What names spring to your mind when someone mentions 'white trash' names? We went and saw the movie 'Ted' today, and one of the scenes that I found the funniest (especially because of my interest in names) went like this:
Ted: I met a girl; she's a cashier.
John: No way! That's awesome! We should fuckin' double date or something, you, me and Lori and w-what's her name?
Ted: White trash name. Guess.
John: Mandy.
Ted: Nope.
John: Marilyn.
Ted: Nope.
John: Brittany?
Ted: Nope.
John: Tiffany.
Ted: Nope.
John: Candace.
Ted: Nope.
John: Don't fuck with me on this! I know this shit!
Ted: Do you see me fuckin' with you? I'm completely serious.
John: Alright, speed round. I'm gonna rattle off some names, and when I hit it, you fuckin' buzz it, okay? You got me?
Ted: You do it. I will tell you. Yeah.
John: Alright: Brandy, Heather, Channing, Brianna, Amber, Serena, Melody, Dakota, Sierra, Bambi, Crystal, Samantha, Autumn, Ruby, Taylor, Tara, Tammy, Lauren, Charlene, Chantelle, Courtney, Misty, Jenny, Krista, Mindy, Noel, Shelby, Trina, Reba, Cassandra, Nikki, Kelsey, Shawna, Jolene, Urleen, Claudia, Savannah, Casey, Dolly, Kendra, Kylie, Chloe, Devon, Emmalou, fuckin' *Becky*?
Ted: No.
John: Wait; was it any of those names with a "Lynn" after it?
Ted: *Yes*.
John: Oh, I got you, motherfucker! I got you!
[Ted laughs]
John: Okay. Brandi-Lynn, Heather-Lynn...
Ted: Tami-Lynn.
John: [Exasperated] *Fuck*!
I was just relieved that mine (Brooke) wasn't one of the ones mentioned, but I do know - and am related to - quite a few people with some of these names. And I don't consider (many) of them to be very trashy (lol!). I also just realised that three of my five childhood Barbie dolls had names on this list, so I don't know what that says about my taste in names before I was ten!
Some of these I'm not surprised about, although I am surprised that Destiny wasn't mentioned. And Candy. And some I am surprised were included - I have never thought of Claudia or Lauren as 'trashy' names for example. Do you agree with any of these? What ones are you surprised to see on here? And what names would you include on a 'trashy names' list?
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I don't think Claudia & Lauren are trashy!
ReplyDeleteYeah my name is Lauren and I am NOT trashy
DeleteThat's so lauren
DeleteMy name (Casey) as well as my sister's name (Nikki) are both on the list, and I've never heard my name as being considered "trashy". I'd also never have considered Ruby, Cassandra, Marilyn, Claudia or Lauren as trashy either.
ReplyDeleteEh, like it or not, Nikki (and really, any name ending an "i") is trashy. Sorry. Casey is, too.
DeleteBut Marilyn? Cassandra? Claudia?
I guess Lauren *could* be, since it's so common... but I don't think so. I mean, John isn't trashy just because it's common.
Nikki, Crystal and Brandi are the trashiest of all possible names. Sorry to spoil your self-image...
DeleteThat's quite rude and hurtful. Nikki and Casey aren't what I'd consider 'trashy'.
DeleteI think Casey is only trashy when spelt 'Kaci'. Otherwise you're in the clear.
DeleteRuby took her love to town. That's pretty trashy.
DeleteI don't think Claudia and Lauren are WT, either. I also don't think Ruby is WT. I've never met anyone named Ruby. (No, my name wasn't anywhere on the list).
ReplyDeleteThese should have been on the list:
Marissa
Priscilla
Chantel
Katrina
There are a lot more I thought of when I saw the movie, but my mind is drawing a blank...
I saw that one "Trina". That could be short for Katrina.
DeleteChantel...chantelle is on there genius
DeleteMy name is Marissa and I'm not trashy at all
DeleteMost names that end in I not a y: like Brandi, sandi etc Trashy.
ReplyDeletethen the stripper names: crystal, Tiffany, Brandy, Dakota, Sierra, Brianna, trashy
The seasons? summer, autumn, winter, Trashy
Then the hillbilly names: Shawna, Jolene, Dolly, Emmalou that's where the Lynn comes in,
Some of the names I don't agree with either
Brittany is THE most trashy name by far!
