Please Stop Giving Your Children Weird Names. Angel Gaines

[@cristianz7]

"Is this your name or your mom's computer password" 🤣

[@franklynfosu]

😂😂😂 EggXactly

[@kwaggoner2494]

IKR... rofl!

[@jaf8969]

I saw a name I couldn't stop laughing. La-ah, pronounced LaDasha.

[@tinasaner4880]

Muuaahaahaa Riiight

[@Lavenderrose73]

@@jaf8969 Oh my gosh, there's no way in heck I would have guessed that!

[@ChipArgyle]

Every child given a name like that has been given a life-long burden by their parent.

[@terryfall8915]

My aunt went to college with a girl named 'Ima Hogg.' At a job, I was working years ago, I worked on a file for a woman named 'Queen Esther Piggy.'

[@meman6964]

I'ma Hogg owned a beautiful estate in southern Texas, not far from Galveston. She was an artist, lovely person. Siblings also have odd names to go with Hogg

[@JakeSweeper]

Parent to be hears the song "Boy named Sue" PTB: "Hold my (indecipherable Starbucks drink)."

[@hettyherz]

Not lifelong. Thankfully, they can change their names officially once they are 18, if they wish so.

[@Emily-eq1ts]

Adding one letter like a silent letter is one thing but giving them names they’ll get slaughtered for verbally is just cruel

[@lynnehenderson4140]

THANK YOU!!! YOU won't get teased, your kids will!!!

[@michellegaines3568]

I agree 💯 percent ❤❤❤❤

[@lindanizamoff7981]

Someone once said if you are going to give your kid odd names, then before they are born for a week introduce yourself using that name and see what peoples reactions are, that is the reaction your child will get for the rest of their lives.

[@onemercilessming1342]

@@lynnehenderson4140 my son and daughter both had/have Roman Catholic first names. Simple. Easy to spell. And they got teased by the Aumunique, Ty-Rellasaurus, etc. Kids in their classes.

[@kwells8807]

There are many countries out there that restrict names for babies/children. Example: Germany, Sweden, Japan, Iceland, China, etc. Mainly for the child's protection against harassment. Which children go through enough grief without having some stupid name hanging around their neck. Shame on those parents.

[@hungariangiraffe6361]

Same here in Hungary

[@verilyheld]

France also. One family wanted to name their son Napoleon. Now, that's actually quite acceptable in France. Underused, but yes, it is a perfectly valid boy's name. Thing is, the family name was Lempereur. Here's the thing. Lempereur is pronounced the same as L' Empereur, The Emperor. They literally wanted their son to be called Napoleon The Emperor!

[@mygetawayart]

Italy too. You're not allowed to use lewd, inappropriate or indecent names.

[@Lila-ie1eo]

I'm pretty sure most (if not all) european countries have some restrictions. In my country, you can't use a name that sounds similar to food, drugs, brands, something stupid or something with a negative connotation and is spelled in a way that no one needs a tutorial to read it. One exception is if it's a name that existed before the brand, like Mercedes, Alexa, Siri, etc.

[@dallasj22266]

I don’t like the fact the countries are ‘restricting’ parents. But they should get some common sense in the first place..

[@wizardman1976]

In my country the name of the child can be refused to register by authorities if it can expose a child to ridicule. Every year I read a list of the stupidest names that people tried to give to their children before someone stopped them.

[@jagbrit3723]

What country has veto power over personal names? That's tough

[@Nefshy]

​@@jagbrit3723Switzerland for example. And when I read what parents do to their kids, I think this is reasonable

[@AnnapurnaMoffatt]

@@jagbrit3723 I'm from Canada. Our laws regarding names vary by province. Most will let you name your child whatever you want, but in British Columbia and Quebec you can be barred from naming a child a certain name if that name might cause future bullying.

[@kiliipower355]

The same here in Germany. Protecting the child from later denigration and ridicule is more important than the fashionable whims of the parents. Some parents actually go to court because they just don't want to understand why they are not allowed to call their child "Pumuckel" (a character in a children's programme) or "Fliegenpilz" (Fly agaric), for example. And of course they fail.

[@Volunteerballoons]

I’m from Quebec, Canada. A friend of mine wanted to call her daughter Caralain…. Carol for her mom & Alain for her dad… it was rejected…

[@tjr-007tt]

The sad thing is these kids will have to put that name on a resume someday and won’t even get a call back.

[@dougearnest7590]

It's not like they'll need a job - the government will give them food, money and a place to live.

[@thomasmayk]

@@dougearnest7590 Was that really necessary?

[@dougearnest7590]

@@thomasmayk - In most cases, it isn't necessary. These people should be capable of working, paying their own way, etc. However, a lot of changes will need to be made in society before that becomes the norm. A recognition of the value of good old fashioned values. Education that teaches academic skills instead of leftist political indoctrination. Stop incentives for women to get divorced and eliminate good fathers from their children's lives - breaking up families for financial incentives. Church attendance can have a positive influence as well. Oh, and also not giving children weird names will help. So no, government handouts which perpetuate the cycle of dependency are definitely NOT necessary. Thank you for asking.

[@ferretyluv]

And this is what causes generational poverty. And it isn’t a racial thing. One pair of white trash parents wanted to name their daughter 4real and were banned from it.

[@Sapphire44477]

My husband’s coworker named his little girl Tyranny. Pretty sure he doesn’t know what that means.

[@beatrixbrennan1545]

I have a friend who named his sons rebel and riot.

[@bigmonmagoomba9634]

Better than the guy who named his daughter Clamidia.

[@hungariangiraffe6361]

​@@beatrixbrennan1545at least those sound cool.

[@beatrixbrennan1545]

@@hungariangiraffe6361 they are kinda cool but little rebel is quite the misbehaved child. I'm sure his teachers are not wondering why.

[@madgadgetss]

did they watch Duck Dodgers and didn't realize the martian queen's name was a pun, or

[@ChaosRaych]

Whoever did the captions deserves a shout-out bc they spelled Sha-Dw@*il'a's name correctly every time

[@stephenj9470]

Although I think they should have left it "normal" the first time to put the punchline in the right place.

