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

cantdecide

...because I think I can beat them all. I swear I considered strangling the poor little bugger to death for his own good. Sit down. Calmly take a deep breath and prepare yourself...

Isis.

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fleet_admiral

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

I've heard isis in the last couple of weeks

[Deleted User]

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

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

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

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

Asarlai wrote: »

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

Oh God thats awful

[Deleted User]

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

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

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

Pherekydes

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

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

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

and still ricky villa

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

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

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

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

Aengus - anal

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

I have also never met a sound "Darren"

fatknacker

Oonagh spelt like that. Una is fine though.

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

Fergus...crispy pancakes

Caoimhgh1n

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

It is, if you like gúnas.

Double o Oonagh is like "looney"

Oh look, here's looney tunes oonagh

Shermanator

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

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

Cortina_MK_IV

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

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

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

jobbridge4life

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

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

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

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