Category: Bad Baby Names

Truly horrid name:

Boodica Jane Bunny Biggs!!!!!! Err

-J.

I’m a cheerleading coach and I’ve had several children with interesting names.

One seemed to have no background story, her parents had simply named her Rover.

And another family had three children, two girls and a boy; and while I only taught the girls, their names were Faith, Hope, and Christian.

And finally, a girl I coached was named Oreo and her parents’ reasoning was that she was a biracial baby and that since the “white was inside the black,” the most appropriate name was Oreo.

-Jessica

I laughed through your site, and have a name to add for you:

Starscreamer Anakin (normal last name).

This comes from a public school teacher friend, who mentioned other ‘wild’ names too, but I thought this one was way over-the-top. Maybe he can marry MaraJade (lastname)…

Debbi

I went to college with a girl whose name was Webn 102.7. She was named for the radio station that the doctor was listening to when she was delivered. There was another girl named Wawanna Darlin. Her parents named her this because they always said, “We want a baby.”

Then, I work at a public office. This name came through our office just last week. A couple had a baby that they named Crystal Shanda Lear. I kid you not.

I know my name isn’t that common, either, but at least it’s not a radio station.

-Devon

Well, anyway, the reason I went searching for this type of website was because of an article in today’s NY Daily News. A reporter is in Bahgdad reporting on the war and he is with an infantry of marines. He quotes one marine; Captain Graham Cracker.

I guess it’s easy to figure out why he went into the military, where he can carry a gun. Someone’s gonna get their ass shot all because of this guy’s mother!

Thanks for the laughs!
Maria

The Mien People are from the mountains between Viet Nam and Cambodia. A bunch ended up in Oakland California and have been my students for years. Truly wonderful folks with exotic habits of child-naming.

name pronounced meaning
Kao. “cow” first born son
Kao Poo “cow-poo” second son
Mei “may” first daughter
Farm “farm” second daughter

(Note: This is a complete list of traditional Mien names, until you get to about your fifth kid.)

The Mien’s only have 12 last names. In Oakland, they only seem to have four, Saechao, Saelee, Saephong, Saepharn.

I have had classes with three boys named Kao Saechao. I have had classes where the calling the roll was something like singing “Old McDonald” Farm, Kao, Kao, Farm, Kao Poo, e-i-e-i-o.

Now throw in a few Dungs, the Laquieshas and D’Antes, and a Mongolia Algonkonkorn Buokongikon, and a Thai: Sirasak Tassanasuvanic.

Thank goodness Algonkonkorn Buokongikon interrupted me as I butchered his name and quickly said, “Call me Billy.”

-PWB

Just wanted to add a name, don’t know if it’ll make it to your lists, but well, it’s worth a shot. I went to elementary school with a “Yorgana Sideboard.”

~Melina

i used to work at an upscale health club, managing their childcare center. tipper gore was a member, her cousin was the general manager, if that gives you any idea as to the social set of these people.

they gave their children horrendous names. here are a couple of examples:

giddings. a girl name.
boots. a baby boy (not a nickname).
harrison and hollis. two brothers.
channing. a baby boy.

as far as other awful names go, i know a couple who named their son after a character on a MUD (online role-playing game) they ran: pharaun.

-C.

Hello,
I work in a doctor’s office, a great place to hear stupid names!

Among some of my favorites:
Sioux, Navlette,Nurys-Ourina, Theobis,Mimosa,and Delight Champagne, all female.

And we have Jack Goff, Dick Littel, Peng Wen, and Richard Head, whose parents should all be shot.

We have the creative spellings of Bettiye,Rosemayre,Roi,Michel (pronounced mitchell),and Karyl (male).

And we have patients with the unfortunate names of Michael Jackson,Glenn Miller,Michael Jordan, Elizabeth Taylor, and Don Johnson.

I love your site and I’m so happy there’s someone else who hates all the trendy, yuppie, made up names that are polluting the country. Keep up the great site!

-Megan, who hates the fact that her name is now trendy.

I’m really enjoying the baby names page. I thought you might get a kick out of yet one more reason that a particular bad name is bad (from Part VII):

>>I named my little girl Tenlee, simply because My husband and I liked it. It is pronounced just like it sounds. I hope she loves her name as much as we do.<< Additionally, the name is also a pure phonetic transliteration of "Give {some object to} Me" in Hebrew. I hope the kid never has to go to Hebrew School, or visit Israel, or work with Israelis. I know that I would personally have a hard time keeping a straight face. Signed, An amused dual-national