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

Tokyo · 10-04-2014 12:17PM

mikeym wrote: »

Kids in America named after cars e.g. Mercedes, Porsche.

As a general rule of thumb, if you can't afford it, you probably shouldn't name your kids after it.....

Davarus Walrus · 10-04-2014 12:17PM

When naming your child, a handy rule of thumb is to ask yourself: would I buy a used car off someone with that name?

If you wouldn't, then you probably shouldn't call your child that name.

bonzodog2 · 10-04-2014 12:20PM

mikeym wrote: »

Kids in America named after cars e.g. Mercedes, Porsche.

The car company is named after a girl
http://media.daimler.com/dcmedia/0-921-614814-1-871937-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-614318-0-1-0-0-0-0-0.html

Lollipops23 · 10-04-2014 12:21PM

Vojera wrote: »

One of my friends is a teacher and has a few kids called Courage, Happiness and Pride in her class. I know it's a cultural thing but I don't know how I'd react to an adult telling me his name was Happiness.

That's really common in certain African nations. I used to work in a job where I came into contact with a lot of people from these cultures. Names were amazing: Wonderful, Magnificent, Previous, Beloved. Had a Sunday once, too.

Given the Irish adoration for vowels, don't think we can slag them off tbh.

10-04-2014 12:23PM

emeldc wrote: »

..........come to think of it, I had a neighbour some years ago called Denis Denis. I'm serious.

Full of menace

zl1whqvjs75cdy · 10-04-2014 12:25PM

Got a kid called Liberty just started in here. Can't take him seriously at all.

emeldc · 10-04-2014 12:28PM

My OH has a lot of dealings with the Chinese who try to be more western by taking English sounding names. One girl took the unfortunate name of 'Swallow'.

Flippyfloppy · 10-04-2014 12:28PM

emeldc wrote: »

What's wrong with Colin

Reminds me of that guy Colin from the Brittas empire!!

I really don't like madey-uppy names ending in ayden. Hayden, Brayden, Sayden and so on.

KingOfFairview · 10-04-2014 12:29PM

Couple down the road have kids called ****zilla and Anusella

Tokyo · 10-04-2014 12:30PM

KingOfFairview wrote: »

Couple down the road have kids called ****zilla and Anusella

I'm REALLY curious what that kids name is right now....

ballsymchugh · 10-04-2014 12:30PM

Arry.

i'm in south east england but the accent is no excuse for shyte spelling.

humanji · 10-04-2014 12:46PM

Threads merged.

vitani · 10-04-2014 12:54PM

My friend spent a while teaching English in a school in Thailand. A lot of the kids were named after famous people, including one who was called Piers Morgan.

eyescreamcone · 10-04-2014 02:23PM

gramar wrote: »

Young lad in my neices class called Harrison. I never fail to roll my eyes when she says his name.

What's wrong with Harrison?

Two American Presidents + Harrison Ford (is that 3 so?).
Easy to spell and pronounce.

I like it!

El Weirdo · 10-04-2014 02:37PM

Was in the doctor's today and the was also people waiting to see the community welfare officer in the waiting room.

One of these had her two kids with her and they were jumping around and being a bit boisterous, as kids sometimes are.

Anyway, she was trying to get the girl to sit down and after 3 or 4 times asking "Tia" to sit down, she middle-named her...

"Tia Maria! I told you to sit down!"

I sat there, open-mouthed for at least a minute.

Zubeneschamali · 10-04-2014 02:45PM

dubhthach wrote: »

You be hard pressed finding anyone in the 1901 census with the names:
Seán, Seamus, Pádraig, Peadar, Rory, Áine, Eimear, Niamh let alone Sinéad (Which was probably coin by Dev's wife at that time).

In general everyone had very anglicised names

There was also the Church influence - babies were to be given a saints name. So my mother Sheila was actually named Cecelia on her birth cert. There are 657 Cecelias to 34 Sheilas in the 1901 census.

Tokyo · 10-04-2014 03:02PM

El Weirdo wrote: »

"Tia Maria! I told you to sit down!"

Ah, the normal name that gets screwed by the middle name...

Haaaaaave you met my friend Jed?

jay1988 · 10-04-2014 03:17PM

Girl I know has named her baby 'neveah'. Cos according to her "it's heaven spelled backwards" ... Except it's not.

Olive8585 · 10-04-2014 03:18PM

Someone said Phoenix up the thread...perhaps we know the same kid...a boy, Irish dad and English mum? Unfortunate name.

BraziliaNZ · 10-04-2014 04:19PM

Míshásta wrote: »

I'm really mystified by this 'trend' . This claim about "made-up" Irish names keeps appearing in posts.

Please enlighten me. I may be out of touch but I can't say I've come across any fabricated Irish names. I'm not saying they don't exist but for the life of me I can't think of any.

Can you give me some examples?

Sneachta, Saoirse, etc. Ugh, horrible.

wolfpawnat · 10-04-2014 04:22PM

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Sneachta, Saoirse, etc. Ugh, horrible.

Saoirse came to be as a result of the 1920's Independence wars, it is hardly a new name. You'd love my apartment block, 10 homes, 8 with kids, and 2 Saoirse's

BraziliaNZ · 10-04-2014 04:38PM

wolfpawnat wrote: »

Saoirse came to be as a result of the 1920's Independence wars, it is hardly a new name. You'd love my apartment block, 10 homes, 8 with kids, and 2 Saoirse's

I think it sounds nice, I just find it a bit gimmicky, like people getting stuff in Chinese tattooed on themselves

Xdancer · 10-04-2014 04:42PM

I think one of the worst names I have heard is Danika. I also know someone who called their child KC. It's not short for anything, just 2 letters.

In general I think the name Cormac is awful.

fricatus · 10-04-2014 04:48PM

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

I think it sounds nice, I just find it a bit gimmicky, like people getting stuff in Chinese tattooed on themselves

At least the parents know what Saoirse means...

I remember hearing of one gob****e who had the character 足 tattoed on his arm... and it means "leg"!!!

Apparently he "thought it looked cool"... :rolleyes:

jimgoose · 10-04-2014 04:49PM

Dympna gets on my wick. It is an extremely annoying sound, like someone stifling a sneeze.

Riskymove · 10-04-2014 04:51PM

mikeym wrote: »

Kids in America named after cars e.g. Mercedes, Porsche.

lol reminds of the joke in A Fish Called Wanda about the kid being called "Portia"

"Why is she called after a car?" etc..

allprops · 10-04-2014 04:54PM

El Weirdo wrote: »

Was in the doctor's today and the was also people waiting to see the community welfare officer in the waiting room.

One of these had her two kids with her and they were jumping around and being a bit boisterous, as kids sometimes are.

Anyway, she was trying to get the girl to sit down and after 3 or 4 times asking "Tia" to sit down, she middle-named her...

"Tia Maria! I told you to sit down!"

I sat there, open-mouthed for at least a minute.

I teach a girl called Tia Maria, told the whole class proudly that her father was drinking it the day she was born. Her sister Brandy on the other hand....

wicklowstevo · 10-04-2014 04:57PM

I know a little hood rat named her kid suker after tupac , i hope he becomes a solicitor or banker or something

dubhthach · 10-04-2014 05:09PM

wicklowstevo wrote: »

I know a little hood rat named her kid suker after tupac , i hope he becomes a solicitor or banker or something

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jennyfogarty/5090392707/

He'll do well as a banker.

Capt'n Midnight · 10-04-2014 05:13PM

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Sneachta, Saoirse, etc. Ugh, horrible.

Sneachta ? That's snow problem.

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

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