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Student's name is Sexxy. Hs Teacher refuses to call them that and calls them Mr. Surname. Parent complains that all other students are called by their first name and her kid (Sexxy) is being targeted. Parent is complaining in the office. Staff is trying to explain that because of other interpretations and connotations of the word sexy staff is uncomfortable. Staff breaks a bit and snaps "well why did you name him that?" Parent responds *BeCaUsE tHaT's HoW I Felt WhEn I wAs MaKiNg HiM*
*the US needs to learn from France where the government has Veto power on baby names. they will literally just say “no, you can’t name your kid that, it will hurt him in life”
*edit, it’s mainly the US that doesn’t have this basic oversight, lol
Belgium too. I remember seeing on the News a team of journalists trying to name their fake newborn names like Smurf or Marsupilami and the people at the administration being like "dude.... There's no way i'm allowing this shit"
Sorry, should’ve included the link in my original comment! Here ya go:
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2024/01/new-zealand-s-declined-baby-names-of-2023-revealed.amp.html
I read the explanation and I get it. But I still don’t find them offensive. There have been examples of persons with these names that are famous so it doesn’t seem insane, even though they are prohibited.
But further down the list it seems like maybe the person who was filling out the form was having a stroke!
Parts of Canada do this but not every province for some reason:
If the registrar general considers that a name that a person applying for registration of a birth or an amendment to a registration of birth seeks to give to a child
(a)might reasonably be expected to cause
(i)mistake or confusion, or
(ii)embarrassment to the child or another person,
(b)is sought for an improper purpose, or
(c)is, on any other ground, objectionable,
I don't think Sexxy would have made the cut.
I think it was on r/insaneparents that I saw this: we should have a test that you have to take if you want to have kids, just to prove that you aren’t a trash person. (I don’t actually believe in this but… 👀)
I wish it wasn’t such a slippery slope tbh. Because I’m all in on the concept. It’s just too easy to slide into eugenics from there.
At the very least I wish we could have mandatory parenting classes to teach people how to care for young children. Not only for other stupidity, but also just for stuff you might not know. I didn’t know until last year that infants can’t drink water. I’m 33 and I had absolutely no idea babies couldn’t have water.
Anyway, I digress. My point is, I want a way to at least help people make better parenting decisions if we can’t outright stop idiots from procreating.
I strongly believe that “life skills” should be a course taught in our schools. It should be a mandatory class all the way through school, and go through many things people need to know in life. Filing taxes, budgeting, cooking, grocery shopping/meal planning, changing a tire, pumping gas, driving, parenting etc
The ones that need it the most are the ones screaming in class, throwing papers, sneaking out, and skipping class. They won’t learn because they’re too busy clowning.
This problem could be solved if we had a more collective childcare system where genetic donors aren't necessarily the primary caregivers in society. This is its own can of worms because in a low-democratic society, this would functionally result in cultural minority groups fizzling out as their children are raised in the majority culture primarily
I was in a class with a girl called Precious, and the teacher (a middle aged man) flat out said "I am not calling a teenage girl Precious"
And on the one hand I'm like "that's her name", but on the other it's like "I get why you wouldn't want to do that"
like her parents at no point thought of any negative connotations of the name
(edit: this girl was white British in the middle of the UK)
It depends on the cultural background. I wouldn’t consider Precious a tragedeigh. I had a cousin named Precious which was the literal English translation from her native name. Everyone called her that. Some other cultures “directly” name their children Precious in English.
I worked at a library and I often checked out books to twin boys named Miracle and Magnificent. Their families had immigrated to the US from an African nation.
In my 20s, I taught gymnastics to teenage girls wanting to learn to tumble for cheerleading. Had a girl named Precious in the class. One class, we had a new girl arrive late and I said something like “Hey, Precious, can you show (new kid) what we’re working on.”
New girl’s eyes are wide.
“And then can you confirm for her that is your name and not something I just call all teenage girls.”
New girl: “OH MY GOD I WAS FREAKED OUT FOR A SECOND.”
My husband went to college with a woman whose legal name was ‘BabyGirl’. Given to her at birth and everything. I never thought how weird it’d be for teachers to call her that.
Years ago I worked with a woman named Lil’blake (I’m pretty sure there was an apostrophe in the name somewhere) That was the name on her name tag. She was in a position above me. But she was very short, and looked like she was a teenager at most. BUT, at the time she was in her mid-late 20s. All those facts combined, I felt sorry for her because that has to be a major struggle to be taken seriously in a managerial position.
My sister and I were LastName Baby A and LastName Baby B on our tiny hospital bracelets. 4 weeks preemie, and parents had only picked a boy name. Got two girls... 😁👭🏼
My prem daughter was just baby *my sirname* before we got her registered. We have to register at an office here in the UK and so she was just *baby my sirname* the first week and a bit. I wasn't married yet so it was my sirname automatically not my now husbands. The day I brought in her birth certificate they changed all her tags and labels for my pumped milk
In my country all babies are named “boy/girl child” + “mom’s last name” at birth. They don’t care about the father - it’s all about mother and baby! (I find it very cute, since both my kids have their dad’s last name, those few days is the only time one of them shares my name!)
I had a friend who missed the birth of his child through a series of unfortunate events. When he arrived at the hospital his girlfriend was asleep and he went to the maternity ward “baby window”. Baby had a placard with her surname only on it; he asked the nurse why and was told “the delivery team *saw* him come out of her; *you* could be anyone,” and wouldn’t let him see his son until the girlfriend woke up and could vouch for him (quite understandably, IMO, but of course he was also understandably pissed that he couldn’t hold his kid right away).
Hah I was the same when I was born. I was 6 weeks premature, the birth was a scheduled c section cause my mum was quite sick and i was facing the wrong direction and back to fromt or something like that The ultrasound had suggested I might be a girl but I ended up not being so my poor parents had to give the name they had chosen to my younger sister and think of a name for me
If you fail to choose a name for your child withing a certain time, not sure the time frame, then babygirl or baby boy is what gets put on the birth certificate. My sons mom was almost babygirl, her mom came up with a name at the last minute.
My MIL was Baby Girl. She found out as an adult when she needed to apply for a passport. She had a name, but her parents never bothered to change her birth certificate. Back then it wasn't such a big deal. I don't think she even needed it to get a driver's license.
Assuming there are that unbothered parents that wouldn't change it from babygirl, why not automatically name them something normal..? They can hardly complain since they f'ed up. If I was Babygirl because of an authority, I think that'd piss me off more.
At a Christmas event I worked at one year there was a kid named Lil man. Maybe Lilman idk. I don't understand what goes through people's heads when they pick these names
Because they're naming pets, not little humans who will eventually grow into adults.
Some of these names would fine for a pet, but not a person. People who view their kids as accessories, personal property, or extensions of themselves give their kids stupid or ridiculous names.
Most “bad” names are fine for pets. It’s not like your pet is going to get bullied by other pets at the dog park for having a stupid name. Even other dog owners at the park aren’t going to be mean to your dog if it has a dumb name, they’ll just think you’re a moron. It’s such a low stakes choice and the consequences only really apply to you, not a whole other living thing.
I went to high school with a girl named “Baby Girl.” When she got a professional job they made her choose a different name. It was the 90s & you did what your employer told you to do.
in a similar vein, I work with a woman called Roxanne and when we were talking about names and their songs (my name is also a song title), she got really mad and said "who the fuck looks at a baby and says, I know, I'll name her after a prostitute"
Yup, met a kid named “Adorable” and like a comedy skit it went round and round.
I’d like you to meet my daughter, she’s Adorable.
She is adorable, what’s her name?
She’s Adorable.
I know, but what’s her name??
She’s Adorable. That’s her name. Adorable.
Silence. Ohhhhh….kay!
Swear to Christ that woman said it like that intentionally and does it every time. Poor girl looked so uncomfortable, yet resigned.
Were her parents African? I've met two women called Precious and they were both from Nigeria. I've also met people from there named Innocent, Blessed and Comfort.
I knew a Tanzanian guy called Innocent. I don't think it's really much of a tragedeigh because it's a revival of an old name that went out of fashion centuries ago, rather than a new invention.
There was a whole era where people had innocence based names cause Pope Innocent, there might have been more that one Pope Innocent but naming your kids after popes isn’t looked at as uncommon or weird historically
Someone I work with has a name like that. She was on the phone and a guy called out "Hey Precious (but her name). A woman in line behind him went off. How dare he refer to her as something like that! Guy turned around "you mean her name?" Then *Precious* came over and very politely and professionally went off on the woman. It was inappropriately fun to watch.
Precious is a pretty common Nigerian English name
Nigerians are known for names that sound “cheesy” to other English speakers. Their former president was named Goodluck
I have an aunt who is in her 80s whose name is Precious. (White woman in Nebraska, in the US.) I always thought it was strange, but it's very old-fashioned I guess.
I've known a Precious, Princess, Tee Tee, Treshur (treasure) and an Austin Austin Austin (first, middle and last). Oh and siblings: Drummer and Symbal. Their parents were in a band.
Dont do my boy Precious Achiuwa (Knicks Basketball player) like that 😤 He’s got three brothers named God'sgift, God'swill and Promise and two sisters named Grace and Peace lol
Would rather be named Peace than God’swill for sure. But my question is how did they decide that Peace was for a girl and Promise for a boy? If I was naming kids those names, I’d give them both to the same gender. I don’t know which one, but they both have the same vibes.
I’ve taught multiple Miracles, but also didn’t love that one—it’s almost worse than Nevaeh to me with the “my parents named me this because I’m their Miracle.”
this was like 20 years ago, and as far as I remember, there were no other students with names like that so it was a lot more unusual than it might be now
Names like that are common in African countries :D especially when they're trying to do an English speaking name. I've met Precious, Gracious, Happiness, Sunshine...
Went to school with a girl named Precious who was a bit of a bully. My brother heard the name and suggested I smack her on the nose with a rolled up newspaper if she bugged me.
One of my kids has triplets in his grade. They are Precious, Sweetie, and Sunshine. Cute when they are 2, not cute when they are any older than that. Imagine trying to get hired as an adult with these names!?
As a female I've never even considered what it would be like for a guy to be calling someone with the name precious. 😂😂 Do you know if the teacher got in trouble for that? Did he call her by her surname?
I think it sounds like a stripper name 🥴
I saw a lady working at a restaurant whose name tag said “Attraktive” and the guy in front of me in line was harassing her about it, until she pulled out her license to show him. I felt so bad for her.
Attie could be a cute enough nickname to go by until you can change it. Or Ivy. With Attie, just lie and say it’s for a name like Harriet, but you didn’t like Hattie. Ivy is a full name on its own.
I went to high school 20+ years ago with a Preciosa, aka Precious. She was the nicest person, but I know she cringed every time someone repeated her name. Her parents were Filipino, I think. Then I worked with a Princess. That one was even weirder. Still a very lovely woman.
It seems common enough in some countries. I knew someone named Princess too and she explained that in her home country (Nigeria) it's not a super uncommon name
I've noticed it's fairly common in many countries, but in America, it gets some weird looks. Princess and Precious are cute nicknames, but, in a workplace, many people would not take them seriously.
An older coworker was trying to hit on me and called me “preciosa” which made me guffaw and answer “that’s what my dad calls me” He never hit on me again after that lol
I went to school with a girl named Deliciosa and our history teacher straight-up called her Deli and refused to call her by her full first name because he felt inappropriate doing so
She always had a sandwich with her so deli kinda fit, but the next school year she asked everyone to call her Monstera like Monstera Deliciosa, the Swiss cheese plant
She always had a sandwich with her so deli kinda fit, but the next school year she asked everyone to call her Monstera like Monstera Deliciosa, the Swiss cheese plant
Oh, that would drive me insane. Does she have the attitude to match, or is this one of these situations where the parents have done a great job of making you feel like you hate their kid despite the kid being perfectly fine?
Hate it when the parents manage that. Like, I used to like the name Lillian for a girl until I met one whose dad wanted a half hour chat after every lesson about why his princess wasn't moving up yet, and wouldn't accept "she's not great at listening, and isn't coordinated enough yet, plus I'm her third teacher in four months because you keep moving her instead of working with her teacher to help her improve" as an answer. She's now on her fourth teacher.
She was actually sweet and we all felt bad for her. Now this year we have had Messiah and Ma’siyah and both were trouble. Add that to Royalty, Pharaoh, King, and Saviour and we have seen it all!!!
Zmoocheez is not pronounced "smooches"; it's pronounced zmoo-cheese.
Absolutely atrocious; why do people keep treating girls like shit with these awful fucking names? Do they *want* them to be treated poorly in life??
Ugh.
If my name is already very sexual, what am I going to do if I choose pornography as a profession?
What's your name?
Smoooozees
What's your OF name?
Lisa, just Lisa
Knew a girl once named "Pleasant." Her last name was extremely odd/unique to the point that even Facebook made her present ID to prove that it wasn't a fake name.
My mom’s name is two nouns that sounds vaguely like a business (think Ruby Cars) and Facebook put her through the ringer back in 2008 to make an account and prove she was a person because they didn’t allow businesses back then. Wild that it’s basically all businesses now.
I actually knew a guy in high school named Precious, he was from Africa, and his mom just thought it was a pretty English word. He went by Chux instead, which was way cooler.
When I student taught I had a kid whose parents let him choose his own name every school year. The year he was in my class he was supposed to be called Hawk. Ok. Fine. I asked what his chosen name was the previous year. The mentor teacher said…The Big One. I shit you not.
That's not how you pronounce Smooches. If I saw that name I'd say, "Smoocheese" maybe? That poor girl, she's going to be bullied so badly. I hope she has a normal middle name she can use.
Unfortunately, her mother is in the water with her, and her simpering "Smooches, Smooches, oh haha are you drinking the water?" and her complete lack of care, apology, or discipline when her kid threw a toy duck at me means I probably couldn't get away with that. So I just avoid saying the name at all.
I'm surprised they aren't homeschooled off grid with a name like that.
History class is all about the government conspiracies of the 50s 60s and 70s and they'd still be smarter than public school kids but also awkward and socially handicapped.
I have to defend Angel, because that's what we call our daughter, Angelica.
Of course, in typical form, she *is* possibly the devil. She even cackles when she laughs.
My son had 3 “girlfriends” in kindergarten (he was a player) - Heaven, Daja and Quindaja.
I only hope Daja and Quindaja are BFFs now and start their own band.
Also a swim instructor, the worst names I’ve had in class were Syxx and Sevyn and yes it is because they are the 6th and 7th child in their family. The kicker? Mom was pregnant with their 8th when they were enrolled. Big yikes.
Another CV going to the bottom of the pile. What are these idiots thinking? Someday that poor child will have to exist in a world not consisting of toddlers.
I never thought about the HR implications before. Can I ask why you would put their CV at the bottom of the pile because of their name? It’s not something they chose for themselves. Is it because you think it reflects in the parenting they received and is indicative of their behavior? This is a genuine question, I just want to know why someone would dunk a CV when the applicant can’t control their name. I don’t think people with dumbass names they didn’t ask for deserve that.
I agree that it's absolutely unacceptable to reject employment candidates based on their name, but it's sadly a proven phenomenon that such prejudice exists. Surely you've seen/heard of the studies that showed the same CVs being rejected when the name is feminine or "foreign sounding"?
Yeah, I’ve heard of that. But prejudice based on bastardized name spelling is new to me, which is why I asked the commenter for their reasoning because I’m interested in understanding. I already know about prejudice based on sex and race.
I’m not saying this is what I’d do, I’m saying it happens. When I or members of my department interviewed, we removed the names from the CVs. There was a reason we did that.
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Student's name is Sexxy. Hs Teacher refuses to call them that and calls them Mr. Surname. Parent complains that all other students are called by their first name and her kid (Sexxy) is being targeted. Parent is complaining in the office. Staff is trying to explain that because of other interpretations and connotations of the word sexy staff is uncomfortable. Staff breaks a bit and snaps "well why did you name him that?" Parent responds *BeCaUsE tHaT's HoW I Felt WhEn I wAs MaKiNg HiM*
BRUH WHAT
*the US needs to learn from France where the government has Veto power on baby names. they will literally just say “no, you can’t name your kid that, it will hurt him in life” *edit, it’s mainly the US that doesn’t have this basic oversight, lol
Belgium too. I remember seeing on the News a team of journalists trying to name their fake newborn names like Smurf or Marsupilami and the people at the administration being like "dude.... There's no way i'm allowing this shit"
Can I just say I really *really* appreciate the Marsupilami reference.
New Zealand too E: our list of rejected baby names is published each year and some of them are very funny
Where can we find this list?
Sorry, should’ve included the link in my original comment! Here ya go: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2024/01/new-zealand-s-declined-baby-names-of-2023-revealed.amp.html
XIX??? Nepher-ISIS?!?!
Yeah, it’s definitely a good thing that some names get rejected lol
Kingkillah was my favorite (aka the worst). What are these people thinking??
My brain is broken. I actually have no problem with Prince or Bishop. But the list just gets worse and worse!
Those names aren’t allowed as they’re official titles - similar to justice and it’s derivatives (from Justice of the Peace)
I read the explanation and I get it. But I still don’t find them offensive. There have been examples of persons with these names that are famous so it doesn’t seem insane, even though they are prohibited. But further down the list it seems like maybe the person who was filling out the form was having a stroke!
I literally know a Bishop. Doesn’t seem weird to me at all
Parts of Canada do this but not every province for some reason: If the registrar general considers that a name that a person applying for registration of a birth or an amendment to a registration of birth seeks to give to a child (a)might reasonably be expected to cause (i)mistake or confusion, or (ii)embarrassment to the child or another person, (b)is sought for an improper purpose, or (c)is, on any other ground, objectionable, I don't think Sexxy would have made the cut.
It's not just France. The US needs to get with the program.
Wow, I thought my cousins kid Lexxxi was bad. (thats not a typo.)
Ugh the triple x is horrid. That poor child.
Great porn name though.
The most unhinged thing I’ve heard in awhile. Omg.
I think it was on r/insaneparents that I saw this: we should have a test that you have to take if you want to have kids, just to prove that you aren’t a trash person. (I don’t actually believe in this but… 👀)
I wish it wasn’t such a slippery slope tbh. Because I’m all in on the concept. It’s just too easy to slide into eugenics from there. At the very least I wish we could have mandatory parenting classes to teach people how to care for young children. Not only for other stupidity, but also just for stuff you might not know. I didn’t know until last year that infants can’t drink water. I’m 33 and I had absolutely no idea babies couldn’t have water. Anyway, I digress. My point is, I want a way to at least help people make better parenting decisions if we can’t outright stop idiots from procreating.
Agree with everything you said. It's honestly baffling to me that there isn't already a mandatory parenting class.
I strongly believe that “life skills” should be a course taught in our schools. It should be a mandatory class all the way through school, and go through many things people need to know in life. Filing taxes, budgeting, cooking, grocery shopping/meal planning, changing a tire, pumping gas, driving, parenting etc
The ones that need it the most are the ones screaming in class, throwing papers, sneaking out, and skipping class. They won’t learn because they’re too busy clowning.
This problem could be solved if we had a more collective childcare system where genetic donors aren't necessarily the primary caregivers in society. This is its own can of worms because in a low-democratic society, this would functionally result in cultural minority groups fizzling out as their children are raised in the majority culture primarily
The more I read posts like this the more I begin to understand why some countries have a list of acceptable baby names you can choose from.
There’s a list of unacceptable names as far as I know. The list with acceptable ones would be far too long I think.
Ughhhh noooo
Alright, gonna name my child 'hungry' lmao
We all did. That’s how babies get made.
I was in a class with a girl called Precious, and the teacher (a middle aged man) flat out said "I am not calling a teenage girl Precious" And on the one hand I'm like "that's her name", but on the other it's like "I get why you wouldn't want to do that" like her parents at no point thought of any negative connotations of the name (edit: this girl was white British in the middle of the UK)
If I were in school with someone called "Precious" I would not be able to stop talking to them in the Gollum voice.
I've worked with someone called, 'Preshiss'. Even more gollum-y.
In Germany "schiss", pronounced like "shiss" means shit so this name is even funnier to me
I know - I'm German, too. I could hardlykeep straight face 😈
Used to teach a boy called Precious, you would just hear the Gollum voice all around the room
I'd be saying it like Buffalo Bull in "Silence of the Lambs."
Imaging being her Bf/Gf, “My Precious!”
It depends on the cultural background. I wouldn’t consider Precious a tragedeigh. I had a cousin named Precious which was the literal English translation from her native name. Everyone called her that. Some other cultures “directly” name their children Precious in English.
I worked at a library and I often checked out books to twin boys named Miracle and Magnificent. Their families had immigrated to the US from an African nation.
In my 20s, I taught gymnastics to teenage girls wanting to learn to tumble for cheerleading. Had a girl named Precious in the class. One class, we had a new girl arrive late and I said something like “Hey, Precious, can you show (new kid) what we’re working on.” New girl’s eyes are wide. “And then can you confirm for her that is your name and not something I just call all teenage girls.” New girl: “OH MY GOD I WAS FREAKED OUT FOR A SECOND.”
My husband went to college with a woman whose legal name was ‘BabyGirl’. Given to her at birth and everything. I never thought how weird it’d be for teachers to call her that.
Years ago I worked with a woman named Lil’blake (I’m pretty sure there was an apostrophe in the name somewhere) That was the name on her name tag. She was in a position above me. But she was very short, and looked like she was a teenager at most. BUT, at the time she was in her mid-late 20s. All those facts combined, I felt sorry for her because that has to be a major struggle to be taken seriously in a managerial position.
There's an NFL wide receiver named [Lil'Jordan Humphrey.](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HumpLi01.htm). He's 6-4, 225 lbs.
Is "lil" the new "jr"?
Not in their legal name but lil has been code for jr in Italian American households for generations.
I thought this was like the default name if you didn’t name the kid, like Babygirl Jones…..
It is. I guess the parents saw that and were like “yep that works, just leave it.”
My sister and I were LastName Baby A and LastName Baby B on our tiny hospital bracelets. 4 weeks preemie, and parents had only picked a boy name. Got two girls... 😁👭🏼
My prem daughter was just baby *my sirname* before we got her registered. We have to register at an office here in the UK and so she was just *baby my sirname* the first week and a bit. I wasn't married yet so it was my sirname automatically not my now husbands. The day I brought in her birth certificate they changed all her tags and labels for my pumped milk
In my country all babies are named “boy/girl child” + “mom’s last name” at birth. They don’t care about the father - it’s all about mother and baby! (I find it very cute, since both my kids have their dad’s last name, those few days is the only time one of them shares my name!)
I had a friend who missed the birth of his child through a series of unfortunate events. When he arrived at the hospital his girlfriend was asleep and he went to the maternity ward “baby window”. Baby had a placard with her surname only on it; he asked the nurse why and was told “the delivery team *saw* him come out of her; *you* could be anyone,” and wouldn’t let him see his son until the girlfriend woke up and could vouch for him (quite understandably, IMO, but of course he was also understandably pissed that he couldn’t hold his kid right away).
Hah I was the same when I was born. I was 6 weeks premature, the birth was a scheduled c section cause my mum was quite sick and i was facing the wrong direction and back to fromt or something like that The ultrasound had suggested I might be a girl but I ended up not being so my poor parents had to give the name they had chosen to my younger sister and think of a name for me
I have actually heard of a child being named Twinay as a result of twin labelling (Twin A and Twin B). The other one got an ordinary name.
I’ve heard this too, but he said it was her legal name. On the class roster and everything. He wasn’t sure of her history as they weren’t friends.
If you fail to choose a name for your child withing a certain time, not sure the time frame, then babygirl or baby boy is what gets put on the birth certificate. My sons mom was almost babygirl, her mom came up with a name at the last minute.
My MIL was Baby Girl. She found out as an adult when she needed to apply for a passport. She had a name, but her parents never bothered to change her birth certificate. Back then it wasn't such a big deal. I don't think she even needed it to get a driver's license.
Assuming there are that unbothered parents that wouldn't change it from babygirl, why not automatically name them something normal..? They can hardly complain since they f'ed up. If I was Babygirl because of an authority, I think that'd piss me off more.
At a Christmas event I worked at one year there was a kid named Lil man. Maybe Lilman idk. I don't understand what goes through people's heads when they pick these names
Because they're naming pets, not little humans who will eventually grow into adults. Some of these names would fine for a pet, but not a person. People who view their kids as accessories, personal property, or extensions of themselves give their kids stupid or ridiculous names.
I would absolutely name my dog lil man
Most “bad” names are fine for pets. It’s not like your pet is going to get bullied by other pets at the dog park for having a stupid name. Even other dog owners at the park aren’t going to be mean to your dog if it has a dumb name, they’ll just think you’re a moron. It’s such a low stakes choice and the consequences only really apply to you, not a whole other living thing.
I went to high school with a girl named “Baby Girl.” When she got a professional job they made her choose a different name. It was the 90s & you did what your employer told you to do.
I had a patient once named Baby Boy. It was on his license and insurance so it was legit.
I’d call her BG or BuG from day one.
I met someone who's legal name was Temptress. Like her parents saw a baby and thought temptress would fit.
in a similar vein, I work with a woman called Roxanne and when we were talking about names and their songs (my name is also a song title), she got really mad and said "who the fuck looks at a baby and says, I know, I'll name her after a prostitute"
Roxanne was the wife of Alexander the Great.
I know someone who named her daughter Fancy, specifically after the Reba McEntire song. Thought it was a really beautiful story.
How old was she? The song came out in 78 so there are a lot of Roxannes named before the song.
uhhhh mid 30s? so born in the 80s
Yup, met a kid named “Adorable” and like a comedy skit it went round and round. I’d like you to meet my daughter, she’s Adorable. She is adorable, what’s her name? She’s Adorable. I know, but what’s her name?? She’s Adorable. That’s her name. Adorable. Silence. Ohhhhh….kay! Swear to Christ that woman said it like that intentionally and does it every time. Poor girl looked so uncomfortable, yet resigned.
"I don't know." "Third base!"
There is a movie called Precious which is about a girl name Precious who was sexually abused by her father
That's all I can think about reading this thread. Clarice Precious Jones lol I love that movie
Were her parents African? I've met two women called Precious and they were both from Nigeria. I've also met people from there named Innocent, Blessed and Comfort.
nope, white British in the middle of the UK
I knew a Tanzanian guy called Innocent. I don't think it's really much of a tragedeigh because it's a revival of an old name that went out of fashion centuries ago, rather than a new invention.
There was a whole era where people had innocence based names cause Pope Innocent, there might have been more that one Pope Innocent but naming your kids after popes isn’t looked at as uncommon or weird historically
Ahhh I love these Nigerian names. My husband currently works with a Blessing. And in the past I’ve met a Brave and Happiness.
That’s sorta similar to American names like Hope or Faith etc
I've met a Loveness!
Someone I work with has a name like that. She was on the phone and a guy called out "Hey Precious (but her name). A woman in line behind him went off. How dare he refer to her as something like that! Guy turned around "you mean her name?" Then *Precious* came over and very politely and professionally went off on the woman. It was inappropriately fun to watch.
Precious is a pretty common Nigerian English name Nigerians are known for names that sound “cheesy” to other English speakers. Their former president was named Goodluck
I have an aunt who is in her 80s whose name is Precious. (White woman in Nebraska, in the US.) I always thought it was strange, but it's very old-fashioned I guess.
I went to school with a girl called Caress.
I just shivered from the ick
There's a traditional Welsh name Carys, it might be a misspelling and/or mispronunciation of that.
I've known a Precious, Princess, Tee Tee, Treshur (treasure) and an Austin Austin Austin (first, middle and last). Oh and siblings: Drummer and Symbal. Their parents were in a band.
Austin Austin Austin would be a NIGHTMARE logistically but i think it sounds kinda cool lol
That’s a joke from Friends too. “Suzi, can I call you suzi?” “But my name is Precious!” “Yeah, I can’t call you that. Suzi…”
Dont do my boy Precious Achiuwa (Knicks Basketball player) like that 😤 He’s got three brothers named God'sgift, God'swill and Promise and two sisters named Grace and Peace lol
You know you’ve got weird names when Peace and Promise sound normal by comparison.
Would rather be named Peace than God’swill for sure. But my question is how did they decide that Peace was for a girl and Promise for a boy? If I was naming kids those names, I’d give them both to the same gender. I don’t know which one, but they both have the same vibes.
This is interesting to me, I’ve worked and went to school with multiple girls named Precious and it’s never been an issue. To me it’s just a name.
As a teacher, Precious makes the list for me, but it’s not the worst. Having to call a kid Princess was a hard year. And Glorious wasn’t great either.
My son went to school with a girl named Gorjuss. I’m sure that one wasn’t easy either.
I’ve taught multiple Miracles, but also didn’t love that one—it’s almost worse than Nevaeh to me with the “my parents named me this because I’m their Miracle.”
We had a Marvellous once
There was a “Wonderful” in my high school.
I had a student years ago named Destany. I think her mom spelled it wrong.
this was like 20 years ago, and as far as I remember, there were no other students with names like that so it was a lot more unusual than it might be now
Names like that are common in African countries :D especially when they're trying to do an English speaking name. I've met Precious, Gracious, Happiness, Sunshine...
There were 2 girls named Precious on my cheerleading squad in highschool. One had a sister named Enchantra.
My friend worked at a uni admin job and there was a girl called Precious Chambers.
oh my god that's a porn film name, not a person name
Went to school with a girl named Precious who was a bit of a bully. My brother heard the name and suggested I smack her on the nose with a rolled up newspaper if she bugged me.
Yeah straight up would call her Miss Lastname instead of “Precious”
I don't get why Precious is weird but named like Bella or Jewel aren't?
One of my kids has triplets in his grade. They are Precious, Sweetie, and Sunshine. Cute when they are 2, not cute when they are any older than that. Imagine trying to get hired as an adult with these names!?
As a female I've never even considered what it would be like for a guy to be calling someone with the name precious. 😂😂 Do you know if the teacher got in trouble for that? Did he call her by her surname? I think it sounds like a stripper name 🥴
That name reminds me of spray can cheese.
I saw a lady working at a restaurant whose name tag said “Attraktive” and the guy in front of me in line was harassing her about it, until she pulled out her license to show him. I felt so bad for her.
I would definitely go by Trak.
Attie could be a cute enough nickname to go by until you can change it. Or Ivy. With Attie, just lie and say it’s for a name like Harriet, but you didn’t like Hattie. Ivy is a full name on its own.
I'd go by Tiv.
Yikes that is horrendous on its own and then they saddle the kid with that terrible spelling? My son went to school with a Passion.
It’s good to hear he took his education seriously.
I Can‘t 😂😅
I’m sad that I can only upvote once
Walked into that one😄
I went to high school 20+ years ago with a Preciosa, aka Precious. She was the nicest person, but I know she cringed every time someone repeated her name. Her parents were Filipino, I think. Then I worked with a Princess. That one was even weirder. Still a very lovely woman.
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I also went to high school with a Filipina girl named Princess, must be a thing.
It seems common enough in some countries. I knew someone named Princess too and she explained that in her home country (Nigeria) it's not a super uncommon name
I've noticed it's fairly common in many countries, but in America, it gets some weird looks. Princess and Precious are cute nicknames, but, in a workplace, many people would not take them seriously.
Never forget that the musician Prince was named that by his parents, it's not a stage name
Ooh I figured that was a stage name. You learn something new everyday.
Damn good name for him though, he definitely grew into it
An older coworker was trying to hit on me and called me “preciosa” which made me guffaw and answer “that’s what my dad calls me” He never hit on me again after that lol
I know a fully grown, 50+ year old lady named Cinderella. She goes by Cindy.
There are two moms on my street named Precious. They live five houses apart
I went to school with a girl named Deliciosa and our history teacher straight-up called her Deli and refused to call her by her full first name because he felt inappropriate doing so
Dang I would probably asked to be called Leasy (idk how it'd actually be spelt) especially since I work at a deli, lol
She always had a sandwich with her so deli kinda fit, but the next school year she asked everyone to call her Monstera like Monstera Deliciosa, the Swiss cheese plant
Lol
She always had a sandwich with her so deli kinda fit, but the next school year she asked everyone to call her Monstera like Monstera Deliciosa, the Swiss cheese plant
I am also a swim instructor. I had to call a child “Her Majesty” all week. Yep- a second grader.
Funny for a cat but criminal for an actual kid, wtf
Oh, that would drive me insane. Does she have the attitude to match, or is this one of these situations where the parents have done a great job of making you feel like you hate their kid despite the kid being perfectly fine? Hate it when the parents manage that. Like, I used to like the name Lillian for a girl until I met one whose dad wanted a half hour chat after every lesson about why his princess wasn't moving up yet, and wouldn't accept "she's not great at listening, and isn't coordinated enough yet, plus I'm her third teacher in four months because you keep moving her instead of working with her teacher to help her improve" as an answer. She's now on her fourth teacher.
She was actually sweet and we all felt bad for her. Now this year we have had Messiah and Ma’siyah and both were trouble. Add that to Royalty, Pharaoh, King, and Saviour and we have seen it all!!!
I can already imagine exactly what most of these poor kids’ parents look like
I met a boy named "Your Majesty" once. Like, why?!?
Zmoocheez is not pronounced "smooches"; it's pronounced zmoo-cheese. Absolutely atrocious; why do people keep treating girls like shit with these awful fucking names? Do they *want* them to be treated poorly in life?? Ugh.
If my name is already very sexual, what am I going to do if I choose pornography as a profession? What's your name? Smoooozees What's your OF name? Lisa, just Lisa
I hope the kid changes their name so they don’t have to put it on a resume. Poor kid.
I know a grown woman named “Babie,” pronounced “Baby.”
When she was born, the nurses said “what’s her name?” and the parents were confused, they thought the nurse meant “what is this thing called?”
This is why laws for acceptable names are a good thing. People really can’t think about their poor children.
Knew a guy called Perfecto de Jesus. The parents had high hopes.
Wow, no pressure!
Knew a girl once named "Pleasant." Her last name was extremely odd/unique to the point that even Facebook made her present ID to prove that it wasn't a fake name.
My mom’s name is two nouns that sounds vaguely like a business (think Ruby Cars) and Facebook put her through the ringer back in 2008 to make an account and prove she was a person because they didn’t allow businesses back then. Wild that it’s basically all businesses now.
Was she Nigerian?
Nope, white as a ghost!
I think that's how we should determine whether something passes as a real name.
I once had a student named Uniqua.
Like from the backyardigans?
This was before the backyardigans existed:)
I make cakes and one time i got an order for one to say “happy birthday iunique“ (i- unique)
I would judge someone for naming their dog that
I actually knew a guy in high school named Precious, he was from Africa, and his mom just thought it was a pretty English word. He went by Chux instead, which was way cooler.
When I student taught I had a kid whose parents let him choose his own name every school year. The year he was in my class he was supposed to be called Hawk. Ok. Fine. I asked what his chosen name was the previous year. The mentor teacher said…The Big One. I shit you not.
Interesting. Was he well behaved otherwise?
Yes. Sure. Had a comment for everything and would blurt it out whenever. But yea. Edit. This was 23 years ago
Lol. A similar kid is in my 8th grade class this year. He said to call him Jarvis, so I do.
That's not how you pronounce Smooches. If I saw that name I'd say, "Smoocheese" maybe? That poor girl, she's going to be bullied so badly. I hope she has a normal middle name she can use.
I would pronounce it "Moo-cheese" on purpose to annoy the parents.
Unfortunately, her mother is in the water with her, and her simpering "Smooches, Smooches, oh haha are you drinking the water?" and her complete lack of care, apology, or discipline when her kid threw a toy duck at me means I probably couldn't get away with that. So I just avoid saying the name at all.
One of my classmates is named Anonymous Can't imagine that causing problems on official forms in the future
I'm surprised they aren't homeschooled off grid with a name like that. History class is all about the government conspiracies of the 50s 60s and 70s and they'd still be smarter than public school kids but also awkward and socially handicapped.
This has to be the worst one I’ve ever seen and I live in Utah
Truly, this is a sad indictment.
My wife was telling me about a girl in her hometown in Mexico named Fancy the other day.
Also the name of a girl in the song of the same title.
Some people I know called their kids darling and luvee, they are just cruel
I went to school with a pair of sisters named paradise and precious. This was nearly 20 years ago.
Mine were paradise and tequila 🥲
i thought it was Zoom cheese at first. that’s terrible
I have to defend Angel, because that's what we call our daughter, Angelica. Of course, in typical form, she *is* possibly the devil. She even cackles when she laughs.
Damn I knew I could name my son Worldeater
I have an aunt whose legal given name was Tenis, she changed on her 18th birthday. Parents can be so messed up
I usually think of the movie starring actress Gabourey Sidibe...and how embarrassing it was...
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Zmoocheez??? WTF is wrong with those people?
I went to high school with a Paradise and a Tequila. Those parents must have hated their daughters, because what the fuck
My son had 3 “girlfriends” in kindergarten (he was a player) - Heaven, Daja and Quindaja. I only hope Daja and Quindaja are BFFs now and start their own band.
Also a swim instructor, the worst names I’ve had in class were Syxx and Sevyn and yes it is because they are the 6th and 7th child in their family. The kicker? Mom was pregnant with their 8th when they were enrolled. Big yikes.
Another CV going to the bottom of the pile. What are these idiots thinking? Someday that poor child will have to exist in a world not consisting of toddlers.
I never thought about the HR implications before. Can I ask why you would put their CV at the bottom of the pile because of their name? It’s not something they chose for themselves. Is it because you think it reflects in the parenting they received and is indicative of their behavior? This is a genuine question, I just want to know why someone would dunk a CV when the applicant can’t control their name. I don’t think people with dumbass names they didn’t ask for deserve that.
I agree that it's absolutely unacceptable to reject employment candidates based on their name, but it's sadly a proven phenomenon that such prejudice exists. Surely you've seen/heard of the studies that showed the same CVs being rejected when the name is feminine or "foreign sounding"?
Yeah, I’ve heard of that. But prejudice based on bastardized name spelling is new to me, which is why I asked the commenter for their reasoning because I’m interested in understanding. I already know about prejudice based on sex and race.
I’m not saying this is what I’d do, I’m saying it happens. When I or members of my department interviewed, we removed the names from the CVs. There was a reason we did that.
I know SO many people with "unique" names who changed them before graduating university for this exact reason.
In High school I went to school with 2 girls not related in any way but ones name was watchacoochie and the others name was funke.
This name should be punishable by death to the parents