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

Lesalare · 24-04-2021 04:56PM

sydthebeat wrote: »

Jaysus, Nigel is worse....

Are people still called Nigel these days?
Same as Margaret or Brid.

joebloggs32 · 24-04-2021 05:06PM

Foweva Awone wrote: »

I know these aren't as bad as some of the absolute monstrosities on this thread, but misplaced and superfluous fadas really bother me.

Just saw on someone's Facebook page siblings called Aóibh and Cáhir.

It's like they don't think the names are Irish enough unless there's a fada randomly thrown in there somewhere. :rolleyes:

My daughter would appear to have a random fada, but it happened by accident.
We were giving her the Irish version of my mother's name.

The morning after she was born a friend of my wife popped into her with a mug, bearing her name, but a fada in the wrong place. Then soon after as my wife was resting somone came in with official paperwork for her the baby's name.
My wife being tired asked the lady to write in the name on the form and used the incorrectly spelled name from the mug.

I only spotted it when we went to register the birth. No way would the registrar move the fada one place to the right on the birth cert

lintdrummer · 25-04-2021 12:22PM

When I was younger I lived next door to a boy who was a few years younger than me. He was from a middle class Irish family, only child.
His name is Rex.
I always found it very odd but it never caused him any hassle that I saw, nobody seemed to remark on it.

dennyire · 25-04-2021 02:20PM

Hamsterchops wrote: »

Knew a lad once who's name was Oriel, which he hated with a vengeance, (far too close to Ariel), and so, in the school yard he became Ariel, either the washing powder or the thing on your roof, so when he was in his 20s he changed his name to Nigel.

True story.

Think i knew him too Surname Mac ?

Hamsterchops · 25-04-2021 05:27PM

No, not Mac.

But yeah, changing his name to Nigel wasn't ideal, but it is certainly better than Oriel-Aerial, kids can be cruel

cantdecide · 26-04-2021 10:53AM

Probably in response to a greeting of 'grand day...'

Economics101 · 26-04-2021 10:59AM

I happen to know that some years ago a couple wanted their child registered as Rumpelstiltskin. I think that a bit of gentle persuasion from the Registrar's office might have prevented this disaster, but I can't be sure.

Noo · 26-04-2021 12:16PM

Ive a friend who works at a childrens hospital so shes seen them all. She had a Lucifer in last week. Now they could claim classical mythology origins blah blah blah, but lets face it, thats not the first thing you think of.

Motivator · 26-04-2021 01:45PM

There’s a boy in my nephew’s class in school called Leroy.

Whenever I hear the name I picture 6 foot 5 middle aged black man. This boy is 6 years old, weighs about 40lbs and his parents are accountants.

Bobblehats · 26-04-2021 01:57PM

Purple Mountain wrote: »

Heard in an Irish forestry yesterday..a parent shouting for their 'Arianna'.

Should have just forwarded them any old rianna. Or a Rihanna, there’s a fair few of those kickin about nowadays

EmmetSpiceland · 26-04-2021 02:07PM

Motivator wrote: »

There’s a boy in my nephew’s class in school called Leroy.

Whenever I hear the name I picture 6 foot 5 middle aged black man. This boy is 6 years old, weighs about 40lbs and his parents are accountants.

Is it not more of a redneck hillbilly name?

Loverlyhorse · 26-04-2021 02:08PM

There was a boy in Austria whose family had the surname "Hitler" believe it or not. And despite this, what did his parents choose as his first name?? Adolf!!

He was born in April though, I think possibly in 1889, so it was before the name had really developed a bad reputation. Still though, by the mid 1930s the name "Adolf Hitler" was known world wide for obvious reasons, so I still feel sorry for the guy. He would have been in his 40s at that stage - he'd moved to Germany by that stage too. I think he moved into politics. Must have gotten some stick!

He even has a wiki article, died relatively young too - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler

Foweva Awone · 26-04-2021 02:13PM

Bobblehats wrote: »

Should have just forwarded them any old rianna. Or a Rihanna, there’s a fair few of those kickin about nowadays

I actually know a Rianna with a daughter Arianna.

Motivator · 26-04-2021 02:18PM

There’s a boy in my nephew’s class in school called Leroy.

Whenever I hear the name I picture 6 foot 5 middle aged black man. This boy is 6 years old, weighs about 40lbs and his parents are accountants.

Bobblehats · 26-04-2021 02:21PM

Foweva Awone wrote: »

I actually know a Rianna with a daughter Arianna.

That’s awful. Reduced to a chip off the old block

LilacNails · 26-04-2021 02:22PM

Knew a man, fairly sound guy.. Anyway named his 2 kids Rocky and Giles.

