Bad Bad name

**peanutter** · May 29th, 2013, 10:53 PM

There was a family at school with five kids - four girls and a baby boy. Gypsy, Jazmine, Lacey, Coral and Sam.

**feeb** · May 29th, 2013, 11:10 PM

I recall kids who were Emmanuel (which is a lovely name) and Jesus. They were brothers.

**TeniBear** · May 29th, 2013, 11:40 PM

There was a family at school with five kids - four girls and a baby boy. Gypsy, Jazmine, Lacey, Coral and Sam.

I recall kids who were Emmanuel (which is a lovely name) and Jesus. They were brothers.

See, now we're getting into "okay names by themselves but why would you do that to siblings" territory

ETA: And I'm aware I'm somewhat guilty of this myself

But when more kids come along, I can even it out between common/uncommon

**~clover~** · May 30th, 2013, 12:13 AM

Yes well I didn't think of any relation between mine & DD3's names when she was born. Skye & Summer. Not until she was over 1 & a nurse commented while in hospital. Have had a few people say something since.

We also had a dog called Jess when we named DS Jesse. The dog's name was the last thing on our minds at the time

**meow** · May 30th, 2013, 01:11 AM

I recall kids who were Emmanuel (which is a lovely name) and Jesus. They were brothers.

Jesus is a very popular Latin-American name. Though I'm not sure if you're saying you don't like the name Jesus, or just the choice of using both names for brothers.

I'm atheist so using names from the bible 'out on context' doesn't bother me. I once met a Lucifer and I love the name but most people seem to be horrified by it.

**Artechim** · May 30th, 2013, 05:22 AM

There was a family at school with five kids - four girls and a baby boy. Gypsy, Jazmine, Lacey, Coral and Sam.

I don't get it??

My kid's kindy teacher once taught a boy called Roach. I imagine the rate for reaching adulthood is very low for kids named Roach. That one didn't make it.

**Tinks** · May 30th, 2013, 07:19 AM

I know a little girl called M ysteeq (the space is so this post isn't googlable). The name itself has always made me cringe but I saw it written for the first time yesterday and actually thought it was a mistake for a minute

**peanutter** · May 30th, 2013, 08:31 AM

I don't get it??

We (as kids) couldn't understand why their new baby brother had such a "normal" name. I guess that given his sisters' names, we were expecting Torquil or Addonis or Elimelech or something. Not Sam

Jasmine is a common enough name now (with different variations of spelling) but back then, each of those girls had a completely unique name as far as the school goes.

In other news, at my high school we had a guy whose name was David David. Dead set - first and last names were David. No new marriage of his mother, no nothing - that was his name.

And I remember reading in the paper about a kid whose name was Andrew Peac*ck, and whose parents called him Drew. Drew Peac*ck. Say it out loud.

**Artechim** · May 30th, 2013, 08:37 AM

DH worked with a Chris Peac*ock. Every time there was a fire drill the firemen thought they were being set up lol

**Rowellen** · May 30th, 2013, 08:41 AM

And I remember reading in the paper about a kid whose name was Andrew Peac*ck, and whose parents called him Drew. Drew Peac*ck. Say it out loud.

Whoops!

I've known a few of those double names (not quite as exact as that!) but I'm not 100% sure of their history - William Williams, Luke Lucas, Robin Robinson (married name). These are all about my age or older.