Be Careful What You Name Your Child

How absolutely insane would it be to discover your name translates to something completely unacceptable to say in another language?

And when I say insane, I mean how crazy it must be to realize that your name is basically smut in Arabic, yet you grew up hearing it your entire life without a clue.

By the way, do you know how hard it was to write that first paragraph without using the phrase 'How much would it suck to discover your name...'? It was very difficult to not say 'suck'.

And why would I even care if I use that phrase? You'll see.

Pakistan's ambassador to Saudi Arabia apparently has a name that translates to 'biggest d*ck' in Arabic.

And that censored word is not duck.

Wow, that really has to su... SEE? It's really hard not to say that.

Anyway, Akbar Zeb was rejected by both Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates and Bahrain because of his name and his name alone. Speaking those words were just not going to happen. Either that, or they were all too intimidated.

So Momma/Poppa if you want junior to grow up to be a diplomat, better do a bit of name research first.

BTW - Now we all know how to say well endowed in Arabic. Not sure when that will come handy but hey, the more you know.

AND - Am I the only one who thought of Long Duk Dong from Sixteen Candles? What's a happenin' hot stuff?

I've never claimed to be mature folks.

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Comments

[Nothingwitty]

Okay, I'm going to sound evil when I say this.
My ex husband and his baby mama named their new daughter Felicia, which isn't a bad name but EVERY person I told snorted and said "You KNOW what she'll be called in high school, right? Fellatio!"
(Which mad me feel better because that's exactly what I though! Every time I see their poor child that's exactly what my brain thinks.
It doesn't help that her last name starts with F too.

[katie]

@Nothingwitty, I never realized that but holy cow you are right. When we were going through the baby name book ourselves, we eliminated a few that could be easily paired or turned into dirty words (eg. Nick = D*ck). I will never look at Felicia the same ever again :)

[_mamakaze_]

My husband has a friend named Peter Hunter. Do I just have a really filthy mind, or were his parents PLANNING for their brand-new baby boy to have a bright future in gay porn? On what planet do you name your kid Peter without taking into account your own last name?

[Quixotic]

You still can't go past American swimmer Misty Hyman... that's gold!!!!

[Sarah]

I once new a man named Peter Djakov. Doesn't look to bad, right? Hint, the "D" is silent...say it out loud...there ya go. To make it worse, he was a minister!

[katie]

Peter Hunter, Peter Djakov, Misty Hyman... this stuff writes itself people.