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.
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.
Read on for the names that made people do a double take.
The question is popped...
u/FrasepalmPeople 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
Jtco235, OSPAN ALI4. Children are dealing with the repercussions of your bad name choices
Sebaren, Zhivko Minkov
3. Why name your child Precious Bunny?
luc122c, Christian Bowen
4. Someone's name is a country
DarthGandhi, ILO Asia-Pacific
5. Say hello to Kaightlynne
Violetlemonbug, Tim Mossholder
6. Wait, what!
Tiny_Parfait, Kazuo ota
7. Naming your child based on a popular TV series or movie
el_pobbster
8. Why Natalie, why?
jackiekackie, Javier Morales
9. Check this one out
anon
10. Naming your kids after "assassinated presidents"
Aldo13
11. I totally agree with the fact that they are a**holes
CanadianBAC0N95
12. Sounds like a kidnapping is going on
DrPrankz, Sincerely Media
13. Talk about pressure to perform
IAmDrinkingIcedTea, Wade Austin Ellis
14. Speechless
FaithHopePixiedust, Daiga Ellaby
15. Okay... I'm leaving at this point
anon, 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
phantommoose
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
Layton Diament
18. Hmm...
DavidRandom
19. Oh well...
anon
20. Huh?
TheWaiterDebator, Gabriel Tovar
21. Hey Daddyboi...
Cocoleia, Sigmund
22. Romance, Romantic, and Romeo
anon, Matheus Ferrero
23. Heaven spelled backwards
mrsprinkles3
24. Hi, my name is Bear, and you?
stickylarue
25. Hmm...
kemje
26. Baby, meet baby...
domcobbstotem
27. You've got to be kidding me
rxsheepxr, Rodrigo Curi
28. Speechless again
microjew2, Alexis Mora Angulo
29. Interesting times
djbadname13, Katarzyna Grabowska
30. From a teacher...
Penya23
31. It had to be bolded
mindless_blaze, unsplash.com
32. Okay
Hysteria878
33. More to come
alialibobali
34. Naming your kids after your hobby
hannahmontanaswig
35. Another funny one
androidchrist
36. Moving on...
YoureNotAGenius
37. Named after a TV show
anon
38. Check this one out
Back2Bach, Donnie Ray Jones
39. What?
magnumthepi
40. My name is MyLuv... Okay
formerexpatintheus, 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.