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

cantdecide

...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...

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bee06

fima wrote: »

I've been waiting for it to appear in this thread on some shape or form for years

A few of the names I have in my head have appeared too. You can't please everyone so you might as well please yourself.

LordSutch

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Just heard of an Irish couple who are calling their child...Victoria. As in the Famine Queen. Jesus. Everybody (well, the polite ones!) is saying "Oh that's lovely" followed by a general eyes raising up at the notions of the two of them. Major cringefest.

Ah ha, it took me a while, but now I see where you're coming from. No wonder you're so tetchy about those names I don't fancy! (See post 4043).

Hotblack Desiato

Deleted User wrote: »

It's more than pathetic how you pop up in every thread to feign some harmless ignorance that always transpires to be one of your West Brit digs at Irish culture/language/independence. As shown in the above posts your obsessiveness is almost matched by your repetitiveness.

To take your most recent display of cultural bigotry against the Irish tradition, Manch to any Irish person whose head is not completely colonised by the English tradition, has a very obvious connection with 'manach', monk, which is found in numerous placenames from Fear Manach (Fermanagh) to Baile na Manach (Monkstown) to Sant Manchof Mohill or any of the many other saints of the name. That you think it's a badge of honour not merely to sneer at it but to be ignorant of the tradition which the vast majority of Irish people come from speaks volumes for your character.

Anyone who uses the phrase "West Brit" should be put on the ignore list.

Hotblack Desiato

bee06 wrote: »

My husband has suggested Indy (after Indiana Jones) if we have a boy. I'm still not sure if he's serious or not and I also don't exactly hate it.

"Ain't nothin' like a piece of pu**y - 'cept maybe the Indy 500" - Biloxi Blues

B.A._Baracus

I know someone who works with kids and a few months ago he told me one of the little girl's names was Rihanna.

[Deleted User]

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Anyone who uses the phrase "West Brit" should be put on the ignore list.

Yeah, well, it's invariably the West Brits who like to deny the accuracy of the description. It's a fantastically precise description of an entire cultural cringe mentality still extant in Ireland, ranging from John Bruton to that poster. Deny away though.

Hotblack Desiato

Deleted User wrote: »

Yeah, well, it's invariably the West Brits who like to deny the accuracy of the description. It's a fantastically precise description of an entire cultural cringe mentality still extant in Ireland, ranging from John Bruton to that poster. Deny away though.

Hmm as opposed to the cultural and linguistic fascists who insist that their version of Irishness is the only valid version and it needs to be imposed upon everyone for their own good.

[Deleted User]

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Hmm as opposed to the cultural and linguistic fascists who insist that their version of Irishness is the only valid version and it needs to be imposed upon everyone for their own good.

Of course. Because the Irish culture haters are such enlightened, open-minded sorts who scream "cultural fascists" (how creatively English of you; "cultural imperialists", and imperialism generally, of course do not have the same negative connotations in the English language for very understandable reasons) when their incessant attacks on Irish culture are called for the bigotry that they are.

If the people you're bizzarely defending were all such confident, open-minded types they wouldn't feel the need to spend so much of their time telling the rest of us how awful Irish culture is. Lastly, you should perhaps learn the difference between identity and culture before continuing to defend the indefensible.

Noo

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

I know someone who works with kids and a few months ago he told me one of the little girl's names was Rihanna.

I know of an irish Rihanna who is in her late teens, maybe early 20s at this stage, so she wouldve had that name long before it was made famous. I believe the name does have some celtic origins.

Glenster

Noo wrote: »

I know of an irish Rihanna who is in her late teens, maybe early 20s at this stage, so she wouldve had that name long before it was made famous. I believe the name does have some celtic origins.

Naaahhh mate. Rhiannon maybe?

LordSutch

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Yeah, well, it's invariably the West Brits who like to deny the accuracy of the description. It's a fantastically precise description of an entire cultural cringe mentality still extant in Ireland, ranging from John Bruton to that poster. Deny away though.

I wonder would make you happy if I swapped my likes for my dislikes? Here goes Furanach...

Best kids names I might include*

Fachtna, Con, Gobnait, Aoadbha, Concobharagh, Moncon, & Caoimhseach, Bosco, Asumpta & Concsepta.

Worst kids names might include*

Siobhan, Tara, Patrick, Mylo, Cillian, Dermot, Enda, Maeve, Aidan, Darragh, Liam (& Rhiannon).

Surely the whole point of the name thread is down to personal choice? Must I conform to your likes Furanach? And anyway you're getting far too deep with your "West Brit" Famine Queen psycho babble.

Cheers 4 now, and maybe try to lighten up :-)

* = just for Furanach.

[Deleted User]

You keep touting Mylo as a good name Lord Sutch. It's absolutely sh*t.

Samaris

Mod: How in the world have we gotten to people calling each other West Brits for choices of names they don't like?

Enough of that, it's just as much a personal dig and insult at other posters as any other name.

L'prof

Michael Owen your dinner's ready

Samaris

Adding another vote for Gobnait. It's just such an ugly collection of letters. Also "Barry". Just don't like it!

[Deleted User]

Jesus yeah, imagine a lovely little baby boy coming into the world. What shall we call him?

"Barry".

Sounds like it should be short for Barold or something.

Conor Bourke

Omackeral wrote: »

Jesus yeah, imagine a lovely little baby boy coming into the world. What shall we call him?

"Barry".

Sounds like it should be short for Barold or something.

Finnnnnnbaaaaarrr

Ugh

Noo

Greg.

Not an unusual name, and well suited to an adult man.

But who the hell looks at a baby and names it Greg.

[Deleted User]

Noo wrote: »

Greg.

Not an unusual name, and well suited to an adult man.

But who the hell looks at a baby and names it Greg.

I feel exactly the same about the name Eamonn! A baby Eamonn should be born wearing a flat cap.

Samaris

Deleted User wrote: »

I feel exactly the same about the name Eamonn! A baby Eamonn should be born wearing a flat cap.

And a little Aran jumper. High-class baby Eamonns are born with a silver pipe in their mouths too.

Lorelli!

I don't like the name Dwayne. It just looks like the D shouldn't be there.

Colser

Loveinapril wrote: »

I know of a Dwaine. It really bothers me.

Deklan ..another ridiculous spelling imo.

Autosport

Today I met 3 sisters called Tia, Mia and Leah

dibs101

Sons U9 team played against a team that had a Dublin player called Cristiano.

VandC

Heard Logan being shouted across the playground at some little fella.

Gravelly

dibs101 wrote: »

Sons U9 team played against a team that had a Dublin player called Cristiano.

What's the bet the young lad will turn out to be utterly ****e!

Loughview

Alan- awful, awful name

Leilak

Willow

IvyTheTerrible

A young lad in the school I teach in here in France is called "Liêm" - no, he's not Vietnamese, it's Liam but spelled phonetically so the French pronounce it correctly! Such an ugly spelling. (My son is called Liam, but we don't make concessions for people who can't be bothered to pronounce it properly).

Ciaran_B

Autosport wrote: »

Today I met 3 sisters called Tia, Mia and Leah

Have they just started a design company?