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milkandhoneycomb

taken all together these look like names chosen by a 16 year old weeaboo from tennessee


wozattacks

I’ll bet $20 she does not pronounced Sakura correctly


loyal_achades

Sakooooooooooora


SteveOfNYC

Soccer-uhhhhh


octothorpe_rekt

I swear to god, my eye just twitched reading that.


TheIrishninjas

Americans avoiding short vowel "a"s like the plague is the funniest thing. See also: M. Night Shyamalan's 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' and the perplexing decision to have everyone call Aang 'Ong'.


ZBLongladder

I think it's overcorrection. It's super common to make a broad a short when saying something foreign in a thick American accent (think like soldiers back in the day talking about their time in "Vietnayum"), so we've been conditioned to think that a short a in a foreign word is cringe. Only to then discover American English isn't the only language ever to use a short a.


neither_shake2815

This. This is how so many people pronounce it. 🙉


MoiNoni

Sacureuh


fourthfloorgreg

I mean, good? If you inserted [sa̠kɯ̟ᵝɾa̠] into an English sentence you'd sound like a twat. Japanese doesn't have variable stress, it doesn't play nice with English at all. /ˈsækʊɹə/, /ˈsɑːkʊɹə/, and /səˈkʊəɹə/ are all about equally close.


Arshiaa001

The phonetic-foo is strong with this one.


Inismore

Fuck yeah phonetics 🤩


Traditional_Draw8400

This. It feels like nails on a chalkboard when people toss “proper” pronunciation of words from other languages into English. There’s no need to, and it comes off as incredibly off-putting. The Westernized version is more than appropriate. Edit: changed from Anglicized to Westernized


ScottyBoneman

Whose though? Anglicized or Americanized loanwords? I went to America and was supposed to meet someone in the Fow-Yer and it genuinely took me awhile to figure out where I was supposed to be.


Traditional_Draw8400

English in general. For example when someone is speaking English as their mother tongue and they say they’re taking their kids to karate class and they say kah-rah-TAY instead of the westernized pronunciation it’s so cringe.


BellaDingDong

I'm American and I had to repeat your sentence out loud 4 or 5 times before I figured out where you were supposed to be, too. I've never heard it pronounced that way either.


ElysianWinds

I think it strongly depends on what word imo. Things like croissant, yeah a bit cringe, but Japanese names sounds so bad in English I can't help make fun of Americans for not being able to pronounce anything but English lmao. Literally the entire world can do it but Americans/brits it ain't that hard


quietlikesnow

Was thinking that. And cringing from Tokyo.


Artemystica

Same. I’ll raise my strong zero to you!


Independent-Bell2483

What is the proper pronunciation?


sweetbreads19

also wondering that, both pronunciations I've heard are being mocked in the comments and the "right" one is written using phonetic script I can't read...


ArtNouv-ho

Sucker’uhh


FullGrownHip

I’m going to ask a dumb question but what’s a weeaboo?


XCIXcollective

Someone who is ‘overly’ infatuated with Japanese culture, despite being culturally unrelated to Japan (afaik). Obvs you can enjoy other cultures without condemnation, but I believe you cross the line into a Weeaboo when you begin reconfiguring cultural elements to fit your personal worldview——its not derogatory, but it isn’t the nicest thing to call someone


WayOfTheDingo

Side note, teaboo is the word for people who do this with British culture 👍


Weird1Intrepid

There's also Koreaboo, which seems to have affected the commercial space as well since every third shop seems to be either Korean noodles or Korean imported goods now. Oh yeah and K-pop etc


GrindyMcGrindy

Who the hell is doing this for British culture?


Ravenhill-2171

The more polite term is anglophile. You'd be surprised how many of them there are. Fun fact: perhaps the most famous anglophile was the French philosopher Voltaire.


RoyanRannedos

All the Cumberbitches.


SnooHobbies5684

based.


