Society & Culture Terrible baby names

[Bunk Moreland]

Think it's been on here before, but was speaking to a kindergarten teacher yesterday, she has a kid in her class called Abcde (Ab-si-dee)

 

[Catfish Alley]

Apparently that's a popular name now. Think it's been mentioned a few times.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

That's borderline child abuse.

 

[The_Reaper]

I can't think of why any parent would willingly subject their kids to such a name.

 

[Catfish Alley]

Found out yesterday that a guy at my work named his kids Kingsley (King) Cobra and Max Scorpion.

 

[Gough]

Do you know what your new one is yet CA?

 

[Catfish Alley]

Do you know what your new one is yet CA?

Nope. Keeping it a surprise again. Think we have the names picked out though.

 

[Quivorir]

Is Nathan one of them?

 

[Catfish Alley]

No

 

[Quivorir]

 

[Gough]

Don't worry mate, I'll call my first born Nathan, boy or girl, in your honour.

 

[Quivorir]

Thanks mate, appreciated.

 

[Righteo]

Is the ABCDE thing just an urban myth or are there really that many people named that? I genuinely find it hard to believe, it seems like it's bordering on phenomena now.

 

[Catfish Alley]

I like Wxyz better. The x is silent

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Is the ABCDE thing just an urban myth or are there really that many people named that? I genuinely find it hard to believe, it seems like it's bordering on phenomena now.

Legit. This chick even had a photo of her kinder enrolment list because nobody believes her!!

 

[Keys]

The Births Registry has the ability to reject names does it not? If so, their powers need to be widened to save kids from their parents stupidity - should be an established set of names (there's plenty enough reasonable names out there) with an accepted spelling allowing for the fact that some names can be reasonably spelt in more than one way (Stephen/Steven, Ashley/Ashleigh etc) but * of with Jaxxxxon and the likes

 

[Scotland]

Given how awful the naming of children has become it's probably a good thing the NBA isn't as widely telecast as it used to be.

If you have a normal name in the NBA you stand out like someone at Stereosonic with short back and sides, no tattoos and a shirt.

 

[Catfish Alley]

At least it's the minority. Just looked at Australia's top names and most are normal/traditional.

 

[dales.girl38]

My cousin commented on her mother's group page and it came up on my Facebook feed. They were giving advice to a woman who had called her daughter Apple, Gwyneth Paltrow style.

*advice was not even that she should have given her a better name.

 

[The_Reaper]

The Births Registry has the ability to reject names does it not? If so, their powers need to be widened to save kids from their parents stupidity - should be an established set of names (there's plenty enough reasonable names out there) with an accepted spelling allowing for the fact that some names can be reasonably spelt in more than one way (Stephen/Steven, Ashley/Ashleigh etc) but **** of with Jaxxxxon and the likes

They do this in Germany.

 

[Scotland]

They do this in Germany.

And if your baby isn't tall, blonde and called Heinrich or Helga then what?

 

[Scotland]

At least it's the minority. Just looked at Australia's top names and most are normal/traditional.

Cooper, Logan, Jayden and Hudson all made the top 50. Our work is not yet done.

 

[Righteo]

They do this in Germany.

Pretty sure they have it in NZ too, I remember reading a story in this very thread where the name "Adolf Hitler" was rejected there.

 

[Bosun]

Given how awful the naming of children has become it's probably a good thing the NBA isn't as widely telecast as it used to be.

If you have a normal name in the NBA you stand out like someone at Stereosonic with short back and sides, no tattoos and a shirt.

That's why he's the man and that Abe Simpson is a gospel on everything.

 

[Cruyff14]

There's a haircut you could set your watch to!