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[–] 145 points 10 months ago (3 children)
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  • [–] 45 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    No, there's probably worse baby names than "whats"

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  • [–] 41 points 10 months ago (11 children)

    I was doing payroll recently for my work, and came across Harsh Harsh. I had to ask our HR lady, really? His last name was Harsh and his parents named him Harsh?

    Well, no. She said his name was simply Harsh but our system required a last name so she repeated it.

    Still, pretty harsh I think.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    My grandfather in law only had one name. When they immigrated, they made his first name "XXX".

    One time someone asked him "like the movie?"

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago* (4 children)

    I met a soldier who's last name was too long to fit on a nametape. They asked if he could shorten it and he chose X instead. iirc he was Indonesian or Thai...

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    That’s actually against regs in the US military. The correct way is to keep spelling until the name tape runs out of space.

    However, who’s going to correct the man about his own name? In his case, X literally pronounces as KingFaldTheBeeswaxBeeblebrox and I’ll be damned if you think it’s anything else, you silly gate guard!

    What happened? I blacked out.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I worked with a lady whose married name was Xu, she'd kept it when she divorced him. She was Laotian. (Really cool lady, grew up in refugee camp, married high roller Chinese guy, got t educated, when they divorced she moved to the US and was successful on her own). One day i forwarded her an email from a vendor, his name long and unpronounceable, and she looked at it and said, oh! That is the same as my maiden name! I could see why she kept the last name of the Chinese husband :)

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    Bona Petite

    Holy shit. Where to start with this one...

    • Regardless of whether it's a boy or a girl, this name will lead to merciless teasing at school.
    • What a random phrase to name a child after (even if the father is a chef).
    • It's not spelled correctly (it should be Bon Appétit). But even with the correct spelling it would be a bad choice.
    • This spelling is like something Ricky from Trailer Park Boys would name his kid.
    • Related to the above point, they may add well just name their kid 'Bone Apple Tea'.
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  • [–] 17 points 10 months ago

    I imagine myself when someone says:"These are my twins, their names are Karke Kristian kale and Karkea Kristiana Kalea!" and i get a cramp all over my head because my face doesn't know if it should show rage, laughter or sadness and does all at once

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  • [–] 15 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Brexet (pronounced “Bridget”)

    😐

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  • [–] 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    "Pimpley" is fairly impressive.

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  • [–] 11 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Dudeson would be fine. He'd just go by Dude.

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  • [–] 26 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    Abcde - pronounced Abceedee

    And yes it's a real fucking name.

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  • [–] 52 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Standard names spelled with far too many letters. JeighSynn and Kryssteighnah are not people names they are scientific nomenclature or some shit

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  • [–] 24 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Not specifically baby name, but I went to high school with a guy whose last name was Bohnert (pronounced like boner). Guess what his nickname was.

    It was funny whenever we had a substitute teacher and they would do roll call:

    "...Bahnert?"

    "It's boner"

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    Ask Elon, he tries to come up with a worse one for each child.

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  • [–] 21 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Many years ago I lost the naming rights of my firstborn in a bet. If I have a boy I have to name him Dongshaun. If I have a girl she has to be Clydia.

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  • [–] 19 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Just look at the offspring of the rich and famous. That covers it quite well

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  • [–] 17 points 10 months ago (10 children)

    I once worked with a guy named Tad. Not Todd nor Thad.

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    I also know a Tad. It's not some cringe 2000s kid, either, this guy has to be 70 or thereabouts.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Maybe it is an oldtimey name.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Short for Thaddeus, but you're right, the "Tad" spelling is apparently for the over-forty crowd. I don't personally remember seeing "Thad" before the 90s, and then it left me wondering how to pronounce it when I did.

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    Went to school with a guy who was baptised Davo. Not Dave, but Davo. Typical Australians to put an o at the end.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    I looked up my name, David, once and it is almost unchanged and easily recognizable in most languages - even the Welsh couldn't fuck it up beyond recognition (Dafydd). Them damn biblical names have staying power, what with all the bullshit they've contaminated the world with.

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  • [–] 14 points 10 months ago

    Donald Trump.

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  • [–] 13 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    There was a case in Japan. An application was handed in to name a boy akuma, which means "devil". That may sound funny or cute or whatever, but it really isn't. The application was denied.

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  • [–] 13 points 10 months ago

    Xfrgolszzzxy - pronounced "Surf-goal-see", not "ex-frogs-ly"

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    Excellent Choice. May I interest you in an ä instead of an a? >:)

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    No but seriously Johnny Cash has quite a popular song about this exact thing

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I know, that was why I made the comment!

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  • [–] 12 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Almost certainly people are naming their kids Trump now.

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