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[Jim Young 2,356]

I'm sorry but the parents could have been more creative naming their baby.  I doubt this will be the last time she will be mocked.

[n4gix 4,947]

That is very true Jim. One of my cousins on mother's side was given the name PK (both capitals!) Surrency. When he went to volunteer for the Army, the recruiters gave him a very hard time about his first name. "How is it pronounced?" they asked him.

"Just like it's written, PK" he replied. They gave him a choice of being listed as either "Pee Kay" or "Park Kay". He chose the latter. He told them "I'd rather folks thought was named for a stick of margarine than someone who had frequent accidents!"

A surprising number of children are named for what was on the bedside table when the mother was struggling to think of a name. You'd be surprised at the number of boys with the name Ky (for KY Jelly of course).

[Mace 1,927]

On 12/11/2018 at 4:27 PM, Jim Young said:

I'm sorry but the parents could have been more creative naming their baby.  I doubt this will be the last time she will be mocked.

I've seen a kid named Crest Toothpaste  < last name > before.   So there you have it.  :)

[n4gix 4,947]

21 hours ago, Mace said:

I've seen a kid named Crest Toothpaste  < last name > before.   So there you have it.  :)

That's not so bad, or at least it could have been worse... much worse!

Imagine being named "Preparation H" <lastname>

or

"Rectify" <lastname> (another hemorrhoid medicine)