Pet Peeve: Why do many US parents give their children unconventional names? (grandpa, dad)

[Mattie]

Originally Posted by Coldjensens

I recently learned of a little girl in Detroit named "ashsholly" Spelled *******. A$$Hole

But certainly you would not be so gullible to believe it really happened, would you?

snopes.com: Funny Names

[lkb0714]

Originally Posted by Mattie

But certainly you would not be so gullible to believe it really happened, would you?

snopes.com: Funny Names

Thanks for posting this. I am so sick of the racist "I know someone who named their child......" posts I could puke.

[CountryFisher]

Stupidity and ignorance are all I can think of.

[mtnbkr5]

Originally Posted by ElizaTeal

Mike Hunt

Had a PFC at Ft. Hood with that name. Insisted on being called MICHEAL.

[Kayekaye]

Speaking from my own personal experience with an unusual name, I hated it. It was and is such an extra burden just to introduce myself endlessly explaining. Just don’t do it. Think of your kids.

[k7baixo]

Had a buddy, last name Major, when I was in the service. Tough name for an enlisted guy!

[VexedAndSolitary]

Originally Posted by suzie02

I met a kid named Sterling today. I have never heard than name before. It makes me think of silver. Is it just me because I am a non-native speaker or is it a weird name?

One of my daughters is 8wks pregnant with her third and STERLING shall be its name whether male or female. I LOVE the name so much.

Worst named children I have PERSONALLY (not seen on tv/heard of somewhere) known were a sib set of four (Caucasian middle class family from Ohio):

ShyAnne (F) and she was tall skinny homely and awkward which made her unfortunate name even sadder
D'Quota (pronounced Dakota) (M)
C'era (pronounced Sierra) (F)
Miriam (F)

Second place, another sib set, (redneck druggie parents from NC), three kids named OK names:

Ariana (F) ok name
Emily (F) ok but so common
DIXIE(F) are you KIDDING ME?? Nope her REAL NAME is DIXIE not a nickname
Willow(F) ok but hippy-ish to me

[Spuggy]

Why is it a pet peeve? How do you know what the repurcussions are going to be? Don’t you think parents haven’t thought of that? Many people use a middle name and keep other names for just family/friends. How can you exclude ethnic names when those seem to be just as odd to people who get easily peeved by the choices parents make.

[P47P47]

Originally Posted by k7baixo

Had a buddy, last name Major, when I was in the service. Tough name for an enlisted guy!

In the book "Catch-22", there was a character named Major Major Major. He had been an enlisted soldier, but some clerk saw his name and sent through orders giving him a commission. Not just to Second Lieutenant, but right up to Major, making him Major Major Major Major.

[Spuggy]

https://youtu.be/uUteMtNhe3g