Worst Kids' Names? [Archive] - Bub Hub Pregnancy & Parenting Forum

breechmumma

13-07-2009, 15:09

Hahaha "I'm looking for a really unique name" - "How bout Unique".

A little bit off topic here as it's not a bubs name but.....
My sister used to work at a hair salon and she had to take down the details of a new client. First name - Gay. Ok cool..... Second name - Thrush. Humm... Gay Thrush. That wasn't her maiden name she had married into it. But still yuk. Wouldn't you have kept your maiden name.

There are lots of weird ones but I can't think right now.

danielle13

13-07-2009, 15:23

Gay Thrush. That wasn't her maiden name she had married into it. But still yuk. Wouldn't you have kept your maiden name.

:laughing: OMG I soooooo would have kept my maiden name!!!

BigRedV

13-07-2009, 15:24

I had a boy at the school I worked at called Storm.

HugsBunny

13-07-2009, 15:25

I had a boy at the school I worked at called Storm.

I see Storm as a girls name, not a boys but otherwise I think it's pretty cool :D

2littlemonkeys

13-07-2009, 15:28

Apple :laughing:

yep that one is up there

also coco courney cox baby , coco cox
imagine growing up with that she gonna get called a chocolate milkshake only crunchy lol
poor kid

but one i know personally
a friend has a baby she called her elise ,very cute her middle name though is marie and her last name yep you guessed it simpson her name is lisa marie simpson also the name of lisa from the simpsons

one my mum came across once was a little boy named thai , last name ................................ curry

are some people just really that cruel or they honestly dont get it

BabelFish

13-07-2009, 15:29

rainbow road

13-07-2009, 15:33

Hmmm.

Mum's friend had a little boy called Saxon, last name was C-o-x.

Sucks on c0ck$.

Very unfortunate. When mum pointed it out, her friend just got very offended; I personally would have been greatful and promptly changed his name, but no!

Poor kid, he doesn't even have a middle name. Though in hindsight Saxon John Cox etc is just as bad.

SPC

13-07-2009, 15:38

Ooh, this thread is a carcrash waiting to happen!:laughing: As a paeds nurse I've seen a lot of weird names and I think Afrique, [sounds like A Freak], was not a wise choice. Girls named after perfumes or designer labels can be a bit chav. I looked after a little girl called Lezza, [pronounces Leeza - apparently], which was unfortunate, as are all the poor little Candidas, Melenas and Veruccas out there. But the worst names are inevitable the comedy matching pair twin names that some poor children are saddled with. Jim and Beam...:shame:

rainbow road

13-07-2009, 15:41

Oh how I could I forget litttle Kerosene, whose mother saw her name at a petrol station and thought Ker-oh-senny was a sweet name!

My aunt was the lucky midwife who delivered her. :D

twitch

13-07-2009, 15:41

Mathermy

13-07-2009, 15:42

bahahaaa

don't tempt me!:devil::laughing:

traseal

13-07-2009, 16:04

This idea sprung to mind when I was just reading through another thread and someone had mentioned a girl named Kitten...

Yeah that was my friends daughters name...i think its a cute name. Personally i cant stand common names. I think you only get one chance to name your child and to me everyone is unique and i HATE sharing my name with people (i know its almost impossible to not share a name) but i dont understand. We named our DS a name i couldnt find in any baby books or even google.....:rolleyes:

Electric Boogaloo

13-07-2009, 16:10

Blayd is the worst one I've seen recently. I have a definition for names like this (and names like Kayden, Jayden, Jyden, Kyden - anything with an unnecessary `y' in it that ends with `den' `don' `dan' or even `dyn' (LOL)) which is `Bogan and The Beautiful'. I think it sums it up nicely :D
:laughing: That's classic.

I know someone who named their little boy Elmo. Now, I know it was a genuine name about 80 years ago, but now it is just a furry red puppet!! Kind of cute for a baby but not for a boy or a man....

2littlemonkeys

13-07-2009, 16:10

There has been a whole heap of really stupid names suggested on here lately :rolleyes: It's cool to be original but some "names" are just ridiculous.

I went to school with twins called Harmony and Melody, that was bad then but some of the names ppl are coming out with now are a lot worse.

i know a lady had twins called them melanie and melody , she reckons it was because she was worried about notr being able to tell them apart so she could call them both mel , how dumb is that , also cant stand matching multiple names milly and molly, jim and kim that sort of thing

lachys_mama

13-07-2009, 16:14

danielle13

13-07-2009, 16:15

I had a boy at the school I worked at called Storm.

DP wanted this if DD had have been a boy... all I can say is thank goodness she's a girl..!

danielle13

13-07-2009, 16:20

Yeah that was my friends daughters name...i think its a cute name. Personally i cant stand common names. I think you only get one chance to name your child and to me everyone is unique and i HATE sharing my name with people (i know its almost impossible to not share a name) but i dont understand. We named our DS a name i couldnt find in any baby books or even google.....:rolleyes:

Yes it is a cute name.. just wonder how it'll be taken when she's older?
I don't like common names either. We named our DD Ezaria which the only other one I'd heard of was Azariah Chamberlain (we changed the spelling but it was actually taken from Ezara meaning little treasure).
Since she's been around I have heard of others though.

sandy cheeks

13-07-2009, 16:22

At school there was a boy called Phuc sounds like f*&k it was awsome we would just tell the teachers we were calling him if he was around:laughing: :devil6:and not swearing:shame:
His parents didn't name him this to be funny it's a traditional name in his family and not a rude word in his parents homeland.

danielle13

13-07-2009, 16:22

Oh how I could I forget litttle Kerosene, whose mother saw her name at a petrol station and thought Ker-oh-senny was a sweet name!

