to think that naming a baby shouldn't be a competition in stupidity

[Ithinkitsjustme]

I don't really care what you name your baby, but I have noticed an ever increasing number of frankly attention grabbing names around, when the mother of 2 boys, names them JimiHendrix (one word) and BobDylan (again, one word) then AIBU to think it's getting a bit ott!

Loads of predestination in school with my DSs: Drover, Cooper, Taylor, Cooke, and Reign!

I use to work with Ozzy Osbourne a very respectable man in his early 60's - I'm sure he wasn't a fan of the young upstart who 'stole' his name

When a friend of mine did camp America he caused a bit of offence when he didn't believe a co-worker was called Gaylord. Even after he came home he was a bit about it.

I'm sure I read somewhere that Moon Unit became Sarah.

DC2 has a boy called Laser Lite in her class. He wants everyone to call him Jake.

I have an unusual name. It's always mispronounced even when I've just said it. I get questioned about it all the time. I get bored of this and I wish I had a normal name. Just letting any PG name ponderers know... :)

I heard a woman in Waitrose a few months back shouting at her twin boys "Aston! Martin! Come over here now!" ....

Weird, Aby. Why would you call your son after a small university in Birmingham?!

YANBU - I come from Chatham in Kent and my God they have some wrong names down there. I'm all for something different, but the amount of little blonde haired, blue eyed kids with names like "Moesha" and "La-Toya" was ridiculous. I wont even say what one of my god children was named for fear the parents will see this on here, but he sounded like a minor league footie team. I knew a girl from school who called her (white) kids Zion and Lion. And another who called her son Jesus. Oh and there was a Hercules too I am told. Ridiculous and verging on nasty.
Mine btw are Edward and Chrissy- named after their Dad and their Grandmother. I started to think I was the only one who liked traditional names.

Thanks lolaflores, i wasnt aware I was fucking stupid as you so nicely put it.
I prefer surnames as first names, as my son, and next child (ttc) stand out from the crowd. I would rather hang myself than call my son one of the names that are so popular and overused these days.
Whats wrong with being different? And i mean different not an attention seeking twat like bobdylans mum!

A name doesn't make a child unique or stand out from the crowd.

Their personality does! >massive pet peeve<

However name your child whatever you want..Just not bobdylan, Lucifer, Obi Wan etc!

I feel sorry for kids who have very unusual names because if they're naughty when they're little, every time you hear that unusual name you tend to remember their wrong doings from years ago.

There was a boy in my DS1's class called Lyrics and I remember he was always in trouble in the Infants...mainly for pushing/hitting/biting people.

Anyway, my DS was telling me he bumped into him the other day and immediately my face was like this ---->

When I told him why I was scowling, he said "Mum we're 20yrs old now, he used to do that when he was 5 or 6!!"

And it's true, if his name had been something like John or Matthew I would never have remembered him or his bad behaviour

Shitavious

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Madz Negro
www.sj-r.com/sports/x2125234083/Cross-Country-SHG-s-Negro-leaves-health-troubles-in-dust (she's white as snow, and from Alaska)

Bad Marriage orderinthecourt.org/Cases/United-States-v-Bad-Marriage

Judy Graham Swallows (really, she does) cumberlandcountytn.gov/register-of-deeds/ www.wtfcaptcha.com/judy-graham-swallows-24-years-experience/

Courvoisier Winetavius Richardson florida.arrests.org/Arrests/Courvoisier_Richardson_5228448/

Ivana Mandic edhoncho.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/ivanamandic.jpg (she does!)

Chardonnay Hooker www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cliff-survivor06,0,6763025.photo (really)

Presumably Chardonnay married a Hooker, so that part wasn't her fault. Dad is I guess culpable for the Chardonnay however.

You may want your child to stand out but your childs personaility may be more introverted. Actually the people I know who stand out have very run of the mill names.

There's an (a?) Anakin local to where we live.
I met an English lady the other day whose children all had weird names: obscure French, Welsh, Irish. I think that's the new HippyDippy style.

Moon Unit now goes by Moon (not Sarah), says this.

I dont agree, he's not introverted or a little sod, & its lovely to be recognised easily, rather than oh which Max / Alfie / Jack are you again.

His personality also assists in this, & Its not like i've called him Lucifer, its a strong manly name.
Just because you don't like this type of name, doesn't mean they aren't valid choices, it also works the other way, my first crush was on a boy called Marcello, he is now a lawyer. In SW London in the 70's this was very unique too. Didnt do him any harm

Surnames as first names have been popular for years

Think of the name 'Connor'....I think everyone knows one of those.

If you are going to give your kid a stupid name, at least hide it in the middle.

www.spokesmanreview.com/records/births/births.asp?ID=53897

I was determined to call my DD Verity until my DH pointed out our surname begins with the letter D !!!!!

Loving Yeti :o

pmsl at Halibut.

At the local hospital someone had twins and called them "Ebony" and "Ivory".

Stupid ones I've seen recently are "Beige", "German" and "Kyron-Shogun".

The best/worst ones are "Vadgesty Foxi Maiden" and "Vagena Tamphen Pohtaytar".

I knew a Lilet

I don't know anyone of my age with a really unusual name. I am wracking my brains and thinking of every single adult I know or have ever met and the most unusual name I can come up with is Leys (pronounced Lees) for a 60+ man.