The worst kid's name you've ever heard?

gigino · 01-01-2012 12:48pm

at least anybody reading that can pronounce it straight away.

It also is not a very long name, which is good.

LisaLee · 01-01-2012 12:49pm

I know twins called Sonny and Cher.

01-01-2012 12:53pm

sam34 wrote: »

I know someone who called her daughter "neveah", pronounced ne- vay- ah, because it's "heaven" spelled backwards.

did you mean "nevaeh"?

pretty ridiculous either way

nightster1 · 01-01-2012 12:59pm

copperhead wrote: »

a friend of mine recently called his son ziggy !!!

You could be called Myles Long or Jack Frost. I do know a guy called Neill Down

keith16 · 01-01-2012 1:16pm

Sh1thead

13spanner · 01-01-2012 1:29pm

Lukah, Autumn and Madison all in the same family. The worst part is the father is the biggest culchie going, but the mothers obviously got her head in the clouds :rolleyes:

sam34 · 01-01-2012 2:18pm

bluewolf wrote: »

did you mean "nevaeh"?

pretty ridiculous either way

oops, yes I did. sorry!
still totally ridiculous!

beckman · 01-01-2012 2:22pm

I know of two sisters called Caoimhe and Ciara...now I'm open to correction here but I thought Caoimhe was the irish for Ciara...??if so then its quite funny.....

01-01-2012 2:24pm

sam34 wrote: »

oops, yes I did. sorry!
still totally ridiculous!

the reason i asked was because the correct spelling ends in -eh which makes the -ah sound even sillier

Dunny · 01-01-2012 2:26pm

Alphonsus

Lady Chatterton · 01-01-2012 2:39pm

beckman wrote: »

I know of two sisters called Caoimhe and Ciara...now I'm open to correction here but I thought Caoimhe was the irish for Ciara...??if so then its quite funny.....

Ciara is an Irish name, the English version is Kiera. Caoimhe is the female version of the name Caoimhin. Caoimhin is Irish for Kevin.

Paparazzo · 01-01-2012 2:40pm

Deleted User wrote: »

You can probably guess my names is Irish! I've never minded spelling it and have been dealing with international companies for years.

Its actually a reason to use an irish name. I knew a guy called Ultan, and when we lived in england he'd come home from work we'd always have a laugh at the latest bad pronunciations of his name. And that's not even a hard one to pronounce

gigino · 01-01-2012 2:45pm

MrsD007 wrote: »

Caoimhe is the female version of the name Caoimhin.

both can be shortened to cao. ( ka-ow )

better sometimes to pick a name that cannot be shortened like that

beckman · 01-01-2012 2:50pm

MrsD007 wrote: »

Ciara is an Irish name, the English version is Kiera. Caoimhe is the female version of the name Caoimhin. Caoimhin is Irish for Kevin.

I stand corrected

Caraville · 01-01-2012 3:02pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Conail should be pronounced Cunnal, unless there's a fada on the o, in which case it would be Cone-al.

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Connell is also an accepted pronunciation. My son was Connell (as in that spelling) but my friend still insisted on calling him cunall. Suppose that bugs me more, when you tell someone a name and they still say it back to you wrong![/QUOTE]

Well if ye spell it Connell then it should be pronounced that way in fairness! It's like Orla should be pronounced oar (like the thing on a boat)-la, but loads of people insist on pronouncing it "or-la". Or Colm should really be pronounced "Cul-m" but people say "Col-m". People will often put their own twist on things! I know someone called Caomhán and they pronounce it Caymen, kinda like the Cayman islands. Now that's just daft!

Caraville · 01-01-2012 3:13pm

gigino wrote: »

both can be shortened to cao. ( ka-ow )

better sometimes to pick a name that cannot be shortened like that

I've never heard of that before... But the "Cao" of Caoimhe or Caoimhín isn't even pronounced as "Ka-ow" so why would you call them that for short??

Johnny Foreigner · 01-01-2012 3:15pm

Xeron (pronounced zeron).
He was named after a star apparently.

