The motto of many modern people is "Be original or die." In pursuit of uniqueness, a person will do almost everything. For example, some unique people believe that the normal color of human skin has already become mainstream, so they cover almost the entire surface of the body with tattoos. One of the best examples of this way of self-expression is Rick Genest, better known to the world as Zombie Boy.
Name as part of the image
Certain categories of people are trying to show excessive personality in an overly eccentric manner of dressing or behaving in society. These quirks can be forgiven to celebrities - their image constantly needs "fresh touches", but ordinary people who prefer to put a sock on their heads instead of hats will not cause anything but the desire to invite an ambulance for them. So modern parents, wanting to make their children unique, give them such names that as a result, their poor offspring are ashamed to appear in public. Today, funny names for men and women are recorded in dictionaries. The faint of heart is not recommended to read these books, because you can break furniture in a fit of laughter.
Patriotism as a condition of creativity
It is no secret to anyone that during the existence of the Soviet Union, some people loved to fumble about politics so much that this was manifested in almost everything. Then everyone considered it his duty to know about the situation in the country, about the reasons for the shortage of imported products and the lack of jeans in clothing stores. Patriotism was also manifested in the nicknames that parents of that time gave to their children. Perhaps at that time the most ridiculous names were invented. Men's nicknames Lunio and Lelyud, for example, are more like offensive nicknames. However, their creators did not think to offend their children, because these names meant "Lenin died, but ideas remained" and "Lenin loves children." The name Revmark, consonant with the name of the famous German realist writer, can also be attributed to the same category. It is interesting to imagine how a man feels today whose parents gave him the nickname in honor of revolutionary Marxism. Political awareness encouraged people to come up with extremely strange and funny names. Male abbreviations like Trolebuzin will make anyone shrug their hands in bewilderment.
"Accordion" names and cultural misunderstandings
Due to the fact that there are a huge number of languages in the world, very often in two dialects that are completely different from each other, you can find words that would resemble something not very decent in one of them. For example, it is unlikely that any really funny names (male - Boyan, Haggai, Bibik, and female - Baida or Bebe) cause laughter among native speakers in which they were invented. For a Russian person, the name Boyan is associated only with an Internet joke or with a button accordion. It is unlikely that a man who introduced himself in a business society as Boyan Andreyevich could count on the interlocutors to listen seriously to his opinion on possible ways to solve the problems of a market economy. And the guy with the nickname Bibik first thing after the age of 18 will have to change it. For the Russian mentality, these are funny, funny names, but they would even seem proud to the speakers of Arabic or Greek. Boyan is translated from Greek as "joy", and from Arabic - "strong", "rich."
The main thing, guys, do not get old with your heart!
There is another category of people who are potentially able to give their unborn child an unusual name, which in his Russian-speaking environment will cause respect. They are fans of television series, films, book franchises and music groups. It just so turns out that such people never outgrow the state of excessive delight from their idol, and this sometimes leads to sad consequences. For example, a crazy fan of the Star Wars series called his unhappy child Skywalker. No one will be surprised if a fan of the Nirvana group suddenly calls his son a Shotgun, and a fan of the American TV series “Supernatural” will christen the child Winchester, even when living in Russia. However, the most ridiculous male names were invented by Russian people nevertheless under the influence of political anxieties of the past years. A Russian person who knows the history of his country will probably be familiar with the phrase "I'm tired, I'm leaving." But the most enterprising patriots have already come up with the name Yausyaukh - a kind of abbreviation for this phrase, taking care of the happy life of your child in advance.
