35 Times Individuals Shared Hilarious Stories Of Kids Mixing Up Names And Making Themselves Look Dumb

There's nothing quite as engaging as watching kids explore the vast, complex world. They begin meeting new people, associating with different children and adults, and learning how social gestures and norms work from a young age.

At this point, things might get a little confusing for young kids. It can be hard for a child to get a stranger’s name right, and this often depends on the particular child and the complexity of the name. 

A writer and mom named Brianne M. Kohl took to Twitter to share a story about her 8-year-old daughter, who met a girl at camp named "Internet," and how the little girl has been adamant about it, even though her mom doubted it. For nearly a year, they’ve been having this conversation, and it turns out that the girl's name was actually "Antoinette."

The Twitter thread quickly attracted a lot of attention, with many parents sharing similar encounters of their children getting names hilariously wrong. Adults also chimed in, having a fun time sharing moments when they embarrassed themselves by confusing the names of different individuals.

So we’ve chosen 35 of the most hilariously commendable tweets that prove that getting a name irrationally wrong is obviously a common occurrence in the world of kids.

This is where it all began...

BrianneKohl

It’s no mystery that teachers and parents mix up children's names all the time, as so many people can relate to her story. They didn't waste a second to share theirs too.

#1 The sweetest tribute ever

Lp4081

#2 Lol... 15 whole years of pronouncing a name wrong

csckirk

#3 Lol... This got me real good

betty_stal

#4 That must have been an intense moment

martiniys

#5 Don't wake me up at the crack of dawn

BeckaOnward

#6 Oh my... Lol

alibhawkins

#7 Sienna and Thiana... Well, it ends well

jstewgie

#8 I heard what I heard, nurse

IShouldWonder

#9 Ram Jam song Black Betty

Flowerfred

#10 I would feel fly all day whenever she calls me

Ladiwoods1

#11 Kids can be so funny yet adamant sometimes

KasieTweets

#12 I'd be clueless too

bakewell_lb

#13 I can only imagine the shock when you found out

makesmilk

#14 Maddie and Not Maddie... Cool

DeirdreMWaters

#15 I'm going to write this down somewhere

Duhamell

#16 Care to know the difference between boys and girls? Welcome...

RhutaBhayga2

#17 They really bought it

HereToRebuild

#18 Better that than saying a foreign word

NelleEngoron

#19 Lol... Guess we should ask for spellings next time

jetset86

#20 The garden ruler

martinezec76

#21 Stena Line

KuunWiir

#22 Wouldn't blame her though

die_Frau

#23 Damn, it changed to damage

gapam1124

#24 If you're a Paige, then you're a paper... Kids!

AbbiePetit

#25 She's a tax attorney, mother!

gianlumatsu

#26 Someone else will be like "I see"

DrNPSharon

#27 Now I would never hear it differently either

WriterDanee

#28 It's Grayson, son, not raisin....

__cosmia

#29 Kids will always be kids, I guess

BabsHorton

#30 Whatever helps her differentiate easily

lizziellen

#31 Lol... I'd seriously laugh out loud at that moment

asimakoaa

#32 This one has got me howling

RachieMac00

#33 It never ends, does it?

TOtstot

#34 As long as we eventually find it, then it's fine

RamanathanVidya

#35 Ordinary Audrey...

LuxExLibris

Little kids can't form certain sounds, so they end up calling individuals by a simpler name. Kids need repetition to store names in their memory, so until a stranger becomes a friend, it may be hard for them to remember names unless they have an extraordinary memory.