Worst baby names you’ve heard of recently..

[Poppylizzyrose]

I’m talking the ridiculous ones, so not meaning to offend anyone. If you remember the story how you heard it please include that too!

Mine
When I was in hospital after my c section 6 weeks ago, lady across from me was talking to a nurse. The conversation went like this-

Nurse “he’s gorgeous! Does he have a name?”
Lady “yeh he’s legend king, after my dad”
Nurse “ooh....lovely!”
Lady “yeah named him after my dad as my dad died yesterday, same day e was born”
Nurse “oh I’m so sorry!”
Lady “it’s alright happened years ago, he was stabbed never liked the bastard serves him right!”
Nurse “okay! Right you can have these pain killers...”

😂😂 know I shouldn’t laugh but me and my mum told everyone at Christmas.

Names and stories please!

@pandoraphile I love the name Godfrey - it reminds me of a mediaeval knight. Not sure I'd have the balls to use it, though...

I once met a (white, English) girl whose first name was Truly Scrumptious

And my parents were once invited to a party held by a couple called Felicity and Richard Dick....... so Flick and Dick Dick!

Twin names - just why?!?!
Haddie & Hattie
Charlie & Charles

I once met a (white, English) girl whose first name was Truly Scrumptious

She and her parents sound a lot more fun and interesting than the Henry, George Charlotte and Olivia mob who are slagging off other people's names on this thread.

Came across a bane and bronson today

"There is a Kenny as well which is fairly unusual, but he is Chinese and this is his western name."

Is it really that unusual? Kenny G, Kenny Thomas, off the top of my head. I knew someone at Chinese school also called Kenny.

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Dsis also taught a five year old Dennis last year.

There are loads of “old” names which are coming back. I’d love to name dc2 if a girl Thora. But dh has already vetoed. Or Mabel. Or loveday.

I also went to school with a Chinese Ken/Kenny. His Chinese name had Ken in it.

I’ve taught many Chinese children who have an “English” name and a Chinese name. The English names are often unusual - Vanilla, Apple, Fantasy etc but to me totally normal after years of coming across unusual names.

Walter.

I don't understand. Thousands of beautiful names for boys and they went with Walter?

Truly Scrumptious, you’re truly, truly scrumptious- scrumptious as a cherry peach parfait....

I always loved that song!

I once knew a little boy called Godlove. They called him Goddy and he was one of the cutest little people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing

Caspian

Apple Martin is a privileged child but her name is still rather a burden

A burden for whom? You?
Not sure how you can comment on whether or not it's a burden for anyone else, including the child herself.

Sisters called Mahiki and Missoni. And a Lliam which I thought was welsh and tried to pronounce it as such but apparently it’s a ‘unique’ spelling of Liam as Liam was too common.

Tuppence

Shadylady53. we had a a teacher called Purple in Chinese school

I've also met Hong Kongers who share the same name as animated characters or dolls. Colours and fruit are also relatively common in Chinese English names.

Ahh my eldest DD has been mentioned here numerous times, and it has got incredibly common in more recent years. I still love the name and she does too at 16, so it's all good imo 😊

One of my middle girls names is usually mistakenly misread as Nevaeh and it grates on me every time. She's quick to correct people about it for sure..

I'm not a fan of the top100 names although 2 of my girls names are now in it.
I prefer less traditional choices but not a fan of the serenity/Ava/Brandon etc

I met a teen called Zen recently, and I just couldn't.. surely like serenity it's just jinxing yourself to have a child who either doesn't live up to their name or they feel the pressure to.. 😕

An old neighbour introduced her lovely baby to me as Buster. Oh, I said, what's his real name? Whoops . .

Ethan. Nothing wrong with his first name but his surname is Dicks! And his parents are highly educated to make it worse!

DS was at school with a lovely girl whose name I don't really want to put on here, but suffice to say it sounded just like Heil Hitler when said out loud.

What should Mr & Mrs Dicks have named their son then, Hollyhobbi?

If it’s their surname that’s the problem, surely there’s not much they can do. Or am I missing something about the two names together?

Ethan Dicks = Eating dicks. One of the worst things you can choose for that surname.

I know a King Harold. Known as Kingy.

I normally enjoy an odd name thread but some people are really showing their ignorance of other cultures here. Many of these names are standard American, African and European names! These parents aren't necessarily trying to be unique or spell names oddly. You are just making yourselves look dumb.

I encountered a little boy called Diesel on Saturday. Didn't like to ask if his sister was called petrol...