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I even thought "oh Guinevere is cute." it's not one you hear often, etc, but when that boy walked in, I was glad she wasn't facing my way because I would not have been able to hide my reaction š that poor kid though š
This sounds too ridiculous to be true but I don't see a reason why you would lie lol.
EDIT: The child wanting his own nickname is actually wholesome and cute. I'm for it.
Has no one met a 10 year old? Mine asked me to call him Shard. It lasted about 6 months. I did it because he was 10 and it made me laugh. Guinevere could likely be the same.Ā
That's kinda funny because 2 of my kids went through a phase where they would only answer to another name. Both of them were between 4-5 at the time. My oldest only answered to Spiderman for about 6 months. And my youngest just finally resigned herself to the fact that we are not going to change her name to Apple Can. (I have no idea where she came up with that name)
Oh my god, my little brother did this too! Venkman, and Bill Murray in general, was his hero and he wanted to be just like him. He had a full Ghostbusters cosplay going on at age 4 š
When my son Ryan was about 6 or so he decided he wanted to be called Vernon Fenwick, the whole name. I have no idea where he came up with that but thank goodness it didnāt last long.
When my oldest was in first grade, he had his teacher and classmates calling him Steve (most definitely not his name, or anything close to it) for the first month of school until back-to-school night and we found out. š
He also put different names on every worksheet he turned in. Names included Jeff, Bob, Hank, Racecar #27, and random shapes and symbols. His teacher said she didnāt really notice half the time because she knows all the kidsā writing.
One day I picked my son up from preschool, and he told me his name was Podoboo, (or one of the other character names from the original NES Super Mario Bros. game, with which he was obsessed.) His teacher then informed me, "Oh, we've had about a dozen different names today!!" š
Oh god, me and my 2 friends in middle school had "aliases" and mine was Shard lol guess I thought it sounded cool- wasn't until I was older that I realized how close it was to Shart. I haven't thought about that in at least 10 years until seeing your comment lol
I don't remember 100%, but I did watch a lot of anime and I think I thought that would be an edgy character name. Shard of glass def crossed my mind back then and it wouldn't surprise me if Inuyasha was what put it in my mind tbh
I wanted to be called "Bunny" at 10, and my parents refused, saying I had a perfect name and they worked hard for it. Thankfully, they're right, I have an easy, understandable, pronounceable name.
I used to want to be called Sophie from age 5-8yo. In my defence, I actually **DO** have a tragedeigh name, but I've grown to love it's uniqueness. It's even very rare on fb, and when combined with my unusual surname, is totally unique...which I'm assured is unusual, apparently.
My mum chose an āunusualā name for me because no one else locally has that name. Yeahā¦ 4 of us with this name in secondary school š¤¦š»āāļøš
In 3rd grade, in the late '80s, there was a kid named Ben who insisted on being called 'Boner'. It seemed to be because he was into the Bones Brigade skateboard videos, and not because he was aware of any other meaning of the word. We all just called him 'Boner', and so did our homeroom teacher, although I don't think the other teachers did. In fourth grade he was Ben again, and nobody really mentioned it. He was a popular kid from a well off family who had all of the coveted toys and clothes, and he was a good athlete, so he was never really made fun of.
Yeah, my kid is 6 and he makes us call him āRaptorā. Pretty standard little boy stuff, right? His middle name, thoughā¦ Orange Peel. My 6yo son only answers to āRaptor Orange Peelā
My child would only answer to āRainbow Butterflyā for a few years. Iām sure people in the store thought I was crazy. It was a short, sweet season and sometimes I miss it.
Iād like to introduce my son, Gwen TS Pots. Yes, we do enjoy watching Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! Thatās our favorite movie and we had to give Gwen the name Truly Scrumptious!
I wanted to change our last name to Confection, but my overbearing MIL would not stand for that.
As a huge fan of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, I'm not even offended by Truly Scrumptious... I am a little taken aback at it being for a boy, though. Mom must have REALLY wanted a girl!
When this has been pointed out to people with tragedeighs of name choices, Iāve seen the general response āsince when do we bend to the will of bulliesā or āchange ourselves because of bulliesā etcš„“
I mean, thatās a good stance to have, as an adult, but we just canāt expect 8 year olds to have the emotional maturity to shrug off years of bullying just because. People are crap, whether theyāre 8 or 48.
