Man’s list of names that ‘thrive’ in US but ‘would never exist’ in UK
Selecting the perfect baby name can be quite the task – not only must you dodge potential nicknames ripe for teasing, but it’s also wise to consider how it chimes with your own accent.
Some monikers just don’t work with certain accents, and there may even be a few names that you find difficult to pronounce at all because of the way you form certain letters. One man has gone viral online for sharing the names he thinks will only ever work for babies born in the US, as he said they would “never exist” over here in the UK.
One particular name on the list left people in stitches, as many said he’d absolutely nailed the monikers featured. The TikTok user, under the handle @italianbach, shared: “Names that thrive in America but would never exist in the UK. Starting off strong with Peyton. I can’t physically say it without putting on an American accent. Peyton.”
He added: “From Peyton, you just have to play around with the first letters and you get unlimited American names like Clayton and Brayden.”
Further down his list was Tucker, a moniker he claimed would be non-existent in the UK, painting it as a label fit for “a kid who loves playing in the mud, and that’s all they do”.
The debate over baby names took a contentious turn when the name Evelyn came under scrutiny, with many commenters defending its popularity for girls in the UK. The man insisted it felt like an American name, remarking: “All Evelyns are wearing plaid riding around on horseback.”
He didn’t stop there; Bryce and Chad also made his list, as he suggested: “Even if you did name your kid Bryce or Chad in the UK, they’d start acting American I think. They’d start asking you for your lunch money.”
The man also expressed his dislike for the name Virginia and concluded his video with a humorous note, proposing the name Bonk. He quipped: “Then you’ve got Bonk. Like Bonk Mary Anne. I made that one up.”
Viewers of the video chimed in with their own suggestions of names that should have been included, such as Austin, Shelby, Sawyer, Brody, Parker, and Chase.
Some pointed out that certain names from his list are gradually becoming more common in the UK. One person commented: “I’m in a January baby group some of the American names are wild.”
Another posted: “I saw a Chad in school, let’s just say the gasp I let out was insane.”
