Anonymous
Post 12/24/2014 14:53     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Anonymous wrote:Thessaly. My pretentious asshat of an ex named his daughter that.


Now that actually is pretty pretentious, in my opinion.
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2014 14:49     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Chancelor
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2014 14:47     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Barrack


You know somebody named Barrack? Like the building where soldiers live?


Pronounced: Bear-ick. Sounds pretty pretentious to me..
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2014 14:46     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Thessaly. My pretentious asshat of an ex named his daughter that.
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2014 14:37     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Anonymous wrote:Barrack


You know somebody named Barrack? Like the building where soldiers live?
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2014 14:36     Subject: Re:Most pretentious name you've heard?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Mercedes. Who names their kid that????


PP here, sadly, I know about 3. One is pronounced "mer-sa-DAYS" emphasis on the bolded syllable. And heaven help you if you pronounce it like the car. Oy


Guess where the name of the car company comes from.
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2014 14:20     Subject: Re:Most pretentious name you've heard?
Anonymous wrote:Mercedes. Who names their kid that????

Isn't it a Hispanic name?
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2014 14:02     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Willard Mitt Romney
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2014 13:54     Subject: Re:Most pretentious name you've heard?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Mercedes. Who names their kid that????


Mercedes is a beautiful and classic Spanish name. Would be weird if you were not from a Latin/Spanish culture.


Yeah, the three I know are NOT of this background
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2014 13:53     Subject: Re:Most pretentious name you've heard?
Anonymous wrote:Mercedes. Who names their kid that????


PP here, sadly, I know about 3. One is pronounced "mer-sa-DAYS" emphasis on the bolded syllable. And heaven help you if you pronounce it like the car. Oy
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2014 13:51     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Thomas pronounced Toe-mas


That's the Spanish pronunciation. Usually spelled differently though.


Yup - common pronunciation in Germany too (spelled Tomas).
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2014 13:50     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
"Reign Aston"

Anonymous
Post 12/24/2014 13:43     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Can we stop using this thread to make fun of names that are cultural different than yours, but perfectly normal within their own culture? So many of them listed are just not the anglo-Protestant or Catholic names you all love so much.
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2014 13:41     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Anonymous wrote:Thomas pronounced Toe-mas


That's the Spanish pronunciation. Usually spelled differently though.
Anonymous
Post 12/24/2014 13:40     Subject: Most pretentious name you've heard?
Barrack