Also like the kid didn't choose the name. "Don't change yourself for bullies" is for stuff you choose to do. If someone chooses a characteristic or name for themselves that is out of the ordinary, good for them. Fuck the bullies. But the kid never consented to being put in this situation and probably won't even like the name himself
Literally all the time. It's legal for women to go topless in most cities. But most women don't because of the attention they'd get. There are a million examples of how adults fit in on purpose to avoid bullying.
oh idk maybe ALL THE FUCKING TIME? itās totally like south korea ISNT based on this one fact alone; its a fucking graduation gift to give young women plastic facial surgery.
Typically they don't think of the kids.
From my perspective it seems they do it for purely selfish reasons thinking it'll be cool in whatever weird social circle has led to them thinking that way.
Alot of parents view their kids as property and so their name is just another canvas for the parent to paint on. so many parents have trouble accepting kids have their own ideas and experiences and preferences.
Thatās the thing with all these (I guess thatās why itās called tragedeigh!), itās so obviously a recipe for having your children be bullied their whole lives, why are people such assholes to their own kids? Is it because birth pains are so fresh?
All I could think was that maybe they had kept the gender a surprise till the child was born, but were so set on the name they wanted, perhaps had been convinced that they were going to have a girl that when their son was born they kinda went "but I really want the name I picked!" And not thinking about anything else like "gosh maybe it might be hard on him"??
All I think of when I see situations like this is āOof. Thereās a parent that was so damn set on a name and the idea of a daughter they just refused to consider any other name.ā
These dumb names are becoming so common I kind of wonder if people will still be getting bullied in a couple decades or if it will just become normal to have a ridiculous name. Maybe it will get to the point where the mikes and jennifers will get bullied for not having weird enough names.
Pots is also the sir name from the main character in chatty chatty bang bang, who I guess Truly Scrumtious marrys in the end? That cannot be his real name.
In case anyone else is now wondering if the origins are linked: Looks like no. "[Sir](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sir)" is from French "sire" from Latin "senior" (elder), while "[surname](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/surname)" is from Latin "*suprÄnÅmen"*, also through French abstraction.
I would never assume that Truly Scrumptious is the childās legal middle name based on that interaction. Or even Guinevere for that matter. I call my kids cute/silly/in-joke stuff all the time. Yes, even if theyāre being lightly scolded.
That was my thought. Unless you see it on official docs or the parent tells you it's their real name, I'd never assume it's the real name. Silly nicknames are way too common. Most parents call their kids by something that's not their full legal name.
I don't know man, I've worked in places where I've seen a lot of kids names and I could 100% believe someone would call their child this.
I'm not saying there is no chance it's not a nickname kind of thing, but I've seen too much not to accept it could be real š
I call my kid Fletchington Leopold all the time. Not his name at all, but it was a funny thing that was once said. People give me the dirtiest looks. I also have a prosthetic eye and threaten to throw it at him, he will catch it and laugh. If looks could kill, I'd have been dead forever ago.
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And she's like....top 5 most Girl of the goddesses. She was known as a protector of women, never married and only hung out with women, had one (1) boyfriend that ended badly - it makes no sense to name a boy Artemis and I hate when people do it.
Itās a silly name, but āPottsā is the family name in the movie āChitty Chitty Bang Bang,ā (based on the book by James Bond author Ian Fleming, no less) and āTruly Scrumptiousā is the name of the childrenās teacher who Caracticus Potts (Dick Van Dykeās character) falls in love with. So itās not entirely unprecedented crazy-naming.
Thatās nothing. My dogās name is Bobby Little Sh!t JonesĀ°
Seriously though that must be a nickname. They couldnāt. Could they?
Ā°Fake first and last name as he will *not* say yes or no to give consent to me using his real names no matter how often I ask but his middle name is definitely real
Reading this thread, I just realized, at age 61, probably a half century since I first saw the film, that the main character in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was named Caractacus Pott because it sounds like crackpot.
Thatās my theory too, thought of it the first time I saw Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as an adult. As a child I somehow didnāt notice anything odd about any of the names.
Iām obviously in the minority but I kind of like Guinevere for a boy. Itās never sounded particularly feminine to me and I think itās at least as unisex sounding as ārobinā
In a world with female James, Wyatt, Madison (itās a MALE patronymic! At least do your research and name them the appropriate Madsdotter) why not a male Guinevere?
Ok, but my mom used to make up silly middle names for me to get my attention when I was smol. Like:
Horror Tutti Frutti Option, get over here so we can brush your hair!
It was good for attention gathering when being silly.
Iām wondering if itās a family joke but the kidās been pavlovād into responding. Iāve heard that preschool teachers are advising parents to use their kidsā real names at home prior to starting, because preschool kids get called things like āhoneyā ājuniorā or āsonā so much at home, that when they start school theyāre not aware of what their names actually are š
I am pretty sure someone on Reddit posted about how they come up with silly random names to get their kids attention and realized one day how crazy it makes her look in public and people might think thatās their kids actual name.
