This is the ‘No. 1 worst baby name' ever, according to nurses: ‘It keeps me up at night'
Now, this is just Putin a target on the baby's back.
Newborns, defenseless little lambs lacking agency and autonomy, often get stuck with nonsensical names.
But this tot's title is the commander-in-chief of all infant-naming nightmares.
3 A woman claims nurses in Germany have ranked 'Richie Rich Putin' the absolute worst baby name ever.
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'Richie Rich Putin,' wrote a disgusted Reddit user from Germany, adding that labor and delivery nurses at a local birthing center had recently deemed it the No. 1 'worst name' to ever curse the cradle.
It's a kooky combination of actor Macaulay Culkin's 1990s classic film 'Richie Rich,' and the last name of Russian president, Vladimir Putin.
'I used to think the name laws are more strict [in Germany] than in other countries,' said the cyber whistleblower. 'The city will decide whether the name you chose is an actual name or the child will be bullied for it.'
But little Richie Rich Putin, clearly, fell through the cracks.
3 The outraged Reddit user was stunned that the government allowed the baby's parent to give it such a troubling name.
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'Just felt like I had to share that while lying awake thinking about my soon to be born child's name,' carped the cringing mommy-to-be.
Sickened social media scowlers shared her shock.
3 Globally, new moms and dads are becoming creative when choosing names for their newborns.
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'Do parents really hate their child that much? Or do they think it's funny and don't think it through for the kid's future?,' questioned a concerned commenter.
'That poor child,' another sighed. 'Can you imagine all oligarch bootlicking that must go on in its home?'
Sadly, side-eye-worthy baby names are currently en vogue among expecting moms worldwide.
Be they Disney-inspired handles such as 'Snow White' and 'Se7en Simba,' or geographically-influenced names à la 'Elae' — pronounced LA, like the abbreviation for Los Angeles, California — ultramodern parents are picking increasingly peculiar appellations for their pups.
Emma Hutton, the UK-based mother who crowned her daughter Elae, doesn't seem to understand why haters have a hard time embracing the unconventional name.
'I know everyone's not going to like it. I know it's not going to be everyone's cup of tea,' Hutton barked in a viral vid. 'But I like different names.'
'It's 2025,' she added. 'I didn't know that people wouldn't be able to understand basic English.'
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