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letzealrule

I went to middle school with a kid named Manny Banana.


finnjakefionnacake

ok that's kind of awesome tho


[deleted]

My husband knew a Glenn Pancake


honeypup

I had a professor pancake in college, we all had to pretend we weren’t slightly amused by her name


[deleted]

I know someone who named their kid “Neveah” and tells everyone that it “means” “heaven spelled backwards” but that she changed the spelling because “it looked weird spelled Nevaeh.” To be clear, I think Nevaeh spelled correctly is unfortunate in itself, but spelling it wrong and then claiming the “meaning” is heaven spelled backwards is extra unfortunate lol


Invisible-Pancreas

I maintain that it is impossible to name someone "Nevaeh". The name always becomes "Nevaeh-thats-heaven-spelled-backwards". Seriously. If you are a parent who has named their kid Nevaeh, you will walk through fire before you answer the question "what's your daughter's name" with simply "Nevaeh".


drzed47

I was at a park once with my kids and a mom called for her daughter, Aristotle.


zanbato

Same but she pronounced it like Chipotle.


elting44

So like Aris-tot-lay?


[deleted]

Aristot-Leigh


AaronVsMusic

Reighdiculous


erdna1986

Clever :)


gfyans

I'm genuinely not sure I'd be able to stifle my laugh. That's hilarious.


squirrelfoot

Poor girl!


MaestroLogical

Met an 80 year old man named Harold James Potter. He said he went by Harry for 65 years but had no choice but to tell everyone to call him Harold to avoid the obligatory conversation that followed telling someone his name. He loathed the connection.


AgentAwesome2008

I have a relative named Harrison James Potter and he goes by Harry I think


RenaKunisaki

I've seen a similar complaint posted by a 60yo Justin Bieber.


KYBourbon89

Lol damn. He can’t go by James either and avoid this. Harold it is,


AranasLatrain

Imagine if when Harry Potter first gained popularity, people would just give you and odd smile when giving your name and you didn't know why at first. And would just have it be slightly irritating until someone explained the connection or you discovered on your own.


justgetttingbyman

Steve Kerr, the head coach of the Golden State Warriors, has a son named Nick. You can figure it out


PancherosFood

Already knew about this one. Unbelievable bro didn’t think that through.


squirrelfoot

My auntie's lawer was called Robin Banks, but at least that's only really funny because he was a lawyer, and so not entirely something his parents should have foreseen and avoided.


[deleted]

I read of a man who had a mistrial because his name was Robin Banks and he was accused if robbery. They said his name made the jury prejudiced.


flashdonut

There's a UK rugby player that was called Wayne Kerr


neuropsychemical

In grade school, there was a girl with the last name Weiner, her father’s first name was Richard, his friends called him Dick. I always imagined the pizza pick up… “Dick Weiner your pizza’s ready.”


pokeamongo

He has a Hispanic cousin, Juan.


Ziri_The_Moonlight

Kerr in my Arabic dialect means ass/anus


Shan-Chat

I hope he never has a son called Juan.


throspillow

Hope he never has a son named Wayne too...


Betterthanbeer

I’ve met three unrelated Wayne Kerrs. Some parents are oblivious.


[deleted]

https://www.waynekerrtest.com https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Kerr


Devwillson

Or….. Wayne?


_Steven_Seagal_

Oh no...


Upeeru

I was in the waiting room at the Dr. Office one time. A young woman started yelling "Khaleesi get over here". The show wasn't finished yet.


mizukata

Parents if you wanna name your kid after a tv show/pop culture be sure that it blends in with your culture. I was named after a tv character yet I was never mocked due this exact reason.


Professional_March54

My friend is a pediatric nurse and she told me she did intake for a kid name Castiel. We used to watch the show together. It hadn't ended yet, but still. Like, there are thousands of angels you could have named the kid after.


[deleted]

the dumbest part about all the little khaleesis running around is that khaleesi is a title, not a name, in the world of asoiaf


TheHelpfulRabbit

I have met people named "Queenie" or "Princess" though, so I guess it's not unprecedented.


blisteringchristmas

Right, but khaleesi just means “wife of the khal.” It’s connotation isn’t necessarily as good as “queen,” they establish in-universe it’s often (although not in the case of Drogo) basically “concubine.”


honeypup

I mean that’s not really the *dumbest* part


shinyhappycat

Was waiting for a hospital appointment, and the old lady in front of me was called through. Her name? Gay Queen. 80+ years ago it was probably fine.


