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What are some cursed names to avoid? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago by TokenEffort@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Everything named Concord crashed and burned as a result of overconfidence.

And then the Titanic and OceanGate Titan sank despite being "unsinkable".

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[–] SpaceFox@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Any last name as a first name. You know Parker, Ford, Taylor, Mason and McKenzie

[–] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

For a few years, it seemed like everyone I knew who has having a little girl was naming them after old presidents.

So many Kennedys and Reagans and Madisons...

My girlfriend at the time did really like "Madison", but I told her if we were ever to have a little girl and we're gonna name her after a former president, we're gonna have a little Eisenhower running around.

She laughed (as was the intention) but agreed the trend was a little ridiculous.

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 1 points 1 month ago

Uh oh, I have 3 first names.