names

What's in a name, really? An identity? Sometimes a joke that will follow you until you're 6 feet under. Whether your parents had the forethought to name you Ben Dover or Richard Small, sometimes we just wish we could forget about our names. That's what the internet is for though, to dig up those hilarious names that need to be out in the world.

Mother-in-law refuses to call daughter-in-law by her preferred name, so she teaches her toddler to call her grandma a name she doesn't like, meemaw: 'The entire 11 years my MIL has used my whole name'

María Cetra

Computer science student rescues a cat outside of his university and unintentionally names him after his classmate, now class is awkward: ‘Everyone looked at me strangely…’

Giuliana Tiscioni

22 Cute Canine Kids with Cringey Hooman Names

Laurent Shinar

Coworker continually mispronounces coworker Xavier's name, refuses to learn the correct pronounciation

JR Atkinson

35-year-old Mom defends her child after her sister stole her name for her own twins: 'The 3 of them practically share a name'

Remy Millisky

Expecting father shuts down naming baby after wife's 22-year-old sister, calls her a spoiled brat: 'I don’t want our daughter to be anything like her'

JR Atkinson

Widow refuses to let her 17 and 22-year-old sons call their stepdad of 15 years their 'dad': 'My late husband's worst fear was they would grow up without him and forget him.'

Emmy Pratt

25 Cute Cats with Curious Names as Posted by their Pawrents

Laurent Shinar

Grandma accidentally gifts 8-year-old granddaughter a gift card instead of a toy, mom refuses to give the gift card back: 'It seems really wrong to take back a gift from a child.'

Emmy Pratt

26-year-old plans to name her future daughter after her grandma; after learning about it, her SIL adopts a dog and names her in that exact name

Ayala Sorotsky

Expecting mom refuses to name her daughter 'Emmy Grace' after her husband's girlfriend of 6 years, who passed when he was 21: 'He told me he wanted to use the names and he was putting his foot down'

Emmy Pratt

‘I’m grateful to have been a part of their rescue and to help them find loving forever homes.’: The heartfelt rescue of three paint covered kittens ends in heartwarming success and a few painter inspired names

Laurent Shinar

Entitled sisters adopt a Russian Blue cat and name him exactly like their friend’s name she saved for her black cat: 'Kuro means black in Japanese, their cat is literally dark grey'

Ayala Sorotsky

Expecting mom refuses to tell her friend of 10 years her baby's name: 'Her response was to ask me why I thought she’d share that kind of information'

Emmy Pratt

Husband refuses to let wife choose their new dogs' names after she named their two children alone, she struggles to accept his decision: ‘You lost the right to veto’

'Meet "Jet 2 Holiday"': 30+ Pets with hilariously unique names

Remy Millisky