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

DEFTLEFTHAND · 03-06-2019 3:57am

A cousin of mine has named her son Ferdiadh.

She's from Ardee Co. Louth. The battle place of CuCullain and Ferdia.

It's not right to saddle a child with such an obscure name

thenumber3 · 03-06-2019 6:49am

There were two sisters in my school called Asumpta and Concepta

iamwhoiam · 03-06-2019 9:17am

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

A cousin of mine has named her son Ferdiadh.

She's from Ardee Co. Louth. The battle place of CuCullain and Ferdia.

It's not right to saddle a child with such an obscure name

Its not that obscure , I knew two or three Ferdias when I was young

Omackeral · 03-06-2019 9:22am

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

A cousin of mine has named her son Ferdiadh.

What's your name?

Ferdia... with a ''dh''

Welcome aboard, Dh'Ferdia

iamwhoiam · 03-06-2019 9:25am

Omackeral wrote: »

What's your name?

Ferdia... with a ''dh''

Welcome aboard, Dh'Ferdia

Why would he have to spell his name if he is just asked his name ?

bobbysands81 · 03-06-2019 9:33am

janfebmar wrote: »

Any Irish language name nobody can pronounce and spell, where the unlucky recipient will spend a lifetime explaining the spelling to others.

Siobhan is another name, it always reminds me of shove-on your knickers, the teacher is coming. And eamin'....aiming for what?

Give me a Sadhbh or a Meadhbh any day over a Belle, Ella, Emma etc...

iamwhoiam · 03-06-2019 9:55am

Its a strange phenomenon that some Irish people seem to struggle with Irish names yet will happily try to pronounce Polish or Lithuanian names . We are not unique in have old names that might be difficult for others .
I have an old Irish name and lived in Germany and had no problems at all , people listened and made a good effort to pronounce it and usually managed well

SusieBlue · 12-06-2019 5:01pm

Actual suggestions on a post looking for name ideas in a UK/Irish group for women.
I love when these threads pop up cause there's usually some very eccentric, colourful suggestion. There is a recurring theme of random spellings and excessive hyphens in most of the contributions.
The boys always get away lightly, the girl suggestions are way more unique and out there.

Kc-Louize
Lily-Queenie (for a little queen, obviously)
Alonnagh
Bianca-Chanel
Skyla-Sky
Aruzielle
Renesmee (stolen from the Twilight series)
Paddy-Mai

Jagger
Madox
Ransom
Sonny-Jake
Breighden
Ace

Hotblack Desiato · 12-06-2019 7:01pm

None of these people should be allowed reproduce. The human race is doomed.

Harvey Weinstein · 12-06-2019 9:52pm

iamwhoiam wrote: »

Its a strange phenomenon that some Irish people seem to struggle with Irish names yet will happily try to pronounce Polish or Lithuanian names . We are not unique in have old names that might be difficult for others .
I have an old Irish name and lived in Germany and had no problems at all , people listened and made a good effort to pronounce it and usually managed well

Its Cultural Cringe, a form of cultural or national self loathing. You can see it all over this thread. Seem like some people associate anything remotely 'Irish' as inherently backward and basically 'wrong'

Deebles McBeebles · 13-06-2019 10:05am

SusieBlue wrote: »

Alonnagh

Alonnagh-gain, naturally.

Kitty6277 · 13-06-2019 12:09pm

I’m sorry but Paddy-Mai has me cracking up

Jupiter Mulligan · 17-06-2019 8:03pm

Sardonicat wrote: »

Goretti is another one.

The missus took that for her confirmation name (under pressure from the nuns, or so she claims!) - seemingly Saint Maria Goretti was a young girl who was murdered by a man for resisting his lewd advances. She died a virgin, although I don't know how that made her eligible to be a saint. I can understand why the nuns tried to foist it onto impressionable young girls under their tutelage!

iamwhoiam · 17-06-2019 8:48pm

Jupiter Mulligan wrote: »

The missus took that for her confirmation name (under pressure from the nuns, or so she claims!) - seemingly Saint Maria Goretti was a young girl who was murdered by a man for resisting his lewd advances. She died a virgin, although I don't know how that made her eligible to be a saint. I can understand why the nuns tried to foist it onto impressionable young girls under their tutelage!

We had a picture of Maria Goretti on the landing when we were kids . She was one of those pictures who’s eyes follow you and her mouth seemed to move
I would sneak past her going upstairs and hope she wouldn’t follow me . She petrified me

Poor Uncle Tom · 17-06-2019 10:10pm

Jupiter Mulligan wrote: »

The missus took that for her confirmation name (under pressure from the nuns, or so she claims!) - seemingly Saint Maria Goretti was a young girl who was murdered by a man for resisting his lewd advances. She died a virgin, although I don't know how that made her eligible to be a saint. I can understand why the nuns tried to foist it onto impressionable young girls under their tutelage!

