Today, I discovered that my name literally means "burden". This wouldn't be so bad if both my mother and father knew this when they named me. FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I found out I was named after the woman my dad was having an affair on my mom with. FML
Today, I realized that in French, my name means "penis." This wouldn't be so bad if my dad wasn't fluent in French. FML
Today, I found out I was named after the woman my dad used to stalk when he was in high school. FML
Today, I found out that the loving nickname my Chinese mother has been calling me my entire life essentially translates to "little retard". FML
Today, I discovered that my cool, unique first name translates to "unwanted" in Hindi. Both my parents studied abroad in India for five years. FML
Today, I found a necklace that my parents had made for me. While looking at it, I realized my parents had spelled my name wrong. FML
Today, I found out that I'm named after my dad's favourite drink. FML
Today, my father called me to ask what my middle name is. He apparently needed to know it to remove me out from his will. FML
Today, I learned that my parents' nickname for my fiancé is "dickwad." FML
Today, I found out that my 6-year-old son was named after my wife's "Favorite Uncle" because he might also be the father. FML
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Mirorbo 27
Fuhohohoho...and I thought Folly's name was cruel... I cannot see any reason why anyone could deserve this.
Jimboom 12
Prove em wrong kiddo... prove em wrong. ;-)
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Comments (109)
Mirorbo 27
Fuhohohoho...and I thought Folly's name was cruel... I cannot see any reason why anyone could deserve this.
xesyeso 0
hahahaha parental win
JohnE3 0
Anyone know what the real name is?
nood_fml 0
i moderated this... but that really sucks lol but if you can post on this you most likely only have a few more years left with them ^.^
melsaraj 9
anyone know why everyone calls ppl with the name Richard as dick
Mirorbo 27
I've wondered that for years myself and I still don't get it...
marinus_fml 20
suck it up OP. if you don't like your name consider getting it changed? I love being an ass =D
Trupe 3
Well maybe it means something else in another language, like "a fuckstick from heaven" or " graceous retard" those at least have a small positive connotation
cassiesaurus 0
haha, win on your parents part.
mona_is_here 10
You really are a desired child! :D
cssuggs 0
Amos is burden in Hebrew I believe, if it's not that I don't know. Oh and get over it, if that's your only complaint with your parents.
Shookitup 0
At least they put thought into your name :)
FunnyWeasel 7
boohoo, boohoo. dude get a name change
nmsm 1
I think it would be worse if your parents named you 'burden' for a reason If your parents didn't know, it doesn't matter...
kayladance101 13
30 thats what i thought too... this is definitely fake cuz the other one was worded exactly the same way.
JustineBieberHat 0
isn't there an fml about his dad naming him penis in French and the dad being fluent french speaker
HappyPickles 11
Dick has been the standard shortened form (nickname) for Richard for hundreds of years. The fact that the same word became used as slang for penis is *probably* coincidental. So the real question to ask is: "why did "dick" come to mean penis?" Just as the word "pussy" originally meant a cat - again, I suspect the slang came along later. Lots of other examples: the word "tit" until quite recently only meant "a small bird". It might even have become slang for breast due to the analogy between a breast and a small bird. And far more recently, the word "gay" only meant "very happy". Again, the slang meaning came along later.
Chrisskiies 0
Mercy, cousin it loves it's name.
JustJess666 0
dude 27 if you drew your pic it's pretty awesome.
wiggz1990 0
yea it was a girl who's dad named her penis in freanch
legonut4 0
it's funny because they think you are a pain
Jennifra 0
Lego you switched things up. Agree 27 if you drew that; very good! To not sure what number with the rant, very true.. now post answers as to why please!
dmin67 0
you're sexy
KiddNYC1O 22
5- Anon?
WaydeUltima 0
Also, when you use "pussy" to call out a person who is weak or cowardly, it's actually the shortened form of the word "pusillanimous". Fun fact.
okieraider71 4
Wrong--It means "Whiner".
sasonzal 4
what's burden?
Fother_Mucker 0
This is just like the FML where the guy's name meant Penis..
