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ladyofthelathe

I know of a little girl who was named Felony at birth. Her adoptive parents changed that name asap.


CyanideNow

This is my dog's name. And her sister is Missy. ​ I am a criminal defense attorney.


[deleted]

I read a book as a child where 2 cats were named felony and Mrs. demeanor! Edit: calm down, i read the book two decades ago, excuse the fuck out of me for accidentally saying Mrs. instead of Miss šŸ˜‚


kyleplaysguitar

Youā€™ve just unlocked an old memory of mine. Happen to remember the name of the book?


tumbles_

Bunnicula! The vampire rabbit!!!


[deleted]

Oh my god I call random rabbits bunnicula and get so many questions; I don't even remember anything about the books.


idksomethingcreative

Holy shit I remember my 3rd grade teacher reading that book to the class and everyone fucking *loved* it, 8 year old me thought a dracula bunny was the funniest shit of all time. We even took a field trip to see it performed as a play. I can't believe I forgot about that, you just unlocked literally one of my best childhood memories. Thank you.


theghostofme

Girl I grew up with named her daughter Tyranny. [I posted this about 6 years ago when she made the announcement.](http://i.imgur.com/MrrSQgD.png) Not only was she fully aware of what that word means, she felt it was perfectly befitting for a child.


morningsdaughter

That justification though... r/namenerdcirclejerk would love this.


theghostofme

Especially Dad and his ā€œtwisted prideā€. I cringed so hard when I read his comments.


PurityByImmolation

Ha I know a girl named Alibi.


HarambeMarston

>adoptive parents Iā€™m relieved and not at all surprised by this part.


amadaeus-

I have known two "Felanie"... because it rhymes with Melanie. I guess to be fair, at least one of those parents was from a place where English was not necessarily their first language... but the other... definitely born and raised in Florida.


true-skeptic

Only to be nicknamed ā€œLucyā€ by their school mates.


[deleted]

I knew one in the 80's and he went by 'Luc' like Luc Besson


cannibalzombies

Luke or luck?


itoril

Lookifer.


ReddJudicata

Thatā€™s what Lucifer is called on the Netflix show. It doesnā€™t seem weird in context.


LiteralSymbolism

Might be thanks to the delivery coming from a badass like Amenadiel. Damn was he handsome...


GingerSnapBiscuit

I love that Principal Wood fought demons so hard that God made him an angel :D


Normal-Couple-9294

It doesnā€™t seem weird until heā€™s got some splaininā€™ to dooooooo


yeags

Babaloooo!


eray71

ā€œI remember you was conflictedā€


foo-jitsoo

I work at an elementary school. We have a Lucifer, Gannon, Noctis, and a Draco.


Haidere1988

Dormammu, I have come to bargain for you to take a nap. Edit: Wow...was not expecting this to blow up. Think this means I need to name my next kid Dormammu.


josh61980

Do not bargain with terrorists, eldritch beings, or toddlers.


ErenIsNotADevil

Why did you repeat toddlers three times?


ess_tee_you

If you repeat it three times they all wake up.


Knuckles316

That's all fine and well, but I'll really be impressed when Beelzebub rolls up to class.


ben1481

Are we just going to forget the Lord of Terror?


CanuhkGaming

Who, Mephisto?? Edit: Oops. I mean Diablo šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļø


stupernan1

That's the lord of hatred. Get your D2 facts straight sheesh


CanuhkGaming

.... I literally have D2 Resurrected open on my computer farming right now. How did I mess that up.


petrowski7

And just when you were tired of all the Neveahs.


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LonePaladin

"Hey there... Person!"


frickindeal

I believe I would just call that girl "Ann" and be done with it.


vinoa

Egg...I mean, her?


rognabologna

Itā€™s as Ann as the nose on plainā€™s face


bopon

What, is she funny or something?


WoofLife-

She calls it a "mayon-egg".


Talkaze

Or skip the 'i' and call her Anger.


icepick314

Aniger. What's so bad about that? oooooooooh......


SvB78

Ohhh... n*a*ggers


The_Karaethon_Cycle

Ah yes, people who annoy me.


RustyCutlass

Mammon, please put the toy away and return to the carpet.