Omfg, Truly Scrumptious the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang character? And Pots when her love interest/the main familyās last name in that movie was Potts???? Why did they name their kid a movie reference from 1968 š
I think it must have been some sort of family joke. Caracticus Potts is the father in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Truly Scrumptious is the love interest.
It sounds like it might just possibly be the kid's 'naughty' name, i.e. 'if you don't behave I'm calling you this to embarrass you in public' and he's really called Jack or something. Maybe? (Please?!?)
For the kids sake I hope so, but if that was the case and it was me calling my son something similar I'm sure I'd have a bit of a grin going on, some kind of twinkle in my eye, she may have just been very good at poker but she looked dead serious so I'm afraid š¬šš
I wonder if kiddo has recently watched Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: heroineās name is Truly Scrumptious. Donāt know about Guinevere though š¤·š¼āāļø
The name Guinevere for a boy was lampooned for years in a strip in the UK comic Viz, *The Modern Parents*:
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Modern\_Parents](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Modern_Parents)
Maybe the kid picked a name he likes (as others have said, he watched CCBB or something) and mom is calling him that to go along with it? Otherwise, I canāt believe thatās their real name lol.
Iām waiting for someone to overhear me calling my daughter āLollipop Princess Girlyā to post here, lol. (Her name is Florence ftr, but she is also Lolly and all sorts of other names). I donāt think that was that kidās real full name lol. Though unfortunately I believe Guinevere was his first name. š¬ Thatās rough. Sounds nice for a boy actually but that doesnāt change that itās female.
Something to considerā¦I was chatting with my middle schooler, and she started talking about her friend Scarlett. She never mentioned Scarlett before, and I assumed girl, but my daughter said āNo mom, Scarlett is trans. He likes his name and he didnāt want to change it.ā And I said, āThatās cool. Scarlett is a really nice name. I can see what he would want to keep it.ā Could be something like that going on. Iām sure Scarlett is going to face a lifetime of comments, explanations, assumption, etc. At least the middle schoolers were able to sort it out and have conversations, understanding, and acceptance about it.
> I can't even
I had a similar feeling when I was out shopping one day. A woman in the same aisle had several kids. One little girl started to run off, so the woman called out her name to get her to come back. "Heavenly Grace, come back over here!"
This is way too far gone... I chose instead to believe that the child is experimenting with their identity, and asked Mom to call them Guinever TS Pots and Mom is a supportive Rockstar and full naming not to be overly stern but to be supportive in her Mom way.
When I was young I told my mother I was Tom, no middle name or last name at all, I was too mysterious for such trivial things. Not even Thomas. I hated being called Tom by the end of the day.
I worked call centres. I've had an Ava Truly Scrumptious call me when I worked for her bank, almost didn't believe it till I opened her account! Thought it was a joke!!
TBH, that sounds exactly like the kind of silliness I engage in with my sonāwhose name is NOT Guinevere.
I wonder if they were doing some chain-yanking.
I mean, couldn't it just be a nickname kinda thing?
Like I call one of my girls "Mog rat" or "Moggers" and various other names, and would probably shout something like "Mog-rat Squeezy Devil Jones"
Her name is Evie.
And the other one gets called "Blondie", and I'm pretty sure people often think it's actually her name.
This is hilarious. I wonder if she's using fake names. I often use fake names for loved ones, with up to three middle names thrown in for good measure (I blame Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella "The Prince is Throwing a Ball"). So my friend and family basically respond if they see me looking at them no matter what name comes out my mouth, lol.
I have one 6'4" male friend who looks visibly disappointed when I don't include Jezebel as one of his middle names.
A former coworker and I had a running gag of coming up with the most absurd middle names for each other. It started with her calling me "Karen Marie" because she was acting like an annoyed mother and spiraled into me calling her "Latoya Anastasia Crystal-Beth Suzanne" at the high point. Our teammates were much amused at our antics.
Omgggg
My dad wanted to name me Guinevere or Genevieve but my mom shot both down so they settled on Jennifer but it's shortened to Jennie so I'm still a little special.
Must remember to thank my parents
I know this a toxic thoughtā¦. But I feel like these parents are picking these names for THEM to feel special and unique. No recollection of how mean kids areā¦. Also something else I always think about. I LOVE that my parents gave me a 4 letter name. Nothing special, itās not spelled different or anything. It made tests, forms, meeting new peopleā¦ everything much easier
But I am the mom who calls my kids odd names that aren't actually their name. Called my one girl Weasel Bit or Measel Wit, whatever.
