I always thought that some of those ghetto names of people on the Maury show were atrocious, but apparently there are worse things to be named for in your life.

http://today.msnbc.msn.co...?GT1=43001

I feel bad for kids named after personality traits
like Charisma, Charm, Spirit, Sympathy etc.

Its like your parents are setting you up for failure

728huey said:

and anybody who nems their kid Good Dog, needs to put down the peace pipe!

Gamble Moore

There's an orthodontist in our town named Dr Dacock. His daughter's name is Edith Dacock. I shit you not.

Oh god

Prince Roker?
Did they mix up the two?

This one's pretty funny:



I already have embarrassing baby names for my future kids...

^Alias, "I can be whoever you want me to be",
that's what he should tell security.

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There's this really rich dude here in Dallas that owns various clubs in town and his name is Cash Barr, for real.

I know someone called Donald McDonald. And his sister is called Donna.

mcmeekle said:

Some of the worst names I've heard of include...

Lemonjello and Orangejello (twins)
Lavivivivida
Major Threat
Crimefighter (I think this is magician Penn Jillette kid's name)
Dick Swett (Former New Hampshire congressman)
Temptress
Gigolo
Princesses (Yeah.. plural, but for a single girl)

sir and president are pretty bad

There's a banker in my mom's town named Dick Hare.

Oh, and let's not forget the Nascar driver, Dick Trickle.

I had a dentist whose name was Mike Dyck. It was REALLY hard calling him Dr. Dyck.

JuliePurplehead said:

This isn't bad, but there is a podiatrist in Cleveland named Dr. Foote.

Would anyone believe me if I said my first teacher was called Mary Vagina?

mcmeekle said:

PLEASE tell me her name rhymes with Angelina.

Named after his father's favourite drink, my buddy, Ryan Coke.

I know the guy chose his career, but

Richard Stiff

Lammastide said:

No but funnily enough the Head Teacher was called Angelina! How weird is you asking that?

Angelina MacLitt.

I was reading birth announcements and found a little girl named:

Glamourgucci

A teenage girl named her daughter Clamidia. Thought it was pretty.

Lammastide said:

A few come to mind:
- My high school Geometry teacher's name was Richard Weiner. (Dick Weiner?!)
- I heard of a kid in district whose name is pronounced "Sha-Todd", but spelled S-H-I-T-H-E-A-D. More than person confirmed that rumor.
- I also heard of twin boys named "God's Purpose" and "God's Property" or something like that.

There was an article in the NYTimes a week or two ago about whether bad names led to poor grades, unpopularity, not being hired for jobs, etc. Ultimately, they said it didn't have much effect; which I'm not sure I believe. The article also said that if men were given the chance, the most popular middle name for boys would be Danger because guys want their sons to be able to truthfully say, "Danger is my middle name."

There was a kid named Tommy Thompson in my high school.

We also had a family whose last name was Cockburn.

I forget which team it was, but as I was watching the NCAA tournament yesterday there was a player whose first name was Gyno--which they were pronouncing like Gino. I was like, "Um no, I don't care how you think it should be pronounced it's spelled g-y-n-o as in short for gynocologist."


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During the winter, SportsNet New York did a program with the 25 funniest names in sports... the 3 announcers were having a ball making fun of those people.

purplesweat said:

I was wondering does that person studder or has tremors in the hand?!

KidaDynamite said:

I don't understand how it happened. She went to school with my wife. Kids apparently used to tease her by pretending they were DJs scratching her name...

"La-vi-vi-vi-vida!!"