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My sister had a friend at school called Will Raype, surprisingly he didn't seem to have that hard a time. To make things better his dad is called Howard which, yep, when said in our accent sounds exactly like hard. I recently met a Pedussy Begum in work. Its just so...unfortunate 
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I just found this fantastic list!
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An engineer I work with told a variation of the L-a story while we were out to lunch with some people today. He claimed she was one of his wife's students. He did the stereotypical black neck waggling thing and tried his best to sound like a black woman. It was awkward.
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rodbeard posted:An engineer I work with told a variation of the L-a story while we were out to lunch with some people today. He claimed she was one of his wife's students. He did the stereotypical black neck waggling thing and tried his best to sound like a black woman. It was awkward. Yeah I've had that. I mention it's an urban legend but everyone insists that their mum/wife/friend works with someone who actually saw it, this one was definitely real.
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jojoinnit posted:Yeah I've had that. I mention it's an urban legend but everyone insists that their mum/wife/friend works with someone who actually saw it, this one was definitely real. Silly names: I'm disappointed to discover, on googling, that Nimrod Ping wasn't Nimrod Ping's birth name. Still, Adrian Ping is pretty terrible too. And horrible Liberian politics seemed a bit harder to take seriously whenever the name Moses Blah was mentioned. I met a South African called Result once, as well, though that's apparently a Boer spelling of something else and kind of cool rather than terrible.
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I dated a guy named John Buttlick in highschool
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I went to school with a Chris P. Bacon.
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I was almost named Larry Bird [lastname]. My mom nipped that in the bud. There's a dentist in Seattle named Dr. Viola Gay
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I recently was introduced to a little boy named Loahghynn. Or, "Logan" for us normies.
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One of the trainwrecks on 16 and Pregnant named their baby Brody as a portmanteau of Brooke and Cody. Grody Brody.
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Runcible Cat posted:I'm just surprised it's always with a dash. Never an Am&a, &rew, N@asha or Ma~. Or "It's spelled L'ena and pronounced Lapostropheena". Show some imagination, urban legendeers. Those names don't sound black enough and therefore don't meet the "Subtly please racists" quota.
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Dragos Pauna Wait sorry I thought this was the awesomest names thread
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Call Now posted:All of them? jojoinnit posted:you mean to change your surname to theirs? Yeah.
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I work at a motel, and last year I checked in a gentleman named King Best. His middle name? Arthur.
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I have an uncle whose grandparents had the pretty normal Norwegian names Willy and Odd. He is at a loss as to why English speaking persons seem to find the name Odd Willy witty somehow.
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Took this picture on a cross-country roadtrip in March of 2008. edit: Company near me named Analtech iForge has a new favorite as of 20:08 on Sep 28, 2012 |
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Dogbrisket posted:Worst thing I ever saw in my time working in California's social service system was a kid named Wu Tang. Yeah, but I'll bet that kid ain't nuthin' to gently caress with.
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Dogbrisket posted:Worst thing I ever saw in my time working in California's social service system was a kid named Wu Tang. Just loving horrible.
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Nah, it's pretty bad. It also tells me that kid's parent(s) are dumbfucks and he's got no chance in life 
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Dogbrisket posted:Nah, it's pretty bad. It also tells me that kid's parent(s) are dumbfucks and he's got no chance in life Can I just say I'm really loving glad you're not working for Cali's social service system anymore? On a more positive note, since this is also somewhat the Cool Names Thread, I met Malachi J. Blade when I was in basic training. Good guy.
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Dogbrisket posted:Worst thing I ever saw in my time working in California's social service system was a kid named Wu Tang. I'm imagining a teenage action hero with a father who was Japanese martial arts master and a mother who was a black American gangstress, and he must unravel the clues surrounding their mysterious deaths...
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redmercer posted:On a more positive note, since this is also somewhat the Cool Names Thread, I met Malachi J. Blade when I was in basic training. Good guy.
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redmercer posted:On a more positive note, since this is also somewhat the Cool Names Thread, I met Malachi J. Blade when I was in basic training. Good guy.
