Wow, why do this to your kid?

[masraum]

"A little girl named Abcde was mocked by a Southwest gate agent."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2018/11/29/little-girl-named-abcde-was-mocked-by-southwest-gate-agent-airline-has-apologized/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.b8679546d9ef

A Texas mother is calling out a Southwest Airlines employee who she said mocked her 5-year-old daughter’s name and then posted a picture of the small child’s boarding pass on social media.

Traci Redford told ABC affiliate KABC her daughter’s name is Abcde, which is pronounced “ab-si-dee.”

Redford said the incident occurred several weeks ago when she and her daughter were preparing to board a flight from Santa Ana, Calif., home to El Paso, Tex. Redford told the station that a gate agent at California’s John Wayne Airport saw Abcde’s name and started pointing, laughing and talking to other employees about Redford and her child.

“So I turned around and just said, ‘Hey, I can hear you, so if I can hear you, my daughter can, too. I’d appreciate if you’d just stop,’” she told the station.

She added: “While I was sitting there, she took a picture of my boarding pass and chose to post it on social media, mocking my daughter. It was actually brought to my attention by somebody who had seen it on Facebook and reported it to Southwest Airlines. And after two weeks of doing a formal complaint, Southwest hadn’t done anything.”

[Quiz: Can you tell a popular baby name from a top dog name?]

Redford could not immediately be found for comment Thursday morning by The Washington Post.

Name shaming? This Texas woman claims a @SouthwestAir agent made fun of her 5-year-old daughter's name as they were preparing to board their flight at @JohnWayneAir in Orange County.

Her daughter's name is Abcde (pronounced Ab-city). @ABC7 pic.twitter.com/iHpBPoakYI
— Veronica Miracle (@ABC7Veronica) November 28, 2018

Southwest Airlines has since apologized, saying that the social media post is “not indicative of the care, respect, and civility” that the airline requires from its employees.

“We take great pride in extending our Southwest Hospitality to all of our Customers, which includes living by the Golden Rule and treating every individual with respect, in person or online,” a spokesman for the airline said in a statement. “The post is not indicative of the care, respect, and civility we expect from all of our Employees. We have followed up with the Employee involved, and while we do not disclose personnel actions publicly, we are using this as an opportunity to reinforce our policies and emphasize our expectations for all Employees.”

Although Abcde is an unusual name, it’s not unheard of. In 2014, Vocativ reported that over the past three decades, 328 baby girls have been given that name, 32 of whom were born in 2009. But when the name is entered into the Social Security Administration’s database of popular baby names, it states that “Abcde is not in the top 1000 names for any year of birth beginning with 2000."

Nicknames include Ce-Ce, Sidy, Abby, Xyzzie, Aebi and Seedy, according to BabyNameWizard.com.

According to Vocativ:

For what it’s worth, the name Abcde seems to be a primarily Hawaiian phenomenon. SSA data indicates that all five of the Abcdes named in 1990 were born there, which is especially interesting, considering that the modern Hawaiian alphabet doesn’t include the consonants b, c or d. A little googling reveals that an Abcde Zoller plays soccer for the University of Hawaii at Hilo, and an Abcde de Coito teaches Zumba classes in the Aloha state. NameCandy’s Name Lady blogger suggests the name may also be relatively common in New Mexico and among Latino families.

What the mother should do is tell her daughter "Because your daddy and I wanted to be different and are morons, we've cursed you to never have your name pronounced correctly and to be laughed at the rest of your life or until you change your name when you are old enough."

I'd forgotten to include this the first time. Now for the big reveal.
Yep, that's the mom and the little girl.

[ckelly78z]

Why in the hell would anyone name their daughter ABCDE ? It was rather insensative of the gate attendent to do that, and out of line as well, but a far bigger problem for the mother to originally name her that.

Poor girl has a life long struggle there.

[pwd72s]

I heard of a boy named Sue.

True story..a couple here named Walker. Named their son Luke. Middle name...well, you guessed it.

[Baz]

Yeah lady....I don't see a problem with naming your child Abcde......

[pwd72s]

Another true one...a mother into old English lit. Named her daughter Beatrice Magnolia Ophillia. Poor kid...

[Starless]

When I was working processing film a kid came in top drop off a roll. Last name Kraft, asked him his first, he says "Chris, yeah, my parents have a great sense of humor". Still, not as bad as Abcde...

[dafischer]

She could have named her VWXYZ.

[ckissick]

Originally Posted by dafischer

She could have named her VWXYZ.

That would have been the name if it was a boy.

[KFC911]

EIEIO .....farmer's kid

[URY914]

My wife works at a state university. Some of the names she sees on a daily basis is a shame. Parents have no idea what labeling your kid sets them up for the rest of their lives. Kids come into her office and are embarrassed to state their own names.

[Tobra]

Parents without any imagination or education do this sort of thing. Friend was a schoolteacher and had a student named "Female". Mother had not come up with a name, so she kept the one the hospital gave her. It rhymes with Emily.

[john70t]

Always first in the phone book, and to be called in line.
(edit: Behind Aaron)

[stomachmonkey]

Seems to be a popular name in TX.

I **** you not my wife had an ABCDE as one of her students a few years back.

FWIW, it's not the most unusual one she's had.

EDIT: It's pronounced Ab-se-day

[flipper35]

It may not be one of the most unusual, but it is one of hte most stupid. I bet the mom isn't of Asian heritage either.

[Eric at Pelican Parts]

There's 328 (or more now) people named Abcde in the US.... wow.

[URY914]

What about Xyz?

[icemann427]

The Southwest agent wasn't making fun of the child. She was making fun of the stupid arse of a mother...

[asphaltgambler]

True story - I can beat that. While in the hills of Tennessee over Thanksgiving holiday visiting my wife's parents and other family members.

One of which were my wife's nephew and live in girlfriend. She's about to give birth any day now to a little girl.

Her name? Chevelle Monet H..............n

When they told us this - I should have won the academy award for remaining straight faced under the most difficult of circumstances.

BTW, he works at Wal-Mart, this is baby #2 - she's on public assistance.....

[masraum]

Originally Posted by asphaltgambler

True story - I can beat that. While in the hills of Tennessee over Thanksgiving holiday visiting my wife's parents and other family members.

One of which were my wife's nephew and live in girlfriend. She's about to give birth any day now to a little girl.

Her name? Chevelle Monet H..............n

When they told us this - I should have won the academy award for remaining straight faced under the most difficult of circumstances.

BTW, he works at Wal-Mart, this is baby #2 - she's on public assistance.....

The real question though is if the baby is named after the car or the band. Either way, "Chevelle" is not really a very good name for a girl, but she probably won't be made fun of as much as "Abcde" or "La-a"

[Gogar]

All those kids named Aspen,Hunter, Rain, and Charity are all sad cause they've been one-upped!