Bad Baby Names...

02-05-2013 02:43PM

Duff wrote: »

D4 parents with their Oirish baby names ''Sneachta, come in for yore supper honney''

I had an Irish teacher who called one of his daughters ''Sneachta"!

wobzilla1 · 02-05-2013 02:43PM

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mister bishi · 02-05-2013 02:46PM

FatherLen wrote: »

22 people in the U.S. are named gandalf.

are u for real??

theres 100s named Gandalf in the us
its a common name their

Where u gettin your facts from?

Shenshen · 02-05-2013 02:48PM

LordSutch wrote: »

Agreed, its like a cross between nice & noise, but its neither!

Was in the park the other day with the kids and got talking to a Dad about the kids names, his daughters name which was 'Ava'
How nice I commented, easy to spell, short, and vey memorable, just like the famous hollywood actress Ava Gardner I guessed - Wrong!
he then told me that it was an Irish spelling, which went something like Ailbhabh, which kinda killed the magic of the name for me

That had me puzzled before...
I'm working with a girl who has an Irish name - both first name and second name - and she absolutely hates the fact that most people she will deal with on a daily basis haven't the first idea how to pronounce either name, since mostly they're not Irish.
And some will struggle with it even after being told the correct pronounciation, as they will look at the spelling and try and get their head around the letter vs the sounds.

Now, said girl had a baby recently, and named him something not even the Irish people in the office were able to pronounce straight away...

Now, she does speak Gaelic at home with her family, and I can understand she's proud of her heritage and tradition, but I couldn't help thinking she could have gone for something a little simpler for the sake of the poor boy. Or even given him two names, one Irish one English, so he could later choose for himself?

Pumpkinseeds · 02-05-2013 02:57PM

Anything ending in iqa or inta is never gonna be good. I heard a Danniqa recently. Don't even get me started on this pretentious Irish name nonsense. In years to come when those kids have to emigrate for work and potential employers can't pronounce the names, those CV's are gonna be filed under Bin. I've seen in when I worked in the UK, people would send in applications and if their names were unpronouncable they got binned as management didn't want to feel silly not knowing the name;)

Das Kitty · 02-05-2013 02:58PM

I understand why Honour is on the list (they don't want people to have titles as forenames), but it's a legit and inoffensive name.

I remember seeing one of these lists a few years ago and there were twins on it called Benson and Hedges.

mister bishi · 02-05-2013 02:59PM

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

Anything ending in iqa or inta is never gonna be good. I heard a Danniqa recently. Don't even get me started on this pretentious Irish name nonsense. In years to come when those kids have to emigrate for work and potential employers can't pronounce the names, those CV's are gonna be filed under Bin. I've seen in when I worked in the UK, people would send in applications and if their names were unpronouncable they got binned as management didn't want to feel silly not knowing the name;)

I Hate the name JACINTA,,

Dyr · 02-05-2013 03:00PM

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

Anything ending in iqa or inta is never gonna be good. I heard a Danniqa recently. Don't even get me started on this pretentious Irish name nonsense. In years to come when those kids have to emigrate for work and potential employers can't pronounce the names, those CV's are gonna be filed under Bin. I've seen in when I worked in the UK, people would send in applications and if their names were unpronouncable they got binned as management didn't want to feel silly not knowing the name;)

You were hiding in the bin weren't you?

Pumpkinseeds · 02-05-2013 03:04PM

Bambi wrote: »

You were hiding in the bin weren't you?

mister bishi · 02-05-2013 03:06PM

must say that had me confused also,,

bambi what u talkin bout

endacl · 02-05-2013 03:09PM

mister bishi wrote: »

are u for real??

theres 100s named Gandalf in the us
its a common name their

Where u gettin your facts from?

So, there are 22. And some more...

tritium · 02-05-2013 03:11PM

Walking by the escalator in Jervis centre a while back, and I her this pure dub lady calling her daughter"Samoa!, Samoa!". Christ I thought, she didn't call the kid Samoa did she? Then my brain finally switched to translate mode- ooh! Simone!

The_Gatsby · 02-05-2013 03:11PM

I don't know why but I think Keith is a terrible name for a baby. It just doesn't sound right for a baby

endacl · 02-05-2013 03:12PM

Always thought Nikita was a funny one. Russian boy's name becomes Irish girl's name because Elton John couldn't sing openly about lovin' a dude in the 80's.

Also Kylie. Nice bum, silly name.