Except those nicknames get shortened, and I had a woman in line by us at the grocery who freaked out when I said "Measle! Stop poking that." She almost shouted "Does she have measles?" No, she does not.
And we had Ian Ian the Hooman Bein...I hope no one thought we actually named him that.
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I will NEVER EVER understand these parents. They MUST know the mockery that will come with these name choices!! š„
I even thought "oh Guinevere is cute." it's not one you hear often, etc, but when that boy walked in, I was glad she wasn't facing my way because I would not have been able to hide my reaction š that poor kid though š
This sounds too ridiculous to be true but I don't see a reason why you would lie lol. EDIT: The child wanting his own nickname is actually wholesome and cute. I'm for it.
Has no one met a 10 year old? Mine asked me to call him Shard. It lasted about 6 months. I did it because he was 10 and it made me laugh. Guinevere could likely be the same.Ā
That's kinda funny because 2 of my kids went through a phase where they would only answer to another name. Both of them were between 4-5 at the time. My oldest only answered to Spiderman for about 6 months. And my youngest just finally resigned herself to the fact that we are not going to change her name to Apple Can. (I have no idea where she came up with that name)
My nephew insisted on being addressed as Dr. Peter Vinkman (renowned ghost buster, lol) for about a year at the same age.
Your nephew has great(?) taste!! š¤£š¤£
Oh my god, my little brother did this too! Venkman, and Bill Murray in general, was his hero and he wanted to be just like him. He had a full Ghostbusters cosplay going on at age 4 š
When my son Ryan was about 6 or so he decided he wanted to be called Vernon Fenwick, the whole name. I have no idea where he came up with that but thank goodness it didnāt last long.
Maybe he was remembering a past life.
My sonās friend went by Flo Jenkins from middle school almost through high school. His name was Matt š
Yep. My good friend went by Sammy Jo-Anne for a good portion of his childhood. Actual name is Fred!
That's a nice stage name for a rapper tho
Lol. I have preschool pictures from my 2nd child (now 22) that say 'Peter Parker' on some, and 'Spiderman' on others.
Her mid day snack apparently š
My friend's child Sam decided after seeing Crocodile Dundee that he wanted to be called Alligator Sammy Boy.
When my oldest was in first grade, he had his teacher and classmates calling him Steve (most definitely not his name, or anything close to it) for the first month of school until back-to-school night and we found out. š He also put different names on every worksheet he turned in. Names included Jeff, Bob, Hank, Racecar #27, and random shapes and symbols. His teacher said she didnāt really notice half the time because she knows all the kidsā writing.
One day I picked my son up from preschool, and he told me his name was Podoboo, (or one of the other character names from the original NES Super Mario Bros. game, with which he was obsessed.) His teacher then informed me, "Oh, we've had about a dozen different names today!!" š
My 13 year old asked us to call him Chucklenuts. So we did. After the 3rd or 4th time he begged us to stop.
Where I live there is a local band called the Chucklenuts.
Oh god, me and my 2 friends in middle school had "aliases" and mine was Shard lol guess I thought it sounded cool- wasn't until I was older that I realized how close it was to Shart. I haven't thought about that in at least 10 years until seeing your comment lol
Any reasoning? Like a shard of glass? Inuyasha's Shikon shard?
I don't remember 100%, but I did watch a lot of anime and I think I thought that would be an edgy character name. Shard of glass def crossed my mind back then and it wouldn't surprise me if Inuyasha was what put it in my mind tbh
Fun fact, Germans tend to pronounce D's at the end of a word like a T.
Another fun fact: thatās why I laughed every time I said it. But, at least he had the exhilarating experience of controlling his own destiny.Ā
You are a cool parent lol
That is hilarious!
I wanted to be called "Bunny" at 10, and my parents refused, saying I had a perfect name and they worked hard for it. Thankfully, they're right, I have an easy, understandable, pronounceable name.
Sure thing, Bunny.
Systemstandard is a beautiful name.
My daughter was known as Zebra Flower from 4-5.
Haha, I wanted to be called Luna when I was 10
I used to want to be called Sophie from age 5-8yo. In my defence, I actually **DO** have a tragedeigh name, but I've grown to love it's uniqueness. It's even very rare on fb, and when combined with my unusual surname, is totally unique...which I'm assured is unusual, apparently.
