Page 3 | To think the people in the baby name forum are on crack!?

KatyaKabanova · 28/06/2024 07:51

I don't mind hippy names, really. They're often quite gentle and nice. River, Willow and Autumn are all pleasant and not outlandish.

sashh · 28/06/2024 07:50

Viviennemary · 28/06/2024 07:06

The outlandish idiotic names some folk are inflicting on their DCs makes me think anything goes these days. I think it's time the government supplied a list of accepted names and anything outside the list would need to be considered. So all daft names rejected.

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Its not new, my grandad had a relative called Squire.

Soukmyfalafel · 28/06/2024 07:49

It's the people who name their kids really weird aristocratic names hoping that the child will then be incredibly rich and successful that are the funniest.

But each to their own I guess. My names got ripped apart as being too hippyish and odd, then tons of other boys had the same names where I live from many different walks of life. Obviously not that 'wacky' after all.

Tagyoureit · 28/06/2024 07:44

My old school friend had a crazy family friend who named her baby Pebbles!

This was 25 years and I still occasionally wonder how Pebbles is getting on in life

BeyondMyWits · 28/06/2024 07:43

GirlOfThe70s · 28/06/2024 07:28

Many years ago I met an American woman who was talking about her children. Her son was called Click. I asked if that was a nickname, and she said, no, his full name is Click.

Has he got a twin?

(Sorry... 😄I work in computing)

Pottedpalm · 28/06/2024 07:39

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Wounded! My DTs actually have very ‘ordinary’ names but as both are new/soon to be parents I do look at the Baby Names threads 🙂

KatyaKabanova · 28/06/2024 07:35

Tagyoureit · 28/06/2024 07:33

There's a Maverick at our school, also a knob! He was a bit mean to my son once, my son having heard me say the following, decided to say to him "are you this annoying because you're angry at your parents?" 🤣

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There is nominative determinism. If you're called Storm, you're not going to be placid. I knew someone called Tuesday, she loathed how ridiculous and inconvenient it was. "see you Wednesday, Tuesday"

Tagyoureit · 28/06/2024 07:33

PissedOffNeighbour22 · 28/06/2024 07:19

When I was looking around nurseries a couple of years ago there was a kid being an absolute terror. He was being followed round by a member of staff saying 'no Maverick, don't do that'.
Maverick. Why would someone even think that's a good name to consider? Not as awful as Malice though.

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There's a Maverick at our school, also a knob! He was a bit mean to my son once, my son having heard me say the following, decided to say to him "are you this annoying because you're angry at your parents?" 🤣

KatyaKabanova · 28/06/2024 07:32

Yuckyyuckyuckity · 28/06/2024 07:28

And Ottilie! I can't stand the name, it sounds so... oily.

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Just sounds like Otter to me.

KatyaKabanova · 28/06/2024 07:32

It's like when that tv Apprentice team called themselves "Degenerate". They had no idea what it meant. I suspect the same for names like Maverick.

KatyaKabanova · 28/06/2024 07:30

I think Lily, Olivia and Gilbert are nice names.

Sweetvalleyhigh1234 · 28/06/2024 07:30

incognitolady · 27/06/2024 23:55

Shag and String were just suggested (in a seemingly serious way) in the boho boy name thread.

What is going on in some people's brains!?

Op just wondering why didn't you put your thread there instead 🤔 this is abit like in the school playground where youve heard something and you have rushed over to your mates to spill the tea. 🤣

40andlovelife · 28/06/2024 07:29

StripedTomatoes · 28/06/2024 00:45

Ah, little Shag. And his two younger siblings, Marry and Kill. Kill is your typical third child, absolutely wild.

This is the funniest thing I've read for ages proper made me laugh

GirlOfThe70s · 28/06/2024 07:28

Many years ago I met an American woman who was talking about her children. Her son was called Click. I asked if that was a nickname, and she said, no, his full name is Click.

Yuckyyuckyuckity · 28/06/2024 07:28

Slofter · 28/06/2024 07:09

Lydia. They're all obsessed with the name Lydia. It's nice enough but I can never understand the frequency with which it's suggested compared to its popularity in real life.

And Ottilie! I can't stand the name, it sounds so... oily.

FamouslyFrothy · 28/06/2024 07:27

Marlena1 · 28/06/2024 07:16

@FamouslyFrothy We have a version of "one of born every minute" here and some one called their triplet boys "Devine, Destiny and Darren"

😂🙈

Tagyoureit · 28/06/2024 07:26

Shyshay · 28/06/2024 06:13

I saw the name 'Brick' suggested on a thread the other day. Brick.

Every time I hear the word brick, I think of this! 🤣

To think the people in the baby name forum are on crack!?

Ellemeg82 · 28/06/2024 07:20

Shyshay · 28/06/2024 06:13

I saw the name 'Brick' suggested on a thread the other day. Brick.

In the American sitcom The Middle, the youngest child is called Brick.
The mum says she names him Brick because "I once read that kids who have interesting names grow up to be interesting people"

Great TV show, one of my feel good shows I rewatch now and then

PissedOffNeighbour22 · 28/06/2024 07:19

CanadianJohn · 28/06/2024 04:06

Reminds me of Malice Green, who was killed in an altercation with the Detroit police some 30 years ago. I remember thinking at the time, who would name their kid "Malice".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Malice_Green

When I was looking around nurseries a couple of years ago there was a kid being an absolute terror. He was being followed round by a member of staff saying 'no Maverick, don't do that'.
Maverick. Why would someone even think that's a good name to consider? Not as awful as Malice though.

Marlena1 · 28/06/2024 07:16

@FamouslyFrothy We have a version of "one of born every minute" here and some one called their triplet boys "Devine, Destiny and Darren"

ThatSnugLimePlayer · 28/06/2024 07:13

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Slofter · 28/06/2024 07:09

Lydia. They're all obsessed with the name Lydia. It's nice enough but I can never understand the frequency with which it's suggested compared to its popularity in real life.

FamouslyFrothy · 28/06/2024 07:07

I literally just watched a funny thing on instagram about very un-matching names:

3 siblings: Carl, Susan... and Princess
3 siblings: Miracle, Precious... and Abigail

WTF goes through these people's heads?!

Pottedpalm · 28/06/2024 07:06

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😥 I like Rafferty…

Viviennemary · 28/06/2024 07:06

SnowFrogJelly · 28/06/2024 00:57

😂
Sounds about right!

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The outlandish idiotic names some folk are inflicting on their DCs makes me think anything goes these days. I think it's time the government supplied a list of accepted names and anything outside the list would need to be considered. So all daft names rejected.