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

wolfpawnat · 12-03-2014 10:42PM

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

You're including Sinead, Ciara, Eric, Anne, Anna, Emily, Clare, Mary and Fiona - some of the plainest, most unremarkable names ever - in a thread called "The worst kid's name you've ever heard"?
Even the others you list aren't THAT out-there.

I like the sound of "Aoife" but the spelling is just too awkward. I know countless Aoifes and they all say the spelling is a nuisance when abroad. Ditto Saoirse, but I love that name.

The ones I dislike are the obvious extreme auld people names, like Muriel, and the ludicrously spelled/non phonetically pronounced names (wherever they originate from) and Shakira/Beyoncé type names, and made-up ones like LaFondue.

I like/don't mind run-of-the-mill Irish names like Conor, Orla, Niamh, Colm, Seán. And I love the name Aisling.

Saoirse Ronan has made it a lot more known these days. It is the first thing everyone from outside of Ireland has said to me when I tell them my daughter's name.

orangesoda · 12-03-2014 11:01PM

I once heard a scouser talking about a saoirse ronan film, pronounced her name 'Sassy'

fussyonion · 12-03-2014 11:12PM

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

You're including Sinead, Ciara, Eric, Anne, Anna, Emily, Clare, Mary and Fiona - some of the plainest, most unremarkable names ever - in a thread called "The worst kid's name you've ever heard"?
Even the others you list aren't THAT out-there.

I like the sound of "Aoife" but the spelling is just too awkward. I know countless Aoifes and they all say the spelling is a nuisance when abroad. Ditto Saoirse, but I love that name.

The ones I dislike are the obvious extreme auld people names, like Muriel, and the ludicrously spelled/non phonetically pronounced names (wherever they originate from) and Shakira/Beyoncé type names, and made-up ones like LaFondue.

I like/don't mind run-of-the-mill Irish names like Conor, Orla, Niamh, Colm, Seán. And I love the name Aisling.

The title of the thread is "Worst Kid's Names you've ever heard".
In my opinion, those names ARE the worst.
As for the other names being plain, sure you've just mentioned a load of plain names yourself

Anyway I gave MY opinion and I stick by it.

Deadlie · 12-03-2014 11:15PM

I registered a Pocahontas when I worked in a Children's Hospital. The family were all Dubs.

Temptamperu · 12-03-2014 11:22PM

Frank, how can you name a kid Frank?

Archeron · 12-03-2014 11:24PM

Phelim. Way too close to phlegm to be a nice name.

Teyla Emmagan · 12-03-2014 11:25PM

I love the Irish names, even the odder ones. I think they're pretty and musical, and I love the link to our heritage.

I grew up in a family with Irish names though, if you haven't you might think it's weird. My friend and I had a million discussions about what she would call her (as it turns out, girls). She was all for either really posh English names, or super girly English names. She eventually went for for terribly old lady English names (IMO). I didn't get it at all, she's a fervent Kerry woman from the back side of Killarney. Mind you, she does have a brother called Florence.

Femme_Fatale · 12-03-2014 11:29PM

fussyonion wrote: »

The title of the thread is "Worst Kid's Names you've ever heard".
In my opinion, those names ARE the worst.
As for the other names being plain, sure you've just mentioned a load of plain names yourself

I didn't mean anything negative by "plain" - just that they're so unremarkable and run-of-the-mill that I find it strange to consider them "the worst kid's name you've ever heard". I mean... Fiona? Anna? Yeh, horrific! :pac:
The title to me evokes extreme/weird names rather than names people simply dislike.

Anyway I gave MY opinion and I stick by it.

Oh cool, and others can give their counter-opinion.

fussyonion · 12-03-2014 11:33PM

If the thread title was "Most out-there, bizarre name you've heard", then yeah I'd get your point.
I was just saying I don't like the names I mentioned..which is what everyone else has been doing.

12-03-2014 11:38PM

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

Mind you, she does have a brother called Florence.

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

huey1975 · 12-03-2014 11:43PM

Well the biggest prick I ever heard was Ray darcy

Mickey H · 12-03-2014 11:46PM

Any of the stupid made-uppy Celtic Tiger names. You know the ones.

Teyla Emmagan · 12-03-2014 11:47PM

bubblypop wrote: »

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Florence is a Garda Superintendent. What doesn't kill you and all that...