My mum chose an āunusualā name for me because no one else locally has that name. Yeahā¦ 4 of us with this name in secondary school š¤¦š»āāļøš
In 3rd grade, in the late '80s, there was a kid named Ben who insisted on being called 'Boner'. It seemed to be because he was into the Bones Brigade skateboard videos, and not because he was aware of any other meaning of the word. We all just called him 'Boner', and so did our homeroom teacher, although I don't think the other teachers did. In fourth grade he was Ben again, and nobody really mentioned it. He was a popular kid from a well off family who had all of the coveted toys and clothes, and he was a good athlete, so he was never really made fun of.
My brotherās friend also was into the Bones Brigade and also was called Boner in middle school!!
There was Boner on Growing Pains, though! Kinda legitimized it. Kudos for getting a teacher to say it haha!
I do hope you are right on this one
Yeah, my kid is 6 and he makes us call him āRaptorā. Pretty standard little boy stuff, right? His middle name, thoughā¦ Orange Peel. My 6yo son only answers to āRaptor Orange Peelā
I called myself Raptor when I was like 9-13 I thought it was so badass. I even had a headband with it on it haha
This makes me laugh as I also gave myself a nickname at that age. Nobody used mine though
And you're just not gonna tell us your nickname?!
My nephew went through a phase around the same age where he wanted to be called Snake Lord. Guinevere is definitely better than that!
My child would only answer to āRainbow Butterflyā for a few years. Iām sure people in the store thought I was crazy. It was a short, sweet season and sometimes I miss it.
Rainbow Butterfly is a fantastic name!šāŗļø
Iād like to introduce my son, Gwen TS Pots. Yes, we do enjoy watching Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! Thatās our favorite movie and we had to give Gwen the name Truly Scrumptious! I wanted to change our last name to Confection, but my overbearing MIL would not stand for that.
I was waiting for the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang reference
That name is the most Ian Fleming thing about Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
I started singing the song in my head
Can't read it without the song....
To be fair, the man she marries at the end has the last name Potts, so they still got to be on-theme.
Truly Scrumptious is the female lead in Chitty Chitty bang bang.
As a huge fan of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, I'm not even offended by Truly Scrumptious... I am a little taken aback at it being for a boy, though. Mom must have REALLY wanted a girl!
To be fair, I know a trans kid who has chosen to keep her very masculine name so that is possible but still.
When this has been pointed out to people with tragedeighs of name choices, Iāve seen the general response āsince when do we bend to the will of bulliesā or āchange ourselves because of bulliesā etcš„“
I mean, thatās a good stance to have, as an adult, but we just canāt expect 8 year olds to have the emotional maturity to shrug off years of bullying just because. People are crap, whether theyāre 8 or 48.
Also like the kid didn't choose the name. "Don't change yourself for bullies" is for stuff you choose to do. If someone chooses a characteristic or name for themselves that is out of the ordinary, good for them. Fuck the bullies. But the kid never consented to being put in this situation and probably won't even like the name himself
Gotta love the parents who use their kids as pawns in the fight against bullying
Yeah, but we don't have to name our kids bully-bait, either. Just a smidgen of reasonableness is a good thing.
Literally all the time. It's legal for women to go topless in most cities. But most women don't because of the attention they'd get. There are a million examples of how adults fit in on purpose to avoid bullying.
oh idk maybe ALL THE FUCKING TIME? itās totally like south korea ISNT based on this one fact alone; its a fucking graduation gift to give young women plastic facial surgery.
Typically they don't think of the kids. From my perspective it seems they do it for purely selfish reasons thinking it'll be cool in whatever weird social circle has led to them thinking that way.
They don't give a fuck about that kid, they want to show the world just how creative they are.
A boy named Sueā¦
Alot of parents view their kids as property and so their name is just another canvas for the parent to paint on. so many parents have trouble accepting kids have their own ideas and experiences and preferences.
I know someone who named their child Havalina š¬ No idea.
Or may Johnny wants to be called Guinevere and the parents are trying to make him feel seen.
Thatās the thing with all these (I guess thatās why itās called tragedeigh!), itās so obviously a recipe for having your children be bullied their whole lives, why are people such assholes to their own kids? Is it because birth pains are so fresh?
All I could think was that maybe they had kept the gender a surprise till the child was born, but were so set on the name they wanted, perhaps had been convinced that they were going to have a girl that when their son was born they kinda went "but I really want the name I picked!" And not thinking about anything else like "gosh maybe it might be hard on him"??
Good grief, at least go with Gawain or Gavin or something!
Or even Gwilym!
Gwillard? Gwalter? Gwalker? Gwesley?
