Eye-rolling baby names

kaos16

There is a guy that shows up in national news from time to time whining that the government took away his kids because of their names. He has kids named Adolf Hitler Campbell, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell, Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell and Heinrich Hons Campbell. His latest girlfriend named their kid Eva Braun Campbell. He pitched a fit because a store wouldn't put little Adolf's name on a birthday cake. From the reports it looks much more likely that the kids keep getting taken away because the parents are mistreating them. . . . I certainly hope that if they are adopted out into loving families that they change their names. . . .. give the kids a chance to have some normalcy!

VulgarGirl

grumbledore said:

1.  I think Metallica is a bitchin' name.

2.  Mommyjacking is my new favorite term.  I've always hated it when people did that, but now it has a NAME.  

I'm gonna threadjack a little to tell a story about mommyjacking that happened to me.

When my mom was sick I posted up a status that said something along the lines of "So tired and worn out lately, feeling really down today. Some positive messages and support would be greatly appreciated" just kind of reaching out. I got mommyjacked by someone saying "If you think you're tired now, wait until you have kids! You have no idea how exhausting it is to be a mom!! You're lucky! But I love it, best job ever!", I believe cunt faced whore was what my BFF called her and reminded her I was dealing with my mother being ill and that saying I had it easy was not supportive. I blocked her after awhile because no matter what you put up she had to talk about how she had kids. I get it, you procreated, good for you and having sex. Way to go. This was pre-STFUParents, or I would have submitted her.

JCbride2015

MagicInk said:

grumbledore said:

1.  I think Metallica is a bitchin' name.

2.  Mommyjacking is my new favorite term.  I've always hated it when people did that, but now it has a NAME.  

I'm gonna threadjack a little to tell a story about mommyjacking that happened to me.

When my mom was sick I posted up a status that said something along the lines of "So tired and worn out lately, feeling really down today. Some positive messages and support would be greatly appreciated" just kind of reaching out. I got mommyjacked by someone saying "If you think you're tired now, wait until you have kids! You have no idea how exhausting it is to be a mom!! You're lucky! But I love it, best job ever!", I believe cunt faced whore was what my BFF called her and reminded her I was dealing with my mother being ill and that saying I had it easy was not supportive. I blocked her after awhile because no matter what you put up she had to talk about how she had kids. I get it, you procreated, good for you and having sex. Way to go. This was pre-STFUParents, or I would have submitted her.

What a horrible person.  Gross.

grumbledore

JCbride2015 said:

MagicInk said:

grumbledore said:

1.  I think Metallica is a bitchin' name.

2.  Mommyjacking is my new favorite term.  I've always hated it when people did that, but now it has a NAME.  

I'm gonna threadjack a little to tell a story about mommyjacking that happened to me.

When my mom was sick I posted up a status that said something along the lines of "So tired and worn out lately, feeling really down today. Some positive messages and support would be greatly appreciated" just kind of reaching out. I got mommyjacked by someone saying "If you think you're tired now, wait until you have kids! You have no idea how exhausting it is to be a mom!! You're lucky! But I love it, best job ever!", I believe cunt faced whore was what my BFF called her and reminded her I was dealing with my mother being ill and that saying I had it easy was not supportive. I blocked her after awhile because no matter what you put up she had to talk about how she had kids. I get it, you procreated, good for you and having sex. Way to go. This was pre-STFUParents, or I would have submitted her.

What a horrible person.  Gross.

Seconded.

I seriously second-guess myself sometimes and wonder if I am a "good enough" parent because I don't think everything my kid does is interesting to the rest of the world.

I also think being a stay at home mom (when she was younger) was fucking easy.  Guess what SAHMs - the rest of us have to do our fucking laundry too.  

VulgarGirl

grumbledore said:

JCbride2015 said:

MagicInk said:

grumbledore said:

1.  I think Metallica is a bitchin' name.

2.  Mommyjacking is my new favorite term.  I've always hated it when people did that, but now it has a NAME.  

I'm gonna threadjack a little to tell a story about mommyjacking that happened to me.

