Please Stop Giving Your Children Weird Names. Angel Gaines

Please stop giving your children weird names, is the advice that Angel Gaines would give to millennial parents. In this clip from her first ever Dry Bar Comedy special Angel Gaines talks about some of the weird names children have in her classroom. Whether you're someone who gave their child a weird name, or you're just someone looking for a good laugh, this clip from Angel Gaines is sure to have you laughing from start to finish.
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[@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!

[@TheKrazysexykool]

This isn't comedy. This is a Public Service Announcement! Thank you, Ms Gaines!

[@fanaticat1]

🤣 You're absolutely right!

[@vivianjones9749]

And sound effects are table flipping time!!!

[@NiaLaLa_V]

Plenty of humans would say Angel is a weird name to give a child. Isn't freedom f*cking great?

[@user-nu1vb7qi2y]

Bahaha 😹 this one 1️⃣

[@liahrene4020]

😂😂😂

[@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

[@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 :)

[@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?

[@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.

[@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

[@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…

[@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!

[@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.

[@littlewoodimp]

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?

[@ironfistgaming8945]

LMFAO i cracked at avocado springs 🤣🤣

[@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.

[@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.

[@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😂

[@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" 😊

[@user-pb8bp6sr2u]

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

[@s.a.t.15]

@@user-pb8bp6sr2u 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.

[@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]

😂

[@user-wl2qq6uj2b]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@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.

[@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?

[@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!

[@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"

[@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.

[@dallasjansen2226]

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

[@user-hw3cl5hu2l]

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.

[@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 🙀.

[@Elmaestrodemusica]

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

[@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"

[@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.

[@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 😂

[@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.

[@Essie_Sims]

@@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.

[@Melbot103]

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

[@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.

[@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 😬

[@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.)

[@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😂

[@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 - -

[@lynnehenderson4140]

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

[@michellegaines3568]

I agree 💯 percent ❤❤❤❤

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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."

[@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!

[@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 🤣

[@jehovah1ize]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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 no understanding of the consequences or 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 😡

[@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.

[@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.

[@ShawniaMarie]

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!

[@ShawniaMarie]

@@spiralrose I agree on the naming!!

[@ShawniaMarie]

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

[@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.

[@amyjeanbelk7561]

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

[@LadyAxe13]

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

[@annb1265]

My husband and my's rules for naming our four kids: you've heard it, you know how to spell it, and not everyone is named it. Bonus also that all our four kids' names are from the 1920s.

[@daricetaylor786]

Pretty much the same for us when we named our kids (because no one says my name correctly). It has to be a real name, but currently not common, that has a good meaning, that is easily read correctly (example, not Ian or Sean, though they're good names). We also spelled them in the customary manner. All five of my kids are grateful.

[@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.

[@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.

[@brendatomlinson]

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

[@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!!!!

[@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.

[@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?"

[@allthenewsordeath5772]

Even if you’re a horrible parent, you can still at least do something for your kid by naming them John or Susan.

[@stephenolan5539]

A boy named Sue.

[@alisong2328]

These are uncommon today

[@allthenewsordeath5772]

@@alisong2328 So is an intact family unit for a lower or middle class child, it doesn’t make it any less of a good idea though.

[@susanhollis1933]

Oh boy how I hated that song!!​@@stephenolan5539

[@susan9498]

I have an extinct name.

[@bnadira212]

“Boop Boop” I screamed 😂😂😂

[@missys.3038]

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

[@GuyPipili]

I work with a child named "Ruckus." I think that you know where this is going... Ms, Gaines, I feel your pain!😂

[@user-pb8bp6sr2u]

I'm so glad I grew up in a time when you could look up names in a name book instead of making stuff up. I think my own kids are pretty grateful as well.

[@l33t007]

My husband and I went thru 5 different languages and multiple countries to find our son's name which sounds and looks unique but perfectly understandable.

[@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!🙄

[@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.

[@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.

[@cheryldenkins1597]

My youngest granddaughter is Hope Dawn, thankfully. Her mother wanted to name her January, because she was born in January. To go with her sister, June. Who was born in June.

