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

fleet_admiral · 24-11-2015 08:23PM

Asarlai wrote: »

Appalachia

Known as Appy to her loving parents

That annoys me. Why didnt they just call her Appy then. I hate hearing parents call their children shortened versions of their real names.
My son is Fintan and he is always going to be Fintan

Wacker The Attacker · 24-11-2015 08:24PM

I've heard isis in the last couple of weeks

24-11-2015 10:37PM

One of my friends wanted Isis as a middle name for her daughter but thought better of it.

I recently met a baby girl called "Season". I keep thinking Aromat.

Asarlai · 24-11-2015 11:01PM

fleet_admiral wrote: »

That annoys me. Why didnt they just call her Appy then. I hate hearing parents call their children shortened versions of their real names.
My son is Fintan and he is always going to be Fintan

I agree. I know a couple who have a son named Fintan, and they're calling him Finty.

tomwaterford · 24-11-2015 11:03PM

fleet_admiral wrote: »

That annoys me. Why didnt they just call her Appy then. I hate hearing parents call their children shortened versions of their real names.
My son is Fintan and he is always going to be Fintan

I'm always called a shortened version of my name/nickname

I've two cousins who are called each other's name...one is Steven called Patrick and vice versa (their brothers)

Diamond Doll · 24-11-2015 11:06PM

fleet_admiral wrote: »

That annoys me. Why didnt they just call her Appy then. I hate hearing parents call their children shortened versions of their real names.
My son is Fintan and he is always going to be Fintan

My son is William and I often call him Will, Wills, Wilbert, the Willster, Williboo.

I'm also happy for him to be called Willie, Bill, Billy, whatever other abbreviations happen over time.

I actually quite like the fact that his name has loads of abbreviations and nicknames.

He can pick whichever one suits him, in time!

For now, at two years old, we mostly stick with William, though.

fleet_admiral · 24-11-2015 11:12PM

Asarlai wrote: »

I agree. I know a couple who have a son named Fintan, and they're calling him Finty.

Oh God thats awful

24-11-2015 11:19PM

fleet_admiral wrote: »

That annoys me. Why didnt they just call her Appy then. I hate hearing parents call their children shortened versions of their real names.
My son is Fintan and he is always going to be Fintan

I grew up with a cutesy version of my first name, because my mother has the same name. I hated it until I was in my 30s, now I like it. But it did me no favours growing up, I wasn't taken seriously (still am't sometimes by family) because of this ridiculous "cute" name. My father even called a halt to it when I was 14, because I wasn't a little baby anymore and didn't need a baby name! Unfortunately my mother's side of the family didn't like the change and I'm still cute little silly Budgese-nickname to them. Annoys the hell out of me. My brothers managed to shake their nicknames.

Edit to add though: My dad's name was Frank. That's an ok shortening I think.

Richard Hillman · 24-11-2015 11:36PM

I heard it once and thought I was hearing things but the second time I have seen the mother and child confirmed my thoughts, "Jael". Prounounced Jail. From a very rough Northside estate.

I thought it was Jayo at first but definitely Jael.

XplaygirlX · 24-11-2015 11:51PM

Absoutley. Never Finn as some people called Fintan does be called :rolleyes:

Pherekydes · 25-11-2015 12:44AM

Richard Hillman wrote: »

I heard it once and thought I was hearing things but the second time I have seen the mother and child confirmed my thoughts, "Jael". Prounounced Jail. From a very rough Northside estate.

I thought it was Jayo at first but definitely Jael.

Well, Brooklyn Beckham was conceived in Brooklyn, so...

Samaris · 25-11-2015 04:08AM

Shadylou wrote: »

There used to be a little girl in my sons nursery called Sneachta and there's a new family moved onto our road with obnoxious irish names, Muireann, Caoilfhionn (pronounced kaylinn) and I thought I was hearing things when I heard them call the little boy furball, turns out his name is Fearbaoill, which to me seems to be irish for Mr Boyle?

I quite like Muireann, Caoilfhionn...has far more letters than is sensible and I'm not sure it -should- be coming out as "kaylinn"

I'm still laughing at "Furball". Brilliant. Poor child.

westernfrenzy · 25-11-2015 11:33AM

I know a family who called their daughter Caoilfhionn but they pronounce "keelin"

and still ricky villa · 25-11-2015 11:38AM

westernfrenzy wrote: »

I know a family who called their daughter Caoilfhionn but they pronounce "keelin"

Reminds me of Denis Leary when he was funny (roughly remembered quote)
"My name's spelt Sade but I pronounce it Shah-day
Hi I'm Denis, but I pronounce it Pefluh"

Colser · 25-11-2015 12:14PM

westernfrenzy wrote: »

I know a family who called their daughter Caoilfhionn but they pronounce "keelin"

I like the pronunciation but very few people would get it right from the Irish spelling.

