# What should my friend name her Devil Baby (a name-my-baby thread with a twist!) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 10, 2005, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-friend-name-her-devil-baby-a-name-my-baby-thread-with-a-twist/325586 "2005-10-10T16:17:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-friend-name-her-devil-baby-a-name-my-baby-thread-with-a-twist/325586/21 "2005-10-10T22:17:39Z")
If a girl, & the family is musical, Lilith. If your friend or her hubby is a comics fan, Raven. BTW–is the Daddy’s name “Sam”? 😛 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-friend-name-her-devil-baby-a-name-my-baby-thread-with-a-twist/325586/22 "2005-10-10T22:47:37Z")
You know names like Chastity, Hope, or Care? How about Malice (Alice, for short), or Evil (or Evelyn, for “short”) Or maybe Morticia. [Pazuzu](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pazuzu) might make a nice middle name, or maybe [Azazel](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azazel) ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-friend-name-her-devil-baby-a-name-my-baby-thread-with-a-twist/325586/23 "2005-10-10T22:52:34Z")
Sadly, babies are seldom actually born on their due dates, except for in the case of C-Sections. But I do suggest that your friend bring her own theme music for the delivery. A little _Ave Satani_ playing in the background might set the mood just right. I often referred to one of my nieces as _la diablita_ just because it seems fitting. ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-friend-name-her-devil-baby-a-name-my-baby-thread-with-a-twist/325586/24 "2005-10-11T04:01:30Z")
Could always go with Damiana for a girl. It’s actually an herb, but it sounds eeevil. ---
**Author:** ![Reepicheep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@Reepicheep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reepicheep)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-friend-name-her-devil-baby-a-name-my-baby-thread-with-a-twist/325586/25 "2005-10-11T04:30:49Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > My friend’s baby is due on June 6, 2006. That’s right: 6/6/6 > > Of course, we’re all calling the little whippersnapper “Damien” already, but she thinks it’s cliche. “Beelzebub” might not fit in the blanks on the school form. So what should she name her little Satan-spawn? > > (Mods, yes, lighthearted and tongue in cheek. Yet still a poll of sorts. Feel free to jackboot it to MPSIMS if so inclined. Like you need my permission.) Baal, or Jezabal (Jezzabaal, Jezibell, etc) Loki, or P’an-chin-lien (the goddess of prostitutes) Susej, Hwhy, Havohej ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2005, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-friend-name-her-devil-baby-a-name-my-baby-thread-with-a-twist/325586/26 "2005-10-11T04:54:20Z")
Yama. Oddly enough the first time I typed this post it _disappeared as I was typing it._ I could see the letters for a couple of seconds. Weird… ---
**Author:** ![gabriela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@gabriela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gabriela)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-friend-name-her-devil-baby-a-name-my-baby-thread-with-a-twist/325586/27 "2006-05-31T09:49:14Z")
I’m seeing the kid halfway to grown at a high school dance. Some girl comes up to him and he coughs, looks at his shoes, and says “Pleased to meet you.” She says, “What’s your name?” and he says “Won’t you guess?” ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-friend-name-her-devil-baby-a-name-my-baby-thread-with-a-twist/325586/28 "2006-05-31T09:54:32Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] I have it on very good authority (the crazy intern in the office) that the world is going to end on June 6, 2006. [/QUOTE] Sorry, your intern has to get that past my mother, who won’t be getting her dream apartment at the beach until November. Hell hath no fury like a woman who can’t get her retirement dream home, lemme tell ya… ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-friend-name-her-devil-baby-a-name-my-baby-thread-with-a-twist/325586/29 "2006-05-31T10:58:52Z")
Legion… as in “My name is Legion.” ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-friend-name-her-devil-baby-a-name-my-baby-thread-with-a-twist/325586/30 "2006-05-31T11:29:41Z")
Adam. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-friend-name-her-devil-baby-a-name-my-baby-thread-with-a-twist/325586/31 "2006-05-31T11:39:55Z")
Girl-Hellen(two "L"s) Boy-Thorne ---