Stovepipe · 01-01-2012 3:15pm

Hi there
Some of the giving of allegedly Irish names to kids is the parent(s) publicly reinforcing their self-appointed Gaeilgeor status, so you see a string of kids with exclusively "As Gaeilge" names, some of which are fatuous, such as Realtin (little star) or Saoirse (freedom), which effectively condemns that kid to a lifetime of spelling out and explaining the origin of their name, all because of a parent's vanity. On the same scale, you get Irish people giving their kids names of an English origin (James/Edward/Sarah) because of some kind of inferiority complex or because they want to get away from a constant stream of Paddys, Micks and Johns, so they called them Max or Anton or girls get a name ending in "i". Personally, I would never give a child a name they'll have to spend the rest of their lives explaining.

regards
Stovepipe

01-01-2012 3:17pm

Caraville wrote: »

Connell is also an accepted pronunciation. My son was Connell (as in that spelling) but my friend still insisted on calling him cunall. Suppose that bugs me more, when you tell someone a name and they still say it back to you wrong![/QUOTE]

Well if ye spell it Connell then it should be pronounced that way in fairness! It's like Orla should be pronounced oar (like the thing on a boat)-la, but loads of people insist on pronouncing it "or-la". Or Colm should really be pronounced "Cul-m" but people say "Col-m". People will often put their own twist on things! I know someone called Caomhán and they pronounce it Caymen, kinda like the Cayman islands. Now that's just daft![/QUOTE]

How are 'oar' and 'or' different?

Johnny Foreigner · 01-01-2012 3:18pm

Velvet.

shannie · 01-01-2012 3:23pm

Fergal has to be the worst.. it sounds like a fungus

Caraville · 01-01-2012 3:35pm

shannie wrote: »

Fergal has to be the worst.. it sounds like a fungus

Well in that case Fergus would be worse than Fergal, as it's closest to fungus. Not mad about either name, but there's worse out there.

Catari Jaguar · 01-01-2012 7:37pm

Fergal belongs in Fraggle Rock.

gigino · 01-01-2012 7:44pm

Caraville wrote: »

.. But the "Cao" of Caoimhe or Caoimhín isn't even pronounced as ....

To a foreign employer trying to pronounce his / her applicants name, they may pronounce it COW-IN-HE.
Or they may not try to pronounce it at all. I would never condemn a child to a lifetime of explaining their name / having to spell it for people.

Batsy · 01-01-2012 7:46pm

I know for a fact that there are many teenage single mother chavs in Britain who have daughters which they have named Chlamydia.

Batsy · 01-01-2012 7:53pm

And look at the names of Bob Geldof's daughters: Fifi Trixibelle, Peaches Honeyblossom and Little Pixie.

gigino · 01-01-2012 7:57pm

Batsy wrote: »

And look at the names of Bob Geldof's daughters: Fifi Trixibelle, Peaches Honeyblossom and Little Pixie.

names like that say more about the parents than the children

Dudess · 01-01-2012 8:01pm

Batsy wrote: »

I know for a fact that there are many teenage single mother chavs in Britain who have daughters which they have named Chlamydia.

Notions in your head aren't facts.

iCosmopolis · 01-01-2012 8:01pm

shannie wrote: »

Fergal has to be the worst.. it sounds like a fungus

I think it's also german for piglet

Niles · 01-01-2012 8:08pm

I really, really, hate when people thinks it's "cool" to name their child after whatever singer/footballer/generic celeb/Pope(!) is in vogue at the time.

Early on someone mentioned the name Gaylord. I really can't fathom why any parent thinks bestowing such a name on a child good idea. I'd consider myself liberal but sadly the same cannot be said for schoolyard bullies...

Eurovisionmad · 01-01-2012 8:39pm

Chantele

or I know someone who was born around the time when the Eucharistic conference last came to Ireland so she was named Eucharia.

x_Ellie_x · 01-01-2012 8:42pm

A friend of mine had a baby boy a few days ago and named him Dailen (pronounced day lyn). I think its awful. It sounds like a character off Star Trek or Star Wars.

Niles · 01-01-2012 8:56pm

Eurovisionmad wrote: »

or I know someone who was born around the time when the Eucharistic conference last came to Ireland so she was named Eucharia.

In that case I predict many newborns in the coming year bearing the name Eucharia... then again maybe not! :rolleyes:

Motavato · 01-01-2012 8:57pm

Know a young lad called Herbut

Salty · 01-01-2012 9:13pm

44leto wrote: »

All the stupid Gaelic names

ANY of them

FML:(

Stained Class wrote: »

Aye, very popular years ago, along with Sinead & Niamh.