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In elementary school, there was a girl named Zenith which didn't seem weird to me at the time and only later did I realize that it wasn't an actual name. I also went to high school with an Eowyn.
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I once got into a conversation with an elderly man in line at the pharmacy. His name was William Robert. Apparently, his mother had intended to name him Billy Bob, and told the nurse that when he was born. His father was away at war,and his mother was illiterate. The nurse wrote William Robert on his birth certificate instead of what the mother said. She didn't know about it until almost two years later when his father came home, at which point they figured they might as well let it be. He'd wanted to thank that nurse many, many times over the years. A few more weird spellings: Kcarheem Marta'vee (Kareem) C'celya Skye Anthynee Moses - I pronounce this An-thigh-knee in my head every time. Nyckolaus Lee Ahtum Rene (Autumn) Tahliegha (Talia) - Sometimes I think parents hold contests where they choose a name and then try to see who can get it the furthest away while still making it vaguely pronounceable. The winner gets a box of Pampers and a certificate for an 18th birthday name change Anderxon Ly Xayarath - X is not interchangeable with S. And I don't know what the hell is with Xayarath. Sounds like a Star Trek alien. Juornei - Journey. Good band. Secileigh Marie (Cecily) X-zèvion sèMaj-DhèMayni - Okay, Xavion isn't actually a name, but Semaj is James spelled backwards. And that mess is Damon with an i. Ahlyis Jai - Alice Jay Lybertee Paris - Y is also not interchangeable with I or E in all circumstances D'kot'e Kole - Dakota Cole A'Vri-Seanae McKnz, sister is SaYunce - box of Pampers for A'Vri! And seriously, seance? Is she going to summon the dead? Aerheiyahnah - Poor Ariana. It's not like it's a common name that needs 12 letters
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 And I thought Contessta and Cha'tara (shuh-terra) were bad.
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iForge posted:Took this picture on a cross-country roadtrip in March of 2008. I live in western Ohio and there are tons of ads on TV and radio for Tom Raper RVs, all the time, and billboards. It's ridiculous. Rapermania. What a terrible name.
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Dwyane Wade, the basketball player. In fairness, he is named after his father. He also has a sister named Tragil. I had a teacher in high school who said somebody near her had named their kid Sincere God. I'm not sure how true it is, but given that there is a Ubiquitous P. God in the Social Security Death Index, it's at least plausible.
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Dogbrisket posted:Other winners included kids named after lowbrow liquor (Alize) bad cologne (Drakkar) and probably a half dozen or so Tupacs. also, the requisite girls named aftrr luxury cars. Well, to be fair, if you mean by that Mercedes, Lexis/Lexus, and/or Porsche, those are all legitimate names and have been since well before any cars existed. Though Porsche maybe was more of a surname until comparatively recently.
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ibntumart posted:Well, to be fair, if you mean by that Mercedes, Lexis/Lexus, and/or Porsche, those are all legitimate names and have been since well before any cars existed. Though Porsche maybe was more of a surname until comparatively recently. Portia is a legitimate first name. Porsche is not. It is a surname, though. Alexis was around before Lexis/Lexus, and Lexis was sometimes used as a first name, but Lexus was not (except as an occasional attempt at a creative respelling, but not as something that would be traditional for anywhere. Lexis, too, would probably not predate cars as a formal name). Mercedes definitely was - it's an appellation of the Virgin Mary (Mary of the Mercies). It's actually a really popular name in many countries.
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This is more awesome than terrible, but there's a thoracic surgeon in my area named Loki Skylizard. I saw his name in the paper and thought it must be a joke or an error, but he exists and looks completely normal, despite having what is potentially the world's best name.