**Author:** ![El\_Perro\_Fumando](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9c0ed/32.png) [@El\_Perro\_Fumando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Perro_Fumando)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-friend-name-her-devil-baby-a-name-my-baby-thread-with-a-twist/325586/32 "2006-05-31T11:40:24Z")
[QUOTE=Nava] Sorry, your intern has to get that past my mother, who won’t be getting her dream apartment at the beach until November. Hell hath no fury like a woman who can’t get her retirement dream home, lemme tell ya… [/QUOTE] Seriously, if the world ends on Tuesday, I’ll be angry. I’m getting married June 24. Let’s add to your statement: “Hell hath no fury like a woman who doesn’t get her dream wedding after 2 years of planning”. ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-friend-name-her-devil-baby-a-name-my-baby-thread-with-a-twist/325586/33 "2006-05-31T11:42:30Z")
If it’s a girl, how about Persephone (per **sef** oh knee)? She was also the most beautiful woman in the world (if I’m not mistaken), it’s very pretty, and highly unusual. And few people would ever get the reference, which is good. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-friend-name-her-devil-baby-a-name-my-baby-thread-with-a-twist/325586/34 "2006-05-31T12:41:20Z")
There are so few kids named **Mephistopheles** these days. You could try **nick** or **Scratch**. How about those pulp demon names from Robert E. Howard and his ilk? Things like **Thulsa Doom** or **Malik Thous**? ---
**Author:** ![catsix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@catsix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catsix)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-friend-name-her-devil-baby-a-name-my-baby-thread-with-a-twist/325586/35 "2006-05-31T13:10:01Z")
> [@](#): > > **Annie X-Mas** said: > I have it on very good authority (the crazy intern in the office) that the world is going to end on June 6, 2006. My birthday is the apocalypse! Niiiiice. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-friend-name-her-devil-baby-a-name-my-baby-thread-with-a-twist/325586/36 "2006-05-31T13:12:05Z")
I really think First Name: Dick Middle Name: Cheney would be appropriate. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Clam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@Happy\_Clam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Clam)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-friend-name-her-devil-baby-a-name-my-baby-thread-with-a-twist/325586/37 "2006-05-31T13:21:28Z")
As someone else said, Adam. If only for the _Good Omens_ jokes. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-friend-name-her-devil-baby-a-name-my-baby-thread-with-a-twist/325586/38 "2006-05-31T13:23:39Z")
[QUOTE=CalMeacham] There are so few kids named **Mephistopheles** these days. You could try **nick** or **Scratch**. How about those pulp demon names from Robert E. Howard and his ilk? Things like **Thulsa Doom** or **Malik Thous**? [/QUOTE] For a girl, Nikki. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-friend-name-her-devil-baby-a-name-my-baby-thread-with-a-twist/325586/39 "2006-05-31T13:39:55Z")
I should have mentioned that his big brother is named Nick! I’m pushing for Mephistopheles, myself. Especially since they have one of those proper British sounding last names that practically begs for “The Third” after it. Mephistophelese Walsingham\*, at your service. Alas, they have declared that, if she goes to her due date, Damien it shall be. 😃 \*Not their real name ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2006, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-friend-name-her-devil-baby-a-name-my-baby-thread-with-a-twist/325586/40 "2006-05-31T13:59:23Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] I have it on very good authority (the crazy intern in the office) that the world is going to end on June 6, 2006. [/QUOTE] Crazy Larry\* from John’s agrees. My son is pretty pissed off about it - he was supposed to go to AZ to visit grandma on the 11th… - If anyone from the NW burbs remembers, about a year or so ago, a guy barricaded himself inside a school bus (it was painted with all kinds of sayings and such) at his parents house at Algonquin and Meacham - they had a SWAT team and everything shutting down the area and finally brought him out with percussion grenades and a metric buttload of cops. THAT Larry. Yes, I know him. Quite well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-friend-name-her-devil-baby-a-name-my-baby-thread-with-a-twist/325586.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-my-friend-name-her-devil-baby-a-name-my-baby-thread-with-a-twist/325586.md?page=3)