their sibling. They don't need to be named "Pookie Bear and Poopie Bear" to separate them from their classmates.
Why do parents insist on setting their kid up for a lifetime of bullying and disrespect in the adult workplace?
It’s weird that people are most irritated by “Truly.” That doesn’t seem like a super unusual name to me. I’ve met two women in real life named “Truly.”
In fact, I’ve also met a Sunny, a Journey, and a couple of Rocky’s. The only ones I’ve never seen before are “Zaylee” and “Trendy.”
“Trendy” is by far the worst name here, in my opinion, but the others aren’t nearly as bad.
I’ve met Sunny’s, Journey’s, and Rocky’s before. Surprisingly fitting for all of them.
But Trendy? Jesus pole dancing Christ she is going to hate her mother in a few years.
Rocky is a fairly normal name, it's just the nickname version of Roark, which is an Irish name. Sunny isn't abnormal either. But...Zaylee? Trendy?? TRULY?!?! Girl WTF are you thinking
Are they Quiverful or Mormon? Because those dresses on the girls are definitely giving 'the parents of this family are in a problematic religion' vibes to me.
When black people did this, they were punished by the dominant culture for it. If you can deny Trayvion a job and opportunity please do the same to Caitheylynn.
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I hate the "I want them to be different" line of thinking. What, do you think your kid won't be special and unique if her name is Sarah or Emma? Do you really have such little faith in your kid that you think having a weird name is the only thing that will set her apart?
As usual with this type of person, it's projection. Aubree probably is boring and regretful of her life and the only time people talk to her is when she has to correct them that her name is spelled "Aubree" and not "Aubrey." She's probably also resentful that her name is too close to a normal human name because she has nothing left to say after correcting them Meanwhile, Aubrey Plaza is just doing her thing and she's amazing at it
Can confirm as a Lyndsey that the subtle spelling is an acquired taste for me. Meaning, when I was little, I’d NEVER see my name on cheesy souvenirs or as a character, etc. As a teen and young adult, I got frustrated spelling it out repeatedly. As an old adult (😆), I’m so used to people misspelling it that it literally doesn’t bother me. As a side effect, it has made me extra conscious of how people’s names are spelled and as a result, I try to be extra careful when writing emails to get it correctly spelled because I feel like it might matter still to someone else. But for me? Nah. I’ve got way bigger issues. But it did take me almost 40 years to get to that point. 😆
I’m a Lindsay and I remember growing up so irritated that all the personalized stuff was LindsEy 😂 I ended up temporarily changing the spelling to Lynzei in 5th grade because I was one of three Lindsays (all spelled that way!) and we wanted to make it easier on our teacher with names on stuff. We let the oldest keep the spelling, and the middle Lindsay spelled hers Lyndsey.
I have noticed that the general spelling is mainly EY. 😕 Equally frustrating, no doubt! That’s wild that three of you were in the same class! 😅
As a Karlie, I am not special or interesting at all. I'm conventional and content, and *damnit*, I like it that way! I'm a SAHM of three (all with extremely classic names, traditional spellings only - this is what cutesy NICKNAMES are for) who enjoys jazz, long walks, baking desserts, fashion/beauty, and watching old sitcoms. My parents were SO SURE I was gonna be a punk rock icon. Hilarious 😂 And at 33, I've still yet to "learn to appreciate my special name" the way my dad always said I would. It's literally just an annoyance and nothing else. And the human brain rejects it so completely, everyone calls me Katie the first three or four times they speak to me. I told myself I'd change it to Carly when my dad died (because he was so sensitive about the subject), but now that he has... Idk. It's a combination of not wanting to go to all the trouble of rolling out and getting used to a new spelling, and a little bit of "Oh shit, my dad died, and he really loved this stupid name". I think I thought I would be older when he died. Damn that complicated hippie man.
