not baby names
By Rachel אִינוֹדיי
Updated Mon May 22 2023
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wanna name your pet (or plant or device or instrument or i don't know) somethin weird? wacky? zany, even? take a gander at my selection of inanimate or animate object names. you could also call this list a bad idea.
- Brad
Origin:
Diminutive of BradleyDescription:
Pitt is the prototypical blond Brad.
- Brioche
- Broom
- Drum
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Cool, musical modern choice, especially as a middle name.
- DeClaude
- DeForestation
- Diva Muffin
- Guac
- Ham
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"hot, warm"Description:
Along with Shem and Japheth, a son of Noah with a name that's almost never used -- for more obvious reasons than those of his brothers.
- Hob
Origin:
English, diminutive of RobertMeaning:
"bright fame"Description:
A Robert nickname out of use for hundreds of years, but now sounds cooler than Bob or Rob for a modern boy.
- It's The Police
- Jermajesty
Origin:
Invented nameDescription:
Jermajesty is a slightly bizarre name created by Jackson brother Jermaine, making his son a royal version of himself.
- Kerry
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark, dark-haired"Description:
An Irish county name almost exclusively used for girls now. Kerrigan would be a more modern and masculine choice.
- Log
- Meatloaf
- Moon Unit
- Nacho
Origin:
Word name or short form of IgnacioDescription:
Not unless you want your son to grow up to be just like a wacky Jack Black character.
- Oaky
- Oyster
- Parson
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"clergyman"Description:
The name Parson might have seemed ridiculous even a few years ago, but when Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe named their son Deacon, they opened up a whole new field of ecclesiastical cool. Bishop, Priest, and Pastor are other possibilities.