I was at the Gerber site looking at pictures that have been entered in the 2012 baby contest. After just a few minutes I became so distracted by the names I was reading that I stopped looking at the pictures and became fixated on the craziness. Because of the work I do, I am around babies all the time. I've heard some doozies, but I was still shocked at the extent parents will go to be unique, essentially shackling their child for life to a name that people will:
a) laugh at
b) mispronounce
c) misspell
d) all of the above
So here, for your pleasure, is a mere pittance, a sampling of a few of the craziest names and spellings.
Girls
1. Kynadie (They are probably going for Kennedy, but this little one will go through life with people saying things like KyNayDee...which isn't bad if her middle name is AN and she is from Canada)
2. Rayghan (Was there something wrong with all the other weird variations of Reagan?)
3. Tuesday (Even though I love Keith Urban, I blame him and Nicole for starting this trend of naming girls one of the days of the week. All I can say is that it is better than Saturday)
4. Ove'a (Since the definition of Ove is 'a deep feeling of sexual attraction and desire' there isn't much to say about this choice except 'ewww')
5. Dezeray (The spelling...so unique! so unusual! so unnecessary!)
6. Safia (She can expect the following exchange for life. What's your name? [Safia.] Sofia? [No, Safia!]
7. Canon (Boom!)
8. Heaven (These parents must not have heard of the trending Nevaeh)
9. Haylin (This might have been a hospital typo for Kaylin - I'm hoping)
10. Keilyani (Again, why choose a name that the child will need to spell EVERY SINGLE TIME?)
11. Journey (Yeah, life is going to be a journey with a name like this)
12. Tomorrow-Lynn (...and I'm not joking. Maybe she can be best buddies with Tuesday, or get a free pass at the Disney Tomorrowland rides).
Boys - Overall the boys names that I saw were more normal than girls, but not all as witnessed here...
1. Lenin (Even spelled like Vladimir's name. His brother will probably be named Marx)
2. Jaizyk (Huh?)
3. Damien (Has this person never heard of The Omen? Gee, why not just saddle him with Adolph?)
4. Manasas (Sorry, but this sounds like a city. Oh, and Molasses, too.
5. Leonidas (I would have advised skipping the 'idas' and sticking with Leon, but they didn't ask me)
6. Maxson (Ohhhhh, people there are all kinds of names with X's out there: Jaxxon, Paxton, Flax - just kidding about Flax, but it wouldn't surprise me)
7. Rammy (Brother of Tammy, Sammy, and Pammy)
8. Cash (I guess it's better than naming your son Credit)
9. Sturges (A quick google search told me there are a lot of fish markets in Sturges, MI)
10. Asharious (That's hilarious!)
11. Bowevori (Really? Did they put Scrabble letters in a bag, draw them, and rearrange?)
12. Taytum (Sorry, but this spelling looks feminine. This poor kid better develop a thick skin)
...well, that was amusing.
Yours Truly,
Elehcim