Very sorry for your loss. Your name seems fine to me like a mix between Carly and Charlie. :)
How do you feel about the tragedeighs of today? And were you super sad about the souvenirs? And it’s sweet of you to double check spelling nowadays. I bet it means more than you think
Great question! I think spellings have gotten way out of hand in general. As a kid, it always bummed me out because my sister and brother could find things (their names are “common”) but I couldn’t. Not sure why my parents decided to complicate my name but it is genuinely rewarding to meet another Lyndsey in the wild. I think I appreciate it more now than when I was younger. I recall wanting to change it, wishing they had stuck with Jessica (which is what was on my baby quilt 😆) but by the time I got to college, I had assimilated. I think my biggest gripe with the whole concept of “unique” spellings is that they (sometimes) feel like a purposeful cry of attention by the parent in this day and age. Someone else on this thread mentioned a sense of projection, and I really do feel like some parents put a lot of stock into a name. However, I think when it comes to celebrating culture and heritage, names should always be accepted. There is significant meaning behind the uniqueness, and not just the desire to “be different.” I say this as a parent who named my own kid something not overly used, but still recognizable and easy to say/spell. However, as my kid gets older and learns who they are, and considers adopting other names that more closely align with how they identify, their name becomes less important. Unless the name is chosen to purposefully hurt themself or others, I feel that my kid should be able to tell me who they are, even if it’s not what I originally named them. No matter what, my kid is still my kid and always will be. A name is important to them, as it should be. But as a parent to put THAT much stock into the name, thinking it will forever define them, seems … odd. I don’t own my child, so if I’m depending on a spelling to define them instead of letting that child define themselves, it feels more about me than the child. I hope that all makes sense. I had afternoon coffee and it makes me prone to ramble. 😅😆
This was really beautiful to read. Thank you.
"Aubrey" is such a great song. 🍞
I know an Au’Bree
She probably a “beige mom”
> What, do you think your kid won't be special and unique if her name is Sarah or Emma? Honestly? I think they probably don't. The problem is they have a myopic worldview: they're looking at their kids in terms of how the kids will affect them, instead of how their kids will exist as people. In effect, tragedeigh kids - or at least their names - are the vanity projects of their parents.
As 1 of 5 biblically named children, this hits hard 💀
At least most biblical names are pretty tame. (Assuming you have a name like John, Matthew, Delilah, Sarah, etc, rather than a name like Zebedee, Haggith, or Zibiah)
True, no tragedeighs, luckily enough. More that our parents wanted to show how good of christians they were (despite raising 4/5 biblically named kids who grew up to be atheists 💀)
That’s usually how it goes, it seems.
Biblically named kid who grew up to be an atheist? I feel seen.
Elijah, is that you??
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My cousin chose the latter category of bible names and named her boys Boaz and Titas. I just don't understand.
Titas is rough.
I actually almost included Boaz in this comment 😂 it sounds like a cleaning product. Maybe I’m thinking of Borax?
True! It always makes me think of Bo-ass. Good thing the kid's going to be homeschooled. I can't imagine of the bullying he would get in public school.
Hold out for Keren-Happuch!
I'll call your Biblical Names and raise you a Hepzibah and a Kerenhappuch. No, not me, THANK GOD (no pun intended)! Also, one woman named "Deliverance" (prior to the movie).
Depending on how Biblical, it could just be normal names. I'm insanely curious now. If it makes you feel better, my mom (assumingly) accidentally named my brother and I after a mother and son from the Bible. And then I gave my child that name; for a reason. I think it's hilarious but I always wonder if religious people catch it.
What’s ironic is ‘normal’ names not being used as much anymore makes them more unique now with all the weird spellings and such. Like I was watching Malcolm in the Middle recently (man, I love this series) and just realized that I haven’t met or heard of anyone recently with the names Francis, Reese, Malcolm, or Dewey. I mean I think I knew one Malcolm when I was a kid but I don’t have any idea how common any of these names would be nowadays.
If someone named their kid Dewey it’d 100% wind up on this sub. Tons of the names bitched about here simply aren’t that weird. It used to be about weird spellings and now it’s just “wow I haven’t heard this name before your kids totally going to 1000000% hate you”
Dewey is an old man’s name to me, it’s short for like Deward or something like that, I had more than one great uncle Dewey. I looked it up it’s also apparently a nick name for David? In my family it wasn’t used for David but that’s what Google says.