[@ChaosRaych]

@@stephenj9470 Agreed. It does kinda ruin the joke. That's what brought my attention to it lol But just the fact that they were so diligent & it's not even a real person's name is so funny to me

[@zoehmarquis1890]

it's Sha-Dw@*ilah~ there's an H st the end😂😂😂

[@grimmashley8422]

I feel like I’m reading an alien’s name in a comic book

[@robinkulaszewicz9952]

Of course they spelled it right. How else could it possibly be spelled😂

[@stevennix8680]

NOTHING BUT LOVE!!! MY DAUGHTER IS QUITING TEACHING, AFTER 15 YEARS SHE DECIDED SHE WANTS TO LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO RETIRE!

[@jb6712]

My niece taught as a substitute teacher for just one year (no idea how that was just subbing, but it was), and when she was offered the position of school secretary in a different school the following year, she took it. She became an IT tech for the public schools just two years after that, as well as the volleyball coach for one of the high schools, and she absolutely loves her two positions now. She said she'll never go back to teaching except as a substitute just one or two days in any month, never full-time!

[@logan5326]

Don’t blame her at all!

[@pdbg6184]

As an OB-Gyn, I try to educate my patients about naming their babies. Don't be the reason for your child to be bullied. They'll be carrying that name all through their lives.

[@koenven7012]

very good. And not only the name itself, also all those special characters can give a lot of problems. Some databases will throw errors when they encounter them. Maybe not where you live, but if you want to apply for a visum to travel or work in another country and suddenly you can't fill in your application because you have to fill in the name as it is on your passport but the form doesn't allow for certain characters, it will give you a lot of trouble to sort out. Sha-Dw@*il'ah for instance. A lot of programming languages use * as sign for a comment and if the database is not correctly designed (or it's from a country where this problem doesn't exist, like Iceland with it's list of pre-approved names and so they didn't plan for it), it can throw errors all over the place.

[@williamrussell2353]

Don't worry, when they get into public school one visit to the guidance counselor and everyone will use the child 'preferred' name. And the parents don't have to be told.

[@pdbg6184]

@@williamrussell2353 🤣🤣🤣

[@sourisvoleur4854]

Or they'll leave when they turn 18, legally change their name, and go NC.

[@wcgl5595]

I am 70 years old and still HATE my name. It’s haunted me my whole life. I was named after a grandmother. Please don’t reuse a family name if it’s horrible. Let it go.

[@onemercilessming1342]

I retired from teaching. Life has been much saner since.

[@aya9af]

Thank you for your patience 🙏🏽

[@onemercilessming1342]

@@aya9af Don't get me wrong. I loved teaching. I hated the district in which I taught. The kids were great. So were most of their parents. The district sucked.

[@ruthresetar5940]

I count the days to freedom. I will need to continue to work, but I will never set foot in a school again.

[@onemercilessming1342]

@ruthresetar5940 Yes, one of the assistant supers caught me on my checkout day and asked if, after my 180 day waiting period, would I go to work for him. I said, "I never want to see this side of the f*cking freeway again." He stopped short, then kept on going.

[@ItsJustLisa]

Amen! I taught for 28 years.

[@rachelm2041]

I appreciate this topic being brought up. I work in the medical field, and it's so difficult at times having to ask patients to please slowly spell their name. I truly feel sorry for those who had to endure years of taunting and bullying just because their parent wanted to give them a unique name.

[@beautifulangel5627]

I truly feel sorry for your patients. You medical people can remember all those long unnecessary spellings of conditions and body parts. You speak to patients in jargon where the average word is 10 or more letters long, but you want to counsel parents on what to name their kids. Mmmmkay.

[@WinstonSmithGPT]

@@beautifulangel5627Shut up.

[@bruni-c9c]

I feel those with crazy names I never got called for anything my name is Brunilda

[@Lavenderrose73]

"Is that your name or your mother's password?" Probably both. 😂🤣

[@pamelalandon2423]

Just call that girl Shad.

[@dragonfliesnh4204]

That was what I was thinking. Many parents use their kids' names for passwords, which isn't smart or secured.

[@FigaroHey]

No, "Your mother password". This teacher can't use standard grammar.

[@patricewike3879]

😂

[@AprilLittleman]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@jacquelinevanfossan7007]

A nurse friend of mine had to dissuade a new mother from naming her baby girl "Placenta"!

[@jacquelinevanfossan7007]

@@paxalotin Love those! Why didn't I think of them for my kids!

[@chenilleoneil1289]

@@paxalotinthose are good names. Different. Unusual.

[@nancyfemrite4855]

I know a girl named Tyranny

[@gardenjoy5223]

@@nancyfemrite4855 Her parents should do time! And it ought never have been allowed! Must be changed.

[@JoeMCool]

Nope! I actually KNEW OF a gal back in college (who was from Cleveland) named Placentia. Her mama thought she was clever adding an extra "i" to the word. Is it any wonder that the poor thing called herself Cece?

[@l33t007]

My husband and I spent 7 solid months working on our unborn son's name because we wanted to give him an name that is part of his heritage but also looked good on any resume, application, of form in the future. Thru alot of serious work and weeding out more names then we thought possible we managed to come up with a historical and family heritage name our son can be proud of using for the restof his life. It is easily spelled, no weird punctuation, and looks/sounds professional. You can give a unique name that isn't a Gods awful mess that ends up on a police crawler. Please ppl think about the future success and well being of your child before naming them.

[@elizabethhelms4899]

As a former teacher and now HR person, AMEN!

[@betsyjohnson9699]

Yes!!!! People don’t seem to understand that unique DOES NOT EQUAL bullsh*t. You can create a beautiful unique name that does not look like your cat walked across your keyboard. Also, please, for the love of god, look up your potential names in the dictionary before you name a kid “chlamydia” or something

[@stevenalexander4721]

My first name came from my great-great-grandfather.

