I know a few people who gave their kids stupid names and then when the kids came to name their own kids, they were very conservative, using ordinary everyday names that wouldn't get them mocked at school.

I never understood the bullying angle of the argument. Kids will bullying in whatever way they can. If not name, appearance, if not appearance, siblings or family, if not that how crap they are at something.

Bullying happens, just learn and teach the children how to deal with it.

Maybe people just need to be opened minded instead of putting passive aggressive peer pressure to conform. Names are what you make of them? I doubt any of you would care about the name Hannibal if it wasn't a name of a Cardigian General or Character in the movies.

My aunt was on the D.C. metro when a rather large black lady yelled at her kid. "Spatula! I only got two words for you - be-have!"

"Spatula"?

"Two words"?

"Be-have"?

Poor kid never had a chance.

talkietoaster wrote:I never understood the bullying angle of the argument. Kids will bullying in whatever way they can. If not name, appearance, if not appearance, siblings or family, if not that how crap they are at something.

Bullying happens, just learn and teach the children how to deal with it.

Maybe people just need to be opened minded instead of putting passive aggressive peer pressure to conform. Names are what you make of them? I doubt any of you would care about the name Hannibal if it wasn't a name of a Cardigian General or Character in the movies.

It's not a matter of being open-minded or conforming because of peer pressure. It's as you say, kids have enough to deal with when it comes to all the things that they will be teased about, giving them a name to just make it worse, is stupid.

laklak wrote:My aunt was on the D.C. metro when a rather large black lady yelled at her kid. "Spatula! I only got two words for you - be-have!"

"Spatula"?

You sure she was dsylexic? Or had a speech impedement?

Either way not really an issue unless people make it an issue really.

Agrippina wrote:

talkietoaster wrote:I never understood the bullying angle of the argument. Kids will bullying in whatever way they can. If not name, appearance, if not appearance, siblings or family, if not that how crap they are at something.

Bullying happens, just learn and teach the children how to deal with it.

Maybe people just need to be opened minded instead of putting passive aggressive peer pressure to conform. Names are what you make of them? I doubt any of you would care about the name Hannibal if it wasn't a name of a Cardigian General or Character in the movies.

It's not a matter of being open-minded or conforming because of peer pressure. It's as you say, kids have enough to deal with when it comes to all the things that they will be teased about, giving them a name to just make it worse, is stupid.

It's not the end of the world. Also you will be surprised how kids just accept certain things like names and don't actually make an issue out of it.

I suppose I over-reacted when naming my kids. They already had an odd surname, which got them teased at school. I used to be teased about my name, for some reason my dad named me "Billy."

We also made a very deliberate choice to give our kids traditional names. Not 19th century traditional, just not Mikkayla or Jaxan or that sort of thing. We live in a valley with a strong counterculture community, so at school our kids names are quite unusual, but so are everyone else's. I don't think the idea of "weird name" even exists in our valley, because unusual names are the norm.

My favourite name of all time, hands down...

Agrippina wrote:I suppose I over-reacted when naming my kids. They already had an odd surname, which got them teased at school. I used to be teased about my name, for some reason my dad named me "Billy."

I got teased because of my surname, its Sexton. Just because I was am a big guy you get people saying Six ton instead. That was from primary school, but in secondary school no one thought of it. To me that just shows the ones that bully will find what ever to piss you off but most of the time bullies are a very small part of a school. If there is universal bullying at all levels and a large chunk of the school populace its a problem with the school not the name.

There are women in England called that, so its not bizarre thing for me. I have had friends from many countries so I guess I am used to complex / different names.

PCS wrote:My favourite name of all time, hands down...

talkietoaster wrote:

Agrippina wrote:I suppose I over-reacted when naming my kids. They already had an odd surname, which got them teased at school. I used to be teased about my name, for some reason my dad named me "Billy."

I got teased because of my surname, its Sexton. Just because I was am a big guy you get people saying Six ton instead. That was from primary school, but in secondary school no one thought of it. To me that just shows the ones that bully will find what ever to piss you off but most of the time bullies are a very small part of a school. If there is universal bullying at all levels and a large chunk of the school populace its a problem with the school not the name.

There are women in England called that, so its not bizarre thing for me. I have had friends from many countries so I guess I am used to complex / different names.

I had an aunt named "Billie" it's usually a short form of Wilhelmina. Which is what teachers used to ask me "why didn't your parents name you Wilhelmina?" Thank you. I'd rather not. I used to get called "Billy goat" one of my b-i-ls used to call me "Billy the Kid." My dad was drunk when he went to register me. He named me for my "godparents" he was Billy short for William, so my dad thought it was cute to give me that name. I don't mind it now. My new grandson is named Arthur William, sort of to honour me, so I'm quite pleased.

Agrippina wrote:

talkietoaster wrote:

Agrippina wrote:I suppose I over-reacted when naming my kids. They already had an odd surname, which got them teased at school. I used to be teased about my name, for some reason my dad named me "Billy."

I got teased because of my surname, its Sexton. Just because I was am a big guy you get people saying Six ton instead. That was from primary school, but in secondary school no one thought of it. To me that just shows the ones that bully will find what ever to piss you off but most of the time bullies are a very small part of a school. If there is universal bullying at all levels and a large chunk of the school populace its a problem with the school not the name.

There are women in England called that, so its not bizarre thing for me. I have had friends from many countries so I guess I am used to complex / different names.

I had an aunt named "Billie" it's usually a short form of Wilhelmina. Which is what teachers used to ask me "why didn't your parents name you Wilhelmina?" Thank you. I'd rather not. I used to get called "Billy goat" one of my b-i-ls used to call me "Billy the Kid." My dad was drunk when he went to register me. He named me for my "godparents" he was Billy short for William, so my dad thought it was cute to give me that name. I don't mind it now. My new grandson is named Arthur William, sort of to honour me, so I'm quite pleased.

That was a nice honour.

I do have to say though, your father being drunk to register your name it could have been whole lot worse.

Indeed. Thank goodness he didn't go all patriotic on me. I would've preferred to be named Katherine instead. It's always been my favourite girl's name.

North West

kennyc wrote:
Moon Unit and Dweezle

Some one once thought it a rather good idea to make fun of these names
Then their father suggested it was not as funny as they may have thought

Beatrice wrote:North West

Well at least he will always know which direction to go to get away from his parents.

To be fair though the name isn't too bad, a bit silly for sure but no more than others really.

Beatrice wrote:North West

It not a problem, I had a friend at school. I promise was called Richard Head. Anyone that knows the short for Richard will get the joke.