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Re: whats the worst name in the world?
Any name that is racist, associated with an evil person, or derogatory toward the bearer. For instance, naming a child "Mistake" probably wouldn't be allowed, but some jerk out there has probably tried it. Supposedly a woman in Germany named her baby Jihad. Names like Adolf, Pol Pot, Mao Zedong and Idi Amin are associated with millions of deaths so, even though the names are not bad apart from their famous bearers, these names are among the worst.
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Its me im just on my phone random person how is the name sihjad bad what does it mean?
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I think Jihad from Germany’s mother probably chose his name because of its meaning, ‘struggle’; he was 13lbs. Instagram illustrator yesimhotinthis is married to a man named Gehad, which is an alternate spelling. Calling extremists Jihadis is something of a misnomer. It’s a religious term that has been misappropriated.
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If the term Jihad is at all used to refer to jihadist terrorists in Germany, then I will stick with my statement that it is among the worst naming choices that I've heard.If you can assert that poor Katie is among the worst names, then I don't think it is a stretch for me to consider Jihad among the worst.
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Okay…I just wanted to share some cultural context. Regarding Katie, I said there was no real answer to the question—because there isn’t, really—and added “here are a few names I don’t like, just because”.

This message was edited 8/16/2022, 1:41 PM

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