Menas · 25-11-2015 12:23PM

Colser wrote: »

I like the pronunciation but very few people would get it right from the Irish spelling.

Yeah, I have a friend called Caoilfionn ...i really think it is a very nice name, when pronounced correctly!
But people abbreviate it to 'Caoils'....which is pronounced Queels. Thats just wrong.

fatknacker · 25-11-2015 04:19PM

Fiachra, if I never heard it before I would think if were ok. However it sounds like Irish for tooth and makes me think of dentist surgeries.

fatknacker · 25-11-2015 04:21PM

Aengus - anal

Finbar...Saunders. Sounds like someone who'd be a dope.

I have also never met a sound "Darren"

fatknacker · 25-11-2015 04:24PM

Oonagh spelt like that. Una is fine though.

Feargal, ugh. Sounds like someone nasally (Or oogh?)

Fergus...crispy pancakes

Caoimhgh1n · 25-11-2015 04:27PM

fatknacker wrote: »

Oonagh spelt like that. Una is fine though

I see nothing wrong with Oonagh.. I prefer it spelled that way. Úna is still a nice name though.

fatknacker · 25-11-2015 04:30PM

It is, if you like gúnas.

Double o Oonagh is like "looney"

Oh look, here's looney tunes oonagh

Shermanator · 25-11-2015 04:32PM

Two little kids called Hope & Prosperity. Probably ok on their own but when you have to call both in from the park at the same time and do it by shouting from the front door

captbarnacles · 25-11-2015 04:33PM

Bodie Ray. No idea if that's how you spell it but that's the worst I've heard.

Cortina_MK_IV · 25-11-2015 04:37PM

captbarnacles wrote: »

Bodie Ray. No idea if that's how you spell it but that's the worst I've heard.

I used to like The Professionals back in the 70's/80's but calling the kids Ray (Doyle) or Bodie would have been a bit much, especially the girls.

Shadylou · 25-11-2015 06:27PM

Samaris wrote: »

I quite like Muireann, Caoilfhionn...has far more letters than is sensible and I'm not sure it -should- be coming out as "kaylinn"

I'm still laughing at "Furball". Brilliant. Poor child.

The parents are d4 wannabes from cork city...says it all really

deseil · 25-11-2015 08:59PM

I dealt with a lady in work who had a new baby boy called Dontae today God love him.

jobbridge4life · 25-11-2015 09:16PM

fatknacker wrote: »

Oonagh spelt like that. Una is fine though.

Feargal, ugh. Sounds like someone nasally (Or oogh?)

Fergus...crispy pancakes

I could literally have written this post.

Feargal Fearghal Fergal = fungal

Fergus = fungus

NO

Asarlai · 26-11-2015 06:48AM

Deleted User wrote: »

I grew up with a cutesy version of my first name, because my mother has the same name. I hated it until I was in my 30s, now I like it. But it did me no favours growing up, I wasn't taken seriously (still am't sometimes by family) because of this ridiculous "cute" name. My father even called a halt to it when I was 14, because I wasn't a little baby anymore and didn't need a baby name! Unfortunately my mother's side of the family didn't like the change and I'm still cute little silly Budgese-nickname to them. Annoys the hell out of me. My brothers managed to shake their nicknames.

Edit to add though: My dad's name was Frank. That's an ok shortening I think.

Well, don't leave us hanging....and all disappointed like. What is your real name and the cutesy version?

Turtyturd · 26-11-2015 07:28AM

deseil wrote: »

I dealt with a lady in work who had a new baby boy called Dontae today God love him.

Was watching an NFL game a few weeks back and there was a Dont'a playing (pronounced Dante)....Dont'a Hightower.

Going to butcher the spelling but Phehglim (Fay-Lim) is a horrible name, always reminds me of phlegm.

Asarlai · 26-11-2015 07:29PM

Turtyturd wrote: »

Was watching an NFL game a few weeks back and there was a Dont'a playing (pronounced Dante)....Dont'a Hightower.

Going to butcher the spelling but Phehglim (Fay-Lim) is a horrible name, always reminds me of phlegm.

There's a whole other dynamic in the US in terms of black names and white names. Here's a good take on it (with an Irish reference thrown in)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd7FixvoKBw&channel=UCUsN5ZwHx2kILm84-jPDeXw

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

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