The worst kid's name you've ever heard?

Deebles McBeebles

Foweva Awone wrote: »

Met a small child today called Lennix. Not Lennox. Lennix. Was hard to bite my tongue and not say to the mother, "You're spelling it wrong."

That poor child. He will either turn into a bollox or a bollix.

Foweva Awone

There's a lawyer called McCracken Poston.

Hotblack Desiato

Foweva Awone wrote: »

There's a lawyer called McCracken Poston.

There's a barrister called Garnet Orange

Grayson

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

There's a barrister called Garnet Orange

I found out the other day that the general Douglas McArthur is the son of Arthur McArthur Jr who was the son of Arthur McArthur Sr

Suckler

Wrio.

The child never had a chance.

Sardonicat

Suckler wrote: »

Wrio.

The child never had a chance.

That's not how the song goes!

Bigbagofcans

Not a child but a man called Kerry Ireland. He was featured on the documentary 'Murder Mountain' on Netflix.

MsWesterosi

I don't mind some Irish names, but like some other posters here I'd have to say I dislike the majority of them. Also don't like Shakira, Kayden, Nikita, etc.

Marengo

MsWesterosi wrote: »

I don't mind some Irish names, but like some other posters here I'd have to say I dislike the majority of them. Also don't like Shakira, Kayden, Nikita, etc.

Oh Nikita you will never know anything about my home, I'll never know how good it feels to hold you, Nikita I need you so

MsWesterosi

Marengo wrote: »

Oh Nikita you will never know anything about my home, I'll never know how good it feels to hold you, Nikita I need you so

It's one of those annoying names; especially as the majority of children with that name are girls; when it's a boys' name. Same as Sasha/Sacha and Aubrey.

Elton must have confused people with that music video!

Sardonicat

MsWesterosi wrote: »

Elton must have confused people with that music video!

Nah. He wasn't fooling anyone.

cannotlogin

Finty.....just saw it on a cake.

Not sure if its short for Fintan but not a fan.

sitkaspruce

I thoguht it couldnt get any worse than meaningless names like Dean / Keith / Gavin / Kyle for lads but these are normal compared to likes of Hunter / Hugo / Noah that you hear nowadays.

blindside88

sitkaspruce wrote: »

I thoguht it couldnt get any worse than meaningless names like Dean / Keith / Gavin / Kyle for lads but these are normal compared to likes of Hunter / Hugo / Noah that you hear nowadays.

Not a fan of it but “Noah” is hardly a name you only hear nowadays. It’s a biblical name

Purple Mountain

blindside88 wrote: »

Not a fan of it but “Noah” is hardly a name you only hear nowadays. It’s a biblical name

But it's only had a recent revival.

The Talking Bread

There are a few Irish people with the name Aeneas out there! It's a male name. Anyone know it's pronunciation? !

Sardonicat

Ahneeas

Speedsie

The Talking Bread wrote: »

There are a few Irish people with the name Aeneas out there! It's a male name. Anyone know it's pronunciation? !

https://www.pronouncenames.com/pronounce/aeneas

I'd pronounce it the same as Sardonict myself, the 2 decisions on that site one is Greek the other American. Virgil's Aeneid tells the story of Aeneas after the Trojan Wars.
There do seem to be a few Aeneas' around Ireland alright, seen to be of an older generation though

foxy farmer

Speedsie wrote: »

https://www.pronouncenames.com/pronounce/aeneas

I'd pronounce it the same as Sardonict myself, the 2 decisions on that site one is Greek the other American. Virgil's Aeneid tells the story of Aeneas after the Trojan Wars.
There do seem to be a few Aeneas' around Ireland alright, seen to be of an older generation though

I think their was an Irish poet that used that as a pseudonym.

The Talking Bread

Speedsie wrote: »

https://www.pronouncenames.com/pronounce/aeneas

I'd pronounce it the same as Sardonict myself, the 2 decisions on that site one is Greek the other American. Virgil's Aeneid tells the story of Aeneas after the Trojan Wars.
There do seem to be a few Aeneas' around Ireland alright, seen to be of an older generation though

It's actually a nice name, just dangerously erring on a certain mispronunciation...........

"Hey lads, where is Dick"

"Last time I seen him he was looking for Aeneas"..............

Speedsie

The Talking Bread wrote: »

It's actually a nice name, just dangerously erring on a certain mispronunciation...........

"Hey lads, where is Dick"

"Last time I seen him he was looking for Aeneas"..............

Aye, and the Purcell opera 'Dido and Aeneas' has an oft mispronounced alternative...

Speedsie

foxy farmer wrote: »

I think their was an Irish poet that used that as a pseudonym.

Probably, there was an Irish poet who used Æ as a pseudonym. Sometimes Aeneas is spelt Æneas.

foxy farmer

Speedsie wrote: »

Probably, there was an Irish poet who used Æ as a pseudonym. Sometimes Aeneas is spelt Æneas.

Ah I'm wrong You're spot on. George William Russell.

Pherekydes

The delightfully named Tripp Hurt has just won a bronze medal in the US indoor Athletics championships at 2 miles.

I guess he didn't, and he wasn't. :pac:

dartboardio

In work the other day i was speaking to a woman with a son called 'art'


Wow

DEFTLEFTHAND

Boola.

Unisex.

thesandeman

Purple Mountain wrote: »

But it's only had a recent revival.

Really? I thought that name went out with the ark.

Sardonicat

thesandeman wrote: »

Purple Mountain wrote: »

But it's only had a recent revival.

Really? I thought that name went out with the ark.

