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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 commentsRobinFeb 26th 2009 4:27PM
I kid you not I had a friend in school named Sandy Dick
tom hammondFeb 26th 2009 4:33PM
HA. FUNNY STUFF. MY DAD HAD A FRIEND MAURICE LESTER. HEY, MOE LESTER!
AND I WENT TO SCHOLL WITH SALVATORE MANILLA, SAL MANILLA.
JoyceFeb 27th 2009 8:16AM
I had a technician who worked on my computers whose name as Daniel McDaniel
TOMFeb 26th 2009 8:01PM
FUNNY STUFF. MY DAD HAD A FREIND MAURICE LESTER HEY, MOE LESTER. I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL WITH SALVATORE MANILLA HEY, SAL MANILLA.
ErikaFeb 26th 2009 4:35PM
Hmmm...did they go through the phone records in my town? That's my mother's name in that headline! My own family tree includes such gems as Silence House and Charity Case.
kimFeb 26th 2009 4:36PM
I had an insurance salesman call me once........his name was Dick Hertz
amberFeb 26th 2009 4:35PM
i dont know what happen to normal names for kids, me i named my daughter rebecca renee and that cant be thought as something else. think before you name a kid jakaway ( jack a way) or wyckolf (wack off) these were names of former classmates and they were always picked on. Parents if you dont want your children put them out for adoption dont punish them with such creul names.
elizabethFeb 26th 2009 4:36PM
One of my son's high school teachers was named Mr. Bator (pronounced with a long "o"), but of course everyone called him MasterBater. They were high school kids - can you blame 'em?
SophiyaFeb 26th 2009 4:39PM
This is true, but I had a classmate in my college and his name was "Friday". I think he was born on Friday :)
And there was this other person who used to work at my Dad's office and his name was Strongman and he did not match his name at all.
meFeb 26th 2009 6:21PM
I know a Friday, but he was born on a Wednesday!
JaceyFeb 26th 2009 4:37PM
When you work in a doctor's office, you tend to read everything Last Name, First Name. One of our patients..... Hill, Billy
(and I checked his insurance card, his first name really is Billy).
JoanFeb 27th 2009 1:20AM
I went to school with a Bill Hill, we called him hill billy.
angieFeb 26th 2009 4:56PM
omg in Houston,Texas theres a woman her nme is Ima Barn and i knew this girl her name was Kandi Kane. some parents need tot hink 1st
OliviaFeb 26th 2009 4:40PM
I work at a library at a university, and I've seen a lot of strange names come through the computer system...Roseanne (Rosie) Cheeks was one, which is pretty unfortunate (though there are a few things that could be worse with that last name). There is also more than one BOY named Precious - bad enough for a girl, but I can just imagine what they had to go through growing up. Princess is my favorite though...a girl that comes frequently into the library.
KimFeb 26th 2009 4:47PM
I went to school with a girl named Lisa Doohickie!!!
BikerFeb 26th 2009 4:48PM
After having 3 girls my husband wanted to call our son Justin Case (we had a boy) we did have a boy but that wasn't his name.
TammyFeb 26th 2009 4:48PM
I know a lady who took care of birth records in our County and this lady named her Son Shithead! For real, she didn't pronounce it that way though. Shi- the (long E)- ad. Don't you know that kids gonna be picked on!!!
RsFeb 26th 2009 4:49PM
We named our daughter Shelby Mustang, I liked "Shelby" and my husband is a Mustang fan, but yes it ended up after the car. We were told by our families that she was going to hate us when she got older and would change her name. Turns out she LOVES the name and everyone in her school thinks her name is awesome!!
nagdalieFeb 26th 2009 4:53PM
i taught school for several years. there were kids with all kinds of weird names. the strangest happened to be a kid named green akers. the worst part was that he was green akers III. you would think his dad would have known better!
whtewolvesFeb 26th 2009 4:55PM
My husband's new district manager is BJ Johnson, real name is William Robert Johnson. Some call him Willie Johnson, Willie Bob, but he goes by BJ Johnson. I couldn't help but laugh when he told me his managers name. A customer of mine, his name is Dick Sapp and my grandfathers initials are PIS.