When my mom was sick I posted up a status that said something along the lines of "So tired and worn out lately, feeling really down today. Some positive messages and support would be greatly appreciated" just kind of reaching out. I got mommyjacked by someone saying "If you think you're tired now, wait until you have kids! You have no idea how exhausting it is to be a mom!! You're lucky! But I love it, best job ever!", I believe cunt faced whore was what my BFF called her and reminded her I was dealing with my mother being ill and that saying I had it easy was not supportive. I blocked her after awhile because no matter what you put up she had to talk about how she had kids. I get it, you procreated, good for you and having sex. Way to go. This was pre-STFUParents, or I would have submitted her.

What a horrible person.  Gross.

Seconded.

I seriously second-guess myself sometimes and wonder if I am a "good enough" parent because I don't think everything my kid does is interesting to the rest of the world.

I also think being a stay at home mom (when she was younger) was fucking easy.  Guess what SAHMs - the rest of us have to do our fucking laundry too.  

I think that just means your kid won't turn out to be an ass-holey snowflake who thinks they're god's gift to creation. So it's a good thing! It'll make them a likable adult!

HisGirlFriday13

grumbledore said:

CMGragain said:

In Scandinavian countries, there is an official list of names that parents are allowed to choose a name from.  Unless the name is approved by the state, parents are not allowed to register the child and get state benefits.

That's fucked up though.  I'd rather one kid in a million gets named Shithead than parents having this little free will about naming their kids.  And if I knew someone who named their kid something obscene, I'd be tempted to call CPS since they obviously have issues.

It's not just Scandinavian countries -- Germany and Japan have those laws, too. Germany won't let you jack up the spelling or give a kid a gender-neutral name or giving the kid an 'embarrassing' name.

I am staunchly anti-big-government, but then I see some of these names and think, 'Look, asshole parents, you don't have the right to fuck up your kids' life because you want to be yooneek.'

CMGragain

The name lists are really very extensive, and they are given additions from time to time.  Frodo and Bilbo are now legal in Sweden.

doeydo

HisGirlFriday13 said:

My goddaughter is Arwen Aurora. I went to university with an Ashley Charles whose sister was Melanie Scarlett. I love GWTW, and have read it more than 300 times, but whoa. I had friends at church named Melody, Harmony, Symphony, and Lyric.

I like both those names, actually, but not together.

doeydo

grumbledore said:

JCbride2015 said:

MagicInk said:

grumbledore said:

1.  I think Metallica is a bitchin' name.

2.  Mommyjacking is my new favorite term.  I've always hated it when people did that, but now it has a NAME.  

I'm gonna threadjack a little to tell a story about mommyjacking that happened to me.

When my mom was sick I posted up a status that said something along the lines of "So tired and worn out lately, feeling really down today. Some positive messages and support would be greatly appreciated" just kind of reaching out. I got mommyjacked by someone saying "If you think you're tired now, wait until you have kids! You have no idea how exhausting it is to be a mom!! You're lucky! But I love it, best job ever!", I believe cunt faced whore was what my BFF called her and reminded her I was dealing with my mother being ill and that saying I had it easy was not supportive. I blocked her after awhile because no matter what you put up she had to talk about how she had kids. I get it, you procreated, good for you and having sex. Way to go. This was pre-STFUParents, or I would have submitted her.

What a horrible person.  Gross.

Seconded.

I seriously second-guess myself sometimes and wonder if I am a "good enough" parent because I don't think everything my kid does is interesting to the rest of the world.

I also think being a stay at home mom (when she was younger) was fucking easy.  Guess what SAHMs - the rest of us have to do our fucking laundry too.  

Good that it was easy for you, but it is not easy for everyone else.  My mom was a SAHM.  When she had her first daughter, she thought it was so easy and the baby never cried.  She wondered why everyone always fussed about raising a child being so hard.  So she decided to have a second child.  That daughter was a handful and a half.  She would not stop and would not sleep.  

thisismynickname2

RajahBMFD said:

Fully agree with the "don't give normal names weird spellings" views.

I have a Biblical name that can't be shortened but people do anyway. It's not a William/Bill nickname thing, just using the first four of six letters. People call me the short version for verbal laziness, so I like that no one can screw up my name.

My sister's name is Joanne.  It's normal enough now, but I wonder when it was created--- were people like, "By golly, they shortened Josephine and Anne into 'Joanne'- the horror!"

