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Today I came across THE WORST baby girl name ever

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saidthespiderwithahorridsmile · 04/07/2011 18:52

I don't normally bitch about names, but this one really took my breath away

this little girl is called...... Phalia

pronounced "failure"

[struck dumb]

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tammy234 · 04/07/2011 21:40

See, I'd pronounce Thalia and Phalia very differently to FailURE.

Midge25 · 04/07/2011 21:39
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ChunkyPickle · 04/07/2011 21:37

Undiscovered - depends on your accent - Dahlia, Failure, and Thalia (assuming 'th' pronounced 'f' ) would all have the same ending where I'm from.

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saidthespiderwithahorridsmile · 04/07/2011 21:35

No, it's definitely Phalia - I saw it written down. I work in childcare.

I pronounce "failure" the same way as "fay lia". I suppose if you have a bit of a burr in your accent it would be different.

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tammy234 · 04/07/2011 21:32

Yeah, I bet it is Thalia.

Slambang · 04/07/2011 21:02

Are you sure its not Thalia with a cockney 'f' instead of 'th'?

osd · 04/07/2011 20:56

Worst still my mate called her little girl peekaboui moon. Pronounced peek a boo, her reason is a shorter version is pee and is cute. Love my mate, but madness. Chicken me said it was lovely and unusual. Blush

UndiscoveredApprentice · 04/07/2011 20:53

How can it be pronounced Failure if it ends in IA, surely it is pronounced Fay Lia, to rhyme with the flower dahlia, with no R at the end?

Worst name I heard this week was a toddler called Urban, a wee girl, too.

CombineArvester · 04/07/2011 19:49

Either they were thinking of the name Thalia and got it wrong.... or they have special links to the town in Pakistan?

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saidthespiderwithahorridsmile · 04/07/2011 19:47

I dunno, but the child and her parents are completely typical ordinary Brits

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BikeRunSki · 04/07/2011 19:47

It must be a real name in another language??!!!!

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saidthespiderwithahorridsmile · 04/07/2011 19:44

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