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

jca · 26-04-2016 9:07pm

smash wrote: »

I've literally never heard that name before.

Neither have I.

smash · 26-04-2016 9:10pm

Kovu wrote: »

I agree that Padraigin sounds much much better than it looks, more like paw-ree-geen than prouncing the hard 'ig' in the middle of Padraig.

Now I'm even more confused

dresden8 · 26-04-2016 9:41pm

superstoner90 wrote: »

Bart

Bort.

Turtyturd · 26-04-2016 9:50pm

Think we have a winner in Sadhbh. First step on the road to being a terrible parent.

ButtersSuki · 26-04-2016 9:52pm

Turtyturd wrote: »

Think we have a winner in Sadhbh. First step on the road to being a terrible parent.

I think that's one of the most ignorant things I've ever heard on boards.ie (and that's saying something).

What is wrong with Sadhbh? Is it the Irishness you object to? Or the spelling?

I think it's a beautiful name.

There's scores of terrible names listed on this thread and you pick that as the worst? Seriously?

keano_afc · 26-04-2016 9:59pm

ButtersSuki wrote: »

I think that's one of the most ignorant things I've ever heard on boards.ie (and that's saying something).

What is wrong with Sadhbh? Is it the Irishness you object to? Or the spelling?

I think it's a beautiful name.

There's scores of terrible names listed on this thread and you pick that as the worst? Seriously?

It's a cry for attention. I wouldn't pay much heed.

cantdecide · 26-04-2016 10:01pm

I always just thing of scythes or a side of coleslaw.

I come across some strange names in the course of my work. Today was a middle name 'Enigma' for a girl.

pragmatic1 · 26-04-2016 10:23pm

I remember being in a shop in Letterkenny and a white lady was roaring at her also white child, little Shaniqua, to cop the fcuk on. I had to leave as I nearly burst out laughing. Few Shakiras about too.

Corruptedmorals · 26-04-2016 10:41pm

I moved hospitals from a kids one to one where the main demographic is 70+. Names are verrrry different, but equally unlikeable.

Augustine, Winifred, Sylvester are dodgy but the worst is Wilhelmina so far.

Noo · 27-04-2016 3:34am

furiousox wrote: »

Assumpta
Padraigin (For a girl)

I met a Dympna recently. She was in her 20s. And definitely not a nun.

coffeepls · 27-04-2016 3:39am

Frank. Such an old man name. I thought maybe they were naming the little kid after some relative that'd died. They weren't.

Omackeral · 27-04-2016 2:01pm

ButtersSuki wrote: »

I think that's one of the most ignorant things I've ever heard on boards.ie (and that's saying something).

What is wrong with Sadhbh? Is it the Irishness you object to? Or the spelling?

I think it's a beautiful name.

Ah get over yourself it's a lighthearted thread. You're entitled to thinking it's a beautiful name much the same that others are entitled to think it sounds like an itchy skin condition or something you put in a curry.

'-dhbh', hard to make sense of that in fairness.

Caoimhgh1n · 27-04-2016 2:37pm

Omackeral wrote: »

Ah get over yourself it's a lighthearted thread. You're entitled to thinking it's a beautiful name much the same that others are entitled to think it sounds like an itchy skin condition or something you put in a curry.

'-dhbh', hard to make sense of that in fairness.

I could understand a foreigner finding it hard to pronounce, just like many Irish people might find it hard to pronounce foreign names. But I would expect Irish people to know how "dhbh" sounds..

Skylinehead · 27-04-2016 2:41pm

Caoimhgh1n wrote: »

But I would expect Irish people to know how "dhbh" sounds..

Out of context, this is hilarious

rhabarbarum · 27-04-2016 2:47pm

Soviet names of the early period, tho. I found myself one night reading those on wikipedia and I was left kinda speechless. Engelsina. Barrikad. Dazdraperma. Honestly, what?

Turquoise Hexagon Sun · 27-04-2016 2:52pm

Caoimhgh1n wrote: »

I could understand a foreigner finding it hard to pronounce, just like many Irish people might find it hard to pronounce foreign names. But I would expect Irish people to know how "dhbh" sounds..

I'm just over 30. First time I heard this name was last year. I don't think it's spelled in any way that's intuitively pronounced even if I'm wearing my "Paddy-hat."

jimgoose · 27-04-2016 2:55pm

Turquoise Hexagon Sun wrote: »

I'm just over 30. First time I heard this name was last year. I don't think it's spelled in any way that's intuitively pronounced even if I'm wearing my "Paddy-hat."