Luckily, the only face-palming I had to do on Facebook anytime recently was seeing someone's little boy named "Knollyn".  Because Nolan isn't good enough, you had to give him a name like, "Don't the loadies prefer that grassy knoll over there?" << Clueless reference

It's Rachel, isn't it? That's my name and I get called Rach all the freaking time. Drives me batty.

Stuck in the box.  Yes! Rach, I've gotten used to. My sister calls me Rae, but she is the ONLY one  

thisismynickname2

RajahBMFD said:

Fully agree with the "don't give normal names weird spellings" views.

I have a Biblical name that can't be shortened but people do anyway. It's not a William/Bill nickname thing, just using the first four of six letters. People call me the short version for verbal laziness, so I like that no one can screw up my name.

My sister's name is Joanne.  It's normal enough now, but I wonder when it was created--- were people like, "By golly, they shortened Josephine and Anne into 'Joanne'- the horror!"

Luckily, the only face-palming I had to do on Facebook anytime recently was seeing someone's little boy named "Knollyn".  Because Nolan isn't good enough, you had to give him a name like, "Don't the loadies prefer that grassy knoll over there?" << Clueless reference

It's Rachel, isn't it? That's my name and I get called Rach all the freaking time. Drives me batty.

Stuck in the box.  Yes! Rach, I've gotten used to. My sister calls me Rae, but she is the ONLY one  

thisismynickname2

RajahBMFD said:

Fully agree with the "don't give normal names weird spellings" views.

I have a Biblical name that can't be shortened but people do anyway. It's not a William/Bill nickname thing, just using the first four of six letters. People call me the short version for verbal laziness, so I like that no one can screw up my name.

My sister's name is Joanne.  It's normal enough now, but I wonder when it was created--- were people like, "By golly, they shortened Josephine and Anne into 'Joanne'- the horror!"

Luckily, the only face-palming I had to do on Facebook anytime recently was seeing someone's little boy named "Knollyn".  Because Nolan isn't good enough, you had to give him a name like, "Don't the loadies prefer that grassy knoll over there?" << Clueless reference

It's Rachel, isn't it? That's my name and I get called Rach all the freaking time. Drives me batty.

mrscaty

If I were a boy, I would have been named Levi Devon. I don't know WTF my parents were thinking (Levi Denim, anyone?!?!?). I came out with a vagina and they couldn't agree on a girls name (my mom wanted to name me Kyrie [ke-ree-ay] and dad shot that down) so I'm Charli.  It's not short for anything - many people assume my full name is Charlotte - it's not. When I want to be more feminine I just go by my first and middle name - Charli Ann. People usually get the idea.

Fun Fact - my sister would have been Casey if she were a boy. She tuned out to be a girl and they named her - wait for it - Tyler.

theartistformerlyknownas

charli123 said:

If I were a boy, I would have been named Levi Devon. I don't know WTF my parents were thinking (Levi Denim, anyone?!?!?). I came out with a vagina and they couldn't agree on a girls name (my mom wanted to name me Kyrie [ke-ree-ay] and dad shot that down) so I'm Charli.  It's not short for anything - many people assume my full name is Charlotte - it's not. When I want to be more feminine I just go by my first and middle name - Charli Ann. People usually get the idea.

Fun Fact - my sister would have been Casey if she were a boy. She tuned out to be a girl and they named her - wait for it - Tyler.

Aww Levi Devon is a little much but I know a little Levi and love his name!

JCbride2015

charli123 said:

If I were a boy, I would have been named Levi Devon. I don't know WTF my parents were thinking (Levi Denim, anyone?!?!?). I came out with a vagina and they couldn't agree on a girls name (my mom wanted to name me Kyrie [ke-ree-ay] and dad shot that down) so I'm Charli.  It's not short for anything - many people assume my full name is Charlotte - it's not. When I want to be more feminine I just go by my first and middle name - Charli Ann. People usually get the idea.

Fun Fact - my sister would have been Casey if she were a boy. She tuned out to be a girl and they named her - wait for it - Tyler.

