Godmother criticizes mother for naming her daughter Ghiuliyette: ‘Why ruin such a beautiful name by including letters that don’t belong there?’

My sister has an unusual spelling of her name. Well, it might’ve been considered unusual 20 years ago, but with the recent increase in parents naming their kids all sorts of absurd things, it’s pretty conventional. She spells her name with a ‘C’ instead of a ‘K’ for one of those conventionally K names…Kaitlyn, Katherine, …
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‘I think both are just trying to overpower the other one at this point’: Wife wants to name daughter ‘hippy name,’ is shut down by traditionalist husband

Names are incredibly important. They’re your first impression of someone- the first thing they’re going to associate with you. We all have associations with names, good and bad. For example, I could never trust someone named Bridget, but I have good things to say about every Gloria I’ve ever known. Johns are extremely hit or …
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Dude Refuses To Tell Woman His Real Name, Doesn’t Understand Why She Rejects Him

There are several important questions you should ask somebody before you go on a first date. You want to suss out a potential partner’s hobbies, values, and career before deciding to spend a precious hour or two with them. In my humble opinion, the most important question of all is, «What is your name?» If …
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Teachers Share Student Names That Correlate With Bad Behavior

I still remember the names of the problem children from my elementary school. There was this kid named Parker who, in the middle of my 3rd-grade teacher talking about math, asked her if there was a guy inside of mascot costumes. I think he knew there was indeed some guy or lady inside of all …
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Wife Accuses Husband of Being «Unreasonable» Because He Doesn’t Want to Name Their Baby «Novalynn,» «Ryleigh,» or «Caeleigh»

Millennials are killing the normal name industry, or at least so it seems. The weird names young parents give their kids have become bonafide memes at this point. I don’t know if we’ll ever get to a point where McKinsleigh will be considered a normal name by the majority of the population. At the same …
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Unfortunate Baby Name Memes That Almost Make Adam Levine Naming His Unborn Child After His Mistress Seem Normal

Naming a child sounds like a lot of fun, and clearly, people don’t seem to always overthink it. And we would never try to promote overthinking, or any form of rumination, but perhaps it’s good to overthink, at least a little, what this unborn human is going to be referred to as for the entirety …
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Frustrated Woman Reveals That Boyfriend Won’t Stop Calling Her ‘Tony Pizza,’ Goes Viral

«Eyyy, Tony Pizza!» If this is how my partner greeted me, I would be ecstatic. It embodies everything I love: a New York accent, an Italian name, and an Italian food. This weekend I learned that not everyone is quite as forgiving and open-minded when it comes to pet names. And you know what? That’s …
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Brutal Banter Between Male Friends That Treads A Fine Line Between Comedy And Tragedy

Many of the best friendships are the ones that are the most questionable at the same time. While it’s easy to cross the line between teasing your friends and just being plain rude, the ability to both make and take a joke about the many the crappy things that life throws at us is one …
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Twitter Users Recall The Dumbest Things That They Got Teased For

Much as we all like to think of ourselves as individuals, human beings are pretty homogenous creatures. Everybody follows similar patterns of behavior, and can get a little suspicious when someone seems to deviate from the mentality of the herd.  Also, many of us love nothing more than cracking dumb jokes. Combine these two factors, …
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