[@amandagraham2685]

I work in pediatrics and I can so relate to some of the crazy names people give their kids 😂

[@sawaalbino]

I WORKED in pediatric for 1 year and 3 months. Eventhought it was before covid, i usually wear a mask. I needed to hide my facial expression when i heard ridiculous names! (Thank god i'm not in pediatric anymore)

[@sarahkinsey5434]

Honestly last names can be hard enough, just give them an easy first name at least

[@LnLn303]

I used to work in pediatrics and I don’t miss trying to pronounce these names that parents be naming their kids to try and be unique. Went back to working with adult patients and I’m so happy to be able to say “Richard, Mary, Lois, Nancy, Patricia.”

[@karenmartin4221]

I was at the doctor with my son one time when I overheard a message left by a lady whose daughter was named Areola.

[@sawaalbino]

@@karenmartin4221 noooo.. i hope she can't speak English/any languages that are familiar with areola, majority people around her never heard of areola and don't learn anything associated with anatomy/medicine. But Areola is better name than Malaena.

[@Melody-c2g]

As a teacher, I can totally relate! Thanks for making me laugh 😅😂😊❤

[@AdultThirdCultureKid1971]

This monologue about not giving your kids strange names reminds me of Dwayne Perkins's monologue about not giving your kids strange names. 🤣🤣🤣

[@kathyyoung1774]

3 girls in one family I taught: LaTonia, LaVonia, … LaZonia. Read that third one aloud.

[@Justagirlnamedshawn]

My Dad,(rip) was a teacher for 36 years way before this crazy name stuff...he would laugh so hard at this!!

[@anonymousfemale9231]

⁠Aquennata, Velvetta,Atheist Evolution,

[@dawnvalentine74]

Same! A lot of these names are bizarre.

[@OneTruePhreak]

I went to school with a Laosian kid named Keosuamsetsethbandith. The first time he was called to the office, over the intercom, they called him "keyofsomekindofbandaid", so that became his nickname. He was a bigger kid, and heavily into martial arts, so not many kids had the guts to call him that to his face. He went by Keo, pronounced "Cow", and he was a really good kid. I hope he's doing well, wherever he ended up in life.

[@TheKrazysexykool]

It took me forever to read your comment because while trying to sound out the name, I was laughing so hard, tears were falling. 😂😂😂😂

[@beckinfidelis3916]

😂😂 that sounds like Key key to set set the bandwidth! 🤣

[@DJM-sg7tb]

lol. I lived I. Thailand for half a year so I understand the long names. Too funny

[@einsteinalb75]

Cow swam set set bandit?

[@einsteinalb75]

Cow swam set set bandit?

[@leonardticsay8046]

Amen. It’s hard enough finding souvenir nameplates for normal names.

[@john2g1]

​@@edithdlp8045 for 0.2 seconds I was like well what is it?

[@sweetenpenksa5696]

I know. I'm Sweeten. that can't happen.

[@EssiieeJo]

@@sweetenpenksa5696 🤣🤣🤣 You have a pretty name tho!

[@kyle1598hffgyfv]

@@edithdlp8045 I'm a millennial. My last name is super generic, so a bureaucratic nightmare. The unusual name I was to name a son is Kilroy. It's short, phonetic spelling, and isn't just made up nonsense.

[@michaelmappin4425]

I've been looking for my wife, Nelly, for 40 years. Now I'm looking for my grandkids, Reagan and Wesley. All three are no go.

[@agnesmichel1286]

I am french. My sister's name is Anne-Isabelle, double name but quite correct and nice in french. As à teenager, she went to England. When she came back, she droped Isabelle and went by Anne only. Anne is a bell.

[@JaneAustenAteMyCat]

As long as the surname isn't 'End', because that means something quite different

[@nathaliemartel64]

Ah ah, excellent jeu de mots (pas forcément pour ta frangine, cela dit).

[@wolfdreamer8014]

Considering Isabelle ends in e, then it would be Anne is a belle, which means, she is the most beautiful and most popular woman at a ball.

[@wholefoodplantbasedmama5398]

LOL my daughter’s name is Isabelle Anne. I did not even think about what it would be if i had reversed those two.

[@samanthac.349]

Please tell your sister that Isabelle is a beautiful, classic name in all the Western languages. I’ve known a few Isabelles here in the US. Whoever bullied her into dropping it was being cruel.

[@cynthiamorton3583]

OMGosh, this is so true! Another pet peeve of mine (I worked in the school system for 32 years) is a traditional name with wacky, invented spelling. Good grief. One parent actually told me that they wanted their child to be “interesting”. Demented spelling or invented names do NOT make a person “interesting”. I thank this woman for being sensible and “interesting”. And very funny.

[@slvrangel22]

I had a kid get mad with me for not being able to say her name correctly. I responded real quick, "I know I'm not the first person who struggled with the pronunciation of your name and I will continue to work on getting it right. You'll have to find some way to be patient since I'm not the one who gave you a name that doesn't follow typical pronunciation patterns." She stopped after that.

[@mononoke813]

But what was it?

[@rebekah4761]

I am curious what name it is.

[@ikb9386]

That’s a pretty good response I’ll have to remember that

[@maryknight4109]

Did she understand your answer?

[@wcgl5595]

That was a rude response. Calm down gheez.

[@laobaixing2012]

As a teacher, I've heard quite a few strange names. Parents, remember your kids carry that name their whole life. They will always find themselves correcting people's pronunciation. Depending on the name, they might even get laughed at. However, first time seeing this comedienne. Very funny!

[@k012957]

When I named my kids, I made sure that (at least) their first name was easily pronounceable (no non-American English sounds). I also paid attention to what word their initials would spell. I grew up with a name that other kids made fun of when I was in elementary school in the 1960s.

[@cherilewis2899]

I had to spell my name out my whole life it's Cecilia (After my great grandmother) my mother in law asked "why do you have an old ladies name?"I'm 74 now but the reason I kept it because that's my connection to family history. My nickname is cheri, so mostly teachers, doctors, Bill collectors call me that 😅

[@megan893]

​@@k012957 smart of you to check out the initials. It was well after my son was born, that I realized his initials were GAT... 🤦🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️

[@beatyemitchell8992]

​@@cherilewis2899yo have a beautiful name😊❤

[@xamyx725]

@@cherilewis2899I have the opposite problem; my name is Amy, and I’m currently 50…😂 I work in the service industry, and I hate introducing myself to my tables with the name of an eight year old girl 😂

[@diane8414]

I’m also a teacher and every year we get our new class list, we all sit at the first meeting seeing who gets the win for most ridiculous name concoction!