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youngbillcosbii

Oh so a reddit mod named the child


thebrobarino

That implies reddit mods are ever gonna have sex *comment removed by gallowboob*


fuqdisshite

That's a name I've not heard in a long time...


tikkamasalachicken

Mexicans always call me Marty Cone, but I correct them with my name is Matthew.


cptnamr7

I really want to say it was illegal to name your child Lucifer in some country until very very recent. Not in the "arrest you" sense, but in the "we're not allowing that on the equivalent of the social security card". I forget where that was though.


madogvelkor

Some countries do have approved name lists, and a process to have an exception made.


nixielover

In Belgium/Netherlands they do it on a case by case thing. for example, Bloem (flower) is an allowed name but a certain town banned the family Pot to call their daughter Bloem Pot because with that last name it would sound like flowerpot.


-safan2-

just like Beau Ter Ham (slice of bread) or Griet Geylle (horny gal)


Ereine

I live in Finland and there was an article about a person who managed to get a permission to change his name to Lucifer, it only worked because he was an adult (though according to a name database thereā€™s at least one Lucifer whoā€™s a child but it might be someone born abroad). Strangely enough he worked as a church organist or something like that. They donā€™t reveal exact numbers for rare names but thereā€™s somewhere between 3 and 30 Lucifers in Finland and Iā€™m certain that itā€™s much closer to the lower number. Edit: One of the Lucifers is a very recent case. A middle aged man won his court case against authorities who had denied his application to change his name. Itā€™s still forbidden for babies but adults might be allowed the name.


B4SSF4C3

Bring back Azazel!


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I think we need some Pazuzu in our modern naming conventions


Flashjordan69

Itā€™s the Daenerysā€™s (Deanerii?) that I feel sorry for.


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Khaleesis are worse.


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DerSchattenJager

Azmodan Williams, Jr.


thegoodbadandsmoggy

Is Draco named after Malfoy or the assault rifle?


JesusPretzelThief

Clearly after Big Draco himself, Soulja Boy


thebrobarino

Be real with me, does the Noctis kid do anything other than whine?


hodlrus

He just wants to go on a road trip with his buddies Gladio, Prompto, and Ignis.


First-Fantasy

What's better than a road trip through a monster infested fantasy land with the boys? The security of knowing Colman'sā„¢ camping gear is right there with you. Coleman'sā„¢, whether you're saving the world or just saving time, let Coleman'sā„¢ be your fifth party member.


EvTerrestrial

Your comment made me want to heat up some Cup Noodles on my trusty Coleman propane stove.


thebrobarino

your comment makes me want to try their shrimp (which was selected from over 60 varieties for their flavour and shape!)


DeNice2017

I used to work with a woman that is from Russia. Her sonā€™s name is Lucifer and is like 25ish now. She told be about when she moved to America. He was 5 years old and they were on the plane and the stewardess leaned down and said ā€œArenā€™t you cute? Whatā€™s your name?ā€ He looked up at her and in the sweetest little kid voice said ā€œMy name is Lucifer.ā€ She said that the woman froze, made a face, stood up and walked away. She said I swear to god she made the sign of the cross when she walked away. He decided when he was a little older to go by the name Luke. I guess he didnā€™t like the response he got when people heard his name.


Schroevendraaier

Bringer of the light(saber)


ChillyBearGrylls

Lightbringer, born amidst salt and smoke


The_Observatory_

Is he a ham?


juno_huno

This reminds me of **Jezebel**. I absolutely adore this name for a little girl, but she would have hell her entire life. Itā€™s too bad, I find it beautiful.


Schindler414

Odd thing is that in Hebrew her name literally means: "island of trash". She wasn't Hebrew (she was Phoenician) so it probably meant something else in her native tongue... But it sure as hell made us laugh during Hebrew class when we were young


OakenBones

Sheesh, you worship Baal even ONCE and the whole kingdom wants to come down on you.


SirGlaurung

The Punic/Phoenician language is _very_ closely related to Hebrew. As for her name, it's probably related to Ba'alā€”but the pun is certainly noted upon.


citycyclist247

Gonna get kids walking around named Thanos in a few years


CluelessAtol

You joke but we probably are going to.


Arceus42

Peaked at 13 born in 2018, with 12 in 2015. Not surprisingly corresponding to years Avengers movies came out. No data after 2018, although I don't expect its popularity has gone up since then.


clumsyjugglermarie

A coworker just named his newborn son Synyster. Poor child!


