News, Bad Baby Names. (college, father, teach, graduated)

[CMMom]

I think that one of the worst I've seen in person (not just "my friend knows someone who...") was DeMonica. And can you imagine that the mother was bringing the child for therapy because she was a hellion? If you name your child a variation of "demon," you deserve whatever you get! LOL

[FLtoVA]

We come across many strange and unusual names at work but this one just didn't seem real and yes, I got the honor of calling him since surely this was some kind of joke. Yes his name really is Jack Mehoff.

[nic529]

OMG that's as bad as Crotchfelt lol

[dojilynn]

Originally Posted by stargazer

I also see a trend of
ton/don/den in the spelling of boys, Dayton, Hayden,Peyton names~ tons of those names for boys

I have a Payton! At the time, we didn't think it was common. (Peyton Manning wasn't in the NFL at the time.) However, within three weeks of his birth, we heard of three other Paytons. Oh well.

My daughter's name is Darby. I love it.

I like unique names, but I won't go for the wierd ones. They still need to be easy to pronounce and not get the child teased.

I've got a nephew and niece named Jazz and Symphony. I was not consulted in the naming of their children.

[wannabeaTexan]

Last year, I was in the elementary office of two of my girls' school for something. When we left, one of my kids said the kindergartener in there was named Your Highness. I swear, I grilled her for five minutes to make sure she heard it right. She was in the 5th grade at the time and I believe her. She said the school secretary asked how do you spell that and it was as it sounds. I asked what her last name was...Boyd.

'Your Highness Boyd'. WOW!!!

Another thing that has cracked me up is two or more kids going to my kids' daycare, named "Unique". Whatever. LOL

[akm4]

Wow. I've heard of Duchess, Princess, even Precious, but Your Highness?!?! Talk about setting your child up for problems. How would anyone ever live up to that kind of billing? Everyone they meet will be disappointed

[Coldjensens]

Originally Posted by momlady530

Same here. I went with the road less traveled for my daughters, Cora and Jillian. Older names most people have heard of, but there isn't a ton of them. For my son, I just had to have a Samuel. Boys named Sam tend to be a little ornery, and I just had to have one. Boy does he live up to expectations!

Our daughter is Cjersti. (Chairs-tea) Not an super rare name in Europe (often spelled Kjersti). No one really gives her a hard time, but teachers just call her by her last name. It does create a problem at awards ceremonies. Smart presenters read the list and come to her for pronunciation, others just have to struggle. it is amusing at times, especially when she is the first one on the list. Now that she is a teen, we asked her if her name ever bothered her and she said not really.

[momlady530]

Originally Posted by Coldjensens

Our daughter is Cjersti. (Chairs-tea) Not an super rare name in Europe (often spelled Kjersti). No one really gives her a hard time, but teachers just call her by her last name. It does create a problem at awards ceremonies. Smart presenters read the list and come to her for pronunciation, others just have to struggle. it is amusing at times, especially when she is the first one on the list. Now that she is a teen, we asked her if her name ever bothered her and she said not really.

Neat name. I liked names from other countries, but hubby is too vanilla and didn't like them. Oh well. I love the names we picked.

[Elmonellie]

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Cleatus? Wow, that is a tough name for a kid. I assume it's not Polish...where did it come from originally? Scottland maybe? Do tell.

I think Cleatus would be a good name for a chihuaha!

[paper doll]

OK. I'm now officially scheduled for a Cjersti phase for all of March. Love it. I'll wake up every morning and repeatedly say it in my head and probably snub my practical husband for not wanting it.