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

29-07-2017 06:45AM

vampyre wrote: »

I've never liked the name Oisin for a child or adult. My rescue pug... owner was very evasive and said he didn't have a name. Poor dog was registered as Oisin.

Ah. In rural Ireland, destined to become Weeshie.

Suckler wrote: »

Jordyn. Destined to have many convictions for petty theft and a clutch of kids by 19.

But doesn't the "y" turn it from skanger name to classy name? No? I didn't think so either...

dizzyn · 29-07-2017 10:40AM

Memphis

Unfortunately not a joke...

Conor Bourke · 29-07-2017 11:20AM

dizzyn wrote: »

Memphis

Unfortunately not a joke...

Named after Memphis Raines?

weiland79 · 29-07-2017 11:25AM

Deleted User wrote: »

My cat is called Amelia after the lady I got her from, Emelia.
My other cat is called Corey and that has nothing to do with me. I got him when he was 7 years old.

I have called animals after people before, like Pat the budgie, Martin the cat, and Mark, another budgie.

My Lizard's name is Richard.

Samaris · 29-07-2017 12:01PM

I like traditionally boyish names that can be girls names - Alex, Sam, etcetera. Even Jordan I can live with, although I think there's a lot of social cache regarding certain names and the subsequent disapproval of society about them. Goes both ways too - Mary and Evelyn were both boys names.

Don't like names with unneccessary 'y's in them. Martyn is definitely up there. As is Jordyn. Evelyn I am used enough to that Evelin would just look weird. Overall, don't like mucking around with the spelling for unyqueness.

vampyre · 29-07-2017 12:15PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Ah. In rural Ireland, destined to become Weeshie.

But doesn't the "y" turn it from skanger name to classy name? No? I didn't think so either...

He became a Figaro known as Figgy. He even answers to it sometimes.

Two little girls I know are Imogen and Saskia, again names that don't seem to suit babies.

baldtooyoung · 29-07-2017 12:20PM

I met a braxton today!

Conceived to 'unbreak my heart' blaring in the background. Methinks yes,and fair play! It's a great song but if they liked toni braxton so much,why not name the boy Tony

Gerinspain · 29-07-2017 02:17PM

dizzyn wrote: »

Memphis

Unfortunately not a joke...

I posted Memphis a couple of pages back....there can't possibly be 2 so we must know the same people.

Noo · 29-07-2017 02:18PM

Samaris wrote: »

I like traditionally boyish names that can be girls names - Alex, Sam, etcetera. Even Jordan I can live with, although I think there's a lot of social cache regarding certain names and the subsequent disapproval of society about them. Goes both ways too - Mary and Evelyn were both boys names.

Don't like names with unneccessary 'y's in them. Martyn is definitely up there. As is Jordyn. Evelyn I am used enough to that Evelin would just look weird. Overall, don't like mucking around with the spelling for unyqueness.

I'm dealing with a Rychard in work at the moment (through email and phone). I haven't met him but assume he is a fully grown adult.

29-07-2017 02:31PM

baldtooyoung wrote: »

I met a braxton today!

Conceived to 'unbreak my heart' blaring in the background. Methinks yes,and fair play! It's a great song but if they liked toni braxton so much,why not name the boy Tony

Why you damned Yankee, respect the ana of the ConFEDrusee...that's after Braxton Bragg himself!

kitten_k · 29-07-2017 05:20PM

A girl I know called her baby girl IndieK

dizzyn · 29-07-2017 06:06PM

Gerinspain wrote: »

I posted Memphis a couple of pages back....there can't possibly be 2 so we must know the same people.

New born? Hard to believe I know!!

heldel00 · 29-07-2017 06:16PM

kitten_k wrote: »

A girl I know called her baby girl IndieK

Be worse if it was IndieKate

Crea · 29-07-2017 06:18PM

Phoenix - boy child.

Gravelly · 29-07-2017 06:33PM

heldel00 wrote: »

kitten_k wrote: »

A girl I know called her baby girl IndieK

Be worse if it was IndieKate

Especially if she ever became a BMW driver.

Gerinspain · 30-07-2017 12:47AM

dizzyn wrote: »

Gerinspain wrote: »

I posted Memphis a couple of pages back....there can't possibly be 2 so we must know the same people.

New born? Hard to believe I know!!

Yes, new born. Has to be the same child.

maudgonner · 30-07-2017 01:12AM

Loveinapril wrote: »

I know a load of Mike/ Micks but I would never think of looking at a tiny baby and calling it Mike. I know children called Michael but the Mike thing just made me go "huh?". It is his actual full name, not a nickname.

