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

wilhelm roentgen · 17-08-2015 01:03PM

Slightly off topic here but anyway.

A mate of mine was holding his newly born son in his arms at the Maternity hospital here in Cork, his partner was in the recovery room after an emergency C section.

(Thick Cork accent required for following conversation below)

Nurse: 'Have you decided on a name for your little boy'
My Friend: 'Noah'
Nurse: 'That's ok, you will think of something soon I'm sure'
My Friend: 'No, it's Noah'

Rubberlegs · 17-08-2015 01:17PM

This little piggy wrote: »

I frickin hate misspelled Irish names. If you're going to call your child an Irish name, do a bit of research, and don't throw in random fadas and letters that should affect the pronunciation.

Two I heard recently that annoyed me:

Eiméar. The fada should make it be pronounced more like ee-Mayr, but no, it's still pronounced Emer. Another annoying misspelling is Eimhear - the mh should make a V sound in the middle, but no, apparently the h is "silent".

I love the name Sadbh, but I recently met a girl who pronounced it that way but spelt it Saidbhe. Just, why? It's a nice name as it is, if you were to pronounce her version correctly, it would actually become a two-syllable word pronounced more like Sive-eh.

My daughter has what is probably considered an old fashioned Irish name these days. Despite the fact that I have the one fada in the correct place, some still insist on calling her by a very similar sounding name, as if the fada was on the first letter too

. I can't understand people throwing in random fadas where they don't belong though. The name doesn't look right at all that way, and then they probably wonder why people misprinounce it !

There is a child called Tigerlily on our estate. It just sounds wrong with an Irish surname.

Generic Dreadhead · 17-08-2015 01:31PM

73Cat wrote: »

My daughter has what is probably considered an old fashioned Irish name these days. Despite the fact that I have the one fada in the correct place, some still insist on calling her by a very similar sounding name, as if the fada was on the first letter too . I can't understand people throwing in random fadas where they don't belong though. The name doesn't look right at all that way, and then they probably wonder why people misprinounce it !

This story is a solid 2/10 given you don't actually give the name

kunst nugget · 17-08-2015 01:31PM

73Cat wrote: »

There is a child called Tigerlily on our estate. It just sounds wrong with an Irish surname.

It just sounds wrong on a child full stop.

messy tessy · 17-08-2015 01:40PM

Bramble. I kid you not.

(Pun intended!) :P

kunst nugget · 17-08-2015 01:42PM

messy tessy wrote: »

Bramble. I kid you not.

(Pun intended!) :P

What pun?

Samaris · 17-08-2015 02:20PM

Gobnait. Always Gobnait. Also not keen on Nollaig.

Although in defence of Irish names, there are loads of lovely ones! Ciara, Cian, Niamh, Fionn, Aoife, Aoibhe, Saoirse. Sure, they look a bit complicated and foreigners might struggle with them, but that's no reason to just avoid them.

The Irish surnames are a lot more demented anyway.

Diamond Doll · 17-08-2015 02:25PM

Yeah I've always thought you must have to seriously hate a child to inflict a name like Gobnait on them.

Diamond Doll · 17-08-2015 02:37PM

Has anyone else searched this thread for their own names? My name (Emma) has come up just once, as has my son's name (William.)

(Yes, I know I may have set him up for a lifetime of Willy jokes ... I really love the name though!)

keano_afc · 17-08-2015 02:39PM

This little piggy wrote: »

Has anyone else searched this thread for their own names? My name (Emma) has come up just once, as has my son's name (William.)

(Yes, I know I may have set him up for a lifetime of Willy jokes ... I really love the name though!)

Not mine, but my daughter's name (Sadhbh) has popped up a couple of times.

thomasj · 17-08-2015 02:40PM

Francis, especially especially the nickname!

17-08-2015 02:46PM

thomasj wrote: »

Francis, especially especially the nickname!

I think you mean Frances, cause there isn't much wrong with "Frank"?

FelineOverLord · 17-08-2015 02:50PM

Dollcienna, what dafuq is that about? Of course mammy is a 'full time mammy' and daddy is a 'full time mad bastard'

IvyTheTerrible · 17-08-2015 02:51PM

Irish names over here in France are the Shaniqua etc equivalents. If you're a teacher and there's a Killian in your class, you just know he'll be a little **** and his parents will be worse.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 17-08-2015 02:54PM

The Irish names are grand and all, but it grates on me when they get doubled up. Theres a family with 4 kids living near me, and they have enough names for 8 of them. The running gag is to just start calling them random things when referring to them, as in, fear sneachta, uactar reoite, fuinneog briste and cailin dana.

mr.anonymous · 17-08-2015 03:04PM

Lullabel and Coley

Liamario · 17-08-2015 03:07PM

Asumpta.