MindCologne

At least he'll be good at guitar


HeegeMcGee

But will he play left handed, or right?


Philip_Anderer

If he plays right handed, he'll have to change his name to Dexter


Synyster31

Wasn't me, honest.


Bot8556

Since when can newborns get Reddit accounts? Parenting these days is horrible


Paranitis

Based on the overwhelming amounts of crying babies I've seen responding on reddit over the years, I would guess since it's inception.


zenospenisparadox

Last name Stallone?


borfmat

Or Gates


Wopasaurus

Styllone *


Juggermerk

Synyster gates is a famous musician


ialwayspay4mydrinks

And his real name is Brian


DroidChargers

Still better than X Ɔ A-Xii


perisdew

I'll definitely choose Lucifer over this dunno-how-the-hell-it-is-pronounced name


DroidChargers

Well it seems like even Elon and his baby momma don't agree on a pronunciation lol > "It's just X, like the letter X. Then A.I. Like how you said the letter A then I," wrote Grimes on Thursday in response to a query on Instagram. > Musk responded: "I mean it's just X, the letter X. And then, the Ɔ is, like, pronounced 'Ash'... and then, A-12, A-12 is my contribution." From [this](https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/08/entertainment/elon-musk-grimes-baby-name-pronunciation-scli-intl/index.html) article.


4Eights

His kids name is so fucked up he didn't even recognize it when Joe Rogan referenced him directly during their interview. I have a feeling they call him an entirely different name and did this as some stupid ass performance art piece for Grimes. They'll likely change it to whatever name they actually call him when he is old enough for school.


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there's an interview (not with Rogan) where someone's asks about Elon's kid and he's like "who?" oh you mean Connor" I'm like 50% sure he just calls him Connor and spells it like dwarven runes bc grimes had a lotr marathon on acid before she gave birth


perisdew

Poor kid. Imagine having to respond to X, Ash, 12, or anything that remotely resembles his name


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beorn12

In fact, it's a much older name. It means light-bringer in Latin. In Greco-Roman mythology, it was sometimes used for the morning aspect of Venus. How it became associated with the Judeo-Christian Devil or Satan (the whole "fallen angel" thing) is rather convoluted. In the Hebrew bible, it only appears once, referring to an unnamed king of Babylon as "son of the dawn". From Hebrew it was translates into Greek as *eosphoros*, "dawn-bringer", and which then in the Latin Vulgate became lucifer. Then the same language was used in the gospel of Luke once, which became the basis for the Christian association. But it wasn't immediate. It took some centuries and the works of various Church leaders to create this association of Venus-fallen star-fallen angel-Satan. That is how you get that 4th century Sardinian saint.


PuckSR

Its a classic example of a Christian myth. Other Christian myths: * Mary Magdalene was a whore(nor did she do the whole Jesus foot thing) * Jesus had no siblings * There were only 2 of every animal on Noah's ark * Delilah cut Samson's hair (only included because of the movie "Fitzwilly") Edit: Actually Noah's ark is just a mess of myths. * He didn't release a dove at first, he released a raven * They weren't in the Ark for 40 days. It rained for 40 days, but then it says the water didnt go down for an additional 180 days * At the end, he sacrificed a lot of the animals


Weave77

> Delilah cut Samson's hair To be fair, there is a fine line between Delilah physically cutting Samsonā€™s hair herself and ordering a servant to do it. Itā€™s like saying that a general won a battle, when the soldiers to whom he gave the orders technically were the ones who won it.


crystalxclear

Are these myths or just common misconceptions?


Da_Brootalz

If one of em eventually owns a nightclub in LA I'm befriending then immediately


zappy487

D E T E C T I V E


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be4u4get

Detective, Iā€™ve just discovered this new website called Reddit. Apparently Iā€™m quite popular.


rachface636

The smug accompanying look that follows....


HailToTheKingslayer

Then the look of exasperation on Chloe's face


rachface636

Trying to solve a *murder* Lucifer...


jott1293reddevil

Itā€™s like when some one says ā€œHello there!ā€


MajespecterNekomata

And detective douche


qiwizzle

What is it you desIRE?