I sort of love gender-neutral or gender-crossing names.  Especially for a nickname, like Sam or Alex.  I think Charli and Tyler for girls are really cool.  But I see it can get confusing.  The coordinator for one of my school clubs is named Ryan, but she's a lady.  I was really surprised when we had been emailing all summer and then I met her in person!  Must be a pain for her to deal with.

LizM61409

I get all sorts of crazy names from my OB patients (I've perfected my fake "oh that's nice" reply with a smile). One of my favorite stories is from a situation where I was trying very hard to distract this woman from what was going on, so I kept the conversation going further than I normally would:

Me: Do you have a name picked out?

Her: Jacob

Me: Oh that's such a nice name. Is it a family name?

Her: No. It's biblical

Me: Oh how lovely

Pause
Her: I'm gonna spell it J-A-Y-K-O-B

PRETTY sure that's not the biblical spelling. I couldn't say that obviously. I think I changed the subject at that point.

APDSS22

JCbride2015 said:

charli123 said:

If I were a boy, I would have been named Levi Devon. I don't know WTF my parents were thinking (Levi Denim, anyone?!?!?). I came out with a vagina and they couldn't agree on a girls name (my mom wanted to name me Kyrie [ke-ree-ay] and dad shot that down) so I'm Charli.  It's not short for anything - many people assume my full name is Charlotte - it's not. When I want to be more feminine I just go by my first and middle name - Charli Ann. People usually get the idea.

Fun Fact - my sister would have been Casey if she were a boy. She tuned out to be a girl and they named her - wait for it - Tyler.

I sort of love gender-neutral or gender-crossing names.  Especially for a nickname, like Sam or Alex.  I think Charli and Tyler for girls are really cool.  But I see it can get confusing.  The coordinator for one of my school clubs is named Ryan, but she's a lady.  I was really surprised when we had been emailing all summer and then I met her in person!  Must be a pain for her to deal with.

That totally happened to me!  The person I'd been e-mailing was "Joey".  Joey was a woman.  So that was a little awkward.  Turns out she exclusively uses that nickname, her full name is Joanna or some such but that's only on legal paperwork.  I also know a woman named George.

I so hate that my name is the most common spelling of a fairly popular name and gets misspelled/mispronounced all the time.  It's not that hard.  There's a famous actress who was popular in the 90's who still works in things and spells and pronounces it the same way.  I wasn't named for that actress, but she's popular enough that I look at people funny when they try to spell it the wrong way or add an "h" into it. 

I have known someone in real life who has the name "Goldie".  Not a nickname of anything, that's how it's spelled.  My brother was almost named "Sterling Forrest".  His actual name is much less weird.

PrincessOfHavoc

SIL is Cristina. Family name & spelling. Any time she has to spell it, it's "Cristina, no damn h".

Ok. Took ourselves down to get registered. My last name is fine despite being odd. DF, hah. Four letters. In theddictionary. How freaking hard can it be?

JCbride2015

PrincessOfHavoc said:

SIL is Cristina. Family name & spelling. Any time she has to spell it, it's "Cristina, no damn h". Ok. Took ourselves down to get registered. My last name is fine despite being odd. DF, hah. Four letters. In theddictionary. How freaking hard can it be?

You'd think having two common nouns for a name would be easier.  I'll say, "spelled like in the dictionary" and just get blank stares.  Or the person will then volunteer the more popular, misspelled version of the name and I'm like.... Do you not know how to spell?

Simky906

My mom is a retired teacher from a rural school district. Some of the best student names she had (though she only taught one brother) were two brothers named Onyx and Orange; last name Brown. Their little sister was Heather, which while still a color was a bit more run of the mill. My personal favorite though was the girl named Formica Dinette. Yes, that is a table. And not even a particularly nice table. As for FI and myself, we want kids names that aren't crazy hard to spell, and preferably have a nickname related to their actual name. I was apparently a very stubborn tiny human being and managed to nickname myself something entirely unrelated to my legal name, but to add extra confusion, is a common nickname something else. Also, apologies for the lack of paragraphs, iPad usually let's me add them but has chosen not to today.

theartistformerlyknownas

Best name I saw today... Xsavior. So...you used to be the savior but you're not anymore? You might think it's phonetic for Xavier but THAT'S NOT HOW IT'S PRONOUNCED.

