Chloe
Chloe is such a cute name, right?
Randy
There are actually a couple reasons that people might giggle at the name Randy.
As if that weren’t bad enough, in Hindi the word “randi” means “prostitute.”
People aren’t letting themselves be put off the name, however.
Pete
Usually short for the name Peter, Pete isa very popular namethroughout the world.
There, “pete” is a slang word for fellatio.
Not exactly the best name meaning, but it’s definitely not the worst.
In Russian,the word “von” means “stench.
“This news stinks for any Vaughns planning on traveling to Moscow.
It’s cute and catchy, but it is definitely not a universally acceptable nickname.
If you find yourself in the Netherlands, you might want to be careful.
In that language,the word translatesto “stupid.”
Saying that word will definitely get your kid coal in their stocking!
Becky
A shortened form of the name Rebecca,Beckyseems like a fairly harmless name, right?
In Arabic, this lovely nameactually translates to “s***.”
Gil
Gil is used in a few countries as both a name and as a nickname.
In the United States,it’s usually short for Gilbert.
In Europe, it is the Spanish and Portuguese equivalent ofthe name Giles.
Gilis also a Hebrew name; in that language it translates to “happiness” or “joy.”
In Poland, however, Gil is not used as a name or as a particularly nice word.
There, the name isa term that means “snot.”
Bill
Bill, a standard nickname for William, meansa slew of thingsin the English language.
Those parents might think twice, however, if they spoke Dutch.
In the Netherlands, “bil"translates to “buttock.
It fell off the girls charts a decade later and hasn’t been seen since.
It has also ranked as a top baby name in the Netherlands and France.
Unfortunately, many Danish parents can’t appreciate the name in quite the same way.
Denmark has long had laws regulating last names, but local priests were traditionally in charge of first names.
Mark
The nameMarkhas a long and powerful history.
While the name is beloved around the world, Mark’s popularity doesn’t extend to Norway.
There’s a pretty ironclad reason for this “mark” isthe Norwegian word for “worm.
Unfortunately, the Japanese definition may very well change your perception of this classic name forever.
Gary sounds like the Japanese word geri,which means diarrhea.
