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

hairyprincess · 10-05-2016 02:25PM

On an episode of One Born Every Minute, a new mother called her son Kale. She believed it was Irish.

Has anyone ever heard of a person called Kale? I've been around the block a few times and I ain't ever heard of no Kale, apart from the cabbage variety!

c1ans7even · 10-05-2016 02:28PM

Isis not sure if spelt that way but that's how it sounds poor little girl about 5 years old
god knows what the parents were thinking im sure they regret it now

ibarelycare · 10-05-2016 02:34PM

hairyprincess wrote: »

On an episode of One Born Every Minute, a new mother called her son Kale. She believed it was Irish.

Has anyone ever heard of a person called Kale? I've been around the block a few times and I ain't ever heard of no Kale, apart from the cabbage variety!

Is that how she spelled it? The letter K isn't even in the Irish alphabet...

Samaris · 10-05-2016 02:38PM

hairyprincess wrote: »

On an episode of One Born Every Minute, a new mother called her son Kale. She believed it was Irish.

Has anyone ever heard of a person called Kale? I've been around the block a few times and I ain't ever heard of no Kale, apart from the cabbage variety!

Oddly enough, she's not entirely wrong. Apparently it's a Greek name (male and female), but derived from Hebrew, Gaelic and Germanic roots.

I have no idea what the Gaelic root is though. And yeah, overall here, it just sounds like you're calling your sprog "Cabbage".

Olishi4 · 10-05-2016 02:46PM

Maybe it came from the name Kalen? I think that's Gaelic. I know a few kids called Kalen. I wouldnt choose the name but it's not bad. I'd be the same about Kale though, I just think of curly kale.

Or maybe she was confusing it with Kane?

LordSutch · 10-05-2016 02:49PM

hairyprincess wrote: »

On an episode of One Born Every Minute, a new mother called her son Kale. She believed it was Irish.

Has anyone ever heard of a person called Kale? I've been around the block a few times and I ain't ever heard of no Kale, apart from the cabbage variety!

According to this website 'Kale' is a modern invented name.
http://nameberry.com/babyname/Kale

No Gaelic/Irish connection as far as I can tell.

Curly Kale?

Samaris · 10-05-2016 02:49PM

According to The Almighty Wiki, it's Greek. There are quite a few people called Kale, although I'd say it's rare enough in the English-speaking world.

They do say -derived- from Gaelic/Germanic/Hebrew though. Maybe it's Kalen (or the appropriate Irish spelling- Culainn?)

josip · 10-05-2016 02:50PM

c1ans7even wrote: »

Isis not sure if spelt that way but that's how it sounds poor little girl about 5 years old
god knows what the parents were thinking im sure they regret it now

probably thinking of the Egyptian Goddess and not so unusual.
That girl would have been 3 before Isis came to public attention

Samaris · 10-05-2016 02:52PM

I have to admit, I like the name Isis. It's got a nice history to it, and it's a lovely-sounding word. The connotations these days are really unfortunate, but then again, Ira is/was a common Jewish name. Having it in -Ireland-, well...connotations again!

Depends where you're from and what your background is and all that.

Edit: It's a bit funny that people give out about people complaining about "cultural appropriation" and then scream blue murder at furrin names. I wouldn't name my child Isis (even without ISIS being around), because it means nothing to me other than that it's pretty. But hey, if someone wants to use it, I wouldn't comment on it any more than I would on the more normal "Iris".

brooke 2 · 10-05-2016 03:00PM

LordSutch wrote: »

Fachtna.

Sorry if it's your name, but it's like a cross between feck, fack & foch ... na

Feichín is even worse.

Witchie · 10-05-2016 03:03PM

brooke 2 wrote: »

Feichín is even worse.

Don't diss my son's confirmation name. 😅😅😅

Gyalist · 10-05-2016 04:59PM

BlackEdelweiss wrote: »

Add your reply here.There were 2 Shakira's in my daughters pre school class.

Shakira is a Muslim name that's not uncommon amongst Indo-Caribbean people. Michael Caine's wife, Shakira Baksh, is originally from Guyana.
I have a Barbadian friend who was a classmate of Rihanna's in primary and secondary school. His mother liked the name and his younger sister was named Rihanna. She's about 16/17 now and for the past two years has told everyone that she wants to be called by her middle name.

