When the 2013 UPCAT results were released last week, local netizens made a fiesta out of the name of one successful examinee Sincerely Yours ’98. She’s nicknamed Truly and has two other siblings: Spaghetti ’88 and Macaroni ’85. The numbers stand for their date of birth.
Spaghetti ’88 has since gotten married and has a son named Cheese Pimiento. And here’s the birth cert (photo & details via my kumare Ivy Lisa Mendoza)
Our friend, Prof. Rolando de la Cruz, CEO of Darwin International School in Bulacan where Sincerely Yours (nicknamed Truly) graduated, explained that the parents are simply jolly good people who didn’t hesitate to break the monotony of the world with the strangeness of their children’s names.
“The names of the kids might sound funny to people. But these names reflect how much they enjoy and respect life. The names are unique, reflect in the uniqueness of the members. The names are down-to-earth, reflecting how much they enjoy daily living,” Prof. Rolly said.
In this ever-growing country of 100 million people, strange names are probably not a rarity. Here’s what other people contributed via Facebook and Rappler of true-to-life Filipino names that are funny and/or far from common:
1. Four siblings named: Dore, Mifa, Sola & Tido
2. 12 siblings named: A,B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K & L (whew!)
3. Mcrhonald
4. Henceforth
5. Merry Christmas Aguinaldo
6. Valentine Day
7. Halloween Marie
8. Abcdef & Xyz
9. Chloe Chlorine
10. Knives Acid Rain
11. Ides of March
12. Computerlyn
13. Onion Ubaldo
14. Symphony
15. Crystal Gale
16. Nuclear Bomb
17. Missiles Somoza and a brother named Bullets
18. Peach Pink Orchids
19. Jan Eleven & May Seven
20. Noname, Nameless & Withname
21. Son of God
Anyway, if this is your name, raise your hand and tell us the story behind it 🙂
i have a classmate back then when I was in Highschool and her name is Reinafe Peligro Ligtas
May kaklase din ako dati pangalan,
1) Miracle Boy
2) Muhammad Mahabaratbu
3) Alfredo Boquia
4) Ronel Semilla
Bulbolito y Bayagbag
I have a coworker named Mydaughter.
Read somewhere that giving your kid a weird name is considered child abuse. There was one case in Hawaii, if memory serves, where the kid was taken away by child services.
I have a co-worker before and now we’re friends.. Her name is Printer, at first kala namin nagbibiro lang siya. Pero sabi nya She was named after their business noon.. may printing press kasi sila.. kaya ayun..
malamang si nuclear bomb eh hindi pwedeng sumakay sa eroplano…. adik ata yung mga magulang nitong mga to eh
My name is Kim, my wife is Claire. I named my daughter as Kim St. Claire. The second child will be Kim St. Claire, ver. 2.01. I used to have a student whose name is Jack-O L. Salsalero.
Pretty Nice Cagandahan! there is someone from laguna with that name
May kakilala ako pangalan niya Kranchi. Kapatid nya si Krispi at Krimi :))
My nephew’s name is FREEWIN coz he is the only boy in the family.
My niece name is JUBILYN. Named after the Jubilee Year.
My sister’s friend is named Delilah. Nothing unusual there, except her last name is Samson. 😀
I remember when I was in 4th year, my mum told me about a student in my dream university. Her name’s Apple Grapes Ubas. Haha. True enough, i saw a tarp with her name.
Few months ago, may kumalat din na elemtary ID ng isang bata. Not sure if sa Bulacan yun or Pampanga or other place but his name is Lord Voldemort. Hahaha
Good article…
I hope you won’t mind if I share this… c”,)
Back in high school, the older and younger brothers were named Caesar and Raseac (pronounced ra-shake), respectively. While there is no difficulty pronouncing the name of the older brother, everyone would always scratch their head trying to pronounce the name of the younger one.
I thought my name won’t be included but hey, it’s there! My name’s Noname, and it kinda sucked when I was a kid, trying to explain to peopke why I was namedduch, but as I grew up, I realized it was actually useful since a lot of people don’t forget who I am, and I get a lot of friends. 🙂
My classmate way back in college was named ARROWLANDSTONE. I wonder.. ano kaya name ng mga kapatid nya?
Hmm.. I wonder if my name is not strange.. Zurcareva Veracruz.. (Read my last name backwards) ;p
And with so many options for names, I was named Precious Elmer, kaya lang amagurl! People are always confused if amagurl or amaboy.
