Society & Culture Terrible baby names

[Stratton_Gun]

Alota Fagina

 

[hirdy_is_champ]

The one I can't stand is McKenzie, such a mouthful. I also don't like the whole name a person after a country/state deal - India, Montana etc. with the obvious exception of names such as Victoria which were names before they were places.

I had this discussion with my 13 year old sis yesterday, and I mentioned the surname Cassidy which has somehow become a first name, she didn't know that it was actually a surname. It really goes to show IMO. I also find the name Cruz really silly (sorry Lleyton Hewitt, as much as I'm a fan).

In terms of place names, Sienna is probably one of the only "new age" names that I think is nice, otherwise this bullshit of calling your child India is just ridiculous.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Aryan Nation

 

[Quivorir]

My nephew is called Axel. I subtly voice my disapproval by "mistakenly" calling him other car parts. "Oh hey Steering Wheel." "Hi Oil Filter."

Lmfao thats awesome.

 

[Cthublhu]

there are plenty of shockers, but the ones that I find staggering is the basic name that has to be spelt differently just for the sake of it eg ; Rebekkah, Jaxon, haileigh etc

Rebekah is the original Hebrew. It's our, more familiar, Rebecca that's the corruption.

 

[Tex_21]

Rebekah is the original Hebrew. It's our, more familiar, Rebecca that's the corruption.

How many people naming their daughter actually know that?

 

[Cap]

Rebekah is the original Hebrew. It's our, more familiar, Rebecca that's the corruption.

well the English version of.

 

[Cthublhu]

well the English version of.

True. The original Hebrew would be something different again.

How many people naming their daughter actually know that?

I think it's well known enough that most people (OP notwithstanding) would know it as a variant and not a deliberate mis-spelling.

 

[Cap]

True. The original Hebrew would be something different again.

the question is, how to we create names (not bogan ones) for the ever growing population?

start calling people like they did in old English? so I'll be called something like Cap near park (I' live near a park)

 

[Miqar_Baqfhied]

Whats with Yanks calling their kids the fathers name's sequel? Like David Love III. So f**king pretentious.

 

[saintsrfreak]

The worst has to be Mercedes, so many red necks in America called Mercedes

 

[robstewart23]

Frank Zappa called his kids Dweezil, Unit and Diva. I seem to remember someone else naming their children Flora and Fauna.

 

[dales.girl38]

Frank Zappa called his kids Dweezil, Unit and Diva. I seem to remember someone else naming their children Flora and Fauna.

Please tell me that they are the parents of the fairies in Sleeping Beauty...

 

[Herbs]

A friend is a teacher, new kid came into class, called Molleee (pronounced Molly) WTF man?

 

[Messenger]

The one I can't stand is McKenzie, such a mouthful. I also don't like the whole name a person after a country/state deal - India, Montana etc. with the obvious exception of names such as Victoria which were names before they were places.

Dakota. Ugh.

McKenzie has been around for a while to be fair.

 

[Catfish Alley]

Dakota. Ugh.

McKenzie has been around for a while to be fair.

Should start doing the State thing in Australia. New South Wales, South Australia etc

 

[poweredup]

Rebekah is the original Hebrew. It's our, more familiar, Rebecca that's the corruption.

Yeah but the Hebrew version doesn't have two K's though !

 

[Broken]

At my kids daycare there is a kid called Zeppelin, which I thought was odd, until I saw a nametag for a kid called Seven.

 

[Stinga]

Frank Zappa called his kids Dweezil, Unit and Diva. I seem to remember someone else naming their children Flora and Fauna.

Could that have been from the Addams family movie??

http://images.wikia.com/addamsfamily/images/d/dc/Flora_Fauna_Photo.jpg

 

[dbcrow]

At my kids daycare there is a kid called Zeppelin, which I thought was odd, until I saw a nametag for a kid called Seven.

Seven Costanza?

It does have cache (up the ying yang)

 

[poweredup]

Seven Costanza?

It does have cache (up the ying yang)

wasn't it Soda Costanza?

 

[Plugger35]

wasn't it Soda Costanza?

I think Soda was George's girl name and Seven was his boy name.

 

[Cthublhu]

I think Soda was George's girl name and Seven was his boy name.

Both are ripped off from other sources. There was a Soda (short for Sodapop) in SE Hinton's "The Outsiders" and Seven was a Bundy nephew in Married with Children. Come to think of it, there was a Five in Peanuts who had sisters named Three and Four.

 

[A Swallow]

I don't hate names like Heather, Olive & Jean, but it seems they don't suit anyone until they are at least 60. For a child, just sounds strange.

 

[Gough]

I have a cousin called Jean, she was born 60 and frumpy. Suits her name perfectly.