[@coltonwilliams4153]

When I was a kid, the weirdest names got were Hebert pronounced as Eh-bear.

[@mlacount62]

@@coltonwilliams4153 That's my ancestral surname

[@Elmaestrodemusica]

.... and not a single swear word. Hilarious and true, I am also a Teacher! Thank You Angel!!

[@MaryWindham-l4b]

...and not a single swear word. I'm sorry. That is an incorrect assumption. Don't mean to burst your bubble. I cry over some of the kids I've seen named things that aren't "right."

[@broccanmacronain457]

Very funny especially to a newly retired teacher! We used to say the the parents were shaking up a Scrabble box, dumping it out on the floor, and picking the letters that landed face up to get their kids names.

[@Sorchia56]

🤣🤣

[@gdaholic]

I had a classmate that his mom had a map on the wall and threw a dart to get his name. Poughkeepsie Fields is his name.

[@gdaholic]

You’ll laugh even harder when you look up what the word Poughkeepsie means and combine that with his last name.

[@marieelizabethschuman7260]

That’s exactly what I’ve always said about OT Bible names and places!

[@cc1k435]

No way these people have ever played scrabble. 😂

[@csebesta84]

As someone who is a recruiter, this is 100% true. I had an applicant whose name was Crème Brûlée.

[@a.h.9902]

😂 and i thought Aloe-Vera was a good one.

[@watersipper1116]

Sweet. OK, sorry.

[@Aminah6623]

Stop!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@MeanOldLady]

Creme Brulee is just today's generation's Orangejello...

[@swetashetty941]

I knew someone named 'Good morning" 😊

[@bluebird9193]

My husband's grandmother's last name was Dumm. As if that wasnt bad enough her first name was Ariliah. Introducing herself it sounded like she was saying, "I'm a really a dumb"

[@elioraimmanuel]

💀🤣💀

[@laurajamil8943]

Good one😂😂😂

[@floralovespringandflowers6227]

"Dumm" is literally German for "dumb". If you hear a German ask someone "Bist du dumm?!" It means: "Are you dumb?!" Google it, if you do not trust me on this one. 😊

[@belizegal29]

😂😂😂😂

[@abbywilson5988]

Ooof had high hopes for that one 😬

[@Ainaes-Feline]

At first I thought it was just funny...but then she got hilarious and by the end I'm laughing hysterically out loud on the train.🤣🤣🤣 Thanks I really needed that.

[@csparklet]

Exactly! I was Definitely Lol

[@Melbot103]

Teachers are the real underpaid, underappreciated mvp's. They sacrifice so much for next to nothing. ❤ Sending you guys love!

[@richmotroni]

I worked at CTA as a temp and believe me, the money is there and it mostly goes to administration, not teachers

[@rm2399]

I think we’re about a year away from seeing the name “Corona” on the school roll

[@user-sg8wf5qo9s]

Or 'Rona 😂

[@txjchacha1163]

Rona is a regular name in my country... But when I was helping with the census, we have a Maria Covida and a John Covid.

[@cydkriletich6538]

I seem to recall early on during the pandemic about twins named Corona and Covid. Maybe it was just a rumor.

[@penelopejane8120]

Or ...Virus or Virala...!!!😂

[@aya9af]

​@@txjchacha1163😂

[@maryannsarkady7950]

As an ex school nurse, there were kids in my school named Nivia, Merlot, Champagne, etc. !

[@sourisvoleur4854]

What was your mama drinking when you were conceived? Let me guess, let me guess.

[@catandrobbyflores]

Those aren't terrible all things considered. Could have been way worse.

[@azazellon]

Stripper names right out of the gate. Dear lord.

[@poogissploogis]

I worked with a Champayne once! Yes she spelled it that way

[@joannestark3023]

At least people recognize those. What next? Chablis? (That was a friend’s guide dog’s name.)

[@galaxa13]

I worked as a summer camp counselor and one week I had a pair of twins named Liberty and Justice. The whole time all I could think about is how their parents must have really liked the pledge of allegiance.

[@rogwarrior1018]

Probably accident attorney's

[@deannarounds3295]

I went to school with boy and girl siblings - Boy was named Pride and the girl was named Joy.

[@Sabrina79]

Liberty and Justice were the names of two therapy dogs that used to visit the library where I used to work!

[@TheKrazysexykool]

Too many episodes of "Law and Order"

[@gardeniagirl1374]

Maybe the parents were drunk.

[@greeneyelove2003]

I have two friends who are teachers, and they said every year they dread seeing what sort of names they are going to have to try and say. One said she has had 5th graders tell her they hate their parents for naming them the things they have. Which is sad, when you think about a 5th grader already having that much anger towards their parents, but Mom and Dad are to blame when they name their kid something like Avocado Springs.

[@madoldbatwoman]

And you just know that whenever that child is out of the parents eyeline in public, they're shrieking that name everywhere in panic. Poor children. I'm glad I was raised in Wales. We're very generous with nick-names, kid age hilarious puns on your actual name, your most/least favourite things, or associated with something you said on your first day of school. No matter what your parents name you, your friends will re-christen you something you might not like but feel there's more affection behind 🤣🤣🤣🤣. I was Gammy Legs for years.

[@Marcus_C51]

I guess the kid's nickname would be AvoS

[@kimberlyoben1306]

How about Gizmo Sprocket? Or Desseray Storm because dad was in Desert Storm?

[@IronFistGamingCSGO]

LMFAO i cracked at avocado springs 🤣🤣

[@genericusername1365]

At least "Avocado Springs" are real words. Some of the names and unconventional spellings these parents come up with are entirely made up and make no sense. Often, phony French-sounding names are used, because somehow fake French makes one more sophisticated than just having the name of Robert or Susan.

