# Most-regretted baby names **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 7, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730 "2023-07-07T13:45:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730/21 "2023-07-07T16:48:05Z")
My father’s name was changed not long after he was born. He and all his siblings had two middle names, and Dad, born in 1929, was named Herbert. So many people asked if he was named for the president that his birth certificate was amended and the names switched around. He became Harold Harry Herbert Surname instead. So it wasn’t a spelling change but there was regret. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730/22 "2023-07-07T16:55:02Z")
> [@peedin](#): > > Issac to Isaac is just a misspell, not because the parents later hated the name. Has the name been spelled ‘Issac’ in the past? Maybe a name passed on through generations until someone couldn’t stand dealing with the misspellings anymore. Yet they sell little ‘Bort’ license plates at gift shops. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730/23 "2023-07-07T16:58:45Z")
My fathers name was/is Rudy for Rudolf. My Wife thought it was Rooty. 🤣 My last name is only 4 letters, but can be spelled 3 different ways that are pronounced exactly the same. Homophones I just spell it when ever I give it out. Sort of SOP for me. But at least it’s only 4 letters. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730/24 "2023-07-07T17:17:04Z")
I just ran across a Synnamon yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![Old\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecccb3/32.png) [@Old\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Old_Wench)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730/25 "2023-07-07T17:18:23Z")
A former co-worker has a nephew named Ruckus (yes, as in “disturbance or commotion”). ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730/26 "2023-07-07T17:20:12Z")
That’s it! I’ll name my baby Regret. “Come her my little Regret!” “Boy! You’re getting to be such a big Regret!” ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730/27 "2023-07-07T17:26:51Z")
I wanted to name my daughter Lizard. Of course she’d go by Liz. But when people would ask if it was short for Elizabeth, she could honestly answer, “no, Lizard”. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730/28 "2023-07-07T17:29:42Z")
I’ve long said that if you must give your baby an unusual name, pick one that shortens to something common. For example, Max is short for Maxwell but is also short for Maxfield, Maximilian and Maximus. Perhaps more on point, Meg Griffin’s first name is not Megan. It’s Megatron. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730/29 "2023-07-07T17:49:19Z")
Now the Buddha named his son Rahula. According to the _Encyclopaedia Britannica_, this means “fetter”. However, in any case, “Rahul” is quite a popular name. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730/30 "2023-07-07T18:02:41Z")
I knew a guy whose parents put a comma in his name–not an apostrophe, a comma. When he grew up, he legally changed his name to remove the comma. ---
**Author:** ![veryfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730/31 "2023-07-07T18:03:15Z")
I once went on a date with a woman who had a son named something like “Kaeden.” Asked her where it came from and she said it was made up, and she just liked the sound of it. My adopted brother’s middle name was originally “Daekota.” His mother wanted it to be “Dakota” (for reasons unknown) but didn’t want him to feel dumb by having the syllable “duh” in his name. I kid you not. When he became my brother, my parents changed it to David and corrected another spelling mistake his mom had made in his first name while they were at it. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730/32 "2023-07-07T18:07:41Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > My fathers name was/is Rudy for Rudolf. My Wife thought it was Rooty. 🤣 > > My last name is only 4 letters, but can be spelled 3 different ways that are pronounced exactly the same. Homophones I just spell it when ever I give it out. Sort of SOP for me. > > But at least it’s only 4 letters I wonder if we have the same surname? Mine is also four letters and a dirt-common Anglo-Celtic name everwhere in the English-speaking sphere (not quite as ubiquitous as _Smith_ or _Brown_, but in the next tier down; I can think of a handful of famous examples, including a senator, an actress, and a porn star.). Yet in the 250 years my family’s been in this country, it’s been spelled five different ways. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730/33 "2023-07-07T18:08:22Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Worked with a fellow that was named ‘Trip’ Well he was Henry the III so it was just easier to call him ‘Trip’ kinda cool really. > > Had me confused for a bit though. Odd name. My brother is a 3rd and he’s always gone by Trips. But never in public, it’s only a family name. There’s plenty of variations on “Robert” that they could have called all three guys something different but they all just went by Bob (except Trips, at home). ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730/34 "2023-07-07T18:14:34Z")
Micheal, Michael I’m always misspelling it. Odd to write ael imo. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730/35 "2023-07-07T18:17:17Z")
I have seen Schuyler spelled “Skylar” ! ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730/36 "2023-07-07T18:28:29Z")
> [@veryfrank](#): > > I once went on a date with a woman who had a son named something like “Kaeden.” Asked her where it came from and she said it was made up, and she just liked the sound of it. A friend of mine’s first name is Atarbes. I asked him why his parents gave him that name. He said, “They wanted to give me a name that no one else had. So they simply made it up.” ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730/37 "2023-07-07T18:45:09Z")
> [@Old\_Wench](#): > > A former co-worker has a nephew named Ruckus (yes, as in “disturbance or commotion”). His parents wanted to raise a Ruckus. Along with his brother Cain… ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730/38 "2023-07-07T18:48:35Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Worked with a fellow that was named ‘Trip’ Well he was Henry the III so it was just easier to call him ‘Trip’ kinda cool really. > > Had me confused for a bit though. Odd name. There was a character on the TV series “Star Trek: Enterprise” named [Trip Tucker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trip_Tucker); his full name was Charles Tucker III, and so, nicknamed “Trip” for the same reason. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730/39 "2023-07-07T19:09:34Z")
It doesn’t seem as common now as it was in the 70s, when I was growing up, but every Trey I ever knew was (Actual Name) III. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730/40 "2023-07-07T19:15:51Z")
> [@InternetLegend](#): > > It doesn’t seem as common now as it was in the 70s, when I was growing up, but every Trey I ever knew was (Actual Name) III There have been quite a few Treys in the NFL in the past couple of decades, and while most are “thirds,” a couple of them, such as 49ers QB Trey Lance and Bengals DE Trey Hendrickson, appear to have Trey as their given name. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730.md?page=3)