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Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by Freewilly(f): 1:30am On Aug 24, 2010
I'll start with a few, I know you guys know more.

Friday

Monday

Romanos

Antonia

Blessing

Winifred

Benetted
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by Freewilly(f): 1:33am On Aug 24, 2010
Just remembered this one.

Policap grin

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Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by Nobody: 2:20am On Aug 24, 2010
what about the dumba$$ US parents who named their son: Adolf Hitler?!
or the parents from New Zealand who named their daughter: Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii?!

btw: both couple lost the custody of their kids thanks to the names they gave them.
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by Outstrip(f): 2:28am On Aug 24, 2010
Cletus grin grin
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by OgidiBoy(m): 2:43am On Aug 24, 2010
What about Silvanus grin grin
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by iice(f): 4:40am On Aug 24, 2010
Lmao. . .i knew a family a long time ago, all the kid's names end in nus grin grin
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by Freewilly(f): 5:05am On Aug 24, 2010
^^^ Good thinking, just remembered Nicodemus grin grin
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by Outstrip(f): 6:08am On Aug 24, 2010
When I was younger my parents had a friend that I believe his name was Polinus but everybody called him Brother Anus. My siblings and I would laugh so hard because we couldn't imagine our parents trying to keep a straight face while calling somebody Anus. Even as a child I was thinking if all was well upstairs. Anus ke
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by Freewilly(f): 6:30am On Aug 24, 2010
What about Erasmus grin grin
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by Nobody: 7:34am On Aug 24, 2010
The worst I've heard, till date, is "Testimony".
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by InkedNerd(f): 8:34am On Aug 24, 2010
LMAO, my sister knew a guy who's name was John Pussé. LMFAAAAAOOO, I couldn't stop laughing when I heard that one. It actually brought me to tears.

I've heard of:
Mahnopsa
Gauisha [its pronounced as Geisha]
Euphovia
Treasure
Pretty [she wasn't pretty, trust me]
Udelka
Africk [I used to call him Africa]
Imbimbo [She was a former professor of mine. I've heard people call her just Bimbo]
Alizé
Juju
Kingdom of God
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by skyndyp(f): 8:52am On Aug 24, 2010
Freewilly:

I'll start with a few, I know you guys know more.

Friday

Monday

Romanos

Antonia

Blessing

Winifred

Benetted




What is weird about being called Blessing? Pls remove that name from ur weird list angry
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by softgirl1: 12:09pm On Aug 24, 2010
What about REGINA grin
I USED TO KNOW AN AUNTY BY THAT NAME WE USE TO LAUGH AT HER NAME BY CALLING HER ORIGINAL MUMU HERE
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by honeric01(m): 12:15pm On Aug 24, 2010
Names with no meanings, all to sound like an Oyinbo, your name won't make you an oyinbo as long as you have an African skin/body/face/nose/hair/pronunciation e.t.c


BTW, i called myself Eric just because i didn't want everyone calling my native name (too cute for them), only those who know me better (close people) call me by my [b]REAL [/b]name
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by librangyps(f): 1:00pm On Aug 24, 2010
Sopuru, Kosiso, Osiso,
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by jaybee3(m): 1:03pm On Aug 24, 2010
Angel
broklyn
Paris
Agege grin grin grin grin (I made dis up)
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by pinkylady1(f): 1:15pm On Aug 24, 2010
jay bee:

Angel
broklyn
Paris
Agege grin grin grin grin (I made dis up)

wats weird about angel? shocked shocked
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by jaybee3(m): 1:17pm On Aug 24, 2010
Everything is  shocked shocked shocked
More: Princess, precious,romeo
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by UyiIredia(m): 1:41pm On Aug 24, 2010
eye
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by Bestglo(f): 2:35pm On Aug 24, 2010
@ jaybee angel is a lovely name, i suppose

@ topic, what about veronica, felicia, lovina,romanus,livinus,linus,ignatus & so many other nus
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by librangyps(f): 2:41pm On Aug 24, 2010
Sopuru, Kosiso, Osiso,
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by pinkylady1(f): 3:19pm On Aug 24, 2010
jay bee:

Everything is shocked shocked shocked
More: Princess, precious,romeo

love it b smiley
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by InkedNerd(f): 6:14pm On Aug 24, 2010
These are kids names of some celebrities:

Pilot Inspektor 
Audio Science
Jermajesty
Pirate
Puma
Snake
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by ireneann: 6:21pm On Aug 24, 2010
Check this out

Hyginus
Attanacius
Polynus
Polycap
Adolphus
Johnbull
Ritamaris
Clarus
Sylvanus grin
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by MurphyG1(m): 6:35pm On Aug 24, 2010
Check these out:
scholarstica, Commission, Tuesday, Godknows, Gucop, Kokodio.
And very seriously I knw a man whose full name is "Adua Wahala". He's from southern Kaduna.
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by InkedNerd(f): 6:55pm On Aug 24, 2010
Murphy G:

Check these out:
scholarstica, Commission, Tuesday, Godknows, Gucop, Kokodio.
And very seriously I knw a man whose full name is "Adua Wahala". He's from southern Kaduna.

LOL @ Adua Wahala.
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by Iranoladun(f): 7:08pm On Aug 24, 2010
Thankgod Limejuice that's a journalist name in Port Harcourt in the nineties
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by Nobody: 7:13pm On Aug 24, 2010
Inked_Nerd:

These are kids names of some celebrities:

Pilot Inspektor 
Audio Science
Jermajesty
Pirate
Puma
Snake

oh yeah, Lisa Bonet (from the cosby show)'s children names are:
- Lola Lolani
- Nakoa Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha

and she changed her own name to Lilakoi Moon
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by honeric01(m): 8:37pm On Aug 24, 2010
Can anyone beat these names?

Heineken
Independence
Government
Bighead
Junction
Savannah
Stonebag
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by Nobody: 8:52pm On Aug 24, 2010
^^^^Heineken!!!!! the drunk parents of that child should be shot!
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by googles: 8:59pm On Aug 24, 2010
grin grin grin grin grin

Goddey

Thank God

Supernatural

Otumpor

Fregene cheesy
Re: Some Weird Names Parents Used To Name Their Kids. by makajibbz(m): 9:02pm On Aug 24, 2010
kitty.

anus.

jesus [yaysus]

praisegod.

forker. grin grin grin

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