Gone out of favour with the Geolscoil types now.

They want something more 'distincive' now.

Read, More hard to spell & pronounce than ever..

Dicks...

I would hate that upon meeting me for the first time, people would think that my parents are "dicks" for giving me an Irish name...

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Especially if little Sadhbh, Tadhg or Medhbh have to emigrate for work.

These are not unusual names here really. And why should people think about the possibility of their newborn children emigrating when picking their names?

Kevin Duffy · 01-01-2012 9:18pm

_meehan_ wrote: »

FML:(

Here, knock of the frowning, don't mind the ridiculous prejudice being passed off for facts in this thread.

01-01-2012 9:23pm

Caraville wrote: »

They're completely different pronunciations! I would paddle a boat with an oar, not an or!

I'll put it this way, Orla should be pronounced with the same "o" sound you have in words like "Door" or "Floor" or "Core". NOT with the "o" sound you have in "ox" or "box" or "socks". Although I think that's more confusing than the oar thing!

I still have no idea what you mean. I pronounce them in exactly the same way. I just looked them up in a dictionary and looked at the phonemic symbols and they are exactly the same (ɔːr). I pronounce Orla as 'or-la' and I've never heard it any other way. And when I say or, it rhymes with door, floor and core. Where are you from?

_meehan_ wrote: »

These are not unusual names here really. And why should people think about the possibility of their newborn children emigrating when picking their names?

Because it's highly likely that they'll have to emigrate as adults. Ireland is a small country and virtually nobody outside Ireland is going to be able to pronounce Sadhbh or Aoibheann. Hell, even a lot of Irish people can't pronounce some of the names or agree on how to pronounce them. Why make it even harder for yourself, having a name that even other English speakers can't pronounce? I don't think it's too ridiculous to imagine the employer thinking 'ehhh, too much effort' and moving on to the next John or Sarah. I'm not against Irish names, I actually like them and wouldn't rule them out, but there are some huge drawbacks.

gabsdot40 · 01-01-2012 9:25pm

I know a Nevaeh. Maybe it's the same one. Could there be two sets parents with the same idea.
I think it's quite pretty.

Check out this website for some MAD names

http://wesclark.com/ubn/

nessie911 · 01-01-2012 9:38pm

Janelle Petite Ranch wrote: »

Because it's highly likely that they'll have to emigrate as adults. Ireland is a small country and virtually nobody outside Ireland is going to be able to pronounce Sadhbh or Aoibheann. Hell, even a lot of Irish people can't pronounce some of the names or agree on how to pronounce them. Why make it even harder for yourself, having a name that even other English speakers can't pronounce? I don't think it's too ridiculous to imagine the employer thinking 'ehhh, too much effort' and moving on to the next John or Sarah. I'm not against Irish names, I actually like them and wouldn't rule them out, but there are some huge drawbacks.

So by your logic no one should name their child a name that everyone can not pronounce, and since lots of people are working in poland, china etc, we should start naming our children with their names. Your logical does not make sense.

Gunslinger92 · 01-01-2012 9:43pm

Shinann

Truly horrible name

meoklmrk91 · 01-01-2012 9:44pm

Janelle Petite Ranch wrote: »

Caraville wrote: »

They're completely different pronunciations! I would paddle a boat with an oar, not an or!

I'll put it this way, Orla should be pronounced with the same "o" sound you have in words like "Door" or "Floor" or "Core". NOT with the "o" sound you have in "ox" or "box" or "socks". Although I think that's more confusing than the oar thing!

I still have no idea what you mean. I pronounce them in exactly the same way. I just looked them up in a dictionary and looked at the phonemic symbols and they are exactly the same (ɔːr). I pronounce Orla as 'or-la' and I've never heard it any other way. And when I say or, it rhymes with door, floor and core. Where are you from?

I think I get what Janelle Petite Ranch is trying to say, try pronouncing it this way,R-la, pronounce the actual letter R and then the la.

01-01-2012 9:45pm

nessie911 wrote: »

So by your logic no one should name their child a name that everyone can not pronounce, and since lots of people are working in poland, china etc, we should start naming our children with their names. Your logical does not make sense.

