Hello good people of Reddit.
Husband and I were chatting about potential baby names as couples tend to do, and he suggested 2 names that I couldn't help but find a bit...unique.
2 names for a boy - Cash and Bam. No, they aren't short for Cashew and Bambi.
What do you think? Are they a tragedeigh?
Edit:
Thanks for all the comments, I had a good laugh reading them. I showed my husband the post and he is a defeated man!
Tragedy, but not a tragedeigh since they're spelled sensibly. Unless you're about to tell me that Bam is pronounced Margaret.
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There, I told you.
Obviously.
Aubveeoughsleigh.
Wish I could award but I’m broke as fuck. Take this instead 🏅. Also, happy cake day!
Aw you don't have to, sweetie! I appreciate you in any way! ❤️
Happy Cake Day!
This person is actually from my city, my dad used to work with him as a student. He (for obvious reasons) never gave out the final name they decided on, but we laughed about it a bit.
Lucky you! I think there have been a few other people from Sweden with silly names in order to protest the naming law as well.
Quite a few! I remember reading up lists of them with my partner, and we boh got saddened that skatteverket denied a name which was a book reference
(stormtass being a reference to stormpaw from warrior cats)
Elon Musk, is that you???
Oh never mind, you only used actual letters and numbers, no symbols. My bad.
Elon? That you?
For some reason I thought you misspelled Margera. As in bam margera.
Thank goodness I wasn't the only one who thought that! 😂
Heck, yeah! Me too! 🤣
I made this immediate association as well
Raising a hand
Kids will come up to him, "Hey, you're 'Bam' as in 'Bam Margera'? As in "JACKASS" movies?"
Kid named "Bam" will get plenty of those!
I agree with this. Those aren't names. Those are normally spelled words. Just because those don't qualify for this sub doesn't mean somebody doesn't need to talk some sense into him.
Cash has been in use as a personal name since at least the late 1800s. It’s a name.
Right. My friend named her last son Cash.
I grew up in the south. Cash is a name, the question is whether or not you want to bestow it upon a kid who might not want to become a country singer or bar keeper…
Or, you know, someone who doesn’t make a higher than average salary. If he turns out to be a celebrity surgeon, well…potentially.
Jessica Alba is married to a guy named Cash.
Cash is not super rare. Bam is unique but you would get used to it.
James Cash Penney. I learned that when I worked there one Christmas season.
See, that combo really is a little tragic. No wonder he went by JC. Actually, he might have just gone by Junior. Didn’t stop him from naming his kid James Cash Penney III, though.
My nephews name is Cash
ETA at least it isn't spelled Kash or Ka'sh
Ca$h
Oh God why can I hear someone somewhere going "That's the cutest spelling ever"
Ke$ha's brother.
Ca$h@ if it's a girl
I was walking through a cemetery after a funeral and found some dude named Cash Poor.
My nephew as well, lol.
Who are you to say what a name is or isn't though? Lol
Barney and Betty disagree with Bam Bam not being a name.
☠️ brilliant
Bam is pronounced "Edrice" ;-)
If you would have said we are spelling it Bahm or Ba'am...
I think they will never-the-less embarrass and irritate the kid. My name is normal but where it’s normally spelled with a y at the end, it’s an ie so tradgedeighish. Having to spell it every single time has been a humungous bitching. 58 years of that.
They're not tragedies. They're just plain stupid.
2 references: movie, Tango & Cash. Bam Bam from the Flintstones. Not good choices.
cash was his last name though...
Bam Margera from Jackass, but his real name is Brandon
Thanks. I didn't know. I just know when I named my orange cat Tango for Tang an orange drink from the past. Everyone always asked me where Cash was.
Tang is actually still around where I live! I also probably wouldn't have realized that, and would have just asked if your cat is good at dancing lol.
She was. She passed last year at age 14.
Im sorry for your loss, I'm sure she was a lovely cat
I'm so sorry. Losing these precious babies is so hard!
I have some in my house. It was really popular in the 70s (probably before then too, but I was born in 1970). My parents also bought “food sticks.” They were astronaut food and the ones I ate were chocolate flavored.