My aunt was the lucky midwife who delivered her. :D

Kerosene?!? Sheesh..

canberramomma

13-07-2009, 16:23

not a big fan of naming kids after vehicles or fruit but thats just me. we have decided to keep an irish theme with any subsequent children and DF likes the idea of saints names chucked in there at the same time (i think he just likes to challenge me LOL)

:laughing: My hubby too! You can take the boy out of the church, but you can't take the church out of the boy (excepting maybe a lobotomy)!

We already have some unusual names. We were considering Algernon for a boy next time.

danielle13

13-07-2009, 16:23

At school there was a boy called Phuc sounds like f*&k it was awsome we would just tell the teachers we were calling him if he was around:laughing: :devil6:and not swearing:shame:

Oh dear.. I hope he was Thai? How else could you justify that one?!

danielle13

13-07-2009, 16:26

Just remembered a family I met a little while back, the two daughters are called Burgandy and Magenta...
Nice names if they weren't both in the same family, but... :o

PeppaH

13-07-2009, 16:49

'Tahoola Does the Hulla' Was an aweful name I heard once on the radio. THe mother wanted to call her dauther that in NZ I think lol

Mummaholic

13-07-2009, 16:55

Electric Boogaloo

13-07-2009, 16:56

I don't like 'made up' names. So there are an awful lot these days I don't like :laughing: but the worst I have heard was Ocean, Daquiri and Klamydia.
KLAMYDIA????? :eek: That can't be serious!!

Mummaholic

13-07-2009, 16:59

KLAMYDIA????? :eek: That can't be serious!!

Sadly yes. She "always liked the sound of it" since she heard it at the drs. :eek: Yes, this was someone I actually met IRL. No, we are not friends :laughing:

PS added the 'h' into my original post - forgot - it's "for emphasis"

arabesque

13-07-2009, 17:00

My mum knew someone who called their baby girl Savage. Seems to give the poor baby an unfair start to life with a name like that!

lachys_mama

13-07-2009, 17:02

I don't like 'made up' names. So there are an awful lot these days I don't like personally :laughing: but the worst I have heard were Ocean, Daquiri and Klahmydia.

I don't care what other people name their kids but some names - sheesh :rolleyes:

:eek: holy carp that poor lil kid is gonna get some serious ribbing later in life! If my parents had called me that I would be seriously changing my name...

I forgot to add in my last post, not a big fanof naming kids after acohol either LOL...

i've met a midori and a kahlua

Entropy

13-07-2009, 17:09

I worked for a Govvie department where I saw a lot of kids names... and there are some shockers!!

Lots and lots of Jim Beam, Jack Daniel, Tia Maria, Holden, Ford...

I did see a Vanilla once too. I HATE to say, but I think it kinda cute for a little girl!! Just not sure about a 40 year old called Vanilla? It's a little bit... stripper?! (I mean NO offence if someone's daughter is called Vanilla either...)

JiminyCricket

13-07-2009, 17:10

I went to school with a girl called ...SKYE BLUE GREEN

Mummaholic

13-07-2009, 17:23

i've met a midori and a kahlua

Interestingly enough, Midori means 'green' in Japanese.

It's also a quite common girl's name but I am unsure if the characters for the name mean the same as the colour.

SomewhereOverTheRainbow

13-07-2009, 17:37

I looked after a little girl called Lezza, [pronounces Leeza - apparently], which was unfortunate, as are all the poor little Candidas, Melenas and Veruccas out there.

HAHA...Yes it's funny the number of people I have come across named 'Melena' or 'Malena' that have no idea that it means having blood in your faeces!

My mum knew someone who called their baby girl Savage. Seems to give the poor baby an unfair start to life with a name like that!

Thats horrible. I once went to school with a girl named Rebel, same kind of thing really!

There are soo many names I don't like that I wouldn't know where to start. But I don't like it when people give twins very very similar names. My DS goes to school with twin brothers named Vidura and Vinura. A bit too close for my liking, it takes me ages to work out which one he is talking about!

bAaM

13-07-2009, 17:42

twitch

13-07-2009, 17:50

How can you seriously say Kitten is a cute name? So is Puppy cute? Cub? Foal? Calf??? What the! :confused:

Mummaholic

13-07-2009, 17:50

I think everyone needs to keep in mind that some of the names already mentioned in this thread are the names some bubhub members have named there children.

I would be really upset to see my childs name in a worst kids names thread.

That's true, but the thread is what we dislike personally; not how we hate everyone with that name or anything. I'm sure there are people out there that probably don't like my kids names...they are just as able to post their dislikes and to be honest I could not care less if people in an internet forum disliked what I named my children.

This is just about personal preference...and I'm sure just as many people dislike old fashioned names like John, David, Jane and Mary as dislike Klahmydia, Ocean and Daquiri.

Fuchsia!

13-07-2009, 17:53

I think everyone needs to keep in mind that some of the names already mentioned in this thread are the names some bubhub members have named there children.

I would be really upset to see my childs name in a worst kids names thread.

