155+ Names That Mean Trouble
- Trigger
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"releasing device; to initiate"Description:
This name might be too, well, triggering.
- Balbina
Origin:
RomanMeaning:
"stammerer"Description:
The Ancient Roman Balbina is the feminine form of Balbus or Balbinus. While certainly unique, it's hard to imagine this name will go far in the modern English-speaking world.
- Atropos
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"inevitable, inflexible"Description:
Atropos is one of the three Fates of Greek Mythology. She and her sisters determined life from birth to death—Atropos determined how one would die and would cut the thread of life. Her Roman equivalent is Morta.
- Power
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Power is one of the new crop -- Justice, Liberty, Peace -- of strong, clear-cut, declarative choices, though this one carries more assertiveness than virtue.
- Kaliber
Origin:
Variation of Caliber, English word nameMeaning:
"ability level; diameter of a gun barrel"Description:
Spelling it with a K doesn't do much to separate Kaliber from Caliber's violent image.
- Sharar
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"enemy"Description:
Biblical name from the Old Testament.
- Talman
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"injured, oppressed"Description:
Extremely rare yet with an on trend sound, although the meaning may put parents off.
- Ruckus
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"disturbance, commotion"Description:
One of the latest in a suite of rowdy boy names, including Chaos, Wrecker, Lawless, and Rowdy itself.
- Peabody
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"having the body of a gnat"Description:
Peabody is a quintessentially Waspy surname that your child won't thank you for -- either the pea part or the body part, or the meaning part.
- Puma
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"big cat"Description:
Lithe and leonine name chosen for her daughter by singer Erykah Badu -- whose other child has the number name Seven.
- Warrior
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"wage war"Description:
Could a child named Warrior be anything but fierce and willful? We count Warrior among our Magic Names, those that are chosen for their ability to influence and protect their bearers. We see Warrior rising significantly in the next few years, joining current favorites like Legend, Hero, and Saint.
- Hamill
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"scarred"Description:
Though we usually think a name's image in contemporary culture supersedes its ancient meaning, this is a case where the definition could undermine a child's self-esteem.
- Fogarty
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"exiled one"Description:
Fogarty has the Old Fogey problem.
- Tuff
Origin:
Invented nameDescription:
Tuff, a corruption of "tough," has been given to approximately 50 baby boys each year for the past few years. Tough, on the other hand, has never charted as a baby name.
- Jareb
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"he will struggle"Description:
Unfortunately, everyone will just hear Jared.