Kids with stupid names...
Discussion
SilverSixer said:
Watching my lad play U9s football a couple of months back, and two of the lads on the other team were called Derek and Colin. Incongruous sounding on children now that we are drowning in a sea of Josh, Jack, Jacob, Jospeh, Jayden, Jamie and seemingly anything so long as it starts with J so long as it isn't John (what is it with that, the J thing?).
I was thoroughly refreshed by hearing the names Colin and Derek again and wish them all the best.
Kids with 'normal' names, they'll be the ones that stand out amongst the legions of kids with chavvy names like Finley, Leo, Theo, McKenzie and Riley. I was thoroughly refreshed by hearing the names Colin and Derek again and wish them all the best.
One dreadful name I came across at work was when I was recording a form with some woman's kid's details on it. She mentioned her daughter was called "Amelia", and said nothing more. So I wrote that down on the form. When I asked for the woman's signature, she said "Oh no, you've spelled it wrong, it's A-M-E-L-E-I-G-H-A".
Ameleigha.
Jesus. Sounds just like Amelia too, so I can see this is one child who is going to be fighting convention and correcting people on the spelling of her name for the rest of her life.
SistersofPercy said:
ChemicalChaos said:
Could be worse - she could have called them Hugh, Pugh and Barney McGrew!
OT but.....Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grub.
Pugh and Pugh were twins. There was no Hugh.
I did wonder whether in fact it was an aristocratic English multi-barrelled name , viz. Pugh-Pugh-Barney-McGrew-Cuthbert-Dibble-Grubb. That would of course be the Hertfordshire Pugh-Pugh-Barney-McGrew-Cuthbert-Dibble-Grubbs, and not their distant relatives in Buckinghamshire.
Jazoli said:
Kid with a stupid name = Stupid Parents.
You have to feel for some of the kids really, I knew a girl who called her little girl Alana Charlie, yes really, silly b
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I think the stupider the name, the more likely it is that the parent - rarely parents - rely of the local authority to take care of their domestic accommodation requirements.You have to feel for some of the kids really, I knew a girl who called her little girl Alana Charlie, yes really, silly b
h A good mate of mine was involved for many years with a housing association type woman. Thick, but not a horrible person. One of her two boys was called Duwayne - I think that's how it was spelt. The other Levi as in the jean company.
If it isn't bad enough for kids having to start at the back of the grid with a daily life on estates amongst the chavs, no achievers, low achievers, misfits and criminals, they have the additional handicap of a stupid stupid name.
Then there are the morons who give their kids interesting names but decided to make them more interesting by spelling them stupidly, making the kid, a future adult look like an illiterate retard.
When I am sifting through CVs, names do matter. I am more likely to give Catherine's application a closer look than Chardonnay's. William is more likely to get an interview than Duwayne, or some mis-spelt made up name.
I know a perfectly nice woman who I think has a decent job. Anne Marie. Nice enough name, inoffensive. Spelt Anmari. Why? it just makes you look stupid.
Edited by wildcat45 on Tuesday 19th August 13:47
nicanary said:
Thank you. At last someone agrees with me. I was (incorrectly) corrected on another forum over this, and haven't slept since.
I did wonder whether in fact it was an aristocratic English multi-barrelled name , viz. Pugh-Pugh-Barney-McGrew-Cuthbert-Dibble-Grubb. That would of course be the Hertfordshire Pugh-Pugh-Barney-McGrew-Cuthbert-Dibble-Grubbs, and not their distant relatives in Buckinghamshire.
I loved Trumpton. The co-writer, Alison Prince made the Pugh's twins after spotting a likeness between the figures.I did wonder whether in fact it was an aristocratic English multi-barrelled name , viz. Pugh-Pugh-Barney-McGrew-Cuthbert-Dibble-Grubb. That would of course be the Hertfordshire Pugh-Pugh-Barney-McGrew-Cuthbert-Dibble-Grubbs, and not their distant relatives in Buckinghamshire.
Captain Flack led the men:
And here is (from left to right) Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grub
wildcat45 said:
The other Levi as in the jean company.
another one who's never heard of the name Levihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi_%28given_name%29
Hugo a Gogo said:
another one who's never heard of the name Levi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi_%28given_name%29
No she named him after the denim company. It was a cowboy thing, hence the brother Duayne. She told me this.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi_%28given_name%29
Levi is indeed Hebrew, and going back a couple of generations on my Jewish side I'd was a family name, just to add to my English Scotish and Irish ancestry.
Mrs has just given birth to our second child and she had the misfortune of being plonked next to the most disgusting family on the post natal ward, with one demented little st running about the place who went by the name of CHERISH. Urgh. What made me laugh was Cherish's sister was called DESTINY, which instantly triggered the Kevin bridges gag in my head about naming the child after the nightclub they were conceived in.
The fat ugly owner of these children let them run riot round the place and clearly smoked all the way through her pregnancy as she was out for a fag every 10 minutes leaving the baby with her equally as disgusting mother. Anyways I'm starting to rant. Lack of sleep does that
some absolute corkers in this thread!
t running about the place who went by the name of CHERISH. Urgh. What made me laugh was Cherish's sister was called DESTINY, which instantly triggered the Kevin bridges gag in my head about naming the child after the nightclub they were conceived in.The fat ugly owner of these children let them run riot round the place and clearly smoked all the way through her pregnancy as she was out for a fag every 10 minutes leaving the baby with her equally as disgusting mother. Anyways I'm starting to rant. Lack of sleep does that
some absolute corkers in this thread!
Edited by dazwalsh on Wednesday 20th August 04:18
Pet Troll said:
Looket said:
Another beauty was the Will Power I met in an interview a few years ago.
A 'Will Power' currently works in Cirencester Barclays, I asked him if it was a joke when I saw his name badge!thegreenhell said:
Pet Troll said:
Looket said:
Another beauty was the Will Power I met in an interview a few years ago.
A 'Will Power' currently works in Cirencester Barclays, I asked him if it was a joke when I saw his name badge!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Power_(footballer...
My ex used to live with a girl who, at the time dated a guy called Michael. But it was Mykyl. He was heavily dyslexic, so at young age his parents spelled his name that way, so wouldn't struggle with the spelling of his own name.
I know a Savanah (whose parents are both a bit thick, but nice enough).
I work with a guy who first and middle names are Charles David. Born in the 80's, parents must have had a sense of humour. Chaz and Dave in the same name?! Haha!
I know there's more, but I'll save it for next time.
I know a Savanah (whose parents are both a bit thick, but nice enough).
I work with a guy who first and middle names are Charles David. Born in the 80's, parents must have had a sense of humour. Chaz and Dave in the same name?! Haha!
I know there's more, but I'll save it for next time.
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