Are there any recognised baby names with bad meanings, like "stupid", "ugly" or "unwanted"?

Question

I've been looking at baby names as i'm expecting a child in April next year and realised that the meanings of all names are all so dull or sickeningly flattering. I was just wondering if there were any names that weren't so complimentary.

Don't worry, i will not be naming my kid any of these.

Answer 1

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Names to avoid:
Agrippa:meaning sick or painful
Andromache:meaning she who fights against men
Audrey:closely assosiated with the word tawdry
Bertha:has come to be assosiated with "Big Bertha"
Calvin:meaning little bald one
Cameron:meaning crooked nose
Campbell:meaning crooked mouth
Cassandra:meaning entangler of men
Claud(e):meaning crippled
Deidre:possibly meaning brokenhearted
Desdemona:meaning ill fated
Electra:has come to be assosiated with Freud's Electra comlex
Emily:meaning rival
Emlyn:meaning rival
Jezebel:meaning domination
Job:meaning persecuted
Jocasta:possibly meaning woe sdorned
Kennedy:meaning ugly head
Mara:meaning bitter
Melville:meaning bad town
Patsy:means homosexual in australia
Persephone:means bearer of death
Sorrel:probably meaning sour
Tristram:probably meaning sad
Uranus:simply because of how some people pronounce it!!

Source(s):

the virgin bookm of baby names by emily wood

Answer 2

in rural india there was a practice of naming childeren wid names very bad meanins like,garbage-kachru,anchhai-unwanted,and so on. Reason for this,they thought this helps there child to live longer as the child death was too much that time .My grandma and some of my cousins had suc h names.

Source(s):

http://ad-wise.blogspot.com/2006/09/my-p…

Answer 3

Tony
Gordon
George
Bill
Ronald
John
Margaret

Do you see the pattern

Answer 4

Adolf? Myra?

Answer 5

The name Medusa brings about bad images.

A few others:
ACACIA f English From the name of a type of tree, ultimately deriving from Greek ακη (ake) "thorn, point".

BIFF m English From a nickname which was based on the English word biff, which means "punch, hit, strike".

BLAKE m English From a surname which meant either "black" or "pale" in Old English. A famous bearer of the surname was the poet and artist William Blake.

ANGRA MAINYU m Near Eastern Mythology Means "evil spirit" in Avestan. In Persian mythology Angra Mainyu was the god of darkness, death and destruction, the enemy of Ahura Mazda.

AZAZEL m Biblical Hebrew Means "scapegoat" in Hebrew. This is the name of the recipient of a sacrificial goat in the Old Testament. The identity of Azazel is not clear; it may in fact be the name of the place where the goat is to be sacrificed, or it may be the name of some sort of evil desert demon.

CHERNOBOG m Slavic Mythology Means "the black god" from Slavic cherno "black" and bog "god". Chernobog was the Slavic god of darkness, evil and grief.

LOKI m Norse Mythology Meaning unknown, possibly derived from the Indo-European root *leug meaning "to break". In Norse legend Loki was a trickster god associated with magic and fire. Over time he became more and more evil, and he was eventually chained to a rock by the other gods.

Source(s):

www.behindthename.com

Answer 6

I would avoid Cain.

Answer 7

I knew someone who named their little boy Travisty. Spelled correctly travesty means disaster.

Answer 8

I don't know any but I know that a meaningful name can build confidence in your child. For instance once I was teaching a class of 4 and 5 year olds and as I told then where their names came from or meant (to the best of my knowledge that is) you could see their little faces light up. Being a christian I was able to tell them that Matthew John and Phillip were Jesus apostles and Sarah was such a strong and kind woman and the wife of Abraham - who most of us are descended from, Ruth, Rebecca and Eve Naomi and Rachel were a mighty woman that did so much good. I remember a friend of mine - a new mother calling her baby Aime because it means "beloved", and another calling her daughter Jessica because it means "gift". I think giving your child an inspiring name is a great plan as it gives them something to live up to. Pray for guidance.

Answer 9

well i think cameron means crooked nose!

Answer 10

Damien is a bad one....means the unborn ..... thats why kids
in horrow movies are named damien

Answer 11

There are some names like:
Jabez - a child of sorrow
Jacob - a supplanter
Icabod - glory has departed
Nabal - Foolish
Babel - Confusion
Mara - Bitterness

Answer 12

Hi
I am expecting my first child next April and I think trying to find a name is so hard! It's like everyone has a meaning for something, or somebody has known someone horrid with a name you love...
Hope you find the perfect name for your little one.
Good luck!

Answer 13

Brendon- Man with smelly hair.
Cameron - Man with a bent nose.
Suri (a la Cruise) -sound very the word for pig in Punjabi.

Answer 14

Judas

Answer 15

Kerry Katona

Answer 16

not exactly "stupid" but Mallory doesnt have a good meaning.. it means "unfortunate" or "unlucky"

Source(s):

mom x3

Answer 17

Fanny, Willy or Dick!

Answer 18

I've always been amused by parents who name their daughter "Dolores", which in Latin means "pain".....

Answer 19

The only thing I was told is watch their initials, you wouldnt want to name your child for example........
Adom Samone Sattler= ***