What's the Weirdest Thing You've Ever Named?
Most of you are on Nameberry to find a baby name. Others are looking for either a fictional character or a pet name. (Or are just crazy about names!) But that’s just the beginning of things that could be named.
Which brings us to our question of the week: What’s the weirdest, funniest, most out-there thing you’ve ever named?
We asked our followers on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, and here's what they said:
Body Parts
Had a huge ovarian cyst for 6 months. I was first told it was ‘a big mass’, so I ended up naming it Massimo to make our forced cohabitation feel a bit more cosy. — @giraffozorus
Had a kidney stone that I named Rocky — @jarjarmalfoy
The scar on my index finger is named Marvin. — @chrysadina
A big ball of wax in my son's ear...Waxy — @linneabw
My cancer tumors. The first one was "this b*tch". The second one "that b*tch". — @mrs_genna3
My mom's wart, Wrinkle Fae — @laurenelizabethmorganreagan
My post-cheeseburger food baby (“Pattie”) — @_katbrac
I had two moles that eventually I got removed. My husband named them Lucy and Edward. — @victoriaarmour_
I named my cold sore Evie the fever blister — @jessdasilvaza
When he was little, my nephew would call his toenail clippings Shailene and Gerald — @kacierehak
Tech
I’ve had computers named Voldemort and Tyrion. — @wellinformednamer
My robo vac is Murphy (like Robocop). My other vacuum is Storm. — @zoebfm
I have had many wheelchairs since I was about four years old, but I had never named them! In 2019, I got my newest power chair and I gave her a fitting name Rosie, because she is mostly red. — @gotmeghansblog
My Thermomix is called Trevor — @shaesheridan
I tore my ACL in college and had to use a motorized scooter to get to class due to previous back surgery. She was red and speedy, so I named her Lucy after Lucille Ball. — @sw33tch377ypi3
I named our Roomba “Elon Dusk” — @kielersprotte89
Our robot vacuum is named Chuck — @broooooookeeeeeee
Our Roomba is Wimp Lo. — Aléna
We called our Shark brand Roomba "Baby" so it could be "Baby the Shark" — @madiwunderlich
Our vacuum is named Bernice Anders — @bennyandthejes
Cars
My car is Archibald Elbert. — @wellinformednamer
Our car is Kate, and the trailer is Traylor Dane. — @zoebfm
My husband named our black sonata Venom — @andreadhaertel
My corolla is named Beatrice 😂 she can be a feisty one! — @rissa_jean17
My old cars were Charlene (after an episode of The Simpsons) and Audrey 2 (after my grandmother as well as a nod to Little Shop of Horrors) — @sarahelinke
Our first car was called Ruby, our second was Scarlett (both red cars) and our current car (gold) is called Sunny! — @reneemullaart
Home
I have a habit of naming my personal possessions and household appliances. The weirdest thing I have named is my shower who is called Lewis. — @cailinrua619
Had a non-toxic skillet we named Alan Greenpan — @courtney.whitsett
My parents named a filing cabinet once… so I grew up calling it “Dwight” and not thinking it was strange at all. — @alexandrajoygonzalez
My oven is named Black Betty. — @sarahelinke
We have an ottoman shaped like a moose named Fred — Susanne
My doorstop is called Emil — @jaa_nii_kaa
Food, Plants, and Animals
Sourdough starter. I’m calling her Frankie. It’s inspired by Frankenstein because of all the crazy monster bubbling, but I say it’s short for Francesca — @bretagne_noelle
My brother and sister-in-law have a starter named Bubbles! They are childless by choice and often use Bubbles in place of a child in conversation. “Did we remember to feed Bubbles today? How is he doing? Does he need to be cleaned, water, etc?” — @madiwunderlich
I named a cow Bingo Bongo once — @oak_haven_11
A lemon named Bob — @tvkihm
I had a Basil plant I named Twins after the Austin Powers reference. After she died and I got a new basil plant, I named her Triplets. — @hayli.rose
A Christmas cactus plant….Chrissy. — Courtney
A spider that was living on my bedroom ceiling. His name was Jerry — @taylor_weseman
A banana that I glued googly eyes on.. her name was Patricia — @meaningful_baby_names
Everything Else
A lump of snow. I think it was Dorothy? — @petra_charlotte_
In high school, I carried a water bottle called ‘Sylvia’ around with me everywhere — @thegentlegrowers
As a kid, I named my sister's hula-hoop Margaret — @meg_mayfeild
Rock with a drawn-on sharpie face… her name was Penelope — @inez.hathaway