Crazy Baby Names

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  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    My sister had a knack for naming her kids not the strangest names, but definitely not bland ones.

    Damian
    Melece
    Ashton
    Aiden
    7/2/06 - Denver, CO
    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
    9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
    9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
  • Lauri
    Lauri Posts: 748
    Yellow Ledbelly wrote:
    My cousin named his boy Xander.....had never heard that one before

    I know a kid with that name. It's like German or Dutch or something. Not weird, just foreign.

    I had a job consulting to school districts and working with student databases from all over the country...I don't think there's a name that could possibly surprise me after that.
    whoprincess wrote:
    Another set of twins named Alpha and Omega
    L'Atrocious (also a girl)

    Haha ok, two of the student names I saw were:
    Omegasupreme (followed by some equally ridiculous middle name) and
    I'Rule ( yes, "I Rule").
  • TravisTheSky
    TravisTheSky Posts: 615
    I forgot to mention parents who name their kids after alcohol drinks.

    I watched a PBS documentary about a foster child named "Corvoursier."

    My brother in law is a Social Worker for pre-teen public school kids. He was in court with a family that had six kids called Brandy, Champagne, and so on (I don't remember them all.)
    "May you live in interesting times."
  • mr.pink
    mr.pink Posts: 362
    Richard Head, not kidding
    Twenty-ten watch it go to fire!!!
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    I have a friend who's a primary school teacher... he's had a few choice children's names in his classes over the years:

    A child called Kunt, pronounced Bernard. The parents were illiterate and asked a 'friend' to write Bernard down for them and he thought it would be funny to spell it Kunt. The parents went and registered the name not knowing any better.

    Another child with a name pronounced Femily. The parents saw it on another childs cot at the hospital and liked it... it's spelt 'Female'.

    Also, my Dad used to teach a girl called Hayleigh Kayleigh Bailey.

    Finally, there was also a case here in the UK that was actually quite shocking: Some parents went to their local ASDA store to get a birthday cake for their child. When asked what name they would like icing on the cake their reponse prompted the staff at ASDA to call the authorities... the child was called Adolf Hitler (plus surname). The parents were white supremacists and had successfully registered the name when he was born.

    Children's names are getting stupid over here and the quicker it's stopped, the better IMO.
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • chime
    chime Posts: 7,839
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

    Finally, there was also a case here in the UK that was actually quite shocking: Some parents went to their local ASDA store to get a birthday cake for their child. When asked what name they would like icing on the cake their reponse prompted the staff at ASDA to call the authorities... the child was called Adolf Hitler (plus surname). The parents were white supremacists and had successfully registered the name when he was born.

    I'm sure I've heard this story before and it was a shop in the States ... heads to google :?

    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,468250,00.html

    Just wanted to check whether that name had been registered over here Sian :shock:

    Their other kids :roll:

    JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell
    Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell
    So are we strangers now? Like rock and roll and the radio?
  • nuffingman
    nuffingman Posts: 3,014
    I knew a girl called Rosy. Her surname was Apple.

    I love it when you hear a fat chav calling her daughter Chantelle.

    I agree with the others that say Jesus is popular amongst Spanish speakers. They also pronounce it Hayzoose.
  • nuffingman
    nuffingman Posts: 3,014
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

    Also, my Dad used to teach a girl called Hayleigh Kayleigh Bailey.

    Finally, there was also a case here in the UK that was actually quite shocking: Some parents went to their local ASDA store to get a birthday cake for their child. When asked what name they would like icing on the cake their reponse prompted the staff at ASDA to call the authorities... the child was called Adolf Hitler (plus surname). The parents were white supremacists and had successfully registered the name when he was born.

    Children's names are getting stupid over here and the quicker it's stopped, the better IMO.

    Never seen Hayley spelt like that. :?

    Ve haf vays of making him enjoy his birfday.

    Agreed it's time to stop these stupid names but it won't. The world is full of Richard Heads.
  • he still stands
    he still stands Posts: 2,835
    so... what does everyone think of "Lake?" That is my boy's name. not "crazy" but my parents were not too keen on it at first. It won't hurt my feelings if somebody doesnt' like it...

    me and him rockin' the uke...

    lakerocksout.jpg
    Everything not forbidden is compulsory and eveything not compulsory is forbidden. You are free... free to do what the government says you can do.
  • yoke
    yoke Posts: 1,440
    if I ever have twin boys I told my wife I am naming them Tomax and Xamot..
    Thats a lovely accent you have. New Jersey?

    www.seanbrady.net
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    he still stands wrote:
    so... what does everyone think of "Lake?" That is my boy's name. not "crazy" but my parents were not too keen on it at first. It won't hurt my feelings if somebody doesnt' like it...

    me and him rockin' the uke...

    lakerocksout.jpg

    I actually quite like Lake although i'd probably give it to my child as a middle name.