The original was Sadhbh Nic Donnchadh, wife of the Ard-Rí back in the day. That's this chappie, so don't dis the Woman:

Ard-Rí pic

Lady is a tramp · 27-04-2016 4:10pm

Spudgun wrote: »

Fiadh, how could you look at your tiny baby and call her that.

Well, phonetically it's not all that different to Aoife.

Fee-ah. Ee-fah.

I wouldn't use either name myself, but I don't think either are particularly awful.

Lady is a tramp · 27-04-2016 4:14pm

I have a William. He's the only grandchild so far on my side of the family, but my brother's missus is due in a few days and Michael is a strong contender if it's a boy. My dad is dead set against it, because my sister's partner's name is Richard ... she's not pregnant yet, but my dad's afraid of ending up with three grandsons called William, Michael and Richard - Willie, Micky and Dick!

smash · 27-04-2016 4:17pm

Imagine a foreigner trying to pronounce Bláthnaid...

Gunslinger92 · 27-04-2016 4:43pm

maudgonner wrote: »

I'm guessing you're not Irish? It's not at all unusual, although less common now than it would have been 20 years ago, even.

It's the feminine of Padraig, the Irish equivalent of Patricia.

I certainly am Irish, I'm actually from one of the counties that it's apparently common in! Genuinely never heard of it. Still think it's awful I'm afraid :pac:

maudgonner · 27-04-2016 4:48pm

Gunslinger92 wrote: »

I certainly am Irish, I'm actually from one of the counties that it's apparently common in! Genuinely never heard of it. Still think it's awful I'm afraid :pac:

Fair enough, we all have our likes and dislikes

I was just genuinely surprised that people haven't heard of it, or have such a strong reaction to it when Padraig is so commonplace.

Badly Drunk Boy · 27-04-2016 4:59pm

cowboyBuilder wrote: »

So that wasn't just in a Fr. Ted episode so ! :eek:

There's a housing estate in Kildare town called Assumpta Villas.

tupenny · 27-04-2016 5:22pm

Jarick. After his grandads jack and Patrick.
Muireann. I like most Irish names but Muireann sounds like a disease.

Adrian, just ugh

stoplooklisten · 27-04-2016 5:30pm

Kovu · 27-04-2016 5:49pm

tupenny wrote: »

Jarick. After his grandads jack and Patrick.
Muireann. I like most Irish names but Muireann sounds like a disease.

Adrian, just ugh

Funnily enough, it's very similar to a term used with fatal livestock diseases ; murrain. :pac:

Pherekydes · 27-04-2016 8:17pm

smash wrote: »

Imagine a foreigner trying to pronounce Bláthnaid...

It's outrageous. I mean why can't everybody else be as perfect as Irish people at pronouncing names.

jca · 28-04-2016 12:08am

Pherekydes wrote: »

It's outrageous. I mean why can't everybody else be as perfect as Irish people at pronouncing names.

How do you pronounce you user name?

josip · 28-04-2016 12:36am

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

There's a housing estate in Kildare town called Assumpta Villas.

Common enough I'd imagine; our nearby "Assumption Terrace" was usually called Consumption Terrace.

A local family had a fondness for nun-type names so called their daughters Roberta, Fidelma and Helena

CabanSail · 28-04-2016 6:18am

Many years ago there was baby in one of the wards. She was the daughter of Mr & Mrs Hole. With a surname like that you think they would be very careful in their name selection. If they had got that right it would not be memorable. They didn't.

The name they gave her was Phillipa.

pickarooney · 28-04-2016 7:14am

MRnotlob606 wrote: »

I am not a hater of our beloved Irish culture. But I think we have some very stupid sounding names in the Irish Language like Odhrán, like put a B in front of it an you're a f&*cking percussion instrument.

You could say the same for Ethel Drumm and Ryan Gaulle. And Amber Inman.

Joe Musashi · 28-04-2016 7:20am

Tristan

Hotblack Desiato · 28-04-2016 8:15am

rhabarbarum wrote: »

Soviet names of the early period, tho. I found myself one night reading those on wikipedia and I was left kinda speechless. Engelsina. Barrikad. Dazdraperma. Honestly, what?

Tractor (seriously)

js35 · 28-04-2016 8:18am

Donnchadh(sp) horrible name up there with Adrian

JustShon · 28-04-2016 8:43am

Joe Musashi wrote: »

Tristan

I know a guy named Tristram.

Not only is it wanky, it has also left the unfortunate chap with the job of telling everyone he meets "No, not Tristan, TristRaM."

Noo · 28-04-2016 9:19am

Joe Musashi wrote: »

Tristan

Years ago, when in our late teens, i bumped into an old aquaintance. She showed me her tattoo with her daughters name. She was saying how she wanted another kid but she was single so she planned to take a guy home and get herself pregnant. Fast forward a year and i bump into her again, shes still single but Tristans name has been added to his sisters.

