People with stupid names

I always associate New Zealand with weird names, even though I shouldn't since they have made a real effort to stamp weird names out It's a bit like associating the Spanish flu with Spainm, but anyway...

21 Baby Names That Have Been Forbidden In New Zealand --Lucifer, 4real, Stallion

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/21-baby-names-forbidden-new-zealand_n_5ae1f144e4b055fd7fc95f75

A nine-year-old girl whose parents named her Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii was put into court guardianship in New Zealand so that her name could be changed.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/jul/24/familyandrelationships.newzealand

Sardonicat

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

The biggest complaint a friend of mine named Brian has is getting letters, name tags and place cards with “Brain” printed on them. Seems to happen an awful lot.

I knew an Enda, who, upon moving to the UK, got these with Edna on it.

Sardonicat

Sardonicat wrote: »

I knew an Enda, who, upon moving to the UK, got these with Edna on it.

https://twitter.com/AnthonyCamber/status/540149095114223616?s=19

A Tyrant Named Miltiades!

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Brian, Derek, and Terry etc just sound to me like a group of lads who were born in northern england in the 1970s and formed a Phil Collins/ Genesis tribute act.

Brian’s a fairly Irish name, right? O’Brian etc.

NuttyMcNutty

I once had an “encounter” with a lovely young lady with the name Denny. Think it was short for Denise, though. I never asked.[/QUOTE]
Did ye give her the sausage:p:

EmmetSpiceland

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Brian’s a fairly Irish name, right? O’Brian etc.

I once knew a Brian O’Brien, people called him “Bob”.

SineadSpears

SineadSpears wrote: »

or the awkward moment when you look into the pram and say 'ah he's lovely, what's his name'..... and Eamonn is the reply

like just why

His grandfather was called Eamonn?

it's a perfect fine name for a grandfather. even a father at a push.

But I think it's awful for a new baby in the last 5 years to be called that

I wouldn't mind something like George, Harry or Louis being used but Eamonn, no.

Hamachi

SineadSpears wrote: »

it's a perfect fine name for a grandfather. even a father at a push.

But I think it's awful for a new baby in the last 5 years to be called that

I wouldn't mind something like George, Harry or Louis being used but Eamonn, no.

Fun fact:

There’s a New York-born rapper called ‘Eamon’. Amongst his discography is ‘F*ck it, I don’t want you back’.

Apparently, he’s named after the famous Irish middle distance runner Eamonn Coughlan. The rapper’s father was a huge fan.

murpho999

Years ago backpacking in Australia and I met an American called Kerry Dingle and he was not impressed that I found his name funny.

murpho999

I lived in NL when this guy was a union leader and I still laugh when I first saw him on TV and he is now a senator.

BENDYBINN

An old lad near me is called Willie Player...........

shtpEdthePlum

SineadSpears wrote: »

it's a perfect fine name for a grandfather. even a father at a push.

But I think it's awful for a new baby in the last 5 years to be called that

I wouldn't mind something like George, Harry or Louis being used but Eamonn, no.

So English monarchy titles are grand but not an Irish traditional name. Riiight.

Lewis_Benson

Seprina
Theady
Eaney
Simey

Littlehorny

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

I once knew a Brian O’Brien, people called him “Bob”.

I worked with a fella called Niall O Dwyer and it took me a few weeks to work out why everyone in the place called him Noddy!

Also met a sales rep called Dermot McDermot, first time I met him I just couldn't take him seriously.

frosty123

Prince...the pop star

He was never a member of royalty

Jay Dee

Hi,

Best one I've seen....
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtandcrime/arid-40260875.html

Lewis_Benson

Jay Dee wrote: »

Hi,

Best one I've seen....
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtandcrime/arid-40260875.html

Very apt for a brothel.

Hamsterchops

Queen Latifah.

Pick up the Financial Times on any given weekend, because the weekend edition is a directory of the most outlandish names. Their Scotland correspondent, Mure Dickie, sounds like some pipe-smoking, grouse-shooting hack from a PG Wodehouse novel.

Sharpyshoot

Miltiades, and he never answer the phone.