# Any one up for more crazy names?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [April 11, 2009, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744 "2009-04-11T15:43:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2009, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/1 "2009-04-11T15:43:00Z")
This is always a popular topic, and I came across a first name yesterday that still has me flummoxed. So I decided to share, and ask for your contributions.
I can’t even begin to pronounce this one: Kah-leekye. And if you want to see for yourself, read [this](http://www2.indystar.com/cgi-bin/obituaries/index.php?action=show&id=103009). (It’s a short obituary.)
And I saw another good one on Craigslist the other day: Ambrosia. It wasn’t even in the “casual encounters” section - just somebody trying to rehome a dog.
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### Author:  [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/2 "2009-04-11T16:09:21Z")
I can’t remember where I saw this. It may have had something to do with a reality TV show. A woman named Celerie named her child Rascal. I need to know more about this family. Is he a brat? Because if he is, the name is completely appropriate. People will know what to expect. That kinda makes sense.
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### Author:  [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2009, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/3 "2009-04-11T19:55:03Z")
I once knew a guy named Sean who insisted that you pronounce it see-awn. He also would claim to live part time in Amsterdam and part time in . . . wait for it . . . Scaggsville, MD.
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### Author:  [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2009, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/4 "2009-04-11T20:53:29Z")
Something unusual here: [The weirdly named speak out!](http://www.pkmeco.com/familyblog/2005/05/weird-baby-names.html)
Mostly they seem pretty blasé about their names. There’s a Sxylyn (Sigh-lynn), Whalea, Forever Love, and Usa. Usa wanted to name a daughter Usarmy and a son Usnavy.
Someone else has the last name Shave. Not Shaver, just…Shave.
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### Author:  [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/5 "2009-04-12T02:29:26Z")
Someone I knew went to school with a girl named Eta Burger.
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### Author:  [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2009, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/6 "2009-04-12T03:21:03Z")
I guess it’s time for my annual review of the Alberta Baby Names List.
Unlike other provinces which simply give you the top 10 or 25 or whatever baby names, Alberta releases a list of _all_ baby names given in the province in the last year.
Herewith, [boys](http://www.servicealberta.ca/pdf/vs/2008_Boys.pdf):
- A. (ça commence mal)
- Adriatik (and these are his brothers, Ayjeeyun and Tyrheeneeun)
- Agoth
- Amber
- Amen (sheesh)
- Alex-Zander (unclear on the concept. There was also an Aleczander, an Alexxander, an Alexsander, and an Alexzander, as well as an Allex)
- Alias (who’s on first?)
- Ashes (do not name your kid after a cricket match)
- Aqeleux
- Axle (testosterone poisoning 101)
- Axtyn
- Beckham (celebrity worship gone mad. Please tell me he doesn’t have a sister named Posh.)
- Ben-Ben
- Blayze (you have given your son the name of a stripper. And not even a male stripper)
- Brevyn
- Caedync
- Caelum (Caelum is the name of a constellation. It means “the chisel.”)
- Catch
- Caymanh
- Chili
- Cj (that’s right, the second letter is lowercase. There are no vowels in this name. The approved method of giving a child initials is to give him a first and middle name to which the initials correspond)
- Daedin
- Dantae
- Delorian (do _not_ name your child after the car in _Back to the Future_)
- Delywn (_sic. Sic_ as a dog.)
- Egypt
- Falkon (do _not_ name your child after a gay porn studio!)
- Feenax
- Genuine
- Gonzo (do \*not \*name your child after a Muppet!!)
- Heaven
- Hoyce
- Jacx
- Jedi (OH NO YOU DIDN’T)
- Jron
- Justice (I ask the same question as the other year: what happens if he gets named to the Supreme Court?)
- Kaeleb
- Kale (do _not_ name your child after salad!!! There were 36 of these! There were only 33 named Jeremy!)
- Kaylex (I think there’s an epidemic of x’s in Alberta at present)
- Keeanu (as in previous years, I don’t know what’s the more disturbing: that they picked this name at all, or that they misspelled it)
- Kevinoor
- Kowyn
- Kreedance
- Legacy
- Lexus (okay, that’s it. I’m coming to your house)
- Mathiew (I will thank you for not giving people an excuse to misspell my name like this)
- McPears
- Messiah (…)
- Nanbone
- Nyctea (This is actually the Latin generic name for the snowy owl, which is kind of pretty. _It still isn’t a first name!_.)
- Passion
- Psalm
- Psyon
- Qwynton
- Rhythm-Li
- Saw
- Shijiel
- Shyne
- Soyuz
- Talyx
- Tuff
- Tybious
- Uplove
- Wevin
- Wisper
- Zenneth
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### Author:  [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2009, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/7 "2009-04-12T03:51:41Z")
Sweet Mercy Magruder!