12-03-2014 11:48PM

sartori.

a boy incase you were wondering!

dont know where it comes from, maybe a french thing???
dont even know what you could shorten it to!

stefanovich · 12-03-2014 11:50PM

Gaylord. Was introduced to a filipino with this name. Took an awful lot of effort to control myself.

Electric Sheep · 13-03-2014 12:19AM

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

I love the Irish names, even the odder ones. I think they're pretty and musical, and I love the link to our heritage.

I grew up in a family with Irish names though, if you haven't you might think it's weird. My friend and I had a million discussions about what she would call her (as it turns out, girls). She was all for either really posh English names, or super girly English names. She eventually went for for terribly old lady English names (IMO). I didn't get it at all, she's a fervent Kerry woman from the back side of Killarney. Mind you, she does have a brother called Florence.

I get it. She realizes that names, like clothes, have fashions that can be fads or classics. She went with classic. Twenty years from now the makes uppy irish names will sound ridiculously dated.

Sneachta will probably be calling himself John by then

Western Pomise · 13-03-2014 12:28AM

'He who makes yellow water with his little snake'.......now that's a weird one.

wolfpawnat · 13-03-2014 07:53AM

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

I love the Irish names, even the odder ones. I think they're pretty and musical, and I love the link to our heritage.

I grew up in a family with Irish names though, if you haven't you might think it's weird. My friend and I had a million discussions about what she would call her (as it turns out, girls). She was all for either really posh English names, or super girly English names. She eventually went for for terribly old lady English names (IMO). I didn't get it at all, she's a fervent Kerry woman from the back side of Killarney. Mind you, she does have a brother called Florence.

I can imagine how such a name went down in rural Kerry!

MS.ing · 13-03-2014 07:55AM

nethanial

stefan idiot jones · 13-03-2014 09:04AM

There is an African girl in work with me called Admirer.

Fozzie Bear · 13-03-2014 02:43PM

ColeTrain wrote: »

Rihanna - a castlebar name if I ever heard it...

My wife is a primary school teacher. Pupils are mainly of foreign parents, our own native travellers and others from disadvantaged back grounds.

I look forward to every September, her new class and their names. She has taught travellers kids called Beyonce, Rihanna and Shantay (spelling??) among many others. Some African kids called Goodnews, Goodluck, Blessed, Love, Prince & Princess. These are first names!

If nothing else its a change from the usual John or Mary! She quite enjoys the names and having to call them out in class or the play ground or school tours. She gets some looks from passers by.

magicmushroom · 13-03-2014 03:36PM

My name is Michelle and I hate it because any time I've seen the Jeremy Kyle show, there is always a Michelle on there and she is always a scumbag.

It's not a name you hear on kids these days now anyway, it's turning into an auld ones name I guess!

irishjig69b · 13-03-2014 11:12PM

magicmushroom wrote: »

My name is Michelle and I hate it because any time I've seen the Jeremy Kyle show, there is always a Michelle on there and she is always a scumbag.

It's not a name you hear on kids these days now anyway, it's turning into an auld ones name I guess!

Don't watch Jeremy Kyle then

Prettyblack · 14-03-2014 01:53PM

magicmushroom wrote: »

My name is Michelle and I hate it because any time I've seen the Jeremy Kyle show, there is always a Michelle on there and she is always a scumbag.

It's not a name you hear on kids these days now anyway, it's turning into an auld ones name I guess!

I like the name Michelle. I used to go out with a Michelle. And then there's the Beatles song, "Michelle, ma belle..."

finix · 14-03-2014 02:12PM

PseudoFamous wrote: »

Ulick

Hope the surname was not Magee !

the cats pajamas · 14-03-2014 02:16PM

Michelle is a beautiful name i have never known a Michelle that wasn't clever and pretty.
Maybe you should watch less Jeremy Kyle

fricatus · 14-03-2014 02:45PM

the cats pajamas wrote: »

Michelle is a beautiful name i have never known a Michelle that wasn't clever and pretty.

Thinking about it, that's been my experience too!

the cats pajamas wrote: »

Maybe you should watch less Jeremy Kyle

Good advice! You've a name to live up to! :pac:

Degag · 14-03-2014 03:28PM

I knew someone who was called Anus - well, I don't think it was spelt like that - but that is how it was pronounced.

NegativeCreep · 14-03-2014 03:59PM

thisiswar wrote: »

'Bentley' on Teen Mom

"Your dad's a homo Bentley! He ain't never comin' back!"

Great show.

Ghost Buster · 14-03-2014 04:18PM

Enoch Burke

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

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