# Unusual Baby names of 2004 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 3, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-baby-names-of-2004/282853 "2005-01-03T17:28:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-baby-names-of-2004/282853/21 "2005-01-04T15:09:52Z")
I grew up with a somewhat strange name – builds character. There’s no way I’ll let my kid have some run of the mill name that every Tom, Dick and Harry reconizes off the bat. “Apple” is an awesome name for a girl; I wish I’d thought of it first. –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-baby-names-of-2004/282853/22 "2005-01-04T15:47:20Z")
At my job, I deal with long lists of customers. I’ve started collecting names; currently, I’m at 112. I’d love to share the whole list, but we have a privacy policy in place… _sigh_ Anyway, here’s just a few wryly amusing first names I’ve found: **Jew Charisma Looney Controversy Delarious Curry** ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-baby-names-of-2004/282853/23 "2005-01-04T15:59:10Z")
> [@Improvisor](#): > > I think a good controlling factor to these new names are if you can’t put the word “Senator” or “President” in front of your kid’s name, I feel you are definitely giving them a burden. > > I mean, honestly, how diplomatic does Senator Zurrenity Smith sound. > > CNN in 2025… > “Today, US President Umajesty Jones met with world leaders… and there was much subtle giggling when he was introduced.” It doesn’t seem to be a problem for Condoleeza Rice. ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-baby-names-of-2004/282853/24 "2005-01-04T16:17:42Z")
> [@Daithi Lacha](#): > > Charisma I know a Charisma. Oddly enough, all of her siblings have pretty normal names, like Rebecca. ---
**Author:** ![Martha\_Medea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@Martha\_Medea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martha_Medea)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-baby-names-of-2004/282853/25 "2005-01-04T17:39:45Z")
I know a Gaudy (f) and a Kenzo (m). ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-baby-names-of-2004/282853/26 "2005-01-04T17:44:23Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > I completely agree with the point - I just found it funny coming from someone with the username “Omega Glory.” 😃 Heh. I find it even more amusing that someone called "Word"Man agrees. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-baby-names-of-2004/282853/27 "2005-01-04T17:48:56Z")
> [@yellowval](#): > > I know a Charisma. Oddly enough, all of her siblings have pretty normal names, like Rebecca. And is Charisma charismatic, or a complete nebbish? ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-baby-names-of-2004/282853/28 "2005-01-04T18:00:50Z")
Obligatory link to the [Utah Baby Namer](http://wesclark.com/ubn/) I dare anyone to come up with a wierder boy’s name than _Estrus_. ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-baby-names-of-2004/282853/29 "2005-01-04T19:19:14Z")
Ugh, I clicked on **h. sapiens** ’ link and saw _Aarikkaa_ listed under the girls’ section, and I cried a little bit. And then I scrolled down and saw _DuWhitVandeeOn_ and pondered whether man is inherently good or evil (I’m leaning towards evil). Then I saw _Honey Dawn_ and wondered what percentage of strippers/porn stars hail from Utah. And then I saw _LaFawnduh_ and wondered if this page was all a joke. But after reading the “What’s in a (Utah) name?” page, I guess it’s real. ---
**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-baby-names-of-2004/282853/30 "2005-01-04T20:04:02Z")
In my daughter’s kindergarten class there is a little boy by the name of Peerless. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-baby-names-of-2004/282853/31 "2005-01-04T20:19:04Z")
> [@Omega Glory](#): > > If you just have to do it, get a dictionary from another language, and choose a non-obscene, non-embarrassing word that you know how to pronounce. Until your child encounters somebody who knows that language at some point in his or her life. Imagine what might happen: “Hi, I’m Asdfghjkl Zxcvbnm Smith.” “Your parents named you after an _oven-baked tractor?_” (Unless you meant an English-to-Other Language dictionary, so you know what the name means. If so, your idea might be a good one.) ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-baby-names-of-2004/282853/32 "2005-01-04T20:23:49Z")
