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.
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...
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!
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 :)
That's an interesting thing, in many countries such as the UK, it is perfectly legal to just not have a surname. Probably the best example is our own King, Charles.
That's not his actual surname. Mountbatten-Windsor is a surname given to descendants of royals who aren't working members (or ex royals in Andrew's case). While Charles still doesn't have a surname, generally if you faced a situation where you had a database which absolutely must take a surname, he'd likely simply put down "Windsor" as the Mountbatten thing was a compromise made between the late Queen Elizabeth II and the family of the late Prince Philip.
It kind of applies to working royals as well.
However even then, I believe that would probably only be used by Princess Anne. As the children of the Prince and Princess of Wales will probably use the word "Wales" in place of a surname, and previously would have likely used "Cambridge" in terms of school records. I don't know how this works out for the rest of the family as Princess Beatrice and Eugenie's father (formerly York) lost his title and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh's children aren't working royals/prince/princess despite the fact they are normally perfectly entitled to the title, as they are a grandchild of the monarch. (Although with Harry and Andrew gone, some are speculating that Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor might step up).
Queen Elizabeth II still has some living cousins such as HRH The Duke of Kent and HRH The Duke of Gloucester. They aren't really well known but are still carrying out royal duties quite diligently (well, that would also depend on your viewpoint on royal duties, etc)
Sounds like some refugees coming from the african/middle east.
I have one colleague with an "official" and an actual birthdate.
I believe some also don't have the given/sur name system.
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
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.
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.
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.
While not the worst, a friend of mine who worked an appointment desk once came home and announced "I just made appointments for three people named Unique today"
X Æ A-12
Clearly you’ve never done ketamine.
I have never, but I would buy a sex implement with that name. Not to attack musk realtives, but to devalue his brand.
sidareal, techno mechanius or slider.
The tears in her eyes... she knows already lol
That’s the look of a child who knows they are facing a lifetime of fixing up shit in the wake of very dumb parents.
Never seen a 1000 yard stare PRE traumatic event. That daughter is special in more ways than one.
Poor kid will be called Qui-Gon in school.
Standard names spelled with far too many letters. JeighSynn and Kryssteighnah are not people names they are scientific nomenclature or some shit
Sounds like real tragedeighs right there.
its always white midwesterners, trying to sound clever. at least its not ABCDE and the mom said it was "Absidy
People in 1990: maybe enough time has passed that - nooope.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler_Uunona
I'm curious about the resurgence in the 50/60s
Jim Crow and the KKK maybe. There’s always a backlash when civil rights are gained.
We’re living through one right now. I hope we make it.
Looks like Adolf's signature with a bit Parkinson's disease.
No, there's probably worse baby names than "whats"
Who's on first?
Whats on second?
Third base!
happy cake day you silly individual 🙃
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.
It means joy in Indian languages
That actually makes it funnier lol
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?"
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...
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.
typical gate guards :D
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 :)
heh, easy decision to cut a lot of time signing shit out of her life.
I feel bad for the kid in first grade who's like "I'm Bobby, Bobby Laxwhanxijontongsilvalessbronchongamonson"
That's an interesting thing, in many countries such as the UK, it is perfectly legal to just not have a surname. Probably the best example is our own King, Charles.
But Charles does have a surname. Mountbatten-Windsor? Or does that not count? I'm foggy on what the rules are for the royal family.
That's not his actual surname. Mountbatten-Windsor is a surname given to descendants of royals who aren't working members (or ex royals in Andrew's case). While Charles still doesn't have a surname, generally if you faced a situation where you had a database which absolutely must take a surname, he'd likely simply put down "Windsor" as the Mountbatten thing was a compromise made between the late Queen Elizabeth II and the family of the late Prince Philip.
It kind of applies to working royals as well.
However even then, I believe that would probably only be used by Princess Anne. As the children of the Prince and Princess of Wales will probably use the word "Wales" in place of a surname, and previously would have likely used "Cambridge" in terms of school records. I don't know how this works out for the rest of the family as Princess Beatrice and Eugenie's father (formerly York) lost his title and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh's children aren't working royals/prince/princess despite the fact they are normally perfectly entitled to the title, as they are a grandchild of the monarch. (Although with Harry and Andrew gone, some are speculating that Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor might step up).
Queen Elizabeth II still has some living cousins such as HRH The Duke of Kent and HRH The Duke of Gloucester. They aren't really well known but are still carrying out royal duties quite diligently (well, that would also depend on your viewpoint on royal duties, etc)
Woulda made them set my first name as "Just" so it'd be "Just Harsh" and it should make for some who's on first fun.
Sounds like some refugees coming from the african/middle east.
I have one colleague with an "official" and an actual birthdate.
I believe some also don't have the given/sur name system.
Holy shit. Where to start with this one...
Unironically a fantastic drag name though.
Great porn star name though
dallas is another one.
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
Brexet (pronounced “Bridget”)
😐
"Pimpley" is fairly impressive.
The inclusion of Pimpley is what gives away that is satire.
As well as Dudeson and KKK. But Pimpley is where I figured it out.
Dudeson would be fine. He'd just go by Dude.
Or "His Dudeness" or "Duder" or "El Duderino" if you're not into the whole brevity thing.
Dudeson, and Dudesona for the girl
Dudesona sounds like a male alter ego
Used when animals dress up like people. Smoothies.
Well, that's better than Dudedaughter. Still about the most survivable name on the list.
Abcde - pronounced Abceedee
And yes it's a real fucking name.
AVICII?
Isn't that "a 108" in roman numerals?
it's the name of a tech DJ that offed himself
so is crystal methvin and methany.