I remember both (!), but the food sticks were another flavor (peanut butter?)
Tang is the orangeade that the astronauts drink.
Tango is a popular orange soda in the UK :)
Bam actually has his name changed, but even still, weird name
Bam Adebayo
The Rubble baby is spelled Bamm-Bamm and that white hair means he’ll grow up to ride a dragon. Or a pterodactyl.
They are Sarah Palin level names.
You deserve an award for this.
They’re pet names
I could never take a coworker named Cash or Bam seriously. People really need to think about how these names fit adults because if you're lucky, your cute little toddler Bam will grow up to be an adult navigating the professional world.
Exactly. I have a friend who was named Bambi. As soon as she was legal to do it she changed her name to her middle name.
Tragedeigh? No, tragedy? Yes.
Crash and burn
Time to watch Hackers again.
Crash Override
I tried to name my kids Optimus Prime and Megatron. My wife quickly put a stop to that. I then tried Orion Pax, she just looked at me and said no transformers. I knew it was a good idea to marry her.
Those names would work though. I would’ve maybe went with Wreck-Gar or Bruticus.
If Transformers don’t work for her, so you think she would be ok with SilverHawks?
Always prefer Cereal Killer and Lord Nikon 👍🏻
Not tragedeigh, just stewpiditeigh.
Extra points for the “w”!
We need a new sub with this name. Names that aren't tragik. Just stewpid
BamBam from The Flintstones. At least make Rubble his middle name.
I can introduce him to a Pebbles.
My mother used to work with a Pebbles.
Istg I have a 2nd cousin named Bam-Bam. Poor kid
Please don’t do Bam to your child
Yeah both are bad but that ones 500% worse
Both are quite bad unless he promises to stay in the Deep South and drive a pickup with a traitor flag.
And a ball sack hanging from the hitch
No. Those are bad.
These are awful. Can you imagine either of the kids applying for jobs in the future? “Bam” or “Cash” at the top of a resume? If he likes them so much he can go change his name to CashBam. 🤦♀️
I know a Cash—his folks call him Cash Money—and he’s an absolutely lovely 15 year old. It becomes a non-issue after awhile. At least with that one. Bam? Don’t know if I’d ever get past that.
I swear I see Cash all over now. Some friends from college have a daughter named cash that’s gotta be like 10 now. Not a name I’d use but it’s not like it’s Abstinence or Bam.
It’s been used as a name in the US since the 1800s and has risen sharply in popularity for the past 20 years.
It reminds me of one of the characters from 'As I Lay Dying' by Faulker. He's the one that makes the coffin as his dying mother watches. One of the more likable characters really though
My cousin’s middle name is Cash after Johnny Cash (dad is a rock star).
I work at a school and we have a few Cashs... Cashes... Caches? It actually never struck me as odd, but my mom loves unique names so I have a high tolerance, and once you've had a Starvision and a Baby Boy, everything else pales in comparison.
It becomes a non issue for the people who know him, sure, but it's always gonna be an issue when meeting people, especially in job interviews
Fortunately, we live in a smallish city and his parents are well-connected. This particular Cash will likely never want for it.
I know a Cash with the last name Bond. Like what were the parents thinking??😭
They had their 007 moment and threw it away 🥲🤦🏾♀️
They were thinking they were a pair of comedians 🤦♀️
I know a Cash Wages.
Ok that's funny. How little hope the parents had for their kids... Well actually cash is hard to come by these days, bond ain't cheap...
I know a Penny Gamble. But to be fair her name is Penelope. And Gamble is her married name.
Are they bounty hunters? Because that would be the only possible way this would not be godawful.
One of my best friends growing up was named Cash and he’s a very successful attorney now.
If you want to call him Cash, name him Cassius. It's still rough, but maybe you're a boxing fan.
Everyone will say “oh like bam margera!”
Yea and look how great he turned out….
I was looking for this comment! That's exactly my thought. His full name was Brandon actually! Fun fact, haha
Let’s go Brandon.
It still is Brandon; he never changed his name legally, and he's still alive despite all of his drug and alcohol abuse issues.
