Stupid baby names

desertsun

I know we do this pretty regularly, but just came across a new one.

I have friends who are expecting a little girl, and one of the name options is Khloe.

What is so wrong with the traditional spelling? Why do people need to put K's where there ought to be C's?

Klassy.

Almost as bad as extraneous vowels and Y's.

Anyone else have a good one to share?

chipypony

Friend from high school named his daughter Clover Bluebell...Not sure where that came from

sapphirebaby926

You want a name no one will ever spell correctly?

Emaleigh - nice job sis

meamolly

la-sha, you say it la dash sha

bethsmiles

I love the name Chloe! I would spell it traditionally though. My mom had a patient named Vagina not Virginia...Vagina. WORST NAME EVER!

I have friends that if they ever have a baby girl like the name Sophia Regina. There isn't really anything wrong with it I just don't like it the way it sounds.

KD+BC

Let's see,  some of my favorites from my subbing days were Cerveza, Silence, Oneste (pronounced Honesty), Knowledge, and a whole lot of Prince and Princesses.

Kloe with a K is probably because of Kloe Kardashian? I'm a Katie with a K so I tend to like names with Ks instead of Cs but I don't know if I would change a very traditionally spelled C name to a K. For instance I would never spell it Karoline.

Emaleigh is just ridiculous.

La-A (Ladasha) is actually an urban legend come true. I had heard it before a bunch of times growing up then some dumba$$ actually named their kid La-A. I had her as a student when I was subbing.

Narwhal

Don't even get me started.

I worked with a girl who named her daughter Missteri.  Pronounced mystery. Because she didn't know who the dad was. 

There's a girl who named her baby Austyn.  Doesn't that look like a girls name? Nope. He's a boy. and he has a condition that will make him be smaller than everyone else.  So he's going to be small.. with a girl's name.

I loooove naming things. I wish I could go in the baby naming business.

Hazel_B

I have a distant cousin who named all her kids with a K name, whether it was supposed to be or not, including the name Khloe but they made even more special and added another e to the end.

I just saw the other day that someone from highschool named their son Barak. Now they aren't American so I don't know if they just don't know how to spell Barrack or if the pronunciation is going to be more like Derek and be like military barraks (spelling?)

bakes218

I work at an inner city school and sometimes I think that letters are just jammed together with a vowel on the end. It is crazy!

Some examples: D'avion, Taliya, Avalian, Kenyiah, Malashya, I could really go on and on...

Narwhal

No, Barak is a legit name.  Its pronounced Buh-rahk.  You know. Like Barack Obama? The president?

And its military barracks.

ekathleen684

I can't think of any good ones at the moment. When I was about 12, my friend wanted to change the spelling of her name to Kaiti instead of Katie. Why, I don't know, we were weird kids. I think when I name my future baby-friends, they will be the simple spelling most used by (sane) people.

When it comes to interchangable K's and C's, I tend to go with the K (like KD said, mom named me Kathleen instead of g-ma's Cathleen) changing a K instead of the traditional C like Kourtney and Khloe is kind of weird IMO.

I'm going to start spelling my name Emaleigh.

Hazel_B

Thanks Narwal! I had only seen it typed and I knew the spelling wasn't the same as Obama's but wasn't totally sure if the pronunciation would be the same - where I'm from you really never know.

catemeg

I know a girl from high school who had a baby - named him DeLijah.  Weird name.. they say kids who have stereotypical "black" names, with extra letters or weird spellings, are significantly less likely to get into a top college or be called in for an interview for a job.  Why would you do that to your child?!

Kathleen, I'm exactly the opposite - my great-grandma was Kathleen and I'm Cathleen.  However, I think that's a very minor "K vs. C" situation - Khloe is a bit weird.  What about boys named Kristofer?  That always gets me.

katanne9

I had a friend who was student teaching and one of the girls in his class had one of those necklaces with her name on it.

He looks at it and says, "Your name is Shady Nasty??"

She says, "No, It's ShaDynasty"

PaigeMcC

There was a girl in my residence in university whose parents named her Chanda (her last name was Lear)  MEAN!!

Also, had a kid at my daycare named Crew.  I thought that was a little weird...

ljewel422

Katanne - Hahaha! ShaDynasty, that's awesome.