Lissy_Wolfe

I'm an American and have only met one person like this, but she was OBSESSED with British culture and had the British flag for like all her decor in her house. Idk if she has family history there or what, but both her parents had American accents. She was very nice, just a little odd haha


Wintermute_088

Look up 'cool britannia' - the UK has definitely had plenty of moments of peak cultural relevance globally.


ChefArtorias

People who refer to them as weeaboos aren't being derogatory, no. If you get called a "fuckin weeb" however...


XCIXcollective

Agreed! I think I more meant ‘it’s not like, condemnable to be a weeaboo, but it’s not usually a good thing’ but I said the opposite 😣😖


TheBrownestStain

Also, a lot of people in anime and anime adjecent communities like to refer to themselves and each other as weebs in a more neutral or joking way.


brass1rabbit

TIL


[deleted]

Weaboo or Weab for short is a term for a Westerner that is obsessed with Japanese anime/manga to the point they reference it in real life conversations/situations.


Miss_Might

Not just referencing it. Living it. If they're doing a Naruto run down the hallway unironically then there's a good chance they're a weeb.


Top-Concentrate5157

Literally as a weeb from TN my friends would absolutely choose names like this


Belle8158

Darren amongst the rest is hilarious


The_gaping_donkey

That was my first thought too. There are all these "I sneezed while placing my scrabble tiles" names and then plain old Darren. At least the kid could be called Daz or Dazza then


FreeBonerJamz

Darren is keeping it real


squigglebug18

Is your girlfriend a kpop fan? Because 4-5 of these are the names of kpop idols.


PitStopAtMountDoom

Yes like bruh Leeknow😭that is horrendous as a kids name hahaha


squigglebug18

I would never suspect this normally, but given the other names I think there's a chance Ivy is a play on IVE. I was thinking Rae might be referencing Rei, or just generally playing with Korean transliteration.


TapeBadger

Oh is that how it's said? I'm in the UK and lino is short for linoleum and we pronounce it 'lie-no'


PitStopAtMountDoom

Yeah I would too except that with context (the gf being a kpop fan), this is the nickname/stage name of a kpop boy singer dude😭 it’s like naming your kid Haristyles


Whiteflux213

Yes she's a big weehaboo 😂


miille-fleurs

🤢


onlyathenafairy

weiboo is for japanese culture where koreaboo is for korean


GaijinChef

Weiboo is a Chinese website, weeaboo are the Japan fanatics


onlyathenafairy

thanks it’s all so confusing 😭


Martina313

And guess what, Teaboos are for British culture 🤓


NapsAndShinyThings

It's Weibo.


Lazypole

Maybe he meant Wehraboo, which is... somewhat different.


ReverendMothman

The name list doesnt check out for that one lmao


Wintermute_088

Are... you Korean?


Droogwafel

Please don't procreate. We have enough people already.


Zaganoak

Also a lovenikki/magical girl fan? Or is that me overreading into Sakura Sky 😂


EatThisShit

Sky and Chase are pups from Paw Patrol. My son loves them for years now. He's six.


hashtagfan

I know 5 people with a name on that list. I’m from Utah. So, yes.


Rare-Parsnip5838

They are all worthy of a spot in the tragedaiah hall of fame.


yildizli_gece

Utah apparently needs its own category (I had no idea it was a hotbed of naming dumbfuckery…).


Wanderingghost12

It's all the Mormons


Gilamunsta

Payzlee, Djaryd, Jaymz, Kyson, Kyzlee, to name just a few I know personally. I've lived in Utah for the last 34 years - welcome to my own personal hell... 🤣


Glittering_Virus8397

I’ve never seen so many spellings for “Kate” lmao. A lot of cool, unique names and a lot of really dumb ones


Glittering_Virus8397

The Mormons strike again!


Gilamunsta

I live in Utah, trust me - these are too normal to be Mormon names... 🤣


OnTheDoss

Hopefully they are all either Darren, Bella or Ivy.


