40 People Whose First Names Were Ruined By Pop Culture
The unfortunate reality is that you cannot choose your own name at birth and it's up to your parents to pick out a good one. Sometimes you get the generic "Mike" and "John", an occasional "Brittany" and "Anthony" and then you can get dealt an unfortunate card and be named "Karen" or "Alexa" - and there's nothing you can do but deal with it.
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The unfortunate reality is that you cannot choose your own name at birth and it's up to your parents to pick out a good one. Sometimes you get the generic "Mike" and "John", an occasional "Brittany" and "Anthony" and then you can get dealt an unfortunate card and be named "Karen" or "Alexa" - and there's nothing you can do but deal with it.
People online are sharing the ways pop culture ruined their first names and some of them are hilariously unfortunate. From Luke's and Annie's to Clinton's and Zelda's, check out the people whose first names were ruined by pop culture in the gallery below!
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Image credits: McJesse
Image source: lynx_in_yo_sinx
Image source: SomePaddy
Image source: hannibalburess
Image source: Ana_Archived
Image source: ProducerLuke_
Image source: luckysaabola
Image source: ItsMikeSpence
Image source: zeldawilliams
Image source: shoupshouts
Image source: g_e_anderson
Image source: thor_benson
Image source: sabgold
Image source: SimplyAllegra
Image source: bart_pirie
Image source: Professor_Andy
Image source: aaronsbader
Image source: CarrieHFletcher
Image source: KenGrantPFN
Image source: AJentleson
Image source: DavidBHayter
Image source: Shillanna
Image source: kikibrew
Image source: AustinTMcCarthy
Image source: MilesKISW
Image source: MaraWilson
Image source: Traylor_Ranger
Image source: tonyposnanski
Image source: caro
Image source: SkyquakeLive
Image source: viet_t_nguyen
Image source: srdanan
Image source: pdx_hilbo
Image source: rachel
Image source: skydart
Image source: McJesse
Image source: ItsDanSheehan
Image source: monicabyrne13
Image source: NellSco
Image source: JillFilipovic
Image source: baddestmamajama
Image credits: McJesse
#1
Image source: lynx_in_yo_sinx
#2
Image source: SomePaddy
#3
Image source: hannibalburess
#4
Image source: Ana_Archived
#5
Image source: ProducerLuke_
#6
Image source: luckysaabola
#7
Image source: ItsMikeSpence
#8
Image source: zeldawilliams
#9
Image source: shoupshouts
#10
Image source: g_e_anderson
#11
Image source: thor_benson
#12
Image source: sabgold
#13
Image source: SimplyAllegra
#14
Image source: bart_pirie
#15
Image source: Professor_Andy
#16
Image source: aaronsbader
#17
Image source: CarrieHFletcher
#18
Image source: KenGrantPFN
#19
Image source: AJentleson
#20
Image source: DavidBHayter
#21
Image source: Shillanna
#22
Image source: kikibrew
#23
Image source: AustinTMcCarthy
#24
Image source: MilesKISW
#25
Image source: MaraWilson
#26
Image source: Traylor_Ranger
#27
Image source: tonyposnanski
#28
Image source: caro
#29
Image source: SkyquakeLive
#30
Image source: viet_t_nguyen
#31
Image source: srdanan
#32
Image source: pdx_hilbo
#33
Image source: rachel
#34
Image source: skydart
#35
Image source: McJesse
#36
Image source: ItsDanSheehan
#37
Image source: monicabyrne13
#38
Image source: NellSco
#39
Image source: JillFilipovic
#40
Image source: baddestmamajamaDE
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