I don't think I personally know anyone with a weird name, but i am still in awe over what these celebs name their poor children. We thought that Apple was bad, but that's relatively normal compared to what some of these people name their children. Anyone hear what Jason Lee (Earl from "My Name is Earl") named his son? Pilot Inspektor. Seriously. And Shannon Sossmyn, the chick from "40 Days and 40 Nights" named her son Audio Science. What the fuuck is wrong with people?

jeanacorina

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_stupid-baby-names?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:5f8744a6-453e-44e6-b223-6b5e53414064Post:5d2935f8-32d1-416c-8ea2-7ce291ab4548">Re: Stupid baby names</a>:
[QUOTE]He looks at it and says, "Your name is Shady Nasty??" She says, "No, It's ShaDynasty"
Posted by katanne9[/QUOTE]

Wow, illiterate people shouldn't name their own children.

Was that mean? I think that may be the meanest thing I've ever said. Woops.

oceana919

My philosophy is, if you would be embarrassed to have that name, you shouldn't give it to your own child. You should also not name your child anything that you have to teach them how to pronounce for more than say, two hours.

dwest2201

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[QUOTE]My philosophy is, if you would be embarrassed to have that name, you shouldn't give it to your own child. You should also not name your child anything that you have to teach them how to pronounce for more than say, two hours.
Posted by oceana919[/QUOTE]

I dunno my sons name is "Bradley" and he still says Brabley, can't get the D sound in.  We will say it slowly and he can do it but when you ask him and he responds quickly its "my name is Brabley"... haha and I thought we picked a normal name that was easy!


I say if you name your kid something that is difficult to pronounce or is laughable that you are being cruel. 

Off hand I can think of this guy I went to hight school with.  His name was Michael Hawk, but he went by Mike Hawk.  Say it fast, sounds like my male chicken... haha.

Oh man I'll have to try and remember some of the names I came across when I worked at the daycare.

KD+BC

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[QUOTE]I know a girl from high school who had a baby - named him DeLijah.  Weird name.. they say kids who have stereotypical "black" names, with extra letters or weird spellings, are significantly less likely to get into a top college or be called in for an interview for a job.  Why would you do that to your child?! Kathleen, I'm exactly the opposite - my great-grandma was Kathleen and I'm Cathleen.  However, I think that's a very minor "K vs. C" situation - Khloe is a bit weird.  What about boys named Kristofer?  That always gets me.
Posted by catemeg[/QUOTE]


When I was subbing once in a middle school, the 8th graders were filling out applications and writing cover letters as part of their Home and Careers class. One boy signed his name as Shawn instead of his real name which is DeShawn. I asked him why he was doing that and he said, "DeShawn is a black name and Shawn is a white name. If I want a good job they can't think I'm ghetto." I was floored. I mean the research is there but I was surprised that an 8th grader knew about it and was seriously considering the implications. He told me he was planning on changing his name to Shawn when he was 18.

dwest2201

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Stupid baby names : When I was subbing once in a middle school, the 8th graders were filling out applications and writing cover letters as part of their Home and Careers class. One boy signed his name as Shawn instead of his real name which is DeShawn. I asked him why he was doing that and he said, "DeShawn is a black name and Shawn is a white name. If I want a good job they can't think I'm ghetto." I was floored. I mean the research is there but I was surprised that an 8th grader knew about it and was seriously considering the implications. He told me he was planning on changing his name to Shawn when he was 18.
Posted by KD+BC[/QUOTE]


That is incredibly saddening KD.  I know that DeShawn is more common to african americans and I realize that some people are racist but it is very sad that a child of this age is already so concerned with it.   I think it would be better if we all focused on not being so judgemental and taught the younger generations that than to continue teaching sterotypes.  Just because someone is "black" doesn't mean that they are ghetto. 

Also, if I was this boys teacher I would have responded that any employer worth working for will look at your credentials not your ethnicity when choosing who to bring in for an interview.   Keep good grades and when you start working be a good employee... these make for a good resume, once you get the interveiw it's up to you to impress them. 

hetshup

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[QUOTE]I had a friend who was student teaching and one of the girls in his class had one of those necklaces with her name on it. He looks at it and says, "Your name is Shady Nasty??" She says, "No, It's ShaDynasty"
Posted by katanne9[/QUOTE]

There's at least two in the world then, I have a friend that works in a NICU and they had one too. Way to screw over your child for life.

If I have a girl ever, I really like the names Penny and Dottie. FI is not pleased. Oh and my mother wanted to name me Barrie, yes, they knew I was a girl.

