Suggested Names (PART 1)

Worst Name Meaning

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1 - Akuji
The meaning of this African name is "dead and awake" – not very cheery for a new life!

2 - Cecilia
Although this pretty-sounding Latin name may be your name of choice, you may want not want to tempt fate as it means "blind".

3 - Claudia
Again, you might want to avoid this feminine of Latin Claudius as it means "lame" or "disabled".

4 - Deirdre
This Celtic and Gaelic name unfortunately means "sorrowful" or "sad one".

5 - Desdemona
You'd already be off to a bad start as this Shakespearean character is murdered by her husband, Othello. Never mind that this Greek name means "of the devil", "ill-fated one" and "misery".

6 - Dolores
This Spanish name sadly means "lady of sorrows" – you don't want your little girl to become one of those, do you?!

7 - Emily
Emily is an English version of the Latin Aemilila, which comes from the word for "rival".

8 - Hecate
This Greek goddess of witchcraft is probably not a good omen for your little'un.

9 - Kennedy
A unisex name of Celtic and Gaelic origin, and is often a surname too – meaning "deformed head".

10 - Keres
This Greek baby name means "evil spirits" – eek!

11 - Jezebel
Once used as a word to shame women, this Hebrew name actually means "an impure follower of idols".

12 - Leah
The name Leah actually has many different meanings in many languages, but in American or Hebrew-speaking families this name means "tired or weary".

13 - Lilith
It's so close to the pretty flower name Lily, that we wouldn't have thought Lilith would be anything but lovely and pretty. But it turns out that this Hebrew name means "night monster" or "ghost".

14 - Lola
Lola is actually a diminutive of Dolores (who knew!) which is above, meaning "lady of sorrows". Oh dear!

15 - Loralei
This German name is another pretty-sounding name, but deriving from Lurlei which means "ambush cliff", Loralei actually means "she whose singing lures men to destruction". Yikes!

16 - Mallory
You just can't get any worse than this unisex French name – it means "unfortunate" or "ill-fated".

17 - Malvolia
This feminine version of Shakespeare's Malvolio translates to "ill will".

18 - Mara
See, although this name DOES mean "bitter" or "sorrow" in Hebrew, and is also a Hindu goddess of destruction, Mara does mean "sea" in Gaelic. So, you know, there's that...

19 - Mary
SURELY the mother of Jesus has a name which is holy and wonderful? Unfortunately not. Mary means "rebellion" or "bitter" in Hebrew.

20 - Molly
We're not sure what's going on with these three but yet again, Molly also means "bitter".

21 - Narcissa
There are two ways you can look at this name. The Narcissa flower is more commonly known as a daffodil – you know, those beautiful yellow flowers which signify the beginning of Spring! But it sadly also links to the word narcissistic, which means to be obsessed with yourself.

22 - Nerezza
This Italian name means "darkness". Which isn't necessarily a BAD thing, but...

23 - Portia
You'd probably rather hear about the Shakespearean character, who was rich, beautiful and intelligent. But the word Portia derives from a word for... well, pig.

24 - Persephone
Again, there are two ways to think about this name. Yes, the first is the meanings of "to destroy" and "murder". But bear in mind that Persephone was the Greek goddess of Spring!