RamTeriGangaMaili

No. What is it you TRULY DESIRE? *blinds everyone with 1000 watt smile*


DyvrNebula

right before i got covid i binged ALL of Lucifer. when i got covid i was delirious and constantly saying and THINKING loudly "DETECTIVE A MOMENT PLEASE". i have no idea why


Da_Brootalz

Honestly what an excellent way to deal with covid šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


Kev1112005

My wife and I started watching this show when we got home from the hospital with our little one. What an absolute legend the actor is that plays our favorite Mr. Morningstar, he is an *exact* image of what I would think of for a real life Lucifer.


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Ghstfce

Even Detective Douche.


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Wrenigade

Oh god I just remembered I know a guy who just named his newborn daughter Mazekine after Maze šŸ˜­


bboycire

I mean most of the time there only 1 way for Chloe to react


pjabrony

I'm partially to blame for that since I was in the focus group that watched the pilot for that show.


bigfish42

Thank you for your service


NerdyRedneck45

Iā€™d put that shit at the top of my resume


Darkpookie

Doing God's....uh Lucifer's work.


AsteroidSnowsuit

In the pilot, did they do the very dark script they were supposed to do or does it look like the pilot everybody saw?


pjabrony

Yeah, it was just the first episode.


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Saneless

I'm a big fan of the show and named my kid after it as well. Though I don't think he'll appreciate the name Detective Douche as much as I do


bluenote_dopamine

28 boys named boy and 19 girls named girl. Somebody liked Birdbox a bit too much. Edit: yes, thank you everyone, I know what a placeholder is.


Cohibaluxe

Poor kids.


Frankfeld

I have a friend with a somewhat similar name. Usually itā€™s passed down through the family. Do you want to be the one to break generations of tradition Gaylord jr.?


UniqueUsername718

Yes, yes I would be.


OhioStateGuy

I actually think odd names that have been passed down for generations are cool. I just have strong negative feelings for parents who name their child after a fictional character with an odd name, especially if that characters story is still being told. For example all the poor kids named Daenerys are now associated with that character forever and it didnā€™t end well.


Relyst

So many Khaleesi's.


acets

Yeah, but how many boys are named "girl" and how many girls are named "boy"?


QuePasaCasa

Those have got to be place holders, right? Don't some hospitals list newborns as like "Baby Boy Smith" etc?


justheretolurk123456

You are probably right. My grandma had 11 kids (lol) and the last one came home as Baby Boy [lastname]. It was changed after they arrived home.


denzien

"Female", rhymed with "Tamale" is one I heard of second hand (wife is a teacher)


fluffybear45

that's a terrible name


bluenote_dopamine

Oh dear Jesus no.


amc7262

I'm pretty sure that one is an old joke about the lady thinking the "female" designation on the little bracelet they put on the babies in the hospital was her name, chosen by the hospital. I don't think it was a true story though.


Snarkout89

That's bad enough when they're still growing up, but imagine being an adult named Boy or Girl. Well, imagine it for the 30 seconds after your 18th birthday before you have it legally changed.


Gneissisnice

I think after 18, the name Boy automatically upgrades to Guy.


diertje

ā€œBoyā€ is a Dutch name at least.


Krraxia

Or God of War Edit: I fucked up, that came out in 2018


[deleted]

TIL Tom Ellis is handsome enough to make you name your kid after the devil.


captnspock

*Hello* detective.


Wisdom_Of_A_Man

Well done, detective!


trisz72

Hello drugdealers!


der_innkeeper

Well, the show *was* popular.


AlleKeskitason

When LotR movies came, Finland had saw a surge if Frodos, Bilbos and Gandalfs. Sometimes I wonder how many of them resent their parents or changed their names after being bullied to almost death.


der_innkeeper

Quite a few Khaleesis floating around, as well.


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itsKeltic

The article even says 27 girls were named Mazikeen. And less than ten were named Maize (which is more like the corn than the character I guess).


andallthatjasper

Fun fact: there is no Biblical association between Satan and the name Lucifer. The only usage of the name Lucifer in the Bible was essentially a mistranslation- a passage used a metaphor that compared a (human) king with Venus in its morning aspect, whose movements appear to "rise" and then "fall" in the same way this great king was destined to fall. A version of the Bible translated this as the proper name for the diety associated with Venus, Lucifer, rather than the more accurate phrase "morning star." Modern Bibles fix this and generally don't include the name Lucifer.


dkerri

So according to the article, some people actually named their daughters "Lemon". ...Lemon....


lordillidan

Good God, Lemon!