Oooh! Matron.......

optogirl · 24-06-2019 9:56am

Jupiter Mulligan wrote: »

The missus took that for her confirmation name (under pressure from the nuns, or so she claims!) - seemingly Saint Maria Goretti was a young girl who was murdered by a man for resisting his lewd advances. She died a virgin, although I don't know how that made her eligible to be a saint. I can understand why the nuns tried to foist it onto impressionable young girls under their tutelage!

Remember the 'good' nuns hammering that story into us alright. Better to die a virgin, fighting for your life than 'allow' yourself to be defiled.

Be right back · 24-06-2019 10:16am

Cyra and Levi!

B_ecke_r · 24-06-2019 10:22am

"Harlem"

Deebles McBeebles · 24-06-2019 10:28am

B_ecke_r wrote: »

"Harlem"

I'm praying the middle name is Globe and the surname is Trotter.

thesandeman · 24-06-2019 10:36am

B_ecke_r wrote: »

"Harlem"

Probably that's where he was conceived.

antipuker · 24-06-2019 4:49pm

Part of the surname clan:
HUDSON

Oh cry me a river!

Omackeral · 24-06-2019 5:21pm

antipuker wrote: »

Part of the surname clan:
HUDSON

Oh cry me a river!

I doubt the people who chose that name even know it's the name of a river.

branie2 · 24-06-2019 6:17pm

Hudson was the butler in Upstairs, Downstairs

iamwhoiam · 24-06-2019 6:22pm

branie2 wrote: »

Hudson was the butler in Upstairs, Downstairs

Angus Hudson , it was his surname

The Real Ramona · 25-06-2019 8:44pm

I heard a man repeatedly call his daughter Peppa in a playground a few years back. I thought it was a jokey nickname the first time he said it but he continued to use it the whole time so maybe not.

jcorr · 25-06-2019 8:51pm

I reckon it's alright to have an interesting first name if you don't have an Irish sounding surname (Mc or O'). Because it sounds weird when you say the Irish surname together with the interesting first name.

But I don't get the hate on this thread for Irish first names, like Sadhbh. It's just typical of the self loathing we have in this country.

Maybe that's why all those parents gave their children exotic sounding names.

maxsmum · 26-06-2019 3:31pm

jcorr wrote: »

I reckon it's alright to have an interesting first name if you don't have an Irish sounding surname (Mc or O'). Because it sounds weird when you say the Irish surname together with the interesting first name.

But I don't get the hate on this thread for Irish first names, like Sadhbh. It's just typical of the self loathing we have in this country.

Maybe that's why all those parents gave their children exotic sounding names.

I think the pronunciation of Sadhbh (Sive) is beautiful as with other Irish names but even as someone who learned Irish, I find the spelling/sight of the name when written really off putting (just my opinion). Not a loather of Ireland or Irish culture! It's just all the consonants bundled together, it's tough going.

Capt'n Midnight · 26-06-2019 8:42pm

Omackeral wrote: »

I doubt the people who chose that name even know it's the name of a river.

They're in denial.

Mam of 4 · 26-06-2019 8:45pm

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

They're in denial.

Lol

LirW · 26-06-2019 8:47pm

maxsmum wrote: »

I think the pronunciation of Sadhbh (Sive) is beautiful as with other Irish names but even as someone who learned Irish, I find the spelling/sight of the name when written really off putting (just my opinion). Not a loather of Ireland or Irish culture! It's just all the consonants bundled together, it's tough going.

As a Non-Irish I don't have the slightest clue how to pronounce this.
Everything that spells grossly different than is it pronounced (not hating on Irish here) automatically puts me off because I genuinely struggle to make out what it means.

simongurnick · 26-06-2019 8:50pm

All of my kids have older Irish names (as gaeilge) . I live in Canada and people haven't a clue how to pronounce them...except their buddies in schools. it's the adults that are clueless.

Mike Litoris · 26-06-2019 9:02pm

Omackeral wrote: »

I doubt the people who chose that name even know it's the name of a river.

Could've been big Aliens fans.

Beanntraigheach · 26-06-2019 9:46pm

maxsmum wrote: »

I think the pronunciation of Sadhbh (Sive) is beautiful as with other Irish names but even as someone who learned Irish, I find the spelling/sight of the name when written really off putting (just my opinion). Not a loather of Ireland or Irish culture! It's just all the consonants bundled together, it's tough going.

The "h" functions as a diacritic/accent, indicating the modified sound ("lenition") of the preceding letter.
It's hardly alien to English speakers with its large number of words like night, dough, or shop, photo, etc.

In many cases the modified sound will be the equivalent of an English "y" or "w", and just like them can, after a vowel, create a long vowel or diphthong sound. E.g. English: toy, layer, low, tower; Irish: nigh, gadhar, domhan, leabhar.

In the Irish script a dot is used for the same purpose: Saḋḃ. it looks a bit neater and not as intimidating to those unfamiliar with Irish orthography, perhaps.

mimimcmc · 27-06-2019 9:04am

simongurnick wrote: »

All of my kids have older Irish names (as gaeilge) . I live in Canada and people haven't a clue how to pronounce them...except their buddies in schools. it's the adults that are clueless.