I have a friend who named her daughters \*\*Camelia \*\* and **Magnolia**. My niece’s best friend is named **Brooklyn**. She didn’t think it was funny when I asked her if friend’s brother was named **DaBronx**. ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-baby-names-of-2004/282853/33 "2005-01-04T21:21:28Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Until your child encounters somebody who knows that language at some point in his or her life. Imagine what might happen: > > “Hi, I’m Asdfghjkl Zxcvbnm Smith.” > > “Your parents named you after an _oven-baked tractor?_” > > (Unless you meant an English-to-Other Language dictionary, so you know what the name means. If so, your idea might be a good one.) The latter. It’s what I meant by making sure that the name isn’t embarrassing, but I can see how it might not be clear. For example, say Bob and Jane are peaceful hippies (not that there’s anything wrong with that) and for some reason, they want their kid’s name to reflect that want to name their kid something that reflects this. Bob might suggest the name “Peace.” In my opinion, this isn’t the best idea. Perhaps there is a word in another language that means peace that can be used. Bob and Jane can name their daughter Frieden and tell people what it means in english. The parents are happy, Frieden has an interesting name, and none of the other children will make fun of her by calling her “War”. If you only have an English dictionary and a Russian dictionary without translations to use for baby nameideas, then use the English dictionary every time. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-baby-names-of-2004/282853/34 "2005-01-04T23:05:02Z")
> [@h.sapiens](#): > > Obligatory link to the [Utah Baby Namer](http://wesclark.com/ubn/) > > I dare anyone to come up with a wierder boy’s name than _Estrus_. That site gives\* Abcde \* as a girl’s name. How do you pronounce that? And do you have to name your second-born _Fghij_? ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-baby-names-of-2004/282853/35 "2005-01-04T23:28:46Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > That site gives\* Abcde \* as a girl’s name. How do you pronounce that? And do you have to name your second-born _Fghij_? I’m naming my kids Qwerty and Dvorak. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-baby-names-of-2004/282853/36 "2005-01-05T02:25:43Z")
> [@Omega Glory](#): > > I’m probably the only person on this board who thinks so, but in my opinion Xao Alexander is a cool name. It flows together pretty nicely. > > As for a strange name, one of my family members has named her new daughter Precious Ayngel Lastname. This way, she says, her daughter will be able to know that she is loved and wanted. It seems to me that the kid could learn that based on her parent’s actions toward her, but whatever. My half a semester of Chinese in the nineties demands that I pronounce this as “zhow”. I think that is going to happen a lot to this young man, or thanks to xylophone he will get a lot of “zow”. ---
**Author:** ![Qwerty\_not\_Dvorak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/bcef8e/32.png) [@Qwerty\_not\_Dvorak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwerty_not_Dvorak)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-baby-names-of-2004/282853/37 "2005-01-05T04:25:53Z")
> [@Anonymous Coward](#): > > I’m naming my kids Qwerty and Dvorak. Damn, are you sure they’re mine? I don’t remember that night…at least I think I’m still a virgin. ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-baby-names-of-2004/282853/38 "2005-01-05T12:53:30Z")
> [@Omega Glory](#): > > Bob might suggest the name “Peace.” In my opinion, this isn’t the best idea. Perhaps there is a word in another language that means peace that can be used. Bob and Jane can name their daughter Frieden and tell people what it means in english. And then they can name her brother “Warren.” 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-baby-names-of-2004/282853/39 "2005-01-05T13:28:58Z")
> [@Susie Derkins](#): > > In my daughter’s kindergarten class there is a little boy by the name of Peerless. . . . are you sure he’s not in a class of his own? My lord, I am so sorry. So very sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-baby-names-of-2004/282853/40 "2005-01-05T13:32:48Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Until your child encounters somebody who knows that language at some point in his or her life. Imagine what might happen: > > “Hi, I’m Asdfghjkl Zxcvbnm Smith.” > > “Your parents named you after an _oven-baked tractor?_” Pronouncing it “azz-dickle zix-bunnum” should solve that problem (while perhaps creating others). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-baby-names-of-2004/282853.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-baby-names-of-2004/282853.md?page=3)