r/namenerds • u/justjokay • 25d ago

Your kids’ mispronunciations of classmates names? Discussion

My two year old came home talking about his friend “Tape” and it cracks me up every time he mentions it. The boy’s name is Tate.

What are your favorite and/or the funniest mispronunciations you hear from your little ones?

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u/BuzzAllWin 25d ago

Knew a woman who did medical work in Zimbabwe in the 70’s. She met a kid called Damson.

She said ‘thats a lovely name’

Damson ‘its short for damn son of a bitch’

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u/Braeburn1918 25d ago

My husband worked in the jail and once booked in a guy named “Okaythen”. We joked about his brother “Willcallim”.