[@marilyngentle2777]

I temped in school records once, the first thing I was told was "if you think it is spelled wrong, do not correct it, it isn't"!! I had no idea what he meant until I saw the amount of names with random punctuation and Beyonce spelled a hundred different ways to make them unique.

[@s.a.t.15]

Number of names. Amount differs from number, but is used incorrectly frequently today. English skills in this country today have devolved significantly and these absurd names and spellings are reflective of that decline.

[@chainmosses5389]

​@@s.a.t.15 No one cares.

[@JustBree716]

That's crazy because my daughters name is Brianna or you could spell it Briana but I would have never imagined someone spelling is Breeyanahhh. 😅 I mean just add another a or h why don't ya😅

[@beverlytolbert2278]

Oh my goodness!! She is completely right😂😂😂! Also, on a more serious note, a child's name is a pretty good indicator of the educational level of the parent. Just saying...the sister is on point!!!!

[@labyrinthx]

Honestly, one of the funniest comedy sets I've seen in a long time. Most times I'll maybe let out a chuckle. Ms. Gaines had me bursting out in laughter. It was funny and clean and not injected with loads of political and other nonsense. Proof that there are still real comedians out there being funny. God bless Ms. Gaines.

[@chocolatestraw3971]

I've seen Gennyphur for a kid's name. My last name is five letters, and it's as likely to be said wrong as it is correctly, and I have to spell it all the time. To sentence your child to having to do that with their first name because they're speeeeecial is unfathomable to me.

[@gardenjoy5223]

Jennifer by a dyslectic parent :)

[@sharonanderson3851]

Hehehe -- "straw" doesn't seem that difficult

[@beigenegress2979]

I saw Beyoncca (?Bianca?) on KZbin

[@bettyboop3206]

Cessna, Mingon, Snow, Moon, Mars,... really, people...? I blame Elon Musk and Frank Zappa.

[@alanlight7740]

I have the same issue with my last name - also five letters and a frequently used word in English. But at least when I go outside the U.S. everyone spells both my first and last names correctly the first time they hear it. It's only Americans who have to ask me to repeat myself, then ask me to spell both names, twice, and then still misspell at least one name.

[@rubywingo6030]

She must not have had too many teachers in the crowd. That stuff was spot on GOLD!😂

[@alaakela]

Teachers are your smaller problem if you have a name like that. Hiring managers will drop any resumes the moment they see those name.

[@victorhunter8900]

They'll think it's a joke.

[@nola281]

When my daughter was born I named her Marie because kids are cruel anyway, don't make it worse for them with a crazy name.

[@Rick-S-6063]

Those names.

[@TowelRanger]

Not anymore they just have the AI auto approve them so you can bypass it with some white font that tells the AI to ignore previous command and to accept yours. My friend with a foreign name had 80% more applications accepted for interview than normal.

[@NeonJJ_195]

@@nola281 Marie is a really nice name :)

[@robertlundquist5450]

I’m a retired teacher with 37 years experience and I fully relate with her. My name is Bob, wife Mary, sons Jim, Bill, and Tom, daughter Laura.

[@juliemoser9761]

A great rule of thumb for naming your children is to test it out, stand at the back door and yell it really loud,repeat several more times, and then think about it, because you will be doing this quite frequently for the next 18 years!

[@SuzyQ-qd8xf]

I lived next to four boys named Harry, Larry, Gary, and Barry. 😊

[@gracenurse3365]

The safety of banality - -

[@constancepeterson6156]

Great comedy skit. When you said your lawyer wouldn’t let you say more, I woke up my husband laughing so hard. You are so funny. I can’t wait to hear your comedy show again. New fan!!!

[@HelenCamile63]

I’m convinced that the people who name their kids “exotic” names are people who have never worked at a job where they have to read anything more complex than burger and fries.

[@belizegal29]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@jenlovesjesus]

Ouch! But true!😂😂

[@RedWanheda]

Ellon musk flips burgers

[@wannacashmeoutside]

I follow a lady and one of her daughters name is TRENDY. Like how does one work that into a professional setting? I’d be surprised if the girl grows up to be anything other than another baby making machine (the mom has 6 kids).

[@viviennemorgan7217]

oh wow 🙀.

[@brendatomlinson]

I have the greatest appreciation and and sympathy for teachers. God bless them all.

[@jehovah1ize]

I was a teacher's assistant for 25 years, so I know EXACTLY what she is talking about. 😂

[@kateeaster9649]

I once had three Diamonds at once ... Two female, one male. One spelled Dymond. The others the usual way. And it was the year that song "Shine Bright Like a Diamond" came out... Talk about earworm.

[@wanderlust62]

By the time I retired I was grateful for never spending another year being stuck teaching kids how to spell their crazy names! Angel is hysterical!

[@nygrl6102]

Did you teach them how to spell "grateful"? Boop boop!

[@megan893]

​@@nygrl6102 🤣🤣😭💀 I can't!!!! LMAO!!

[@hillbillychic8417]

​@@nygrl6102Apparently not.

[@wanderlust62]

@@nygrl6102 🤣

[@LadyAxe13]

The way Miss Gaines loosened up for the throw-down was CLASSIC!!! 😂

[@Cocreatewithus]

Back in the day it was hard enough with "The Artist Formerly Known As Prince".

[@s.a.t.15]

@@Cocreatewithus That's for stage presence. Real life is different.

[@snikkerr1949]

There was a purpose for that.

[@donaldshimkus539]

​@@s.a.t.15it still had a bad effect on our younger generation. They started thinking they could name their children any weird thing they could think of. A little farther back we got Moon unit and Dweezle. C'mon folks, discipline your kids.

