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How did you pick the name of your child/children? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by morriscox@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

We had a couple important criteria for the names we chose. First, it should be pretty easy to yell in case you need to call them, and second is that it's hard to turn into an insult.

We added the second after a friend named their boy Hurley. Poor guy.

[–] ExLisper@linux.community 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hurley murley?

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 10 points 11 months ago

Or girly hurley. Or just Hurl. Or maybe they'll nickname him Chuck.