A group of teachers have taken to social media to shame parents who give their children ‘crazy’ names – making them wonder what they were thinking when signing the birth register
While some parents pass names down from generation to generation, others opt for a ‘unique’ moniker hoping it’ll help their child stand out in life. However, this doesn’t always go to plan as some children grow up resenting their parents for giving them such a “crazy” name.
To highlight this, a group of teachers have come together to share the ‘worst’ names they’ve heard in their classrooms – and they didn’t hold back. On Reddit, one teacher shared how she has been teaching a boy named Omeane, pronounced Oh-Mean-ee, all year alongside two other male students named My’Kiss and Grian.
For girls, she says she has a student named Fick in her class as well as a young lady named Tec, admitting she had to double-check the class register because she assumed it was short for something. She said: “Sometimes I wonder if parents are naming their kids and thinking about them going their whole lives with these names.”
Sharing other ‘questionable’ names, another user added: “My mum had a student named Charlemagne. He went by CJ. She worked in an inner city school and people tended to name their children after expensive things. For example, there were lots of Porsches, Mercedes, and Bentleys.”
While a student working in a school couldn’t believe just how much naming trends have changed since they were a student, saying: “This year alone we have kids named Avalon, Apollo, Heron (a girl), Soleila (like the French word for sun with an -a), Sirius, Korben, Lilith, Kaidy, Khileya, Henry (a girl), Cedar (a boy)…
“The Pacific Northwest vibes are strong with us. I feel the need to mention that my family once fostered a baby named Khalisee. As in Khaleesi with a quirky spelling. Her adoptive parents renamed her Opal.”