[@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

[@mamabearc4263]

Give it up for Tim! 👏🏾😆

[@Essie_Sims]

I have 5 guinea pigs. Brownie, Nugget, and their 3 babies Chocolate, Oreo, and last but not least, Jaquavius Quantavius Dontavius Demetrius Demarcus Jamal Tyrone Dontrell Tyrell Quantrell Shaquellius the 3rd 😂🤍

[@karmencummings9754]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheVoxbox13]

👍 Consistency is key.

[@aya9af]

I know a doodle named Montevious 😂

[@Essie_Sims]

@@aya9af Jaquavius's full name is Jaquavius Quantavius Dontavius Demetrius Demarcus Jamal the 3rd

[@nicolejohnson4989]

Smh lol ❤

[@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.

[@lettherebedragons8885]

Doesn't have to get weird to be inappropiate. I remember about that history teacher trying to reason with his wife to NOT name their baby girl Eva. Their family name was Brown.

[@FlexibleFlyer50]

Never will forget the first time a Latrina was in one of my classes. Most of the students knew what a latrine was, but this college student was clueless at 20 years old about her name. A year later a Labia entered my classroom. Again, she had no idea what her name meant in the real world.

[@christinameyer1407]

Robin men in tights reference probably

[@FactCheck-i7p]

OMG STOP.

[@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.

[@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.

[@krash66]

My nephew went to school with two brothers who's names are Lemonjello and Oranjello, because their mother's favorite desserts are Lemon and Orange Jello. No, I am not joking.

[@Delana17]

😮

[@4eyeswalker]

The tales of Orangello and Lemonjello are pretty common in teacher circles. A treasured Urban Legend (possibly true at some point) which spread far and wide

[@sarina76667]

I used to work at a daycare and there was a family of boys all named after brands of cognac. Courvoisier is the little boy I can still remember. Their mother’s name was Tequila.

[@hungariangiraffe6361]

Oh, sage ​@@4eyeswalker, please share thy knowledge with the unworthy mortals such as my humble self!

[@BaughbeSauce]

I went to school with two girls named Princess and Baby. THOSE ARE DOG NAMES, BRO. While at work I've also heard people's children's names as: Justice, Liberty, Axle and Diesel (brothers), Ninja, Moona and Eclipse (sisters), I know there's more but I can't remember them right now. Like, STOP GIVING YOUR KIDS NAMES LIKE PETS. THESE GO ON LEGAL DOCUMENTS! Edit: remembered another couple. Separate families, both boys- Legend and Epiq.

[@sandrabonner8208]

Years ago, working the night shift in a call center for telephone triage by registered nurses, another one lost it after a call. Turns out a mother from St. Louis was calling about her daughter, "Chlamydia." She said the mother heard that word in the delivery room and liked the way it sounded. Go figure.

[@RedQueensJubileeClub]

I was a SNAP (Food Stamp) caseworker. One of my clients named her child “ABCDE”. I asked how to pronounce it and the client said, “Ahhbeesuhhdee.” And you know how you hear words come out of your mouth, but you didn’t mean to say them out loud? I heard myself say, “You named your daughter ‘Obesity’?” She repeated, “no, it’s Ahhhbeeesuhhhhdee.” I told her, children can be mean and you can still ask to change her name to something other kids won’t tease her about. She told me she liked the name and she wasn’t changing it. Poor kid…

[@kidavis3386]

My husband grew up in W-TX “Billy Bob” country where they make up names. His SIL was named for her parents, Rena and Lee; her name was Renalee. She married my husband’s brother Ed. They named their daughter Edreann (Ed-Re-Ann). Husband’s sister’s name was LaJuan. Nobody knows where that came from because the family wasn’t Mexican. Also, boys had to be named after their fathers. My MIL was martied twice. Had 2 sons from 1st marriage, one named after her ex-husband and called Junior. By the time he was 40 and 6 feet 3, Junior had become Junie. So when my husband was born in MIL’s 2nd marriage, they already had a Junior/Junie, so my husband became Sonny. MIL was shocked and offended when I declined to name our son after my husband. I told her that hell would freeze over before I would give my kid the middle name Elmer!

