Chinese couple tried to name baby "@"

[transplant99]

Strange stuff...like Costanza wanting to name his child "7"!!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/oukoe_uk_china_language

[habernac]

but they'll tell you it's "unique". Yeah, then the poor kid will have peple butchering his impossible to pronounce name the rest of his life. I actually had nurses congratulate us for giving our son a normal name last year.

[albertGQ]

Originally Posted by fotze

I always wonder why parents try to express their cleverness through their children's names. The same people who don't paint or play an instrument all of a sudden become these eccentric, artistic free-thinkers when dreaming up a baby-name.

What is worse are the ones whose originality consists of taking a name and spelling it wrong. Meagan becomes Mayghun, or Jennifer becomes Jennypherr. There is an unusually high percentage of names like that in the porn industry.

My guess is that those are not their real names, rather just their stage name

[4X4]

I think its because of these goofball celebrities naming their kids things like Phinneus, Rumer and Apple. I mean seriously, APPLE? I want to punch Paltrow in the face for naming her kid Apple.

Though I bet Steve Jobs strongly approves of the name.

[Ford Prefect]

Originally Posted by habernac

but they'll tell you it's "unique". Yeah, then the poor kid will have peple butchering his impossible to pronounce name the rest of his life. I actually had nurses congratulate us for giving our son a normal name last year.

In this case the kid's name would have a couple of pronounciation options ... "at" and "ampersand". Not that that justifies doing such a dumba$$ thing to the kid. I guess turning it into Sandy wouldn't be too bad.

Some creative names are pretty funny though. I still laugh at Frank Zappa calling his daughter Moon Unit. I think that's hilarious.

[Maritime Q-Scout]

I thoguht "ampersand" was &

[jamesteterenko]

Originally Posted by Ford Prefect

In this case the kid's name would have a couple of pronounciation options ... "at" and "ampersand".

'&' is an ampersand, '@' is simply at. But, I suppose the kid could be called "shift 2".

[4X4]

That'd be in North America. In Europe, the kid would be called Alt Gr Slash.

[Ford Prefect]

Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout

I thoguht "ampersand" was &

You're right ... I had a brain fart. I guess the kid's only option then is Attie.

[FireFly]

He'd never be able to get an email address, would he? You can't have @@blahdeblah.com, can you?

[REDVAN]

@@@.com if he had his own domain.

[habernac]

Originally Posted by albertGQ

My guess is that those are not their real names, rather just their stage name

Hey, someone missed fotze's sarcasm.





j/k

[Dan02]

Originally Posted by Ford Prefect

You're right ... I had a brain fart. I guess the kid's only option then is Attie.

funny when i pronounced it in my head i had the same brain fart.

[Dan02]

Originally Posted by FireFly

He'd never be able to get an email address, would he? You can't have @@blahdeblah.com, can you?

no but scarredforlife@blahblahblah.com might be available.