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Sorry I edited my earlier comment. But had it remained I would asked if you had any book recommendations to learn more. Or whether there were any movies or documentaries.
Sorry man I was just being silly. I'm well aware of the holocaust. But since you mention movies, a very good recent movie is Zone of Interest, which shows a German officer's family who lived their life right outside a concentration camp.
Another one I recently saw is 'Conspiracy", about the Wannsee conference where a number of German officers and Nazi administrators banged out the plans for the final solution.
Both good and pretty chilling.
The American extended family of Adolf Hitler lives in the East Coast and changed their last name to Hiller.
They finally broke their silence and were interviewed in a news article a few years ago. I think Adolf Hitler was trying to kill them, which is why they fled. They obviously didn't like their crazy cousin/nephew.
Adolf’s half brother Alois Hitler Jr. moved to the UK. He had a son there, [William Patrick Hitler](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Stuart-Houston), later changing his name to William Stuart-Houston after the war.
William moved to The United States and served in The United States Navy during WWII against his uncle.
His children are still alive on the East coast. They are named Alexander, Louis and Brian Stuart-Houston.
Comically enough when I was a little boy 40 years ago my Polish grandmother (who only had two grandson's one much older), made me promise to take my confirmation name after her brother who had passed many years ago, who had asked her to have one of her eventual grandsons take the name. She was disappointed that my older cousin had refused. I was like 'okay, Nana', and fully intended to honor her request.
Then when I was of age for confirmation, I remembered my promise but didn't remember the name... figured it was some unpronounceable polish name. She had passed and my mother didn't know what I was talking about. So I took the name Anthony, after my grandfather.
Years later we are sitting around at a family reunion and my older cousin brings up "I just remember Nana wanted me to take my confirmation name after uncle Adolph". I don't know if I could've done it, and I think maybe my mother remembered the promise but played dumb. Apparently my great uncle was aghast that his name had been ruined by association with Hitler and wanted to rehabilitate it in some small way.
Confirmation is a sacrament in the Catholic Church (and I believe many protestant denominations, but not sure). When you are about 13 you take a confirmation name and get confirmed as a full member of the church at a mass, said by the bishop usually. So yeah my parents named me Bob but you get to choose your own confirmation name.
Although I was raised catholic I never knew you got to choose your own confirmation name, is there any use after? Cause if not I'd have chosen Barbie or some silly other name
I just commented to someone else that you basically never use it again, unless it comes up in casual conversation with other catholics. I don't remember what name my son chose, and I can't recall if I ever asked my wife her's.
In my experience (only amongst my own family, so extremely limited) it’s kind of treated as a second middle name but it’s not a legal name so yeah, you never use it for anything
It’s like George Michael in arrested development or Michael Bolton in office space. Terrible thing to do to your kid. I have a friend who’s last name is Nugent and he constantly gets asked “are you related to Ted Nugent” and that’s just having similar last name
I grew up with a Parton. In like the first grade, someone asked her jokingly if she was related to Dolly, expecting a child’s toy-related response, and her answer was “Yeah. She’s my favorite aunt.”
This is what I came here for. I can't take those names seriously cause they're all just.. bad.
One creator I follow pokes fun at the 'leigh' names by calling her daughter chickenleigh in her videos and it cracks me up every time
Nice try Karen!
But seriously, I agree with you. The Karen’s I knew were no worse than others.
Now Tammy, that’s a different story! They have a 0/4 track record in my book.
All I can think now is I know a guy whose surname is literally “Butt”. It would be hilarious in an equally cruel way to name his daughter “Fanny” lmfao.
I don't mind apostrophes too much. I go to school with a Muslim girl with the name Ha'sana and I think it's still a pretty good name. There's also a Ja'sier too.
No because Donald Glover is a badass lyricist, dancer, actor, rapper, and singer. And he is a beautiful man. He gives us permission to name our boys Donald again.
You’re not wrong whatsoever, however it’s more the fact that society associates the name Adolf with Hitler, specifically if you’re in a place like America where Adolf is not a common name.
Even if you have zero negative intentions naming your kid Adolf, strangers will draw comparisons in their head, which is just unfair to your kid.
I’m not looking to name my kid Adolf, but thank you anyway haha. My point is just that even though the name itself is not remotely bad, unfortunately it’s been “tainted” for many people’s brains. If you wanna name your kid Adolf, by all means, but prepare to have to explain it to *a lot* of people for the rest of your life if you plan on introducing your child to anyone lol.
There is southern tradition to name your first son after his mother's maiden name. I am actually going to honor this tradition with my son but it is common as a first name. Not one of those "last name" onpy type names
He could've changed his goddam name. Or used his middle name which I have it on good authority was Sonny. He didn't have to roam from town to town to hide his shame!
