Most Embarrassing Names on Nameberry

Our kids laughed when they saw this name. Enough said.

We can't get past the odd part of this name.

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.

The perv connection crosses this name off the list.

Overly teasable.

The name of Rip Van Winkle – and Rip (born Elmore) Torn – will probably never be ready for further consumption, if only because of the implications of R. I. P. The only thing that could save it is Rip Wheeler, the handsome ranch foreman on the soapy Western Yellowstone.

Some sources connect Tata to. variety of origins and meanings, most often "father", but as a name in English-speaking countries it might be a nickname for Tatiana or something similar.

Ugo is very common in Italy, but here it might call to mind that little Yugoslavian car.

Too close to the name of a bodily fluid.

Variant of Walburga or Walpurga. In German and Nordic folklore, Walpurgisnacht (St Walpurgis' Night) is when witches and devils meet for revelry.

Configuration coined by troubled former NBA star Jayson Williams for his daughter.

See WILLIE.