Here are some baby names I think people are over looking. I hope this helps steer some of you expectant parents in the right direction.
Boys
- Eleven
- Turkey (Turk)
- God, Zeus, Dio, or Sting
- Farnsworth (personal fav)
- The Edge (clearly there aren’t enough names with “the” in front of them)
- The Boss (case in point)
- The Steve (bad example)
- Budweiser
- L.O.L
- Pope (I really wish my name was Pope)
- Klonopin
- Tommy Lee
- Heinz 57 Sauce
- Zantac
- Beavis
- Lionel (I’ve never met a Lionel, but would like to.)
Girls
- Coriander
- Scarf
- Canasta
- Valtrex
- Yummy Salad
- Furr
- Duodenum (eh, maybe not)
- Magdalen (let’s take it back, ladies)
- Viola
- Effexor
- Myhhr
- Glamour
- Marie-Claire
- Privilege
- Xanax
- Kixx
- PEANUT (always in all caps)
Sorry, in advance, as I’m sure I missed some obvious good ones.
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I used to work for a company that helped school aged kids. I got some doozies:
Pajama-pronounced Pa-zha-may, Stallion, A'real Temple, and a family; mom Billiejo, dad Billy Jo and son Billy Jo Jr.
Good lord. This reminds me of my husbands names he wanted to name our son. The first was Graglor, the second was Tilbo. Thankfully we agreed on a first name, his second name was from a poll I did at the office I worked at! We ended up with 30 or so names and picked Lachlan. We thought it was cool and different to balance the traditional sounding first name.
I used to work front desk at a hotel. Come across a lot of names that way. two of my favorites: #1 Candy Shoemaker. She was also a Little Person. Was heavenly. #2 Michael Balls… For obvious reasons.
I also have a daughter named Indiana, which most people think is weird, but I think its cool.
Did you spell "Myrrh" wrong on purpose, to be all edgy? … one trait I find really annoying about baby names is taking a perfectly normal name and then spelling it bizarrely – "Krysstall" and "Gynnafirr" for example. UGH. Also, I think "Magda" (short for Magdalen" is a great name! Agree, we should take it back. :-)
your list sounds much like the one my husband and i came up with sitting in the bath one night. 7 months pregnant and not agreeing on any names yet we were reduced to looking around and coming up with things like "washcloth", "soap bubble" and "toaster oven" (no, we don't keep one of those in the washroom)….
My daughter's name is Sarah. My husband and I used to say her middle name was going to be Lee because, well, you know… My dad was a Lionel. And yes, you would have liked him very much.
I actually named my boy Cosmo. It's a real name, but people assume we made it up, and I get all sorts of flack. He goes to school with girls named Kestral and Blue. Nobody seems to bat an eye at those though.
Does it go without saying that we live in CA?
Seriously my husband wanted to name our son Star Fighter. He would have even settled as that for a middle name. I had a t-shirt made for him and named our kid.
Bukaht- Pronounced "Book-ah T" for Booker T Washington. I kid you not, one of my cousin's students.
I have a friend who is a teacher. There is a set of siblings at her school named Yomajesty, Yohighness, & Duchess.
I have always believed that Chlamydia is a great name for a girl (minus the obvious negative stigma clearly)…just rolls off the tongue. ("Chlamydia, darling? Dinner's ready")
I have always been a firm believer that if not for the obvious negative stigma, Chlamydia would be a lovely name for a girl….just rolls off the tongue ("Chlamydia, darling? Dinner's ready")
Bootney-Lee Farnsworth is all I could think about… and it IS a wonder one of my kids isn't named klonopin…
Pope Good, I like it! You would be the antithesis to atheist around the globe though. I mean you are just throwing out there your parent's support for the Catholic religion.
I'm glad you avoided the urban myth names LeMonJello and O'RanJello (lemon jello and orange jello). I keep waiting for the guys on MythBusters to do this one in, but combing through Social Security records isn't as sexy as trying to blow up a car at a gas station with a cell phone.
