More WTF from the library

[eveyalecia.livejournal.com]

These are names I've seen over the past few weeks at my work.  I only see the names, so I don't know the genders or cultures of the people behind them.  Some of these aren't bad, just unusual in my area, or spelled differently.  And some are pretty bad.

Prinnis
Alma
Zebella
Darlyne
Loan
Deja
Caelyn
Apollo
Chloie
Pageant
Mairim
Kimber
Elvia
Crane
Meray
Kelvin
Dionee
Boravy
Auina
Grecia
Mayra
Keida
Joscelyne
Mirella
Rikkianne
Amira
Kalia
Chyenne

ETA for this anecdote: one amusing name I ran across was Sirnorman.  I stared at it a while before I figured out it was supposed to be Sir Norman (but our forms don't give the option of a prefix). The full name turned out to be Sir Norman W Cuthbert III.  My first thought was that it's a joke, but you have to have photo ID to get an account.  Apparently we had a knight in my little American suburban city library LOL.

Comments

[taniableu.livejournal.com]

Boravy? Like Borax flavoured gravy?

[queer-kitten.livejournal.com]

Wow laughed out loud and made the family wonder wtf is wrong with me

[piperwest12.livejournal.com]

I second your WTF!

[jaydestarlight.livejournal.com]

I giggled at the name Kimber because it makes me think of Jem and the Holograms.

[hermione-vader.livejournal.com]

Loan and Pageant made me O.O. How would you pronounce Boravy? I do like Apollo, Mirella, and Amira.

[eveyalecia.livejournal.com]

I was thinking Boar-AH-vee but honestly I have no idea!

Yes, I think Pageant may even be the worst from the list. :/

[sparklymoon.livejournal.com]

I *think* Loan is Korean? I can't imagine anyone naming their kid after a payment of money, although with the health system being so expensive... lol

I like Amira, but I also tend to like middle eastern names. Some of the other ones could be Greek, maybe? but a lot of them are really bad....

[eveyalecia.livejournal.com]

It could be, we do cater to a small Korean population. I tried not to include names that looked odd to me, but had Asian or Spanish last names, because I don't really know what normal are for those cultures. But I may have let that one slip through because, you know... Loan.

[qtshorty1625.livejournal.com]

I know two Almas, so I'm used to it, LOL.

I know of someone named Kimber and I kind of like it, but would rather have it be a nickname for Kimberly than a name on its own.

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, I especially hate Pageant.

Eek, it makes me a bit nervous this entry is unlocked! I also work at a library, and we have this big thing about patron right to privacy. Maybe your library isn't so uptight about privacy? I guess there are no identifying details (middle/last names, etc.), so you're probably good!

[eveyalecia.livejournal.com]

I really hate Pageant also. I think it may even be the worst of the list, personally.

I was thinking that it would be fine because it's only first names, but maybe from now on I'll lock these kinds of posts just to be on the safe side. As far as I know, as long as I don't tell anyone what materials the patrons have checked out, I'm good. But I'd much rather be safe than sorry!

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Mayra (pronounced My-ruh) isn't weird or unusual to me at all. My mom works with a Mayra.

[aislincalum.livejournal.com]

Boravy is really killing me because I wouldn't want to have to work that hard just to be sure that I pronounced it correctly, but Pageant is atrocious. Like... why? That's like naming your kid Trophy.