Parents take crazy baby names to the extreme

I have a friend whose birthday is on Christmas Eve and her name is Stephanie Jésus and another friend whose name is Kelsi Noel and they celebrate their birthdays together.

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I once had to explain to a doula client of mine whose first language wasn't English that "Vagina" (she was pronouncing it Vaj-jih-nah) wasn't a suitable name. She'd seen the word and thought it sounded pretty.

Another client named their child "Hamlet" and yet another called their (caucasian) daughter "Iman".

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Oh, forgot one other-- I had acquaintances when I lived in Alaska who named their child "Ruger" (like the gun, not sure how it's spelled.)

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In high school, I knew a Willow Forest. And a girl who named her daughter Precious Amber Star. Those would have to be the top of my real life crazy list.

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After I named my middle child Noah Grey, his uncle started calling him Enola Gay. My youngest child is named after a brand of alcohol, but because I don't drink, I didn't know until it was too late that Evan William would make people think of liquor.

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I personally love my cousin's name: Crystal Dawn. Then there is her daughter whose name is Brandy, I think named after her aunt Sherry.

Then there was a classmate of mine whose name is Peachie.

Oh, and these gals are 30+.

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I could comment all day... I used to work in theatre.

BUT, my favorite crazy name comes from someone in playgroup. The boy has an unusual first name but his middle name? BadAssPanda. YEP. His middle name is BADASSPANDA.

So not kidding.

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I knew a guy with a last name, Dolphin, he and his wife had a son, named him Miami. seriously.
Also, a 10 yr old girl in my stepson's class, parents are off the boat from italy, named their pride and joy, Genitalia Marie. They call her Genny.
I went to high school with girls named: Cherish, Destiny, Trinity, Autumn, Winter, Summer... Oddly enough, no Spring. go figure.

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A high school teacher of mine, Mr. Ryzak (pronounced Rye-zack) named his first son Isaac. Isaac Ryzak. That's just cruel.

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My husband knew Crystal Shanda Lear in high school. I knew Hope Ann Peace in elementary school and Benjamin (went by Ben) Dover in high school. I don't think either of the girls grew up to be stripers and Ben was popular. Still sucks to have a joke for a name, though.

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I don't know if it's weird but I think we may have the only Elcie with a "c" instead of an "s". Her parents (my grandson) didn't know how to spell it and also didn't realize they were naming their child after a cow until they heard it from me.

She's been going through life explaining to teachers that she knows how to spell her own name. I've become so used to it that now when I see it spelled correctly it looks wrong.

MamaChristy, Crystal Shanda Lear has to be one of the best I've ever heard. What were they thinking?

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My name. My parents named me Crystal Lynn. My last name was Bell. Crystal Bell. They didnt pick up on it right away because as an infant I was referred to as Crystal Lynn. Or just Crystal. It wasnt so bad, I guess. It could have been a lot worse.
I'm married now, so I dont have to deal with it anymore.

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I know twins named Candy and Sugar. Their last name is Cane. And I know a girl born on christmas whose parents named her Christmas Noel. But the top spot in the list goes to a resident in my complex who named her dauhter Toilet...to be pronounced twa-lay. I know she was probably thinking about perfume...but how many people are going to tell this poor child she is full of s*&% when she gets older and pisses (ha ha) them off?

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and how could I forget a chic i knew in Baltimore. Her name is Passion Ahtlei Love (passionately love).

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Wow - lots of oddities out there! And I thought it was interesting that I had a classmate named Candy Graham.

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I grew up with a girl named Shamrock. People were always accusing her of making it up, but that was really her name.

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When I worked in a furniture store a couple came in to buy a bunk bed for their son. We overheard them refer to the boy as "First" and asked the origin of the unusual nickname. They said it wasn't a nickname; that was his real name. Ok, we all thought, a little odd, but whatever. Then when they decided to purchase, my co-manager started to fill out the paperwork for the parents. You should have seen her attempt to keep a straight face when she heard that their last name was "Borne." They actually named their kid "First Borne."

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My wife is a nurse and took care of newborn babies named Metallica and Messiah (not from the same family surprisingly).

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One of the kids in my daughter's gym class was named Voltron. Best name ever!

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I grew up with a girl named April Showers. She got so tired of going places and hearing "did you bring May Flowers too?"

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