Why not just call them “Kickme”?
According to this article in the Australian Herald Sun, more people are naming their kids after characters in science-fiction movies. Hence Jean-Luc (as in Picard), Neo, Trinity, and so on.
This is not news to those of us who live in a weird names capital of the world, with our senator Joker, actor Dingdong, and numerous old ladies named Baby Girl. We all went to school with someone named Jonathan Livingston Sy or Edgar Allan Pe. My friend Din used to volunteer as a student registrar at UP so he could encounter names like “Crassus, Jr” (named for a Roman emperor; still better than “Commodus”, which might as well be “Crapper”) and surnames like “Bagong-gahasa” (newly-raped). Zed goes to a fish restaurant run by the Misses Kaliskisan (Scales).
There’s a special logic to the naming of kids in Pinoy families. “Why are you named Jade? Isn’t that a girl’s name?”
“Because my mom’s name is Ruby.”
I would caution people against naming their children “Venus”, “Aphrodite”, “Apollo” or “Lovely”. That’s just tempting fate.
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August 22nd, 2007 at 15:49
similar story–i have a friend in college named athena and she said the reason behind it is her mom is named minerva.
August 22nd, 2007 at 18:06
In Sampaloc where I grew up, we had a 70-year-old man named Totoy. We also had a neighbor named “Nene,” who was a contemporary of Totoy. They were not married to each other, though, which was a pity. They would have had grandkids calling them Lolo Totoy and Lola Nene.
August 22nd, 2007 at 19:02
True stories:
I was told that there is someone out there named Oicirtap…. that’s the dad’s name “Patricio” inverted. Sad.
I was once dragged by a friend to see this soothsayer somewhere in Taft named Madame Shamhell….I asked my friend if she noticed that the name is a combination of “Sham” and “Hell.”
…And I used to have a classmate named Warlinda…..it was hard to get angry at someone who is named like that.
August 22nd, 2007 at 20:09
my classmate’s name is atlas sy. her sister is dictionary. i wonder what her older brother’s name is.
August 22nd, 2007 at 20:46
I once had a classmate named Prometheous Cenit who had asiste Hera and a brother named Gamy for Agamemnon. Of course, their dad’s name is Hipocrates. Oh their mom’s name? Linda, hehehe. Odd end out.
The weirdest name I encountered is the name Odaucto. I’m sorry but the weirdest surname I know is Chapchapingaw. How about you Jessica, you want to be Mrs. Cahpchapingaw? My dad used to tell me about the famous office mates named Andy Lim and Kenneth Sy. Names. Very pinoy.
August 22nd, 2007 at 21:10
LOL @ Edgar Allan Pe!!!
August 22nd, 2007 at 21:18
True story too:
Our OB-GYNE doctor has her surname cut out for her. Her assistant, believe it or not, has also the same weird surname that seemingly fits their job specifications. Her assistant’s surname is “Regla” and the doctor’s is “Apepe.”
They still work there, for pete’s sake.
August 22nd, 2007 at 21:19
parent’s names inverted are okay if it didn’t sound weird, but I knew someone who was named Jollibee, and they got the spelling correctly. aysus! his parents should be sued! and what about the 1st, the 2nd & the 3rd Emeterio!! when will the curse stop! its okay to have a unique name as along as its not connected to some unpleasant..things.
August 22nd, 2007 at 21:32
I read that the word”randy” meant sexually aroused to the English.
I had a professor in Religion named Bro. Randy—he’s a priest. And he always goes out the country for certain religious meetings. I wonder how they react when he introduces himself.
August 22nd, 2007 at 22:09
And where else would a gynecologist be named Dr. Apepe.
August 22nd, 2007 at 23:14
I sometimes wonder why parents do that to their kids. Tsk, tsk, tsk… Akala nila cute.
BTW, my name is Robertson. I have brothers named Johnson and Jefferson.
August 22nd, 2007 at 23:21
A friend of mine has a classmate at Xavier High School – Washington Dy Sy. Classic!
August 23rd, 2007 at 01:35
here’s why i think Kickme aint too bad for a name…
was born in ’82 with a twin sister, but my folks didnt know the multiplicity (can anyone tell me when was ultrasound invented?), thought they would name my sister Marie when she came out, so when she did, they got my mum’s thingie closed and wrote baby marie on the tag…, that was 11 pm. Thirty minutes later, my mum was screaming in pain and nurse went rushing to doc saying “doc, meron pa yatang isa”..
then voila!! the tag was changed to baby 1 and baby 2 was added. Realizing the need for 2 monikers, our folks decided for Xavier 1 and 2. Dad wasnt happy about it so he added the letter A thus the birth of Xaviera 1 and 2. Thought my folks were being unique? The next time you buy your morning tabloids, check out the columns. Then you can finish my story off.