:iagree:

All kids have beautiful names to their parents and they shouldn't be made a mockery and something to laugh about

Mummaholic

13-07-2009, 18:01

:iagree:

All kids have beautiful names to their parents and they shouldn't be made a mockery and something to laugh about

Although that should be true, in my experience it is not always the case. I have talked to parents who laughed at the name they chose because 'it's so funny' and etc.

And some names, ie Klahmydia, have a very negative connatation which really annoys me - she will be named after a sexually transmitted infection for the rest of her life and that's cool??? Poor thing.

ownerof2boys

13-07-2009, 18:02

I went to school with two brothers (not twins) named amin and nima :rolleyes:

BabelFish

13-07-2009, 18:14

I don't like 'made up' names. So there are an awful lot these days I don't like personally :laughing: but the worst I have heard were Ocean, Daquiri and Klahmydia.
Nooo no no no no no. My brain can't process that one. It really can't. OMG.

:iagree:

All kids have beautiful names to their parents and they shouldn't be made a mockery and something to laugh about
I agree with Mummaholic - that should be true, but often it isn't. And some people really do name their kids horrible things as a joke (there is a whole website dedicated to this), and so if they do they SHOULD be made to feel ashamed of themselves.

Some countries have now got laws that will not accept really ridiculous and awful names for children. I think it's a good idea - but sad that it has to be the case at all.

squiglet

13-07-2009, 19:02

I saw a woman on TV the other morning who's last name was Coward.

Also We have two politicians. One who has a last name Burger and the other Maggot.

traseal

13-07-2009, 19:03

Yes it is a cute name.. just wonder how it'll be taken when she's older?
I don't like common names either. We named our DD Ezaria

Well she is 5 now and she loves it and im guessing in another 20 years she will still be fine with it...
Hopefully by then people can stop being so shallow as to worry about a name...:rolleyes:

RaryGirl

13-07-2009, 19:30

I think everyone needs to keep in mind that some of the names already mentioned in this thread are the names some bubhub members have named there children.

I would be really upset to see my childs name in a worst kids names thread.

That is exactly right.

We have threads like this all the time and they always end in tears. Please be respectful of others feelings and consider the way you word your posts.

AwwDad

13-07-2009, 19:37

i thinks it's unbelievable what passes for a name theses days, especially the spellings. having worked in customer service where you have to spell these names for legal reasons is extremely difficult and when you spell a name the "traditional" way they get all narcy and call you stupid for not knwing how to spell their name when it has extra y's and i's and h's.
all i can say is imo some kids are going to be really annoyed or hate their names as they get older in life having to spell it at every turn. without revealing my surname i have to spell it and correct people all the time and so have my parents and its actaully spelt phoeneticaly any way and its wrong almost every time its repeated back to me even in some cases when i spell it out(but thats probably ignorance anyway).

just my thoughts and perspective.

SomewhereOverTheRainbow

13-07-2009, 19:38

I think everyone needs to keep in mind that some of the names already mentioned in this thread are the names some bubhub members have named there children.

I would be really upset to see my childs name in a worst kids names thread.

See I wouldn't be. TBH if people think Jacob or Ethan or silly names it wouldn't bother me because I like them. :yes:
I think it's all about accepting that some people don't like the things you do and not being super sensitive about it. While I don't think people should make fun of others names, I don't see anything wrong with saying that they don't like them?

TacoFest

13-07-2009, 19:40

I happen to know a girl who had her first bub at 16 (accidently fell pregnant). She called her daughter Mystique, which I think is not a nice name as it sounds like mistake. I have also met a boy named Harm who has a brother named Rebel

JackzMumma

13-07-2009, 19:41

I don't want to upset anyone, but naming your daughter Klahmydia, just coz you like the sound of it....well isn't that borderline child abuse?? I'm not laughing......:no:. I can't imagine the things that will be said to her when she's older:eek:. I remember highschool and it was not fun:no:. The mother should have really thought that one through.....:shame:

MummaFug

13-07-2009, 19:46

I went to school with a girl called Rebel .. I never thought it was that odd actually. It's quite pretty, yet I wouldnt use it myself.

I know of a 5yr old boy called Tenacious. I can assume he will change his name as soon as he can.

traseal

13-07-2009, 19:50

I know of a 5yr old boy called Tenacious. I can assume he will change his name as soon as he can.

why? i have a friend named erin that actually changed her name to distance...i think its pretty shallow to assume that he would IMO

MsMummy

13-07-2009, 19:51

all i can say is imo some kids are going to be really annoyed or hate their names as they get older in life having to spell it at every turn.

I remember reading a newspaper story about "unusual" names last year (people had tried to name their children after brand names, really strange spellings etc) and they had a quote from a psychologist to the end that she was worried that the kids would end up with a bit of a persecution complex from always having to correct other people or spell their names.:detective:

Misheycat

13-07-2009, 19:52

I know of a 5yr old boy called Tenacious.

His middle name doesn't start with a 'D' does it? :confused:

BabelFish

13-07-2009, 19:57

See I wouldn't be. TBH if people think Jacob or Ethan or silly names it wouldn't bother me because I like them. :yes:
I think it's all about accepting that some people don't like the things you do and not being super sensitive about it. While I don't think people should make fun of others names, I don't see anything wrong with saying that they don't like them?
I agree. A lot of people might not like Poppy but we love it. But then we haven't named her Poppy Binoculars Tyhpoid, either. Just to be `different'.

