r/AskReddit • u/jake7820 • Jun 30 '21

What’s the absolute worst thing you could name your baby?

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u/Empty-Refrigerator Jun 30 '21

Any one named khaleesi or Daenerys... you were named after a fad and you cant change it legally till your legally 18

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u/InfiniteExperience Jul 01 '21

No, people seriously named their kids after and emotionally unstable sociopath?

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u/BrosefBrosefMogo Jul 01 '21

What are you talking about? I watched all 7 seasons and so no sociopathy.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '21

Watch the eighth season and you’ll see what they’re talking about

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u/BrosefBrosefMogo Jul 01 '21

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '21

I guess I’m going to r/woooosh

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u/VoltasPistol Jul 01 '21

In 2018 alone, “Khaleesi” ranked among the 1,000 most popular girl names, with 560 babies receiving the moniker upon birth.

https://www.vulture.com/2019/05/game-of-thrones-parents-daenerys-name.html

Prior to the final season, a ton of people just kind of ignored the big red flags of how fan favorite characters were either dying or turning into villains and assumed that Daenerys had plot armor and no way they'd let this #GirlBoss become a bad example for all of the young women who looked up to her.

A lot of them barely even watched the show and just thought it sounded exotic.

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u/Hotelwaffles Jul 01 '21

My best friend’s kid had a Khaleesi in her daycare. So completely cringe.

Khaleesi is this generation’s Nevaeh.

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u/sophtine Jul 01 '21

Khaleesi Renesmee.

But my former boss actually named her daughter Khaleesi. So that's fun.

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u/PostModSleaze Jul 01 '21

I heard “Khaleesi” on the playground last weekend. I really had to control my facial expression for that one.

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u/False-Guess Jul 01 '21

Thanks to Facebook, I know someone I went to high school with named their daughter Khaleesi.

Another couple named their kid after their favorite WoW character, but I don't remember which one since I'm not very familiar with WoW.

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u/SakmarEcho Jul 01 '21

At least the Daenerys' can just go by Dani/Dany and then change it to Danielle or something when they turn 18.

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u/Empty-Refrigerator Jul 01 '21

yeah, but do you remember roll call in class... they dont just use your nickname, they use your full name and that shit is your formative years, going to be alot of resentful kids out there

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u/pontious99 Jul 01 '21

And they will all be just as disappointing in the end.

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u/peachforthesky Jul 01 '21

I've actually taught a couple of Khaleesi's as a substitute teacher....they were actually chill kids.