On naming children - are parents insane?

[don95sml]

My daughter named her first girl Khrystyna, which probably is a unique way of spelling the name. Her last name is quite short, so maybe that excuses the attempt to be different. She may have lots of paperwork problems, though, if she ends up marrying a guy with a very long last name.

 

[ingmansinc]

My parents named me John because they didn't know how to spell Portolet.

I also knew an Italian girl who wanted to have her name changed to Virginia Pipealine because of a newspaper article she read. It was concerning a natural gas company and read 10,000 men lay Virgina pipe line.

 

[dlstewart01]

True story. The girl across the street was named Hattie Hitt. She married Donald Duty.
That made her Hattie Duty. Every one called her Howdy Doody. The marriage didn't last.

 

[feralmerril]

A black guys name that worked where I did, was "Yet". I asked him about it and he said when his mother was pregnant his dad kept saying are you ready yet, and is it time yet? etc.

 

[Joni_Lynn]

I've seen latrina and la-a where I work and a bunch that are so stupid I'm happy that I don't remember them.

 

[sipowicz]

Sorry guys...New Zealand wins.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25827708/?GT1=43001

 

[dlstewart01]

Originally posted by bdGreen:
I don't think it's right to make fun of children's names. I asked my daughter Chlamydia and my son Latrine and they were both offended by the notion.

bdGreen

Thats what Enigma Jean keeps telling me.

 

[Mickey D]

I wonder how many Obamas we will hear about from the next generation.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

"Khrystyna" sounds Russian or Ukrainian, and is a transliteration from the Cyrillic alphabet.
I know a black fellow whose intials are K.K.K. When I asked him about that his said his parents didn't even think about it-the middle name was from a grandfather, his last name is King, his first is perfectly respectable.
On the other hand when you are of legal age you can get your name changed. I knew a young black woman who told me her given name was A-something-one of these mock-African names that was suposed to mean something. She is Alice now.

 

[The Big D]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/01/13/2009-01-13_r...hitler_removed_.html

Nothing like these ignorant inbred knuckleheads...some people should not be allowed to breed.

Be safe.

 

[ArcticFox]

There was a girl in the neighborhood where we used to live named Xochitl, which is Spanish for flower I think. When you hear her say her name you just throw you pen in the air because you can't spell what you just heard...

 

[guntownuncle]

I met a guy at work once named Cletus Koch. If you pronounce it right it sounds like he's a redneck porn star.

 

[feralmerril]

My mothers name was Oleta. I have only heard of it twice more in my life. I was told it meant "love" in aztec indian. My aunt, her sisters name was Isla.

 

[shotgunguy93]

My grandad tought at the University of South Carolina for over 40 years. He tought Biology 231 (I think), which (again, I think) is one of the lower courses and required if you're trying to go to medical school. Anyway, he had a large African American student population. So, one of his students (18 years old, I believe) invited him to the baby shower she was having. He asked what the baby's name was. She said it was a girl named ass-o-lay. Ass-o-lay he asked? Yes, she said. Thinking that that was an unusual name, he asked how that was spelled. She said, A-S-S-H-O-L-E. He rolled his eyes, then politely declined the offer to go to the shower

shotgunguy

 

[dlstewart01]

All this made me remember basic training. Every morning at roll call there were a couple of unuasul names, and this being the 60s before political correctness, when the DI got to these people he had to stop and comment on it, Boy what were your mother and daddy thinking, were they stupid. Happened every morning.

 

[Wyatt Earp]

Originally posted by ArcticFox:
There was a girl in the neighborhood where we used to live named Xochitl, which is Spanish for flower I think.

That is definitely NOT Spanish.

It's some sort of Mexican indian dialect.

 

[David LaPell]

My wifes Uncles are named the following:
Chauncey
Calvin
Pierpont
Patsy
and her father Junius.
Although that can't beat the guy I meant the other day, his name is Jihad. You got it, his name is Holy War.

 

[JoeR]

And that's why I still like working around military. Last name is all that's needed. So Jones that has the first name of Shakima, only get called either Jones or Sergeant. Simple, like me.

Joe

 

[akviper]

When I was of breeding age, I wanted a daughter we could name Latrina Toilette to go with my French last name. We only had two boys so I never got to use the fancy name. My then wife insisted on naming our sons for some unknown reason.

There used to be a guy in town named Peter Eaton. He was retired military. I wondered how he made it through basic with the "first name last, last name first" bit. How could his DI keep a straight face.

My kid worked for a supervisor named Chris Mishmash. Chris was whining about his name when a new member of the crew revealed his name. Josh ***.

 

[InolaOK]

Rode a troopship to Korea in the 60's with a guy named "John Outhouse". Served in the 101st with a guy whose last name is "McQueer". Served under a Colonel whose name was "Gravel". Better pronounce it "Gra-Vel". Claimed he was french or some such nonsense.