ReplyDeleteaha
DeleteKatherine is such a trashy name
DeleteKatherine and Catherine are too old and classy to come any any anywhere on this list! You are signed in with an anonymous profile. Is that bc your name is Crystal, Brandy, Tabitha, Destiny, Delicious, Precious, Rainbow, or maybe Bozo, Dumbo, etc.?!? Bahaha!! Ridiculous! Katherine/Catherine, Elizabeth, Jacklyn/Jacqueline, Laura, Olivia, Caroline, Ruth, Emma, Ella, Frances, and many others are classic, regal, and elegant!
DeleteMy mate is called Chloe and i have not heard of it to be trashy name at all and think pricsilla should be in that lot
ReplyDeleteChloe is WAY too hard to spell to be trashy! Maybe if it were mis-spelled
DeleteTaras not a trashy name!!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately Tara's kinda trashy because it's widely associated with tara Reid and quite a few porn stars. Sorry.
DeleteMy name is Tammy and I do not consider my name white trash. I think it is southern just like a few of the other names on the list.
ReplyDeleteSouthern = White Trash
Deleteanything south of the Canadian border is white trash.
DeleteAh hahaha!
DeleteWhen I hear the name Tammy, I think of that old Debby Reynolds song of the same name. It was the title song for a string of movies by the same name starring Debby Reynolds. Since that time, the name became common and is also a nickname for Tamara. Unfortunately, the name Tammy has gotten a bad rap with some people. I personally knew a few shady people with that name, but it's still a cute name.
Delete@Anonymous on 8/3/13 at 4:50
DeleteYou wrote my thoughts! Thank you. This post and the comments are all amazing :)
Anyone whose full, real name is a nickname (i.e. Tammy instead of Tamar) is way trashy...
DeleteAnything south of the canadian border trashy? lol Well everyone thinks canadians are stupid and weirdos. Does that mean you are a stupid weirdo?
DeleteMost trashy name ever: Destinee Kryztal ahahahaha,
ReplyDeletemost people say my name, Yselkla (said like isella) is trashy but it is traditionally Cornish
plus, Lauren is not a trashy name, Chloe is tad overused but not trashy, nor is Tara, nor is Heather, one of my teachers was called Heather!
Yselka sounds incredibly beautiful. That would be a cute name... I think I`ll have to remember that one! :)
DeleteOn the other hand, my name is Léontine, my sister`s is Flora. Aquilina, Morgana, Carmelia and Andreana are other names used in my family.
But it`s not as if we have just invented those names or picked them because we want to be different or artsy. Those were all used by our ancestors. (Except for Morgana).
I was named after my great-granny, for example.
:(
ReplyDeleteLauren is too average of a name to be trashy, and I definitely don't think Chloe, Heather, Jenny, Dakota, Samantha, Savannah, Krista, Noel, Shelby, Brittany, Kelsey, Kylie, Devon, etc are trashy at all!
ReplyDeletePffft, OK.
DeleteHeather I'm on the fence about. Chloe is a dogs name or my name in high school French.
DeleteDakota and Savanna are at the top of the "trying to sound classy" list.
ANYTHING trying to sound too cute, like Kylie, will find herself as a(nother) crazy girl in the trailer park
You are dead wrong. Dakota, Savannah, Krista, Brittany, Shelby.. all trashy. Chloe, Heather not so much. Jenny is short for Jennifer, not trashy, just overused. Noel is a boy's name. (f. - Noelle). So is Devon!
Delete"Savanna" - anyone named after what passes for a city in the South, is suspect!
DeleteBwahahaha! Nearly every name you mention (with a couple of exceptions) is wildly trashy! Dakota and Savannah are particularly terrifying.
DeleteSherry and any of the many variants = trashy
ReplyDeleteNone and all of these names could be wt, it all comes down to perspective.
ReplyDeleteAw my name is on there and I'm not trashy(Candice but spelled on the list Candace)
ReplyDeleteThere is no such thing as trashy names. All of those names are normal & cute to me. Names aren't trash, people are. Like strippers & their stage names such as Diamond & Star.
ReplyDeleteMost strippers actually use these names as stage names, they can't all be named star & rainbow lol
DeleteStrippers use classy names too...
DeleteNames porn stars and strippers use that no one thinks are trashy. Sophia,Mia,Anastasia,lisa. I guess if your named Elizabeth your safe. Lol
DeleteThe name doesn't make you trashy the way you act does.
ReplyDeleteWell said!