BuilderPlumber · 17-08-2015 03:10PM

anna080 wrote: »

Peadar og

These type of names sound like the stereotypical IRA members in film.

thomasj · 17-08-2015 03:17PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I think you mean Frances, cause there isn't much wrong with "Frank"?

Haha oops! Now that would awkward a boy called fanny in the schoolyard!

Rubberlegs · 17-08-2015 04:34PM

Cormac... wrote: »

This story is a solid 2/10 given you don't actually give the name

Her name is Eibhlís but often pronounced Ailish despite the fact there is no fada on the E. That must get me at least 7/10 now ??

Diamond Doll · 17-08-2015 04:36PM

73Cat wrote: »

Her name is Eibhlís but often pronounced Ailish despite the fact there is no fada on the E. That must get me at least 7/10 now ??

I'd pronounce that Ev-leesh ... is that how you pronounce it? Or how do you pronounce it?

Rubberlegs · 17-08-2015 04:39PM

This little piggy wrote: »

I'd pronounce that Ev-leesh ... is that how you pronounce it? Or how do you pronounce it?

Never had it pronounced that way as of yet ! It's pronounced Eye leesh, the Irish for Elizabeth.

Stheno · 17-08-2015 04:39PM

This little piggy wrote: »

I'd pronounce that Ev-leesh ... is that how you pronounce it? Or how do you pronounce it?

Same as 7cat does

currooney · 17-08-2015 04:56PM

My own name is one of the worst for me because I've to deal with it -Readein. I honestly have no clue what my parents were going for, they claim it's Irish. I think they must've misheard rÃ႒Â©iltÃ႒Ân or something similar and slaughtered it. It's pronounced Rid-een but I get Ray-deen, Red-in, Ray-don and everything in between. The mispronouncing is so understandable, I pretty much respond to anything beginning with R at this stage

Generic Dreadhead · 17-08-2015 05:02PM

currooney wrote: »

I think they must've misheard rÃ႒Â©iltÃ႒Ân or something similar and slaughtered it

I get this a LOT with my name. It's spelt C-o-r-m-a-c and pronounced Cor-mack or Cor-muck for the most part

But some people mishear it and pronounce it ✂C☎✆M✇A✈✉☛

I mean, for F**ks sake, the Scissors is silent

Diamond Doll · 17-08-2015 05:02PM

73Cat wrote: »

Never had it pronounced that way as of yet ! It's pronounced Eye leesh, the Irish for Elizabeth.

As a matter of interest, how would you pronounce Eibhlín? It's one of my favourite Irish names, I'd pronounce it Ev-leen (Irish for Evelyn). But I'm guessing you'd pronounce it more like Eileen?

I love so many Irish names, but they vary so much with local dialect!

retalivity · 17-08-2015 05:07PM

currooney wrote: »

My own name is one of the worst for me because I've to deal with it -Readein.

That's a savage name. If I were you id just go around dressed like this all the time

currooney · 17-08-2015 06:25PM

Cormac... wrote: »

I get this a LOT with my name. It's spelt C-o-r-m-a-c and pronounced Cor-mack or Cor-muck for the most part

But some people mishear it and pronounce it ✂C☎✆M✇A✈✉☛

I mean, for F**ks sake, the Scissors is silent

Unsure how my phone changed Réiltín to something that demonic looking!

Rubberlegs · 17-08-2015 06:36PM

This little piggy wrote: »

As a matter of interest, how would you pronounce Eibhlín? It's one of my favourite Irish names, I'd pronounce it Ev-leen (Irish for Evelyn). But I'm guessing you'd pronounce it more like Eileen?

I love so many Irish names, but they vary so much with local dialect!

It's a beautiful name isn't it ? Going by the spelling alone I'd pronounce that Eileen. But then knowing it's Irish for Evelyn adds confusion ! The 'bh' is often pronounced as 'v' in Irish words, and then the regional differences in pronunciations makes it hard to know:).

George White · 17-08-2015 06:45PM

This little piggy wrote: »

Yeah I've always thought you must have to seriously hate a child to inflict a name like Gobnait on them.

I once tried to write an Irish porn film as a joke, and called it Gobnait a la Emmanuelle.
Needed the most unfortunate name.

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

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