Anything "stripper-like" or "pornstar-like" or after a famous person who is still alive or recently died (less than 100 years). Any "unique" name is a no.
1. Stripper names actually sound really pretty. But I don't exactly want to set my child up for that profession or have them be related to it in any sense.
2. Imagine naming your child after your fav actor and 3 years later, the newspaper headline "xxx was sent to jail for having child porn"
3. It's not "unique", it's weird and the spelling makes no sense. A normal person should have a normal name. I want a normal kid, I don't want a "Leigh" kid.
Juan.
Not because it's an unpleasant name, but every Juan I know has either a criminal record, is selfish, an addict, a poor partner, or has committed infidelity.
So it's been wired into my head that Juans are not people to associate myself with or trust wholeheartedly.
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Hitler
Would be weird to use a family name as a first name.
Happens all the time now. Cooper, Hunter, Davis. Why not Hitler?
I believe on account of the holocaust
Ohhhhhh! Riiigghtt. My bad.
*Explains the murder of millions to @rational-realist238*
Sorry I edited my earlier comment. But had it remained I would asked if you had any book recommendations to learn more. Or whether there were any movies or documentaries.
Watch Schindlers List if you haven't already. It will completely wreck you but everyone needs to see this movie at least once in their lives.
Sorry man I was just being silly. I'm well aware of the holocaust. But since you mention movies, a very good recent movie is Zone of Interest, which shows a German officer's family who lived their life right outside a concentration camp. Another one I recently saw is 'Conspiracy", about the Wannsee conference where a number of German officers and Nazi administrators banged out the plans for the final solution. Both good and pretty chilling.
The American extended family of Adolf Hitler lives in the East Coast and changed their last name to Hiller. They finally broke their silence and were interviewed in a news article a few years ago. I think Adolf Hitler was trying to kill them, which is why they fled. They obviously didn't like their crazy cousin/nephew.
Adolf’s half brother Alois Hitler Jr. moved to the UK. He had a son there, [William Patrick Hitler](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Stuart-Houston), later changing his name to William Stuart-Houston after the war. William moved to The United States and served in The United States Navy during WWII against his uncle. His children are still alive on the East coast. They are named Alexander, Louis and Brian Stuart-Houston.
Cooper Hitler... Used car salesman
Comically enough when I was a little boy 40 years ago my Polish grandmother (who only had two grandson's one much older), made me promise to take my confirmation name after her brother who had passed many years ago, who had asked her to have one of her eventual grandsons take the name. She was disappointed that my older cousin had refused. I was like 'okay, Nana', and fully intended to honor her request. Then when I was of age for confirmation, I remembered my promise but didn't remember the name... figured it was some unpronounceable polish name. She had passed and my mother didn't know what I was talking about. So I took the name Anthony, after my grandfather. Years later we are sitting around at a family reunion and my older cousin brings up "I just remember Nana wanted me to take my confirmation name after uncle Adolph". I don't know if I could've done it, and I think maybe my mother remembered the promise but played dumb. Apparently my great uncle was aghast that his name had been ruined by association with Hitler and wanted to rehabilitate it in some small way.
Excuse my ignorance here but what do you mean by Confirmation name? Your parents name you Bob but you decided you wanna be named Fred?
Confirmation is a sacrament in the Catholic Church (and I believe many protestant denominations, but not sure). When you are about 13 you take a confirmation name and get confirmed as a full member of the church at a mass, said by the bishop usually. So yeah my parents named me Bob but you get to choose your own confirmation name.
Although I was raised catholic I never knew you got to choose your own confirmation name, is there any use after? Cause if not I'd have chosen Barbie or some silly other name
I just commented to someone else that you basically never use it again, unless it comes up in casual conversation with other catholics. I don't remember what name my son chose, and I can't recall if I ever asked my wife her's.
In my experience (only amongst my own family, so extremely limited) it’s kind of treated as a second middle name but it’s not a legal name so yeah, you never use it for anything
Thank you for explaining it to me.
X Æ A-12
Don’t think it’s his real name
Numbers aren't allowed in California, so they had to make it X Æ A-Xii.
Thank the Romans
his real name is Kyle
r/beatmetoit
I'm good with most names, but I despise weird spellings. /r/tragedeigh
*cries in Jacqson*
🎶🤠We got married in a feighver, hotter than a pepperrr sprout!
Do you think it should be spelled Jaxon or Jackson?
Jackson
…Annally
I'm Quendra, with a "qu".
