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What are bad names to call your baby

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AmiorEzzy · 27/04/2013 08:46

I am expecting a baby boy what should I call him?

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lisaro · 30/04/2013 18:32

Ok, I'll be the first contentious one;
Jayden or Kayden, unless you will be giving him a spiky on top mullet and sparkly earring,
Justin, cos he'll always get small willy jokes
Tarquin, Jolyon or similar, cos he'll be teased,
Kevin or Walter cos he'll hate you
Trevor cos it's the name of a gerbil.
Liam, lovely old name sadly taken over by the 'people that have naughty boys brigade'.
Go down to your roughest supermarket and listen to what's being shrieked - that should give you an idea whatnot to use.
Martin - I knew a very snotty one (adenoid problems) in the early 70's.
Nothing spelled yoonikely, cos it's not something he'll ever thank you for.

shelli135 · 30/04/2013 18:16

Golden balls

JollyPurpleGiant · 30/04/2013 17:57

SnotBags.

DS will answer to this

monsterchild · 30/04/2013 17:55

Prince

TalkativeJim · 30/04/2013 17:51

DoomBaby

Sheshelob · 29/04/2013 21:41

George Osbourne.

quertas · 29/04/2013 20:13

You mean I can't call my baby Satan Belzeebub Hitler D'Frou Frou the third? Harsh Grin

If go for bad names being anything that's going to tie him to a lifestyle choice or end in teasing as others have said. Anything else is a matter of choice and preference Smile

usualsuspect · 29/04/2013 17:26

Sue

LucyLucas · 29/04/2013 17:12

Muffin. Whiskers. Paws. Any cat/dog name...

exoticfruits · 28/04/2013 17:36

I don't think those are too bad- you just have to say 'Catherine with a C' or 'Philip with one L' or 'Molly with a Y'.
I was thinking of the sort of parent who likes to be 'creative' over names.

hellokitty124 · 28/04/2013 17:14

"Anything where he has to spell it"

So many widely used names have several spellings and need to be spellt out e.g.
Finley/Finlay
Elliot/Eliott/Eliot
Philip/Phillip
Katherine/Catherine/Kathryn
Mollie/Molly
etc. etc.

exoticfruits · 27/04/2013 22:56

Anything where he has to spell it
Anything he can get really teased about
Anything where he has to keep explaining he had nutty parents.

Jnote · 27/04/2013 22:48

For me any name that conjures a future religious cult leader nut job IE Ezikiel, Abraham, Gideon, Jedidiah, Jehoshaphat, etc

Though saying that, Caleb seems to be cool again thaks to kings of leon...

YouDontWinFriendsWithSalad · 27/04/2013 22:48

The Fonz

Zavi · 27/04/2013 22:38

I'm guessing that you want people to suggest "mainstream" bad names...

These are ones that I personally think are truly awful, the ones that make me cringe and think "how could you..." are:

Any "surname" names
Any "city/country" names
Wayne
Lee
Brandon
Britney
Molly

hellokitty124 · 27/04/2013 22:28

This is a joke question, right? Grin

ThenWeTakeBerlin · 27/04/2013 15:11

Adolf
AryanNation
Beelzebub
Jesus

(The last two are illegal, I believe)

AnAirOfHope · 27/04/2013 15:01

Dewaine
God
Littleshit
Littlesod
House
Boy
Fart
Ferat
Rat
There are loads lol

Sheshelob · 27/04/2013 14:59

The Wizard!

Any 'The' names are awesome.

The General
The Boss
The Man
The One and Only

Those are the names of my future children sorted.

Mother2many · 27/04/2013 14:58

Apple

MummyBurrows · 27/04/2013 14:57

I wouldn't recommend Voldemort...or Rumpelstiltskin (sp?)...or Shrek...and I guess Spiderman probably isn't a good idea either....

Still18atheart · 27/04/2013 14:48

Intials which make rude words - i.e Christopher Rupert Alfred Perkins

MrsGeologist · 27/04/2013 14:43

I dunno katolla, The Wizard sounds pretty awesome to me Grin

katolla · 27/04/2013 14:41

The Wizard

Corygal · 27/04/2013 14:38

Branding isn't wildly, um, privileged-sounding - Timberland, Mulberry and Burberry may not immediately suggest the next Chairman of BP.