TikTok users are sharing the funniest, strangest, and overall worst names they’ve ever heard in real life, from twins named Orangejello and Yellowjello to a girl named Shittyanna.
Doctor Carlton kicked off the viral trend on January 22, asking others on the app: ‘Tell me the most unfortunate name you’ve ever run across.
Dozens have since chimed in, sharing names that are strange, hilarious, and likely incredibly embarrassing burdens for those who carry them.
Share time! TikTok user Doctor Carlton asked other users to share the ‘most unfortunate names’ they’ve ever come across
Oh dear… One woman came across a set of twin boys whose names were Orangejello (pronounced or-AN-jel-oh) and Yellowjello (pronounced (yell-O-jel-oh)
No L! She also met an Hijkmno that was pronounced ‘Noelle’
Is this allowed? TikToker @the.house.hippo met a Jkmno whose name was pronounced Noel
Oh dear: She also met a Forrest whose name was spelled Ssst with four S’s and a Shittyanna
Doctor Carlton offered his own example first, saying he went to school with a guy named Richard Head — who one could only imagine was called Dick Head by classmates.
‘What were his parents thinking?’ Carlton asked.
A teacher on TikTok joined in to share the names plastered to a row of lockers, which included Astryd and Teancum.
But certainly one of the most viral videos came from TikToker @ttcskrb, also a teacher, whose clip has been viewed nearly five million times.
‘I’ve heard some pretty unique children’s names,’ she said. ‘These three that I’m about to say are the most unique and most unforgettable names ever.
First, she came across a set of twin boys whose names were Orangejello (pronounced or-AN-jel-oh) and Yellowjello (pronounced (yell-O-jel-oh).
Yes, that’s real! Yet another recalled Dick Swett, who served as the US Representative for New Hampshire’s second congressional district from 1991 to 1995
Jokes: Another TikTok user revealed that her own name is Piper Harder
Yikes! This woman knows of a teacher named Peter File (left), while a Navy veteran went to boot camp — where everyone was addressed as Seaman — with a woman named Guzzler
Danger: This woman said her aunt is named Sylvia Edith Dick — with Edith occasionally pronounced like ‘eat this’ with a speech impediment
There was also, she said, a little girl whose name was spelled ‘Hikjmno’ but was pronounced ‘Noelle ‘ — as in, the letters are in alphabetical order but there is no “L.”
Shockingly, she wasn’t the only person to come across that name. User @the.house.hippo, who used to work at a children’s hospital, listed the top five unusual children’s names she came across — which included Jkmno, pronounced ‘Noel.’
Others she encountered included Shittyanna (pronounced SHIH-tanya), Jugalo, and Sssst (pronounced like Forest).
Unsurprisingly, there have been an incredible number of phallic and otherwise sexual names, which no doubt made most of these people the target of bullies on the schoolyard — and are still clearly earning giggles as an adult.
One TikTok user regularly gets emails from a man named Mike Cooch, while another said her aunt is named Sylvia Edith Dick — with Edith occasionally pronounced like ‘eat this’ with a speech impediment.
Another TikTok user revealed that her own name is Piper Harder, while one more said she knew a teacher named Peter File.
How unfortunate! One TikTok user regularly gets emails from a man named Mike Cooch
Oh no! A teacher on TikTok joined in to share the names plastered to a row of lockers, which included Astryd and Teancum
Rough: At least two users said they’ve come across people named Shithead — an Indian named that is pronounced ‘shy-THEED’ but had an unfortunate English spelling
Poor woman! Meanwhile, one woman named Rhona said her name had never been a problem until the COVID-19 pandemic
Yet another shared photos of Dick Swett, an American politician who served as the US Representative for New Hampshire’s second congressional district from 1991 to 1995, as well as US Ambassador to Denmark from 1998 to 2001.
An American veteran looked rueful as he recalled his time in Navy bootcamp, when everyone — men and women — are addressed as ‘Seaman,’ followed by their last name.
One unfortunate woman in his boot camp had the last name Guzzler.
At least two users said they’ve come across people named Shithead — an Indian named that is pronounced ‘shy-THEED’ but had an unfortunate English spelling.
Meanwhile, one woman named Rhona said her name had never been a problem until the COVID-19 pandemic, but now she constantly hears and sees people complaining ‘f*** ‘rona.’
‘It’s not my fault,’ she lamented.