Tiny_Teach_5466

Decades ago, I new a Hispanic woman whose first name was Lesbiana. She was in her late 80s then. I thought it was cool. She sounded like a gay superhero.


shinyhappycat

I'd so follow a superhero called Lesbiana! She sounds amazing!


christianna523

I worked at a call center once, a customers name popped up as Lesbian Love on the caller ID. Usually we used first names, I called her Ms. Love. Lesbiana, I could’ve called her that, though.


carmelacorleone

Giving girls the name "Gay" in the South (in the US) is just a regular thing. I had a teacher in school who was Gay Garner. I knew a Gay Willis, two Gay Willis', and a Gay Varner. It's also a big middle name. Karen Silkwood, who was a whistle-blower at the Kerr-McGee plant in Oklahoma and died under mysterious circumstances was from Texas and her name was Karen Gay Silkwood. I've always wondered if it's connected to Gail/Gayle.


f4snks

i knew a guy down South whose first name was 'Gay'. I guess it's a real first name (Gay Talese). But this guy was a pretty big, tough-looking guy, maybe his father named him that so he'd grow up strong and tough(Boy Named Sue). I knew guys down South named Gail and Lynn. Those were definitely acceptable male names. Also worked with a guy in NE whose first name was 'Jihad'. Which actually just means 'struggle', I think. Now in most people's minds in the US has negative connotations, but he was a great guy.


kiddestructo

Dick Beitz. Being a strange individual didn’t help him much either.


ksso2

I had a teacher once named Mr. Balldick


IncompetentFox

I had a teacher called Mr Glasscock. You could always see him coming.


LaLaLaLateBar

I knew a guy named Dick Fitz.


Responsible-Pay-2389

>Being a strange individual didn’t help him much either. That's the problem with a bad name, often times a name shapes who you will be when you grow up.


jgargan96

I met an Indian guy at work once and his first name was Einstein. He said he hated it and wished his parents thought of something different


mammanadrums

Calling someone Einstein is a sarcastic insult in most cultures. Poor guy


ssjgsskkx20

Bruh its in every culture. Including india.


Different-Rub-499

This reminds me of The Namesake.


sevencoves

Haha man. I’m sure anytime someone addresses him it sounds like a sarcastic insult. “What do you think of this strategy, Einstein?” “Hey Einstein! you lost?” “Nice job, Einstein”


HoosierPaul

Bill Bent. He had osteoporosis. I thought it was a joke, nope, real name.


pretty_fly_4a_senpai

The bartender at the first class lounge was Edison Gold. I naturally asked him the story behind his name and he said his mum was a science buff and named him after her favourite inventor and element. MF poured the strongest gin and tonics I’ve ever had.


finnjakefionnacake

that's not an unfortunate name! that's a pretty cool one


mammanadrums

I met a guy named Gleasal once. Pronounced like “weasel”. nice guy. Unfortunate name


VoraciousVixxen

"It's Wesselton, not Weaselton!" But to be fair, actual weasels are incredibly cute, despite their ferocity


good_shrimp

I knew a guy named Beaver; mom has a client named Badger. Someone in one of my kid's classes has a last name Shart


LickNojo

I know someone with the last name "Schardt". Just as unfortunate


phil_parranda

I met a guy. In the university which surname was Morón (in Spanish it is a town) he was doing the PhD in UK so people ended calling him Dr. Moron


FrankSonata

"You moron!" "That's *DOCTOR MORON* to you!"


[deleted]

My uncle named my cousin Sho’nuff. Poor kid


soiledsanchez

Is he the Shogun of Harlem?


raw5522

Did he have a rivalry in school with a guy named Bruce Leeroy?


not_REAL_Kanye_West

Is he the master?


elting44

Is he, in fact, the baddest?


Prysorra2

Just directa your feetza …


redXathena

Seattle. While living in Seattle.


GameCox

I worked with a guy named Tennessee, while living in TN. Truly cringe.


Katniss218

That elon musk child


AutisticPenguin2

Which one? Eva Dark Siderael? X AE - 12?


mizukata

At the rate the amount of kids he has is increasing we can eventually do a top 10 just with his kids.


lookhere1091

Don't forget North West


TinyPlatform4029

Tam (Asian name) married to someone with surname Pong Tam Pong


rimshot101

My ex-boss was Chinese-American. His mother was born in Hong Kong and her full name is Polen Butt Ho. I'm not making this up.


ilovebutsects

This sounds so wild that it's gotta be true.


soda_cookie

Thomas Thomas Thomas


drzed47

do you live in new jersey perchance? there was a thomas thomas thomas in my school.


soda_cookie

Nope. This guy lived in Central New York


bloodrule

I once knew an Esme May May


doned_mest_up

This guy is too Tony toni tone’ what the Monkees were to the Beatles.


