People Who Give Their Kids DUMB Names...

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Originally Posted by JakkieS

I think Kal-El is an interesting choice and he'll probably get a nickname to even things out (hopefully his folks think of a good one)

We have decided to name our baby Kenshin...and for those anime fans out there, yes it is after the main character of Rurouni Kenshin/Samurai X. He will have the nickname Ken for those who can't/won't face the task of calling him by his full name.
My son Jake has a screen name with Kenshin in it.
He is a big (obsessively) anime fan.
 

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My name is Amity-- means Friendship or in older dictionaries Friendship between nations- (i wish it was that easy) I've only met 2 other people with my name. My parents and just a few other people are the only ones who have ever pronouced it correctly-- its amazing how people mess up my name in pronunciation.

My daughter is named Auburn Mae Marie-- It was either Auburn (after Auburn University, AL) or Dallas Mae Marie ( Dallas after Dallas Cowboys) My hubby got to pick his two choices but i couldnt name my daughter Dallas-- it sounded too porn- starish to me-- Everyone I have met loves the name Auburn ( she has auburn hair too) and Hubby thinks that shes a good luck charm now since the Auburn Tigers won every game last year since she was born. He also loves going to Tuscaloosa the day after the Iron Bowl ( University of Alabama vs Auburn University- major rivals) and using her name as much as he can-- This year if Auburn wins (which they will) he plans on letting her run in the Tuscaloosa Mall while calling her and saying I LOVE AUBURN-- AUBURN GO AUBURN GO. lol MEN!
 

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My middle name is Luella - not your usual run-of-the-mill name now is it! My daughter is always teasing me about it.
 

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okies. my mil is a teacher. her friends in registration have seen "lemonjello" and "oranjello (pronounced : leh-Mahn-gel-oh and o-ronj-el-oh)
This was posted by Turtlecat, I think, and I'm not sure if they are even still posting here, but I had to mention it! I know your profile said you were from NC, but is your MIL by any chance in TN? I have a friend who worked at a daycamp or classroom or something and had twins or brothers named lemonjello and oranjello. Surely there is not more than one family who came up with this!!

On anther note, I like my name (Ashley, obviously) is theory, but I just know way too many! I actually know one other Ashley Nicole, and have heard of many others! I read on here someone knew a Rylee. I had a good friend in school name Ryli, and I loved and still love her name! My long time bf is Irish, so once we get married and have kids later on, I would definately consider looking into some Celtic names!
 

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Originally Posted by Yosemite

My middle name is Luella - not your usual run-of-the-mill name now is it! My daughter is always teasing me about it.
My mom's first name! You would not believe the folks who try to spell it "Louella". It was also her mother's name.
 

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My maternal grandmother's name was Minnie.
In her case, I guess it fit, the woman was 4'11" in her prime.
 

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Since i am to lazy to read 16 pages of posts i will just add the one name that i think their parents should be shot for... Penn Jillett(http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0422710/), part of Penn and Teller named his first daughter.....Moxie CrimeFighter Jillette

Im just alittle scared....
 

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Originally Posted by krazy kat2

One of my s/o's co workers tattooed a girl whose name was, I kid you not, Sh*thead. Her mother had seen it written down and thougt it looked pretty. She pronounced it shy-theed. We swore he was lying unitl he showed us the paperwork she had filled out, a copy of her dirver's license, and the tattoo. She had some kind of wierd middle name, too, but I forget what it was.
Oh my goodness. That's horrible.
 

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AshleyNicole said:
This was posted by Turtlecat, I think, and I'm not sure if they are even still posting here, but I had to mention it! I know your profile said you were from NC, but is your MIL by any chance in TN? I have a friend who worked at a daycamp or classroom or something and had twins or brothers named lemonjello and oranjello. Surely there is not more than one family who came up with this!![QUOTE\\]


my mom had a set of boy twins in her school in Mississippi that she saw for speech services named Lemonjello and Oranjello-- seriously-- Their mom called them Lem and "O". Surely these are the same kids-- surely!?! they were starting kindergarten when my mom saw them and tested them.

Wow if it is the same set of twins talk about Small world!
 

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Nope, she is here in NC with me, unfortunately, there seem to be a number of oranjello/lemonjello twins.
 

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ok, here are my contributions...
i had a student named Makenzi [pronounced mack-en-zie]
my cousin had a student named LaDustieya [pronounced as spelled]
my mom had a student named Shaniquita [but pronounced sha-nee-kwa - not sure why that extra syllable was there
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i currently have these students: Micah [girl] & Crystal, Devin & Drafton [both boys].
these are regular people naming these kids, not celebrities!
 

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Originally Posted by laureen227

ok, here are my contributions...
i had a student named Makenzi [pronounced mack-en-zie]
my cousin had a student named LaDustieya [pronounced as spelled]
my mom had a student named Shaniquita [but pronounced sha-nee-kwa - not sure why that extra syllable was there
]
i currently have these students: Micah [girl] & Crystal, Devin & Drafton [both boys].
these are regular people naming these kids, not celebrities!
Makenzi...I have seen my name misspelled like that millions of times, except mine is just Mackenzie


We have a family friend named Devon, and I know a little girl named Micah! I think they are cute, but different names
 

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forgot the best ones... my first year to teach, i was at a school in southeast texas. i had 2 students that i had trouble telling apart - they resembled each other very closely, & had almost the same names - i figured they were probably cousins. not only the same surnames, but given names - Terry & Terrence. imagine my surprise to discover that they were not cousins, but twin brothers. that's right - twins with basically the same name, since Terry is a nickname for Terrence!
 

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Originally Posted by laureen227

i forgot another - Linzy [girl] !
I dont think I've ever seen that spelled that way! How interesting!

We have a little neighbor girl who's named is Brytni! (pronounced Brittany!)
 

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Originally Posted by krazy kat2

I shudder to think what my sweet little Olivia is going to have done to her beautiful name.
My cousin's little girl Olivia is called Livvy sometimes...
 
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