Note: Nobody has ever bought the idea that we were named after the Patron Saint of Missionaries, St. Francis Xavier. His feast day is Dec. 3. We were born 22nd of May.
August 23rd, 2007 at 02:55
My cousin named his son Obi-Wan.
August 23rd, 2007 at 09:47
I work as a recruitment specialist and I have encountered really hilarious names. I once interviewed an applicant named Mydaugther (oh yes, spelled incorrectly by whoever gave her the name). A week after her brother applied for the job too. His name is Myson.
I hope they don’t have half brothers or half sisters.
August 23rd, 2007 at 09:48
I used to have a crush on a schoolmate of mine, but when I discovered that her name was Methuselah, I promptly abandoned any marital fantasies with her. How can I grow old with her for God’s sake??!!
August 23rd, 2007 at 10:56
ive heard of a schoolmate who named his kid, schizo…
his surname is pereña…
ive got a blockmate, eutiquiano, hes a “third”
my dad is a junior…eutiquio….his uncle is tranquilino…and he has a cousin who is a junior (tranquilino)…
August 23rd, 2007 at 10:56
She was easily the odd one out on the first day of school as a college freshman. At a time when gargantuan accessorial pads bonded girls shoulder to shoulder, she wore a red polka dot bandana over denim space-jacket, sebum-juicing stretchable jeans and black stiletto.
The professor walked in prompt, prim, and poshly perfumed – a common observation among academicians of unfounded self-importance; and, when she proceeded to pull out a deck of classcards from a huge designer bag that screamed out its creator’s name, we slackened down to our seats like overused military duffels. Now randomly calling out the name on the first lucky card, we knew we’re on for the much-dreaded class introduction.
The Santoses, Cruzes or, the Reyeses with Western first names were obviously the ones who got away with it smiling, and yes, not without a tinge of alacrity and premeditated conceit. Alas for us whose names that sounded like they were culled out from some not-of-this-world time capsules, we eventually became the object of either clique jokes and stand-up pranks.
My share of horror stemmed from my family name. A slip in the final phoneme could spell disaster, the impact of which could very well go beyond the realm of decent sensualism.
But then again this is not about me. Anyway, as I was ruing on the possibility of dragging my ancestors to court for the incalculable shame the name could eventually cause on my unforeseen future, I saw the professor giggling in gay abandon while staring at the next classcard.
“Kwi…kwin…dil?!…Miss Z- how do you pronounce your name? Q-u-i-q-u-i-n…Lord, don’t tell me…â€
You could hear an eyelash fall.
“That’s Kikindilat, Ma’am.†She coyly corrected the microcephallic teacher.
All screws, nuts, and bolts of every laughing bone broke loose. Fortunately, my own fear was overshadowed by the phonetic phenomenon called Quiquindilat. And that’s vagina + open or awake to you.
August 23rd, 2007 at 14:20
i had a classmate in grade two who thought my name was fruit (my first name’s ruth). and she spelled it this way: FRUITH. yes, with a TH because i always emphasize the ‘thhh’ when i say my name.
August 23rd, 2007 at 14:35
Jhun-Jhun
Jhay-Jhay
Ghi-ghi
Ahhhhhhhne
Jhochehl
Bhebahng
Lufeta….
August 23rd, 2007 at 15:59
Hahaha… that was history for the books, River. Thanks for sharing. I thought our ob-gyne doctor has her stuff about bad surnames; I mean, calling herself “Dra. Apepe” in the same “medical” field she specializes. That’s double the laughter. But now I know what it feels like, being called a vagina.
August 23rd, 2007 at 20:52
I dunno my mom named me Maebelline after the famous cosmetic maybelline in the era that i was born. I married a man that has lotsa “tukayo” so when I had my first born I named him Seven River ( i read somewhere that name doesnt have to be plural)…. Everyone find my son’s name unique… when he started studying… he found his bestest friend(as he calls it) his name is Rain. When I got pregnant again… everyone suggested names like would you believe Ocean’s eleven. harharhar! The name that i will give my daughter was much awaited… Isip isip… I ended up giving her “Luna Soleil”. Now my kids will have hard time finding a katukayo. :)
August 24th, 2007 at 00:37
i had a classmate in high school who was really smart. guess what? his name is beskid. :P
August 24th, 2007 at 06:18
i have a friend named Cloud. his brother is Moony.
i have a friend named July. his brother is August.
i have a godson named Aragorn.
i met someone named ABCD, Fanessa, Junalyn, Jhunamel and Jeesa. i met someone named Gay, last name Pinoy = Gay Pinoy.
