Yahoo Lifestyle 28 Cringe-Worthy Baby Names That Will Make You Wonder What The Parents Were Actually Thinking
Have you ever heard a name that made you wonder WTF the parents were thinking?! I recently asked the BuzzFeed Community to share the worst baby names they had ever heard, and they did not hold back. Here are the most cringe-worthy (and hilarious!) responses that every expecting parent should leave off their potential name list:
1."My daughter went to school with a kid named Lordmeister Swifteagle (first and middle names). The parents truly missed a great opportunity to call him Swifty. Instead, everyone called him Lordy."
2."The first name Polly itself isn't bad and seems perfectly normal, but her parents must have thought they were hilarious because they gave her the middle name Ester, and their last name was Cotton. Yep, they named their child Polly Ester Cotton."
3."I once met a baby named Door, middle name Knob. At least they spelled it correctly."
4."My teacher friend had a student in her class named Gonorrhea, pronounced like Jonna-Rae."
5."Someone from high school with the last name Morgan named their son Captain, so the child's name is Captain Morgan."
6."My dad went to school with a kid named Harry. Unfortunately, his last name was Ball."
7."I encountered sisters named Princess Bliss and Precious Belle. They'll be in high school now, and I dread to think how much they'll likely be bullied. I also met a little girl whose name was pronounced 'Angel' but spelled Ainjel, which made me shudder."
8."The worst I have encountered was a management-level employee at a well-known still film company named Ivor Lowcock. The poor man must have copped hell at school."
9."When I worked in the kids' care area of a health club, there was a little boy named Trout. Named so because he was conceived on a trout fishing trip, his mother explained."
10."My youngest son graduated with a Lexus Mercedes. WTF?"
11."Abcde, it's just the beginning of the alphabet. I despise this name."
12."I know a dog named Legend. A friend's grandson is Darwin Danger, and I know a woman named Penny Nichols."
13."Roryracious, Rory for short, because why not?"
14."My son has a friend with the middle name Danger. I grew up with a girl named Tequila and a boy named Robert Roberts. Like...why?"
15."I went to school with a lad named Merlin. He had black hair with silver streaks in it."
16."Vanilla and Strawberry Fields. They were sisters we played with when we were kids. Hippie parents."
17."I went to school with a Chase Merriweather. It felt destined that he'd become a meteorologist."
18."I knew a kid named Dusty Rhoades."
19."In the late '60s or early '70s, I knew a girl called Fluffy. I don't know if it was her first name or just a nickname. It still seems like a strange name to have."
20."I went to school with a girl named Robin Hood, a boy named Dallas Rainwater, and another named Michael Hunt. The last one did not go by Mike and changed his name as an adult."
21."My grandpa was friends with a guy named Richard Head and went by the shorter first name, Dick. You can put two and two together. My mom also worked for a bank and met someone with the first and last name, Easter Bunny."
22."I went to college with a girl named Beautiful. Her sisters were Beyoutiful and Pretty."
23."I went to university with someone called Computer and he worked in the IT lab."
24."My mother went to high school with Alan Allan Allen. At least his parents were creative enough to spell it three different ways."
25."Fluter...like the instrument."
26."My mom's coworker's last name when she was married was Silva. She and her now ex-husband named their son Sterling, so his name is Sterling Silva. When he had a kid, guess what he named him? Quick. So it's Sterling Silva and his son is Quick Silva, like the surf/skate brand Quicksilver."
27."Someone I know just named their newborn son Bobo. I'm unsure if there's cultural significance, but I just think of the clown."
What's the worst name you've ever heard? Share it in the comments!
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.