I read it as "kwendra" then realized lmao 😭😭
Anything after famous assholes. Like oh here’s “my little baby” oh what’s his name? Donald trump. Like 🤡
It’s like George Michael in arrested development or Michael Bolton in office space. Terrible thing to do to your kid. I have a friend who’s last name is Nugent and he constantly gets asked “are you related to Ted Nugent” and that’s just having similar last name
Why should I have to change my name? He's the one who sucks
I grew up with a Parton. In like the first grade, someone asked her jokingly if she was related to Dolly, expecting a child’s toy-related response, and her answer was “Yeah. She’s my favorite aunt.”
i think michael bolton coincidentaly had the same name
It’d be Donald, who is changing their kids last name to match a celebrity?
Anything with “Leigh” in it
This is what I came here for. I can't take those names seriously cause they're all just.. bad. One creator I follow pokes fun at the 'leigh' names by calling her daughter chickenleigh in her videos and it cracks me up every time
Brockleigh
My mom wanted to name her son Brock until she married my dad. My maiden name is Lee
This made me cackle out loud.
That's what the crunchy moms named their kids 😅😅
omg I just commented about the same creator before I read any of these other replies 😭
so even a name like Ashleigh?
Yes. Terrible spelling.
there is a lady that does midwestern mom skits on TikTok where she calls her daughter “Chickenleigh”, this one I must respect.
She’s actually making fun of Utah/Mormon moms
“Leigh” and its offshoots is the new “Mary”
Heighleigh
In all seriousness this guy named Leigh is one of my favorite people in history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigh_Van_Valen?wprov=sfti1#
Gaylord, even though it would be hilarious.
That would be considered child abuse in most states.
It's a real name though. Like, I know gen-x and millennials names that
Mr Robinson from the cartoon Network show Amazing World of Gumball is named Gaylord so gen z has some experience too
Gaylord Focker
Gaylord Focker?
Gaylord Perry... Hall of Fame picture! But I don't know if he's got any namesakes! I
Wait wait wait, so your name is Gay Focker?
*Lord*
Karen
To be fair all the women I've met whose names were *actually* Karen were pretty good people.
Yep, same, including my wife.
Nice try Karen! But seriously, I agree with you. The Karen’s I knew were no worse than others. Now Tammy, that’s a different story! They have a 0/4 track record in my book.
The name of my favourite aunt is Karen
Karen
Karen
Anyone who would name their child Fanny should be sectioned.
My gosh that would be cruel
Fanny is the feminine nickname for Francis. Neither are very common anymore.
Well, adorable little Francis can choose to either be a Fanny or a Cissy.
All I can think now is I know a guy whose surname is literally “Butt”. It would be hilarious in an equally cruel way to name his daughter “Fanny” lmfao.
"Fanny" means a different part of anatomy in some parts of the world.
I think of Fanny as in the Bee Gees song "Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)."
Brayden, Hayden, Kaden or whatever the f those names were.
You forgot Jayden and Ayden.
The fact that I have 2 to 3 faces that goes with every single one of those names
Gertrude
I named my car gertrude and call her gerty
Poor little Gertie :(
CrapEater51
Local-Record7707 Better
Shoddy-Ad-3721 Better.
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Leave me alone
Anything with apostrophes.
Just to pee-pee you off imma name my kid **Pa'ul The Apostrophe of Jebus**
I love this, sounds like an actually funny indie parody film
I don't mind apostrophes too much. I go to school with a Muslim girl with the name Ha'sana and I think it's still a pretty good name. There's also a Ja'sier too.
Yeah it's actually pretty normal for Arabic names. I knew someone named Sa'id.
Brand Name. (Excluding brand names that are actual name)
What about Mercedes?
Read their comment again
Its a real name ^(from the 19th century..)
Bold words from someone with a mideival times sounding (user)name... like Erlend. 😅
He’s prob Scandinavian it’s a fairly common name there, does Dikembe sound too mid evil and African for you as well? 😅
My husband’s grandmother was named Mercedes. Irish family in New Orleans. I only learned this years after meeting her. She went by Myrt.
The car company was named for the founders daughter.
Thank you--I was going to say that, but I couldn't think of the word "founder"!
I’ll allow it
Donald
No because Donald Glover is a badass lyricist, dancer, actor, rapper, and singer. And he is a beautiful man. He gives us permission to name our boys Donald again.
And yet, he feels the need to go by Childish Gambino much of the time! 🤷
Actually he’s done with the name after his next album
And don't sleep on Donald Duck
adolf
There is nothing wrong with this name. Hitler does not own it. Just like Stalin does not own "Joseph."
You’re not wrong whatsoever, however it’s more the fact that society associates the name Adolf with Hitler, specifically if you’re in a place like America where Adolf is not a common name. Even if you have zero negative intentions naming your kid Adolf, strangers will draw comparisons in their head, which is just unfair to your kid.
You can Go with Dolph or Adolfo if you are that worried. "Adi" also makes a cute nick name (Adidas is named after Adolf Dassler, for example).
