Baby’s Named a Bad, Bad Thing
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Topic: Baby’s Named a Bad, Bad Thing
Posted By: mamanee
Subject: Baby’s Named a Bad, Bad Thing
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 3:49pm
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Have a read of this:
http://www.notwithoutmyhandbag.com/babynames/ - Link |
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Posted By: miss
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 5:04pm
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That is a great site - it really appeals to me as a name nazi, and there are some hideous examples on it! Still none as bad as a couple I have heard/seen.
The hardest thing is biting your tongue when someone shares a name that you think is just awful! But I manage to, unless they ask for my opinion, in which case I am honest. -------------  
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Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 5:06pm
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I've spent the last hour and a half just wetting myself over some of the names, and some of the comments.
Sooo funny.. "I love the name Meloncholia Francessca Antouinette for a girl and Zakeri Atruellu for a boy, but my family and spouse ablosute hate it." |
Posted By: miss
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 5:22pm
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Lol - I thought this one was great:
Brittany after the statue- Brittania 'Cause nothing in, say, France is called Britanny. Nothing big like a province. Nothing else in England called Britannia, either. Nothing big like...England. Love the sarky comments!!!! -------------
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 8:23pm
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Reminds me, I have to say, I found out my trailer trash bro is having a boy (well his gf is) they had their scan today, and it was a great sigh of relief to hear it's a boy, cos if it was a girl, the poor wee mite was going to be calld.. now, you had better sit down....SHAKIRA. Yep, thats right. I would have had to call it baby as I would not have been able to say Shakira without laughing, but it might have sounded a bit odd, when she was about 20 or so, aye? ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 8:31pm
Oooh that reminds me of when I found out I was pregnant, I was an office temp with another girl. We were talking about baby names and she said that if she ever had a girl she was going to call her Shakira. I burst out laughing, thinking she was joking, but she wasn't. She then went on to say 'Not because of the singer, I thought of the name WAY before Shakira was a singer..' I laughed about it for ages.. 
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Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 8:32pm
Oh and for a boy, she said she would name him 'Devereaux'. 
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 8:40pm
lordy lordy lordy. Were you working at a trailer park? ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: AN E
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 8:49pm
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OK - try these ones on (and they are for real!)
Thank God (not to be shortened to TG!) New World (one wonders where this one was conceived - or born!) Or for twins - Gin and Tonic ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 9:00pm
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LMAO I dont believe it!!
But hey look at what i called my sons. Both from 20wks gestation. Each to there own, but yea the poor kid that has to live with it.  ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 10:50pm
I think both your boy's names are gorgeous Glow! They are unique but not ridiculous like some others. 
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 10:59pm
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I especially love the Yule. That is awesome! ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 11 April 2007 at 11:41pm
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he he, i remember hearing of a girl named cosmic stardust...poor child ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 7:09am
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My poor little cousins name is Tegan McFanny! Yes you read it right! I don't know how my uncle could have done that to her!
In saying that my SIL named her daughter Brianna which is a beautiful name, but it is the reason behind it that always causes my DH and I to have fits of laughter. "Because it's a happy name!" Yes she is a bit simple! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 7:09am
it wont let me into the site its told me the hosting site has expired so im guessing it was only a temp site then  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: ellabellame
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 9:13am
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i once met a girl called ella-bella-moonshine.
i also heard about some twins called bible and mission, and my sisters friend has twins and called them winifred and hannibal. urgh. ------------- |
Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 9:43am
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my great nanas name was winifred i actually like the name. but hannibal ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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http://tweetytweety85.bebo.com - bebo |
Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 9:46am
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We have been joking with everyone that we are going to call it Boris if its a boy.....my mum was horrified!!
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Posted By: sparkle
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 9:57am
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As a teacher I've come across a few horrific ones:
Christmas Greenlane Seaman (named after his grandfather who was a ship captain) Cinnamon Right now it's funny though, as my class this year and last has been full of Madisons, Mikaylas, Jacks, Megs, Tylers, Charlee's - must have been a trend 5-6 years ago! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Mikaela
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 11:56am
Noooooo.... surely no-one would do that to their child Do they not realise what his nicknames will be?  ------------- http://www.bump-and-beyond.com"> 
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sparkle wrote:Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 12:04pm
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Bugger, that website is still down.
Oh, I once worked with a girl who's name was Jenny Penny Rose Lenny.
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Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 1:43pm
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hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha PMSL!!!! ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 1:57pm
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I knew a boy at college that was called Wayne surname Kerr. Am for real!! ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 2:05pm
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OMG, LMAO! Isn't it amazing. I went to school with a boy called Richard Head! What is wrong with these parents!
In saying that, my MIL hates the name Samantha. She keeps asking us if we are still naming the baby it. Don't know or care why she doesn't like it, but I personally don't think she would be happy unless it was named after her ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 6:27pm
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LMAO!!!!!