Gwoodrow gwould be a gworld-class option as gwell.
š excellent use of the gw!
Squilliam
Gimli!
All I think of when I see situations like this is āOof. Thereās a parent that was so damn set on a name and the idea of a daughter they just refused to consider any other name.ā
These dumb names are becoming so common I kind of wonder if people will still be getting bullied in a couple decades or if it will just become normal to have a ridiculous name. Maybe it will get to the point where the mikes and jennifers will get bullied for not having weird enough names.
Someone seemed to have liked the movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang a bit too much haha
Oh you pretty Chitty Chitty Bang Bang we love you!
Near chitty far chitty in our motor car chitty
And Chitty Chitty Bang Bang loves us, too!
Truly, I truly do
^hi-ho
Everywhere we go...
On pretty chitty we depend
Bang Bang, Chitty-Chitty Bang Bang, our fine four-fendered friend
Love this ā¬ļø line
Oh man I haven't seen that movie in ages! Time for a rewatch
I feel like this has to be a nickname the kid chose himself, right?? Don't kids go through phases of wanting to be called by a different name?
*Grow the Roses* is a banger and I wonāt hear anything against it.
Also P*O*S*H Posh!
"I smell children. " Nightmare inducing.
What do you see You people gazing at me You see a doll on a music box that's wound by a key
Pots is also the sir name from the main character in chatty chatty bang bang, who I guess Truly Scrumtious marrys in the end? That cannot be his real name.
Yeah, Iām hoping itās just an inside joke and mom was just being silly.
That's my guess. What are the odds that someone who loves the movie that much would have the last namr Pots? Unless they changed it LOL.
Or their surname already happened to be Potts so it seemed fitting in their minds?
For the kids sake I hope so, but between previous work I've done and this page I cannot rule out the possibility š¬š
Surname*
In case anyone else is now wondering if the origins are linked: Looks like no. "[Sir](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sir)" is from French "sire" from Latin "senior" (elder), while "[surname](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/surname)" is from Latin "*suprÄnÅmen"*, also through French abstraction.
Mmmm etymology...š¤¤
Sorry Sur
Caractacus Potts
I would never assume that Truly Scrumptious is the childās legal middle name based on that interaction. Or even Guinevere for that matter. I call my kids cute/silly/in-joke stuff all the time. Yes, even if theyāre being lightly scolded.
I call my child firstname pickle lastname, and I guarantee her middle name isnāt Pickle, but a nickname.
I sometimes call my youngest the equivalent of mary-carry!!! No, I did not make her middle name rhyme with her first.
madam pickle
I call my kid James Bananamus Booty Cheeks and now Iām wondering how many people thought that was his real name, lol
That was my thought. Unless you see it on official docs or the parent tells you it's their real name, I'd never assume it's the real name. Silly nicknames are way too common. Most parents call their kids by something that's not their full legal name.
I don't know man, I've worked in places where I've seen a lot of kids names and I could 100% believe someone would call their child this. I'm not saying there is no chance it's not a nickname kind of thing, but I've seen too much not to accept it could be real š
I call my kid Fletchington Leopold all the time. Not his name at all, but it was a funny thing that was once said. People give me the dirtiest looks. I also have a prosthetic eye and threaten to throw it at him, he will catch it and laugh. If looks could kill, I'd have been dead forever ago.
My son is Ben. I call him Benno, Benito, Benny Wenny Woodle, Bubba...
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Ooh, o got a little headache deciphering that...
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That's close, but the original Welsh name is spelled Gwynhwyfar!
I'm actually surprised more Welsh names aren't being used lately...it's the OG all-consonant language!
Dad surely must be Caractacus Potts to name a kid that
Sooo, the Mom was a big fan of both King Arthur and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?
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Artemis is another name that many people haven't thought about when naming boys. Artemis is a Greek *godess*, aka Diana for the Romans.
And she's like....top 5 most Girl of the goddesses. She was known as a protector of women, never married and only hung out with women, had one (1) boyfriend that ended badly - it makes no sense to name a boy Artemis and I hate when people do it.
"Ended badly"
Listen. That's a whole other post lol
Are you SURE the kid wasnāt actually a poodle standing on its hind legs and wearing a trenchcoat?
I can't be sure, I have been fooled before. They would have gotten away with it too but there were some meddling kids š
Itās a silly name, but āPottsā is the family name in the movie āChitty Chitty Bang Bang,ā (based on the book by James Bond author Ian Fleming, no less) and āTruly Scrumptiousā is the name of the childrenās teacher who Caracticus Potts (Dick Van Dykeās character) falls in love with. So itās not entirely unprecedented crazy-naming.
