The Whackiest Names of 2009

[Cloud9Gal]

I loved reading these, just because of the sarcastic comments attached to each name.

What were the parents thinking of? Really! http://www.tiptopglobe.com/skin/smile/s9399.gif (http://www.tiptopglobe.com/free-smiles-smileys-emoticons-blog-forum-email)

Sparrow James Midnight Madden

Parents: Nicole <NOBR id=itxt_nobr_1_0 style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 100%; COLOR: darkgreen">Richiehttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/2_bing_11pxw.gif</NOBR> (http://lifestyle.msn.com/your-life/family-parenting/articletkt.aspx?cp-documentid=23044065&gT1=32001#) and Joel Madden
Our take: Okay, so they had us at Harlow; but Sparrow? Just what exactly Nicole Richie and Joel Madden were thinking when they named their second baby after a small bird is beyond us. To be fair, throwing in "Midnight" definitely helps make the kid sound a little more badass, but let's be honest -- with a name like Sparrow, he's going to have a pretty tough time on the playground.

Heavenly Joy Jerkins

Parents: Joy Enriquez and Rodney Jerkins
Our take: We don't know about you, but Heavenly Joy sounds more like an eau de toilette spray we used to wear back in junior high than a name for baby. And we're going to have to subtract a few more points for overkill. We give a big thumbs-down to this one.

Atlas Heche Tupper

Parents: Anne Heche and James Tupper
Our take: Let's not beat around the bush: Sharing a name with a giant book of maps has got to suck. But we're sure he'll get plenty of advice on how to deal from his big bro, who's stuck with the name Homer Laffoon for life. So far, he's gotten the better deal in that family, but that's not saying much.

Mars Merkaba

Parents: Erykah Badu and Jay Electronica
Our take: We feel for this kid -- growing up with the name Mars isn't going to be easy, especially for a girl. We can already hear the fourth-grade jokes getting hurled at recess... But with a mom like Erykah Badu, we can't say we didn't see this one coming, considering she named her firstborn Seven Sirius. (For real.)

Bandit Lee Way

Parents: Lindsey Ballato and Gerard Way
Our take: When you give your baby girl a name like Bandit, you've got to be more or less certain your kid's going to turn out to be pretty edgy. At least, we hope this tot can do the name some justice; but that's a pretty big cross to bear.

Ikhyd Edgar Arular Bronfman

Parents: M.I.A. and Benjamin Bronfman
Our take: When your mom's wacky songstress M.I.A., an ordinary life probably isn't in your future. So we knew this poor kid would probably wind up getting a "unique" name. But Ikhyd? That's the kind of name that gets you picked last in dodgeball.

Petal Blossom Rainbow Oliver

Parents: Jools and Jamie Oliver
Our take: Can't say we were shocked by this unfortunate choice. After all, celeb chef Jamie Oliver and wife Jools seem to have a penchant for giving their kids names straight out of a My Little Pony episode. Their two other children have the lifelong tribulation of being named Daisy Boo and Poppy Honey.

Gunner Flowers

Parents: Tana and Brandon Flowers
Our take: We're definitely not big fans of this one, but at least we can sort of see where they were coming from. After all, when your dad's a famous rock star, you need a pretty tough name to make up for the fact that your last name is Flowers.

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[Henry]

My Granddaughters name is London Elizabeth
i thought that was a strange name:isadizzy:
but i have gotten used to it
i did have a friend who's last name was balls
and she called her daughter Ophelia
i always thought that was tough
H

[lifejogger]

I pity those poor kids that have to go through life with those names.

[p14u2nv]

Not as strange as Frank Zappa's kids names; Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet Emuuka Rodan and Diva Thin Muffin Pigeen!

Just what are these people thinking? Must be if they give them weird names they'll be successful by playing on it some day some how.

I wouldn't name a pet by any of these names.

[Dain Arns]

Ron "Opie" Howard and his wife have named each of their four children after the places they were thought to have been conceived.

Bryce Dallas in Dallas, Texas, Paige Carlyle and Jocelyn Carlyle at the Hotel Carlyle in New York City, and Reed Cross after a specific road. :icon_lol:

[MaddogK]

Mars Merkaba

consider the source: Jay Electronica

[Bjoern]

Most modern names are well...whack.

Not a single bit better than the english name craze in East Germany back in the 80s. Brought us way too many Cindys, Mandys, Ronnys, etc...awful.
It may work back in England, but it surely doesn't work in Germany.

Fortunately it isn't too bad in my area (it's worse further south, say Thuringia and Saxonia), but instead every fifth guy or so is a Robert and every third gal is an Anne or Caro here.

I wonder whatever happened to the old fashioned german names such as Friedrich, Siegfried or Karl or so.

[Cazzie]

It is all decided by caste. If you are upper crust, you get upper crust names, white or black blue-collar and you get soap opera names, redneck and you will never be called by your given name anyhow, in da Hood, some name that sound African, but has absolutely nothing to do with Africa or Africans. It will always be phonetically spelled with a capital De, Je, Ke, or Te predominately preceding another.

Like my cranky old mentor, Mr. Charlie Fowlkes said, "Ain't I talkin' to ya!"

Caz

[TARPSBird]

The name "Gunner" might be well received by USMC Chief Warrant Officers, that's the title by which they're normally addressed. :d

[Railrunner130]

One of the wacky names that seems to circulate Philly is pronounced Sha-theed. It's spelled using eight letters and is a compound word. A few of the vowels are different.

[HighGround22]

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I recall from a number of years ago, watching an interview with a guy who collected people's names, as a hobby. Can't remember too many of them now, but one that stuck in my mind was Magdelena Babblejack.

Now there's a mouthful!
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[Dain Arns]

Magnolia Thunderpussy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnolia_Thunderpussy) :salute: :icon_lol:

[rayrey10]

Let's not forget about these "freaks" who named their child Adolf Hitler.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6559357