Strange baby names?

Let's hear it for redundancy!

In grade school I had a friend named Kerrie-Sue Carey. Then there was a guy named Tom Thompson (really? the parents couldn't think of anything else?) This also goes for John Johnson and Mark Marks, and while we're at it, we can throw in Sirhan Sirhan.

there is also the seemingly innocuous naming of a girl that is later derailed by her married name (this happened to me). I also have two acquaintances, who after marriage became:

Kelly Kelley and Marie Murray. bummer.

I've been doing some family history research in my Norwegian ancestors, and you'd see this all the time. Lars Larson, Hans Hanson, etc. Of course, the last name was the father's name with "son" on the end (or "sen" in some Scandinavian countries). Generations alternated between Lars Oleson and Ole Larson for a while ... ugh. And some people still name their kids Tom Thompson? Really?
(Interesting side note - there was a point where the girl's last name was father's name + "dotter" (think daughter, not one who dots, lol) ... like Larsdotter ... )

One of my friends has a nephew named Jasper. A co-worker recently named their son Clyde. I realize these names aren't that "out there" but all I can think is poor kids. Thank goodness you can change your name when you grow up. I've always hated my first name and I plan to drop it when I get married.

Jasper?! CLYDE?! That's nothing... I know somebody who named their kid MICHAEL!!!!! Seriously though, I don't know where you live, but neither Jasper nor Clyde are terribly uncommon names.

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I like it when people don't thoroughly think about their kids full names. There was a kid in the daycare I worked at as a teenager who had the initials A.S.S., no joke. And it wasn't like no one would know, the "S.S." was a hyphenated last name. Or, the story my husband likes to tell, about the kid he went to high school with who switched schools when someone realized that "Dallas Park" backwards is "Krap Sallad"

In grade school... Bill Williams. (Yes, his given name was William)
Twins I knew growing up...... Darlene and Starlene, just because it rhymed.
Currently work with Lhea...(Leah)

Oh ya, twins I knew from grade school through high school -- Denise and Eunice (pronounced to rhyme with Denise--aack).

Let's hear it for redundancy!

In grade school I had a friend named Kerrie-Sue Carey. Then there was a guy named Tom Thompson (really? the parents couldn't think of anything else?) This also goes for John Johnson and Mark Marks, and while we're at it, we can throw in Sirhan Sirhan.

there is also the seemingly innocuous naming of a girl that is later derailed by her married name (this happened to me). I also have two acquaintances, who after marriage became:

Kelly Kelley and Marie Murray. bummer.

I've been doing some family history research in my Norwegian ancestors, and you'd see this all the time. Lars Larson, Hans Hanson, etc. Of course, the last name was the father's name with "son" on the end (or "sen" in some Scandinavian countries). Generations alternated between Lars Oleson and Ole Larson for a while ... ugh. And some people still name their kids Tom Thompson? Really?
(Interesting side note - there was a point where the girl's last name was father's name + "dotter" (think daughter, not one who dots, lol) ... like Larsdotter ... )

I have a Hans (my youngest son) -- Estonian ancestry here

In Armenia the child's middle name is ALWAYS the father's first name, even if it's a girl, and all Armenian surnames end in YAN in Armenia, then change to IAN once emigrated.

"too loose" might not be the nicest name for a girl . . .

HAHAHA wow I've loved that name for years and NEVER once thought of it that way... Maybe I'll stick with the pronunciation "to-lose" instead. :laugh:

I have an uncle named Newborn. Really? That's the best you could do?? It's extremely silly now considering he's 79 years old. We just call him Bud. HA!

I wanna name my first son Zenthin (not sure if thats how I'll end up speling it tho)


Also my mum went to school with a "Dwanye Pipe" :noway:

(Interesting side note - there was a point where the girl's last name was father's name + "dotter" (think daughter, not one who dots, lol) ... like Larsdotter ... )

This is how names are given in Iceland. So a girl named Elle, whose fathers name was John would be Elle Johnsdottir; her brother Erik would be Erik Johnsson.

Also -- I grew up with a friend named Merry Christmas (yes, spelled that way!)

And my nephews' names are Aloysius and Podo-Tiberius.

I gave my kids boring names, but at least people don't mess them up!!

I want to name my future son Sailor, but my boyfriend keeps objecting to it -______- He is such a boob.

Well - I have never met another Jessamin Annabella before. My brother is Lukas Rebel. My Mom was good at finding names that aren't too common but not MONSTROUSLY odd.

I want to do the same with my kids. If all goes well, a girl will be named Shiloh and a boy, Indie.

I forgot: I used to go to school with a boy named Sandy Foote. I believe he changed it.

My bf works for a big insurance company and he was talking to one woman, her name as it appeared in his records was

"La-ah"

When he called he proceeded to say, "Hello Ms. La-ah...."

She corrected him....

"Excuse me, it's Ladashah"
Yes, LA-DASH-AH
the - is meant to be DASH

Ooh i got a kick outta that one!

My son went to school with a girl named Liberti Apollonia. Her sisters name was Lioness, I don't remember her middle name.

At my old practice I had a patient by the name of La-A....it was pronounced "LaDASHa".......seriously.

Another patient's name was nevaeh....heaven spelled backwards. I always thought backwards heaven would be hell, but what do I know?

My Sister in law had two neighbor boys with odd names. One was named "Endurance" because he was a hard labor when born so the mom decided to name him about how she had to endure. Then by the time she had the other boy she had decided to change her life around so she named him "One twenty". I guess she didn't quite know that a complete change is supposed to be 180. Her change was not quite complete ... Considering they had to leave after "problems" arised, it makes sense ;-)

My church is a school. And years back when i would help me dad clean the rooms i saw a lot of weird names on the tables.

Bonquiqui
Jordaven
Eliasent
Mortagan
Britasha
Copper

I cant even pronounce half of those. I dont even know if those can be pronounced....i like different names but those...are odd.

Britasha is my new fave. Although I think I would spell it Bra' tasha. :laugh: