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Name That Baby.

Posted on June 23, 2010 19 Comments

It’s no secret, I am not good at naming things. Things… including my children.

I named the girls in a hurry because I suddenly decided I couldn’t leave them alone in the hospital un-named when my five day ‘after c-section’ stay was up. I am still not convinced I got one of their names right.

I was more careful with Muski. It took us almost 6 weeks to decide on a name. I am much more confident that I got his right, but man did it cause controversy taking that long to decide.

It won’t surprise you to hear that we have no names selected for Baby #4. Not a short list, not even a long list.

One crazy night I did send the Baldy Boy to work with the baby name book and a request to come home from night shift with four name suggestions for each sex. I should have known better. His name suggestions were… um.. interesting…. and I hope not exactly serious!

Delta for a girl? Delta… because of the four thing!

Now I know there will be someone somewhere who just loves that name and it just suits their child to the ground…and who I am probably offending right now… (sorry Mrs Goodrem)….but Delta? Are you serious?

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What are some of the worst names you’ve ever heard.

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  1. Rach says

    I don’t have a problem with either of these names, but if my sister had a girl she was going to put the two together as first and middle names…

    Zoe Chloe…

    I still laugh!

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  2. Kate says

    When my sister was younger, she liked Dorcas for a girl and Algernon for a boy.

    I kid you not.

    So you can imagine how happy we are that Charlie is in fact Charlie lol!

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  3. Kate says

    Seven, numbers are not names, I don’t really have a problem with Cooper, but I have heard of Koopa (a girl) and my sister taught an Anfonie, who she thought was Anthony, being a teacher in lots of places in WA I am sure I could write pages!!!

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  4. Shae says

    Cinderella. Really. I took details for a little girl who’s actual name was Cinderella.

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  5. Pixie says

    Araminta

    Axl (yes thats how it was spelt,I saw it only today)

    Christopher Robin (I kid you not!!)

    Alice Cooper(poor little GIRL!!!)

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  6. Erin says

    I’ve taught a girl called sunshine…and her mum asked us not to call her sunny.

    i also knew a girl called Kelly..which is lovely, except her last name was….you guessed it…Kelly!

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  7. amandab says

    um Diesel and Xander. I happen to be related to someone who named their sons this.

    Of course … I could be clouded by my feelings towards this erson, as normally I would like Xander ….

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  8. Kristie says

    Hubby suggested a second child get called Jethro as a boy.

    Gibbs is one of my favourite characters on NCIS – but I’d not name my child Jethro.

    Might be good for my new pet bunny though!

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  9. Melanie says

    Neither of my examples are bad names per se, but how are these for bad combos:
    When I was in hospital with my first, the woman in the bed next to me was considering calling her newborn son Aiden – which is a perfectly fine name – except that her first son’s name was Jayden! Um, no.
    Also, I know a woman local to me who has a son and daughter, named Tyler and Taylor. Why oh why?!

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  10. Sif says

    OH, this is so hard because I LIKE truly awful names – ask Jayne, Ari was nearly named Horatio (maybe just put that on your list for a laugh)…

    I’m going to offend you I think, but my least favourite boys name is Angus, closely followed by Fergus (even though I know a beautiful little boy named Fergus, and I think it would well with your children’s name, I just don’t like the “gus” bit, it’s too close to “puss”and “gas” for me…

    But it’s all good, because you’re going to have a girl…

    Horrid girls names…

    Christ – anything…

    Gertrude, Ermatrude, any kind of Trude (my half sister’s name is Trudy, I pity her)…

    Ethel, Esme, Enid, Esther…

    Claud – anything (I dislike that enough to change my name by deed poll)…

    Abigail (don’t know why, just don’t like it)…

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  11. jeanie says

    Whatever you do, please cross Charisma off your list. Once you have heard it screamed across a playground it sort of loses a fair bit of gloss.

    I am so glad ‘Salina was a girl – her father wanted to call a boy “Zem” from Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (some planet made of mattresses for the players at home)… I had negotiated for “Zemzaki” because it at least had a meaning (of the earth) and I had more to play with in terms of nicknames. Hallelujah for a girl!!!

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  12. Leah says

    Goodrem is reason alone not to use Delta. Smarmy, that’s delta!! My favourite unfortunate name is the one that sounded like genitalia when said outloud :)

    Our snap/easy decision name sits much better with me than Opo’s, he should be Owen Patrick or Elliot, not Jeremy, even though I like the name, it’s got no meaning for me. Except “bad” ones, pearl jam’s Jeremy and making his initials o.j.s – if he grows up to violence it’ll be the middle names fault!

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  13. CabrissiTea says

    One of my good friends, who is a star trek geek, seriously planned to name their child after Jadziha Dax.

    Neveah annoys me. Khloe, Jorja, Taylah, Miakyel or any other demented speelings to make it uniquah.

    I personally hold that my husbands grandfather’s parents were demented as well. Not because I dislike all the names particularly – Lucien and Lucienne, Robert and Roberta, Simon and Simone and so on for all 11 kids. And no, they didn’t even have the very dubious excuse of the kids being twins.

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  14. jodie says

    Customer came into work the other day, dh’s name was Kevin, ds’s name was Kevin, dd’s name was Nivek (Kevin spelt backwards!).

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  15. Goose Trap says

    My sister always wanted to call a girl Lucy, but after her marriage she couldn’t bring herself to call the unfortunate child Lucy Ducey.

    I went to uni with Penny Lane. Peter Abbott, Justin Case, Justin Sane, and Wayne Kerr are also bad.

    The prize however goes to Frank Zappa whose four kids are Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet Rodan, and Diva

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  16. Maxabella says

    There are siblings at my son’s school called: Cash, Jet and Diesel. Dreadful.

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  17. Sarah says

    Boris, daisy boo, apple…..

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  18. MissyBoo says

    Being a midwife, I have smiled politely at many names! Working in the middle east there was some very bizarre names. The worst that spring to mind (both remain in my head over a decade later) for Western children were a girl called Bibi-Blossom, and a boy called Dachielle (though I guess, shortened – Dash isn’t too bad)?

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  19. The Girl says

    Giggles.

    I hate any names that can be changed to have multiple spellings. Take my name, Carly.

    You’ve got Carlie, Carli, Carley, Karly, Karlie, Karli and I could continue.

    Annoying that’s all I am saying.

    Names I like, well I actually did a post..

    http://www.shedreamsbig.com/2010/05/name/

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