That name association has really stuck with me.

dubhthach · 28-04-2016 11:20am

smash wrote: »

Imagine a foreigner trying to pronounce Bláthnaid...

And? "Won't something think of the poor foreigners" -- Imagine an Irish person trying to pronounce a dutch name correctly (I don't know something like Jelte or Eelse)

Gyalist · 28-04-2016 11:54am

smash wrote: »

Imagine a foreigner trying to pronounce Bláthnaid...

I'm a foreigner and have never had a problem pronouncing Irish names, especially if the person has told me how their name is pronounced.

bigboss1986 · 28-04-2016 12:03pm

smash wrote: »

Imagine a foreigner trying to pronounce Bláthnaid...

Try to say his name and place where he was born:
Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz born in Mszczonowieścice, Grzmiszczosławice, county Trzcinogrzechotnikowo

:p:p:D

Anyway the worst name I heard was some Polish woman gave name Bryan but with Polish translation- BRAJAN (WTF???)

josip · 28-04-2016 12:16pm

bigboss1986 wrote: »

Try to say his name and place where he was born:
Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz born in Mszczonowieścice, Grzmiszczosławice, county Trzcinogrzechotnikowo :p:p:D

Anyway the worst name I heard was some Polish woman gave name Bryan but with Polish translation- BRAJAN (WTF???)

Compared to Irish, it's not that tough.
'J' seems to be pronounced 'Y' in all Slavic languages; it definitely also is in the Balkans.

Eg. a 'Brian Treacy' book

josip · 28-04-2016 12:22pm

Gyalist wrote: »

I'm a foreigner and have never had a problem pronouncing Irish names, especially if the person has told me how their name is pronounced.

Our son's name is a 5 lettered name that most adults get wrong because they either read it first and then try to pronounce it from that or when they hear it, they try to map it a name/sound they already know. That's normal human grown up behaviour; we try to categorise new things into groupings we're already familiar with.

All his Junior Infant classmates can pronounce it perfectly because they all heard it before they could read and at that age their minds are very open to accepting new sounds/concepts. It's funny to hear the 5 years olds correct their parent's pronunciations.

Gyalist · 28-04-2016 12:42pm

josip wrote: »

Our son's name is a 5 lettered name that most adults get wrong because they either read it first and then try to pronounce it from that or when they hear it, they try to map it a name/sound they already know. That's normal human grown up behaviour; we try to categorise new things into groupings we're already familiar with.

All his Junior Infant classmates can pronounce it perfectly because they all heard it before they could read and at that age their minds are very open to accepting new sounds/concepts. It's funny to hear the 5 years olds correct their parent's pronunciations.

That's true. I've lived here for a long time and I don't speak a word of Irish, but if someone has gone to the trouble of telling me the correct pronunciation of their name it is only good manners to use it.

deirdremf · 28-04-2016 8:01pm

js35 wrote: »

Donnchadh(sp) horrible name up there with Adrian

Gwan, tell us what Donnchadh did to yeh - did he leave yeh up the pole, or just refuse to go out with yeh?

deirdremf · 28-04-2016 8:08pm

MRnotlob606 wrote: »

I am not a hater of our beloved Irish culture. But I think we have some very stupid sounding names in the Irish Language like Odhrán, like put a B in front of it an you're a f&*cking percussion instrument.

What about the name Rob.
If you put TH before it, it becomes Throb, how stupid is that like?
If you swap a G for the R, it turns into Gob, and if you put KN in place of the R it becomes Knob.
Just imagine being nicknamed Rob the Gob with the Throbbing Knob.
Nuff said.

28-04-2016 8:15pm

Gobnait
Gertrude
Cornelius

Triboro · 28-04-2016 8:26pm

Anselm

MonkieSocks · 28-04-2016 8:48pm

Knew a girl a few years ago, called Deborah Crossan.

She looked great in Stripes

kildare lad · 28-04-2016 9:28pm

my mates sister named their son Ira.. no shes not a republican,apparently its a jewish name and she likes it. Not a name i would have picked going by recent history in ireland. I can see a few awkard moments for him later on in life.

padjo5 · 28-04-2016 10:00pm

Gobnet (Irish name pronounced Gubnet)- WTF!!

Samaris · 28-04-2016 10:06pm

kildare lad wrote: »

my mates sister named their son Ira.. no shes not a republican,apparently its a jewish name and she likes it. Not a name i would have picked going by recent history in ireland. I can see a few awkard moments for him later on in life.

Yeah, it's a pretty common Jewish name. Maybe a bit old-fashioned now.

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

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