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

06-02-2017 10:30PM

I'd imagine it's Packie?
I know lots of old men called Packie

and still ricky villa · 06-02-2017 11:15PM

bubblypop wrote: »

I'd imagine it's Packie?
I know lots of old men called Packie

It comes from Patrick
I can beat that though, I was in primary school with a Patrick, known as Pappy
Nice lad though

HellSquirrel · 06-02-2017 11:19PM

Some of the old traditionally English names sounds absolutely hideous to me now. Cornelius (although I can cope with Cornelia, oddly enough), Winston, Albert, Alfred, Egbert are all awful as far as I'm concerned. As is Bert.

While I wouldn't do it to my child, I do like some of the "hippy" names though. River, Summer, Skye, Rain(a) are all nice words. And really, it's not much stranger than calling your daughter "Rose" or "Lily".

I draw the line at Rainbow though.

andekwarhola · 06-02-2017 11:21PM

bubblypop wrote: »

My goddaughter is called summer, lovely name, suits her so well

D0NNELLY wrote: »

Poor girl will be 25 some day

Change her name to Autumn?

hearmehearye · 06-02-2017 11:22PM

I heard a mother shouting after a "Scarlet Rose" on Sunday.

Sounds like a pornstar.

ratsam · 06-02-2017 11:26PM

Years ago when a certain Disney movie was big I heard a 'nice' young lady roar up a public street.... "Pocahontas..... come back here now or I'll box the face off ye"...! Yes Pocahontas.... classy

HellSquirrel · 06-02-2017 11:32PM

Reddit's list of worst kids names was published around the place by presumably bored online newspapers. While "Little Sweetmeat" was pretty appalling and I agree entirely on "Elizabreth" sounding way too much like "The Lizard Breath", Mhavyrck and Aliviyah ("Olivia", honestly..) were the ones that really made me cringe.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/03/22/worst-baby-names-of-2016_n_9522562.html

07-02-2017 12:46AM

HellSquirrel wrote: »

Some of the old traditionally English names sounds absolutely hideous to me now. Cornelius (although I can cope with Cornelia, oddly enough), Winston, Albert, Alfred, Egbert are all awful as far as I'm concerned. As is Bert.

While I wouldn't do it to my child, I do like some of the "hippy" names though. River, Summer, Skye, Rain(a) are all nice words. And really, it's not much stranger than calling your daughter "Rose" or "Lily".

I draw the line at Rainbow though.

I'm with you on the old English names. My grandfathers were Wilfred and Alphonsis. When my mother was pregnant with her first my grandfather was hoping for twin boys - she said yeah, Wilfie and Alfie. That stopped him. Brother is called Stephen!

My father was called Francis, a kinder version of Alphonsis. The name Wilfred has died out in my family for good reason.

07-02-2017 12:50AM

I heard a woman roaring at her child to come back when she was skating off on her scooter, "Sophia Lily! Sophia Lily come back!"

Lovely name, actually. But do you have to call her Sophia Lily all the time? Why not just Sophie or something? Friends of mine named their first daughter Erin-Jade. I kept calling her Erin just to be corrected every time, it's Erin-Jade.

The Talking Bread · 07-02-2017 12:51AM

Walking down O'Connell Street last year, some strong Dublin accent possessing "lady" screaming "Shakira, Shakira, whaere are yaaaaaaaa"

07-02-2017 01:27AM

It's not the worst name but I didn't realise the name Freya had become so common here, as has Amelia. Beautiful names but when they're every second child they become as ugly as Ann, Mary, Deirdre and Aoife.

farmchoice · 07-02-2017 11:02AM

Deleted User wrote: »

It's not the worst name but I didn't realise the name Freya had become so common here, as has Amelia. Beautiful names but when they're every second child they become as ugly as Ann, Mary, Deirdre and Aoife.

you seem to be confusing popular or in common use with ugly.

HellSquirrel · 07-02-2017 11:24AM

I don't know that Ann/e, Mary or Deirdre are that common anymore, at least in my age group (late 20s/early 30s). Taking the tiny sample size of my years in school (about 60 students per year), I only recall one Anne and one Mary, no Deirdre's, although there was one in the year ahead. There were at least two and possibly three Aoife's though, plus two Rebeccas, three Emmas and three Lindas, two of whom had the same surname too. Also multiple Ciaras and Sarahs.