AnneAndJJ

A friend of a friend is naming her daughter Poppi (or maybe Poppy or Poppee haha, I don't know what vowels she is using, but I'm thinking it's with an 'I'). My old piano teacher named her daughter Ariel, and as it turns out, the kid has red hair - Little Mermaid much? Ariel isn't so bad on it's own I guess, although I'd never name my child that, it was just the red hair that really did it. I also know a girl named Adhara, not really sure on that one.

What I really hate is when parents name all their children with similar names starting with the same letter, especially when they're doing the who K thing (Kelsey, Karley, and Keenan were some kids I grew up across the street from, and babysat from time to time). I also baby sat girls named Mikaela, Brechan, and Gavriel (yes, with a V not a . Just give your kids normal names for God sake - what ever happened to names like John, Jennifer, Laura, and Jason (I was going to be called Jason if I was a boy)? Normal names that won't get kids made fun of and that are easily spelled and pronounced.

sapphirebaby926

But Anne if they named their kids normal names then they wouldn't be speshul!

I've heard of the La-a one - my husband told me about it awhile ago but I can't remember if i was someone he encountered personally or just heard about it. Either way it's still dumb.

sapphirebaby926

And going on spelling names I have a vent - no one can spell my first name correctly. My middle and last name I can understand no one spelling right but how effing hard is it to spell Rachel?? Apparently I'm the weird one for not putting an extra vowel in there

dwest2201

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Stupid baby names : There's at least two in the world then, I have a friend that works in a NICU and they had one too. Way to screw over your child for life. If I have a girl ever, I really like the names Penny and Dottie. FI is not pleased. Oh and my mother wanted to name me Barrie, yes, they knew I was a girl.
Posted by hetshup[/QUOTE]

My mother was originally going to name me James after my father and call me Jim or Jimmy Jr. because the doctors told her I was a boy.  She had told everyone if I was a girl by some odd chance that they were going to name me Gem... like gemstone.  Thankfully when I came out and was a girl Mom was distraught and worried about the blue outfits and blankets and Dad snuck in Jessica and she said yes.  Whew, thanks Dad!

PaigeMcC

I think my name is weird sometimes...also my sister is Kelsey.  That used to be an unusual name...I hear it a bit now tho.

dwest2201

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[QUOTE]I think my name is weird sometimes...also my sister is Kelsey.  That used to be an unusual name...I hear it a bit now tho.
Posted by PaigeMcC[/QUOTE]

I have a cousin named Kelsey and know a couple others so I don't think its too odd... just not that common.

isthsmydestny

I wish that I was kidding, but a friend had a student named S-H-I-T-H-E-A-D (pronounced shiTHEED). I weep for that child.

 

Another teacher friend had a student named Aquanette. She had never even heard of the hairspray.

 

A name that has gained popularity that I absolutely HATE is Neveah.

 

My own daughter is named Carys. No, I did not know that Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas' daughter is named Carys when I chose it. It means "love" and my mom's name was Cindy. If she had been a boy, her name would've been Cohen.

 

I don' t have a problem with people giving their children unique names, it's the bizarre spellings that frustrate me.

oceana919

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Stupid baby names : <strong>I dunno my sons name is "Bradley" and he still says Brabley, can't get the D sound in.</strong>  We will say it slowly and he can do it but when you ask him and he responds quickly its "my name is Brabley"... haha and I thought we picked a normal name that was easy! I say if you name your kid something that is difficult to pronounce or is laughable that you are being cruel.  Off hand I can think of this guy I went to hight school with.  His name was Michael Hawk, but he went by Mike Hawk.  Say it fast, sounds like my male chicken... haha. Oh man I'll have to try and remember some of the names I came across when I worked at the daycare.
Posted by dwest2201[/QUOTE]

But at least he gets the basic jist of how to say his name. I had a friend who's son could not properly pronounce his own name until he was four because there were so many syllables in it. I would spell it here, but I honestly don't know if I could do it properly. It's just not fair to a kid to do that.

Another pet peeve? Giving your kid a name that is guarenteed to get his/her arse kicked all through high school. Like this <a href="http://www.geekologie.com/2009/01/morons_who_named_their_son_ado.php" target="_blank">tool</a>. Nice job, buddy.

bourgehm

My name is Hope.  I think that's a little weird... Sure got made fun of a lot during school, but at least it has a fantasticly awesome story behind it!