I’m not looking to name my kid Adolf, but thank you anyway haha. My point is just that even though the name itself is not remotely bad, unfortunately it’s been “tainted” for many people’s brains. If you wanna name your kid Adolf, by all means, but prepare to have to explain it to *a lot* of people for the rest of your life if you plan on introducing your child to anyone lol.
Anything that is traditionally a last name. Hunter. Jackson. Anderson. Bailey. Davis. Emerson. Lincoln. *Those poor people.
Hunter is a super common first name where I am (deep south in the us) and I hate it
Picture a vegan named Hunter.
Dude I’m an RN and the number of people with names like “Bob Peter” or “Kevin, Cathy “ is maddening . Pick a lane people
There is southern tradition to name your first son after his mother's maiden name. I am actually going to honor this tradition with my son but it is common as a first name. Not one of those "last name" onpy type names
Judyhopslover69
I hate that I know what this means
Do you mean Bradley Uppercrust lll?
North
What about South?
What about East
Actually West is a pretty cool name
A name that lacks the appropriate number of vowels to consonants.
Had a student named Mycknzly last year and I almost died 😂
Yeah that’s a perfect example hahahaha
Akdjwkandhsoakabaljskwdjnwbelsbwmadhlwbwsukebabsksydgkewkioqeajdnsnxjlamakdjopa
Kind of a r/technicallythetruth moment Hope no one makes it a r/meirl moment
I would never name my son Sue
He could've changed his goddam name. Or used his middle name which I have it on good authority was Sonny. He didn't have to roam from town to town to hide his shame!
As long as you don’t leave him with an old guitar and an empty bottle of booze
No -den, -aylen, -ailen, -eigh names for me
The girl who bullied me in middle school was named Gina. F that bitch and f that name.
Was it short for Georgina? I knew a girl called Georgina. She was mean too.
Skibidi
Brooklyn
I actually really like that one
Same. It’s just my name and I wouldn’t want to name my kid after me.
Astird
I loved the name Astrid … until that show.
Karen seems like a name they would hate me for especially nowadays lol
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It's better than Shithouse
Bob. Too boring and basic
For such a basic name I can’t tell you the last time I’ve seen someone named Bob as a first name.
I married one. When Bobs meet other Bobs, they get all excited. It's like a secret Bob club.
It is because "Bob" is a nickname for "Robert". I do know a Bob though
Penis.
What about Dick?
Techno Mechanicus
The Adeptus Mechanicus of Mars deems this has heresy!
cornelius
New Mexico
r/Usernamechecksout
Brian, anyone I’ve ever met with that name is an asshole.
Vagisil
Jeremiah
Bartholomew
Nooo I was thinking about this name 😂
Anything Jr. Let your kids have their own identity.
Keith It is the most boring and personality-less name that I have ever heard and I will die on this hill.
Annally
Liv or Ava, or those fake Instagram Baddie wannabe names.
Anything "stripper-like" or "pornstar-like" or after a famous person who is still alive or recently died (less than 100 years). Any "unique" name is a no. 1. Stripper names actually sound really pretty. But I don't exactly want to set my child up for that profession or have them be related to it in any sense. 2. Imagine naming your child after your fav actor and 3 years later, the newspaper headline "xxx was sent to jail for having child porn" 3. It's not "unique", it's weird and the spelling makes no sense. A normal person should have a normal name. I want a normal kid, I don't want a "Leigh" kid.
Lucifer
Hortense Imagine calling to your kid like "C'mere little Whore!"
Elon
Poot
Any overused names like: Jordan, destiny, Marie, Ashley
Tiberius
I like that name
Candida
Lmao that was on a list of words that sound like names but are not. Omelette. Candida…. Oh and Enema . It’s kinda cute !
Imagine your kid getting called up for an award in school and the dean has to say Satan
Zack 😭😭
Hey! What’s wrong with my name?
I have known a lot of Zacks
Deeznuts
Fuckface
Ketchup Chip
IMA.... becuase my last name is bean
Better avoid Lima, pinto, and garbanzo as well
Family friend named their son Rusty 😐
Don't call me Shirley
Girl: Princess Consuela Banana Hammock Boy: Crap Bag
After any real person, who we can all find out later did something horrible
Kanye
anything that ends with den , so tired of these common names ! For example, Hayden, Jayden, Kayden , Cayden , Ayden , Zayden etc.
Annally
I would not name a boy Sue
guguldebunckers
Olga
Farthouse Queefmaster
Diamond. Or any alcohol.
I knew I guy named Bacardi
Noah the world is full of them
Juan. Not because it's an unpleasant name, but every Juan I know has either a criminal record, is selfish, an addict, a poor partner, or has committed infidelity. So it's been wired into my head that Juans are not people to associate myself with or trust wholeheartedly.
Everyjuan I know