DeleteHe did name off Candace, which is what Candy is short for.
ReplyDeleteBambi and Misty always get me smilin' at the strip joint
ReplyDeleteLOL!!
DeleteCassandra and Claudia aren`t trashy in my opinion. Claudia is really common, and Cassandra is just a classic.
ReplyDeleteThe others are either pretty ghastly or trashy. At least in my opinion.
I've never thought of Shelby or Lauren as trashy names. I don't see why they are on the list.
ReplyDeleteI love that you wrote out the entire conversation. Brilliant.
ReplyDeleteBrooke - yes your name should have been on the list.
ReplyDeleteI can see why some people might think that.
DeleteI also notice you weren't brave enough to leave your own name, Anonymous.......
names i associate with "White Trash" Cassie Tessa Theresa Savanna Miranda Jenna Maci McKenna McKayla Mackenzie Amber Skylar Breanna Brandi Jennifer 'Jenelle Chelsea Leah Kailyn Caitlynn Farrah' (all of the "Teen Mom" names) Aubrey Audrey Brooklyn Renee Chrissy Tara Dana Kelsey Morgan Haley Carly Mia Nia Desiree Shanity Crystal Shaina Cheyenne Sheena Shayla Bailey Gabby Riley Jordan Stacy Shea Lindsay Tiffany Meghan Raelyn Trinity
ReplyDeleteWow u have issues
Delete...also Madison, Ashleigh, and anything with 2 names (Amberlynn, Billie Jean, Mandy Jo, etc.) Waitress names.
DeleteAnd what about brand names like Lexus? Or food names, like Peaches or Cookie?
Theresa? Come on, dopey. A very old name and a saint's name as well.
DeleteTheresa? Seriously? Ever heard of Mother Theresa?
ReplyDeleteI would never name my kid after a woman who embezzled millions from her "charity", denied women proper birth control and housed the poor in horrible conditions to promote her PR scheme.
DeleteWell-said! I didn't know any of that! Still, those are more white-collar crimes. They're heinous, but not necessarily trashy. I give the name T[h]eresa a pass... It just sounds really Latina to me...
DeleteJamie, Toni, Patricia, Harley, Hope, Ariel, Brittany, Tabbitha, Mariah, Paris, Shannon, Michelle, April, Erin, Sheila, Destiny, Sabrina, Kara, Molly, Jessica etc.
ReplyDeleteJamie, Patricia, Tabbitha, April, Sabrina, and Erin are actually all fat girl names - not white trash names.
DeleteExcellent clarification!
DeleteDelilah is about as trashy as a name can get. You're named after a biblical whore.
DeleteMichelle, Molly and Jessica are classic, beautiful names. You are right about the rest though. And throw in Dakota for good measure.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Michelle is an excellent name!
DeleteI'm just glad my name isn't on that list because I don't think it's trashy at all.
ReplyDeleteCool story...
DeleteThe formula seems to be
ReplyDelete1. any names shortened with an A sound lazy and trashy - shawna, shanna, brianna. These girls smoke and like to screw.
2. many southern names unfortunately sound trashy, but make great southern songs- jolene, melissa
3. brittany tiffany and heather are so common it cheapens the name
4. PWT often like to name kids after PWT celebs like brittany spears. And so the circle continues.
I often play this game at bars and guess within 3 names. If they say how did you know, I say I knew it was a PWT name ;)
Tiffany would be trashy no matter what - naming a girl after an expensive brand name to sound rich is the worst...
Delete*sigh* well my whole family is trashy! My name's Brianna my sis is named Tiffany and my other sis is named Starla. :P
DeleteGotta love Rogue Botanist for turning a thread on girl names into a political screed.
ReplyDeleteI'm good with it.
DeleteEhm, just because you don't consider yourself to be trashy, it doesn't mean your name isn't... Sorry, but your parents might just have bad taste in names.
ReplyDeletefantastic story! loved to read it and the comments too! ha ha ha!
ReplyDeletemy name is manon-anais its pronounced the french way as i am french.
Relax ladies - but yeah those names are the white equivalent to "Quantineesha" or whatever. You just picture a young mom naming her daughter with the a dream of her landing in some cheerleading squad, a music video or winning a pageant. And Trashy/Ratchet people never think they are. That's what makes it funny. But remember YOU can rise above your name and you can even change it. If you're trashy family is offended then oh well - you're upscale friends never have to meet them :/
ReplyDeleteI actually saw this with a girl named tammi lynn. She didnt find this scene funny
ReplyDeletePoor girl - I can imagine that would really suck
DeleteThat's because she found it true....which is Hilarious!