[@katie7748]

That's not exclusive to that area. Went to high school in the Upper Midwest with a DarylAnn, after a set of grandparents. I forget the sister's name but it was the combo of her other grandparents' first names.

[@joane24]

I kind of see the logic behind combining parent's names, but how would it work if you have more kids? So Renalee, then maybe Leerena? What when you have more?...

[@cynthiajohnston424]

On both sides of my husband's family , kids were named after the grandparents , aunts , uncles , etc. so basically multiples of each name . Thankfully the names are traditional . However , I actually asked my husband why no one had an " original " or " their own name " ! He didn't it think mattered ... 😅

[@ms.krueger2660]

My husbands name is Rico. He hates it. His grandpas name was Rico. Not Mexican. Don’t know why he was named that. Have 3 boys and no junior. He said he would not put that name on his son. He has been teased his whole life. Even now in his 60s he is teased about his name.

[@FactCheck-i7p]

There's nothing weird or bad about any of those names. I guess you just wanted to rag on Texas. And trash your husband's name. Elmer is a name of Germanic British origin. The given name originated as a surname, a medieval variant of the given name Aylmer, derived from Old English æþel (noble) and mær (famous). It was adopted as a given name in the United States, in honor of the popularity of the brothers Ebenezer and Jonathan Elmer, leading supporters of the American Revolution.

[@risaa127]

Teacher here, I have had: Vagina (pronounced with an h not a g) SirMichael, MissWhitney, Scorpio, ALexus (cause she was made in a lexus), Sparkle Champagne, La-Ah (prnounced La dash ah), Prince, King, and straight up just made up sounds that I cannot spell on a hall pass!

[@LamanKnight]

I wince in pain from reading those. Especially because "vagina" (pronouncing the "g" as "h") is exactly how that body part is pronounced and spelled in certain languages. ...So some parents have straight-up named their child "a vagina." *Sigh.*

[@flamenmartialis6839]

I wonder if there's any boy named Lingam or girl named Yoni.

[@LexingtonB09]

STOP Vagina!? Omg i can’t imagine going through high school with that name! They are going to be teased mercilessly!!

[@onyxlily2230]

@@LamanKnight Imagine if the kid prefers male pronouns...

[@fosterfuchs]

sounds that I cannot spell on a hall pass 😂😂😂😂😂

[@FastSS02]

It goes farther back than millennials. I worked for a medical debt collection company in the past. One of the people we were trying to contact had a first name La-ia pronounced "Ladashia"

[@paulette2830]

😂

[@jhde9067]

I just let escape an audible "WHAT?"

[@jenr2180]

I guess it's better than La hyphenia

[@annapatton4544]

LOL, a few years ago my husband disconnected service non-payment for a lady with that name, she was their customer. We still laugh.

[@FastSS02]

@@annapatton4544 did she happen to be in Michigan?

[@tinamarcum6170]

Many years ago a relative of mine encountered a woman with a baby at the doctor's office, they got to talking and my relative asked the baby's name the mother responded her name is placenta. My relative had to keep their composure saying um what was their name again thinking they had not heard correctly the mother repeated placenta. For those of you that have no idea what a placenta is it is the after birth a woman expells from her body after giving birth and looks like a large piece of uncooked liver. I seriously hope that child changed their name as soon as they possibly could.

[@GerardLee-mr3lb]

My heart breaks for the child that has the burden of a difficult given by parents. You can name your pets crazy names but don't do that to your child. It's a living nightmare and they will never have any peace with that name.

[@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.

[@fanaticat1]

A friend of mine went to school with a girl named Erica. She didn’t spell it like that, though, she spelled it Airwrecka (Air Wreck a). Sounds like a plane crash.

[@JohnRandomness105]

"Hey there, Plain-Crash!"

[@fanaticat1]

@@JohnRandomness105 my friend told me she wasn’t playing with a full deck. I’m wondering if that weird name affected her?