B0jangles · 02-05-2013 03:12PM

DeltaWhite wrote: »

I personally hate the name nevaeh which is heaven backwards... It's a ridiculous name!

There's an even worse version - Neveah

(Apparently it's usually changed because the original is hard to pronounce.)

Yep, it's Haeven spelled backwards.

:pac:

Lucena · 02-05-2013 03:12PM

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

Anything ending in iqa or inta is never gonna be good. I heard a Danniqa recently. Don't even get me started on this pretentious Irish name nonsense. In years to come when those kids have to emigrate for work and potential employers can't pronounce the names, those CV's are gonna be filed under Bin. I've seen in when I worked in the UK, people would send in applications and if their names were unpronouncable they got binned as management didn't want to feel silly not knowing the name;)

Is this for real??? I've participated in selecting and interviewing candidates before and the person's name is not an issue.

endacl · 02-05-2013 03:14PM

Lucena wrote: »

Is this for real??? I've participated in selecting and interviewing candidates before and the person's name is not an issue.

What if their name was Tosser McTosspot?

Fizman · 02-05-2013 03:15PM

Full list of banned names in NZ:

89

That rules me out from ever wanting to procreate down there.

mister bishi · 02-05-2013 03:15PM

harper seven has to be the dumbest name ever

courtesy of the 2 dumbest people ever:

posh and becks

mister bishi · 02-05-2013 03:16PM

endacl wrote: »

Always thought Nikita was a funny one. Russian boy's name becomes Irish girl's name because Elton John couldn't sing openly about lovin' a dude in the 80's.

Also Kylie. Nice bum, silly name.

nikita -- durty backstabbin hooower

dee_mc · 02-05-2013 03:17PM

bacon n eggs wrote: »

Rhianna come in for your tea just don't sound right in an Irish accent

I always thought Rhianna was a nice name, the singer ruined it a bit though! I know 2 teenagers with that name, bit different to call them that now though IMO.
The 'Sh' sounding names must have been very popular 17-18 years ago in an area where I was teaching: we had a Sabina, a Sheniqua, a Shanice, a Savannah, a Shania, a Charlene, and 2 Sharons all in the same school year, the kids used to joke all they were short was a Shakira!
I wouldn't be a fan of the baby names that are 'fashionable' at a particular time for that reason

KeithTS · 02-05-2013 03:22PM

The_Gatsby wrote: »

I don't know why but I think Keith is a terrible name for a baby. It just doesn't sound right for a baby

Ah now, that's not fair!!!
It's a s**t name for a grown-up too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7zfJ2Z2q38

josip · 02-05-2013 03:35PM

What should also banned are parents who give first names to their children that are almost identical to their surnames, eg Patrick Fitzpatrick or Conor O'Conor. Do parents get confused when filling in the registration form?

FatherLen · 02-05-2013 03:58PM

mister bishi wrote: »

are u for real??

theres 100s named Gandalf in the us
its a common name their

Where u gettin your facts from?

here

now fair enough, it's from 2011 but i can't imagine hundreds more people have been named gandalf in the last two years.

oh and where did YOU get that figure?

the_syco · 02-05-2013 04:16PM

bacon n eggs wrote: »

Rhianna come in for your tea just don't sound right in an Irish accent

Reeeeeeee aaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, come in for yar f**king din-arrrr!

Duckworth_Luas · 02-05-2013 04:17PM

josip wrote: »

What should also banned are parents who give first names to their children that are almost identical to their surnames, eg Patrick Fitzpatrick or Conor O'Conor. Do parents get confused when filling in the registration form?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPNIO9pScjw

martinedwards · 02-05-2013 04:21PM

theres the famous La-a

pronounced La dash a of course!!

As a teacher, come the revolution and I'm made president, you will be able to call your kid whatever you want.

BUT

choose a regular name, you ONLY get regular spelling.

No Junathon, Jaq, Kathryn or any of the other "but it looks nice" crap.

SPELL IT RIGHT!

SligoLady · 02-05-2013 05:03PM

I've noticed a trend in, what I would consider to be very, English names such as Charlie, Henry, Freddie, Alfie.. They really irk me!

mister bishi · 02-05-2013 05:07PM

cornelius,
sebastian,
desmond,
gaylord,
lester,

names of people who,,if i met, i would probably punch

fussyonion · 02-05-2013 05:10PM

Skid X wrote: »

A few more zingers from New Zealand ..

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/jul/24/familyandrelationships.newzealand

Twisty Poi?
Don't McDonald's sell that alongside their Twisty Fries?

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