Names that make you go wow...in a bad way!

I’m sure we’ve all had moments where we’ll see a name or a sibset and be at least momentarily taken aback.
For example, a name that I saw on NB that made me go “what?!” was [name_m]Increase[/name_m]. Seriously. [name_m]Increase[/name_m]. WHY.

In real life, I once new a sibset of Bodicea, [name_f]Desdemona[/name_f] and [name_f]Iphigenia[/name_f]. NNs [name_m]Bobo[/name_m] [name_f]Dede[/name_f] and Iffy. I kept my mouth shut obviously, but woah. Why. That has to be child abuse of some kind, right? Especially [name_f]Desdemona[/name_f] and [name_f]Iphigenia[/name_f], with such tragic stories…

What names have you come across that make you despair for humanity?

[name_u]Noah[/name_u]. I grit my teeth and grind my jaw every time I hear it. I’ve recently moved to a city where it seems every more popular than ever. I just feel flabbergasted that so many parents would excitedly name their child something that represents despairing madness and horrifying genocide. And it’s not like they don’t realize. The conversation often goes, “And this is [name_u]Noah[/name_u], like [name_u]Noah[/name_u]'s ark” with big huge smiles like it’s the greatest thing in the world. What? No! It’s not!!! It’s horrible.

There are plenty of names that I have negative thoughts about, but this one is the absolute worst for me.

I used to have a neighbor who’s daughter’s name was Feloni (pronounced like Felony with an I.) That, um, had to take the cake for me personally.

I’m really confused by this statement?! I guess it’s in the eye of the beholder, because, from a Christian perspective, that’s definitely not what people would be thinking! I mean, according to the Bible, God called Noah to build the ark to provide a way to escape the flood, and, while Noah built the ark, he also preached for 120 years to try and convince his neighbors to join him on the boat to be saved. Noah himself never shut the people out of the ark, or told them they couldn’t come–he pled right up until the very last moment until the angel of the Lord (not Noah himself or his family) closed the door. I mean, it was a heavy door. Noah couldn’t have opened it if he had wanted to. Sure, Noah made his mistakes, but we all have. I definitely wouldn’t have, not in a million years, thought of Noah as the cause of a genocide? I mean, I guess if you take God out of the equation, I guess I can see where you’d get that idea, but if you take God out of the equation, I’m pretty sure you have to take Noah out of the equation, too.

I’m not sure I can really think of any off-hand? I know a bunch of little inner-city girls with horrifically made-up names that make me want to cry, but they’re so unusual that I don’t want to mention them, to honor their privacy.

ETA: Nevermind, lol. I remembered one of my old coworkers wanted to name a future daughter Vanity. Yes, Vanity. :frowning: She was like, “I like uncommon names like Elijah and Emily, but my favorite is Vanity…” And I was like, “Ho, boy!” I didn’t even know where to start, lol.

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Child abuse? Really?!

[name_u]Madison[/name_u] on a boy. WHY?! [name_u]Madison[/name_u] is CLEARLY 100% a girls name! (as is [name_u]Casey[/name_u], [name_u]Sasha[/name_u], [name_u]Dakota[/name_u], [name_u]Emerson[/name_u]…etc!)

Abcde. I first saw this name (or can you really call it a name?) in a [name_m]New[/name_m] [name_m]York[/name_m] Times article and I thought: is this for real?! Sure enough, I find it on Nameberry. Yep, people name their little girls the first five letters of the alphabet. (Oh and by the way, it’s pronounced [name_m]AB[/name_m]-suh-dee.)

Well, naming your child after a girl who was killed by her parents…?!?

I knew an Ecstasy…sweet girl, unfortunate name.

@carysmarie, I find that interesting as I’ve met boys named [name_u]Emerson[/name_u], [name_u]Casey[/name_u], [name_u]Sasha[/name_u], and [name_u]Dakota[/name_u] and I’ve heard of a boy named [name_u]Madison[/name_u]. I find [name_u]Madison[/name_u] quite charming and fresh on a boy. While all of them strike me as more feminine, none are 100% girls names.

I saw an Ahnisty and a Me’Liaha in my recital program yesterday.

[name_u]Madison[/name_u] = son of [name_f]Maud[/name_f]

It’s actually 100% a boys name, it just happens to be used more on girls, lol.

I don’t have any names that make me go “wow” in a bad way. Not that I can remember, anyway.

The worst i met in person was a little girl named Envy. It just seems so unfortunate to be named after a deadly sin. weird thing is her sister was [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f], which gives off the complete 180 vibe to me!

@carysmarie - [name_u]Emerson[/name_u], [name_u]Madison[/name_u], [name_u]Casey[/name_u], [name_u]Sasha[/name_u], and [name_u]Dakota[/name_u] were all boys’ names or surnames to begin with.
The first [name_u]Madison[/name_u] I ever met was a BOY.
The first [name_u]Bailey[/name_u] I ever met was a guy who was older than me in high school.

They are not clearly girls’ names.

In [name_f]Russia[/name_f], [name_u]Sasha[/name_u] is the nickname for BOYS named [name_m]Alexander[/name_m].

The worst sibset I have heard was of two kids I met named [name_f]Morning[/name_f] and [name_f]Evening[/name_f].

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I know a sibset that consisted of an [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] and [name_f]Ella[/name_f]. Now, by themselves the names are fine but (in my opinion) they are waaaaay to similar to one another.

My sister has an Onnasty ([name_f]Honesty[/name_f]) in her class.

[name_m]Tigger[/name_m]. A grandmother proudly shared her news with me the first time I left the house with my first baby. Her grandson had just been born, and they had named him [name_m]Tigger[/name_m]. Wow.

I met a girl called [name_f]Epiphany[/name_f]. Yes, really. I think her parents were aiming for [name_f]Tiffany[/name_f] or something but… missed.

No, they’re not clearly 100% feminine.

Anyway, my “wow in a bad way” name is Analy. It was given to over 60 girls last year. I think they were shooting for [name_f]Annalee[/name_f], which is a fine name. But they seem to have overlooked the first four letters.