PARlance · 26-04-2021 02:52PM

Motivator wrote: »

There’s a boy in my nephew’s class in school called Leroy.

Whenever I hear the name I picture 6 foot 5 middle aged black man. This boy is 6 years old, weighs about 40lbs and his parents are accountants.

Can he do a man marking job and kick a few points?

Some GAA followers might think of Lee(Roy) Keegan. He would have been at his peak 6-7 years ago.

At least he can fall back on Lee.

Sky King · 26-04-2021 03:07PM

LilacNails wrote: »

Knew a man, fairly sound guy.. Anyway named his 2 kids Rocky and Giles.

I'd call mine Dan and Ger.

Together they spell danger!

Archeron · 26-04-2021 05:44PM

Noo wrote: »

Ive a friend who works at a childrens hospital so shes seen them all. She had a Lucifer in last week. Now they could claim classical mythology origins blah blah blah, but lets face it, thats not the first thing you think of.

Lucifer Feichin Elmo O Flaherty. I like it

Foweva Awone · 26-04-2021 06:02PM

I'm from a big family, and every time a new baby girl was born, my dad wanted to call her Heather or Ruth. Nothing wrong with those names, except with his thick Wexford accent, he pronounced them "Hedder" and "Rooot". Thank god he never got his way.

26-04-2021 06:05PM

Was once studying Spanish abroad, there was an American girl, first name Delaney

KevRossi · 26-04-2021 06:55PM

joebloggs32 wrote: »

I only spotted it when we went to register the birth. No way would the registrar move the fada one place to the right on the birth cert

I'm very sure the registry office has to accept your version of the name. My brothers name was incorrectly written down in the hospital, there was some polite words exchanged in the registry office as my parents went with a slightly different version.

Noo wrote: »

Ive a friend who works at a childrens hospital so shes seen them all. She had a Lucifer in last week. Now they could claim classical mythology origins blah blah blah, but lets face it, thats not the first thing you think of.

He'll be 'Lucy' in the playground if he lets his guard drop.

Hotblack Desiato · 27-04-2021 04:00PM

lintdrummer wrote: »

His name is Rex.

Sounds like his dad would've preferred to get a dog.

Kewreeuss · 20-05-2021 10:13AM

I've always thought Chelsea was thick but now I've just seen Chelcee.
Are we meant to think "Ooo, that's clever" instead of "pretentious twit"?

Scoundrel · 20-05-2021 10:36AM

Kewreeuss wrote: »

I've always thought Chelsea was thick but now I've just seen Chelcee.
Are we meant to think "Ooo, that's clever" instead of "pretentious twit"?

It's pronounced Compo

EagererBeaver · 20-05-2021 10:47AM

Blianna

air assault · 20-05-2021 12:36PM

Kai

Destiney

Like what the actual fcuk

20-05-2021 02:04PM

The CSO publishes statistics on all registered names in a given year. There were some great ones last year: we had Vuk, Zak, Dax, Brax and the aforementioned Rex.

Lots of names probably inspired by musicians and sports stars: Tyson, Clay, Idris, Bowie, Ziggy, Hendrix, and Drake. An Elvis and a Presley. One boy was called Azlan, probably not after the band. I like Ziggy though.

We had a Jamie-Lee and a Tommy-Lee, they must be the Curtis family.

There was a Carthage, a Virgil, and an Atlas; some Leonardos and Raphaels, a Byron and a Blake. More Romeos and Juliets again last year.

American names featured oddly highly. A few Chads, plenty of Staceys. Vernon, Earl, Parker, Hank, and Clint. These are children!
One kid was called Bo, presumably something to do with a Biden (there was also a Beauden).

Basil, Clive, Dudley, Edgar, and Norman – those lads came out of the womb reading Birdwatcher Monthly.

Tempting fate, some babies were named Wisdom, Victory, Glory, Fortune, and Divine.

Boys called Ella, Dawn, Marian, and Nana.

Some of them are just weird: Kaiser? Sheriff? Bear?

Short and sweet: St, Mc, Ze

Then there are the spelling issues.

Cairan, Cieran, Ciaron, Kiran, Keiran
Kylian
Brain, presumably meant Brian.
Taighe, Taidgg, Taigh, Tadgh (60 of those)

Some were very good.

I liked Bosco, Teidí and even Sionnach. I also like Timotei but wouldn't be keen to name the child after a shampoo.

Hotblack Desiato · 20-05-2021 02:44PM

Ray Burke's real name was Raphael.

blingrhino · 20-05-2021 02:51PM

Lucien

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

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