What about the dude off 'my name is earl' his son in real life is called PILOT INSPEKTOR!!!
I was reading one of my usual novels (jane green) and in there there was a guy called HUGH JANUS!!!!! god i peed myself laughing!!! One of the girls i chat to on msn thought my baby boys name was strange - Astin???? i thought it was quite common having heard it a few times now!!! and when i said to her (cos she wasnt sure how to pronounce it) "think of the car - ASTON MARTIN" but she didnt know what that was!!
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Posted By: miss
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 7:11pm
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Teachers do know the best names:
Twins: Acid and Hash Kurupt Typhphanee Wulfaren (pronounced Wolverine) Oh, so many stupid ones, let alone the phonically challenged ones! And Glow, there is nothing wrong with Brae or Kaylx! -------------
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 7:54pm
lol at these crazy names ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 7:58pm
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Thinking about baby names, I like unique names but some are just down right hillarous (sp?). My nana hates all my kids names, but im not worried cos I dont think much of what she called her kids lmao ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 7:59pm
| I taught a girl called Fontanelle - maybe her mum just read it in the pregnancy book? Lucky she didn't end up being called Placenta |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 8:18pm
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PMSL ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 8:22pm
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[QUOTE=miss] Teachers do know the best names:
Twins: Acid and Hash Kurupt Typhphanee Wulfaren (pronounced Wolverine) What the??? ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: Katherine
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 9:09pm
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My uncle is an OB/GYN in the US, and he has told me some hilarious names his patients have given their kids. The best, best, best ones he told me was this mum who named her two sons Lemanjelo and Oranjelo -- because all she could eat when she was pregnant with each of them was lemon jello and orange jello, respectively. My nieces are named Jayden and Rylee -- and I can't help it, but I think those are boys' names! Last but not least, when I worked at Woman's Weekly we had a story about a mum whose daughter was named Shakaneigh. We spent hours trying to figure out how it's pronounced (Shak A Nay or Shack Ann E or what?). When Emma Rose was born, I sent a text to all my old colleagues telling them we'd named her Shakaneigh. A couple of them got the joke, but a few texted back begging me to reconsider! LOL |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 9:25pm
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Miss did you teach those twins?
That had some funny names on the rock once and I remember one guys middle name was barbeque. I went to school with a Wayne King. |
Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 9:26pm
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My old bosses name is Theresa Green lol ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 12 April 2007 at 9:36pm
| Oooh, oooh, I went to school with a girl called Coralee Beach! |
Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 8:10am
I have spent my whole life with people not knowing how to pronounce or spell my name. Don't get me wrong because I have have such a unique name (I have seriously never heard of another Sterryn), but decided for my daughter something a little easier was in order
Oh and my smart mum didn't give me a middle name just incase I hated my first name and wanted to change it further down the track. Which I would never do :) The very worst name I have ever heard was through work where i was asked to insure a day care centre. "Raper daycare". Who would sent their child there ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Faraway
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 8:23am
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I heard quite a few unusual names at my last school (and now that I've typed that I can only remember a couple!)
Listeria (not sure if this was how it was actually spelt tho) Travelman (named after uncle who travelled alot) There was one boy who was named after a rugby game with Argentina playing but he went by Archie for short... |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 8:43am
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I know a little girl Riley, but it is spelt
Rylieg. now that is NOT phonetic at all!!!!! I don't mind weird names (well, i do, but anyway), you can't just insert random letters together like "asfdkjshdglksa" and say it is pronounced "elizabeth" - grrr |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 7:42pm
I agree ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 7:43pm
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Sterryn, I have always wondered about your name and was wondering if you would mind sharing how it came about? If you don't mind that is, you must get sick of peopel asking. ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 13 April 2007 at 9:13pm
No worries Annie, I don't get asked as often as you would think
It is Gaelic and means the first flower to open after a storm. Isn't that nice
I was supposed to be Rhiannon apparently, but my mom was reading a book while in labour with a Sterin in it and decided when i was born that it suited me better. Spelling was changed obviously as well. I actually love my name, so have never had too many issues apart from people spelling it or trying to pronounce it of course Best thing is being unusual that people generally remember me too. Great for job interviews :)------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: bumblefoot
Date Posted: 14 April 2007 at 2:54am
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We have spoken about baby names alot, and my favourite are Rukia for a girl (its Japanese, from a story...) and Phoenix for a boy. Dunno if anyone would think these were weird, but hopefully they dont seem too repulsive to most! Thoughts appreciated... |
Posted By: BabyOnBoard
Date Posted: 14 April 2007 at 10:45am
I love Bella Grace or Aislinn Grace (Pronounced ashlin) for a girl - When DP parents found out the reply was "OH but Bella really? Why not mary or lucy or etc. etc. hehe and for a boy DP wont sway from Liam James.  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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