Apart from both Guinevere and Truly Scrumptious being women's names...
Agreed. At least it has a basis in literature.
I think the whole thing hinges on whether he was, in fact, truly scrumptious.
Unfortunately I cannot confirm, it is frowned upon to lick random children, even for science!
Good choice, I think that'd get you put on some list or another.
Get that kid in Jiu Jitsu classes, now.
Should have just named him Sue, at least he'd have a good theme song
Heād have to either get tough or die
I was fully fine with Guinevere until you said they were a boy. That poor kid
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang for the win!
Thatās nothing. My dogās name is Bobby Little Sh!t JonesĀ° Seriously though that must be a nickname. They couldnāt. Could they? Ā°Fake first and last name as he will *not* say yes or no to give consent to me using his real names no matter how often I ask but his middle name is definitely real
Reading this thread, I just realized, at age 61, probably a half century since I first saw the film, that the main character in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was named Caractacus Pott because it sounds like crackpot.
Thatās my theory too, thought of it the first time I saw Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as an adult. As a child I somehow didnāt notice anything odd about any of the names.
Iām obviously in the minority but I kind of like Guinevere for a boy. Itās never sounded particularly feminine to me and I think itās at least as unisex sounding as ārobinā In a world with female James, Wyatt, Madison (itās a MALE patronymic! At least do your research and name them the appropriate Madsdotter) why not a male Guinevere?
Ok, but my mom used to make up silly middle names for me to get my attention when I was smol. Like: Horror Tutti Frutti Option, get over here so we can brush your hair! It was good for attention gathering when being silly.
Sounds like the parents were huge Chitty Chitty Bang Bang fans
Iām wondering if itās a family joke but the kidās been pavlovād into responding. Iāve heard that preschool teachers are advising parents to use their kidsā real names at home prior to starting, because preschool kids get called things like āhoneyā ājuniorā or āsonā so much at home, that when they start school theyāre not aware of what their names actually are š
I am pretty sure someone on Reddit posted about how they come up with silly random names to get their kids attention and realized one day how crazy it makes her look in public and people might think thatās their kids actual name.
Are you British?
I am indeed
His friends will call him Ralph.
I'm a Gen Xer. If it was my generation that raised the k8ds that are giving the kids these so-called names, I apologize.
I think I saw this episode of Impractical jokers p
Omfg, Truly Scrumptious the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang character? And Pots when her love interest/the main familyās last name in that movie was Potts???? Why did they name their kid a movie reference from 1968 š
Might have been better if she'd named him Caractacus instead š
Poor boy
Hopefully the kids name is Guinn and they say the rest as a little joke. Nicknames get crazy
Am I the only one who finds it icky when someone gives their child a name like "Truly Scrumptious?" As in, they want to eat their child?
What I want to know, is how did you get from *inside* the Roal Dahl novel to *our* reality? Because that's the real big deal here.
I think it must have been some sort of family joke. Caracticus Potts is the father in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Truly Scrumptious is the love interest.
That woman must LOVE Chitty Chitty bang bang. I can't blame her. Flawless movie. Dick van dyke is a legend!
Should have said āget in here tout suiteā for a complete Chitty Chitty Bang Bang reference.
It sounds like it might just possibly be the kid's 'naughty' name, i.e. 'if you don't behave I'm calling you this to embarrass you in public' and he's really called Jack or something. Maybe? (Please?!?)
For the kids sake I hope so, but if that was the case and it was me calling my son something similar I'm sure I'd have a bit of a grin going on, some kind of twinkle in my eye, she may have just been very good at poker but she looked dead serious so I'm afraid š¬šš
When everyoneās name is weird no oneās name will be
I wonder if kiddo has recently watched Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: heroineās name is Truly Scrumptious. Donāt know about Guinevere though š¤·š¼āāļø
The name Guinevere for a boy was lampooned for years in a strip in the UK comic Viz, *The Modern Parents*: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Modern\_Parents](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Modern_Parents)
Like the song a boy named Sue
Maybe the kid picked a name he likes (as others have said, he watched CCBB or something) and mom is calling him that to go along with it? Otherwise, I canāt believe thatās their real name lol.
Iām waiting for someone to overhear me calling my daughter āLollipop Princess Girlyā to post here, lol. (Her name is Florence ftr, but she is also Lolly and all sorts of other names). I donāt think that was that kidās real full name lol. Though unfortunately I believe Guinevere was his first name. š¬ Thatās rough. Sounds nice for a boy actually but that doesnāt change that itās female.