Had a brief encounter with a man in a Regional Trial Court to ask for the changing of his name.
He told me his name is Arnel Putingtae. Oh sheesh!
When the just called him and asked him what the new name should be, he answered “John Lloyd” – John Lloyd Putingtae.
Of course it’s a joke. 😉
I hope you remove the image of the birth certificate – it’s not for you to share. It’s also exposing the person to identity theft.
Even if the address is hidden, the birthday is displayed and can be used to hack the person’s account. The private details can be used for secret questions too.
few yrs ago an old lady was admitted in ICU and her name is circumcision. at first i thought that it was a case of circumcision gone wrong. then but when i checked for the admission record, Her gender is Female and her name is circumcision. and she’s a stroke pt. 🙁
I know someone named Good Lucky. And another one named King, and his sister’s Princess.
3 siblings: Almond, Crunch, and Hazel 😀
When I was riding the jeepney, two girls were talking about their churchmate named Spaghetti and Macaroni. I never believe though but I think its true now. Haha
My classmate’s name in college was Z. When the IDs are being handed out to students, her’s was not included because the staff in the ID room thought there was a typographical error in her name. Hahaha also her brother’s name is X 🙂
My daughter’s name is SIXTEEN. after our Wedding Anniversary, July 16th
Her name is registered and gets a lot of confusion at times…
She is now 23 and graduated being asked by her names is that of a number..
I had a schoolmate in college whose last name was Fenis.
I have a friend named Likha and her siblings are Kalikasan, Sining and Agham 🙂
I’ve met someone whose surname was Webb, first name Spider
There was a picture of a kid’s school ID that was trending a few years back. His name was Lord Voldemort Estioco….
Our neighbor named his son Red Horse. Hopefully, the kid will not be a drunkard. :))
One of my closest friends is named Henceforth. She also graduated from UP and speaks more than five languages fluently. 🙂
I have a friend whose name is Hershey and her brother’s name Nestle, Almond. 🙂
my cousin-in-law has 4 sisters, Faith, Hope, Charity and Humility. If they had a 5th sister she would have been Chastity. In a way, they are glad that they don’t bcoz she would have been too pressured to live up to her name … seriously!
I have nieces named Aouie and Zhrhy (pronounced as Ziri according to the parents).
My name is Henceforth. My parents took my name from a prayer on the first page of the King James version of the Bible. Since it is an adverb which means “from now on”, or “from this point on”, they decided that it would be a good name for a first born, because from that point on they have become parents. Some people think my parents are big fans of Shakespeare, or that my siblings are Therefore, Moreover and Nevertheless, but that isn’t really the case.I actually like my name, it’s very unique, people remember it, and I think it tells a nice story. 🙂
I believe that Chloe Chlorine is a child of my chemistry professor in UST. 🙂
Four sisters: Queenie, Princess, Duchess, Empress
I know someone who is named Impulse…
I know someone who was named Abcede. Other siblings’ names were Menelope (LMNOP) and Xyzy (pronounced Zyzy).. At least that’s how i think they were spelled :))
our cousins’ names are Wai and Ickxs 🙂 and then we have another set of cousins named Sententious (adjective), Socplaaris (from Socrates, Plato and Aristotle), and Stillupolous (not sure with the spelling ooops)
hi…may kilala ako name nia ZERO…pero doktor xa..tax may ka work ako full name nia Mary Cris T. Mas
A summer job batchmate in Pocketbell many years ago –Christmas din ang first name. Yung janitress namin dati sa office, ang pangalan ng isang anak nya “Maria Cristina Falls”
don’t forget the businessman Bach Johann Sebastian.
Sana po hindi naka-reveal yung ibang parts nung sa birth certificate since important document yun. 🙂
Ung father ko pinanganak ng biyarnes santo so my grandma Hnamed him Santos. Maramingg Santo daw. Haha.so he made up an english name which is Saints. When he was in Elementary, he has an inferiority complex because of his name. Anyway my grandma and my father has the same birthday. I also gave birth during my birthday. It’s so awesome.haha. my daughter’s name is deigratia meaning, by the grace of god. It’s a latin word.
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In the hospital where I was working, we had a patient named “C4 (surname)” adik ata sa Counter-Strike mga magulang nun. hahaha!
proud ako sa name ko na Garfield kaya lang unang naiisip nila is “pusa”. i met a frend before, her sons name is XYLESTINE.COM.