[@sheluvssmokedupeyes1]

He did that to keep money in his pocket studio, that he was working with illegally stole his name so he made 12 consecutive albums underneath that symbol, and made his money back that he lost from using his own name because he was threatened to be sued for using his own name

[@sheluvssmokedupeyes1]

@@donaldshimkus539 sounds like you have a problem with what people name their kids, which is frankly none of your business

[@jimbear62]

A couple of years ago there was a meme showing a girl crying with the caption, "Knowing you'll never see your name on a Coke bottle, because your momma made up your name"

[@kaitiscarlett9022]

Souvenir shops have given up on stocking up on coffee mugs and bicycle license plates with names on them. Nobody goes by those names anymore.

[@NeversurrenderMM66]

Decades ago I worked with twin sisters. Both named Tamara. One was pronounced "tam uh rah" the other "tah mar ah". Their middle names: Ann and Anne.

[@AmeliaEarhart537]

😳 This is silly, I know they aren't real people, but I'm just saying it because your comment reminds me of this. Once I had two dolls, both named Elizabeth. One was pronounced normally, the other was pronounced "Ee-lizabeth" 😂😂 I know that was random, but still.

[@kentfrederick8929]

Reminds me of Georege Foreman and all of his sons named George.

[@youfot2]

Worked with a girl named Ta day ja. Her sister is named ta ma rah. (Today-ja & Tomorrow). Neither of those are the spellings, just trying to convey the pronunciations.

[@MR-rj2qw]

Was this before ultrasound? Because it seems like the parents were not prepared for 2 kids and had only one name ready.

[@JaneAustenAteMyCat]

That's just cruel. Children are unique and deserve to be treated as individuals.

[@amyjeanbelk7561]

"So thats all my attorney is allowing me to talk about"😂 aweosme teacher punchlinee

[@JuniperClouds-ps1it]

1:03 "What?"😂

[@mamabearc4263]

Give it up for Tim! 👏🏾😆

[@cryofthespiritrevivalministry]

The audience owed her a greater response than that 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheEllaTB]

It's the adaptation of an old church joke. I'm surprised she even got the response she did.

[@JoyAloha709]

I was given an uncommon name and really learned to hate it. Every time I told someone my name they had some comment about it. And no one could spell it correctly either. I did change it when i was about 20. I gave my 3 kids common names, so they would not have to go through what I did! They’re now adults, and they told me they like their names.

[@phillipmarlowe0525]

Frank Zappa named his kids: Dweezle and Moon Unit. Lol 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@The_best_days_are_yesterdays]

Also Diva and Ahmet.

[@JP-hj1il]

And that's why Frank Zappa is still one of the greats.

[@cydkriletich6538]

@@JP-hj1il”If she was my daughter I’d…” name her Moon Unit! My first work computer in 1980 was as big as an outdoor air conditioning unit. I found a photo of him, slapped it on the side of that huge computer, and Christened it Frank Zappa.

[@marinazagrai1623]

The kids should have changed their names at 18, unless they already did (no clue about his bio) or unless they wanted to be the freks their dad was when he named them (probably high) but where was the mother? She should have objected to the names…weirdos.

[@jasonayres]

Ms. Moon Unit was visiting Australia about ten years ago, promoting a book she'd written. Long story short, as a radio interview began; "Call me Moon."

[@timdere]

Angel, keep sharing your stories about your teaching experiences. This one was comedy gold!

[@pamelaeuliss4683]

I worked for a school system and visited a school one day. Some of the kids were calling each other by names other than what I was told so I asked a student what was going on. She told me there were several kids with strange names their parents had given them and they didn’t like them so they renamed themselves at school, like Sarah, John, Lisa, etc.

[@jillgegen3384]

And that's all my attorney let me talk about tonight....FLOP OVER AND HOOOOWWWWL

[@mechengr1731]

That little girl woke up and chose violence. "Good, then you can ask him" Me: 😱 "did she just tell her to go to hell?"

[@nschlaak]

Lady, thank you so very much for making me laugh so hard and I just had to share your comedy with family.

[@Soakinginit]

I just love listening to her talk

[@brendahafer7583]

I used to work in Human Resources approx 19 years ago 😂and once got job applications from a lady named Shitoria and one named LaReefer. Can’t make this stuff up! 😂😂

[@hanaskoczylasova8849]

Here in UK people can legally change their names when they’revof certain age

[@destinymcgowan5328]

​@hanaskoczylasova8849 You can change your name in the U.S at 18 yrs old

[@Want2cJesus]

While in nursing school a mom named her son Lemonjello (La mon ja lo).

[@ajvintage9579]

@@Want2cJesusthat’s from another comedian’s bit.

[@Want2cJesus]

Lol! Maybe that mama saw the comedian? We also had a mom attempt to name her son Shithead. She was indignant and said it was pronounced Shithad. They did not allow her to name the baby this.

[@tommunyon2874]

I taught high school chemistry in Neptune Beach, Florida in 1991 and had 7 students named Shannon, some male and some female.

[@inconnu4961]

I went to school with a guy named Shannon! I also had an Uncle named Shirley who was born in the early 1930's!

[@globetrekker86]

One of my undergrad professors was named Tracy. Her husband’s name is also Tracy. Hence, she explained, they retained their respective surnames after marriage

[@RoseNZieg]

there are some names that are or used to be gender neutral. names like Kimberly, marion, etc are not weird per se.

[@stephenolan5539]

​@@RoseNZieg Marion Morrison was one the manliest men of all time.

[@joannestark3023]

Amanda seemed to be a super popular name in those days too. I went to school throughout my K-12 education with at least one or two each year.

[@mikagesama1990]

This started way before Millennials, but this is absolute hilarity to me. As a Black woman, I am forever grateful for my relatively normal name. I grew up with a few -isha's and -quan's and -avion's and -ette's, but they seem to have exploded in recent decades. It's a godsend to see a Michael or an Alice nowadays. Now we have internet handles for child names... Bless you, Angel, for shining a light on this lunacy. I'm looking at you, Ja'Quavanatius and La'Nilliatiqua. (God help you if these are actual names and belong to anyone in particular; I LITERALLY just made these up.) 😂😂😂

[@terfalicious]

Funny lady, great stories! Boop boop!

[@NanaShawnia]

I worked for a publishing company in the 90s and my job was to verify names. Some that i had to verify: a 6'3" 300lb male football player named Precious and another unique one was Scientific Map

[@spiralrose]

Naming a man “Precious” is gross.