Hahaha. Love those. Never met them though….the others, yes.
That one's for real! My friend's mom works at the State Health Department in my state and there are totally twins here named Orangejello and Lemonjello. As well as Shithead, Diamond Jamaica, and my personal favorite–Real Money (Pronounced Ree-Al Monet). I saw the last 2 with my own eyes at a school where I used to work. I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried!!!!!!!
My mom is a music teacher and had a set of twins that had those names! I kid you not …
what ARE people thinking??!?!
they pronounced them in such a way though, that didnt make it extremely obvious… STILL a big fat UGH though :)
Hubby wanted to name our boy Racer X. We settled on Phineas…
I've always been partial to Throckmorton myself (which is actually Cousin Itt's real name). Sadly, I had only girls and didn't get to use it.
I like coriander ….
I dunno about Canasta, it reminds me of Canesten.
My Father wanted to name my brother Jazzbo and name me Yodetta (because I looked like a little wrinkled yoda when born). Thank god my mother had veto power.
Fo' real names:
Amillion (has a brother…guess his name)
La-a (la daysha)
Bruz
Female (femahlee)
Diswan & datwan (twins)
Lecourtney
I am convinced we are a few short years away from seeing numbers used in names.
I love Scarf & Hat. Why not their baby sister named Mitten?
I want a son… I will name him Boy.
My parents almost named me after my other grandmother: Precious. Really glad that didn't happen.
Every time we hear someone refer to Mitt Romney, my husband and I look at each other, smile, and say, "OH, what a lovely baby. Let's call him Mitten."
a few short years? Try now! A mother in my online mothers group named her son seven. I thought it was a typo for Steven, but no, the father's choice, apparently
kelly – the dad must have been a Seinfeld fan .. there's an episode ALL about how that's George's favorite name for a kid and then this other couple steals it .. good stuff!
Well, I don't know him, but technically Lionel Richie started the trend, don't you think? We should definitely post pictures of him all around the cribs of the baby Lionels of the world.
Any chance you are a Warehouse 13 fan? :)
No.. never heard of it until I Googled it. Are some of these names wicked syfy?
Farnsworth- it is a video/audio communication device they use in the show.
http://warehouse13.wikia.com/wiki/Artifact:Farnsw…
It is also the name of the professor on Futurama. :)
i know a Lionel and he was named after a family member. I wish i could tell you his whole name, but it seems wrong. He is of course always called by his childhood nickname and not his actual name. Thankfully the tradition ended and his son has a 'normal' name.
I actually work with a woman named Viola….Viola Lee, which is melodic to say. Ha – could you imagine being named Xanax?
My husband always wanted a boy so he could name him 'Manglor the Destroyer.' Thank god we've got two girls, instead…
When your name is Viola, you're always playing second fiddle to a woman named Violin. You can all punch me now.
One of the best 30 Rock quotes:
Cerie: We both want to have babies while it's still cool. I already have all the names picked out. If it's a girl, Bookcase… or Sandstorm… or maybe Hat, but that's more of a boy's name.
Liz: Yeah, I was gonna say.
Also, I just read your entire blog in about a week. This is way better than law school.
Ha.. love 30 Rock.
Isn't painful urination also better than law school?
Canasta has a nice ring to it and makes me think of my gmom.
If you want to be a little more edgy, spell it Kanasta.
For boys…
Any name with "ster" in it so that it is a built in nickname (Brad-ster, Joe-ster).
The strange spelling of Jeff (Geoff) and is pronounced "Jee-off".
The first Roman emperors: Julius, Augustus, Tiberius, and Claudius, but not Caligula nor Nero.
For girls…
Any name that doesn't have an "X" in it. Seriously, if they have an "x" in their name, you might as well just buy them clear heels and put a stripper pole in their bedroom. (Trixie, for example)
Flummoxed is a cute name for a baby girl.
LOL. That explanation will come in handy during family therapy sessions.