Kre8ive Names

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clematis
Drove past a miniature golf course today and the sign said "HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAIDEN AND ALLEGRA."

Allegra? Isn't that an allergy medication? What's next? Aspirynne? Ammbienne? Ny'Kwill?

YES IT IS!!!

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chris450slc

Also, Utah Names.Utah Baby Namer

Karsten is a legitimate Scandinavian and Germanic name, but still rare even there and usually spelled with an umlauted A. That still doesn't mean it works in English-speaking countries, where umlauts aren't commonplace.[/quote]

someone hsould name their kyd Umlaut.


with an umlaut OVER it.

Some common names these days, I see no reason for, but I won't go into detail except that I think the name "Kayleigh" should only be used by dyed-in-the-wool Marillion fan PNBs, and not for the firstborn. Marillion is the only sensible reason to use that name.

Ugh, saw more grade school honor roll students (seriously, I think the whole school is on the honor roll). There was someone named "Cricket." Lord, give me strength.

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http://www.stupidkidnames.com/

I kind of like Abela Lincola myself.

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Cambion
Ugh, saw more grade school honor roll students (seriously, I think the whole school is on the honor roll). There was someone named "Cricket." Lord, give me strength.

with a brother named GRASSHOPPER!

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Cambion
Ugh, saw more grade school honor roll students (seriously, I think the whole school is on the honor roll). There was someone named "Cricket." Lord, give me strength.

Awww Cricket sounds kind of cute for a nickname. A real name? Naw.

I know someone in her early forties that is known as Cricket to friends...but her parents didn't saddle her with that name. I'm pretty sure her legal name is Laura.

I know someone who jam-packed as many polysyllabic names as possible on her two daughters. Each has at least 2 middle names, plus first name, PLUS last name. When it comes time to fill out legal paperwork (passport or driver's license applications...stuff that requires that you list ALL names), those girls won't be able to fit their names on the forms. The older kid has Gwendolynn Emmaline...younger kid is Genevieve Guinevere. Granted, all are 'real' names and not the "handful of Scrabble tiles" shite that passes for meaningless modern names.

So up to this point the girls' names are old-fashioned and overboard, but workable. But the move that tips this over into the 'loony' side of things? Both girls have "Avatar" as one of their middle names.

Poor girls.

I technically have a two-part first name, plus a middle name, plus a surname. I didn't always; I wanted my last name changed following my parents' divorce, but my father wanted his fucking "legacy" and didn't give permission for the longest time. When I was ready to graduate high school, I finally convinced him - sort of - and I had to e-mail him part of the form where he had to sign (he was in El Paso and I was in Arizona) so he could mail it back to me signed and notarized. I made it look like I was making a hyphenated last name when in reality I was doing what I described earlier so I could only be associated by a preferred surname. The form I sent didn't make me separate the names.

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michaela

"A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends, and when the family dines alone, the fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish, and seasoned with a little pepper or salt, will be very good boiled on the fourth day, especially in winter." -Jonathan Swift, A Modest Proposal

Seen in the local paper yesterday: Airieal

As if giving their kid a fairytale name isn't enough, they had to jack up the spelling too. No wonder she turned out to be a thief who stole $71,000 from the city government in less than two years.

Seen in another paper: Taighlor

The name Taylor was worn out back in the 80s, messing up the spelling doesn't make it new again.

Today's idiots: Decklyn, Keera-Chez and Drayna.
Numpties the lot of them.

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embraer135
Today's idiots: Decklyn, Keera-Chez and Drayna.
Numpties the lot of them.

Keera-Chez sounds like a brand name, a cracker maybe?

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embraer135
Today's idiots: Decklyn, Keera-Chez and Drayna.
Numpties the lot of them.

DRAYNA????

She's like DRANO!

"Keera-Chez "

those are good with cheese!

This had me laughing my ass off:

http://deadspin.com/5924827/american-baby-names-are-somehow-getting-even-worse

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There's a bizarre assumption that if you can make your child's name unique, the child will be unique. And that's NEVER the case. Chances are, if you name your kid Braxlee, he or she is gonna end up bent over the sink in the back of a TGI Friday's, offering tail in exchange for a better skim off the tip pool.

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embraer135
Decklyn

Fuck. They already ruined Aidan, can't they leave Declan alone? Why must they ruin EVERYTHING?

I found out that a coworker's relative named his/her daughter Italy. I came across a girl named Bosnia in some documents at work the same day. Yesterday I had a cashier at the grocery store named Andromeda.

This is made of wonderful.

Stupid Kid Names

Edit: The comments are pretty funny too.

It's your hell; you rot in it!

I've recently heard Eureka, Zayda, Jayci, Jaquaylin, Perikeesha, and PAISLEY. Fucking Paisley. Was just waiting til I had a few collected up in my brain pan before sharing.

had a patient who's first name was Cherry.

There's a new employee at Office [place]: Jaquice. Juh-kweece.

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michaela

"A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends, and when the family dines alone, the fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish, and seasoned with a little pepper or salt, will be very good boiled on the fourth day, especially in winter." -Jonathan Swift, A Modest Proposal

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crazycatlady
had a patient who's first name was Cherry.

that one might be surprisingly common- it's also a nickname for gals named Sheryl/Cher.

"There's a new employee at Office [place]: Jaquice. Juh-kweece."

I just read that and I STILL can't pronounce it. just call her JACKIE.

I have a coworker named Dante, but he spells it like Donta. So I guess it is kind of like Chick-fil-a lol. That is his middle name though. His first name is Destini. Yeah Destiny with an I. Funny enough, one of the girls I attended elementary school with is on my facebook. She named her daughter Destini with an I too. She also always posts shit like "I love my kids. I am proud to be a mom hear me roar." Blech.

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jessikitty
I have a coworker named Dante, but he spells it like Donta. So I guess it is kind of like Chick-fil-a lol. That is his middle name though. His first name is Destini. Yeah Destiny with an I. Funny enough, one of the girls I attended elementary school with is on my facebook. She named her daughter Destini with an I too. She also always posts shit like "I love my kids. I am proud to be a mom hear me roar." Blech.

I see a bright future for Destini in the pornography industry.

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jessikitty
I have a coworker named Dante, but he spells it like Donta. So I guess it is kind of like Chick-fil-a lol. That is his middle name though. His first name is Destini. Yeah Destiny with an I.

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jessikitty
I have a coworker named Dante, but he spells it like Donta. So I guess it is kind of like Chick-fil-a lol. That is his middle name though. His first name is Destini. Yeah Destiny with an I. Funny enough, one of the girls I attended elementary school with is on my facebook. She named her daughter Destini with an I too. She also always posts shit like "I love my kids. I am proud to be a mom hear me roar." Blech.

I see a bright future for Destini in the pornography industry.

Ugh, why is it that parents always name their kids stuff like "Destiny/Destini" or "Chastity" and expect them not to be strippers? Look, if you name their kid after a trait, the kid will not have that trait. Lil' Madonna is going to be a whore, Lil' Charity will end up bleeding some guy for child support, and I know someone named Loyal who is, unsurprisingly, a backstabbing bitch. There are always exceptions, however. Like I once knew someone named Klymidia, and boy, was that spot on.

I echo the person upthread who wondered what happened to normal names. My best friend is named Mary, and I can't tell you how refreshing that is. Then again, I consistently maintain that people should not have kids without a license, and I think that intending to name your child BobShonda or something should be acceptable grounds for refusing to grant said license.