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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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AntiqueBabyLoanSmurf · 12/02/2026 13:14

We're very traditional and patriotic in our tastes. Our twins, Kent and Devon, have always said how much they love their names; but for some reason, their little sister Eastridingofyorkshire (nn Dingo) constantly moans about hers.

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IwantToDatePicard · 12/02/2026 13:44

My dad went to name me moonbeam over 50 years ago, the registrar told him to get a grip and go outside and pick another girl name!

AntiqueBabyLoanSmurf · 12/02/2026 13:44

Needmorelego · 12/02/2026 13:40

Biff, Chip and Kipper aren't their real names though 😁
Kipper is Christopher I think.
I can't remember which twin is the girl and which one is the boy so I've forgotten what Biff and Chip's real names are.

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True - at least they are only nicknames!

It's a very long time since our DS was the age for them, but isn't Biff (sort of) short for Elizabeth or something? Presumably Chip's actual name is Potato?!

Grammarnut · 12/02/2026 13:43

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!

It's a version of Arrianne or Arrianna. Greek and French. Nice name.

TVwontwork · 12/02/2026 13:43

Stetson and Tuppence.
Also Ariella, which to some won’t be that bad, it just reminded me of areola.

Foundress · 12/02/2026 13:42

xOlive · 12/02/2026 12:44

BV are unfortunate initials 😬

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I taught a boy called BJ.

AntiqueBabyLoanSmurf · 12/02/2026 13:42

Aluna · 12/02/2026 13:40

Disneigh is the worst name I’ve come across in real life.

Is that child Scottish - and do they have an English cousin called Doesnt?!

Needmorelego · 12/02/2026 13:40

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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Biff, Chip and Kipper aren't their real names though 😁
Kipper is Christopher I think.
I can't remember which twin is the girl and which one is the boy so I've forgotten what Biff and Chip's real names are.

Aluna · 12/02/2026 13:40

Disneigh is the worst name I’ve come across in real life.

pinkyredrose · 12/02/2026 13:39

pinkyredrose · 12/02/2026 13:21

Holy crap! I can only imagine that being on a 'new baby high' makes some names sound attractive!

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Oh i didn't read the post properly, apologies!

Ansjovis · 12/02/2026 13:39

Both from baby name boards popular primarily with Americans in the early 2000s:

Prayer. The parents were not religious, they just liked the sound.

Brockenborough. If the baby had been a boy then I guess you could have shortened it to Brock but I don't know how you get anything out of that for a girl.

AntiqueBabyLoanSmurf · 12/02/2026 13:39

wishingonastar101 · 12/02/2026 13:28

Relative was threatening to call son Len and daughter Nel.

If you had triplet DDs, you could call them May, Mya and Amy. Probably not ideal if you had quads, though... poor little Yam.

JadeSeahorse · 12/02/2026 13:39

AnnaQuayInTheUk · 12/02/2026 13:35

I once came across a baby called Lilith. The parents had been inspired by the character on Frasier. They clearly didn't understand the joke.

I know of an adult Lilith.

I was led to believe it's Welsh.

GenechandlerHeyMrBigshotNsoul · 12/02/2026 13:39

Namechangedforgoodreasons · 12/02/2026 13:33

A teacher friend told me about a child she once taught: first name Zippadee, middle name Doodah, surname Day. His parents said they liked the song…

Not buying that but like the idea of it😁

AntiqueBabyLoanSmurf · 12/02/2026 13:36

VerityUnreasonble · 12/02/2026 13:28

I did know someone whose surname was Hunt and gave their child a name starting with C. Perfectly nice first name but C Hunt felt a bit unfortunate. Would have been equally bad if they'd had a boy named Michael (but they didn't).

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!

Additup · 12/02/2026 13:35

Katiesaidthat · 12/02/2026 12:44

Malena is short for Magdalena in Spanish. Met a few, especially Argentinian Malenas.

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I didn't know that, thank you. It's an unfortunate name if they happen to move to an English speaking country 😂

AnnaQuayInTheUk · 12/02/2026 13:35

I once came across a baby called Lilith. The parents had been inspired by the character on Frasier. They clearly didn't understand the joke.

Namechangedforgoodreasons · 12/02/2026 13:33

A teacher friend told me about a child she once taught: first name Zippadee, middle name Doodah, surname Day. His parents said they liked the song…

raspberets · 12/02/2026 13:32

AntiqueBabyLoanSmurf · 12/02/2026 13:30

The name was Lakeland second name began with R I’ve forgotten what it was but wasn’t much better.

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ICouldHaveCheckedFirst · 12/02/2026 13:31

My DB might have been called Nelson, apparently. I was nearly called Charlotte. I had visions of us being nicknamed Nellie and Charlie...

Genevieva · 12/02/2026 13:31

Urina

auserna · 12/02/2026 13:31

Not awful names in themselves, but I have come across twins named Andrew and Andrea, and another set named Rochelle and Rochella which is unimaginative at best.

AntiqueBabyLoanSmurf · 12/02/2026 13:30

The name was Lakeland second name began with R I’ve forgotten what it was but wasn’t much better.

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Bababear987 · 12/02/2026 13:30

Needmorelego · 12/02/2026 13:07

Oh.
I can't imagine many people would make that link 🤷

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Tbf most woman would be aware of it.
Anyone who's ever worked in a hospital, gp surgery, pharmacy etc so that's a lot of people

AsACloud · 12/02/2026 13:29

There’s a Winston Churchill at my work. Clearly not a bad name but I think it’s such a lifelong burden to put on a child. I’m sure almost everyone he encounters must comment or ask about his name.