Ask Elon, he tries to come up with a worse one for each child.
Speaking of which: Elon
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"
If his actual name is pronounced "boner" than I have no idea what nickname could possibly be more nicknamey than his actual name.
Vadge maybe? Depending on how long ago this was
Moistopher
Just look at the offspring of the rich and famous. That covers it quite well
I remember a rich kid named Choate (like the school) and laughing every time I saw it because that shit's just way too close to chode.
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.
So, not Chalupa Batman? At least Taco didn't get to name your kid.
her last name isnt cluadia is it.
Isis was a great name, then it got ruined.
Great song too. And a pretty decent spy agency. On their day.
You beat me to it.
next best one, OSIRIS.
So you had the Shazam! TV show based on the Captain Marvel comic book character...
https://youtu.be/9NLuRZ3A76U
Which spun off the Isis TV show...
https://youtu.be/FdBRLV6PGro
Which then turned into a new comic character...
And don't forget Archer.
I once worked with a guy named Tad. Not Todd nor Thad.
Tad, short for Tadalafil.
That's perfect.
"TADA!" for short...
better than techno mechanius, or tau, siderael or AEX.
I also know a Tad. It's not some cringe 2000s kid, either, this guy has to be 70 or thereabouts.
Maybe it is an oldtimey name.
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.
shouldnt it be THAD and tad.
probably same reason "Bill" is short for "William"
I have a distant uncle Tad. Short for Thadeus. Dudes pushing 70 and still an absolute party animal.
Mulva.
🤦🏻♂️ Dolorous!
Delores
Went to school with a guy who was baptised Davo. Not Dave, but Davo. Typical Australians to put an o at the end.
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.
Peter, if your last name is Phile
You can move to the US
Run for office as a republican
Or get ordained.
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.
Were the parents big Street Fighter fans
Donald Trump.
Xfrgolszzzxy - pronounced "Surf-goal-see", not "ex-frogs-ly"
For a boy? Sue.
There's a song about that.
That was the joke.
No but seriously Johnny Cash has quite a popular song about this exact thing
I know, that was why I made the comment!
Just in case you haven't heard it before, it's available here:.
https://youtu.be/WOHPuY88Ry4
For real? I don’t believe you!
Felanie
Lol, everyone knows it's spelled "Phelany".
Almost certainly people are naming their kids Trump now.
Oh my god, there's going to be a generation of Donnies.
+5 chaos zweihander.
Excellent Choice. May I interest you in an ä instead of an a? >:)
Yes please, I was just lazy haha.
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Many thanks.
Alexa
abcdefg, or whatever musk is naming his children. anna rexxia, ellis dee, crystal methvin, and crystal methany.
i know someone named dallas, pretty much a pornstar name, and austin powers.
I would think Meat would be a bad name for a baby.
My friends initials are M.E.A.T
My nephew's initials are b.o.m.b !
Pubert has a lovely ring to it.
Elon
Donald
Depends on what we're qualifying as a name, because I could say "Penis" and I think that would land pretty high on the list, relatively speaking.
Maven
/s
Phyllipph
Fucknugget
The questions is the worst baby name
Ah, sorry. In that case, Greg.
That's more of a technical label, no? Like this is what their list looked like:
SpawnProcessedBabyBatterRipenedOvumFailedCondomSprogFucknugget
"Oh, I like that one! Let's go with that!"
I mean, even a technical label can be a name.
But maybe that makes the worst name something like Raisin Toast or something.
fulnecky.
I actually worked with someone named Richard Glick.
Karen.
I think for obvious reasons Adolf is up there. Although I have heard it is still a semi common name in some parts of the world.
It's not obvious because it was a popular name in France before the war.
At least there it's spelled Adolphe IIRC
theres african man named adolf
Fuckstick the Accident
Scholastika. Real name in Slovakia. I have never ever met anyone of that name. I am still waiting for brothers Nihilizmus and Solipsizmus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scholastica
probable reason of its existence in your language
Nice. Possible. But I like to imagine that someone woke up some morning and thought "I am going to name my child based on philosophy" 😎
more probably hardcore christians
While not the worst, a friend of mine who worked an appointment desk once came home and announced "I just made appointments for three people named Unique today"
"Whatsyourname"
Braxton
I always think of Braxton Hicks. Lol You named your child after uterine contractions (false labour)?!
Shartin
it's a 3 way draw between Adolf Hitler, Donald Trump, and Elon Musk.
Adolf Mump
Eldonadolf Trumskler
donald drumf.
Perhaps not the worst, but I've had it with anything that rhymes with Aiden
Elon
Chlamydia is a cute name for girl, but unfortunately it already has meaning that is not so much cute.
How about Clitoris with the emphasis on the o.
"CHLAMYDIA! YOUR DAD'S HERE!"
doorknob if it's a girl. because, like her mother, everyone gets a turn.
Grannyfanny
"Uncle Grandma"
https://www.idoc.state.il.us/subsections/search/inms_print.asp?idoc=S16366
See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:JackofOz/Cool_names_of_real_people
Omnizuckerbub
Hitler
Lil’ Shit.
Shithead, pronounced shi-thayd.
https://youtu.be/r_Ua8iOR0g8
Removed
Colón
Jocodemus
Winifred
Lil' git
Fey-Lea
Dickson
Any of the biblical names, let's try to be more original and not get bullied
Bartholomew
Edit: The award for coolest baby name goes to Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116
Bdjcjtjridmrbritignrkepdkfngkgk would be a pretty bad name for a baby
Ruettiger
Judas
Bastard
L'or-ange
Tobert.