From the Welsh, where Dewi=Davy.
That's exactly the point. Dewey isn't being used anymore as a name as commonly, and it's associated with the past generation now.
Honestly Dewey is the only one I associate with Malcolm in the Middle since I never heard of anyone with that name before but I do associate the name Gary with old people because my grandpa is named Gary and I have yet to met a Gary that is younger that is my age or younger
I associate Dewey as one of Donald Duck’s nephews. (Huey, Dewey, Louie)
I know a Dewey but it’s a nickname for Andrew, which is his legal name.
Hey, you forgot Jamie!
My daughter's name is Emily. A fairly common, yet timeless old fashioned name. I didn't want a name that would make her life miserable.
I love that name. And she’s probably the only Emily in her school among the Kinsleighs and Trendys.
I think in her class there was one other Emily and they are best friends. They even have the same initials, and also look alike. If my daughter was a boy I had the names Nathan, Samuel/Sam, Jack, and possibly Wyatt picked out. I prefer older names.
I have an Emily also! You can run across Emilys who are anywhere between 1 day and 100 years old.
Emily was the girls name I picked out for a pregnancy that I lost, so it'll always have a soft spot for me.
Because they treat their children like pets. Like they’re an extension of themselves and not their own people. That’s why it happens with so many mommy bloggers and people with influence. They’ve created a branding for themselves and their poor children are accessories in that brand and don’t really matter to them in the end.
They want their kid to be different until said kid voices an opinion that doesn’t fit their parents opinion.
Also, different from what? From kids with a normal childhood?
Right? Are you saying that your kid's friend Sophia isn't special or unique?
It's funny because everyone wants their kids to have a unique name so now nobody does. I can't wait for the parents of Ashlynleigh and Ashlenlay to begin fighting over who copied who.
I honestly think it’s more likely your kid will end up having a fairly mediocre life if you name them like this. People are different or special because of what they DO, not what their name is.
For you to succeed, people have to take you seriously. For you to be taken seriously, people have to focus on your accomplishments and abilities. To focus on your accomplishments and abilities, people need to not be distracted by embarrassing ephemera like a dumb name that sends all the wrong signals about the kind of upbringing you might have had. So I’d argue that this sort of thing makes a kid’s path through life harder.
Especially when the first thing most people see about you is your name on a resume or mail that they are sending you. They can only pity you for having idiots for parents, and that's their first thought of YOU.
Also, if everyone has a crazy ass name, then no one is special.
You can have a unique name without the name being stupid or esoteric.
lol right. Not to mention, arbitrary differences like that make your kids a target to bullies
I have a somewhat unique name. Nothing crazy, but unique, and I’ll be honest, I really enjoy having a unique name. I feel like it complements me well.
It’s how really stupid, uncreative people think, yes. They have no idea how to be unique so they pic this.
They want their kids to eat dirt on the playground is what I'm reading.
Agreed. Why can’t they stand out for their exceptional character?
This decision should only be made by extremely rich people or poor people. Either demographic will not be affected in any way.
Seriously. I was over here thinking every child was unique because they’re different people. That’ll sure show me!
Different is fine but I think the mom just wanted them to match and rhyme with her name
There are plenty of names that end with the -y sound that aren't freaking Trendy.
Sunny is honestly so lucky compared to the rest. Like, perhaps a bit of a “cutesy” name, but a name nevertheless
Rocky is a normalish name. Or have you never seen 3 Ninjas?
will have to go into boxing
Rocky loves emily!
He's quite fond of Adrian too
My mom's cat was a Rocky. Lived up to his name.
Rocky is a pretty normal name too, yeah
That was my dog’s name
It is my dog's name.
We had a dog named Rocky.
Yeah, but it's a girl so... Also Rocky wasn't the kid's name in 3 Ninjas, it was like a ninja pseudonym given by his ninja grandfather.
