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We've seen baby names derived from text-message speak before (see below), and now the people behind thebabywebsite.com have gone through phone records in the UK and the States to find other tragic names as a cautionary tale for moms and dads. "When the parents of some of those people mentioned named their children, many probably didn't even realize the implications at the time" said a spokesman for the site. "What may be quirky and fun for a toddler might be regretted terribly when that person becomes older."
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Other names on the list included Barb Dwyer, Ray Gunn, Anna Sasin, Doug Hole, dentist Les Plack, and a retired RAF airman named Stan Still. "My commanding officer used to shout 'Stan Still, get a move on' and roll about laughing," Still says. "It got hugely boring after a while." To all you parents out there, remember this before you end up naming your daughter something like Helen Back.
For more crazy, real names, this time inspired by text-messages, check out the gallery below. [From: Telegraph.co.uk]
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Subscribe to commentsaliFeb 27th 2009 5:25PM
so what
whatsittoyaFeb 26th 2009 2:18PM
Just remember---your kids are the ones to pick your friggin' nursing home.......and there are some nasty nursing homes out there. I believe in Karma---so, what goes around, comes around. Stupid people!
EileenFeb 27th 2009 4:26AM
I swear on my children's lives I went to school and grew up with a Rusty Rench.... My father was a tool and die maker and good ole Rusty got most of my Dad's tool after he passed away because you guessed it.... he was a tool and die maker... Rusty Rench Gainesville, Fla. super super nice guy too
KristinFeb 27th 2009 9:30AM
My friend's cousin's name is Guy Butts III. That means there's 3 of them! Poor fellows....
HeatherFeb 27th 2009 10:46AM
There was a community leader in our town named Harry Baals (pronounced "balls"). There is actually a street named after him now! Why on earth???
MonicaFeb 27th 2009 11:04AM
I worked as a nurse tech at a local hospital in the baby nursery, and sometimes had to take the baby's first picture. Imagine our surprise when I had to type in the computer "Ah-blessin Ta'Cherrish," and the siblings name was "Lovely Iz'Unique," good ol Louisiana names!! We just couldn't believe it!
ME RitzyFeb 28th 2009 2:00PM
I think all parents should....before they name their child....go around with a name tag on that says "Hi my name is________"
and put in the full name you want your child to have. Do this for
3 months and see what your child will have to put up with. THEN
and only then make your choice of a name. Just comon sense.
me ritzy
Jacob KoehlerFeb 26th 2009 2:19PM
Yeah, my friend's name is shirley knots (surely not). I always tell her she's gonna marry a guy with the last name scott and be shirley knot-scott haha.
ashleyFeb 26th 2009 3:39PM
I went to school with a kid named Harold Kuchey (pronounced coochie), and he went by harry, so it was Harry Coochie. But he was the principle's son so nobody ever made fun of him.
dennisFeb 26th 2009 4:10PM
i always thought the worse name for a guy would be '' harry balls'' or harold bouls, thats a made up name but i did go to school back in south dakota over 20 yrs ago her name was pamela i gaye, so her initials were P I G so people would call her a gay pig, what remarkable about this gal is that she was the nicest and sweetiest and kindest gal i have ever met.
ElizabethFeb 26th 2009 4:26PM
A friend of mine, up until the very last minute, was going to name her son after his grandfathers - Harrison Richard ("Harry Dick"). Thankfully, she dropped both of those and instead chose Zachary Preston.
KimFeb 28th 2009 12:49PM
I went to school with a guy named Harry Cox. Sad part.... he was Harry Cox the Third
KateFeb 27th 2009 1:08PM
I recently went to a school play where one of the cast members held the unfortunate name "ImUnique." Poor girl. My father worked at a school with sibling students "lemonjello" and "orangejello."
ludditeFeb 27th 2009 5:31PM
Hi "Kate" - Your Dad may have told you a little fib. The "Orange Jello" "Lemon Jello" thing is an urban myth from the 1980's. They were pronounced "orangello" and "lemongello." When I was a kid in Oklahoma, the myth was that a couple of twin, female teenagers (from another school) had those names. Pop is in trouble now!!
MichelleFeb 26th 2009 2:33PM
Yes, we also need think about the poor unfortunate people who come to the US from other countries and then get made fun of because of their names. Two in particular I remember are Asshole Patel- supposed to be Ah SHO Lee. Hmmmmmm not in NYC. The 2nd wasnt that bad Anushka Leison. We did have a lot of Butt jokes though. Sigh, kids can be cruel ........
JenJenFeb 27th 2009 9:42AM
Wow! Poor guy!
SharonFeb 27th 2009 10:58AM
I knew how that was supposed to be pronounced. A friend of mine had similar and they thought it was a joke (a child), so they asked for the parent & were told the name. :-(
AlFeb 26th 2009 2:39PM
Once I trained a 17 year old girl in my retal job and she had to request a customers' name and address, to give the cash refund.
The customer said, "I'da know". After 2 tries I intervened and siad, "Mam, were not trying to be difficult but this is company policy, prior to refunding your cash."
ElaineFeb 26th 2009 2:44PM
In my little corner of New Mexico there were two different people with 'unfortunate' names- Snow White and Rigor Mortis. No kidding! Rigor was a cowboy and Ms. White was a teacher. Ms White moved to Alaska, and the last time I saw Rigor, he was on a horse trying to catch and rope a coyote. Ain't America great!
jeanoFeb 26th 2009 3:42PM
They went through phone records? I wonder how many people on there DIDN'T have their real name because it was so weird or changed their name to something weird as an adult to get attention? I'm not sure the phone records were reliable. I do, however, get a kick out of the strange names parents (especially so-called celebrities) come up with.