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What Not to Name Your New Baby

Researchers find the most poorly named among us

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Feb 25, 2009 3:40 PM CST

(Newser) – Naming your child Anna Sasin, Paige Turner, or Hazel Nutt may seem funny, but they're Terry Bull ideas. Those are all real names in British phone books—and the jokes are no laughing matter for the people stuck with the monikers, researchers with TheBabyWebsite.com say. The kidding "got hugely boring after a while," Stan Still, 76, told the BBC.

"Parents really do need to think carefully," said a rep for the site. "What may be quirky and fun for a toddler might be regretted terribly." But Rose Bush embraces the wordplay that has shadowed her for 51 years: "I always get comments about it but they are always very positive." Stateside, the researchers also found Anna Prentice, Bill Board, and Les Plack—a dentist.

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She may be as cute as one, but it's no reason to name your baby Pearl Button. (Shutter stock)

Imagine Tim Burr and Carrie Oakey one day being parents or grandparents, the researchers warn. (Shutter stock)

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When I was in the Royal
Air Force, my commanding officer used to shout,
"Stan Still, get a move on"
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It got hugely boring.
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