Ba dooom ching!

discobeaker

Just heard a woman calling out her son's name. She called the poor lad India. She's from Monaghan for **** sake

EchoIndia

dartboardio wrote: »

In work the other day i was speaking to a woman with a son called 'art'


Wow

Not at all unusual in Ireland - used for decades as a shortened form of "Arthur".

Speedsie

EchoIndia wrote: »

Not at all unusual in Ireland - used for decades as a shortened form of "Arthur".

Yes indeed, look up Art O Neill and his escape from Dublin Castle!

https://www.historyireland.com/volume-23/the-art-oneill-challenge/

Deebles McBeebles

blindside88 wrote: »

Not a fan of it but “Noah” is hardly a name you only hear nowadays. It’s a biblical name

Purple Mountain wrote: »

But it's only had a recent revival.

Like the Big Man himself. Praise be.
#blessed

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Boola.

Unisex.

Surname Bus?

The Talking Bread

dartboardio wrote: »

In work the other day i was speaking to a woman with a son called 'art'


Wow

His name is no doubt Arthur and maybe that's an abbreviated name his family and friends refer to him by. (like the singer Art Garfunkel)

I know it's an opinion thread but I am sorry but that is in no way a "worst name" , I envisage most would agree (as per the title). I. personally, would go as saying it is very charming without being some of these classic pretentious names that have taken off again

The Talking Bread

The Talking Bread wrote: »

His name is no doubt Arthur and maybe that's an abbreviated name his family and friends refer to him by. (like the singer Art Garfunkel)

I know it's an opinion thread but I am sorry but that is in no way a "worst name" , I envisage most would agree (as per the title). I. personally, would go as saying it is very charming without being some of these classic pretentious names that have taken off again

Art is an Irish name, and as far as I know has no connection to Arthur. A few of our High Kings were called Art, I quite like the name; especially so for its double meaning.

The Talking Bread

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Art is an Irish name, and as far as I know has no connection to Arthur. A few of our High Kings were called Art, I quite like the name; especially so for its double meaning.

Eh, almost all Art's are abbreviated versions or diminutive forms of Arthur

https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-people-named-art/reference

Art / Arthur is most definitely an Anglican name also



EDIT: Just read a piece, and yeah, the name does seem to have, a separate Celtic origin version and both that and the anglican Arthur/Art are not, seemingly, related.



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cannotlogin

D'Kodagh.

I'm assuming it's a unique take on Dakota?

Omackeral

cannotlogin wrote: »

D'Kodagh.

I'm assuming it's a unique take on Dakota?

I've seen it. In fact I think I've posted it here before.

Yep, here it is

Omackeral wrote: »

Just happened upon a mutual friend's FB profile and she has two kids who are named Brody and


.....





D'Kodagh.

OneArt

Aubrantice is a WEIRD name.

Was a girl in my school called India (which I think is actually a nice name...). But on her first day:

Classmate: "India, wow, that's such a cool name!"

India: "Thanks! My parents got it from a book."

Other Classmate: "What book!? A f*cking atlas!?"

The Talking Bread

OneArt wrote: »

Aubrantice is a WEIRD name.

Was a girl in my school called India (which I think is actually a nice name...). But on her first day:

Classmate: "India, wow, that's such a cool name!"

India: "Thanks! My parents got it from a book."

Other Classmate: "What book!? A f*cking atlas!?"

Now, now, that didn't happen! Unless you mean secondary school!

It is a funny joke I have heard many times before!

Strumms

OneArt wrote: »

Aubrantice is a WEIRD name.

It’s possibly the weirdest name I’ve ever heard :eek::eek::eek:

The Talking Bread

Strumms wrote: »

It’s possibly the weirdest name I’ve ever heard :eek::eek::eek:

I have just googled it and no results came up! Literally none! I was expecting it to result in some sort of connection with Aubrey!

Strumms

Yeah same for me, thank ****, Aubrantice O’Reilly has a bit of a ring to it.

riclad

The rule of kid s name is it should be easy to say, easy to spell ,
and not unique .
I saw an interview with a game developer , he named his son cool .
He saw it in a sci fi film.
Naming your son cool is gauranteed to get him bullied or slaged off in school .
it,s like calling a daughter cute as a first name ,its asking for trouble.
The point of cool is its a quality ,not a name ,
you are either cool or not ,its not something you study for like a A plus in
physics .

Hotblack Desiato

The first rule of cool is anyone claiming to be cool is not cool

pauldla

Speedsie wrote: »

Probably, there was an Irish poet who used Æ as a pseudonym. Sometimes Aeneas is spelt Æneas.

He had a name for his compulsive borrowing, and he left numerous written promises to repay that were never honoured.

In due course it became known that the AEIOU was worthless...

:pac:

Paddy Cow

Giving your child a nickname that's cute when they're small but doesn't translate to a grown woman. Katie Price named her daughter's Princess and Bunny. Imagine being a grown woman and putting on your cv or introducing yourself in real life as Princess or Bunny!

Bigbagofcans

Paddy Cow wrote: »

Giving your child a nickname that's cute when they're small but doesn't translate to a grown woman. Katie Price named her daughter's Princess and Bunny. Imagine being a grown woman and putting on your cv or introducing yourself in real life as Princess or Bunny!

Same with Cheryl Cole and Liam Payne naming their son Bear!

Deebles McBeebles

Ok so we have a Princess Price, which is a great name for a Euro shop and Bear Payne, which sounds like someone from Slipknot.

iamwhoiam

Deebles McBeebles wrote: »

Ok so we have a Princess Price, which is a great name for a Euro shop and Bear Payne, which sounds like someone from Slipknot.

Bear Payne sounds like a distant memory of childbirth

Bigbagofcans

Poor Bear's middle name is Grey. Bear Grey Payne.