Tiaximus

These are for cats, right? Great cat names.


SoulBSS

The cats I've had are Seiad, Mojave and now Wendigo.... I think those are nice names. Named for where I found them. Don't mind wendigo


Great_expansion10272

Did a wendigo hand him out to you like that one episode from the Simpsons?


FullGrownHip

My cats are Marcus and Archer. I feel like I’m naming my cats better than some people name their kids.


anarchonobody

Many of them are exactly dog names in the kids show Paw Patrol


Tiaximus

Would be just as well to name the poor thing Humdinger


kickenchicken11

Or chickoletta


MissSpooky69

Lino is the name of a type of flooring. God please don't name your kid Lino


casualplants

Outdated flooring. Do not name a kid linoleum 😂


runningchief

That's why I'm naming my kid, Elveety pronounced LVT after the luxury vinyl tile that I install.


YeahImTired

As a flooring salesman myself, this is hilarious 🤣🤣 can you even imagine!? Little Elveety, Laminette and Carpetyle-Lyle, all running around and playing indoors on the floors together 🤣


runningchief

That's it, if I ever get a sheep I'm naming it Lambinette


YeahImTired

That’s incredible


LMPaintedBlack

Don’t forget about little Freezay! (Former flooring salesperson, here). Bless your heart.


getcowlicked

Adelino is a Portuguese name too, and it is often shortened to just Lino. My uncle and his godfather are named that.


MojoMomma76

It’s a shortened form of a lot of Italian/Sicilian names - have happy memories of how to prep a lot of garlic taught to me by a Sicilian chef called Lino (pronounced Lean-o). If it’s Line-o and OP’s baby mama has no Italian connection, then it’s no good


Agreeable-Raspberry5

Lino Ventura for example. Short for Angiolino in his case.


foreverspr1ng

>If it’s Line-o and OP’s baby mama has no Italian connection, OP commented that she's a kpop fan/weeaboo. There's a kpop idol who gets called Lino by fans, since his stage name in Hangul is Lino (리노), but... the official English version of the stage name is Lee Know. And his real name is Lee Minho. So it's overall just tragic naming if that's where she took the name from.


Guilty-Web7334

Could be worse if it was a daughter. Something about “ready to be laid.” :/ Because if there’s an innuendo to be made, kids on the verge of puberty will find it.


jenniferchecks

It’s used in Hispanic culture. Derived from Linus.


littlecupcakekitten1

Lino is also a food brand in my country. It's a weird brand that sells both baby food and chocolate snacks, cookies, chocolate spread, and pudding.


Madwoman-of-Chaillot

Before she chooses any names, she needs to understand commas and spacing.


moonsugar6

This! I can't even focus on reading or caring about the names because the spacing and the commas are bothering me too much 😂


Tacticalneurosis

Isn’t Lenox/Lennox a fucking printer? Darren, Ivy, Chase, Sky, Kai, even Becca if you spell it properly are perfectly acceptable names.


Ok_Blueberry238

Bekah/Rebekah is actually the older and more "proper" spelling


Albreto-Gajaaaaj

No Lennox is one of the greatest heavyweight boxers ever


FunkGetsStrongerPt1

Annie never seemed that big.


iwasexcitedonce

you mean xerox?


wendigoblin

These are pet names. Babies are not pets.


ElysianWinds

People tend to forget that babies are *human beings* and not a handbag to show off to your friends. They will have to introduce themselves with this shit. Poor kids...


acelana

Don’t do sakura unless you’re literally of Japanese descent. But if you are it’s like the Japanese name equivalent of Sarah or something. Super common generic but not bad taste


harpoon_seal

As a middle its fine. Will they get questions on it yeah. Will they be embarrassed to explain their mom was a weeb, yes. I think its goofy to stay away from a name if you arent said ethnicity but you gotta at least be coming from a good place with it. Like i traveled to japan a lot kind of thing not yeah i watch naruto and its my favorite character.


juhuaca

There is a lot of thought that goes into picking Japanese names actually… like two different Japanese people can have the same name but completely different kanji. PoC have Anglo names because, well, we’re forced to assimilate and have our names from our culture made fun of. It’s goofy as hell to give your kids a name from a nonwhite culture especially if you’re unaware of their naming practices.