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Bonster posted:Portia is a legitimate first name. Porsche is not. It is a surname, though. Alexis was around before Lexis/Lexus, and Lexis was sometimes used as a first name, but Lexus was not (except as an occasional attempt at a creative respelling, but not as something that would be traditional for anywhere. Lexis, too, would probably not predate cars as a formal name). Point taken. Though I admit I don't always think using a surname as a first name is inherently terrible (except when it's obviously a patronym/matronym, like MacKenzie), so the German spelling of Portia as a first name doesn't bug me at all. Bonster posted:Mercedes definitely was - it's an appellation of the Virgin Mary (Mary of the Mercies). It's actually a really popular name in many countries. As are other appellations derived from the Virgin Mary, such as Consuela (from Nuestra Señora del Consuelo, Our Lady of Consolation), Dolores ( María de los Dolores, Mary of Sorrows), Pilar (María del Pilar, Mary of the Pillar---this one isn't so common in my experience, though), and Rosario (Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Our Lady of the Rosary).
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Bonster posted:Mercedes definitely was - it's an appellation of the Virgin Mary (Mary of the Mercies). It's actually a really popular name in many countries. The car was in fact named after a Daimler employee's daughter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_(car)
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ibntumart posted:Point taken. Though I admit I don't always think using a surname as a first name is inherently terrible (except when it's obviously a patronym/matronym, like MacKenzie), so the German spelling of Portia as a first name doesn't bug me at all. I generally agree. People have been using surnames as first names for a long time - it was considered rather posh for a long time, because it was usually noble families preserving the mother's surname in the name of her son. Porsche as a surname was probably occupational or came from a male name, but no one can seem to agree on what. It hardly matters, because it's a form of Portia now. Names are flexible. Speaking of flexible, how about some actual, on-topic names? Let's talk about Nevaeh. The more observant of you have noticed that it's heaven spelled backwards. Every parent who names their child this claims that it struck them in a moment of inspiration. This is why it went from eight girls with this name in 1999 to the 25th most popular name in the US in 2010. That's a lot of inspiration. A combination I have seen over and over? Nevaeh Lee - Heaven Lee Cute. You know how, when you were a kid, you knew you were in serious trouble when your parent yelled your first, middle, and last name? Here are some names where that might lose impact. Saint Adrian Angelic Gabriela Precious Heaven Marie Heavenly Darling Myeanjell Heavenly Angel Precious Prince Denyia - This is a girl. A girl named Prince. Heavenlee Patience Precious Angel Beloved Treasure Joli On the other hand, some parents choose names which don't sound right unless the kid's in trouble. Demonta Quadir Jameek Powerful Supreme Demonica Fury Master Joe Antavion Demon Maverick Justus - actually, this sounds like a television show Bonster has a new favorite as of 02:52 on Sep 30, 2012 |
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tbp posted:Just had a patient named Gay Hammie. Well thanks all. Whoa, HIPAA violation right there. A girl I went to high school with who turned ultra-hipster in college had a daughter a few months ago and named her Fanny. Let's hope she never wants to move to England.
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I went to school (and was friends for a while) with a girl named Mercedes Sapphire. Legitimately after the car and the rock. Her father named her. To my knowledge she still hasn't forgiven him. And then she named her son Gage. Her claims are that it was not after the Pet Semetary character, but knowing her love for Stephen King, I somehow doubt that. I work at a pizza place. When we take an order, we ask for a name so it's easily and quickly identifiable should we be busy. I've come across some truly awful names. Usually this leads to a declaration that I'm moving to a country where you have to pick a name off a list of approved names or get a panel or people to agree that it's not a stupid idea. Most recently it's been a slew of La- prefix names, all of whom insist on spelling it out and making sure I get the capitals right. We had one claim of the name Fabreezia. Fortunately, the girls admitted when they picked up their food that it wasn't actually anyone's name and that they'd just made it up because they didn't want to give a real name. I've two cousins, a father and son, named Mack, after Mack trucks. Not terrible, but a "creative" spelling. A good friend of mine is named Cyan, pronounced Cheyenne.
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My brother in law was a Marine, and in his Boot Camp class he had a guy born Dominico Francisco Quilici (normal enough name) but by the time he became a Marine he was Corporal Saint Don Dominico HomoFreakian. He married a woman who changed her name to Peace HomoFreakian, and then within the last decade or so they have changed their names to Dude and Peace Jaway.
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