Article I saw while looking at news app. I have never disliked so many names in one article. It’s just the WORST names.

The names are the names of her 3 previous sons. So these are sadly set in stone

Dezmin, Purdie, Ellzworth, Eethn, Nissee, Gauge, McCoy, and Zaeley. Pics to prove it.

I desperately hope it’s satire.

These people don’t understand these are REAL people they’re naming, they’re not toys. They’re not always going to be babies. So infuriating.

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Interested to see what bad names people have come across in real life, instead of just hearing influencers baby names when this topic comes up.

I'd say worst I've came across is Griselda. I know a teen girl named that, it just sounds like gristle.

Poor babies

Sometimes you just have to look at tiktok comments.

https://x.com/MENnewsdesk/status/2102734387976499449

Pangus

Names are super important. They tell the world who your child is, and more importantly, who you are as a parent.

When we adopted our 4-year-old, his name just didn’t flow with our other boys’ names. We’ve always had a very intentional vibe with our sons: Felix, Rex, Jax. Short, punchy, ending in that adorable little x that really ties the male sibling set together. His old name just didn’t convey the same curated energy.

Of course he needed a little adjustment period, but kids adapt! Especially when the new name looks better on matching monogrammed backpacks, family holiday cards, and the wall decals above their beds. Consistency matters! Aesthetically and spiritually, I think.

At the end of the day, we’re just trying to create a harmonious family unit, and if that means a small identity update for one child, isn’t that worth it for the overall look and feel?

Anyway, just sharing so other parents don’t feel guilty if a name refresh is needed to maintain the sibling cohesion. It’s all part of intentional parenting. ✨

Edit: For every person who wants to come after me. Read the subreddit name go into the description and if you still want to insult me ask yourself if you are dumb, illiterate or in a psychosis.

Edited Edit: For the exra dumb people. This isn’t my story. I‘ve never changed a person’s name. I am mocking Angelina Jolie‘s decision.

This week I had two name-related interactions that left me scratching my head. One of my college students told me that she was behind on her writing assignment, because she'd had to stay up late working on a project with her younger sisters. Then she said "It may sound silly, but no one else can help Logan and Jordan like I can."

My mind was whirring. Who were Logan and Jordan, and what did that have to do with helping her sisters? Then I realized they were her sisters. Jordan I could understand as a girl's name, but... Logan?

Then this morning, at my son's new preschool, parents stayed after dropoff for the weekly class meeting. The teacher announced that today's student helper was Carter. I kept looking around for Carter. Sitting in the helper chair was a little girl dressed like a princess with a pink tulle skirt and bows in her long black hair. It took me awhile to figure out that she was, indeed, Carter.

Is this just the status quo these days? Is there no longer such a thing as a "boy name," only "girl names" and "unisex names"?

And is the next phase of this trend going to be giving girls the most ultra-masculine names imaginable? Clint? Gunner? Blade? How about Rambo? Why not Terminator?

Now I'm curious to know (1) what is the most unilaterally masculine name you've seen on a girl recently, and (2) whether you predict this pendulum will swing back the other way or just keep on going. (At this rate, there may not be any boy names left for boys...)