I cannot believe that anyone would think that being concerned about names is shallow. It's your NAME! It's what you're known by, forms a massive part of your identity, is a huge decision you make for your children (and a very exciting one), it's only probably the most important non-material thing in your life. Imagine if you didn't have a name? If they aren't important - why do we have them?

My husband changed his name by deed poll because he hated it so much (and he had a completely normal name before and after he changed it) and hating his name the way he did made him miserable. Not shallow at all. Ask anyone who really, really doesn't like their name - I think they'd be darn insulted if they were told they were shallow because of it.

IMO, it's far more shallow to give your child an idiotic name just for some need to be different. You can be different and unusual without making your child a mockery.

sshellzp

13-07-2009, 20:01

I like Rebel..I want that to be my name lol.

BabelFish

13-07-2009, 20:03

Yeah I've heard of a few Rebels actually - most notably the one who used to be on Gladiators 100 years ago ... :D

One name I really hate for a girl is Randy. I KNOW it's really common (especially in the US), but I think I don't like it mostly because here it has a different meaning...

sweetseven

13-07-2009, 20:05

I know of a 5yr old boy called Tenacious. I can assume he will change his name as soon as he can.Or he could go by "Nate" if he wants a normal sounding name.

Whilst some of my daughters have slightly unusual names, I ensured that they could be shortened to very normal variants.

crazymuma

13-07-2009, 20:13

Both of my children have unusual names - neither will be found in a naming book and they can't be googled either!!

I would say 90% people comment what beautiful names they are but obviously you can't please everyone.

I personally don't get offended if someone comments - I personally don't understand why someone would use names that are old fashioned or in the top 50 names?? But thats just me!!

I have met a few odd ones.

I know of 2 children called ELVIS - I know a Ikeya (yes like the shop), Arnachy, Storm, True and my darling goddaughter is names Tain.

PeppaH

13-07-2009, 20:21

I know someone who called her daughter Seven. Pronouced the same way. I dont know if I like or dont like it, I just find it different.:yelclap:

Lucy in the Sky

13-07-2009, 20:27

I know a little boy whose middle name is Danger :yes:

Funkychicken

13-07-2009, 20:30

'Tahoola Does the Hulla' Was an aweful name I heard once on the radio. THe mother wanted to call her dauther that in NZ I think lol

That girl was named Talula Does the Hula from Hawaii and at the age of nine she took her parents to court to have it changed.
The same judge also voiced concern about these other NZ children-Violence, Midnight Chardonnay, Number 16 Bus Shelter and twins, Benson & Hedges.

bAaM

13-07-2009, 20:30

That's true, but the thread is what we dislike personally

I totally get what the intention was in a thread like this but things like;
This

yep that one is up there

she gonna get called a chocolate milkshake only crunchy lol
poor kid

yep you guessed it simpson her name is lisa marie simpson also the name of lisa from the simpsons

are some people just really that cruel or they honestly dont get it

And this

which is `Bogan and The Beautiful'. I think it sums it up nicely :D

Comments like these are what upset ppl cause its not just a personal opinion its name calling and while yes I agree that I myself wouldnt name my own children some of the names mentioned I wouldnt go saying things like above either cause there is ppl on this very site that WOULD get offended. Just cause you wouuldnt be offended doesnt mean its ok to pick on people.

Having an opinion which is what MOST of the ppl in this thread have had is very different to the few that have actually taken it to far.

All i am saying is while your writting out a name that you dislike on a parenting forum have some concideration for the parents that did actually name there child that.

MsMummy

13-07-2009, 20:34

I know a little boy whose middle name is Danger :yes:

A friend of mine wants to use that for her first born child's middle name. I always thought it was fun, but it was only when I read your post that I get that it's fun and FUNNY.:doh: (I didn't get the joke before)

presley

13-07-2009, 20:59

My friend was teaching a new class, so she went through the role... there was a girl there who presumably was named a similar name to Sinead but instead of the 'n' sound in the middle they wanted a 'th' sound in the middle. OK, say it in your head, right? Quite pretty, really.

Now i haven't looked into it, it might well be a traditional irish name, but it does end up being spelt 'sh!thead', which is a real shame.

BabelFish

13-07-2009, 21:25

I know a little boy whose middle name is Danger :yes:
Actually, see, I think that is REALLY cool and different - for a middle name, perfect. Would hate it for a first name.

Comments like these are what upset ppl cause its not just a personal opinion its name calling and while yes I agree that I myself wouldnt name my own children some of the names mentioned I wouldnt go saying things like above either cause there is ppl on this very site that WOULD get offended. Just cause you wouuldnt be offended doesnt mean its ok to pick on people.

Having an opinion which is what MOST of the ppl in this thread have had is very different to the few that have actually taken it to far.

All i am saying is while your writting out a name that you dislike on a parenting forum have some concideration for the parents that did actually name there child that.
That's a fair call :yes:

BlueGin

14-07-2009, 09:02

I remember reading a newspaper story about "unusual" names last year (people had tried to name their children after brand names, really strange spellings etc) and they had a quote from a psychologist to the end that she was worried that the kids would end up with a bit of a persecution complex from always having to correct other people or spell their names.:detective:

I think there are so many of us with 'normal' names who have to spend our lives spelling them who grew up OK to discount that.
If you're name after an STI then sure maybe... My name is traditional old school plain-jane, Virginia. My parents never realised ALL kids would think it was close enough to Vagina to tease, or that most adults would leave out the last 'i' then see it and start giggling at me, lol, you really can't win sometimes!

