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.

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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Parents and kids reveal all the times a baby's name got changed at the last minute: 'I was Sarah, and now I'm Bentley'

Ally Perry

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Parents refuse to call 15-year-old daughter by her middle name after unusual first name prompted bullying: 'They claimed that I’d always be bullied...and a name change wouldn’t prevent anything'

Emmy Ward

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'Sup baby, my name's Raygun Steele': Eclectic names at Utah children's rodeo inspire awe and confusion

Ally Perry

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15-year-old named Arthur wants to change his 'grandpa name' to Dex, mom claims Dex is a fake name: 'She told me not to insult her'

JR Atkinson

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Pregnant mom keeps baby name a secret from parents after they pressure her to change it, they lash out: 'Extremely insensitive and intrusive'

JR Atkinson

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'Every 4-year-old girl in my son’s class is named like Ingrid and Astrid and Edna': Moms discuss the rise in little girls with old lady names

Emmy Ward

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Stepmom lashes out at stepdaughter for not naming their 5th child after her: 'She feels like I was disrespectful to her and her efforts to be a mother to me'

JR Atkinson

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17-year-old girl named Sawyer begs family to use her name, paternal side refuse because they don't find it sufficiently feminine: 'They hate that I'm a girl with a boys name'

Emmy Ward

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'You're both idiots': New parents make an unconventional baby-naming deal, husband wants out after hearing wife's ideas

JR Atkinson

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