Baby name ideas? 👶🏻

My sister is having a baby in a few months. And of course she’s discussed certain names whether it’s a boy or a girl. I want to hear some of your suggestions, for boy or girl, whichever no matter how wild or unusual they may be 😂 Let’s hear them 📋

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supersnipe · 61-69, M

It's better not to lumber kids with 'wild and unusual' names. Growing up is an obstacle couse as it is, without adding extra burdens.

Ashly · 26-30, F

@supersnipe I was asking for any suggestions, of course my sister is not going to name her baby anything dumb or weird

supersnipe · 61-69, M

@Ashly I once came across a book called 'Interesting names of real people'. It didn't pop up when I Googled it (it was over forty years ago), but this did...

https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-unfortunate-names/

Ashly · 26-30, F

@supersnipe 40 years ago?
I doubt those names are as weird as they are today 😂
I’ll check it out

supersnipe · 61-69, M

@Ashly The book was called 'Remarkable Names of Real People or How to Name your Baby'. I remembered it incorrectly.

I now have a copy! Someone in my family had one years ago and I always thought it was fun, so I got a secondhand copy.

I just opened it at random and found:

A. Toxen Worm
Ave Maria Klinkenberg
Private Baby Cherry, U.S. Army
Bambina Broccoli
Basil Crapster
Sir Basil Smallpeice
Bathsheba Finkelstein
B Brooklyn Bridge
Rev. Blanco White
Mrs Belcher Wack Wack

And so it goes on. All the foregoing are from the USA, with the exception of Smallpeice, who was British. And let's not forget:

Cardinal Sin, Archbishop of Manila
Humperdink Fangboner
John Senior, Jr.
Katz Meow
Lettice Goedebed

🙂

Ashly · 26-30, F

@supersnipe those are some weird names 😂 poor babies