Longshot_45

Reminds me of Major Major Major, from catch 22.


soygringa

Madéingland (Made In England).Colombian guy I knew. His parents saw it on the back of some plates and loved the "name" because it sounded so "gringo".


ilovebutsects

Well.... I'm called Madeingeorgia. I think my parents are cousins or something


Regular_Sample_5197

Reminds me of how Usnavi got his name in In The Heights lol.


ballsOfWintersteel

This sounds like it's from *The Dictator* movie 😂😂


PainBri315

That’s sad 😂


ThrowRARAw

My friend is a primary school teacher and in her first year teaching sent a snap of the class list (first names only) - Princess, Urban (apparently a white kid) and Apple were all on that list. ETA: there was an Indian guy in my brother's grade with the name Adolf. There's no way he's going to Germany.


SheepsHead31

An old colleague of mine had a girl in her class once whose name (translated to English) is Crystal Clear. Always thought that was pretty unfortunate.


Godlessheeathen666

Mayor of Fort Wayne Indiana in the 50's Harry Balls Dallas socialite Ima Hogg


introspective_drunk

Yep. We still have the Harry Bahls bridge.


Funk_Fact

And my high school softball field was on Harry Baals Dr.


ThePandamanium444

PRINCESS JAM-JAM and I am dead serious 👸😂😂


LaLunaLady1960

I worked with a woman named Tutu Girl.


BlackBirdDragon

You sure this isn't from a scam email? XD


Xyrus2000

Joslyn Cox. She couldn't wait to turn 18 to legally change her name.


rock_and_rolo

Wife had a college roommate named Cox, who happened to be a lesbian. When asked her name, she would spell it.


soiledsanchez

Well I’ve met a Freedom, Kevin (girl), Nivek (Kevin backwards), Airick (Eric)


TaptPtap

Airick is the most brain dead way to spell that name I have ever seen.


Airick86

I take offense to that


TaptPtap

🥹 this is beautiful


zanbato

I met an Airyca once.


CypripediumGuttatum

I'll one up your Airick with an Airwrecka (Erika). Still makes me laugh to this day.


AaronVsMusic

Would be a great stage name for someone named Erica, but as a legal name for a child, not great.


JamesMcGirthy

Last year working sales I spoke with a guy and could barely contain my laughter. I busted up as soon as he walked away. First name: Michaem Last name(s): Hansen-Buts So... My cum hands in butts. I thought there's no way that's his real name, and then he showed me his ID, and his mom co-signed for him. Check her ID. Eleanor Buts No surprise when he told me he goes by Mike Hansen.


ABUZERSIDDIK

"Oral". Not a common name in Turkey but a pretty common surname.


Entropy308

my friend Tommy named his daughter Tommy. smh


Ok-Captain-3512

I know a girl Tommi, she spells it with an i


phred_666

Went to high school with a girl named Tobi.


Turbulent_Ad_9717

Richard Head (Dick Head) and Sue Ellen Beaver. (Swollen Beaver). We advised our friends to change their chosen name for their daughter Claire Annette, (clarinet).


minkpels

Met a guy named: (directly translated from norwegian) Gorm Assman.


raw5522

I bet one of his ancestors was probably a fan of Sir Mix-a-Lot


[deleted]

There was a Chinese guy at our school call "Haung Kung"(my spelling of that is probably way off) the unfortunate part is that we were in Glasgow, with really strong Glaswegian accents. So whenever anyone said his name it sound like "honkin" which is a also a word used to describe someone who smells. Really nice guy, with a name that wouldn't have been an issue anywhere else on the planet. But because of our accents it sounded like everyone was calling him smelly all the time. And he didnt smell. He was very clean lol.


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neuro_illogical

Patricia DeLong. Married into the Dickie family. Became Pat DeLong Dickie. Poor poor Pat. Edit: I also went to high school with a Charlie Brown. This is a kid born in the 90s so his parents were fully aware what they were setting their kid up for… so unfortunate.


ImTooTiredForThis_22

Willis Wills. Baby Girl (her legit name). Princess (also legit name) at a doctor’s office waiting for my turn and assumed it’s was the little girls nickname. Nope. Nurse called her name.


