Names whose popularity mystify you

[Movablefeast]

I feel I must be showing my age because I don't understand the popularity of Fern/e. I don't hate it, I am just amazed at it's immense popularity. Why do you think it has caught the zeitgeist at the present time?

[nutellatruffle]

Noah. I just don't like it and I don't know why yet it's very popular.

[Stringofpearls]

I dont web to upset anyone, the names I am looking at for my baby are probably not to everyone's tastes either. However, I really don't understand Louis, I find it a bit wet!

[Movablefeast]

I actually think Noah is a great name but will end up as very early 21st century i.e of it's generation.

[MrsJayy]

Millie has a funny ring to it iknow of a couple and it just doesn't sound right

[Hassled]

Oh I like all those names. I don't get using surnames as first names - Madison, Mckenzie etc. I appreciate it's traditional in some areas (North East? Robson Green?) but I just don't understand why you would.

[JapaneseTea]

Stanley! A terrible and ugly name that I cannot believe anyone would use.

Iris, Mabel, Ivy, when I was a child these were totally pukesome.

[MaryWortleyMontagu]

All the granny chic names - Alfie, ivy, Elsie etc. They just scream old person to me and I'm not that old!

[Movablefeast]

I had a Scottish friend who said it was often the mother's maiden name used as a first name.

[Movablefeast]

I think it may be if we are a few decades removed from the younger parents. Stanley may well sound very fresh if you were born in 1995!

[Movablefeast]

I have a second cousin named Millie who is studyng to be a doctor, go Millie!

[Coconutspongexo]

I dislike Arlo,Miley and Mila they’re very very very popular in my extended friendship circle and I just can’t take to the names.

People probably don’t like my sons name though but it’s not very popular.

[Bellybootcut]

Margot

It's horrible.

And also Ruth, Miriam and Meredith. Often see these pop up on the names board.

[SchadenfreudePersonified]

What Moveable says - mother's maiden name either as a first name or a middle name.

The suitability depends on the surname. We have Scottish friends, one called Hunter, and another, Drummond. (They don't live anywhere near us, so this shouldn't be outing .) I think both of these sound really good.

However if the surname was (say) Lumley, or Hogg, it would't be quite as attractive. . . .

[Dustbunny1900]

The Irish surnames are not to my taste an sound trendy but I get that it’s to pay respect to mothers side. Around here anyways. My niece is a a McKenna as it’s her mother’s real last name.

I dislike Kendra, Kayla, kaylin, kaden, aiden, Braden, etc. too trendy.

I think the top names lily, Amelia, Olivia, Ella, Mia, Sophie, etc are all very pretty but good GOD they are played out. Kind of like when you say a word over and over so many times it sounds like gibberish after awhile.

Mason mystifies me. Unless you are from a family that does mason -work.

[badabing36]

Teddy is very popular near me, I really don't like it.

[Movablefeast]

I know an adult Mila pronounced Mi-la and a baby Mila pronounced Mee-la.

[MrsJayy]

Maybe i am not saying Millie right or something

[BewareOfDragons]

I don't get the popularity of George, Eddie/Edward, Alfie, Aaron or Harry. Really dislike them, probably not helped that a high percentage of the children I know with these names aren't very nice at all.

[CheeriosEverywhere]

I've never in my life met a Fern/e, or ever even hear of them. Immense popularity may be stretching it a bit?

[MonumentalAlabaster]

I was bemused yesterday to be told a baby girl was called Quin. I had to control my facial expression as it seemed uncomfortably close to quim!!!!

[Movablefeast]

Maybe I'm taking the MN baby naming threads too seriously then Cherrios it seems to be a big hit around these parts!

[Coconutspongexo]

Nope, it’s pretty popular in Liverpool cheerios

[MikeUniformMike]

Darcey/Darcy. I think it looks plain and sounds like a surname.
Actually I think it sounds a bit like Arsey.

[MrRayaUmasTurban]

'Maison'. Spelt like this. It's French for 'house' and sounds silly as a name.

[dotdotdotmustdash]

I'm another who can't stand the current trend of using 'old' names like Violet, Ruby, Arthur and Wilfred.

I'm late forties and started nursing nearly 30 years ago and these were the names of the eldest patients. They suited them but I just can't see gorgeous little babies with such antiquated, musty old names.