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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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Unpaidviewer · 12/02/2026 16:21

I quite like some of the names mentioned on here. I'm not a fan of names that don't sound like grown up names (eg Poppy) but no strong reaction.

The name Dave makes my toes curl. It just sounds gross and I've never met one that isn't a twat.

Notellinganyone · 12/02/2026 16:21

maddiemookins16mum · 12/02/2026 13:18

Not quite but I am aware of a child named after one of Jupiter’s moons. Lo

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The name is Io not Lo. She’s a character from Greek mythology. Beautiful name. I taught one a few years ago.

Slyolfox · 12/02/2026 16:21

Melonmango70 · 12/02/2026 16:19

Roderick is nicer than Rodney. I quite like Roderick. I'd probably shorten to Rick though, over Rod.

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I also like roderick, wimpy kid books did ruin it though

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 12/02/2026 16:21

Mortality. Saw it on a waiter’s name badge in a hotel in Lagos (Nigeria).

And, seen in an American magazine, Randy Ponce. (Yes, I know the surname would be pronounced differently in Spanish.).

And Florian Finkbeiner - name on the wrong lunchbox dd1 once brought home from nursery. The child was American.

Didshejustsaythatoutloud · 12/02/2026 16:19

GenechandlerHeyMrBigshotNsoul · 12/02/2026 13:08

Irn bru advert🤣😁

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Everyone in Scotland is a fanny at least once a day 😂

Melonmango70 · 12/02/2026 16:19

AntiqueBabyLoanSmurf · 12/02/2026 13:36

The Biff, Chip and Kipper books were written/devised by Roderick Hunt. Why on earth didn't his parents call him Rodney or Rhodri... and why doesn't he just go by Rod?!

I presume it was a latent anger at being given his own name that caused him to project and call his characters Biff, Chip and Kipper!

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Roderick is nicer than Rodney. I quite like Roderick. I'd probably shorten to Rick though, over Rod.

SunnyWarrington · 12/02/2026 16:18

AquaticWarbler · 12/02/2026 12:31

Sorry I just meant that being called Valentina and having a Valentine's Day birthday would be bad IMO. Not the name itself.

My Great-Grandmother was Valentina, born on Valentine's Day! It's my middle name and I love it. DF and DS both have the male version, Valentine, as middle names.
A few people have jumped on you for this one, but I don't think you need to be sorry for having an opinion - tbh, I am posting here under my real name, and I've heard far worse about my first name than the middle one!

RegalDiamondMonster · 12/02/2026 16:12

loislovesstewie · 12/02/2026 14:33

Well Adelaide the city was named after Queen Adelaide. But I suppose today it's practically extinct as a name.

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104 Adelaides born in England and Wales in 2024. It's a pretty name.

PrincessHoneysuckle · 12/02/2026 16:11

Jail

twoshedsjackson · 12/02/2026 16:10

The most unfortunate one I came across was a name which did not "translate" well; Harshit (alternatively spelled Harshid, it depends how you transliterate the script) is a perfectly OK name in the home country, but you can imagine the teasing...
Ciliphat, we dodged the issue by calling her Cilla.

SkyPanel · 12/02/2026 16:10

PuppiesProzacProsecco · 12/02/2026 15:02

Thank fuck I didn't have a teen pregnancy as I planned to call any baby I had either Heaven, Angel or (this one is the worst/best) Juanita Isabella Venus-Maria but Jazz for short. Brucey bonus to anyone who can get the trashy novel authors connections...

And for anyone wondering, I didn't consider the possibility of having a boy. Only girls allowed.

I have posted this before, but in my Year 8 diary I have a list of top ten names for girls and boys, and the girls' list along with Sandra and Samantha, has Killashandra (from the book The Crystal Singer, which I must re-read, actually, to see why I liked it so much as a 12 year old. No doubt it was totally inappropriate).

AmberDreams · 12/02/2026 16:10

Jaxon.

RegalDiamondMonster · 12/02/2026 16:09

Grammarnut · 12/02/2026 14:17

DSGS wanted to call his child Jesse if a boy. We all know it is a Biblical name and it is male, and he was thinking of Jesse James, of course, but we all in various ways discouraged it. Baby turned out to be a girl, luckily (though he could have called her Jessica?).

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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.

Slyolfox · 12/02/2026 16:09

Also forgot to say

Charlie and billie on a girl (including all spelling variations)

ladyamy · 12/02/2026 16:08

Binkie for a girl. In Scotland.
Bart for a boy. In Scotland.

Lollylavender · 12/02/2026 16:06

SuziQuinto · 12/02/2026 13:18

I think some of these names are lovely, like Orianna, Valentine and Valentina.

Me too! Such beautiful and memorable names.

Much nicer than the overused top 10 names….

Pistachiocake · 12/02/2026 16:05

Additup · 12/02/2026 12:41

Malena.
For those not in the know Melena (pronounced the same( means black, tarry poo which indicate intestinal bleeding).

I didn't know that, but have worked with several people called Melina over the years-close enough!

dailyconniptions · 12/02/2026 16:04

Namechangerage · 12/02/2026 15:07

A word spelled backwards - think Nirvana = Anavrin / Heaven = Neveah / Divine = Enivid

one of these is actually real!

Except you've spelt it wrong. Nevaeh.

VickyEadieofThigh · 12/02/2026 16:04

Needmorelego · 12/02/2026 12:26

I think that sounds beautiful 🤷

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It is. It's the name of the wife of Dr Edward Wilson - he went to the South Pole with Robert Falcon Scott (along Captain Oates, Lieutenant Bowers and Petty Officer Evans) with and, of course, they all tragically died on the return journey.

Slyolfox · 12/02/2026 16:04

Ronnie and Reggie for twins (fine on their own but cringe on twins)

lucifer (I know two who did this)

I decided against Damian even though I really liked the name because I didn’t want my child to sound evil for multiple people to name their children lucifer ffs 😂

drspouse · 12/02/2026 16:03

One of my DCs was at primary school with a Wednesday whose brother was called Kal-El.
I've just totally outed us.

Verypositive · 12/02/2026 16:02

Peter.

Lollylavender · 12/02/2026 15:59

AquaticWarbler · 12/02/2026 12:16

My mum was due on Valentine's Day so her parents planned to call her Valentina! I think that would have been pretty bad. Luckily she was late.

I love the name Valentina!

Slushynana · 12/02/2026 15:55

TheMoanerLisa · 12/02/2026 12:22

My mother wanted to call me Orianna after a character in a book she read while pregnant. Thank goodness my father was more practical. It sounds like something you would name a cruise ship!

Only 1 N in the ship 😁

Worst name you have ever come across.
IfYouDontAskYouDontGet · 12/02/2026 15:54

AntiqueBabyLoanSmurf · 12/02/2026 12:52

I know it's a far from uncommon name in Africa and African heritage communities, but I always think it's very strange giving your child the name Favourite unless you're certain that you won't be having any more children!

Oh they have some lovely names in that region!

I worked in a hotel and came across names from all over the world, but nothing came close to the Sunshine, Glory, Blossom, Rising and Blessing I met!
The ladies names were particularly lovely!

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