Ok... But you know he's not going to be a tiny baby forever, right? If anything I think parents who choose names that are cute for babies but not appropriate for anyone over 12 are the ones who need their heads examined.

pickarooney · 30-07-2017 08:12AM

Samaris wrote: »

I like traditionally boyish names that can be girls names - Alex, Sam, etcetera. Even Jordan I can live with, although I think there's a lot of social cache regarding certain names and the subsequent disapproval of society about them. Goes both ways too - Mary and Evelyn were both boys names.

Don't like names with unneccessary 'y's in them. Martyn is definitely up there. As is Jordyn. Evelyn I am used enough to that Evelin would just look weird. Overall, don't like mucking around with the spelling for unyqueness.

I think it's Welsh with a Y.

Gravelly · 30-07-2017 09:09AM

pickarooney wrote: »

I think it's Welsh with a Y.

Yelsh? Wylsh?

Dr Bob · 30-07-2017 01:12PM

Loveinapril wrote: »

A colleague's neighbour has named her baby Mike!!!

...never understand that sort of stuff. Name him officially as Michael ..and call him mike/mick/micko/mikey whatever yourself ..that way he's got the option of calling himself whatever version he wants as a teenager..

entropi · 30-07-2017 07:46PM

Esel wrote: »

Cecily?

If only. Same spelling as I posted, same as the one in Italy.

30-07-2017 11:43PM

Samaris wrote: »

I like traditionally boyish names that can be girls names - Alex, Sam, etcetera.

My sister's name is Dinny, although I think her birth cert might say Diane, but nobody has ever called her that. I'm not sure it works the other way round. I probably wouldn't call my son Raquel (no offence to male Raquels)

Evelyn I am used enough to that Evelin would just look weird. Overall, don't like mucking around with the spelling for unyqueness.

On a similar note, apparently Evelyn Waugh and his wife (also Evelyn Waugh) were nicknamed HEvelyn and SHEvelyn by their friends. Maybe a possible route to go!

blindside88 · 01-08-2017 04:33PM

I've just come across a post on Facebook with a woman giving out about her son being bullied at school..... his name is Huxley!!! I wonder why he gets bullied, what a terrible name

Gravelly · 01-08-2017 04:34PM

blindside88 wrote: »

I've just come across a post on Facebook with a woman giving out about her son being bullied at school..... his name is Huxley!!! I wonder why he gets bullied, what a terrible name

Bet they call him fuxley. I would.

Kimbot · 01-08-2017 04:34PM

blindside88 wrote: »

I've just come across a post on Facebook with a woman giving out about her son being bullied at school..... his name is Huxley!!! I wonder why he gets bullied, what a terrible name

Now in fairness no kid should be bullied regardless of what name is given to them, its not like they had a choice in it.

Snako · 01-08-2017 04:37PM

Mate worked in a hospital in New York, and said he once came across a kid called J' pronounced Japostrophe

blindside88 · 01-08-2017 04:38PM

jonnycivic wrote: »

blindside88 wrote: »

I've just come across a post on Facebook with a woman giving out about her son being bullied at school..... his name is Huxley!!! I wonder why he gets bullied, what a terrible name

Now in fairness no kid should be bullied regardless of what name is given to them, its not like they had a choice in it.

I'm not really advocating bullying but kids will pick on anything they can and giving your kid a stupid name just gives some kids an excuse. Huxley sounds like a 2 year old trying to say Huskey

blindside88 · 01-08-2017 04:38PM

jonnycivic wrote: »

blindside88 wrote: »

I've just come across a post on Facebook with a woman giving out about her son being bullied at school..... his name is Huxley!!! I wonder why he gets bullied, what a terrible name

Now in fairness no kid should be bullied regardless of what name is given to them, its not like they had a choice in it.

I'm not really advocating bullying but kids will pick on anything they can and giving your kid a stupid name just gives some kids an excuse. Huxley sounds like a 2 year old trying to say Huskey

Beanntraigheach · 01-08-2017 05:16PM

Surely this thread calls into question the wisdom of permitting the lower orders to name their offspring at all?

I propose a naming authority be established, staffed by erudite cultured gentlemen possessed of exquisite taste (such as myself), to provide respectable names for these benighted unfortunates.

Hotblack Desiato · 01-08-2017 06:02PM

Beanntraigheach wrote: »

Surely this thread calls into question the wisdom of permitting the lower orders to name their offspring breed at all?

fyp

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

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