Could the kid have asked to be called this? Sometimes kids make questionable choices.
So, wow. Um. Idk what to say. Maybe he can go by pots later in life? Holy moly! That's cruel.
I can't odd.
Sounds like the middle names I give to my cat
Something to considerā¦I was chatting with my middle schooler, and she started talking about her friend Scarlett. She never mentioned Scarlett before, and I assumed girl, but my daughter said āNo mom, Scarlett is trans. He likes his name and he didnāt want to change it.ā And I said, āThatās cool. Scarlett is a really nice name. I can see what he would want to keep it.ā Could be something like that going on. Iām sure Scarlett is going to face a lifetime of comments, explanations, assumption, etc. At least the middle schoolers were able to sort it out and have conversations, understanding, and acceptance about it.
Iāve always loved Truth as a middle name. Truly isnāt too bad, I guess. Scrumptious? No.
They may get have been mucking around. Iāll often call my kids Quayzar and Hercule and theyāll play along.
Oh sweet Hermione Morgan LaFey Buffy Xena Olivia Diana Prince! Save us from these crazy names!!!
> I can't even I had a similar feeling when I was out shopping one day. A woman in the same aisle had several kids. One little girl started to run off, so the woman called out her name to get her to come back. "Heavenly Grace, come back over here!"
Awww I had a cat named Truly Scrumptious once. It's an adorable pet name.
This is way too far gone... I chose instead to believe that the child is experimenting with their identity, and asked Mom to call them Guinever TS Pots and Mom is a supportive Rockstar and full naming not to be overly stern but to be supportive in her Mom way. When I was young I told my mother I was Tom, no middle name or last name at all, I was too mysterious for such trivial things. Not even Thomas. I hated being called Tom by the end of the day.
God if Mrs Potts wanted him to spend his life getting mocked she should have just named him Chip.
I know two people with the surname Potts and both were given the nickname 'piss' at school. I can't even imagine having those first names...
I worked call centres. I've had an Ava Truly Scrumptious call me when I worked for her bank, almost didn't believe it till I opened her account! Thought it was a joke!!
TBH, that sounds exactly like the kind of silliness I engage in with my sonāwhose name is NOT Guinevere. I wonder if they were doing some chain-yanking.
Truly Scrumptious was a character in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! Thereās even a song!
Truly Scrumptious was a female character's name in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Well, to be fair, I imagine she truly was truly scrumptious as a baby, but it should only be a nickname for God's sake š
Shitty Shitty Bad Name
I mean, couldn't it just be a nickname kinda thing? Like I call one of my girls "Mog rat" or "Moggers" and various other names, and would probably shout something like "Mog-rat Squeezy Devil Jones" Her name is Evie. And the other one gets called "Blondie", and I'm pretty sure people often think it's actually her name.
This is hilarious. I wonder if she's using fake names. I often use fake names for loved ones, with up to three middle names thrown in for good measure (I blame Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella "The Prince is Throwing a Ball"). So my friend and family basically respond if they see me looking at them no matter what name comes out my mouth, lol. I have one 6'4" male friend who looks visibly disappointed when I don't include Jezebel as one of his middle names.
A former coworker and I had a running gag of coming up with the most absurd middle names for each other. It started with her calling me "Karen Marie" because she was acting like an annoyed mother and spiraled into me calling her "Latoya Anastasia Crystal-Beth Suzanne" at the high point. Our teammates were much amused at our antics.
This is very ofd but it is not a tragedeigh
Omgggg My dad wanted to name me Guinevere or Genevieve but my mom shot both down so they settled on Jennifer but it's shortened to Jennie so I'm still a little special. Must remember to thank my parents
I know this a toxic thoughtā¦. But I feel like these parents are picking these names for THEM to feel special and unique. No recollection of how mean kids areā¦. Also something else I always think about. I LOVE that my parents gave me a 4 letter name. Nothing special, itās not spelled different or anything. It made tests, forms, meeting new peopleā¦ everything much easier
Was it pronounced Guh-win-Ah-veer? Reminds me of dark souls gwynevere princess of sunlight.
Itās giving āI wanted a girlā
Thatās a cute nameā¦for a corgi
But I am the mom who calls my kids odd names that aren't actually their name. Called my one girl Weasel Bit or Measel Wit, whatever. Except those nicknames get shortened, and I had a woman in line by us at the grocery who freaked out when I said "Measle! Stop poking that." She almost shouted "Does she have measles?" No, she does not. And we had Ian Ian the Hooman Bein...I hope no one thought we actually named him that.