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Worst name you have ever come across.

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Lemondrizzle4A · 11/02/2026 09:15

Someone who loved Judge Dread was going to call child Dread. Thankfully was persuaded otherwise.

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Jackiepumpkinhead · 12/02/2026 18:33

The worst I ever heard was Lucifer.

SuziQuinto · 12/02/2026 18:28

Woodwalk · 12/02/2026 18:00

I know someone who called their son Boy.

I didn't think anything could be worse than calling a child Sonny, but here we have it.

Idontknowhatnametochoose · 12/02/2026 18:26

Limpet.

Flataf · 12/02/2026 18:21

pixieee · 12/02/2026 12:00

Someone was asking about Busby on here the other day, I thought that was pretty bad. There are a couple of other infamous ones on here but I can't remember them off the top of my head.

There was a fantastic ps1 game called bubsy 3d🤣🥴

oncemoreuntothebeachdearfriends · 12/02/2026 18:20

I once worked with a John Thomas.

igelkott2026 · 12/02/2026 18:16

Everytimeitrains · 12/02/2026 14:09

Very old name that comes from Jewish mythology. Adam's first wife.

Also foremother of Jadis in the Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe.

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Ah there's a good one. Has anyone ever come across a Jadis?

Greenkitchenwalls · 12/02/2026 18:12

TheMoanerLisa · 12/02/2026 18:03

😂😂Named after thumping great lump of floating iron!

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I mean to be fair there are tons of ships with names that can also be human, and that are also very pretty. Adriana, Coral, Iona, Marina, Pearl... There have been thousands of ships and they are deliberately given attractive names. I could understand if it was 'Phantasy of the Seas' or something. That's a tricky one to pull off.

WallE2026 · 12/02/2026 18:11

Tempest.

VeryQuaintIrene · 12/02/2026 18:10

Two from the US - Mary Kuntz, a professor of Women's Studies, and Randy Marion, name of a Ford dealership with a massive sign. Always makes me smile when I drive past it.

loislovesstewie · 12/02/2026 18:07

There was a weight-lifter years ago called Precious McKenzie. He was born in South Africa under apartheid, moved to the UK and lived in Bristol, now he lives in New Zealand. He is very diminutive, perhaps that's why he was named Precious.

Poptartz · 12/02/2026 18:06

I think Hunter is a brave choice with the shortened version of hunt being an easy slip up…
The same with Dexter when shortened.

igelkott2026 · 12/02/2026 18:05

wandawaves · 12/02/2026 12:43

I know someone named Nazi...

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I was surprised to meet an Adolf in Germany - I would have really thought that that was an unpopular choice (this was in the early 90s and I suppose he was mid 20s so born mid 60s).

Someone I know called their firstborn Spike. She went on to have more boys and I think they got "sensible" names like Jack.

TheMoanerLisa · 12/02/2026 18:03

Slushynana · 12/02/2026 15:55

Only 1 N in the ship 😁

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😂😂Named after thumping great lump of floating iron!

Bloodycrossstitch · 12/02/2026 18:02

I’ve not seen a lot of names that are objectively awful, as opposed just not to my taste, but I’ve met a Jurnee and an Anakin recently both of which did make me internally wince.

I also briefly met a little Precious once which isn’t that bad but was quite funny as her behaviour certainly wasn’t precious at the time

Woodwalk · 12/02/2026 18:00

I know someone who called their son Boy.

Greenkitchenwalls · 12/02/2026 17:57

I'm struggling to get past the first page - Valentina and Orianna/Oriana are both beautiful Italian names. MN is really another planet.

Blueysothermother · 12/02/2026 17:57

Last year my daughter had children in her class called Excel and Peculiar and this year one called Tesla. Sadly not a fan of any and imagine the poor child called peculiar 😔

ArcticBells · 12/02/2026 17:55

I don’t think you can get a lot worse than Apple

Sogfree · 12/02/2026 17:54

I've taught sisters Porsche and Ferrari.
I've also taught a Kalel - dad was obsessed with Superman.

I went to school with a girl called Kelli. Her sister was called Terri. Their surname was Kelly.

Plasticdreams · 12/02/2026 17:51

Nigel Farage

Plasticdreams · 12/02/2026 17:50

Donald Trump

NoExchangeBeforeChristmasThen · 12/02/2026 17:50

Back in the eighties my mother taught two sisters called Krystle and Alexis...

Grammarnut · 12/02/2026 17:49

ABeerInTheSunshineMakesMeHappy · 12/02/2026 16:24

Means pretty in Spanish .

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I was thinking Gujarati.

Additup · 12/02/2026 17:49

watermybegonias · 12/02/2026 17:09

As a nursing student our dummy patient for practising on was called Melaena Stool .....

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😂😂😂

Grammarnut · 12/02/2026 17:48

RegalDiamondMonster · 12/02/2026 16:09

Jesse is super popular though for a boy these days, would have been fine? More popular than Jessica for a girl which is a little dated.

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Not where we live. I like Jessica. It's rare rather than dated (as is my name, which is not Jessica).

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