DeleteSays "Brooke"
DeleteBrooke is not a trashy name by any means.
DeleteLeah and Ariel (it is a male name) are bible names, they cannot be trashy.
ReplyDeleteWeeeeeeeeeeeeell actually.......................
Deleteglad my name's not there
ReplyDelete:(
ReplyDeletedon't worry Mystie, i think the way you spell your name is quite LOVELY, and nowhere Near trashy. <3
ReplyDeleteEek.
DeletePeyton
ReplyDeleteBOOM! Yes.
DeleteMy name noelle is on here. I dont even know any other noelles
ReplyDeleteMy white trash names Brooke, Emily, Nicole and shanell
ReplyDeleteIs Leanne not on this list? Also Loretta.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I find some names more trashy than others (not that I am selecting any certain person, for, as Shakespeare said, a rose by any other name would smell as sweet).
ReplyDeleteMandy: Perhaps because in Britain it doesn't seem trashy, but I'm on fence.
Marilyn: Monroe.
Brittany: Yes.
Tiffany: Yes (however, Tiffany is actually a medieval name, short for Theophania. You can probably see why that needs a nickname)
Candace: Yes
Brandy: Yes
Heather: Depends. This is one of those names that are sweet for a child, not for an adult.
Channing: I think he meant to say another name.
Brianna: Yes.
Amber: On the fence.
Serena: Yes.
Melody: Again, sweet as a child, not as an adult.
Dakota: Yes.
Bambi: Doe, a deer.
Crystal: Another sweet child one. Or perhaps a doll. I know you're thinking of a blonde one.
Samantha: The only Samantha in America I know of is from Totally Spies, so I guess that summarized what I thought of the name growing up. I don't think it's trashy.
Autumn: Trashy
Ruby: On the fence.
Taylor: Trashy
Tara: Scarlet O'Hara
Tammy: Yes.
Lauren: Not trashy.
Charlene, Chantelle: Names that are trashy on both sides of the pond.
Courtney: Trashy.
Misty: Again, sweet for a child or doll.
Jenny: Nickname, not trashy. Real name, slightly.
Krista: Slightly.
Mindy: Trashy
Noel: French for Christmas, this is a unisex name. Undecided.
Shelby: Trashy
Trina: Nickname, not trashy.
Reba: I had never heard this name before I watched the film. Same with Trina.
Cassandra: I think of the Trojan War. But again, it depends on context.
Nikki: Depends on context.
Kelsey: Trashy
Shawna: Good for a surfer.
Jolene: Trashy
Urleen: I swear he meant another name.
Claudia: Not trashy in Britain. Don't know about America.
Savannah: Trashy
Casey: Trashy
Dolly: Good for...frankly, a doll. Also, Dolly Parton.
Kendra: On the fence.
Kylie: I should be so lucky...a little less in Oz maybe.
Chloe: Trashy
Devon: Trashy
Emmalou: Just Emma is fine.
Becky: Like Jenny, this is better as a nickname.
Lynn: In Britain, so as trashy.
For those of you interested, I am named Elizabeth. Certainly not trashy.
If Melody doesn't work for a adult you can always change it to Song. Just a Pond might be cute on child, but River works really well.
DeleteThe trashiest name in English has to be - wait for it - Misty Velvet Dawn. A woman of that name (surnamed Spann) made the news recently in Oklahoma. She was charged with incest for marrying her mother.
ReplyDeleteI have no words.
DeleteIsn't "Urleen" supposed to be Earlene, a feminine form of Earl?
ReplyDeleteNo, ladies, let's don't fall for this sexist shit, getting worked up dividing women according to "class" because some male writer (Seth Rogen?) thought it up. We are way too smart, strong, and have a lot more on our plates to deal with in the real world than this old "divide and conquer" stuff that's been handed down to women for generations. Funny movie, hot guy, funny friendship and witty talk between bear toy and boy but still ? Just a talking teddy bear thought up by a guy for a guy to basically put women down. Worked for decades, but no, let's not buy into it. Just cuz Wahlberg could rattle em off, so, ok cute maybe. But seriously?! Let's leave it alone and deal with what's needful. Sincerely,WandaCrystalBell, no it's really Elizabeth (yeah, I know) but Who T F Cares.
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