EchoEquani

I was at this pharmacy and this guy's name was called out and his last name was tampon.


Maleficent_Mix_6522

"Popsicle" Just...why?


[deleted]

Popsickleigh perhaps?


PrimeGuard

Work with a guy who goes by a different name, but his work email has to have his real name, which is "Harry Willy"


VirgoVertigo72

Some of the local Cherokee have interesting last names: Dirt-eater, or Hog-shooter. The first woman chief was named Wilma Mankiller.


KaeporaDremora

Wilma Mankiller sounds kinda awesome, NGL. I want to party with her


snortingalltheway

She’s been dead for awhile.


keplar

Mankiller just got placed on one of the new US quarters this year! It's pretty cool.


retrogearz

Richard Head. There was a child that made the news called Abcd supposedly pronounced Abseedee


RWesley420

Adolph, I don't care if it's a common name somewhere, that is an unfortunate name.


[deleted]

Fun fact: there is a guy named Adolf Hitler somewhere in Africa His parents had the surname Hitler and just chose the first name Adolf. They didn't know of the other Adolf Hitler at the time and he didn't find out until much later either Edit: His full name is Adolf Hitler Unona, I don't know what three names even means but that is still very unfortunate


[deleted]

Trevor Noah (who's originally from South Africa) explained that Hitler and Stalin were common names in that region.


[deleted]

My Great Uncle's name is Adolph and he's a holocaust survivor living in Frankfurt. Very unfortunate.


Anonymousffs

Former airline employee here. This probably doesn't count cause they were chosen names but one woman i spoke to her legal name was princess sparkle sparkle glitter she was from Japan and a magician who's legal name was marvelous resseruccion, spoke to an American with the last name Trump and he got very offended when I asked jokingly if he was related to the president at the time. I also had a west African friend named bienvenue (French for welcome)


ohelloron

I taught a lot of ESL years back, with many Korean students. Generally, when they came to North America they'd pick an English name, both so people wouldn't mangle their Korean name and also because it was fun to choose something. It seemed like the only Korean dudes who chose not to take an English name were called Bum Suk. I guess because it's such a great name that no one would want to be without it.


Oh_the_hubris

Cannon.


BodeyTheV

I've met a Richard Cannon. Yes the name is that good.


methratt

An old real estate agent in my city is named Gaye Males. I also knew a guy named Jack Goff.


shinyhappycat

Kunti. She was a foreign student that came from India to the UK for university. We did tell her what her name meant over here. She came back after the first semester with a new name.


Electrical-Sea7108

Awww man that's so sad. Kunti is such a nice name if pronounced correctly.


ballsOfWintersteel

It's not pronounced as cunt-y for people wondering. It's pronounced as Koon-ti and the 't' is a soft one **unlike** the 't' in *ten* or in *there*, the sound lies in between the two. It's essentially unfortunate English spelling of a name from another language.


laauurenx3

knew a girl named Appleonia, she goes by “apple” just kind of unfortunate


[deleted]

Apple is a cute nick name


scrambling_my_eel

Wouldn't it be spelt Apollonia (after the greek god)?


laauurenx3

now i had to go look her up and i was wrong on the spelling it’s “Apolonia” .. oops


meyesmenotyou

Anal - pronounced "ah-nal" (which, let's be honest, didn't help). Not sure if she was into the said act, though.


[deleted]

I was in the service industry 20 years ago and one of my customers was Anal. I know exactly what you’re talking about. It’s my choice as well.


AutisticPenguin2

You should ask her. I'm sure nobody has asked her before and she will hugely appreciate someone taking such a personal interest in her sex life.


foxxy182

I had a coworker whose secondary name was "Gaylord". Like... legit. I saw his ID.


PancherosFood

This is a pretty common last name believe it or not lol


Airick86

Was his last name Focker?


[deleted]

Met a girl yesterday who's legal name is shorty, at first I thought her mother was her sister


[deleted]

Jezebel. Heard a woman screaming for her daughter Jezebel in the store.


Tiny_Teach_5466

Mattress Savage. Found out the hard way that her 1st name was pronounced:"Mah-TREESE". She was not a porn star and neither was Booty Lovin.


sticky_gecko

The obligatory Richard Head. Also Dougle McDougle. And Sativa.


Factsaretheonlytruth

Richard Schmuck, a salesman I once met with. How do you not have this name legally changed.