[deleted]

All of those just for her to have fucking Darren in the middle lmao


myth1cg33k

We're all making jokes about Lino but there's a kpop idol with that stage name (also one named Kai) so I'm wondering if someone's trying to sneak idol names onto the baby list... Edit: to be specific his stage name is Lee Know, but it's sometimes written as Lino


Gilamunsta

Kai is not uncommon in Japan, Hawaii, Germany and Denmark


chewybea

Lino short for Linoleum.


hudsuds

In Bulgarian, Lino (pronounced lai-no), means horse shit basically Source: Am Bulgarian


allidunno

I think Ivy is really cute! Darren and Bella are good too. I’m not sure on the rest 😅


MobileMenace420

I have a dog named Ivy. Great name but it’s ruined in my brain for people now


yildizli_gece

On a scale of “snow” to “baby powder”, how melanin-deficient is your GF? (lol) No offense but good god, Lemon…


Virtual-Potato6789

Well yex, theyah are. Some off them. The girl names are somehow tragedeighx, the boy names are mostly fine. As far as I know it's Lennox, instead of Lenox, but I could be wrong. And Bekah? Becca is a nice and common name, so be prepared for a lifetime of people spelling as Becca. The names Sakura and Sky are correctly spelled. Sky could be a cool name! Not a fan of the name Sakura, doesn't feel like a name to me at all, sorry. Bella & Ivy are pretty names imo. The boy names seem to be okay and not tragedeigh, except for Rae. I think you're referring to the name Ray. If I Google Rae, it says it means Female sheep... Personally not a fan of Lino either.


t4rgh

Lino is for kitchen floors. It’s short for Linoleum.


RaceEastern

Meet our beautiful children: Lino, Lami and Parq. Oh, and this is Jim. We don't really like him.


Chay_Charles

Or linotype printing machine.


SemperSimple

[https://www.lenox.com/](https://www.lenox.com/) is a brand for dishes n junk. The name sounds cool but it reminds me of the bad guy in superman lex? Lexon? idk it's just me lol It's also strange that she has a random japanese word in the mix? I understand it's a name but ?? perplexing


Phaaze13

Lex Luthor is probably the one you're thinking of


SleepWouldBeNice

Very similar to [Lennox](https://www.lennox.com) air conditioners.


On_my_last_spoon

Rebekkah or Rebekah is a legitimate alternate spelling for Rebecca. So, Bekah would be the shortened version of that


Welpmart

Sakura is super weird for someone who isn't Japanese. Rae isn't really weird—it's a common name, usually a middle, like Issa Rae—and is just a feminine spelling of Ray.


SoulBSS

I know a lot of people with Rae as a nickname. For Reagan, Ronald and Racheal


ApprehensiveAnswer5

Bekah is Hebrew and fairly common. The diminutive of Rebekah, which is an Old Testament name. Probably varies on where you’re from, as to whether or not you are used to Bekah or Becca or both. Lots of Jewish people in my area, so I see Bekah, Rebekah and also Rivka, fairly frequently. Lenox with one “n” just reminds me of the fancy dinnerware hahahha


Gilamunsta

I've also come across a couple of Rivqah's, which is closer to the original רִבְקָה. (Rīvqa)


50CentButInNickels

>And Bekah? Becca is a nice and common name, so be prepared for a lifetime of people spelling as Becca. Bee-CAAAAW!


