Maven (famous)@piefed.zip to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoWhats the worst baby name?message-squaremessage-square180fedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down16
arrow-up1109arrow-down1message-squareWhats the worst baby name?Maven (famous)@piefed.zip to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square180fedilink
minus-squarewirelesswire@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·3 days agoNot specifically baby name, but I went to high school with a guy whose last name was Bohnert (pronounced like boner). Guess what his nickname was. It was funny whenever we had a substitute teacher and they would do roll call: “…Bahnert?” “It’s boner”
minus-squarePeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-22 days agoIf his actual name is pronounced “boner” than I have no idea what nickname could possibly be more nicknamey than his actual name. Vadge maybe? Depending on how long ago this was
Not specifically baby name, but I went to high school with a guy whose last name was Bohnert (pronounced like boner). Guess what his nickname was.
It was funny whenever we had a substitute teacher and they would do roll call:
“…Bahnert?”
“It’s boner”
If his actual name is pronounced “boner” than I have no idea what nickname could possibly be more nicknamey than his actual name.
Vadge maybe? Depending on how long ago this was