Sportsfan86 3
FYL for thinking you parents didn't think you were a burden. You deserved it for having that name.
jpeezy122808 0
im so sick of crappy fml's about names. like seriously ur not stuck with it forever. if it bothers u that bad save some money and go get it legally changed. dont come on fml complaining which created the worse fml of the day :-)
Brittney_E 0
this has already bern an FML. the other one was funnier because his name was penis.
nishant5456 0
53 WTF r u playin on the computer??
erikjh1234 0
same thing with mexicans dude...Socorro (SOS) Soledad(Loneliness) Dolores(Pains) Concepcion(Convieve) etc...these are VERY common names so stop tripping OP
XFlyingxPiranhaX 0
27- agree with the rest. very good. unless you didn't draw it. but it's still good. I love maximum ride.
lindsaylee 0
you are the biggest arse in your comments!!! you are also very rank in you pic
mustardcat 1
4- u look like ur about to cry XD
apriljoyo 0
I think OP probably meant to say that their parents did infect know when they named them.
WaydeUltima 0
#73 EVE Online.
Melaniee_fml 0
don't take it so personally. they didn't know you personally then, they just knew they were having a baby., which are huge burdens.
whattagirl 0
ouch
stopyourbitching 0
Isn't this a repost? I read the same one a few weeks ago, except instead of the name meaning 'burden', it meant penis in French.
hobogirl 0
anon is short for annonymous dumbass.
Sunset_Taco 0
it's like when foreign people name their kid ****** cause they think it's a pretty name
Tenebrae 0
37, "tit" probably comes from "teat", which is basically a woman's breast/nipple.
the101dan 0
... Noob OP worded his second sentence wrong... He copied an FML (trust me, he did), but couldn't ******* word it correctly.
rockindyl22 0
Ever met anyone named Richard?
zendaddy0 0
#8 because big black Richard is a terrible name for a pirate
aylaa_fml 3
amos
Iceman225 11
They knew, you idiot. It clearly states that in the fml.
RedBOT 6
I think it's Richard to Rick to Dick
lostforwhatever 0
Sucks to be you
itsbriiibaby 0
that's a bummer!! lol
itsbriiibaby 0
also, in response to "This wouldn't be so bad if both my mother and father knew this when they named me." : i think it would have been much worse if both your mom & dad had known what it meant when they named you. knowingly naming your child BURDEN...haha that's so messed up.
strandy 2
I think OP may have worded it incorrectly, and meant that both parents did in fact know the meaning.
itsbriiibaby 0
i figured so much, but you really just never know, so I pointed it out anyway. =X
Igor_g5 0
I was thinking the same thing but figured OP just said it wrong.
kaylanicole1255 1
Thats not bad at all. I wanna name my daughter Calamity which means disaster. LOL
mofran 0
.... but they did?
ilovedinosawers 17
Hey that means they DID know. Herp derp
Jimboom 12
Prove em wrong kiddo... prove em wrong. ;-)
Relys 0
scandlous hyna tell her to deal with it hah
bumgum1 0
they may have meant to?
emmaleekat 0
Amasa? That's the only name I can find meaning burden :)
rebbee 0
Amos?
rockyraccoon28 8
their username is Anon...I don't know, maybe that's it. though I've never heard that name before.
sourgirl101 29
I thought anon was just short for anonymous. Op do you live up to your name? 'Cause it sounds like you do. FYL because I feel like your name is the the first "gift" your parents give you. My name means "Water Lily".(:
FunnyWeasel 7
giggity
yolie_fml 0
Yesss!
sallen0046 4
People name their children a lot worse than this. Be happy you're not named after a sexual organ or sexually transmitted disease simply because your parents were ignorant and thought the word sounded interesting. I've seen children named ****** and Chlamydia because their teenage ghetto mothers thought they were "pretty words".
cali_cougar 0
I used to nanny for a 2nd grade teacher and one year she had a girl named ******** ( the -th- like THink and rhymes with reed). She had sooo many parents call and question her when she sent home the Valentines day list LOL!!
RedPillSucks 33
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