What names should you not name a Catholic boy?

[michaelArc]

More so the other way around

 

[analtarboy]

Lol when I was serving a baptism I was the holding the names for the priest to read and what i saw made me laugh (not that loud) the names said selpon and tsarger (cellphone and charger) they were twins even father laughed at how ridiculous parents are naming their kids this days

 

[KyPerson]

Leslie didn’t used to be a woman’s name. My grandfather was Leslie. His friends all called him Les. Bob Hope’s original name was Leslie. How about Leslie Howard the actor? That said, once the name became more feminized, my family continued to use it but on girls.

 

[BartholomewB]

Leslie didn’t used to be a woman’s name. My grandfather was Leslie. His friends all called him Les. Bob Hope’s original name was Leslie. How about Leslie Howard the actor?

Back in the twentieth century, Leslie was for boys and Lesley for girls. Like Francis and Frances.

 

[2towers]

Biff, Chad, Jodi, Cory, Bernley . If you have a relative, friend, son, or otherwise sorry in advance. That possibility comes with threads like this!

 

[PureKathleen46]

Cain, judas,mohammadagolphosama and saddam

 

[JamalChristophr]

…

 

[joeybaggz]

Leslie didn’t used to be a woman’s name. My grandfather was Leslie. His friends all called him Les. Bob Hope’s original name was Leslie. How about Leslie Howard the actor? That said, once the name became more feminized, my family continued to use it but on girls.

Not questioning the name in an of itself. It is just that kids can be cruel when they are younger and I’d stay away from a name that can be considered a girl’s name, just to spare a young boy a lot of grief from the bullies.

 

[KyPerson]

I knew about the Francis/Frances but not about Leslie/Lesley. Interesting - thanks so much.

 

[BartholomewB]

You’re welcome! But like I said, that was in the last century, when keeping boys’ and girls’ names clearly distinct was considered a desirable thing to do. There’s been a big shift in family values since then.

 

[luisvera]

How do you even pronounce “sly”

 

[Zaccheus]

Make the last letter sound like 'eye".

 

[gentlestorm]

Peyton rhymes with Satan

 

[Zaccheus]

Peyton rhymes with Satan

So does Layton.
Brayden and Kayden are both close.

 

[EricF]

Beelzebub, Buddha

 

[BridgetN]

Even though Adolph is a really nice name, it would be just wrong to name a kid that now.

 

[BridgetN]

Or the Puritan roommate who named his donkey “Tribulation”:

Oh my gosh! Studio C! Even though it is kind of disrespectful at times, there is still some hilarious ones!

 

[Norseman82]

Try a long tongue-twisting Polish name.

When I’m asked for my name when ordering food, I reply “Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz”. When asked how that is spelled, I reply “Just like it sounds”. I then say, “Just call me Dan”.

For those who don’t know the reference:

 

[Allegra]

So, my kids have been in a daycare for a few weeks. For the most part, it’s been fine, but apparently there is a new kid named Axel, who isn’t particularly pleasant to be around. His name is also particularly hard for toddlers and preschoolers to pronounce. They can’t get the k-s combination, so they just drop the k. As a result, the kids all call him As–ole. So, apparently Tuesday was a particularly frustrating day, because my 4yo told everyone at baby gym who would listen that she has a new boy in her class and she can’t stand that As–ole. I kept trying to get her to stop talking about it, but she kept rehashing how he pushed her and she shouted, “Get off of me, As–hole!” and he took her breakfast pastry and she said, “Give that back, As–hole!” and he made a mess in the sink and the teacher said, “Stop it, As–hole!” Occasionally my 2yo interjected, “Dat bad, As–hole!” All the parents kept giving me a judgey look. All I could do was reiterate that the child’s name is Axel.

 

[fmirenzi]

Barack

Mohammad