No, you're just being pedantic. The vast majority of Irish who emigrate go to English speaking countries - the UK, Australia, the US, Canada. Who is going to have it easier working in Toronto, Sarah or Aoibheann? I'm not saying that's a reason to avoid Irish names, but please stop pretending it doesn't matter. Having an Irish name outside Ireland is a burden for a lot of people. My cousins grew up in London and all 4 of them wish their parents had chosen something more international. They went through school having to spell their names over and over again. They have lovely names, but mine is one that's recognised and easily pronounced almost anywhere in the world. A bit boring, but it makes my life easier.

Gunslinger92 · 01-01-2012 9:46pm

gabsdot40 wrote: »

I know a Nevaeh. Maybe it's the same one. Could there be two sets parents with the same idea.
I think it's quite pretty.

Check out this website for some MAD names

http://wesclark.com/ubn/

Neveah, heaven backwards, bleh

homerjay2005 · 01-01-2012 9:51pm

NIMAN wrote: »

Kayden

Dave147 wrote: »

Teagan

looks like those two parents were using the "top 10 pornstars" list for their basis of picking a name

personally, i think jack and mossie are horrible names.

Lisha · 01-01-2012 9:51pm

I once worked with a guy called Jack Russell...... He totally got the hump when he was asked would he not prefer to be called John instead of Jack.. So Jack Russell he remained.

nessie911 · 01-01-2012 9:57pm

Janelle Petite Ranch wrote: »

No, you're just being pedantic. The vast majority of Irish who emigrate go to English speaking countries - the UK, Australia, the US, Canada. Who is going to have it easier working in Toronto, Sarah or Aoibheann? I'm not saying that's a reason to avoid Irish names, but please stop pretending it doesn't matter. Having an Irish name outside Ireland is a burden for a lot of people. My cousins grew up in London and all 4 of them wish their parents had chosen something more international. They went through school having to spell their names over and over again. They have lovely names, but mine is one that's recognised and easily pronounced almost anywhere in the world. A bit boring, but it makes my life easier.

I think there are some Irish surnames which would be quite difficult to pronounce and some irish accents which are difficult to understand. May be we should just change everything about our selves to suit what makes life easer. I dont mind the fact that I have to spell or pronounce my name for others, because I like the fact that when someone calls my name i'm 90 percent sure they are looking for me, however when a someone calls the name Amy, or any other common name there are many people who will think they are being called. I know in my college class there are a number of people called amy, laura etc, and once a lecture calls one of there names, there are always a number of people asking if it is them.

01-01-2012 10:17pm

nessie911 wrote: »

I think there are some Irish surnames which would be quite difficult to pronounce and some irish accents which are difficult to understand. May be we should just change everything about our selves to suit what makes life easer. I dont mind the fact that I have to spell or pronounce my name for others, because I like the fact that when someone calls my name i'm 90 percent sure they are looking for me, however when a someone calls the name Amy, or any other common name there are many people who will think they are being called. I know in my college class there are a number of people called amy, laura etc, and once a lecture calls one of there names, there are always a number of people asking if it is them.

You can't change your surname. It might be considerate to name your child something that's not impossible to pronounce outside Ireland, if you know/think he or she will be growing up outside Ireland. I had enough trouble with my last name when I lived in England as a child. I don't think I would have appreciated everyone mispronouncing my first name as well. And let's face it, a lot of Irish people do get annoyed and impatient when nobody can pronounce their obscure name with 7 silent letters in it.

gruffler91 · 01-01-2012 10:21pm

I remember a year or 2 ago there was an article in one of the local newspapers where I live about a baby traveller who had been named Lady Gaga Mc Carthy.

Nodin · 01-01-2012 11:56pm

gigino wrote: »

To a foreign employer trying to pronounce his / her applicants name, they may pronounce it COW-IN-HE.
Or they may not try to pronounce it at all. I would never condemn a child to a lifetime of explaining their name / having to spell it for people.

Happily, most people function at a level where that kind of thing isn't a problem.

ronano · 01-01-2012 11:58pm

My sister had twins two weeks ago, they were up in some unit and a junkie had a baby up there at same time. They called the baby Usher, god first junkie as folks and now the name usher poor kid

The worst kid's name you've ever heard?

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