    Uber cute picture btw :mrgreen:
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    he still stands wrote:
    so... what does everyone think of "Lake?" That is my boy's name. not "crazy" but my parents were not too keen on it at first. It won't hurt my feelings if somebody doesnt' like it...

    me and him rockin' the uke...

    lakerocksout.jpg

    Cute lil' thing. Lake... hippy name! Like River, Storm, etc.

    Not my cup of tea, but I'm sure you have put in a lot of thought in the name and it means something to you.

    To be honest, unless the name is offensive, who are we to judge? Kids get made fun of, if it's bad enough, they choose another name. I have a friend who was named Sunshine (yep... hippy mother and father). When she was very little she was telling people she wanted them to call her Elizabeth and was refusing to respond to her name (because other kids giggled at it). Once 'of age' she legally changed her name to Elizabeth, though keeping Sunshine as a middle name.
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    redrock wrote:
    he still stands wrote:
    so... what does everyone think of "Lake?" That is my boy's name. not "crazy" but my parents were not too keen on it at first. It won't hurt my feelings if somebody doesnt' like it...

    me and him rockin' the uke...

    lakerocksout.jpg

    Cute lil' thing. Lake... hippy name! Like River, Storm, etc.

    Not my cup of tea, but I'm sure you have put in a lot of thought in the name and it means something to you.

    To be honest, unless the name is offensive, who are we to judge? Kids get made fun of, if it's bad enough, they choose another name. I have a friend who was named Sunshine (yep... hippy mother and father). When she was very little she was telling people she wanted them to call her Elizabeth and was refusing to respond to her name (because other kids giggled at it). Once 'of age' she legally changed her name to Elizabeth, though keeping Sunshine as a middle name.

    I have no problem with people expressing their individuality through their children's names. I actually quite like natural names like Lake, Stone, Sunshine, Star etc. It's names like Adolf Hitler, Martini, Bernard (with a K) and Princess Tiiammi (sp?) that I have a problem with. I don't think it's fair to the children who have to grow up with it, soem kids aren't ballsy enough to tell people to call the something different... and other kids are too cruel to call them something different even if they do try to change it.

    Chime was absolutely right btw, it was in the US that the kid was called Adolf Hitler. I couldn't recall properly and as ASDA and Walmart are the same thing nowadays, I figured it didn't make much difference ;)
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    [...soem kids aren't ballsy enough to tell people to call the something different... and other kids are too cruel to call them something different even if they do try to change it. ;)
    True.

    I never liked my name when I was a kid. In books, my name was often given to cows!
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    redrock wrote:
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    [...soem kids aren't ballsy enough to tell people to call the something different... and other kids are too cruel to call them something different even if they do try to change it. ;)
    True.

    I never liked my name when I was a kid. In books, my name was often given to cows!

    You wanna try having my name! As soon as the idiots in school got hold of my middle name, I was bully fodder :roll:
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

    You wanna try having my name! As soon as the idiots in school got hold of my middle name, I was bully fodder :roll:

    What is it? ;) You tell me, I'll tell you mine!
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    redrock wrote:
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

    You wanna try having my name! As soon as the idiots in school got hold of my middle name, I was bully fodder :roll:

    What is it? ;) You tell me, I'll tell you mine!

    Siân Verity Ann __________

    'Ferrity' was the bully's favourite. :roll:
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • Yellow Ledbelly
    Yellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    markin ball wrote:
    If my mom had her way I would have been named "Gaylan". It's a fine name to be sure, but I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Parents just don't understand.
    My best friend's dad is named Gaylon....his dad is Nallon though it is pronounced more like Nylon
    My grandmother's name was Guyselle
    All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow

    They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    redrock wrote:
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

    You wanna try having my name! As soon as the idiots in school got hold of my middle name, I was bully fodder :roll:

    What is it? ;) You tell me, I'll tell you mine!

    Siân Verity Ann __________

    'Ferrity' was the bully's favourite. :roll:

    :roll: Trust kids!
  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    redrock wrote:
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    redrock wrote:
    What is it? ;) You tell me, I'll tell you mine!

    Siân Verity Ann __________

    'Ferrity' was the bully's favourite. :roll:

    :roll: Trust kids!

    Indeed.

    Spill! :twisted:
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.

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