Kids with stupid names...

[Speed addicted]

One of my wife's colleagues named her baby TJ. It's not short for anything, it's his first name. It's his parents initials.
I can't remember what their last name is, but it's not Hooker.

I have quite an unusual last name, and for some reason my parents gave me an unusual first name too. Nothing like the crazy stuff on here but unusual enough that I go through life spelling everything and explaining my name to strangers.
If I had a child they would be called Bob or something.

Edited by Speed addicted on Friday 3rd March 20:59

[Spice_Weasel]

There was an article in the DM yesterday about a stingray giving birth while being held by a young lad. The lad was called Maverick and was the son of a local Florida fisherman known as Mark the Shark.

[vikingaero]

Mrs V. is a primary school teacher. She's stopped telling me the childrens names at the beginning of September because it turns into a pisstakefest for me. But when she lets slip a name I latch straight onto it. I can tell who in her class is a little bd just from their names and I can tell who has the entitled stupid parents that park where they want.

[Pothole]

I dealt with a bloke whose first name is Kidderminster the other day. A colleague was name Kiechan by his mother. He hates it and asked her what the F was wrong with her a few years ago.

[DJFish]

Spice_Weasel said:

There was an article in the DM yesterday about a stingray giving birth while being held by a young lad. The lad was called Maverick and was the son of a local Florida fisherman known as Mark the Shark.

I wonder if he's seen the film or just spends his life wondering why people are constantly calling him "dangerous" or telling him "his ego is writing cheques his body can't cash"?

I swear you should have to pass a test before you're allowed to reproduce.

Can a Registrar actually refuse a name which is blatantly too stupid?

[The Moose]

Out here in the USA there are some corkers.

I was speaking to a lady the other day and had to then send her an email. She spelled her name and I asked that the origin was. Her response was "*sigh* my mom just made it up and thought it sounded nice".

My favorite however was someone just yesterday called Lovely.

Oh, and that's before I think of my Chinese contacts who name themselves. I have had a Sunday before. I also have a Fish right now!

[Brigand]

vikingaero said:

Mrs V. is a primary school teacher. She's stopped telling me the childrens names at the beginning of September because it turns into a pisstakefest for me. But when she lets slip a name I latch straight onto it. I can tell who in her class is a little bd just from their names and I can tell who has the entitled stupid parents that park where they want.

It's sad but true. My missus is a Secondary teacher and regularly brings home the kid's books to mark. I'll look at the names on the front of them and can generally tell which ones are the little sts. Most of the time I'm right. It's almost like some people these days treat naming their child like naming a pet - "lets think of a cool name from something we like". The way I see it you should conduct the "back door test" on a name, (especially when getting a cat or dog) - if you'd feel silly shouting the name from your back door (to call said cat or dog in perhaps) then you shouldn't name it that.

[Veeayt]

Speed addicted said:

I have quite an unusual last name

Brent Leport? What's unusual about that?

[Veeayt]

One of the kids in my son's chess club is called Duke, and his middle name is Vizier. He's of middle eastern origin

[Speed addicted]

Veeayt said:

Brent Leport? What's unusual about that?

When you come from the North East of Scotland, everything.

[Jimmy Recard]

The Moose said:

Out here in the USA there are some corkers.

I was speaking to a lady the other day and had to then send her an email. She spelled her name and I asked that the origin was. Her response was "*sigh* my mom just made it up and thought it sounded nice".

My favorite however was someone just yesterday called Lovely.

Oh, and that's before I think of my Chinese contacts who name themselves. I have had a Sunday before. I also have a Fish right now!

I knew one called Glory - he insisted it was the masculine form of Gloria. It may be, I suppose. I haven't heard it before or since but in its way I suppose it's not worse than Victor.

The best one I've met was Green Gu

[Pothole]

carmadgaz said:

DJFish said:

I was in a popular fast food outlet once and heard a very well spoken parent call out to their little Octavia, she may have been well spoken but still to cheap to call her daughter Passat.

Octavia is a girls name and pre-dates the car (even the original Octavia) by quite a bit.

Roman? They had Octavian at least. Sounds like there might have been a tradition not to name them after the 5th child (Sixtus, Septimus, Octavian etc)

[skip_1]

Willy Nilly said:

Holy thread resurrection etc

Anyway, young woman on 5live on Monday I think talking about her son - Addison, who I assume was conceived in a taxi.

They were talking about parents behaviour at their kids sporting events today and talking to a young girl of about 12 called Lexus. She seemed like an articulate and intelligent young lady in spite of her obvious disability

There is quiet a few Addison's about, usually girls though.

[Riley Blue]

[quote=Speed addicted]
If I had a child they would be called Bob or something.

/quote]

'Something' - surely the worst so far?

[Tony Starks]

Brigand said:

vikingaero said:

Mrs V. is a primary school teacher. She's stopped telling me the childrens names at the beginning of September because it turns into a pisstakefest for me. But when she lets slip a name I latch straight onto it. I can tell who in her class is a little bd just from their names and I can tell who has the entitled stupid parents that park where they want.

It's sad but true. My missus is a Secondary teacher and regularly brings home the kid's books to mark. I'll look at the names on the front of them and can generally tell which ones are the little sts. Most of the time I'm right. It's almost like some people these days treat naming their child like naming a pet - "lets think of a cool name from something we like". The way I see it you should conduct the "back door test" on a name, (especially when getting a cat or dog) - if you'd feel silly shouting the name from your back door (to call said cat or dog in perhaps) then you shouldn't name it that.

Me too, it is sad though when y9u can tell someones career possibilities from their name.

[LordHaveMurci]

A young lass called heaven-Leigh (yes, really) is about as stupid as I've come across.

And yes, her Mother is as you'd expect.

[Speed addicted]

Riley Blue]peed addicted said:

If I had a child they would be called Bob or something.

/quote]

'Something' - surely the worst so far?

Better than a number though?

[jdw100]

gtir said:

"Bimbo" is quite a popular first name for men and women in the US.

I have had US colleagues called Spanky and Smooch.

Both female.

[john2443]

grumpy52 said:

My mother was called Zena,one aunt called Venitia another called Maurneen.
All named by my grandfather in the 30s and 40s .

MY mum had cousins, born in the 20s, called Zona and Veda, I have no idea where the names come from although my auntie was Amy, the name was brought back by grandad from WW1 in France so they might be corruptions of French names?

[Alex_225]

My mates sister in law named her kid Ted. After her favourite movie.

Ted could be worse except they call him Teddy and their Scottish surname is very close to Bear! Simpletons.