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

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  • Registered Users Posts: 9,906 ✭✭✭thesandeman


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


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


    Child in the Indo today - Flossie


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


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


  • Registered Users Posts: 299 ✭✭farmerwifelet


    Hilda


  • Registered Users 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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  • Registered Users 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.


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


    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


  • 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.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,835 ✭✭✭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.


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,597 ✭✭✭Witchie


    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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  • 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


  • Registered Users Posts: 33,913 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


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

    Life ain't always empty.



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


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


  • Registered Users Posts: 397 ✭✭js35


    Poppeigh Mai:pac: :pac:


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭partyguinness


    Mercedes

    How naff is that.


  • Registered Users Posts: 16,073 ✭✭✭✭iamwhoiam


    Mercedes

    How naff is that.

    An old Spanish name meaning mercy .


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 1,518 ✭✭✭Ciaran_B


    A fan of The Count of Monte Christo maybe?


  • Registered Users Posts: 33,913 ✭✭✭✭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.

    Life ain't always empty.



  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    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.


  • Registered Users 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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  • Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭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.


  • Registered Users Posts: 16,073 ✭✭✭✭iamwhoiam


    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 .


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭partyguinness


    Which is worse on an Irish girl:

    Mercedes or Porsche?


  • Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭partyguinness


    iamwhoiam wrote: »
    I think its lovely .


    Fair enough....


    Is that you Mercedes Murphy?


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    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'.


  • Registered Users Posts: 468 ✭✭w/s/p/c/


    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!


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,748 ✭✭✭Deebles McBeebles


    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.


  • Registered Users 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


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,540 ✭✭✭Martina1991


    Kaedyn

    For a girl

    Just sounds like an American 'uniquely' spelled headache.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 7,772 ✭✭✭Fann Linn


    I know a Willow Dylan who has entered this world.


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