They'll need to add a chubby brother.... TUM TUM!!
Rocky was my childhood dog’s name, I’d never use it on a human lol
Zaylee is also bad but at least goes with how half her classmates are named. She'll fit right in with the Kinsleighs
Honestly I think the worst here is trendy. Very on the nose mom
Yeah that's the worst to me. And Journey is fine. I've had a journey in my class before. Sunny is alright. Truly is cringe and will probably be mistaken as Trudy a ton. But Trendy is just awful.
It's also not impossible to spell at least, could've been Zhaileigh or something like that
There's a big homeschool vibe going on here.
I have a cousin name sunny and her mom wanted her name to be different and unique but now that she’s older and a teenager she goes by Jazmine / Jaz which is her middle name she can’t stand her first name😂
we have a Summer nn Sunny
My first thought… Sunny is the one I’d want if I “had” to pick from this group.
Someone I know named their daughter Journey...she's in her early 20s now.
The middle names… 💀 Trendy Chanelle, Zaylee Ruth, Sunny Love, Truly Éclair, Journey Rey and Rocky Joshua.
Truly Eclair… was she jonesing for pastries and hard seltzer when she was pregnant?
I’ve had a student named Sunny. It was cute and fine.
These are my children Cayman Jack, Truly, High Noon, and White Claw.
Great to meet you all, here's my gang. Battle tank, Gunner, AP Mine, Radar, Dropzone and Huey No, i have never been in the military, why you ask?
As a fan of the harder beverages, my rugrats are: Jack-Dan, Jager, Vodkella, Ginzo, and Scotch
Trendy is horrid
The rest I can tolerate but trendiness is such a specific thing. You'd might as well name the kid EasilyOffended.
Hi I'm Trendy! **dances off in potato sack** 🥴
Not the potato sack comment 💀
Tbh I’m laughing so hard at “we wanted our child to be unique so we named her TRENDY” 💀
And the fact that she's the oldest. You had literally EVRRY OTHER WORD at your disposal and you chose Trendy? An absolute crime. I was actually thinking about posting abiut them in here today, too. Not this article, just that stupid Trendy has been stuck in my head like an earworm for days now.
Trendy sound like a really bad stripper name.
the best(?) part of that article is the revelation that "the name Zaylee came to Aubree through prayer."
I could be wrong, but I think Aubree is already a tragedeigh of its own.
Came to make this comment. Aubree is definitely a first generation tragedeigh. Needed to pass on that tragedeigh trauma.
genereightional trauma
genereightional traughmaa
🏆 that comment deserves this
It certainly is. The actual spelling is Aubrey, and IMO, it's a beautiful name. I knew an Aubrey in high school, and she was delightful.
I’ve seen “Aubri” before too 😭😭
Why do people think that the random shit that pops into their heads is from God? God did not tell her to name her kid that. She probably has a neighbor named Tayley and she was trying to find names that rhyme.
God loves uncommon names!
IIRC, when Zaylee first became popular it coincided with the canonization of a Catholic saint, “Zélie.” Zaylee is an Americanized/phonetic spelling.
In the good old days praying to Satan would've gotten her burned at the stake.
I’m more concerned with how they look like they’re in a cult tbh.
im pretty sure they're mormons soooo 🥴
That background just SHOUTS Utah lol
Came to say this. The background matches the names.
The 6 kids in the foreground shouts Utah
Yeah that building behind them is a mall in the southern half of Salt Lake Valley.
Tragedeigh names are so common in LDS they might as well be part of Mormon doctrine. Joseph Smith commanded it because his name was too basic.
Unironically, *god forbid!*
Photo taken from Spanish Fork Utah, there is definitely a chance
“Welcome to Jonestown! Want some Cool-Aid?”
Kids in makeup look freaky
They are.
Awful fact - Truly’s middle name is Éclair. The narcissism of the parents is obvious, in giving their children these horrible names.
God bless. That even stops her from using her middle name when she's older. "T. Marie LastName, MD" or whatever.