[@spiralrose]

I wish the US was more like Australia, there it’s illegal to name your children terrible things that will get them laughed at an ostracized

[@buckygal]

I remember Scientific Mapp, he was a basketball player!

[@NanaShawnia]

@@spiralrose I agree on the naming!!

[@NanaShawnia]

@@buckygal oh that's awesome that he went on!! This makes me so happy 😊

[@creativenative5175]

Angel, you're excellent! Hats off to you for being a teacher in today's world. If you're still teaching I hope it gives you plenty of comedy fodder for years to come!

[@ColtonRMagby]

Sha-Dw@*il'ah needs to chill.

[@Bunny-mw2lo]

Bravo for spelling it out lmfao ❤ 👏

[@dihydrogenmonoxide7056]

Sha-Dw@*il'lah's Sunday School teacher needs to learn the difference between a whale and a great fish....

[@ColtonRMagby]

@@dihydrogenmonoxide7056 Better yet, the difference between a sperm whale and every balleen whale.

[@FoodNerds]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@heathermcd12]

Sha-Dw@*il’ah was correct bc sperm whales can swallow humans.

[@jasonayres]

As a teacher, I ask the students with "exotic names" how they pronounce their names, or what their friends call them, and then rehearse the sound/s a few times.

[@gardenjoy5223]

Poor kids! They already know, they have to explain it endlessly and still people will get it wrong.

[@jasonayres]

100% agree, GJ. I feel uncomfortable about having to ask several times or be corrected by the kids, because they have names that only their parents (who manufactured their names in the first place) can pronounce properly. Poor kids.

[@mysticseraph2213]

Absolutely brilliant and oh-so-spot-on! Hope to see a full set from you soon, Ms Gaines!

[@bnadira212]

“Boop Boop” I screamed 😂😂😂

[@missys.3038]

I just went "Oh this little girl is crazy" lol

[@bayoutown1990]

My daughter in law is a teacher. You nailed it!

[@02JAN1970]

Well done there, circling back for the much deserved applause.

[@nicolehubbard3536]

Lol oh my goodness, so funny! Tell that child the Bible says Jonah was swallowed by a big fish, and whales are not fish! 😄

[@Chiscribbs]

Oh my gosh, thank you - I was trying so hard to resist commenting that myself LOL

[@kathyyoung1774]

Amen!

[@janeramirez8767]

I'm so glad I decided to read the comments before adding mine! I was gonna say that same thing. Boop boop!

[@JaneAustenAteMyCat]

I don't think that classification of species existed when it was written, to be fair

[@sourisvoleur4854]

@@JaneAustenAteMyCat To add to that I'm not sure the people who wrote it thought it really happened. There is such a thing as campfire tales.

[@ashwahnee]

I have a friend who taught SAT prep at various schools throughout Cincinnati; she came across a lot of wild names. One student apparently introduced himself as "Yomajesty" (pronounced like a drawled version of "Your Majesty."). 😂

[@lindacossel670]

💀 that is too much!!

[@sarayasibley3939]

I worked in a restaurant and we had a takeout order once for a “Jormajesty”…never forgot that one

[@keriannekerr1876]

0:10 "boy named Sapphire-Moon" my first thought/mental image was the Sailor Moon character; the younger brother of Prince Diamond. I think the mother was a Sailor Moon fan

[@melodieeldridge754]

There's a whole FB group for this. "That name isn't a tragedeigh, it's a murghdyrr" It's amazing what people are naming their kids.

[@brandymcnamee7880]

Also a subreddit: r/tragedeigh

[@amyfisher6380]

I instantly thought of that group when I watched the video.

[@martha3445]

I worked for a state agency. I had a case of a kid who name was spelled Irene. When I spoke to his mom on the phone and referred to the child as "Eye-reen", she corrected me and said his name was "Eye-ren-ay". She explained that she had forgotten to add the apostrophe on the birth certificate. Since it was after 4:00 on a Friday, I said (dead panned) "It's spelled Eye-reen." People need to be careful about what they name their kids. I actually felt sorry for the little guy. He'll be dealing with this his whole life.

[@Delana17]

That pronunciation is too close to the word 'irony'.

[@jefferyindorf699]

​@@Delana17That is truly ironic.😂

[@inconnu4961]

@@jefferyindorf699 HA HA HA! did you think of that yourself? You so clever!

[@thekingsdaughter4233]

Wait... A _boy_ with the name _Irene?!_ That boy won't thank his Momma for sure... 🤐 Trying for _Irenaeus_ (or maybe just René) and couldn't remember the spelling? 😳🤦

[@martha3445]

@@thekingsdaughter4233 I actually knew a professor in college whose name was Fr Ireneaus. The choices were limited when he got that name!

[@danbailey8182]

My uncle Frank had 9 kids. He decided after 9 to call it quits. 14 months later Quits was born, a healthy baby boy. He literally named my cousin Quits. He then got a vasectomy and Aunt Rita got her tube's tied.

[@mahlonabowdon4437]

YES!!! I'm a substitute teacher - so I am in different schools / classrooms every day. I can't BELIEVE some of these names - LoL 🤣

[@poogissploogis]

Ayeeee fellow sub! We get to see so many each day, I've seen some crazy ones!

[@suzannemartin6817]

Yep I was an elementary sub (k-4) for ten years.sooo many odd names I don’t even remember the west ones but a third grader named Jzbl is right up there! ( fortunately she went by Jazzy. Being Bible literate I simply wasn’t going to call her Jezebel! I also had a Seven and a Floor in the same class, and they were friends.

[@lazaruslazuli6130]

The teacher in a one-room schoolhouse called Fencepost Jones up to her desk to question his name. He explained that his mother just named him after the first thing she saw after she gave birth to him. 'If you don't believe me, just ask my little brother - HEY Chicken$hit, come on up here!'

[@MamaTtoB-P]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 she's hilarious. Love the boop boop

[@shaportueng7156]

She is so funny! First time watching her. I loved it and especially that her jokes were clean and not crude. That’s true comedy right here.