[@JohnRandomness105]

@@fanaticat1 For some reason, this reminded me of the husband-wife Sudoku team "A Full Deck" and "Missing a Few Cards".

[@fanaticat1]

@@JohnRandomness105 😂👍

[@jenniferpajor5365]

One of my former colleagues had a student named Mercedes, which is not an uncommon name in the Hispanic community. But her mom spelled it Mursaydees.

[@cl5080]

I used to sub. I read off a little boy’s name: Stephan. I said “Oh, what a beautiful name…’Steven!’” He stuck his nose in the air and replied “It’s Ste-FAHN.” 😒

[@samanthacharlton4123]

Almost as bad as Stephen Curry

[@Krakk-hj7re]

Stefan is an actual eastern european name

[@cl5080]

@@Krakk-hj7re Well, that explains why I’ve never heard it before…I’m WESTERN euro American 😂

[@AnitaClue]

@@katv1195 I've also seen Stephen pronounced as Steven.

[@NancyFlores-wl2en]

Stephen Ray Vaughan- Steven or Stevie

[@senectutecato3987]

I had a Junior High class with 3 Tamekas in it and each spelled it differently. I will not mention that the "usual" names are spelled wrong: Micheal and the mother fought with me about it until I gave her the history of Michael. That is my first name.

[@tamekanekole579]

There were at least 5 of us in my class. And 3 more in the school.

[@Frigger20]

Micheal is a common Irish name, I’m told. Not misspelled.

[@senectutecato3987]

@@Frigger20 Michael is Hebrew for "Who is like God?" 'el' is God in Hebrew. The student in question was Hispanic

[@Frigger20]

@@senectutecato3987 I know but that does not prevent Micheal to exist as well.

[@1Kent]

This needed to air three decades ago. Parents want their kids to be singled out for bullying.

[@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!

[@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

[@rubywingo6030]

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

[@AlistairKiwi]

Ok, well this is probably a bit of a '90s name by now, but I met two parents of "Lavatoria" kids. I still remember it because that's what parents called their babies. I guess they were unaware that for many of us, the lavatory is what Americans call, "the bathroom". In my country, the bath was hardly ever in the same room as the lavatory - but that is beside the point. Naming your kid after the bathroom is just not fair nor sensible. This is your kid - for life.

[@timdere]

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

[@nschlaak]

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

[@HardLifeLessons]

I have a cousin that named his child Lucifer. Nothing like fighting a negative ALL of his life🤦‍♀️

[@annenelson5656]

Lucifer actually means Light Carrier. Lucifer became Satan after the Archangel Michael defeated him in battle and got him sent to Hell. Nevertheless, most people aren’t aware of this so the name Lucifer automatically is associated with evil and Satan. It was stupid and cruel for that man to name his kid that. Didn’t the mom have any say in the matter? I h8 stupid parents.

[@lynnkanerva4519]

Hmmm poor kid. IDK of anyone named Lucifer, but I worked with a girl and her son was Lucien. Not bad but unusual.

[@Celisar1]

@@annenelson5656 I AM aware of this but Lucifer still has a fixed connotation and is a synonym for all that is evil.

[@annenelson5656]

@@Celisar1 I believe I did mention that

[@katie7748]

​@@annenelson5656 Would you name your son Adolf, despite it being a perfectly normal name? Probably not.

[@snizzlefrazzy]

Every day I’m thankful that my parents named me Lauren. I love my name

[@IcicleFerret]

A friend of mine in Hawaii had a friend named T-Shirt. He went by "Tee" with his friends. T-Shirt was from Malaysia or somewhere, where it was fashionable to give kids English names. T-shirt's parents didn't actually speak English.

[@lewislau7061]

We Malaysian DO speak English.

[@Loveofdecorating]

How about “La-a ….” That is being interpreted “Ladasha…. Cause the dash don’t be silent 😂😂😂😂true story 😅

[@user-xj1vp5wz3f]

My god daughter's friend had 5 Ladashla's in the one class! 😮

[@Loveofdecorating]

😂haha oh my! 😂