My husband changed his name by deed poll because he hated it so much (and he had a completely normal name before and after he changed it) and hating his name the way he did made him miserable. Not shallow at all.

Well exactly, his 'normal' name sucked for him anyway, so at least his parents could have had a unique kid with potential star appeal and named him Danger, Starman, even Kestrel like my son :p

For a bit of perspective, the reason our children have 'weird' names is firstly because they are beautiful, chosen not for oddity but their perfection... and secondly because they match our surname.

Now if they're ever famous they'll have awesome superstar names without changing them, and if they're accountants, lol, well at least one part of them will be interesting ;)

Reborn

14-07-2009, 09:42

I know someone mentioned Jack Daniel on here. I just wanted to say that's my son's name. I'm not offended or anything. I had the name Jack in my head all through pg and Daniel is my father's name. Plus I thought its easy to find him a gift with his name on it :) And I never would have named him that if our last name was bottle, can, or keg.

Anyway a different name I've heard it a little girl named Ocean and her brother named Reef. Anyone heard of the suburb in Perth called Ocean Reef?

MummaFug

14-07-2009, 09:45

BlueGIn ... Your sons name is Kestral ??

That is too cool .. What a great name. Never heard it before BUT I LOVE IT !! :thumbsup: Good naming choice ...

SomewhereOverTheRainbow

14-07-2009, 09:52

BlueGIn ... Your sons name is Kestral ??

That is too cool .. What a great name. Never heard it before BUT I LOVE IT !! :thumbsup: Good naming choice ...

I was thinking the same thing! :yes::thumbsup:

Baldie's Mum

14-07-2009, 10:04

I had a boy in my year at school called Happy, his sister was Lucky and his youngest brother sunray.

No teasing, cause it was just such a shame. :crying:

danielle13

14-07-2009, 10:07

I had a boy in my year at school called Happy, his sister was Lucky and his youngest brother sunray.

No teasing, cause it was just such a shame. :crying:

I went to school with a boy called Lucky :yes:

smog

14-07-2009, 10:12

i know someone who named their dd Wednesday very unusal as a childs name yet we have all heard it and can spell/pronounce it

danielle13

14-07-2009, 10:17

Teegzie

14-07-2009, 10:21

I know of a 5yr old boy called Tenacious. I can assume he will change his name as soon as he can.

I kind of like that! :o I don't think I would ever use it as a name, but I like the sound of the word, and the way it is kind of a description of his personality as well as a name. :p

My Dad worked with a Wei Pong Phu (wee pong poo!). I guess that's the problem with a name that is fine in the country of origin, but bring it to Australia and it's material for a lifetime of teasing! :(

I have cousins called Amber-Moon, Orange-Sun, Raku, Freya and Anatol. I don't actually mind Freya and Raku (even though it is a type of pottery) but Anatol sounds like a medicine to me and Amber-Moon and Orange-Sun is kind of weird (again, to me). I think I'd be inclined to drop the last part of both and just go with Amber (not too bad at all) and Orange (still weird, but not too much so).

sooz77

14-07-2009, 10:26

I know a little boy whose middle name is Danger :yes:

I actually quite like that as a middle name :D

My friend was teaching a new class, so she went through the role... there was a girl there who presumably was named a similar name to Sinead but instead of the 'n' sound in the middle they wanted a 'th' sound in the middle. OK, say it in your head, right? Quite pretty, really.

Now i haven't looked into it, it might well be a traditional irish name, but it does end up being spelt 'sh!thead', which is a real shame.
It's not, trust me. I'm irish and lived there for 28 years and never heard of anyone with that name. That poor little girl.

As the original poster I'll apologise to those who have taken offence to this thread.. (which it seems a few have).

It wasn't my intention for people to be offended if their child's name happened to be mentioned, it's all about personal opinion isn't it.

Some people don't like the name Ezaria but that's what we named OUR daughter because we like it :yes:. It wouldn't offend me if it appeared in this list.

Everyone has a different opinion on everything and it would be nice if we could share our opinions without it upsetting people.

Mods feel free to close this if you want to before it turns into yet another slanging match.

:rolleyes:

I would be very disappointed if this thread was closed. It seems that no one is allowed to voice an opinion here in case it upsets another poster, which is very, very sad.
IRL we don't all agree all the time so why should it be any different on here?
Yes, there's a difference between giving an opinion and outright mocking someones choice of name but if the name is that silly then it's nothing worse than what the poor child is going to have to endure in school anyway.
Just because the parents like it doesn't mean everyone else will or has to.
It's one thing to be different, it's quite another
to inflict a ridiculous name on your child just to make him or her stand out or to pay homage to your favourite car/drink/shoe/perfume/celebrity.

danielle13

14-07-2009, 10:32

I would be very disappointed if this thread was closed. It seems that no one is allowed to voice an opinion here in case it upsets another poster, which is very, very sad.
IRL we don't all agree all the time so why should it be any different on here?
Yes, there's a difference between giving an opinion and outright mocking someones choice of name but if the name is that silly then it's nothing worse than what the poor child is going to have to endure in school anyway.
Just because the parents like it doesn't mean everyone else will or has to.
It's one thing to be different, it's quite another
to inflict a ridiculous name on your child just to make him or her stand out or to pay homage to your favourite car/drink/shoe/perfume/celebrity.