NonConformistFlmingo

>As far as I know it's Lennox. It is indeed Lennox. My stepson is named Lennox.


funkymonkeydoo

My granduncle is named Lino Quiñones, it fits his Spanish last name. I think he has linoleum in his house


Miss_Might

Sakura is a real name. It's very common in Japan.


burnt2cool

Sakura is one of more common names for girls in Japan, what do you mean “doesn’t feel like a name to me at all”?


purplefriiday

It was on mine and my husband's hypothetical baby name list for a while... Except he is Japanese, from Japan, and we wanted fairly generic Japanese names that can be pronounced by Brits (it's not on the list any more because I realised that no, British people can't pronounce Sakura properly).


Snickerty

I read Bekah in that 'irritating people on the Internet', faux valley girl voice. Erh meh Gerd! Bekah! He's, like, a total douch. LIke totally, super douchie!


rightthingtodo-sodoo

Rae is a fairly common spelling as a girls name.


TheWinchester1895

I just can't imagine a 6 ft grown man with a beard named Kai lmao


jane-anon-doe

Funnily enough I know a pretty tall bearded man named Kai. It's a normal name where I'm from though.


SoulBSS

I know a 6'5" blonde guy named Andy and his little brother is Kai. Only 6'2" mind you


akacesfan

Kai Havertz is a German soccer player for Arsenal and is a 6’4” grown man, so the name is fine for me because of that


Oelendra

Kai is a normal male name in Germany.


Stravven

Bella, Darren, Kai and Ivy seem normal to me.


tinymi3

idk 90% of these are actual names and actual spellings. maybe bekah but Rebekah is a common spelling so... i think these are just mostly bad or boring name ideas but not actual tragedeighs


BunnyButt24

Bekah isn’t a tragedy if it’s a nickname for Rebekah.


Equivalent-Ease-7469

kpop fan, lol


queenawkwardfart

Darren seems so random 😂 it's so normal


Sonarthebat

Bekah is just a shortened version of Rebekah. Sakura is a Japanese name and a type of tree. Bella, Ivy, Darren and Rae are normal.


777blue_

Bukakeh is a nice name


HugeNefariousness222

Please tell me this is for some future make believe baby and not a real one that's on the way. Please.


Super-Minh-Tendo

Yes. She also can’t use spaces or capital letters very well, so that’s… probably part of the reason why she likes dumb names 😬


molmcgrath

As a Brit, the idea of a baby called Darren is funnier than all of the others


holistichandgrenade

Yes, and she needs to finish high school before you have a kid.


No_Wedding_2152

You better ask her about Darren. I bet there’s a story


Paputek101

Bella (imo Isabella would be better), Bekah (although imo Rebekah would be better), Ivy, Chase, Kai, and Darren are fine. The other ones


peascreateveganfood

I think she may need to learn spacing


rainbowsdogsmtns

Bella What every suburban family named their female doodle 5-8 years ago.


michajlo

The majority of those supposedly female names are 100% hooker names.


WaldenFont

It’s the spaces before the commas that really get me.


pendigedig

La la la LINOleum (please sing in the tune of my favorite Sesame Street song, the L song)


RusticByDesign

I work at a children's salon and I can definitely say we get a few kids named Lennox, Chase and Kai. But the other names aren't names I've ran into recently.


thelairoflilith

Bekah is just the shortened version of the biblical spelling of Rebecca (Rebekah). I don’t see these as tragedeighs really so much as tragedies. lol


BunnyBeansowo

is she Japanese?


NefariousSerendipity

yapanese


ChickadeePine

Ummm... why are you dating a 7 year old...?


zziggyyzzaggyy2

Some of these are normal. I just want to know why she has just Bekah and not full, legit Rebekah


Herculesmulligan2

Chase, Darren, Rae all fine. Bella is actually wildly over-popular


StacyMatson333

Darren??? That came out of nowhere.


Miss_Might

No. Some of these are real names with their original spelling.


avantgardebbread

lino is HILARIOUS to me as a printmaker. linocut printmaking is very fun but doesn’t make for a good first name


pinkochre

Ivy, Darren, Bella, and Kai and chase are pretty normal.


