Dad insists on naming baby Nigel despite mom hating the name, won't take no for an answer: 'He said if we didn't name him Nigel, he would still call him that'

Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor

Jun 7, 2024 8:00 PM EDT

Not all bad names are newfangled. It's easy to make fun of millennial parents for naming their kids after Harry Potter characters or adding an -eigh to the end of every name, but sometimes the worst names are the oldest ones in the book. Who could forget that Reddit post where a guy found out his friend who was transitioning decided to name herself Milred? He supported her journey, but definitely not that name.

There's a fine line between a name that could work at any age and one that only works at one age. Often, parents choose a name that's unbecoming of an adult but fine for a baby, but there's always the occasional middle-aged man's name. The latter is what this story is all about. A dad is insistent on naming his baby Nigel, and his wife thinks it's the worst name in the world. They tried to compromise by making it his middle name, but it still puts a bad taste in her mouth.