School photographer shares 66 'worst' children's names he has ever come across
A photographer has shared the 'weird and wacky' names he has come across when taking childrens' school pictures. He started working on his list at the start of the school year - and has now shared his 'findings' on Reddit for all users to enjoy.
With 66 names on the list, he noted how many parents appear to have been heavily inspired by punctuation, adding apostrophes in words wherever they see fit. Other parents have been playing around with the spelling in other ways, adding the prefix 'riah' to the end of names in replacement for an 'a'. While some decided one letter was enough - simply naming their children H and Z.
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In no particular order, his list reads:
- Talyn
- H
- Braeighlynne
- Chloe Mykhaela
- Caelum
- Kaela
- Kananda
- X-Zavian
- Klyah
- Khloe
- Jeneeva
- Aza
- Masyn
- Lilyanni
- Saviannah
- Criaria
- Tenley
- Alijah
- Avian
- Kevyn
- Marvelous
- Naveah
- Alecsa
- Anakin
- Rayjon
- Dream
- Axsel
- Jai'dyne
- Ja'stice
- Davyn
- Maudeline
- Pilot
- Jarrod
- Syman
- Teah
- Loudon
- Para'Dise
- Peshantz
- Alyviah
- Cincere
- Yternity
- Gift
- Kyjohn
- Palmer
- Wishellcy
- King Henry
- Harbor
- A'Laura
- Beyonce
- Ryleigh
- Vicktoriah
- Helaynah
- Talon
- Qwynn
- Daysi
- Biryani
- King-Jeffery
- Maiah
- Jackilyn
- Azavier
- Adele
- Eyesayah
- Alphabright
- Z
- Cyann
- Drift
Commenting on the names, one user joked: "Mum can we get McDonald's on the way home? We shall see, Wishellcy!" Another user said: "H? Just H?" A third user said: "King Henry. Destined to have a series of wives and/or ex-wives." One more user added: "Eyesayah, these names are mostly all awhefuhll (sic)."
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It comes after a first-time dad shunned his mother for mocking his son's baby name and comparing the child to a racehorse. With a keen interest in philosophy and mythology, the man always knew he wanted to "pick a big name with a lot of history for his child".
This intent only grew after he read the name Nikiforos, which means 'bringer of victory', a year and a half ago when studying Ancient Greece. However, not everybody is on board with his 'unique' baby name, saying the child will grow up to be a laughing stock.
Taking to Reddit, he said: "I am literally a name nerd. Since my wife and I are currently in the process of adopting, we have been talking about this a lot. When we broke the news to my parents, they were so happy for us. But last weekend, they asked if we have a name in mind and this is where the trouble began.
"When I first read the name Nikiforos, I knew it would be that of my future child. My mother freaked out and said she might name a horse that, but not a child. We were very upset by this comparison. My mother doesn’t even own a horse, so we felt she just said that to hurt our feelings."
Confused, his mum asked him whether they were adopting a boy or girl, believing the Greek name was better suited to a female. "We said a boy. But she said that other kids would think our son is a girl," he added.
"She asked if we ever thought about being out in public and having to call for him. 'Nikiforos! You forgot your lunchbox!'. Then she tried to imitate horse sounds and stomped up and down the stairs. My father was suspiciously quiet while my mother was ridiculing our personal choices."
In an attempt to find a middle ground, the couple suggested using the French spelling instead - Nicephore - but his mum just thought they were joking. He said: "My wife loves French culture (she has been to the Louvre twice and won’t shut up about it and taught herself how to speak a little French).
"She fell in love with the French spelling - Nicephore. It’s not pronounced 'nice' as in 'very nice'. The French way of saying it sounds like 'niece four'. We brought this up, hoping the reaction would be better...
"My mother then asked if the entire discussion was just a prank. My wife started crying at this point. My mother seemed annoyed and asked to see the rest of our name list." The man went on to explain how their backup option is Didaskalos, an ancient Greek term meaning teacher.
"This would honour my lovely wife, who is an elementary school teacher," he added. "This is when my father burst out into laughter and claimed it sounded like Adidas. Then he noted that we could go with 'Nike' for a nickname, should we name the kid Nikiforos or Nicephore. I grabbed my jacket and my wife and left. We felt so ridiculed, we didn’t even want to eat dinner that night and went straight to bed. We still haven’t spoken to them since."
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