40 Times People Revealed The Funniest And Most Inconvenient Names Parents Actually Gave Their Children

A person's name is a significant part of their identity, but some of these names are just over the edge.

Some names are cute on paper and disastrous in real life. In this Reddit thread, people shared the funniest, strangest, and most inconvenient names they have ever heard parents give their kids, and the results are wild.

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The post asks a simple question, but the answers quickly turn into a parade of awkward spellings, over-the-top choices, and names that sound more like jokes than birth certificate entries. From Younique to Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii, the comments show just how far some parents will go.

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Read on for the names that made people do a double take.

The question is popped...

The question is popped...u/Frasepalm
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People rushed in to share the various silly names they've heard.

And the replies did not hold back.

1. Ohnasti to Honest down to Oh Nasty

1. Ohnasti to Honest down to Oh NastyJtco235, OSPAN ALI
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4. Children are dealing with the repercussions of your bad name choices

4. Children are dealing with the repercussions of your bad name choicesSebaren, Zhivko Minkov

3. Why name your child Precious Bunny?

3. Why name your child Precious Bunny?luc122c, Christian Bowen

4. Someone's name is a country

4. Someone's name is a countryDarthGandhi, ILO Asia-Pacific

5. Say hello to Kaightlynne

5. Say hello to KaightlynneVioletlemonbug, Tim Mossholder

6. Wait, what!

6. Wait, what!Tiny_Parfait, Kazuo ota

7. Naming your child based on a popular TV series or movie

7. Naming your child based on a popular TV series or movieel_pobbster

8. Why Natalie, why?

8. Why Natalie, why?jackiekackie, Javier Morales

9. Check this one out

9. Check this one outanon

10. Naming your kids after "assassinated presidents"

10. Naming your kids after "assassinated presidents"Aldo13

11. I totally agree with the fact that they are a**holes

11. I totally agree with the fact that they are a**holesCanadianBAC0N95

12. Sounds like a kidnapping is going on

12. Sounds like a kidnapping is going onDrPrankz, Sincerely Media

13. Talk about pressure to perform

13. Talk about pressure to performIAmDrinkingIcedTea, Wade Austin Ellis

14. Speechless

14. SpeechlessFaithHopePixiedust, Daiga Ellaby

15. Okay... I'm leaving at this point

15. Okay... I'm leaving at this pointanon, Diomari Madulara

This also echoes the AITA where a friend named a baby the exact name you planned, and the naming ceremony fallout.

16. Justice got served

16. Justice got servedphantommoose

17. What a story!

Strap in and prepare for rough seas!My mom is a midwife, and one day she came home with what she thought was the epitome of dumb names.These parents had just returned from a trip to the States, where they had visited a dock to look at boats, and one of those beautiful boats had an even more beautiful and exotic name. They wanted to name their baby daughter after this boat.UsnavyMy mom is a saint for not laughing.

- Dr. Janet Lansbury, parenting expert

17. What a story!Layton Diament

18. Hmm...

Captioned reaction to an unexpectedly inconvenient child’s name, “Oh well” momentDavidRandom

19. Oh well...

19. Oh well...anon

20. Huh?

Funny child name reference with “Hey Daddyboi” and romantic name comparisonsTheWaiterDebator, Gabriel Tovar

21. Hey Daddyboi...

21. Hey Daddyboi...Cocoleia, Sigmund

22. Romance, Romantic, and Romeo

22. Romance, Romantic, and Romeoanon, Matheus Ferrero

23. Heaven spelled backwards

23. Heaven spelled backwardsmrsprinkles3

24. Hi, my name is Bear, and you?

24. Hi, my name is Bear, and you?stickylarue

25. Hmm...

Awkward playful name reveal, “Heaven” spelled backwards, with Bear and baby jokeskemje

26. Baby, meet baby...

26. Baby, meet baby...domcobbstotem

27. You've got to be kidding me

27. You've got to be kidding merxsheepxr, Rodrigo Curi

28. Speechless again

28. Speechless againmicrojew2, Alexis Mora Angulo

29. Interesting times

29. Interesting timesdjbadname13, Katarzyna Grabowska

30. From a teacher...

30. From a teacher...Penya23

31. It had to be bolded

31. It had to be boldedmindless_blaze, unsplash.com

32. Okay

Screenshot-style quote about a teacher and bolded text, highlighting unusual hobby-based namesHysteria878

33. More to come

33. More to comealialibobali

34. Naming your kids after your hobby

34. Naming your kids after your hobbyhannahmontanaswig

35. Another funny one

35. Another funny oneandroidchrist

36. Moving on...

36. Moving on...YoureNotAGenius

37. Named after a TV show

37. Named after a TV showanon

38. Check this one out

38. Check this one outBack2Bach, Donnie Ray Jones

39. What?

Parents’ silly TV show inspired naming, “MyLuv” mentioned amid humorous upset reactionmagnumthepi

40. My name is MyLuv... Okay

40. My name is MyLuv... Okayformerexpatintheus, Nathan Dumlao

Just like some of these kids bearing these silly names, I’d be upset with my parents as well. After that, I’d rush off to court for a name change because, seriously...

Anyway, which of the names did you find the most ridiculous? Have you heard of an awkward name as well?

Drop your comments about this post below.

Some of these names are impossible to forget.

After accidentally suggesting an NSFW pet name at the dog park, see who blew up next in this AITA about embarrassing puppy naming.

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