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bulbarsaurus · 2024-07-13T22:31:04+00:00

Hi everyone, Recently read through a thread with OP who wanted to name her child something completely ridiculous. I have noticed a lot of threads with the same comments of very odd baby names, think things Like Spartacus or Amicablalette. For some reason this now seems to be the norm. It seems like people are now either trying to make their normal child sound like a WW2 veteran by naming them Albert or Rodney or the lord or lady of the manner with names like Tarquin or Agatha. Is it just me or do some of these names not look ridiculous. I know a child at a local nursery with working class parents called Horatio. I can't imagine naming my children anything other than something normal so that when they finally go for a job interview their names appear professional and easy to read/pronounce. Are there a list of normal Girls/Boys names you can give me! And does anyone else agree with me?! AIBU?

Greenlittecat · 15/07/2024 07:43

Kokomjolk · 13/07/2024 23:35

Like Spartacus is definitely a joke.

I know a child who has the middle name Spartacus! It suits him 😊

TheBirdintheCave · 15/07/2024 07:41

EmBear91 · 14/07/2024 22:02

Why do you care? Everyone has different taste & I wouldn’t judge someone else for what they like. I didn’t want my daughter to be in a class with 5 other people with the same name so avoided the “normal” baby name lists that tend to be super commonplace. We named her Teddy, which is more traditionally a boys name & we adore it, regardless of what anyone else thinks. Also, I love the name Horatio - super cute 😂

So you chose a name which is 26th in the popularity rankings? 🧐

Pleasegodgotosleep · 14/07/2024 22:33

Wentie · 13/07/2024 23:52

I agree but what we call “normal” names aren’t normal anymore. There are no Lucy’s, Emily, James or Thomas in my DC class

its Romeo, Roman, India and Willow 🤷‍♀️

It must depend where you live, my daughter's class have all of those names plus Harry, William, Amy and Emma.

Pretty normal names I think but when I was expecting DD8 my in-laws wanted to to know we couldn't pick a nice "modern" name like Michelle or Lisa. All names of girls I went to school with 😆

SpanielintheWorks · 14/07/2024 22:32

Bellsandthistle · 14/07/2024 18:13

Dogs and donkeys? 🤔
Now I’m imagining a boy named Eeyore, which I think is quite charming actually.

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I'm guessing Ned(dy), but Eeyore is much more fun.

Mokel · 14/07/2024 22:13

What about this? My friend’s niece is Betty-Lizzie Elizabeth.

yes the same name three times but different versions

EmBear91 · 14/07/2024 22:02

Why do you care? Everyone has different taste & I wouldn’t judge someone else for what they like. I didn’t want my daughter to be in a class with 5 other people with the same name so avoided the “normal” baby name lists that tend to be super commonplace. We named her Teddy, which is more traditionally a boys name & we adore it, regardless of what anyone else thinks. Also, I love the name Horatio - super cute 😂

Peterbeardwy · 14/07/2024 19:26

I thought all donkeys were called Jenny ! I’m proper confused now !!!

Bellsandthistle · 14/07/2024 18:13

Everyoneesleistheproblem · 14/07/2024 17:21

Why is it rude? Such snobbery.

My son has a nane more commonly associated with dogs and donkeys. I liked it and was well aware and quite liked the popularity amongst pet owners.

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Dogs and donkeys? 🤔
Now I’m imagining a boy named Eeyore, which I think is quite charming actually.

whathasitgottodowiththepriceofoliveoil · 14/07/2024 17:46

CaptainMyCaptain · 14/07/2024 10:59

Why does that matter?

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It doesn't just that these names aren't really that "interesting" or "unique" so they don't stand out as odd as some posters think

Everyoneesleistheproblem · 14/07/2024 17:21

whathasitgottodowiththepriceofoliveoil · 14/07/2024 10:58

So rude. There's someone on the thread who has said that's their daughters name

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Why is it rude? Such snobbery.

My son has a nane more commonly associated with dogs and donkeys. I liked it and was well aware and quite liked the popularity amongst pet owners.

x2boys · 14/07/2024 16:26

maddiemookins16mum · 14/07/2024 11:18

My neighbour has a new granddaughter called Susan, after her Granny 😊). They are calling her Suzy but these names are coming back. We also have two Janes and an Anthony all aged under 3 at our church, very 60s names.