Does he not expect his kid to have any aspirations in the future? Or to want to be taken seriously by doctors, courts, teachers, employers etc?
Whenever I see a name like that, I assume the parent either hates their kid or is just really dumb.
I always think teen and dumb. Like there is no way you came from educated parents who named you legally Bam.
Absolutely not bam. It is cruel
Money and Thwapp are also good options 👍🏼
Omg Thwapp is excellent.
If you want it extra-Tragedeigh: Thw’@pp
Awful. Your child’s name is not about how cool you are. In 2024. Trust me, in 2044 that will NOT be a cool name.
I’ve heard of Sebastian, nn Bash (which is kind of a combo of Cash and Bam). Maybe he’d like that?
Please don’t have a child if you’re gonna do this
Bam is awful. Cash is cheesy
It really really is
I think Cash is trashy and Bam is.. unserious. But I did know a boy named Bram growing up
I work with dogs and Cash is a very popular dog name 🤷♀️
my parents adopted a dog a couple years ago, his name is Bentley Cash lol
Cash isn't awful. Could be short for Cassius. Please don't name your baby Bam.
I know a Cassius, named for Cassius Clay, who goes by Cash. Suits him perfectly and nobody thinks of money.
Those are frankly awful names.
They’re both awful, cringe-inducing names, but they’re spelled fine.
I knew a Cash growing up. He was nice enough, but his family were uneducated country folk, and he managed to get hurt doing lots of dumb and dangerous stuff. He set the house on fire by building a fire underneath the wood porch once.
Yes
Too many people named Cash right now. I can think of two guys named Bam: Bam Margera and Bam Adebayo. Margera is really Brandon and Adebayo is really Edrice.
Bam Bam, “Bam you!”, “I don’t give a Bam”… Please don’t.
are you legitimately insane
Cute for cat/dog names. Not appropriate for humans. Okay if they’re just nicknames. Please don’t make that their official names coz it’s stupid
I know a couple kids named Cash but Bam would definitely get your child bullied in school especially since kids are evil like that😭
Cash and Bentley were very popular on Teen Mom. That should be a red flag.
is he all there mentally?
I know 2 boys named Cash. Very neck neck. Not tragedies.
Bam … isn’t that the baby boy on The Flinstones? And one of the guys on Jackass?
Please do not.
Please, please, please do not saddle your kid with these names.
Try to have the conversation when he’s sober
Veto those!
Dude.
Nope, don’t do it.
Bam is only fine if it's Bam Bam. Cash is fine as long as you're planning on a Tango in the future, but IMO Tango should come first
I thought of Johnny Cash. 😂😂
Cash is fine… as long as his middle name is Money. And spell it like Ca$h Money. Do it for the vine.
former coworker had 3 sons: Cash Money LastName, Money Cash LastName, and LastName LastName. tbh LastName is a semi common (old man) first name, so youngest seemed least tragic... until you heard his last name lol.
Cash is fine but even Bam Margera is legally named Brandon
Yeah. As a nickname it's alright? Like if Bamford is a family name, and used as a middle name, sure, call them Bam. But on legal documents? Also, you're naming a person you don't even know yet. Just because you think bam is cool and edgy and unique, it doesn't mean Bam himself won't just think you're a basic douchebag
I was looking for this about Bam! I was gonna say the same thing.
I was looking for the same thing! Was like who was that guy on tv….
No.
Trust me when I say this, your kid WILL be made fun of if those are their names. I used to go to school with this kid named ransom, people made fun of him SO much because of his name. I remember I was once talking to my family about him due to something rude he did, and they just looked at me weird and asked "is that ACTUALLY his name?" And I told them that yes, it was the name that was given to him. They started laughing their ass off! So please....for the sake of your child, don't name them those names.
Cash and Bam are nicknames. (They also suck) but if you’re committed: cash: Cassius, Cassidy, casper, Zachariah, Zacharias, Atticus, archer, Lucas. Bam: Bartholomew, Bart, Benjamin, James (Jamie to jammy to bammy to bam), Samuel (Sam to bam), Byron, Brampton, etc.
