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Tell us: Wacky baby names?

Posted Monday, October 27, 2008 11:52 AM

First there was Blanket. Then came Apple. Then Zuma. And now, Archie. Is it just us or do celebrities take certain liberties when naming their babes? Comedians Amy Poehler (SNL, Baby Mama) and Will Arnett (Arrested Development, 30 Rock) introduced their son, Archibald 'Archie' William Emerson Arnett, 8 lbs, 1 oz. in New York on Saturday, October 25th. Archie apparently is named after daddy, whose full name is William Emerson Arnett. Um, OK, so where does the 'Archie' come from--Archie Bunker? Archie Comics? Are we being punked? And will these famous tots have anyone to sit with at the lunch table?

Tell us: Is this a celeb-only trend or is it happening in your neighborhood too? If so, what's the weirdest baby name you've heard of from a regular (aka non-celebrity) couple?

Posted by Bump Dara
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re: Tell us: Wacky baby names?

I grew up knowing this girl named Tootie. That's pretty rough on a girl.

Posted by anr828    Monday, October 27, 2008 2:53 PM


re: Tell us: Wacky baby names?

We went to high school with a boy named Jessamyn. Everyone called him Jesse, but when substitutes would do role call, the class would always laugh. Nice kid though!

Posted by abarnhart    Thursday, October 30, 2008 3:40 PM


re: Tell us: Wacky baby names?

I am a labor and delivery nurse and I have heard some pretty horrible names. Here are some of the top worst. Twins named Orangejello and Lemonjello. A girl named La-a pronounced Ladasha, yes you pronounce the dash. Also VaGina, Syphillis and Female.  Some people are jsut cruel.

Posted by ameliak456    Friday, October 31, 2008 1:38 AM


re: Tell us: Wacky baby names?

You know, I went to school (no kidding here) with two very uniquely named girls.  One was named Perky and the other was London Bridge.  

Posted by Savaja    Friday, October 31, 2008 10:49 AM


re: Tell us: Wacky baby names?

An old boss of mine named her daughter Lake. Not necessarily wacky, but definitely different. (It actually kind of grew on me.)

Posted by Bump Dara    Friday, October 31, 2008 12:55 PM


re: Tell us: Wacky baby names?

while the celeb name Archie is not common anymore, it is by far NOT the strangest.  It is probably the most normal name in a long time... Does anyone remember the baby Moxie Crimefighter?  

Posted by Ms. Julie    Friday, October 31, 2008 1:37 PM


re: Tell us: Wacky baby names?

When I gre up there were a couple kid in my brother's class, one named Thunder Bolt, and the other was Lightening Rod.

Posted by anggrl808    Sunday, November 02, 2008 7:03 AM


re: Tell us: Wacky baby names?

I work with a Forrest Cave....first and last name.  Now Forrest is not all that uncommon but with the last name as Cave he receives many comments!

Posted by megurski    Sunday, November 02, 2008 12:52 PM


re: Tell us: Wacky baby names?

I work in the medical field so I definately see a lot of names. The 2 that stand out to me are River Reed, and Precious Manypenny

Posted by jpowell3    Tuesday, November 04, 2008 8:18 AM


re: Tell us: Wacky baby names?

ftwo guys i grew up with: "Clay Wall" ; super cool guy who was actually the third generation of this name. And "Takeatoke"  he was in my brother's grade and from what i hear a bit strange.

Posted by Amy&Anthony    Tuesday, November 04, 2008 7:32 PM


re: Tell us: Wacky baby names?

A woman that was a friend of the babysitter I had growing up named her daughter "Baday" (pronounced like Bidet) because she thought it sounded pretty and had no idea what it meant.

Posted by Loverfli    Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:10 AM


re: Tell us: Wacky baby names?

I knew somebody a couple years back with the name Teri Teri. No middle name. Not too crazy but just enough where evryone got a good chuckle on first meeting him.

Posted by SunnyMama    Friday, November 07, 2008 3:20 PM


re: Tell us: Wacky baby names?

My brother had a classmate named Elimeter Schmidley

Posted by thepretzelchick    Saturday, November 08, 2008 12:11 PM


re: Tell us: Wacky baby names?

I had a classmate in elementary school whose given name was Peanut Newton.  When we got older, he had his first name legally changed to . . . Fluno (pronounced just like it's written flu-no).  That's what you get in rural Southern Virginia, I guess!

Posted by music4healing    Sunday, November 09, 2008 2:34 PM


re: Tell us: Wacky baby names?

I remember a set of twins named Chevy and Chevette while I attended elementary school.  Turns out they were "made" in the back of a Chevy.    

Posted by MDI2006    Monday, November 10, 2008 3:42 PM


re: Tell us: Wacky baby names?

I went to middle school with a girl named SweetCherry, college with a girl named Summer Dawn Beech (first, middle, and last), and know a family whose last name is Kapenis (pronounced just like it looks).

Posted by nolateacher    Tuesday, November 11, 2008 9:50 PM


re: Tell us: Wacky baby names?

A Co-worker of mine named her son Maverick..this was right before the presidential election, but now it seems almost like a funny term rather than something cutting edge.

Posted by ACMCheer    Wednesday, November 12, 2008 4:33 PM


re: Tell us: Wacky baby names?

I knew a girl named Tara Buttoff - it's so funny when you say it together!  Now, it just makes me wonder if her middle name is Rosey...

Posted by hchatton    Friday, November 14, 2008 12:54 AM


re: Tell us: Wacky baby names?

Just had a client come in today and her child's name was Wildfire.  Seriously.

Posted by tai_carter    Friday, November 14, 2008 12:23 PM


re: Tell us: Wacky baby names?

My old neighbors named their son Ford and their daughter Taurus. And that's the car they are still driving.

Posted by meganmoo    Friday, November 14, 2008 2:04 PM


re: Tell us: Wacky baby names?

I think some parents are just cruel. I worked with a guy named Kim Burly June. His sisters name is April May June and I knew a  Jeane Poole (married name, so that one is just bad luck!! lol) Some think my daughters name, Verona, is strange! So some people just have a low threshold for 'weird' names

Posted by khail84    Saturday, November 15, 2008 9:15 AM


re: Tell us: Wacky baby names?

My high school guidence counslers name was Hyman Kleiman. Hyman? Really? And it rhymed with his last name...not fair to do to a child.

Posted by danlexi04    Saturday, November 15, 2008 7:28 PM


re: Tell us: Wacky baby names?

I once subbed for a kindergarten class- this one boy's first and last name was Walter Walters. Poor kid. Its not unusual....but really?

Posted by luvsong04    Saturday, December 06, 2008 12:28 PM


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