names

What's in a name, really? An identity? Sometimes a joke that will follow you until you're 6 feet under. Whether your parents had the forethought to name you Ben Dover or Richard Small, sometimes we just wish we could forget about our names. That's what the internet is for though, to dig up those hilarious names that need to be out in the world.

25-year-old woman changes her name to 'Queen' to reinvent herself, gets uncomfortable whenever anyone uses her birth name: 'I asked if I can call her Q and she said no, my name is Queen'

Emmy Ward

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Wife gives newborn twins true crime-related names, husband doesn't make the connection until it's too late: 'I don't know what your wife is thinking'

JR Atkinson

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Mother-in-law and sister-in-law constantly mock woman for being named 'Dove,' try to call her 'Diane' because they think that's a normal name: '[They] have pressed me on WHY I won't change my name legally and why I use my name in daily life'

Emmy Ward

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Callous coworkers continually call their colleague 'Victoria' despite her name being 'Veronica,' gaslight her when she tries to politely correct them: 'It just got to me, to the point I was genuinely hurt'

JR Atkinson

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Pregnant mom wants to name her baby 'Leanna' to honor late stepmother, sister pushes back because she wants to name her kids 'Lee' and 'Anna': 'That's a whole new level of entitlement'

JR Atkinson

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Expecting mom wants to name her baby girl 'Blessica,' husband refuses because his last name is 'Blimpson': 'The name is too close to the celebrity Jessica Simpson'

Emmy Ward

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Overbearing woman plans to use the same baby name as pregnant sister to show their 'special connection,' doesn't understand why sister refuses: 'Consider keeping your new child's name a secret'

JR Atkinson

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Overbearing stepmom wants 16-year-old stepson to change his name to match hers, doesn't understand he wants to honor his late mother: 'It made me feel really icky'

JR Atkinson

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Expecting mom plots to steal sister-in-law's baby name, gets tricked into using a fake name for her unborn child: 'I put on a performance like I had graduated from Julliard'

Ally Perry

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34-year-old sister who can't have children insists on helping name brother's newborn, is offended when he declines: 'My mom thinks I lack compassion'

JR Atkinson

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Ex-husband's new fiance insists that his wife of 26 years and the mother of his 4 children change her last name back to her maiden name: 'He wants me to move on'

Emmy Ward

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17-year-old changes old-fashioned name to something contemporary, offends pregnant sister-in-law who wants to give her baby a vintage name: 'She said she'd like me to rethink it'

Ally Perry

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'Karen': 34 Classic Gen X Names on the Brink of Extinction

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Foster parents pressure 16-year-old foster kid to change his name from Ryder to Ryan, claims his name is too lewd: 'They would like me to strongly consider it so I could have the chance at a professional future'

Emmy Ward

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Mom forbids 16-year-old son from going by 'Lex,' yells at teacher for not using the name 'Alexander' in school newsletter: 'She told me I should stop trying to discard the name she lovingly chose for me'

Emmy Ward

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Sister-in-law asks new mom to change her baby's name from Liam to Alexander because she always wanted to name her baby Liam: 'Mike didn't let her use the name is because his ex has a son with that name'

Emmy Ward

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