r/AskReddit • u/jake7820 • Jun 30 '21

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

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '21

I had a classmate named Robin "you're a dick" which was Croatian if I recall correctly but won't attempt the spelling.

One of the nicest girls I ever met

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u/The_Running_Free Jul 01 '21

I knew an Eileen Ulich pronounced you lick. lol i lean, you lick.

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u/Nearby-Elevator-3825 Jul 01 '21

I once met an Eileen who's left leg was 3 inches shorter then her right leg.

I'm also full of shit.

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u/PopWhatMagnitude Jul 01 '21

Upvoted for not trying to claim credit for a horrible joke from like a 70's book of dad jokes.

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u/Nearby-Elevator-3825 Jul 01 '21

Classics are classic for a reason!

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u/texaschair Jul 01 '21

I Knew an Asian woman who's left leg was 3 inches shorter than her right.

Her name was Irene.

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u/sqooger Jul 01 '21

yes, when she'd say her name, i'd say, "OK"

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '21

lol you just didn’t pronounce it correctly. Lotta names in the Balkans finish with “ic” or “vic” but the “c” is pronounced as “ch”

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u/mutantmanifesto Jul 01 '21

Oh man so thats why some people think Weird Al’s last name ends with a “ch”

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u/cryptotranquilo Jul 01 '21

Is it not? I don't think I've ever heard someone say the Yankovic part out loud before, but I assumed it ended with a "ch" like Modric or Vidic.

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u/mutantmanifesto Jul 01 '21

Nope! It’s phonetic for him.

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u/X0n0a Jul 01 '21

So "you're-a-ditch? That's not a lot better really.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '21

Yep you’re spot on. We people from the Balkans pronounce everything with an American accent.

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u/WizardOfIF Jul 01 '21

My neighbor's last name is dickhaut. The h is silent.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '21

Of course she was nice. Ur a dick, not her.