Bizarre Names

EC2 · Post by **EC2** » Sat November 1st, 2008, 8:26 am

My dad used to work with a guy called Terry Bull. We also have an estate agent in the UK called Paul Orridge.
Why don't parents think?
A teacher friend stateside had a 'Temptress' in her class one year which just seems eeeeeuwww to me to be calling a little girl that - and equally eeeuwww when she's an old lady.

Alaric · Post by **Alaric** » Sat November 1st, 2008, 8:28 am

[quote=""annis""]I once knew an infortunate young guy called Wayne Kerr. You can imagine the hard time he got at school

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Heh, one of the players in the Ireland rugby team has that name.

A lot of celebrities these days seem to be in a contest with each other to give their kids the most ridiculous embarrassing names. Penn, from Penn and Teller, named his daughter Moxie Crimefighter. Err, why would you do that to the kid?

Vanessa · Post by **Vanessa** » Sat November 1st, 2008, 9:26 am

We know someone called Bertie Bunny. I can't even say it without smiling.

diamondlil · Post by **diamondlil** » Sat November 1st, 2008, 10:18 am

[quote=""Alaric""]Heh, one of the players in the Ireland rugby team has that name.

A lot of celebrities these days seem to be in a contest with each other to give their kids the most ridiculous embarrassing names. Penn, from Penn and Teller, named his daughter Moxie Crimefighter. Err, why would you do that to the kid?

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That is terrible. Poor child.

donroc · Post by **donroc** » Sat November 1st, 2008, 11:57 am

I had a student when I taught high school whose first name was La Trina.
Another with the first name of Private.

Ludmilla · Post by **Ludmilla** » Sat November 1st, 2008, 1:51 pm

When my youngest was still in daycare, there was a girl in her class named Messiah. This year, there's a girl in her K class named Makita (not sure on spelling). Every time I hear that name, I think power tool. Funny, the things you associate with certain names and that would be considered over the top in some cultures but perfectly normal in others.

donroc · Post by **donroc** » Sat November 1st, 2008, 3:47 pm

When I was in the fifth grade in San Francisco, a new boy checked into our class, and every time we heard his last name we giggled. It was so distressing to the boy that his mother had to come to class and explain that the name meant "Love Shot" in German. That ended the giggling.

Gerhard Lipschitz.

As an aside, mothers were great in those days. Another came to class when her son enrolled in the school to explain that he was slow and it would be nice of we all helped him. We did not have "Special Education" classes in the early 1940s.

And another mother visited the home of each 6th grade classmate of her son to explain his slowness, and how wonderful it would be if we all attended his 12th birthday party and made a fuss over him. And we all did.

Volgadon · Post by **Volgadon** » Sun November 2nd, 2008, 8:18 am

[quote=""MLS859""]I was in the grocery store and the cashier had on a name tag -- it said "Moronica". I kid you not.

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I think Moronica means dark girl.

Melisende · Post by **Melisende** » Sun November 2nd, 2008, 11:37 am

Nicole Kidman's new babe "Sunday Rose" - or as she is also known "sunday roast"

Carine · Post by **Carine** » Sun November 2nd, 2008, 12:31 pm

There is a doctor in town here called Dr. Coffin !
Good thing that he doens't live in an English speaking country !!