If you’re like the staff of RVtravel.com, your name is probably pretty normal: Chuck, Emily, Diane, Kim, Gail… But maybe you aren’t so lucky. Maybe your last name is Faartz (yep, that’s a real one!).
Check out this list of 198 unfortunate names. You’ll get a laugh out of it, we guarantee it. (But please note: Some of these names are R-rated. You’ve been warned!)
Anyway, will you tell us in the poll below if you like your first name? Do you wish you had been named something else? Tell us in the comments if so. Thanks!
I was named Heather-Anne and was called that by my mother’s side of the family. To my Dad’s side I was just Heather. Had trouble filling out forms as my parents forgot to put the – on birth certificate so I quit using it. Am just now Heather with Anne as middle name. I was named after mothers youngest sister not like the flower. I always thought it was the flower until my 20’s when Mom told me I wasn’t. l got a lot of teasing with Heather rhyming with feather.
I’ve made up my own name since I was in 7th grade. Family moved so much and I was always in a new school, so that was my golden opportunity. Even made up my now legal name. I even have aliases in case I want to disappear some day. Aah, but since I’m almost 80, I doubt that’ll ever happen. Forms are the worst when you go by your middle name. First name, middle initial just doesn’t work. I was particularly cognizant of this when naming my children.
My brother was given the first name of Jerry, when Dad called his brother to announce the birth his brother told of his new son Jerry. Without consulting each other and living 400 miles apart, they each chose to call their sons by their middle names. So my brother became J. Wayne and our cousin became J. Galen that’s the way they signed their name since, my brother is 70.
Having been gifted the #4 most popular name the year I was born, there have been issues over the years. In a school program with 30 students there were 4 of us. At one time, for about 20 years, I shared a name (first, middle, last) with someone in the same organization, which led to many, many funny email moments when I was mistakenly contacted to do something for her branch, hundreds of miles from mine. This same name is now down about 4,400+ on the popularity list.
I do not mind my name now, I hated it as a kid.
What I really hate now is how people take the liberty to shorten it to a nickname. I do not mind being called by that nickname but that is something I reserve for close friends.
Of course I like my first name. When Mom called it and I responded, I got fed. However Mom called us two boys by our first and middle initials. Very few people know my real first name even though they have known me for decades. My aunt started calling me Kelly and I liked it and continue to use it in case I need to get away with something. Only old family and the government know my real name. Even though my first and last name seem to be familiar, I have to spell both. You’ll never know.
“Only old family and the government know my real name.” I know it, or most of it (just not your middle name), but I won’t tell anyone.😉 Have a good night, Kelly. 😀 –Diane at RVtravel.com
I knew it! I knew it! You really work for the government. (Next time I am contributing by cash.)
🤣Nope, not the government. And I don’t do anything with the contributions (i.e., I never see anything regarding them). But I definitely qualify for the “old” part of your first category.😅 Take care.🤗 –Diane
I hate riddles, but now you’ve got me in the middle of one. If you guessed my father’s name, Milford, that is not it. My mom would not let me be named a junior. She wanted a girl to name Crystal. That’s not it either. Now I won’t sleep tonight.
Your first and last names are on your subscription information for the newsletters (which has nothing to do with the contributions, BTW). Now go to bed, “Kelly”.🤗 –Diane
Thanks, maybe I can sleep. Dang, I gave my real name? I’ve got to watch myself. I don’t remember that. Well…I still got you on my middle name.
I could guess, but it might take a few tries. Anyway, I’m outta here. Have a good night, Kelly. 😀 -Diane
Not particularly fond of William, but I like Bill just fine.
No one I ever went to school with in grades 1-12 had the same name as me. During those years I disliked it. Since then I have embraced it because of its uniqueness. However, it sometimes causes problems, especially over the phone, unless I am careful to carefully enunciate it to prevent being misunderstood. Even now, it routinely is misspelled because it is an unusual (but slowly becoming less so) spelling of an unusual name.
When I was in grade school I did NOT appreciate my first name, but as an adult I rather enjoy it as I can tell folks that ask that the cartoon character was inspired by me, and appreciate the link to Dionysius, which is what I think my parents had in mind.
My mom and her sister-in-law were pregnant at the same time. As they were talking one day, my mom mentioned that if she had a girl, she thought she would name her Janet Denise. The sister-in-law delivered a girl a few weeks before I was born, and she named her Janet Denise! So when I was born, Mom named me Judith Diane. I’m glad, because I like my name a lot better!
Don’t mind Robert, but I hate my middle name Eugene if mom would’ve dropped the EU and just called me Robert Jenn I’d be ok.
Supposed to be Gene.
The very way I always know if people really know me… given Theresa but been Terri always!
Vanessa was a very rare name. After Vanessa Williams won Miss America it seemed to explode in popularity. My dad, happy heavenly father’s day to him, told me he read the name in an article about Sputnik which was launched 2 days before I was born and that I was named after a scientist.
My youngest son is named Andrew. He had a teacher who kept calling him Andy. He refused to respond. He told her many times his name was Andrew. Finally, the teacher took him to the principal. He told her the teacher kept calling on some kid named Andy and his name was Andrew. The principal told the teacher to call him Andrew and sent them back to the classroom.
I have the same issue as Andrew. Different name but people are too lazy to use two syllables I guess.
My parents gave my 2 brother and me only an initial for a first name. Mine was the initial J. Never bothered me until I had to fill out forms that ask for last name, first name and middle initial. Many times the military, voting registration, drivers license, etc, I was often asked, “can’t you read”? I finally took the name Jay for my first name. Life has been more simple since.
My name was very popular way back in the ’40’s. There were 8 of us in my 10th grade English class alone! It’s okay, I’ve had it for 78 years so I guess I’m used to it now.
Hi, Linda. I commented earlier that I had a younger sister named Karen, born in 1950. I have an older sister, Linda, born in 1943. I was born in 1946, and have a feeling there are a lot of Dianes out there, as well. However, when I was 40-something, my mom, out of the blue, said, “Oh, I meant to name you Diana, so you would have Grandma’s name (Anna) in your name!” Well, you remembered a little late, Mom.😅 (We weren’t even talking about names, so I have no idea where that came from.🤔) Have a great day, Linda! 😀 –Diane at RVtravel.com
All five (5) boys were named from the Family Tree…🌟🌞
I said I’m not crazy about it because I started asking everyone to call me Sue instead of Susan when I was in Junior High. They all complied except one stubborn aunt. My legal name is Susan so I use that officially, but everyone knows me as Sue.
I had a supervisor back in the mid-80s who’s name was Richard Holder. He went by Rich.
I’m just a regular Joe!
Pamela, it’s who I am, it’s the name my Parents gave me. What’s not to like?
I don’t know that I was named after anyone. There are no Toms (or Thomas’) in my family history. I was Tom for 40 years until I met my wife. SHE said Tom was too stuffy. Tommy sounds much more approachable. So I adopted the new moniker and I think she’s right (as she most often is – but don’t tell her I said that). Tommy just seems more laid back and unofficial sounding.