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 and sister-in-law constantly mock woman for being named 'Dove,' try to call her 'Diane' because they think that's a normal name: '[They] have pressed me on WHY I won't change my name legally and why I use my name in daily life'

Emmy Pratt

Callous coworkers continually call their colleague 'Victoria' despite her name being 'Veronica,' gaslight her when she tries to politely correct them: 'It just got to me, to the point I was genuinely hurt'

JR Atkinson

Pregnant mom wants to name her baby 'Leanna' to honor late stepmother, sister pushes back because she wants to name her kids 'Lee' and 'Anna': 'That's a whole new level of entitlement'

JR Atkinson

Expecting mom wants to name her baby girl 'Blessica,' husband refuses because his last name is 'Blimpson': 'The name is too close to the celebrity Jessica Simpson'

Emmy Pratt

Meet Molly, Alfred and Earnest: 30+ Dog Pawrents Who Gifted Their Dog Children With Whimsical Hooman Names

Ayala Sorotsky

Overbearing woman plans to use the same baby name as pregnant sister to show their 'special connection,' doesn't understand why sister refuses: 'Consider keeping your new child's name a secret'

JR Atkinson

Meet Zuko, Falkor, and Hannabelle Lickter: 30 Dog Pawrents Who Named Their Precious Puppers After Movies and TV Shows

Ayala Sorotsky

Overbearing stepmom wants 16-year-old stepson to change his name to match hers, doesn't understand he wants to honor his late mother: 'It made me feel really icky'

JR Atkinson

Expecting mom plots to steal sister-in-law's baby name, gets tricked into using a fake name for her unborn child: 'I put on a performance like I had graduated from Julliard'

Ally Perry

34-year-old sister who can't have children insists on helping name brother's newborn, is offended when he declines: 'My mom thinks I lack compassion'

JR Atkinson

Ex-husband's new fiance insists that his wife of 26 years and the mother of his 4 children change her last name back to her maiden name: 'He wants me to move on'

Emmy Pratt

Woman Reaches Breaking Point and Confronts Sister-In-Law After Harsh Criticism of Her Decision to Change Her Name, Sparking Heated Familial Showdown

Sienna Varady

'Twin brothers named Tom and Jerry': Top 15+ unfortunate baby names

Ben Weiss

Meet Emperor Calus, NotDog, and Toolbox: 27 Comely Cute Cats With Nutty Nonsensical Names

Ayala Sorotsky

17-year-old changes old-fashioned name to something contemporary, offends pregnant sister-in-law who wants to give her baby a vintage name: 'She said she'd like me to rethink it'

Ally Perry

'Karen': 34 Classic Gen X Names on the Brink of Extinction

Jesse Kessenheimer