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[Smellycat]

Yes, it definitely sounds like Bin Laden. I would avoid naming him Ben.

 

[Dinokill]

What about Seph Gables?

Whe you call your kid you can say

Yo!! Seph Gables

 

[UltimateUnknown]

My goodness. Is that subtitle for real? If so Fox News is far worse than I heard.

 

[Secret Fawful]

My goodness. Is that subtitle for real? If so Fox News is far worse than I heard.

I can't find a source for it so I'm calling fake.

 

[Forkball]

What about Richard? Dick Lotta sounds good. Like a male Pussy Galore. Can't go wrong with a Bond reference.

I second Dick. I can see the roll call now.

"Lada, Dick. Is there a Lada Dick here? I'm looking for a Lada Dick."

 

[2MF]

If you have to ask...

 

[xkramz]

Aw c'mon no we won't.

You can't just tease us like that.

We're just strangers on the internet, it will have no bearing on your life posting it here.

My name is Tales.....

Pronounced: Ta-les not TALES like a fairy tales, or talisman or tails from sonic or TALES from the crypt or...whatever lol

 

[Steeped in a Sea of Games]

Either name your kid something else or change your last name. People will always be cruel and find a way to screw up someone's name no matter what, but that one's a bit over the top.

 

[Laekon]

Family member worked with a guy called Benjamin Laden. I think your kid will be fine.

 

[Sadsic]

my name sounds pretty close to bin laden and it's been pointed out to me maybe once in my entire life lol

its not that big a deal imo

 

[andythinkpad]

My name is Tales.....

Pronounced: Ta-les not TALES like a fairy tales, or talisman or tails from sonic or TALES from the crypt or...whatever lol

You can't have a common word as your last name and ask people break the Eng pronunciation rules for you. Have you considered change the spelling?

 

[ahoyhoy]

I think you want to name your kid Ben just to torture him.

Please don't. Just name him Zach or something else.

 

[rekameohs]

Honestly, yes, it's too close.

 

[The Albatross]

My goodness. Is that subtitle for real? If so Fox News is far worse than I heard.

Fox is worse than you've heard but that is fake.

 

[shnurgleton]

We're sorry to inform you sir that your son is an al qaeda

 

[CitizenCope]

I feel it's awfully close and he will be called out on it.
Almost as bad as a kid I graduated with who had the last name Mellow. Named his first daughter Marsha.

 

[xkramz]

You can't have a common word as your last name and ask people break the Eng pronunciation rules for you. Have you considered change the spelling?

That's my first name.

 

[Aiii]

Would kids that were born 16 years after 9/11 really care about Bin Laden, like at all?

You're probably fine.

 

[velociraptor]

If you want to ruin your kid's life, then yeah, go and name him 'Ben Lada'.

It sounds almost exactly like Bin Laden.

Call him Nick instead.

 

[ty_hot]

I would be more worried about giving the boy enough self confidence so that he doesnt feel bad when someone call him that.

 

[C4Lukins]

Would kids that were born 16 years after 9/11 really care about Bin Laden, like at all?

You're probably fine.

Yeah history is just going to forget about that one.

Good old Charlie Mandsun is a totally cool name, because nobody remembers the 60's/70's.

 

[erpg]

Bin Laden won't have been forgotten in our lifetimes. Don't name him Benjamin.

 

[Moose Biscuits]

Call him Riva. It's a good name, lots of prestige.

You know Lada is actually a brand of really shitty cars?

 

[carlsojo]

Don't worry, other kids will make fun of your kid regardless.

 

[Dwight Schrute]

Yes. Kid kind be very cruel and will find the remotest soundlikes to mock a name.

- Dick Johnson

 

[ElFly]

Don't worry, other kids will make fun of your kid regardless.

not if the kid has a cool enough name

like Max Powers