Yes I agree.
Unfortunately these days theres no such thing as a light-hearted chat here.. :no:
I miss the old hub days.

HousebumMum

14-07-2009, 10:49

Having personally grown up with a weird name (that to this day I have never personally met another person with my name) I can tell you that as a child I hated it. I used to hate how people would mispronounce it because they thought they had heard me incorrectly, it was mispelt constantly even though it is pretty simple to spell. I would get teased, taunted and generally just harassed because of my name and it isn't rude or anything.....just different.

I have come to appreciate the name as an adult because now people seem to like unusual names, but to be honest, I made a vow that I would never give my own children such different names that they would maybe go through what I did.

My daughter's name isn't common, but it certainly isn't weird and my son has one of the most normal names in the world, so no issues there!

I think parents do have to consider how the name they choose will affect their child, because whether YOU like it or not, kids will find a way to be cruel at some stage and it almost always starts with picking on the name.

MumNeedsCoffee

14-07-2009, 10:53

It's so hard choosing a name for your precious one isn't it.

I have seen some funny newspaper articles
A child was named Adolph Hitler and the parents were upset because a bakery refused to make a birthday cake with 'Happy Birthday Adolph Hitler' on it.

And saw another article where the parents called their child Drew Peacock, only to be pointed out that their child would be called 'Droopy ****'. I think they ended up changing the name.

Growing up with the name 'Skye' was difficult for me, it wasn't common when I was in school and I was teased all the time for having a hippy name. I quite like having a unique name now although I've noticed there are lots of little girls with the name now.

BabelFish

14-07-2009, 10:55

Exactly. There's a difference between unique, uncommon or unusual and weird, mocking and stupid. What that difference is depends on the person. But kids have to live with these names, and grow up with them, and just because some people feel a burning desire to have the weirdest and most unusual name for their child that has ever been known, it doesn't mean that the child is going to enjoy it.

There's been a lot of studies into naming, and the fact remains, that although a small proportion of children/adults like their really `out-there' names, most of them absolutely hate them.

BekBek

14-07-2009, 10:56

my friends named her DD Dustie an her last name is Fanna. Hahah when i think of her name i always think Dustie Fanny hahaha shes a gorgeous kid tho !!

BekBek

14-07-2009, 10:57

Ohh an i know of a guy name Richard Slopper .... hahah **** Slopper !!

Luna Lovegood

14-07-2009, 10:59

Des Lee
Sal Mon

MimiGrace

14-07-2009, 11:11

Having personally grown up with a weird name (that to this day I have never personally met another person with my name) I can tell you that as a child I hated it. I used to hate how people would mispronounce it because they thought they had heard me incorrectly, it was mispelt constantly even though it is pretty simple to spell. I would get teased, taunted and generally just harassed because of my name and it isn't rude or anything.....just different.

I have come to appreciate the name as an adult because now people seem to like unusual names, but to be honest, I made a vow that I would never give my own children such different names that they would maybe go through what I did.
See, i'm the same (i have an unusually spellt name, and still cop flack about it) and yet i still vowed to give my kids names that i really loved.

as far as i'm concerned, if they're going to get picked on, they're going to get picked on, and even giving them a boring/common name won't change that.
i'm friends with quite a few people with quite unusual names, and none of us have complexes about it.

That said, i really really really can't stand the name emily (sorry to all the emily's out there-i even have an 'emilia' as a cousin. still can't stand it).
but thats just me :D
give me tenacious and azhure any day :p

RaryGirl

14-07-2009, 11:33

I would be very disappointed if this thread was closed. It seems that no one is allowed to voice an opinion here in case it upsets another poster, which is very, very sad.
IRL we don't all agree all the time so why should it be any different on here?

There is a big difference between light hearted banter and being quite rude. Unfortunately we have seen these threads in the past get into slanging matches because people don't think before they post and can be quite insulting about chosen names.

Yes, there's a difference between giving an opinion and outright mocking someones choice of name but if the name is that silly then it's nothing worse than what the poor child is going to have to endure in school anyway.

In my opinion, that is not a good enough excuse to mock someones choice of a name for their child. No one deserves to be ridiculed ... ever.

I know not everyone agrees on everything IRL ... but the old saying 'treat others as you wish to be treated' applies IRL and behind the computer screen. Voice your dislike of a name, but don't please don't mock/run people down for their choices.

bAaM

14-07-2009, 11:51

As the original poster I'll apologise to those who have taken offence to this thread.. (which it seems a few have).

It wasn't my intention for people to be offended if their child's name happened to be mentioned, it's all about personal opinion isn't it.

Some people don't like the name Ezaria but that's what we named OUR daughter because we like it :yes:. It wouldn't offend me if it appeared in this list.

Everyone has a different opinion on everything and it would be nice if we could share our opinions without it upsetting people.

Mods feel free to close this if you want to before it turns into yet another slanging match.

:rolleyes:

I think YOU have just turned this thread into another ' boo hoo we cant have our own opinion' thread.

I NEVER said you where offensive or that your not intitalled to your own opinion I just asked that ppl may have a little respectr for other members when it comes to name calling and teasing.
Do you think its ok to tease someone's name cause you dont like it?

I think its ok to voice your opinion on a name yes of cause i do but when teasing comes into it I think it goews to far.

You say you want the old bubhub back but if you didnt realise there have been so many worst kids names threads that have ended with it in a slaging match cause ppl get nasty with how they post things.