PrincessOfHavoc

My vote on name testing. Go to your neighborhood school during recess. Yell out proposed name. If even the adults start laughing, try again.

DF last name was just so dang stupid

Worker - (has my names, spelled right, has DF's first name, looks at last name) So your name will be River Song?
Me - If I take his name.
DF - No. I'm becoming a Havoc.
Worker - But that's such a great name.
Me - For a year. Not 50.
Worker - That makes sense. (Goes back to computer.) Ok DF, how do you spell your last name?
DF - It's Song. I'm not a Havoc yet.
Worker - Yeah, but how is your last name currently spelled?

How do you get the nerd reference and not know how to spell his name?

JCbride2015

@PrincessofHavoc I really need to start watching Dr. Who.  Regardless of the nerd reference, River Song is a cool name but the novelty might wear off fast!  Awesome that he's taking your name.

chibiyui

PrincessOfHavoc said:

My vote on name testing. Go to your neighborhood school during recess. Yell out proposed name. If even the adults start laughing, try again. DF last name was just so dang stupid Worker - (has my names, spelled right, has DF's first name, looks at last name) So your name will be River Song? Me - If I take his name. DF - No. I'm becoming a Havoc. Worker - But that's such a great name. Me - For a year. Not 50. Worker - That makes sense. (Goes back to computer.) Ok DF, how do you spell your last name? DF - It's Song. I'm not a Havoc yet. Worker - Yeah, but how is your last name currently spelled? How do you get the nerd reference and not know how to spell his name?

I love River Song, but I wouldn't want her name. I do think River is a pretty name though. 

lolo883 said:

Best name I saw today... Xsavior. So...you used to be the savior but you're not anymore? You might think it's phonetic for Xavier but THAT'S NOT HOW IT'S PRONOUNCED.

....Maybe it's like, Christ Savior, but they thought it would be too much to spell on standarized tests. 

thisismynickname2

Ugh Knot issues. I was going to reply about the proposed name Kyrie and gave up. 

Sorry for my multiple posts elsewhere. 

grumbledore

thisismynickname said:

Ugh Knot issues. I was going to reply about the proposed name Kyrie and gave up. 

Sorry for my multiple posts elsewhere. 

Hmm... I have mixed feelings about this one.  I have a strong attraction to the word itself because of my lifelong love of classical music.  But the translation makes it a little ick (lord) and the poor kid would be forever pronouncing it for people.

theartistformerlyknownas

grumbledore said:

thisismynickname said:

Ugh Knot issues. I was going to reply about the proposed name Kyrie and gave up. 

Sorry for my multiple posts elsewhere. 

Hmm... I have mixed feelings about this one.  I have a strong attraction to the word itself because of my lifelong love of classical music.  But the translation makes it a little ick (lord) and the poor kid would be forever pronouncing it for people.

I get less ragey about names that are actual words, even if they're hard to pronounce and a little bit out there, as long as they're spelled right. 

JCbride2015

lolo883 said:

grumbledore said:

thisismynickname said:

Ugh Knot issues. I was going to reply about the proposed name Kyrie and gave up. 

Sorry for my multiple posts elsewhere. 

Hmm... I have mixed feelings about this one.  I have a strong attraction to the word itself because of my lifelong love of classical music.  But the translation makes it a little ick (lord) and the poor kid would be forever pronouncing it for people.

I get less ragey about names that are actual words, even if they're hard to pronounce and a little bit out there, as long as they're spelled right. 

My college chamber orchestra performed the Mozart Requiem.  All I can think of is "Kyyyrr---ee-AAAAY"

It's actually a really pretty name though.  Although it would be constantly mispronounced.

theexactlee

LOL you girls kill me. Yeah I'm kinda known for being annoyed by my children at all times. I'm not a kids person so if I can barely tolerate mine why should I be able to tolerate yours.

Anyway for bad baby names. My ex from high school named his daughter Quindi. I think he lost a bet. It is pronounced Kwindy. Seriously...no idea.

smalfrie19

I know some people (would call them friends, but not really) their children are named Rhealyn (ray-lynn) and Jayce........this is part of why I am not friends with them anymore