Worst name ever for a child?
Hopper.
Although she said it was pronounced "Hupper" we all know the child will be called hopper his whole life. She said it was a family name.
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Machaela (Ma-CAY-luh) for girls, apparently. Awful-sounding, spelled ridiculously, and way too common.
Jayden. Apparently for both boys and girls. Ugh.
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I completely agree. There was a brief time when it was fashionable to name girls after their dads (I mean since the Roman times), so Michael's daughter became Michaela (the proper spelling); Don's daughter became Donna; Paul's daughter became Paula, etc. When Earl's daughter became Earline people realized it had gone WAY too far.
I've always like the Beyond Jennifer and Jason books, because the authors track trends and cluster names (like the whole Madison/Michaela/Kayla/ Bailey/Hailey/Caitlin cluster or the Emily/Emma/Amelia cluster). A lot of parents want something unique but they don't know what IS unique so they either pick something absurdly common, or something that's so far out there as to need backup oxygen.
Charman Toilette
Chastity Beltz
Wrigley Fields
Justin Credible
Tiny Bimbo
Michele Lynn.
There's also a book of bad baby names at http://www.badbabynames.net/
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Saw the signature on a fax. Creepy.
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M$Some of the weirder ones he found:
Null Void, schoolteacher
Ingeborg von Zitzewitz (kind of has a rhythm to it)
Heidi Yum-Yum Gluck
Had-Jesus-Christ-Not-Died-For-Thee-Thou-Hadst-Been-Damned Barebones (in the 1600's in England. When he became an adult he changed his name to Nicholas Barber. I can only imagine the bullying...)
When I was working in an office during college, I happened across a couple of doozies I've never forgotten:
Flossie Odor
Glossie Herring
Both, just.....ewwwww.
I have the books. You can find them at
http://www.amazon.com/John-Trains-Most-Remarkable-Names/dp/0517550970
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There are also web sites devoted to odd names, names in poor taste, names owing to stupid parents, etc.
Some low-lights:
Placentah - (not spelled like placenta)
People named after products and booze, like:
Shaquanetta
Ny’Quail
Breyoncé
Prada
Alize
My cousin said there were also people named after sexually transmitted diseases (but not spelled the same way)
Clamydia
There is some Folklore surrounding couples naming their girl child: Female. Not sure if it is true or just legend:
Female. That's pronounced Fa-mal-ee - like tamale
My mom was a public school teacher. She saw names spelled all kinds of odd ways. She had a student named Queen Esther (a first name).
From the blog:
http://www.notwithoutmyhandbag.com/babynames/1.html
NotWithoutMyHandBag.com tracks bad baby names. The blogger gets submissions from viewers, only to have the name choices skewered by the blogger.
Subscriber writes: For the first name I like Mercedes, Michaela, Marissa, Madison, and Makenzie For a middle name I like Alezae' (Alize) like the liquor.
Blogger replies: Nothing like being named after a cheap mass market spritzer to define your personality.
It seems there is a limitless amount of names in poor taste.
Something whose irony is not lost on me!! ;-)
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Just know it.
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M$Lemonjello and Orangejello were twins (obviously) /le-mahn-ja-lo/ and /o-rahn-ja-lo/
Demon /day-mahn/
Tequilla /tay-quil-a/
I have an awful first name for a girl, though I wouldn't trade it for another: Porter
Finally, what kind of parents who have the last name Trickle, name their son Richard (or Dick)?
Also I second the Zappa family.
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Porter is a great name! Now I can see complaining if you were called Stout.
A good porter is one of my favorites. George Washington's too!
Just adding a cute pic I came across on facebook:
Thanks @albanian. I would not change my name, it just often causes confusion: "Is that your first name?" is commonly asked. It is also generally assumed that I am male just based on my name.
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M$1. Aquanet (like the hairspray)
2. Shithead (Pronounced Shith-eed)
3. Queen Mention (This was her first and middle name, but also what she goes by)
Life
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