I know it’s the parents’ (or maybe the agent’s) fault for these things happening, but how would you like to be strapped with a name like Hilaria? Just yesterday I was trying to think of a way to start a thread where we could point at some misfires in the naming department, with my choice being Secretia, but decided it might be too tacky. But today’s headline brought the idea back.
What are some questionable names you have either encountered for real or have imagined for somebody you don’t particularly admire?
I was just reminded yesterday that Nicole Richie named her son Sparrow. Yeah, he’s not going to get his ass kicked on a daily basis with that, nosiree.
A true and real name of a middle school girl- Chimera (pronounced shuh mara)
Then there were the twin brothers, Lavoris and Travoris.
People should check a dictionary before assigning creative names to their children.
One of the young women in our distribution department has the first name of Youranus.:smack: To be fair, her parents are immigrannts from Guatamala and likely wanted to name her Uranus, which would be bad enough, but holy crap, couldn’t they at least have consulted with someone whose first language was American English?
They do, & when they can’t find it, they think it’s unique & original & go with it.
Bruce Willis’s kids are Rumer & Scout.
My dad had a patient whose name was pronounced (fem-ah-lee), but with the more common spelling of “female”. Apparently Mom didn’t have a name so the the birth cert said female _____; when Mom saw it she said, “Ah fem-ah-lee, that’s pretty, that’ll be her name.” :smack: I swear it’s true!
Oh dear, I’ve got a list. Literally. When my sister-in-law was expecting, I started keeping a list of all the great names I came across at the hospital. Some of my favorites:
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[li]Bradier (I can only assume he was one of triplets, with his siblings** Brady** and Bradiest)[/li][li]Amandla (Yes, it’s Amanda. With an L. Why??)[/li][li]Mykle[/li][li]Nylona[/li][li]Sharnquovia[/li][li]Ysea (Supposed to be Isaiah, maybe?)[/li][li]Rmanie (I presume it’s for Armani)[/li][li]A’Lexus[/li][/ul]