August 25th, 2007 at 15:06
Jessica means “God’s grace”. :) That’s quite lovely, I think.
My name has a funny spelling, and overall, hard to pronounce in one go.
My name means “truth” in Greek, and it’s the verb one, not the noun. Yeah, like “to unravel” or “to reveal”. Tempting fate aside, Lord knows how many friends are afraid to lie to me because one way or another I just know that they’re putting me on. Most of the time, I don’t like it when I know because it kills the fun. :P
My second name is a combo of my grandmothers’ names. More puzzles, yay!
The only part of my name that is easy to pronounce is my surname.
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August 25th, 2007 at 15:08
I have schoolmate whose name is Maricel Soriano, and a I know a guy whose name is Daryl Hannah *Surname*. I know someone who had been saved from being named Babylyn.
I saw 3 people on my way to NSO months ago, all of them wanting to change the same name – Baby Girl. Apparently their parents didn’t think of giving them a name in the hospital, so it was a default entry in their birth certificate. And incidentally, they were all changing it into… Cristina. Ngi, pinalitan pa.
August 25th, 2007 at 15:26
Had a teacher who’s maiden name was Lansang. That’s Visayan for nail. She married another teacher who’s surname is Dingding (wall) .. cute no?
August 25th, 2007 at 17:56
I cant help laughing about all these “funny names.” But listen to this: a friend of mine told me he knew someone whose surname is Makabaligotin – the person who owns that is a she. My friend told me that whenever roll call starts from the other room, he would go out just to check who owns that surname. And since names are regional thing, i have to explain what that means to the Visayan speaking – it means penis breaking or penis bending – you choose your adjective.
August 25th, 2007 at 22:08
know of somebody who is called Charon, pronounced as Sharon.
had to asked her first if she knows the meaning of her name. she said it was from the Bible. had to tell her the difference between the two names. she became arrogant at this point so i just shut up.
turned out i was correct in my assumptions though, the parents wanted to be chic living in le chateau de kubo. hehehe
August 25th, 2007 at 22:54
When I was in highschool, there was a girl named Brookeshields. Oh the agony…
August 26th, 2007 at 21:14
well, when i was in highschool, i had a classmate who was a source of endless fun for us, and consternation to my teachers. this was because his middle name was “secreto”.
and part of the profiling done by teachers is the one-by-one semi-interrogation regarding family names, middle names and lineage.
we always anticipated the first day/ week of class when teachers asked us for our fullnames (last name, first name, then the dreaded middle name)
up until now, i have stitches from laughing whenever i remember those good old days..
August 27th, 2007 at 08:08
My direct supervisor’s name is Augusto Jr. II and he only realized that it was wrong when his college classmates laughed at it.
I had a schoolmate in high school who’s last name is Jugao (Visayan for dirty). In college, I wasn’t able to control myself laughing out loud when I heard the registrar calling “Makabaligutin” (able to break a male’s genitalia).
August 27th, 2007 at 08:13
In addition to #27, her first name is Lottie, which sounds like lote, which obviously means “lot.” She and her husband never went homeless.
(Yes, Jangy is my high school classmate.)
September 21st, 2007 at 04:51
one of my best friends whose parents’ last names were austria & barcelona hence her name is sicily austria barcelona. her brother is sidney. her sisters are vienna and filipinas. my friend lives in the UK. her brother is a seaman. no news of the the sisters current locations.
September 27th, 2007 at 18:16
a classmate in high school – marilag, sis’ name mariquit,
maricon- spanish for gay as in bading
resident doctor’s last name – puerta, imagine the pain i have whenever he was overhead paged.
September 27th, 2007 at 18:18
i am simply blessed my parents weren’t that f—ed up.
April 8th, 2009 at 23:05
My grade school classmates:
*Lovely Gay C. Ilao
*Renegade Tadiaman (Parents: Renato and Edna) Why?!
Suggested Baby Name of Liza and Edgar: Lizard
Surname of a male classmate of my co-worker: Jalimaw
April 8th, 2009 at 23:19
There are lots of names that mean nothing in Filipino but are hilarious in Cebuano. Some of them are:
Bayot (Carlyn Bayot): bakla
Makabaligotin: “nakakabali ng male genitalia”
Totoy Bato: totoy=breast ; “stone-hard breast”?!? , breast with a cyst or lump?!? ,
botched up boob job?!?