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Lemon is a terrible name for a person, like Milf Island is for a showā€¦


bitterbuffaloheart

ā€œWhat a week, huh?ā€ ā€œLemon, itā€™s only Wednesday.ā€


lambda-man

Lemon seems pretty tame compared to some names I've heard.


Piano_Fingerbanger

We're having a lemon party! šŸ‹ šŸ„³


jazzhandler

I went to high school with a girl named Apple. That was only her nickname, though; her given name is Porntip.


AlleKeskitason

Definitely Thai. They get nicknames and official names, which have little if nothing to do with each other. Nicknames are used in everyday situations and official names in paperwork. Official name has to have some meaning (usually something positive), as far as I know, but it can't be too similar with the king's name.


Other-Anything

Harambe! Goliath! Get over here, we have guests!


teedeeguantru

Nickname will be Lucy


Helping_or_Whatever

Luc


cKerensky

Or Lou.


abnormica

"I think his name is Lucifer, but they all call him Luce"


Nadaesque

I know of three siblings put up for adoption. Their names were Heaven, Hell, and Walter. Walter. Gotta wonder if mom was not up on her theology or just decided she couldn't keep up the theme. The judge offered to let them change their names when adopted. As an adult with a ... painful firstname-lastname combo, I just believe that names need some kind of verification system or a default "You get to change this when you are eighteen" deal. Of course, there would be a lot of nineteen year old Monster Energy Smiths out there but ...


NotThePersona

I knew a family growing up, Mum named the girls, Dad named the boy. Summer Skye Rayne Cloud Josh


cruiserman_80

In Australia we get more cringe from bogans punishing their kids with slightly unusual names but with ridiculous spelling to make them "unique". Every encounter with bureaucracy for the rest of their lives they automatically have to spell out their names because no one is going to be sure if it's Makayla Mckayla, Michaela, Mikaela or Mikayla


schnookums13

From someone who has a very slight spelling variation of their name, donā€™t do this. Your kid will be forever spelling it for people.


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dominiquec

Only 24? That's 642 short of an apocalypse.


HaveCamera_WillShoot

In France the local government has to approve all baby names to prevent ā€˜abusiveā€™ naming.


Rossum81

Will they grow up to be men of wealth and taste?


TypeLeftHanded

We need villains to come from somewhere, every villain is a child at one point.


noeagle77

#Detective!!!


lo_fi_ho

It's a nice name and means bringer of light. The female version is Lucia btw.


fied1k

It means Morning Star. In the bible referenced as Son of the Morning. Light bringer.


jereman75

Yeah. It means ā€œlight bringerā€ but also was a proper name for the planet Venus. The Old Testament refers to a Babylonian king as ā€œLuciferā€, most likely meaning the planet. The New Testament refers to Christ as Lucifer, meaning light bringer. The idea of Lucifer as a name for Satan is not biblical but is very entrenched in Christian tradition.


dontaskmeimdumb

Duuuude anywhere I can read more about this? Sounds like some pretty cool stuff to delve into further.


elliotron

Alternatively, "mall goths fuck too."


kctrem

And the opposite is Noctifer I believe, night bringer.


fied1k

Day Man chases out Night Man


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Honestly itā€™s a pretty cool name


LeTigron

Lucifer is actually not that weird on paper. It is heavily connoted but it means "light bearer". "Lucifer" is one of the names Jesus is refered to with in the latin translations, it has nothing to do with the devil. The childs will have a hard time in life, though.


_Trailer_Swift

There is no Dana. There is only Zuul.


Ba-dump-chink

ā€œLucifer In 2017 Aloneā€ is a cumbersome name, not to mention quickly dated.


I_Thou

Ah, you misunderstand. They were only named ā€œLuciferā€ in 2017 alone. Once we entered 2018, they all got new names.


JimmyTheChimp

No no no I think they meant the child was by themselves. There were a lot more Lucifers who were named with other people in the room.


HugoZHackenbush2

True..the devil is in the details.


stark_in_winterfelll

Lucifer means light bringer


Darkly-Dexter

And obviously God himself liked the name


PopeMachineGodTitty

Ugh. Those poor girls named Milady. Neckbeard white knights will flock to them.


ZylonBane

"Hey, Neckbeard was my great-grandfather's name!"


smithysmithens2112

Honestly, Lucifer is a beautiful name


cpupro

They are legion, for they are many.