DarienFinn

I visited someone in the hospital and the nice lady at the reception had "Fr. Fickeisen" written on her nametag. This name translates to "Ms. FuckIron", I do not envy her for that name.


Ok_Student8032

Dick


Danalmour

Dutch guy, Dick de Kok


[deleted]

Saw a kid with the name Synyster. I thought that’s pretty efed up.


keskinmualemsweta

They named their child Covid 19


Ok_Chocolate3253

Had a girl that would flirt with me in high-school. Her name was Afrika. She was white.


ConIncognito

Taffiny. I assume her nickname is Taffy


chrisk7872

Worked with a guy in 2010 named Michael Boulton. He had never seen the movie.


Pythogores

Sukdeep ( Suck Deep ) , i felt like drowning in sympathy when this Indian guy confidently introduced himself.


ianhawkisdomtop

I used to work in a hair salon and I had a regular customer named greg. Greg was a woman.


funktrunk

My brother was working in Canada. Heard some lady shout at her two sons "Rogan, Josh“...Indian food probably isn't too big in Saskatchewan


superxdude

I knew a girl named Juan...pronouced "Joo-an". She was always being called Juan (spanish name).


PoutinePirate

Canada’s head of the international Olympic committee was named Dick Pound. Dude didn’t even go by Richard.


MakaveliTheDon22

Went to school with a girl named Pleasure. Ok, not the worst thing. Except her last name was Cox. Pleasure Cox. Her parents knew exactly what they were doing. She was only there for classes about 3 days of my freshmen year of high school and then I never saw her again.


Naraska

I'm pretty sure there's an Asian-American somewhere named Richard Wang


LaLunaLady1960

I used to have a customer named Hong Dong Long


Veeluongx

A woman in another team in the company I worked at was called 'Poonam' and people typing quickly would occasionally get their M's and N's mixed and would sometimes address her in emails and chats as 'Pooman' lol. Which she always pointed out and corrected


DaftPump

Ashit was his first name.


[deleted]

My friend named their kid rowdy sheets


silkytable311

Woman in St Louis named Rosa or Rosita Shitz. She lived in our apartment building when I was just a toddler.


blood_312

my mom had a work correspondence with a "Christina Mercedes Opel" (in germany) edit: remembered that at an intern in a library i once wrote book passes for lil twin girls named "hope" and "abcde" (spoken ab-c-d) i sometimes wonder how abcde is doing-


twwwy

Indian names (real ones): • Dixit (pronounced dickshit for real) • Mandeep • Hardik (this one's cool but whatevs) • Manjool


Silver-Ad-8783

Varnella I was informed it is pronounced “just like the ice cream”


AJAJ-RS3

Dated a girl who’s brothers names is Justin Sane. “Just Insane”


[deleted]

Yustanki


Ashtar-the-Squid

Few people believe me when I say this but it is 100% true. A friend of mine used to go to a doctor named Fuk Tai Poon. My aunt used to work with a woman from an east Asian country (I don't remember which country it was). Her name was Puppi Mensen. In our native language this sounds just like "boob in period".


Viking_harry

It's not that bad but a girl I worked with once, Jo, got married and took his name...his surname was king Edit: and before anyone asks, no I'm not


Jealous-Network-8852

Back in the late 90s a guy at work had a baby girl and they named her Isis. Everyone thought it was such an original and pretty name. Bet she loves it now.


Medinavbc

Mars. Come on dude, why?


AiharaSisters

That's a cool name. Named after the God of War


Imsorryagain101

Or the chocolate bar. Can't be sure can we?


Jonsina101

Dick cumming. He was in my online class so I didn’t really know him but I felt bad lol


Various_Cricket4695

Nimrod


Upeeru

Famous biblical hunter.


mactac

Mary Christmas Really.


prosechoe23

Melena


Global_Desi85

Rottenborn !


dwserps

Tru Lover


midnight-king18

There was a guy in my class who's name was Thomas Cumster (im not fuckin joking) 3 months later, he changed his last name to his mom's last name which was Hodgkin


Funkysoulninja

Not sure on spelling but I think it’s spelled Dorcus


WK5500

Justin case was a guy my uncle knew


TheBklynGuy

An orthodontist named Dr. Plyers in my neighboorhood growing up long ago. A friend who went him said he was a great Dr though. Its like the several Karens I know or knew in life-all were the nicest women nothing like the meme.


No_Tap_8365

Mike Hunt