To think if you call you child such a ridiculous name

[southnownorth]

They will get mocked at some point.

The child in question is called Abcde, pronouced ab-city.

Whilst it was very unkind to do it so the child can hear, I think it is the most ridiculous name I have ever seen.

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How the mother can be shocked people think the name is —cruel — amusing is beyond me.

I know a child called Optimus Prime. He prefers to be called Prime.

I've seen a girl named Terrapin and a boy named Wiggy.
I worked with a woman called Blessing, but got used to that as she was from the West Indies

It sounds quite pretty when you say it out loud as 'Ab-siddy'. Just a shame about the spelling.

I know a brother and sister called Dolly and Teddy. Individually nice names but together???

Tiger it’s Poppy. You would not believe the shit I got for it as a child.

I went to primary school in the 60s with a girl called Annette Curtain.

When I was nursing I worked nights with a lovely Caribbean lady called Blessing. We had more than one old lady resident (born turn of the century) called Patience, so clearly that one has been around a while.

I think the name Epiphany is lovely

( and - [Blush]- like the other several hundred people who,used this name, though unlike everyone else in the thread, I like 5he name Absidee/ ABCDE.

Sounds both biblical and pretty

fail

I named my son AAA so he’d always be able to enter his name easily on high score arcade tables...

It doesn't really matter, it's not hard for grown ups, actual adults, to not mock a five year on social media or in front of her.

Agree

People used to name their children after biblical qualities: Faith, Hope. Charity, Patience.

The American south has a tradition of using mother's maiden name as son's first name. This Chase, Hunt. Stone, etc.

There really was a Texan named Ima Hog. She was a wonderful humanitarian and very Charitable....

The mother is a stupid cuntywanker though and should be ritually slapped with a stinky haddock for inflicted this nonsense non-name on her daughter.

Awful name. Mind you I know a little boy called Hero - bork! (Siblings choice of name apparently).

They still do Cats I know a family with two of those names.

OP it is awful. I have known a few horrible ones. I know a child with a dreadful name but so unique I can't tell you.

Registrars in this country have refused some names.Not sure if they can still do this but I did know of a case in Scotland years ago. I lived in the next village and the town was small so word got around!

The Chlamydia story is mentioned in th8s article in Snopes www.snopes.com/fact-check/funny-names/ which is about the myth of black people, foreigners and rednecks being so stupid that they think medical terms are names. Before anyone brings it up there is also an article about the mythical name Le-a.

I hate name mocking bullshit.

worked with lots of children of African heritage so taught a harmony, Blessing, Happiness, Bright (who really wasn't!) precious and loads more like that. I like them. Better than the made up names or badly spelt names.

As a teacher, unusual children's names have always been a topic of conversation in the staff room. As a newly qualified teacher in the 70's I worked in a school where one girl was named Nicola Vickers who liked to be called Nicky. One of the male members of staff said that she'd been a little disruptive in his lesson and in frustration he'd called out her name but dropped a clanger when it inadvertently came out as a malapropism - Vicky Knickers! This started a discussion and another teacher said she'd taught a poor boy with 'Sprout' as his surname. That would probably have been bad enough but his parents had named him Russell!

My cousin is a special needs teacher and she has taught a Rose Bush, Harry Potter, Tom Jones and Dwayne Pipe. All very genuine.

Surely Patience is (or maybe was) quite common - Patience Strong, anyone? Like Constance - very common in the first half of 20th Cent - 'Connie'

I don't think anyone should mock others under any circumstance. It is however a very unique name and she's probably going to change it to something more common at some point in her life. It certainly wouldn't surprise me.

It's all very well for parents to choose a unique name for their child but they should spare some though for the child who then has to live with and explain that name countless of times in their life.

I'm sure many people would think my kids have the most boring names ever (quite conservative saints names).

But I really like the sound of Ab-si-Dee

Think the Airline employee was crass for mocking a child.

In the 90s my sister had my nephew and In the next cubicle were newborn twins named Dolce and Gabbana ...I often wonder how they’re getting on.

I’ve come across a child named Salmon.

Precious is a perfectly acceptable name in many countries, including the UK.

Indeed, there was a weightlifter called Precious McKenzie who won several commonwealth golds for England in the 60s/70s. He could not represent his native South Africa because he was classed “coloured”.