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Languages around the world are as beautifully diverse as the people who speak them, and along with that comes a wealth of different names with lovely sounds and deep meanings. The flipside of that, however, is that some of those names can sound quite funny in other languages.
It’s that potential for humor that the Weird Names and Yoo Names Facebook pages capitalize on. On these pages, the admins share screenshots of people with (usually non-English) names that might sound funny in English. The screenshots are often accompanied by comments from other users who help frame the name as a pun.
On the one hand, many of the screenshots look like innocent fun. On the other, some people may not feel comfortable having their names laughed at. What do you think?
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Lol
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Sniffing ur socks
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I wonder how many people in Asian- or Arab-speaking countries are like : lmao our normal names. They be like : wtf name their kid David Smit or Jennifer Miller - or whatever. In Europe, we are already making fun of all the impossible American names that just throw in extra z / y and bonus for any aditional leigh. K@iyleighhlynnleigh and so...
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Mad Dragon Mad Dragon Community Member Follow
Not in MY shoe!
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Kurichfield Kurichfield Community Member Follow
and her brother, Pickcha
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For most of these weird name puns, the key is something called a hom*ophone. A hom*ophone is a word that has the same sound as another word but can have different meanings or even spellings. Similarly, a hom*ogram is a word that has the same spelling as another word but can have a different sound and meaning.
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So legendary, rip Vine.
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Mad Dragon Mad Dragon Community Member Follow
Does he have a brother named Yabetta?
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fake neeeews
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so long he doesn't even recognize you
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Loverboy Loverboy Community Member Follow
I can't hear you!
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There are plenty of hom*ophones within the English language already, so once you step outside its boundaries, the possibilities are nearly endless. But even within the English language, there are quite a few name-related hom*ophones that can, depending on the situation, provide fertile ground for name puns: Can you think of any others?
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Take me to dinner first Take me to dinner first Community Member Follow
HAHAHAHAHAH i read it in the rhythm
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Don't hurt me. No more XP
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This is just unfortunate
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WonderLandPanda WonderLandPanda Community Member Follow
BWAHAHAHAH!
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ngl until 2015 I thought it was "Who let the Johnson"
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One question does remain, however - do puns like this count as cyberbullying? It may depend on the person involved. Some people can play along with jokes like these while others may feel uncomfortable when strangers online make jokes about their name. In the worst-case scenario, cyberbullying can make its victims more likely to hurt themselves. ADVERTIsem*nT If you ever decide to make fun of somebody’s name online, make sure you guys are on the same page about having a laugh!
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I can imagine the look on his face every time he receives such a message.
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I need to see Petra's response!
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Rader Bee is such a cool name though hahah
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you forgot the "chika chika"
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he must feel very empowered
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Annie?
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The pic makes it even better
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This is actually kinda funny tho XD
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seck see sounds like the cantonese word for eat sh*t
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elo, izitmi you're looking fooooor
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Just chillin' bro
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My dad used to say that when me and my sister were arguing, "But in the end, it doesn't even matter."
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Nacho Man Sandy Ravage Nacho Man Sandy Ravage Community Member Follow
I'm gonna find ya, I'm gonna getcha, getcha, getcha, getcha
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doo doooo do dooo
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On its own the name is already unfortunate. Hello from d*e 😭
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Bored Panda: Let's censor the words "kill", "murder" and "rape". After all, we don't want anyone to get upset.Also Bored Panda: Hey, let's make fun of peoples full names and also show their pictures!
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Dudu Dududun Dudu Dududun Community Member
Uh.. Is it normal nowadays to message people you don't know to make fun of their name? That sounds pretty rude imo..
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Ali H M Salehuddin Ali H M Salehuddin Community Member Follow
I suspect quite a few of them are real names. Bored Panda.. this is NOT appropriate.
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Lakota Wolf Lakota Wolf Community Member Follow
Yeah, honestly, I scrolled through about five of them before I said to myself, is this what people think is funny now? Mocking the names of other people who probably don't even live in an English-speaking country and probably have totally normal names for their culture? Is it funny to harass and demean people just for their names? Oh, and obviously they need to screenshot the name/their conversation in order to post it online for all the internet karma/likes. Am I just old that I think this is rude and mean and not funny?
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Bored Panda: Let's censor the words "kill", "murder" and "rape". After all, we don't want anyone to get upset.Also Bored Panda: Hey, let's make fun of peoples full names and also show their pictures!
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Dudu Dududun Dudu Dududun Community Member
Uh.. Is it normal nowadays to message people you don't know to make fun of their name? That sounds pretty rude imo..
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Ali H M Salehuddin Ali H M Salehuddin Community Member Follow
I suspect quite a few of them are real names. Bored Panda.. this is NOT appropriate.
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Lakota Wolf Lakota Wolf Community Member Follow
Yeah, honestly, I scrolled through about five of them before I said to myself, is this what people think is funny now? Mocking the names of other people who probably don't even live in an English-speaking country and probably have totally normal names for their culture? Is it funny to harass and demean people just for their names? Oh, and obviously they need to screenshot the name/their conversation in order to post it online for all the internet karma/likes. Am I just old that I think this is rude and mean and not funny?
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