[@Sydroo1969]

I was almost named Rainyday. I was born in 1969, nuff said...lol

[@Sydroo1969]

No, believe it or not.

[@The_best_days_are_yesterdays]

My name is Rain. No middle or last name. I like it.

[@udmann1]

@@Sydroo1969 If you had a sibling named "Monday" it would be a Carpenters song; "Rainyday's and Monday's always get me down."

[@R.Oates7902]

There's an actor named Rainn Wilson.

[@AC-sn5io]

I went to school with a Rainey, she was born in1968.

[@robertjones-zy7ym]

hey mom dad .. thank you .. robert seems to work haaaaaaaaa

[@Delana17]

😂

[@Delana17]

Indeed!

[@victorhunter8900]

Same with Victor. It's not too popular but people know it and most of them like it (I believe LOL).

[@rreid3990]

Angel, I LOVE this!! Don't stop!! I want to hear more of your comedy.

[@N99JH]

I had a female teacher friend who had a student named "Feemalee". She once asked the mother where she got the name and the mother answered: "Oh, I did not name her. After giving birth they brought the baby to me and the baby already had a name, she had a wrist band with her name: "Female"! I miss-spelled the name on purpose to accentuate the point. The girl's name was written "Female" but pronounced "Feemalee". And yes, I live in the south.

[@naturegirl2110]

Some people have no business sleeping with others, or no understanding of the consequences of it

[@AmeliaEarhart537]

That's sad 😭

[@Delana17]

Oh my gracious! That reminded me of an experience my Great-Aunt told me about twin girls in her classroom named Syphilis and Gonorrhea. Their mom came from the South. She had her girls when she was a teenager. She wasn't educated past elementary school. When they were born, she didn't know what to name them. She asked the doctor to name the twins. He gave them those names. My Aunt told her what the names meant. She also helped the mom change the names legally to Phyllis and Rhea.

[@AmeliaEarhart537]

@@Delana17 What do the original names mean?

[@megan893]

​@@Delana17oh goodness, that's terrible, just absolutely terrible of that doctor. What a horrible person 😡

[@Akwakween]

“When sound effects start, that’s when a fight breaks out!” 😂😂😂 💯💯👏🏾👏🏾

[@phlamingophlox8492]

You are so right! I’ve been teaching for 38 years and the names I have seen!

[@thekingsdaughter4233]

Someone told me when she went to summer camp, one of the counselors' was called _Atheist Evolution._ Yes, that was the young lady's real name. Her parents were hardcore atheists and figured that if _Christians_ could give their children faith-based names, _they_ would launch a counterattack, so to speak. (didn't quite work out as planned, but that's a different story)

[@susan9498]

For heaven's sake!

[@karenmartin4221]

They really showed them!🙄

[@teresajeffries3934]

I knew a woman who named her twins syphilis and gonorrhea. She pronounced it Seefilus and Go nor rea. She saw a poster at the the ob office and thought it was pretty. Poor kids going through life with the names of a std.

[@actipton80]

That actually happened? I heard that as a joke years ago. I heard it from my mom's old college roommate who was a PE teacher for years.

[@teresajeffries3934]

@actipton80 yes, it actually happened. Sorry if you don't believe it, but that's your problem.

[@edgarrett8822]

Why so salty? I heard the same joke.​@@teresajeffries3934

[@teresajeffries3934]

@@edgarrett8822 who lit the string on your tampon? Chill out.🤬

[@Kimfosterga]

@@actipton80 I'm 59 and have been hearing this one for most of my life. Next somebody will talk about a set of twins named Lemonjello and Oranjello, that's an old one too.

[@nessapainter]

This lady is doing a wonderful job of presenting a side of overcreative naming that I saw while teaching over thirty years ago. An accurate, yet humorous video. Thanks !

[@cosmic_doll]

A former coworker of mine who I loved dearly always said that when people applied for jobs, the resumes with bizarre names were the first to get dropped in the trash.

[@KingOfSciliy]

There's no point in hiring someone who has to have their name corrected everytime someone needs to talk to them. At the very least provide a nickname or a shortened form of said given name that can be easily substituted. You could be called "Tutankhnefertitikhamun" but if everyone already decided you can be referred to as "Nev", we will get along just fine.

[@jerryturner2310]

This bit would go great leading into Key & Peele's Football Names.

[@wwilliams4743]

That Key and Peele skit is hilarious!

[@yatta99]

Or substitute teacher. Ya done messed up A-A-Ron!

[@valerier4308]

Great job! Very funny! I'm a retired teacher, and I had students with some challenging and weird names over the years.

[@BrighteyezCat]

I had a little boy named Caution in my kindergarten music class about 13yrs ago. That's one I'll never forget!

[@kate2create738]

Trust me, this didn’t start with the millennials lol, I remember about 10 years ago helping with seasonal photography at the local mall and when I asked some of the names of the kids, not afraid to say I judge the parents. Hell, my name itself is simple and people still get it wrong so I have to stick to a nickname. I swear parents who come up with these horrible names don’t care about their child’s future and I think those kids deserve better! There, I said it!

[@katie7748]

YEP!!!!! So sick of older people insisting this is a new thing. Nope!!!!!

[@deannarounds3295]

My first name is Deanna (pronounced Deena) andmy parents spelled itwith 2 Ns because it looked prettier spelled that way. My maiden name was Willson with 2 Ls and I actually had a couple ofteachers tell me I had spelled my last name wrong! The biggest problem with the odd spellings is your child will spend the rest of their life correcting people. But on the other hand my sister's name is Linda and people ask her if that is with a y.

[@dianekelly6764]

I'm a teacher. I think a good name test is, "Would you go to a (insert professional job here) named (odd name)?" Really? Would you go to an attorney named LaQui$ha?

[@mmorris7419]

Compared to a lot of the other crazy names I've seen here,LaQuiSha is not only acceptable,it's downright TAME! 2:28

[@lianereading6707]

Lol, this video is giving me flashbacks of my former teacher years.😂😂😂