PreTeena by Allison Barrows for September 14, 2020

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    stairsteppublishing  about 4 years ago

    It could be a lot worse – and generally is. Before naming a child (or pet) be aware of all of the nicknames both cute and cruel the child is stuck with; pity the child who has to spell his/her name every time when asked his/her name, and pity the poor teacher who has to remember the dozen different spellings of a name and the unique pronunciation of the name. True story: Child’s name was pronounced ‘fee-mall-ee’ and spelled ‘Female’. The family could not decide on a name so the doctor wrote ‘female’.

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    blunebottle  about 4 years ago

    Moon Unit.

    Dweezil.

    Blanket.

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    dwane.scoty1  about 4 years ago

    Nowadaze, unusual naming would get the parent (s) charged with Child Abuse!

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    Tog  about 4 years ago

    There was a mother a few years ago who tried to register her daughter calling her Chlamydia because she thought it sounded nice. Thankfully she wasn’t allowed to.

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    whahoppened  about 4 years ago

    Social security says “Karen” is falling out of favor.

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    sallyseckman  about 4 years ago

    There’s only so many variations on the name you can put on one name until it gets so confusing.

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    theincrediblebulk  about 4 years ago

    A woman wakes up from a coma and…A 4-months-pregnant woman falls into a deep coma. 5 months later she wakes up and asks the doctor about her baby.

    Doctor: You had twins, a boy and a girl, and they are perfectly fine. Luckily your brother named them for you.

    Woman: Oh no not my brother! He’s an idiot. What did he name the my daughter?

    Doctor: Denise

    Woman: Oh that’s not that bad. What did he name my son?

    Doctor: Denephew

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    zippykatz  about 4 years ago

    What’s with the apostrophe in the middle of a name? Looks like a hiccup.

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    jbarnes  about 4 years ago

    I once saw a list that included students named Luke and Leia Skywalker. I’m pretty sure it was real. And what’s with the trend of naming girls “Princess”? It’s a fine nickname, but just imagine having to introduce yourself that way for an interview.

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    gcarlson  about 4 years ago

    Once met a publisher’s rep named “Valentine.” He was born on Halloween. Two weeks early. Do the math.

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    David Rickard Premium Member about 4 years ago

    Then there’s little Bobby Tables… https://xkcd.com/327/

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    Cameron1988 Premium Member about 4 years ago

    I’m wondering if any babies that were born between March and now were given the name “Covid”

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