Deise Vu wrote: »

I'll see your Concepta and raise you an Attracta. My trump is Abina.

A while back I was introduced to a woman named Eucharia!

Conall Cernach · 10-05-2016 06:26PM

ibarelycare wrote: »

Is that how she spelled it? The letter K isn't even in the Irish alphabet...

There is an Irish name called Caol or Cáel (one of the Fianna was called Cáel) which I presume would be pronounced Kale.

gutenberg · 10-05-2016 06:32PM

Sonny.

That's his actual name. I mean, it's cute for a 2-year-old boy, but when he's a grown man...?

DoozerT6 · 10-05-2016 06:48PM

Priyah also happens to be the name of Raj's sister in The Big Bang Theory. Leonard went out with her for a while. That was the first time I heard it...I daresay like a few others....

Cool Cool · 10-05-2016 08:20PM

Chandler Muriel Bing

seagull · 11-05-2016 01:49PM

Cool Cool wrote: »

Chandler Muriel Bing

Is that one really unfortunate individual, or 3 names you dislike?

toadfly · 11-05-2016 01:52PM

seagull wrote: »

Is that one really unfortunate individual, or 3 names you dislike?

Its a character from Friends

and still ricky villa · 11-05-2016 01:56PM

seagull wrote: »

Is that one really unfortunate individual, or 3 names you dislike?

It's comforting to live in a world with someone who hasn't been infected by Friends

brooke 2 · 11-05-2016 02:06PM

Witchie wrote: »

Don't diss my son's confirmation name. ðŸ˜…ðŸ˜…ðŸ˜…

Isn't he lucky it was not his Baptismal name!!

I see there is a SC called Feichín McDonagh.
Guess if it is good enough for him.........

brooke 2 · 11-05-2016 02:15PM

josip wrote: »

probably thinking of the Egyptian Goddess and not so unusual.
That girl would have been 3 before Isis came to public attention

The beautiful Labrador in Downton Abbey was called Isis. They eventually had him die from cancer, to be replaced by a puppy in the final scene. They denied it had anything to do with the fact that the dog had the same name as the Isis terrorist organisation!

handlemaster · 11-05-2016 03:58PM

brooke 2 wrote: »

josip wrote: »

probably thinking of the Egyptian Goddess and not so unusual.
That girl would have been 3 before Isis came to public attention

The beautiful Labrador in Downton Abbey was called Isis. They eventually had him die from cancer, to be replaced by a puppy in the final scene. They denied it had anything to do with the fact that the dog had the same name as the Isis terrorist organisation!

I think the dog was caught visiting hookers

indioblack · 11-05-2016 04:46PM

Conall Cernach wrote: »

There is an Irish name called Caol or Cáel (one of the Fianna was called Cáel) which I presume would be pronounced Kale.

In Leslie Thomas "The Man with the Power" there was a baptism taken by a slightly deaf vicar.
When asked for the babies name the mother replied, "John."
There was a pause, and the mother, thinking the vicar hadn't heard her, repeated, "John."
"Right", said the vicar - and christened the baby John John.

brooke 2 · 11-05-2016 07:37PM

handlemaster wrote: »

I think the dog was caught visiting hookers

He who shall not be named!

Venom · 11-05-2016 11:42PM

Grandor

Overheard a mother calling her kid the above. Must of been a long labor

Hellrun · 12-05-2016 12:36AM

Wren

gutenberg · 12-05-2016 10:57AM

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps called his son Boomer. Boomer Robert, to be exact.

Baby Boomer.

Boomer Bob.

Nope, awful.

XxMCRxBabyxX · 12-05-2016 11:32AM

The golfer Jason Day named his son Dash. Dash Day.

Hotblack Desiato · 14-05-2016 12:23AM

Could've been worse

Noo · 15-05-2016 05:27AM

A question for the good folk enjoying bad name parenting...I've just had a post pop up on my facebook tagging an aquaintance. It was a cake maker tagging my aquaintance because she made a cake for her son, not to give away too much I'll give an example of what it said (changing names and event) "James's first birthday". Now this is driving me mental, surely its James' first birthday? Maybe its just me being a grammar fanatic, but is James's excepted these days? Are parents aware of these things when naming a child? Maybe it was the cake makers doing. I'll probably get loads of "James's is fine to use". I think im just cranky.

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