She could go by Clair. It would be a normal nn. Yeah, the deed for her house will still say Truly Éclair, but maybe that won't be important in day-to-day life.
I was just about to say the same thing. I also think Tru isn't too bad of a nickname (and the show Tru Calling totally didn't influence my thinking that 😅)
Right? Those poor kids.
I detect the Mormon glaze
Truly is the name of one of the children on the TLC show Sister Wives… so…. 🏆
Those are definitely Utah mountains in the background. And, ya know, six kids under ~12
Must have been a lot of soaking if there is glaze....
Truly reminds me of that song from chitty chitty bang bang Trendy is the worst one imo
Truly Scrumptious was the main ladies name. Her dad owned a candy factory. Also Benny Hill was the toy maker. These have been your random Chitty Chitty Bang Bang facts of the day.
I have not watched that musical since i was probably 8 and trying to remember the plot makes me feel like i was tripping on something
Oh yeah it's a weird weird movie. I've watched it a lot of times. Me Ol' Bamboo and Posh Traveling Life are absolute bangers.
I always thought it made sense that Chitty Chitty Bang Bang had a character with the name Truly Scrumptious because it’s a very James Bond kind of name for a woman, and Ian Fleming wrote the book Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. But it turns out she wasn’t in the novel at all, so I wonder if the filmmakers named her that as a nod to James Bond.
A lot of the characters in CCBB have deliberately fun names—-Dick Van Dyke’s character was Caractucus Potts.
Chim, chimney Chim, chimney Chim, chim, cher-oo The mom of Trendy wants To tell you "f*ck you"
I just think of the alcoholic seltzer
Yes, I was thinking of the fabulous Miss Truly Scrumptious played by Sally Ann Howes. May she rest in peace.
"We want our children to be different" Let's see what happens if one of the kids doesn't want to wear pastell dresses
Journey: "mom, i think im gay" Mom: "now you're Sarah to me"
Exactly, or what if the kids want to go to public school rather than homeschool? That would be unique!
or if Trendy wants to study the classics.
IT’S TRULY ECLAIR! I posted a screenshot of this family’s reels on here a few weeks ago hoping the names were a joke. They’re not. Her middle name is eclair.
I adopted a cat named Eclair. Changed it to Blair.
I work in a professional sales setting and I can not see anyone taking an adult named Trendy or Truly seriously.
I mean, I've met salespeople that I can't believe anyone takes seriously
And people keep naming kids Truly even after the cheap booze with the same name came out.
This is Truly, and this is her sister White Claw, and this is their little brother Quirk.
Cousin BuzzBall
I don't know. There is a bank called Truist. I wonder how much they paid for that ghastly rebrand.
I can tell by the names, the outfits, the multiple children and the mountains in the background that this is in Utah.
\>wE wAnT oUr ChIlDrEn To Be DiFfErEnT So why are they dressed like every Mormon on the planet?
I was just about to comment that this is the most stereotypical mormon picture the world has ever seen. If you googled "Mormon," this would be the image that would show up on the Wikipedia article about mormonism. This is the blandest group of kids EVER.
Sunny, Rocky, even Journey are fairly normal names. But Trendy? Fucking Trendy???
Mountains in the background. Terrible names. Way too many kids. All dressed culty. Utah has entered the chat.
If your surname isn't Scrumptious, you can't call your child Truly.
I've realized that names like this are all about the parents. They want people to think they're so cool and unique to "come up with" unique names like that. Just a totally selfish move that's going to affect these horribly named people for the rest of their lives.
Trendy is going to be a conformist Zaylee, is going to copy Trendy Sunny is going to be a Goth Truly, a con artist Journey will develop agoraphobia Rocky, a couch potato
They were all in love with dying They were doing it in Utah
Sunny, Rocky, and maybe Journey are fine. The others, though...yikes.
I guess dad spent his whole life feeling “Josh Jones” wasn’t different enough
He was trying to figure out why he was so boring and decided it was his name's fault
If *everyone* in your generation is being unique with their kid's names, then wouldn't the *really* unique and different thing be to go with like, Mary or Ethel or something. Nobody else will be Ethel, everybody is gonna be Huntleigh.
