"ME"

I was named after my grandfather, word for word. Nice man, but dull name. At least I've always thought so. I waited until I was eighteen and the day I could do it, I changed it. Well, some of it. My mother wasn't furious, but oh well. I'm the one who had to live with it. A name is for LIFE, you would think more thought would go into more of them.

What's in a name? Let's find out...

Scrub

My coworker named her baby "Strawberry Rain", which would be a great name if she had given birth to a bottle of shampoo.

captainmagictrousers

Brewing Weather...

There was a girl in high school with the last name Storms. She got knocked up at 14. She named the kid Sylva Winta. I always thought was really terrible.

lizzpop2003

Knew a girl named Summer Storm who had a sister named Winter.

Winter and their mom were strippers.

PM_ME_SUMD**K

Oh Richie...

I actually went to school with a guy named Richard Rash. To make it worse his mother was a teacher there. Poor Dick couldn't catch a break.

LilPeaHen

There was a name game in the 1800s where you'd shorten a name, and then rhyme it. Like William to Will to Bill, or Richard to Rick to Dick.

That's why you never hear a Billiam or Dichard; the rhyming was part of the nicknaming.

MrWaffles42

I still don't understand how people whose native tongue is English can turn Richard into Dick. That makes no freaking sense. Why not Rick?

KonoCrowleyDa

The Spare

I went to school with a younger-brother named Justin Case.

Sorry man.

davethemacguy

No Name

How about not giving your child a name? There was a kid I went to high school with whose legal first name was "Unnamed Baby Boy." I don't know the story behind that though.

That's awful.

NotEvenJohn

Popular

In Norway, if you don't send in the papers to name your baby within 6 months (iirc) they automatically get the most popular name for their assigned gender in their region. So for instance in 2020 the top names (country-wide, not region though, so there's local variations) were Jakob or Nora.

FunkisHen

"Seriously?"

Now you can't tell me some of those people were indulging in some mind altering stimulants when they chose these life labels. Whether you're a parent or renaming yourself, how could one possibly think these were sufficient options? Let's continue...

Size Matters

I have a friend named Johnson. That's no big deal, but his last name is Smalls.

hotdogfluster

Peter Tiny would like a word.

MeddlingDragon

Serve it Hot

There's a British chef, jamie oliver, who named his children the following:

• poppy honey rosie
• petal blossom rainbow
• buddy bear maurice
• daisy boo pamela
• river rocket blue dallas someone call childline. peachxstile

Go with a Veg

I have heard of many bad names, but Sex Fruit is probably the worst I have seen.

RoyalGelly

And people get mad when you call their children "crotch fruit", here they are doing it to their kids themselves!

shinygoldhelmet

Parents are Crazy

I was a high s hill teacher for many many years and have seen some real crazy names throughout the past 4 decades including each decades " trend". The worst name ever? Still can't believe it and this was about 8-9 years ago - I had a girl with the first name Swastika. Fortunately she went by the nickname Tika but who does that to a child?

Available_Honey_2951

Hey Girl

Princess. A girl in my high school was legally named princess but she went by her middle name. There was also a girl who's name was Sunny Day and she was the emo kid.

ugly_crier420

Quiet Riot

I've seen a few little boys named Riot. That name seems pretty bad to me.

Zoe346

Sounds like you're setting yourself up for a child with behavioural issues.

Sciency-Scientist

Someone I know has a kid named Rhyett. Pronounced riot. Poor kid has a mix of crazy name and crazy spelling.

Shecoagoh

GoT Issues

I know someone who named their kid Khaleesi, yikes.

promofaux

I have two friends who got married and had a GoT style wedding. It was actually super dope.

Then they changed their last names to WyntersEnd and I...just...can't...

PayMeInSteak

Poor Child

Methaney.

SomeWhat97

Crystal Methany Flask.

Chromagnum

Grow Up

I knew a guy in college who named his first child Sephiroth, and he would get really angry when anyone would shorten it. He named his daughter Aerith as well, and at least that is kind of pretty and unique sounding, but Sephiroth....

lizzpop2003

Does that guy know that Sephiroth and Aerith... don't really get along too well?

FoxJ100

So Shy

When i worked at Chick-fil-a way back in the day, I was taking this girl's order and it time time to ask for her name, she was being very hesitant. So I was just waiting for a reply until her mom says "Sorry she's shy!!" looks me in the eyes with a smile and tells me "Her name is Thankful!" ...poor child.

estoniansweetener

bad bros

I met a furniture salesman that was named Cain with a brother named Abel when we bought our couch. He just smiled and shrugged when my Dad asked why.

clinoclase

I'm a Cosmo

Tequila. Sibling was Margarita.

Anonymouspapayaz

Margarita is fine. It's a common form of Margaret. I actually really like it. But tequila? What were they THINKING! Poor kid is definitely changing their name as soon as they turn 18.

Yarnprincess614

A Folly

A friend of a friend was named 'Forsheeza Jolly Goodfellow' before she had it changed. Can't even imagine having to deal with that at school.

tboner1969

A Well Done Name

I was watching the game show Scrabble, hosted by Chuck Woolery. They were having kid week.

There was this one boy, about 10 or so, and his name was Chucksteak. Just like that. All one word.

When I saw it, my first thought was "Your parents hated you when you were born."

StillN0tATony

Not Unique

any fandom related names...

any celebrity quirky names...

any name with messed up spellings to make it "unique"...

just name your bland old kid Riley and move on, instead of RyeLeighUh.

Reddit

Oh dear. We really are lost as a society. What happened to good ole Marys and Deans? Remember when the most off the wall names were fruits or colors? I swear now we're just making stuff up for shock value. Remember a name is for LIFE. Oh wait, it's not anymore. Change away.