I was just saying to be careful so it DOESNT get closed anddoesnt offend anyone.

In my opinion, that is not a good enough excuse to mock someones choice of a name for their child. No one deserves to be ridiculed ... ever.
I know not everyone agrees on everything IRL ... but the old saying 'treat others as you wish to be treated' applies IRL and behind the computer screen. Voice your dislike of a name, but don't please don't mock/run people down for their choices.

Thank you that is what I was trying to say.

BabelFish

14-07-2009, 11:56

traseal

14-07-2009, 12:04

There is an actor who has named his son Pilot Inspektor.

That little boy should never, ever be ridiculed for his name. It's not his fault. But his parents SHOULD be made to feel like they've done the wrong thing. Because they have. End of story. That's a horrible thing to do to a child.

WHY?? We are all individuals...i certaintly wouldnt complain if my parents named me that...who are you to say what name is right or wrong??

sandy cheeks

14-07-2009, 12:07

The famous people naming their poor kids my favs are:
Apple
Moon-unit and Diva thin muffin
zowie bowie (for a boy)
Pilot Inspector
Kal-El (supermans real name) but i like this
fifi trixibell
Kyd (kid)
Sage(like) moonblood
Destry
Jackos kids all of them esp blanket
Blue angel
Rocket rodriguez
Audio Science
Moxie crimefighter
Tu Morrow
Jermajesty
:laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing:
I am not saying these names r wrong but these kids will prob get picked on (kids can be very mean) or change their names at some stage.

BabelFish

14-07-2009, 12:25

WHY?? We are all individuals...i certaintly wouldnt complain if my parents named me that...who are you to say what name is right or wrong??
I can see why you would think that and you're right - it's not up to me. But I think that naming your child something like that isn't doing something for your child, it's doing it for yourself. I think it's a selfish choice and whether or not that upsets people, it's still what I think. I'd never, ever offer anyone that opinion unless they asked for it (as in this thread). I'm not that tactless!

I think that a lot of people go for stupid names (not unusual or uncommon, just plain stupid) just for the sake of being different which I think is contrived and try-hard. Like I said before, being unique and unusual is a different thing from trying your best to come up with the most idiotic name you can think of just because you couldn't possibly bear not to get the attention it will bring you.

And yes we are all individuals - I don't need to rely on my name to make me an individual. I don't need to name my kids something really out-there to feel special and unique.

It's a name, it's a not a novelty item.

becca022

14-07-2009, 12:39

I can see why you would think that and you're right - it's not up to me. But I think that naming your child something like that isn't doing something for your child, it's doing it for yourself. I think it's a selfish choice and whether or not that upsets people, it's still what I think. I'd never, ever offer anyone that opinion unless they asked for it (as in this thread). I'm not that tactless!

I think that a lot of people go for stupid names (not unusual or uncommon, just plain stupid) just for the sake of being different which I think is contrived and try-hard. Like I said before, being unique and unusual is a different thing from trying your best to come up with the most idiotic name you can think of just because you couldn't possibly bear not to get the attention it will bring you.

And yes we are all individuals - I don't need to rely on my name to make me an individual. I don't need to name my kids something really out-there to feel special and unique.

It's a name, it's a not a novelty item.

:iagree:.

I personally couldn't give my kids weird & unusual names. But everyones different.

sweetseven

14-07-2009, 12:47

I think that a lot of people go for stupid names (not unusual or uncommon, just plain stupid) just for the sake of being different which I think is contrived and try-hard. Like I said before, being unique and unusual is a different thing from trying your best to come up with the most idiotic name you can think of just because you couldn't possibly bear not to get the attention it will bring you.

And yes we are all individuals - I don't need to rely on my name to make me an individual. I don't need to name my kids something really out-there to feel special and unique.

It's a name, it's a not a novelty item.And some preople hated growing up with a plain name, or just being one of the many kids with the same name, so want to do their children a favour by giving them a unique or unusual name.

And others hated the fact that their name made them an oddity, and thus choose simple common names for their children.

It is all a matter of perspective and what you see as important.

For myself, I wanted a little uncommon, but still normal names, and with the ability to be shortened to common names if desired.

I also didn't want anything that seemed obviously named after a famous person or character, which is why DD2 didn't get Jasmine because the Aladin movie came out around the time she was born, even though I had picked Jasmine for the name of my second daughter from before DD1 was even conceived. (I even have a congratulations card on the birth of Jasmine floating around somewhere, because we only became hisitant about it at 8 months, and only ditched it as her name a week before she was born.)

Emi

14-07-2009, 12:53

I had a boy at the school I worked at called Storm.

i have a second cousin who called her daughter 'Storm'

Blueberry Crumble

14-07-2009, 13:00

I think my son has an unusual name- Lachlan.

Names I would not choose for my kids are Boris, Norman, Gunther, Elmo, Hagatha, Dudley, Augustus and Albert LOL

Blueberry Crumble

14-07-2009, 13:01

Pilot Inspektor- I mean, WHAT THE F@CK were they thinking? Honestly? I wonder what is behind that one LOL, there must be a reason for it.

My three year old has aquired the nickname Snot Bubble.

BabelFish

14-07-2009, 13:02

Tiera - I pretty much agree with what you said about `a little uncommon, but still normal'. Like I said earlier - unusual names are different to stupid names that aren't even names.

My daughter has an uncommon name, too. Some people might not like it, but at least it isn't something I made up just to be clever.