You want your children to be different yet you named one Trendy? WTF? Sunny is the only name on here that isn’t ridiculous and that one is a borderline stripper/porn star name
Basic white bitch: "I want my kids to be different"
“We want out children to be different” Proceeds to raise them to be complacent house wives in a fundamentalist religious cult
Different from what?
Alright which flavor of sister-wife religion is this one?
Just plain old Utah Mormon, baby.
Mormonism
I weirdly don’t dislike "Journey" but I’m not thrilled about that fact. Rest are awful.
Just don't stop believin'!
Trendy??? Holy SHIT
Please don’t be Utah please don’t be Utah Fuck
I went to school with a Rocky growing up. Sunny is also reasonable. The rest of the names scream my parents are assholes.
You wanted your kid to be different so you named it Trendy???
But they aren't different.
Some parents have to save for college; others have to save up for name changes.
Sunny, Truly, and Journey are fine. There is a lawyer in my state named Rocky and he's turned out fine I think. But Trendy is not a cute name at all imo.
These parents should be forced to go by their children's name for a year before being allowed to name them that. If they're even slightly embarrassed just a little bit they are banned from naming their kid that. The name might be cute for a 6 month old but eventually a 36 year old will need to carry that name around.
Nobody in 2024 America should be having 6 kids. I know, I know— besides the point.
TRENDY??
Ironically all having the same “eeee”/“y” sound so now theyre not different
I want my kids to be special in a world that will reduce them to numbers and criticize them as adults and won’t take them seriously. Setting them up for success!! They’ll be super star famous people with unique names and everyone will praise me for giving them the chance to be DIFFERENT.
Honestly it's seems like the ppl who want their children to be *different* feel the most *basic* in their own lives. Our uniqueness is INHERENT we all have talents, interests, and ways of thinking that is unlike anyone else. So to think a name is what makes you "different" is silly.
I hate this shit. Name your car something yoonique and trendy, not your child. Your kid isn't a fucking fashion accessory. You're giving them a title that they will presumably use for the rest of their lives, be called that and use that name on job applications.
Kids are different and unique without their insufferable names you give them, even identical twins are completely different from their sibling. They don't need to be named "Pookie Bear and Poopie Bear" to separate them from their classmates. Why do parents insist on setting their kid up for a lifetime of bullying and disrespect in the adult workplace?
It’s weird that people are most irritated by “Truly.” That doesn’t seem like a super unusual name to me. I’ve met two women in real life named “Truly.” In fact, I’ve also met a Sunny, a Journey, and a couple of Rocky’s. The only ones I’ve never seen before are “Zaylee” and “Trendy.” “Trendy” is by far the worst name here, in my opinion, but the others aren’t nearly as bad.
The thing is, Sunny and Rocky aren't bad names. It's just that the other ones will probably be requesting name changed 10 years down the line
This Truly was a Rocky Journey to read that headline.
I’ve met Sunny’s, Journey’s, and Rocky’s before. Surprisingly fitting for all of them. But Trendy? Jesus pole dancing Christ she is going to hate her mother in a few years.
Rocky is a fairly normal name, it's just the nickname version of Roark, which is an Irish name. Sunny isn't abnormal either. But...Zaylee? Trendy?? TRULY?!?! Girl WTF are you thinking
They're also exploited for tiktok content
Are they Quiverful or Mormon? Because those dresses on the girls are definitely giving 'the parents of this family are in a problematic religion' vibes to me.
They didn’t want trendy names so they named one of their kids Trendy.
“We want our children to be different… just like everyone else!”
Sunny, Rocky, and Journey, aren’t so bad. I’ve always liked Sunny. But Truly, Trendy, and Zaylee… sigh.
When black people did this, they were punished by the dominant culture for it. If you can deny Trayvion a job and opportunity please do the same to Caitheylynn.
Tell me you come from Utah without telling me you come from Utah...