Can't teach an old dog new tricks anything

Omackeral · 27-06-2019 9:36am

Woman on the front of the paper complaining about the Government. Her kid is called Maddix.

Hamsterchops · 27-06-2019 11:00am

bobbysands81 wrote: »

Give me a Sadhbh or a Meadhbh any day over a Belle, Ella, Emma etc...

I worked with an Aoife in a call centre in the North of England for many years, and every day she had to correct people (mispronouncing her name) on the phone, and also with callers I transferred from my phone to hers.

Aoffi, Affi, Oofi, Ooefi ...... never a day went past whereby callers got confused by her name, so I can only imaging that Sadhdh or Meadhbh would give most people (outside of Ireland) a nosebleed trying to desypher the correct Gaelic pronunciation!

I personally like names that travel, so that if my kids end up in England, Australia, New Zealand, Canada or the USA, or anywhere else for that matter, English speaking people will be able to pronounce their names. I don't want them to have a stigma for life about their names, but that's just me.
Give me Bella, Emma or Tara, or Amelia anyday, over .....

I say all this in the context of travel.

Omackeral · 27-06-2019 11:16am

Hamsterchops wrote: »

I worked with an Aoife in a call centre in the North of England for many years, and every day she had to correct people (mispronouncing her name) on the phone, and also with callers I transferred from my phone to hers.

Aoffi, Affi, Oofi, Ooefi ......

If you spell Aoife backwards it looks like it might sound like the way it's said. Efioa. I could get an ''eefa'' sound out of that.

ewc78 · 27-06-2019 11:18am

Was in Eddie Rockets in Liffey Valley with the kids yesterday and the kid in the booth behind us was called Jenson.

Shirlywhirl · 27-06-2019 12:34pm

I worked in childcare for a couple of years and some of the names I came across included:

Chardonnay, Princess Kathleen, Shakira

Coco, Kai, Bodhi, Harrison, Hudson, Hamish

Deebles McBeebles · 27-06-2019 12:48pm

Shirlywhirl wrote: »

I worked in childcare for a couple of years and some of the names I came across included:

Chardonnay, Princess Kathleen, Shakira

Coco, Kai, Bodhi, Harrison, Hudson, Hamish

Are you sure Princess Kathleen wasn't a cat?

Shirlywhirl · 27-06-2019 1:23pm

Deebles McBeebles wrote: »

Are you sure Princess Kathleen wasn't a cat?

Haha, unfortunately no!

Witchie · 27-06-2019 7:18pm

I was teaching an English class a few weeks ago with mostly Saudi and Japanese students. One of the things we were working on included a piece with a girl named Clodagh. I asked them to try say it but they couldn't. I then wrote Niamh, Aoife, Siobhan, Somhairle and Tadgh on the board to see if they could do them either.

Not a scooby. I then used that to explain how I screw their names up.

Paddy Cow · 27-06-2019 8:54pm

Witchie wrote: »

I was teaching an English class a few weeks ago with mostly Saudi and Japanese students. One of the things we were working on included a piece with a girl named Clodagh. I asked them to try say it but they couldn't. I then wrote Niamh, Aoife, Siobhan, Somhairle and Tadgh on the board to see if they could do them either.

Not a scooby. I then used that to explain how I screw their names up.

That's a new one for me and I don't think I'd be able to pronounce it right either!

Reati · 27-06-2019 9:08pm

Witchie wrote: »

I was teaching an English class a few weeks ago with mostly Saudi and Japanese students. One of the things we were working on included a piece with a girl named Clodagh. I asked them to try say it but they couldn't. I then wrote Niamh, Aoife, Siobhan, Somhairle and Tadgh on the board to see if they could do them either.

Lol yeah because we'd be able to figure out little عائشة‎ or 向日葵 names.

Paddy Cow wrote: »

That's a new one for me and I don't think I'd be able to pronounce it right either!

Sorley I believe. Boys name. Not seen it in a long time!

Omackeral · 28-06-2019 3:12am

Witchie wrote: »

I asked them to try say it but they couldn't. I then wrote Niamh, Aoife, Siobhan, Somhairle and Tadgh on the board to see if they could do them either.

Ok that's just made up.

Witchie · 28-06-2019 4:27am

Omackeral wrote: »

Ok that's just made up.

Lol. Nope! One of my good friends has a wee boy called Somhairle and the Director of my local arts council is also called Somhairle. It is pronounced
sorel-ye.

iamwhoiam · 28-06-2019 9:26am

Witchie wrote: »

Lol. Nope! One of my good friends has a wee boy called Somhairle and the Director of my local arts council is also called Somhairle. It is pronounced
sorel-ye.

I knew two Somhairles growing up .

Deebles McBeebles · 28-06-2019 3:36pm

Jeevan. F*cking Jeevan.

Reati · 28-06-2019 4:10pm

Omackeral wrote: »

Ok that's just made up.

Tis pretty old.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clann_Somhairle

Witchie · 28-06-2019 4:25pm

Deebles McBeebles wrote: »

Jeevan. F*cking Jeevan.

It's a very popular name where I live.... but then again am currently living in India.

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

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