I would say Jane and Anthony ,are more classic name and will have frequent resurgence, s my sister is called Jane she's in her early 50,s and is named after our Grandmother who 112! If she was still alive .

daliesque · 14/07/2024 12:05

I've got two brothers...both late 40's...one is called Lionel and one called Wayne. Needless to say they both hate their names and go by their middle names.
So thankful my parents named me after my Italian Grandmother.

saltytowers · 14/07/2024 11:57

Over the years my DC (who both have traditional names that never go out out of fashion for the record) have had lots of "old" named classmates. After the initial ooh, haven't heard that one for a child of today, it just becomes... their name. And doesn't seem unusual at all. Off the top of my head there has been a:

Steven
Marion
Colin
Scott
Reggie

mitogoshi · 14/07/2024 11:42

What's wrong with Agatha, love that name.

saltytowers · 14/07/2024 11:41

inlandriverview · 14/07/2024 08:50

Do some of these names not sound ridiculous?

😬😬

They just become their name and fit.

I have a friend who named her children old fashioned names. The eldest in particular is not one I have heard as becoming popular in recent years. It caused some raised eyebrows at the time but now, 8 years later, it's just his child's name, it suits them and now doesn't seem unusual at all.

Stompythedinosaur · 14/07/2024 11:40

It feels like you are saying people should "stay in their lane" by linking acceptable names and class. I definitely don't agree with that.

Naming traditions are a social construct. I think it's fine for parents to use the names they prefer rather than feeling they have to fit in.

maddiemookins16mum · 14/07/2024 11:18

My neighbour has a new granddaughter called Susan, after her Granny 😊). They are calling her Suzy but these names are coming back. We also have two Janes and an Anthony all aged under 3 at our church, very 60s names.

verdantverdure · 14/07/2024 11:18

Apart from Willow though @whathasitgottodowiththepriceofoliveoil none of the nature names are as ubiquitous as Mark, Paul, Kevin, Darren, Neil etc are among 50 year old blokes are they?

phoenixrosehere · 14/07/2024 11:06

ItsTheGAGGGGGGGG · 14/07/2024 10:59

Exactly. My normal will not be someone else’s normal.

My son’s name is Kaiden. It’s only on MN did I see that a lot of people consider the name Kaiden to be a ‘chavvy’ name or a name associated with a lower class family. We’re Black and I’d never heard of this! To me, Kaiden is a great name so again, my normal will not be someone else’s normal

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I have a younger cousin named Brayden. His parents are middle class (not that it should matter) and his name isn’t hurting him. I also don’t see how having a -den name is chavvy.

I asked what makes a name chavvy and no one has explained it other than saying names. There’s a lot of hypocrisy on this thread around names.

By some comments, I think some have rarely been around or know people of different backgrounds from them.

CaptainMyCaptain · 14/07/2024 10:59

whathasitgottodowiththepriceofoliveoil · 14/07/2024 10:37

Thing is, the tree and bird names are now more prominent than the names you mention

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Why does that matter?

ItsTheGAGGGGGGGG · 14/07/2024 10:59

Hermittrismegistus · 13/07/2024 23:41

I can't imagine naming my children anything other than something normal so that when they finally go for a job interview their names appear professional and easy to read/pronounce.

We live in a country full of with people from various cultures and countries. What exactly counts as a normal name anymore?

Exactly. My normal will not be someone else’s normal.

My son’s name is Kaiden. It’s only on MN did I see that a lot of people consider the name Kaiden to be a ‘chavvy’ name or a name associated with a lower class family. We’re Black and I’d never heard of this! To me, Kaiden is a great name so again, my normal will not be someone else’s normal

whathasitgottodowiththepriceofoliveoil · 14/07/2024 10:58

ageratum1 · 14/07/2024 10:54

Yeah 。Agatha sounds more like their scullery m aid!

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So rude. There's someone on the thread who has said that's their daughters name

RainyJuly87 · 14/07/2024 10:57

stormywhethers321 · 14/07/2024 04:11

My DD is Agatha. She was named after my gran, who was my hero. I certainly wasn't trying to play Lady of the Manor (God forbid I not know my place in the class structure!). I was just keeping a family name alive.

Names go in cycles. Twenty years ago Mabel, Hazel and Elsie were hopelessly old-fashioned and now they're having a comeback.

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I think Agatha is lovely. I'd have it any day over the trillions of hyphenated creations usually containing Rose/Grace/Mai/Mae.

ageratum1 · 14/07/2024 10:54

DramaLlamaBangBang · 14/07/2024 03:37

What's wrong with Agatha? It's a normsl name. I wouldn't say it was ' Lady ifvthe Manor'. it's hardly difficult to pronounce either.

Yeah 。Agatha sounds more like their scullery m aid!

Fizbosshoes · 14/07/2024 10:46

I think its more straightforward to have an out-there name than have a strange spelling of a regular name if that makes sense.

And why do people always put the job interview scenario in. The kid has just been born, they won't go to a job interview for 20 years by which time the senior person interviewing them might be called Chardonnay or Tia Maria, and won't care if they're called Horatio or Spartacus.