“A girl in my school was Crystal Leer.
Her middle name was Shanda.
You got it: crystal chandelier.”
From Darylgena toBeyonce, they were perfectly ridiculous.
“My father-in-law wanted us to name our daughter Stevia, because his name is Steve.
Not Stephanie, which is RIGHT THERE, but Stevia.”
“My husband and I are planning a family.
Tryasimight
3.
“I know someone who named BOTH his twin sons after himself.
His name is Hayden, and he deadass named each of them Hayden and gave them different middle names.
I told him no one will ever be sad about NOT having the name Hayden.”
“They use the names of women theyre attracted to.
My mothers name is Deborah because my grandfather thoughtDebbie Reynoldswas the hottest woman in the world.
Really unlucky girls get an ex-girlfriends name .”
Thats what happens when you work in schools.”
Like ‘Denise,’ but Dwayne-ified."
“Dads not knowing how to spell is why I know a guy named Keven.”
lexiv
9.
“My dad is a huge wine guy and wanted to name me Burgundy Merlot .
Thank the lord my mom had common sense and vetoed that one.”
“A girl in my school was Crystal Leer.
Her middle name was Shanda.
You got it: crystal chandelier.”
“I thank God every day that my mother did not allow my father to name me Thomasina.”
They also said no to naming her Senator."
Goblinkatie
13.
When that was shot down, he pushed hard for Beowulf.
“I had a student named Beonsaa, pronounced ‘Beyonce.’
My nephew named his son Clark Danger.
‘Clark’ after Clark Kent.
‘Danger’ so that he could say, ‘Danger is my middle name.'”
“Girl I went to dance academy with: Battle Reigns Black.
Who looks at a baby and thinks,I want this child to remind me of WAR?”
OMGitsaClaire
16.
“I worked with a girl named Mary.
Her last name is Christmas.
And its her maiden name, so her parents knew what they were doing.”
“I went to school with a student named Mylan Moore.
“I have a few examples: We have family friends whose last name is Fuel.
There’s a poor girl whose first name is April.
I have family whose last name is King.
They named their oldest son Joseph so they could call him Joking.
Last but certainly not least, there was a woman in my old neighborhood whose name was LaShell.
I asked LaShell about her unusual name.
My idiot father suggested Evelyn, and my mom was on board.
My grandma was like, ‘I have 11 sons; which one are you looking for?’
She said my dad’s name.
She told my mom what happened and suggested some new names.
‘Erin’ was on the birth certificate before my dad could even figure out who slapped him.
My grandma funded their divorce. "
crescentmoondance
Anyways, while I find some of these endearing (I love “Chrishell”!
), I liked this reminder fromXtonicray: “Remember, expecting parents!
This isnt just a babys name!
This is a future adults name that will go on job applications!”
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