Bam Margera, the only real-life Bam I've ever heard of, isn't even actually named Bam
Again a reminder that these babies will be adults… I couldn’t take a Cash or Bam seriously as an adult. They aren’t pets 😭
Cash I have heard before. Bam should be short for something. I think of The Flintstones or Bam Margera. The latter is most famous for being a jackass and a pro skater, and now known as a man struggling with addiction and mental health.
First things my mind goes to- cash warren (Jessica Alba’s producer husband)) and bam margera (jackass).
I actually know a Cash, we went to school together. He’s a super kind person and excelled academically and socially :))
So imo not a bad name at all
I'm going to guess he's a fan of Johnny Cash and Bam Margera. Honestly not the worst names and I'm sure children have been named after them before.
I wouldn't but, to each their own.
Can you please name them sensibly and use cash/bam as nicknames instead?
my cousin named her son Cash and everyone thinks it’s the stupidest thing they’ve ever heard. in a latino family u can imagine some of of the dumb nicknames he has
Bam? As in Bam Margera...or Bam Bam from the Flintstones?
How about Whizz, Pop, Clap, Stomp, Holler, Bang, Kerplunk or just “Onomatopoeia.”
I couldn’t even support those names for a pair of dogs
Does your husband wear a ballcap backwards and wraparound shades by any chance?
Horrible. Have some respect for your children. I don’t think you should procreate.
I know a Cash, it's a fine name. Bam makes me think of Bam Margera (and yes I know his legal name is not Bam). I think I'd skip Bam but that's just me.
every child ive met named cash is a blonde little menace
Cash is great, Bam unless it's short for something is not.
Dreadful
My mum wanted to name my youngest sibling “Cash” if it had been a boy. Another option was Dooley… so it could be Dooley Cooley (Cooley is her last name). I tried to talk her out of it but she wouldn’t listen. I’m so glad it ended up being a girl…
Bam is a tragedeigh but not cash
Just no. No and no.
Have you considered Ca$h and Bahm ?
Any kid named Bam is going to get hit a lot. Just saying.
Imagine your name is Bam and you're 42 and applying for a career altering white collar job. 💀
Trashy.
I’m mostly curious about how you decided to marry someone so stupid but then I realized you had to ask Reddit if these were bad choices… kinda kidding but you gotta stop the madness!!!
My daughter had a classmate named Cash. Zero issues to my understanding.
Cash is a pitbull name and Bam is a rabbit name. But whatever. 😅 If you don't like the names just tell him you disagree and move on.
I was high and suggested Jupiter and Hurk. Went with Hank. Thank God.
No. Just no. Don’t name your kid after Bam Margera.
Dreadful names. What the hell is wrong with Benjamin. Or Peter. Steven maybe? They are so rare these days you would be the odd one out.
Cash is a tragedy, Ca$h would be a tragedeigh
Your kids are not novelty. Don't give them novelty names.
Not tragedeighs, but they are fucking awful. Make those their nicknames and give them some government names they won’t be humiliated by when they walk in to their first job interview 🤦🏼♀️
Bam? As in half of Barney Rubble's kid? Cash is fine. Bam is atrocious.
They’re spelled right so not a tragedeigh. Just unfortunate and not names for an eventual adult. Maybe as a nickname?
Tell us you are rednecks without telling us you are rednecks
lolololol.....those are a joke, right?
A bam is scottish slang for someone thats annoying, stupid, an idiot etc.
Not technically “tragedeighs” because they aren’t spelled bizarrely, but they might as well be because they’re TERRIBLE. Oof.😬
Are you under 22 years old?
I think they're fine if you're planning to give birth to Crash Bandicoot's brother.
If you're expecting human babies, I'd say a hard no. I did audibly laugh on this 0604 train when I read it though.
"Bam! Pow!" said Batman. It sounds like the moise someone makes in a cartoon. And "Bambi" is waiting in the wings as a nickname.
Cash or cheque? Cash only! Your cash is no good here! It's a nice-sounding word, but it means something else. As a name, it's a surname. Call him that as a middle name. If he prefers it as an older child or adult, he can use it, but don't impose it on him.
Is your husband 17? Did he finish highschool?
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