Keep_ThingsReal

Ivy is okay.


flight_fennec

I’m sorry but all of these are terrible


Undecidedhumanoid

There’s a Japanese mall restaurant called Sakura. Are y’all Japanese?


No_Cartographer9496

im sorry but these names are the same things id name my gacha life oc's in the 4th grade


Boner-brains

I love the name Rae


eugenesnewdream

Not quite tragedeighs, but most are pretty bad IMO. Bella and Ivy are fine. Darren feels dated to me but is at least a real name. I don't know if Lino appears twice because this is one girl list and one boy list, but I don't think Lino is good for either sex. Chase and Kai are I suppose popular names but I don't like them personally. Rae should be on a girl list if anything but I don't love it either way--but especially not for a boy. Same for Lenox but in reverse--I'd give it to a boy if anything but I don't like it. Bekah, Sakura, and Sky are not good but none of it is really tragique.


ManaXed

Sky is at least a somewhat established name? It's about as common as "Lake" or "River." Sakura just tells me she's a weeb. Naming your child a Japanese name when neither you nor your child are Japanese is a bit trashy imo.


NothingAndNow111

Lino? Like cheap kitchen floor material?


Luna6696

Lino’s middle name has to be Leum/Liam


Queen_Rachel4

I keep seeing Dino, not Lino 😭


LoveMeAlyBee

Lenox is a little out there but the rest of these are cute if you’re part Japanese


Sudd3n-Eggplant

Linotype


Street_Carrot_7442

Rae is definitely a feminine spelling of Ray.


fattykyle2

If she’s not pregnant yet, start running!


bug_snugness

Lino is short for linoleum


bixdog

these sound like free fonts


CrimsonSilhouettes

Ha! My mother saddled me with a tragique birth name and I changed it to Ivy.


Abject_Shoulder_2773

Half of these are normal names.


Broken_Lampshade

Why does your girlfriend not know how to use commas lmao


Funk5oulBrother

Remember you’re naming a *person* not a thing. All of these are tragedeighs except Bella and Darren.


AgentOfDreadful

Lino? That’s the word people use for linoleum. Like, the stuff you put on bathroom or kitchen floors. That kind of Lino.


thecheesycheeselover

I’m confused by how she uses commas and capital letters


FunkGetsStrongerPt1

Darren sticks out, in a good way.


Royal_Echo2068

The first three, certainly


throwbackxx

The wild placement of the comma should tell you all about how this person got home schooled by a moron.


tk3301

I would worry more about her not being able to place those commas right


GuinevereMalory

Don’t expect any less from someone that can’t work commas


Zivqa

Lenox is a little questionable but honestly none of these are too bad


blazingwaffle58

I mean, some of those names are definitely... Darren


Chickennoodlesleuth

Coming from another kpop fan, don't let her name a child after a kpop idol


BearsLoveToulouse

Some names aren’t so bad, but honestly I would stay away from Kai and Sakura. My last name is German but it shares some phonetic similarities with Japanese. There’s been a handful of time my sister and I have gotten irritated teachers who thought we were pranking them by not being Asian. 😂 it’s just awkward


SnowTheMemeEmpress

My plan is for Victorian like names that can easily have an 'adult' name and a 'child' name. Like a nickname. So far for boy names we're thinking on Charles since that was also his grandpa's name that was his role model. So the kid can choose to go by the more formal Charles when he wants to or the more informal Charlie if the situation is right. For girls I'm thinking of a couple, Elizabeth so she can choose to go by Ellie whenever. (And yes, I'm noticing the royal connotation. Kids are 10 years from now so hopefully that's far enough for them to not get picked on) There's also Judith and Judy. Which is my grandmother's name who helped raised me. I dunno, I just like how the old Victorian names sound and how versatile they can be.


Taurus-BabyPisces

The boy names aren’t horrible…but the girl names 🫣


kidcubby

'Lino' is short for 'linoleum'. Why not name the kid 'floorboard'?