That’s a lot of daft baby names. The examples I might have posted wither in the shade of those.
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### Author:  [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2009, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/8 "2009-04-12T04:03:11Z")
> [@Avarie537](#):
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> This is always a popular topic, and I came across a first name yesterday that still has me flummoxed. So I decided to share, and ask for your contributions.
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> I can’t even begin to pronounce this one: Kah-leekye. And if you want to see for yourself, read [this](http://www2.indystar.com/cgi-bin/obituaries/index.php?action=show&id=103009). (It’s a short obituary.)
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> And I saw another good one on Craigslist the other day: Ambrosia. It wasn’t even in the “casual encounters” section - just somebody trying to rehome a dog.
Ambrosia was the food of the gods that made them immortal. I know an attractive woman named ‘Ambrosia’; I’ve sometimes wondered if, you know, I could maybe extend my lifespan.
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### Author:  [@SleepyDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SleepyDuck)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2009, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/9 "2009-04-12T04:22:56Z")
> [@matt\_mcl](#):
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> Herewith, [boys](http://www.servicealberta.ca/pdf/vs/2008_Boys.pdf):
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> - Amber
What the fuck is wrong about Amber??? \*
Oh, and my sister swears she’s gonna name her first child Mechanism. Strange story explaining it aside, I hope to god she isn’t serious.
- ETA \* Oh. _boys_. Never mind.
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### Author:  [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2009, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/10 "2009-04-12T05:45:09Z")
> [@chacoguy420](#):
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> Ambrosia was the food of the gods that made them immortal. I know an attractive woman named ‘Ambrosia’; I’ve sometimes wondered if, you know, I could maybe extend my lifespan.
Only if you ate Ambrosia.
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### Author:  [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2009, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/11 "2009-04-12T06:14:10Z")
I remember seeing a young woman named **Latrina** on one of those judge TV shows. Served me right for watching.
I went to school with\*\* Donald Duck\*\*.
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### Author:  [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2009, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/12 "2009-04-12T06:46:33Z")
> [@](#):
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> I can’t even begin to pronounce this one: Kah-leekye
I actually can answer this. I just googled his name and found his myspace page (not hard to find when that is such an unusual name), where he mentioned it is pronounced “ka-leak”.
> [@chacoguy420](#):
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> I know an attractive woman named ‘Ambrosia’;
I’m not surprised - I’m sure there are plenty of strippers out there who use that as their stage name.
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### Author:  [@A\_Spoonful\_of\_Awesome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Spoonful_of_Awesome)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2009, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/13 "2009-04-13T10:34:18Z")
I actually knew both a girl named **Latrina** and a guy named **Blaze.** I also know someone named **Moon.**
I have a friend with the last name McConnell. He wants to name his kid Ronald. I’m considering contacting Child Services.
If my last name were Thyme. I’d name my kid Justin. Just sayin’.
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### Author:  [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2009, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/14 "2009-04-13T23:57:06Z")
Wow, people have different naming practices than our own? What a bunch of freaks!
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### Author:  [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2009, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/15 "2009-04-14T00:06:41Z")
> [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](#):
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> Someone I knew went to school with a girl named Eta Burger.
I went to school with a girl named Charity Muff.
Yep.
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### Author:  [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2009, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/16 "2009-04-14T00:07:51Z")
> [@even\_sven](#):
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> Wow, people have different naming practices than our own? What a bunch of freaks!
We’re not talking about “naming practices.” We’re making fun of stupid people. If you don’t like it, then don’t play- I would have thought the thread title was quite self-explanatory…
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### Author:  [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2009, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/17 "2009-04-14T00:33:34Z")
I went to school with a guy who claimed that his given middle name was “Sparrowfart.”
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### Author:  [@PeskiPiksi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeskiPiksi)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2009, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/18 "2009-04-14T00:37:33Z")
> [@](#):
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> If my last name were Thyme. I’d name my kid Justin. Just sayin’.
I once knew a guy with the last name Case, who always swore if he ever had a son he was going to name him Justin. I wonder if he ever did?
Hmmm…maybe he’s on Facebook…
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### Author:  [@Rascal\_s\_Mom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rascal_s_Mom)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/19 "2009-04-14T01:24:02Z")
There is a woman here in Madison with the last name of Ambrosius. That’s her given name. She makes gourmet chocolates. I don’t eat sugar, but I had a piece of it and almost passed out it was so good.
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### Author:  [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-up-for-more-crazy-names/492744/20 "2009-04-14T02:13:10Z")
I was trying to find an old news article I read a while ago. Sadly, I think it was a young mother who was killed, leaving behind two small children…
One of whom had the unfortunate name of Cash’Monae.
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