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

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  • #5012
    thesandeman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,757 ✭✭✭✭thesandeman


    Sort of appropriate: Kacie (pronounced Casey. A girl).


  • #5013
    and still ricky villa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭and still ricky villa


    Child in the Indo today - Flossie


  • #5014
    Atoms for Peace
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,888 ✭✭✭Atoms for Peace


    It would be ironic if Echo became a bit of a whale.


  • #5015
    farmerwifelet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 299 ✭✭farmerwifelet


    Hilda


  • #5016
    Foweva Awone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭Foweva Awone


    Got an email from a Wanita today. I'm guessing it's an anglicised version of Juanita, it just looks silly though.


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  • #5017
    LirW
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,825 ✭✭✭LirW


    A friend told me about a relative who's expecting their 4th child, a boy. Now the first two daughters are called Daisy and Poppy, that's okay. Their son's name is Oak.
    And their favourite for the baby is.... Leaf.

    I couldn't think of any good reason why you wanna do that to your child.


  • #5018
    wexie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,480 ✭✭✭wexie


    Foweva Awone wrote: »
    Got an email from a Wanita today. I'm guessing it's an anglicised version of Juanita, it just looks silly though.

    It's more likely to be Indonesian or somewhere there abouts. Means female I think


  • #5019
    wexie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,480 ✭✭✭wexie


    LirW wrote: »
    A friend told me about a relative who's expecting their 4th child, a boy. Now the first two daughters are called Daisy and Poppy, that's okay. Their son's name is Oak.
    And their favourite for the baby is.... Leaf.

    I couldn't think of any good reason why you wanna do that to your child.

    At least make it Leif and pretend to be vikings like.

    Daisy, Poppy Oak and Leaf, I predict a high wheatgrass consumption pattern in that family.


  • #5020
    RayCon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,871 ✭✭✭RayCon


    wexie wrote: »
    At least make it Leif and pretend to be vikings like.

    Daisy, Poppy Oak and Leaf, I predict a high wheatgrass consumption pattern in that family.


    Apart from Oak , the rest of the family should not venture out in high winds.


  • #5021
    Witchie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,597 ✭✭✭Witchie


    Foweva Awone wrote: »
    Got an email from a Wanita today. I'm guessing it's an anglicised version of Juanita, it just looks silly though.
    wexie wrote: »
    It's more likely to be Indonesian or somewhere there abouts. Means female I think

    Yup, its Bahasa Malay for woman/women


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  • #5022
    wexie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,480 ✭✭✭wexie


    RayCon wrote: »
    Apart from Oak , the rest of the family should not venture out in high winds.

    Or go anywhere near goats :D


  • #5023
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,454 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    I hope Oak won't be cut down in his prime.

    Scrap the cap!



  • #5024
    wexie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,480 ✭✭✭wexie


    Haha, my neighbour is out with his leaf blower :D


  • #5025
    js35
    Registered Users Posts: 397 ✭✭js35


    Poppeigh Mai:pac: :pac:


  • #5026
    partyguinness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,203 ✭✭✭partyguinness


    Mercedes

    How naff is that.


  • #5027
    iamwhoiam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,153 ✭✭✭✭iamwhoiam


    partyguinness wrote: »
    Mercedes

    How naff is that.

    An old Spanish name meaning mercy .


  • #5028
    Ciaran_B
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    A fan of The Count of Monte Christo maybe?


  • #5029
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,454 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Daimler started marketing their cars under the name Mercedes because it sounded too Germanic for foreign markets.

    Mercedes was the name of the daughter of the French Daimler importer.

    So it's the car that's naff not the girl :)

    I did hear years ago about a Mercedes Something-or-other who married... a Mr Carr.

    Scrap the cap!



  • #5030
    [Deleted User]
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    partyguinness wrote: »
    Mercedes

    How naff is that.

    Dolores is similar. The equivalent in the Irish is Maol Muire (not Máire). All three are first names given out of reverence to the Virgin Mary in cultures where a simple 'Mary' in the respective language was deemed disrespectful.


  • #5031
    w/s/p/c/
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 468 ✭✭w/s/p/c/


    Fella I worked with, his wife had a baby recently, a little boy name Phoenix. I thought it was a wind up when I heard it.


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  • #5032
    partyguinness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,203 ✭✭✭partyguinness


    iamwhoiam wrote: »
    An old Spanish name meaning mercy .


    Thank you for volunteering that information but it still naff when heard in the west of Ireland on a local girl- not Barcelona.


  • #5033
    iamwhoiam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,153 ✭✭✭✭iamwhoiam


    partyguinness wrote: »
    Thank you for volunteering that information but it still naff when heard in the west of Ireland on a local girl- not Barcelona.

    I think its lovely .


  • #5034
    partyguinness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,203 ✭✭✭partyguinness


    Which is worse on an Irish girl:

    Mercedes or Porsche?


  • #5035
    partyguinness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,203 ✭✭✭partyguinness


    iamwhoiam wrote: »
    I think its lovely .


    Fair enough....


    Is that you Mercedes Murphy?


  • #5036
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    w/s/p/c/ wrote: »
    Fella I worked with, his wife had a baby recently, a little boy name Phoenix. I thought it was a wind up when I heard it.

    Could be worse; in the 18th century an English governor erected a phoenix in Páirc an Fhionnuisce because 'Fionn uisce' (overlooking the Liffey) in English sounded like 'Phoenix'.


  • #5037
    w/s/p/c/
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 468 ✭✭w/s/p/c/


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Could be worse; in the 18th century an English governor erected a phoenix in Páirc an Fhionnuisce because 'Fionn uisce' (overlooking the Liffey) in English sounded like 'Phoenix'.

    I forgot to mention that this fella doesn't live too far away from said Park!


  • #5038
    Deebles McBeebles
    Registered Users Posts: 5,863 ✭✭✭Deebles McBeebles


    partyguinness wrote: »
    Which is worse on an Irish girl:

    Mercedes or Porsche?

    Knew a guy growing up who's mother was named Mercedes. He would tell you it leads to the kids getting a god awful slagging. Give us a ride in yer Mercedes etc etc etc.


  • #5039
    Foweva Awone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭Foweva Awone


    w/s/p/c/ wrote: »
    Fella I worked with, his wife had a baby recently, a little boy name Phoenix. I thought it was a wind up when I heard it.

    I kinda like it. :o


  • #5040
    Martina1991
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,545 ✭✭✭Martina1991


    Kaedyn

    For a girl

    Just sounds like an American 'uniquely' spelled headache.


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  • #5041
    Fann Linn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Fann Linn


    I know a Willow Dylan who has entered this world.


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