We had a good smattering of Irish names, but none particularly outlandish.

Noo · 07-02-2017 01:11PM

HellSquirrel wrote: »

I don't know that Ann/e, Mary or Deirdre are that common anymore, at least in my age group (late 20s/early 30s). Taking the tiny sample size of my years in school (about 60 students per year), I only recall one Anne and one Mary, no Deirdre's, although there was one in the year ahead. There were at least two and possibly three Aoife's though, plus two Rebeccas, three Emmas and three Lindas, two of whom had the same surname too. Also multiple Ciaras and Sarahs.

We had a good smattering of Irish names, but none particularly outlandish.

Yep. Lots of Eimears, Aishlings and Niamhs too, throw in a few Kims, Jennifers and Amys for good measure.

beans · 07-02-2017 02:10PM

Mackey

harry Bailey esq · 07-02-2017 02:58PM

cantdecide wrote: »

...because I think I can beat them all. I swear I considered strangling the poor little bugger to death for his own good. Sit down. Calmly take a deep breath and prepare yourself...

Isis.

Post #1 on the thread! If my folks called me Wayne I'd personally write The Donald a kindly worded letter requesting citizenship so i could legally divorce them.Id also enclose a €50 note to seal the deal,the entrepreneurial streak in him wouldn't turn his nose up to a nifty fifty!

Míshásta · 07-02-2017 03:11PM

HellSquirrel wrote: »

Some of the old traditionally English names sounds absolutely hideous to me now. Cornelius (although I can cope with Cornelia, oddly enough), Winston, Albert, Alfred, Egbert are all awful as far as I'm concerned.

Cornelius has been a very common name in Cork for a long time. Usually shortened to Con , Connie, Nelius or Neil. The other names you mentioned though were not used.

07-02-2017 03:48PM

Brodie just cut across me in Aldi the little bollix, which is what his ma actually called him two minutes later when he picked up a 5 pack of chewing gum at the checkout.

07-02-2017 04:05PM

farmchoice wrote: »

you seem to be confusing popular or in common use with ugly.

Oh thanks for that, it's all clear in my mind now.

optogirl · 07-02-2017 04:10PM

Nevaeh - 'It's Heaven backwards'. Oh, cough, lovely....

Chips Lovell · 07-02-2017 04:19PM

Dre, Princeton and Ty are ones I've come across in the last few weeks.

07-02-2017 04:22PM

Jep Gambardella wrote: »

Dre, Princeton and Ty are ones I've come across in the last few weeks.

They can not have been white people?

optogirl · 07-02-2017 04:33PM

whoa!

xzanti · 07-02-2017 04:37PM

Jep Gambardella wrote: »

Dre, Princeton and Ty are ones I've come across in the last few weeks.

Do live in Harlem?

Chips Lovell · 07-02-2017 04:39PM

xzanti wrote: »

Do live in Harlem?

Dublin 8!

harry Bailey esq · 07-02-2017 04:48PM

Omackeral wrote: »

They can not have been white people?

Well this thread has taken a dark twist all of a sudden....

buck65 · 07-02-2017 04:54PM

Neven , it's neven backwards.

Cork2015! · 07-02-2017 04:55PM

My new "worst name I have ever heard" is KY
I kid you not, and I was so shocked I even asked the spelling (as I thought maybe she was going to say Kye or something) but no, somebody has decided to officially name their poor child KY, she pronounced it kie like die or lie

buck65 · 07-02-2017 04:57PM

http://www.k-y.com/k-y-jelly-personal-lubricant-4oz

ahlookit · 07-02-2017 05:02PM

Cork2015! wrote: »

My new "worst name I have ever heard" is KY
I kid you not, and I was so shocked I even asked the spelling (as I thought maybe she was going to say Kye or something) but no, somebody has decided to officially name their poor child KY, she pronounced it kie like die or lie

Maybe the parents are from Kerry and particularly fond of the car registration plate?

(would also explain someone with your username not liking it

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

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