MimiGrace

14-07-2009, 13:06

My daughter has an uncommon name, too. Some people might not like it, but at least it isn't something I made up just to be clever.
Three of my friends have children with 'made-up' names. And another named her child after an obscure book character.
And they're all names i consider beautiful - not something to be ridiculed or b#tched about

maybe we'll all just have to agree to disagree :D :shakehands:

lachys_mama

14-07-2009, 13:13

I think my son has an unusual name- Lachlan.

Names I would not choose for my kids are Boris, Norman, Gunther, Elmo, Hagatha, Dudley, Augustus and Albert LOL

My son is Lachlan also, there seems to be a lot of little boys called Lachlan but the spelling often is different

Nex

14-07-2009, 13:17

Then you get the case when the kids choose for themselves.

My youngest brother played soccer with a japanese boy. They had immigrated and he hated having a different name to everyone else. So he insisted on having a new name...and would only answer to.....

'TOMATO' :laughing: :laughing:

And you know not one of the kids made fun of it. :rolleyes:

MumNeedsCoffee

14-07-2009, 13:22

Pilot Inspektor- I mean, WHAT THE F@CK were they thinking? Honestly? I wonder what is behind that one LOL, there must be a reason for it.

My three year old has aquired the nickname Snot Bubble.

Think it was the actor Jason Lee who called his son Pilot Inspektor.

LOL Snot bubble is so cute.

My nephew is Dylan. We all laughed so hard when his brother nicknamed him Dyldo.

My grandmother passed away a month before DD was born and my family got together and told me I had to name DD after her - Mavis.
I loved my grandmother but no. They were most upset with me.

BabelFish

14-07-2009, 13:23

Hahahaha Nex - classic.

That reminds me of my ex's nephew. He and his sister each got a kitten and they got to name it. Said nephew was only just about two years old at the time. His sister called her kitten Fluffy or something like that. Nephew thought long and hard about it and the name he came up with was `Six!!'. So the cat is called Six. I think that is CLASSIC. :D

Skyby - that's awkward isn't it? I would love to name one of my children after my mother because I love her so much, but her name is Hilary and, well, I just don't want that for one of my kids. That's pretty horrible, isn't it? Well, it probably isn't but I feel mean just thinking it.

HER mother's name was Penelope, though, and that's my middle name. We are going to use it for our next girl, but as a middle name, because our first DD is Poppy so we don't feel good about Poppy and Penny (and I don't like Penny, anyway, I like Penelope).

Blueberry Crumble

14-07-2009, 13:24

My son is Lachlan also, there seems to be a lot of little boys called Lachlan but the spelling often is different

Haha, lachlan isnt uncommon it is the 3rd popular on the list, was just seeing if anyone would pick it up ;)

Poppetfish

14-07-2009, 13:26

I think my son has an unusual name- Lachlan.

Names I would not choose for my kids are Boris, Norman, Gunther, Elmo, Hagatha, Dudley, Augustus and Albert LOL

Boris was on our short list of names for DS. When we named his Laurence, everyone kept saying "why didn't you call him Lachlan?" His name is Laurence.....:hair:

We picked a name that was out of a very famous books for both DS and DD. Laurence and Quinn. It is so cute whenever old ladies ask DS's name they always say "I used to like a man named Laurence back in the day but he went by Laurie."

When Quinn was born, lots of people kept asking why we made up DD's name.:hair: It is a latin name. It is about 4000yrs old.

I don't like how some people call their children names that they only like because they are popular or because someone famous named their child that. Like Noah, Scarlett, Angelina, Shilo, Suri, Lachlan, Mia ect.

BabelFish

14-07-2009, 13:26

My former boss's kids are Lachlan, Ellis and Millar (they are a Scottish family). I really like all of those names, especially Ellis.

I wanted Scarlett for our next little girl, because Gone With The Wind is my favourite book, movie etc - and she is a wonderful, wonderful character. But one of my best girlfriends has had Scarlett for a girl FOREVER and we are due on the same date - so there's no way I could have it!

danielle13

14-07-2009, 13:56

I think YOU have just turned this thread into another ' boo hoo we cant have our own opinion' thread.

I NEVER said you where offensive or that your not intitalled to your own opinion I just asked that ppl may have a little respectr for other members when it comes to name calling and teasing.
Do you think its ok to tease someone's name cause you dont like it?

I think its ok to voice your opinion on a name yes of cause i do but when teasing comes into it I think it goews to far.

You say you want the old bubhub back but if you didnt realise there have been so many worst kids names threads that have ended with it in a slaging match cause ppl get nasty with how they post things.

I was just saying to be careful so it DOESNT get closed anddoesnt offend anyone.

Ahh, OK.. :confused:
I wasn't referring to your post specifically but to everyone who has expressed that they feel offended by some of the comments.. And like I said, as the OP I thought I'd APOLOGISE..

And no I haven't read any of the other worst names threads as I never come into this section, something just caught my eye in the new posts section a few days ago.

And I wasn't suggesting anything about "boohoo can't have our opinion etc etc", I was merely suggesting that if a mod wants to close it BEFORE it gets out of hand then thats cool. Threads are often closed at the request of the OP, better than offending more people..

I'm sorry you took it that I was referring to your specific post and yours alone but I can assure you I wasn't.
And for the record no I don't think teasing is cool at all, and I don't believe I have done that.

:confused: