Awful names parents give their children

I’m all for creativity in names, but I guess just for the sake of social norms a somewhat reasonable name would be fairer on the child, though much more boring. Naming children after silly objects like Shanda Leer / Chandelier, or Princess Tiara is perhaps a bit too far into the absurd. I would however encourage one to think outside of the box when naming a child, but not to go too overboard as to create major social unease.

If a person is to pick a strange name then I think it should be something which fits either the child (unlikely to be done at the age in which we pick names) or something that is really dear to both parents. Even then I think that there should be limits. Naming a child to create a terrible pun with the surname is good only as a joke for a while, but the child will have to live their lives being a living prank.

As for the topic at hand, I haven’t met anyone with a crazy name to my knowledge. I’ve met people with unusual and uncommon names, but I don’t see that as the same thing. I love it when I see people with classical names such as Agamemnon or Eurydice though (I know of a Eurydice), or strange names which actually mean something or can be twisted to mean something.

Something unusual could be beneficial later in life. What may once have led to playground abuse, could later become a talking point at an older age. If a person has an interesting name then they may stand out more as being more interesting than regular people with regular names, and it could even improve ones chances of finding a partner.

Estrella said:
There's this one guy at our school who's full is London Herc Car. Quite a unique name, but "London Hercules Car". . . kinda strange .
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That's a strange and quirky name, but I think it's kind of cool. :D
 
Oh, i almsot forgot. One of my primary school friend was named Kandi.......and he was a guy. Poor dude. Got teased the hell out of him until he changed it to Ken.
 
I think my favorite worst name has got to be La-a. How is it pronounced? La-dash-ah. This is a real name. In fact, some mother took her daughter out of school because the girl was traumatized that no one would pronounce her name right.
 
Man you'd really have to have forgotten what it was like to be a kid yourself if you name your kid some of the names mentioned above. Kids can be cruel and your child is probably going to get braces, glasses, big teeth, ginger hair, be a bit on the weedy side, or have something else that sets them aside anyway. There's just no reason to give the other kids more ammo than they already have!

Anyway I once met someone whose first name was Gandalf. The parental units were huge Tolkien fans obviously :P
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My primary school headmaster was David Davies and my Music teacher in comp was John Jones...
I thought they were pretty crap!
But the best over all bad name..
Matthew (not so bad I know) Cynon Beynon.


*prays no-one I know is on the forum!!!*
 
Well... I was going to be named Mercedes Riviera. Does that count? I think it's a bit shit that my gran wanted to name me after two (I think) cars, you know? :wacky: And Riviera... really? Mercedes isn't that bad... but Riviera? :rage:

Also, Clear. Awful name. Makes me think.. I don't know, but nothing nice.

Ezekiel. You're just going to get the kid teased. Same for Eugene... :hmmm:
 
Rydia said:
And my sister had a friend in college, first name Crystal, middle name Shanda, last name Leer. Crystal Shanda Leer? Why name your kid after an object?
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Anyways, I've met a James Bond and a Michael Jackson. Read a column on the 'manliest names ever'.. Dick Pound clocked in at #2
 
I've once heard from my teacher some names I find somewhat funny...

Honeymoon.

^^^ Seriously. And my teacher was placing so much emphasis on how she wasn't joking at all about that. There really is a person called Honeymoon in this world, hm?

Alternatively, the Nigerian President himself has quite an interesting name too. Not 'awful' in a sense, but well....

Goodluck Jonathan

Now, it's nice that your parents wish you luck in this manner, but well, to the silly like myself, I was laughing my guts out when I heard that :\
 
Rinoa251 said:
Ezekiel. You're just going to get the kid teased. Same for Eugene... :hmmm:
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My friend's cousin is named Eugene... and his dad is named Eugene, and then his dad is also named Eugene. :wacky:

Her cousin had a baby girl, and one of the names they were seriously discussing was "Eugena". It didn't happen though, I think the mum said it would be too cruel to name a child that.

I don't know anyone with a weird name, although my Grandad is called John Johnson. Which is more boring than weird.
 
Oddly enough, my guitar teacher's name is Gary Potter. :lew: He actually thinks it's pretty silly too.

Honestly, I prefer a more common name. Very odd and unique names seem to draw attention to those people, and it's not their fault (unless they changed their name to that). But I'm glad that both my first and last names are very common. Though my middle name is anything but common. :hmph:
 
I've never met anyone who has or has given another individual a truly bizarre name. My amusement when it comes to ridiculous names usually comes from magazines and the internet whenever I come across some moderately famous celebrities such as Jamie Oliver naming his newest son "Buddy Bear" of all names (the poor little boy). Luckily for children of celebrities with silly names though, they'll probably be protected a lot more from the constant teasing and ridicule because of their parents' statuses and affluence.

Of course, there's also a minority of the masses who are convinced at that particular moment of time that it's appropriate to name a child after a vague celebrity at the time - or perhaps after something totally random like what this unfortunate New Zealander girl was called: Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. Does it not cross their minds that earlier on in their children's lives they will be heavily judged on by things like names? Well, probably not. They just probably thought it would be cool or different, but there's a bit of a line between giving a child a unique and different name (that still means something) and a totally unfathomably stupid one.
 
Here's a good one.

A parent named their three kids: Barry, Barreece, and Baresha. Yeah, Creativity isn't one of their strong points.
 
Those are all weird names but I think I can topic it.

My friends mom is an OB/GYN and she delivered two kids with the most awesome names ever... Gangsta Steve was the first.

The second was for a dad he didn't want his kid "You can name him A D*** N***** for all I care!" So they named him Adam Niger.
 
When I was in High School, there was a girl a year or two behind me who's name was Lacy Sheets (I'm not 100% sure of the spelling and I don't have the yearbooks in a place that I can easily get them to check). There was also a girl named Allegra (yes, like the medicine).

Strange names aren't necessarily bad, but some, when they are really obvious where they came from, are pretty lame (but there are some exceptions). If I ever saw someone name their kid Cloud, I'd shake my head in disbelief. But if I saw a girl named Zelda, that's not too bad, since I've heard that name on people before.

I could never bring myself to name my future kids weird things, but if I had a hankering to, it would probably only be their middle name, since they wouldn't have to use their middle name for much of anything.
 
I'm sure it already has been posted, and I apologize if it has:

I heard somewhere that someone named their kid "abcd" (pronounced ab-sah-dee), and "La-a" (Ladasha).

I also had a girl at my high school named "Crystal Ball" (no joke), and two twin boys named "Orange and Lemon" (Pronounced, for their names, Orangjay and Lemoan).

:gonk:
 
I remember a couple years ago, here in Quebec, some stupid parents named their boy "spatule" (spatula). It was, luckily for the child, rejected by the government.
 
Here's an odd one, but I kind of like it. A mother that named her twins Adam and Eve. It's kind of cool even if it sounds a bit incestuous. The parents even have artistic pictures of them when they were infants.

Also a side note, I've met a couple named Adam and Eve and I thought that was awesome.
 
My brother in law got to have his pick for a middle name for their new kid. Shera. Isla Clayre Shera... except it's not Shera... it's She-Ra without the hyphen.

....yes, as in Masters of the Universe :wacky:
 
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Imagine all the abuse that guy got back in School and what the hell were his parents thinking..
 
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