A primary school teacher has revealed the “genius” story she fabricated for her headteacher, all to get out of having to say a student’s “royal inspired” name.
Picking the perfect name for a baby can prove to be a challenge – after all, a name can influence how a person is perceived, so it’s crucial to opt for something that’ll suit them well from infancy to adulthood. When deciding, some parents’ main consideration can be the “uniqueness” of the name, with their desire to give their child something “different” trumping all else.
This can result in some children being given beautiful, creative names, but it can also lead to oddly spelled versions of more traditional names, or names which completely disregard the rules of phonetics. Some unconventional names end up being shared and ridiculed online, with people taking to social media to vent their frustration and amusement with the choices some parents have made. This seemed to be the case for one person working in a school, who took to Reddit to share a name that left them stunned.
In the ‘Tragedeigh’ forum, which discusses and mocks “tragic” names, they simply wrote: “I work in an elementary school… I have seen so many. The restraint I have shown thus far is amazing but… Ya’Hyniss”. One person replied: “That’s a travesty.” While another said: “I couldn’t call them that. I see a nickname in their future.”
This inspired one person to share the name which prompted them to lie to their employer, all so they didn’t have to say it regularly. The educator revealed: “I’m British and a former 5th grade teacher in the US. There was a 4th grader at my school whose name was Ya’Majestie. I told my principal that she couldn’t be on my roster the following year because I couldn’t call anyone that who wasn’t part of the Royal family, though of course the reality was that I couldn’t call anyone that without massively rolling my eyes. She bought it, but fortunately the family moved before the end of the year, so it was a moot point.”
Another Reddit user responded: “GENIUS. What an awful name, that poor child.” Someone else expressed surprise the headteacher fell for the trick: “The fact that she bought it is what’s killing me”.
Others shared their experiences and views. One person said: “I worked in elementary schools for twenty years. I saw many ridiculous names over the years but “Loushus” was the worst.”
Another commented: “In my school we have had a few “good” ones as well. Prophet, Loyalty, and LeJend are a few off the top of my head. Oh, and of course Princess and Naveah. These poor kids.”
Someone else added: “I feel your pain, I too work in education. Thanks for the chuckle.”
But it’s not just schools where people are encountering more unusual names. Offering a different perspective, one person added: “I saw someone at my job named A’Million. Like, as in a million dollars”.