Page 19 | AIBU - to ask you for your worst girl and boy names

Mirrorlolo · 2026-08-22T07:38:38+00:00

Asking on behalf of DD who is expecting. What are in your view the worst girl and boy names. for me they are the made up ones like Nevaeh and Jayden

Gloriousgardener11 · 22/08/2026 09:21

Girl - Angel
Boy - Chance

Leopardspota · 22/08/2026 09:20

LimpRat · 22/08/2026 09:15

They are too close to "mucus ' for me

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Yes this is my reason! The girls I just think sound stupid.

PurplebudsWhitebuds · 22/08/2026 09:19

LimpRat · 22/08/2026 09:13

People frequently react negatively to one of my kids names irl, I'm an adult, I can deal with people's meaningless opinions :-)

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Well good for you. Does your child also deal
with it?

A lot of people are very sensitive about names. And quite rightly because, like it or not, what someone is named influences others perception of them and their reaction to them and their expectations of them.

pimplebum · 22/08/2026 09:18

TheOnlyWayIsIlford · 22/08/2026 08:59

Bertleflump
Pantye
Gorfy
Urulututu

two people one work colleague and SiL mentioned my daughters potential name and said dont name your child caoimhe ( english spelling keeva)

i dtill did snd love it

this thread is unpleasant as it gets classist

Sweetdreamsbeautifulnightmare · 22/08/2026 09:18

Normal names spelled ridiculously so they’re near enough impossible to get right and suggest their parents are a bit thick!
I dislike the names Wayne and Ian, I knew a paedo called Wayne and it’s all I think of.
I also really don’t like the name Theresa, not sure why just think it’s horrible and also Teri for a girl!

I like names such as Jesse for a boy or girl, older names like Rosa and Mabel and also Kit!

dreamingofgoodhair · 22/08/2026 09:16

Each parent has their own taste. I’m sure your daughter will choose a name that suits her child and hopefully no one will be horrible enough to sneer at her.

FaceEatingLeopard · 22/08/2026 09:15

Countdown to 'Chlamydia' and 'Ladasha' starts.... NOW!

LimpRat · 22/08/2026 09:15

Leopardspota · 22/08/2026 09:14

Personally really dislike Lucas and Marcus. Girls I dislike domino and Artemis.

They are too close to "mucus ' for me

Leopardspota · 22/08/2026 09:14

Personally really dislike Lucas and Marcus. Girls I dislike domino and Artemis.

rainbowbee9 · 22/08/2026 09:13

PurplebudsWhitebuds · 22/08/2026 09:11

What an unpleasant thread.
Are you really trying to make people feel bad about their own names or the names they have chosen for their children? How would you like it if a lot of pp came onto the thread and dissed your name or your children's,

Kinda agree. I do think some names on this thread, for example Lucifer, are fair game. It is a banned name in some countries for a reason. But Freddie? Really? I've met plenty of adult Freds and Freddies and it never crossed my mind that anything was wrong with the name.

AnnesPuffedSleeves · 22/08/2026 09:13

Coinkidinki · 22/08/2026 08:49

Oh, dear - this is going to be one of those threads where people sneer at names from demographics or cultures they perceive as inferior.

Why does your DD need a list of 'the worst names'? Why not post some names she is considering and get people's opinions?

If you're naming your baby, it seems an odd way to go about it - take every single possible name and start crossing off those that Mumsnetters don't like.

This ^^

LimpRat · 22/08/2026 09:13

PurplebudsWhitebuds · 22/08/2026 09:11

What an unpleasant thread.
Are you really trying to make people feel bad about their own names or the names they have chosen for their children? How would you like it if a lot of pp came onto the thread and dissed your name or your children's,

People frequently react negatively to one of my kids names irl, I'm an adult, I can deal with people's meaningless opinions :-)

Hurbifore · 22/08/2026 09:12

If you live in Shetland Odin is not that unusual, along with some other fabulous viking names.

SkyLark79 · 22/08/2026 09:12

All the ones that sound like surnames. Cooper, Tanner, Taylor etc. just no! X

LimpRat · 22/08/2026 09:12

Becky (because all of the ones I've got to know are horrible people for some reason) not saying they all are but it's ruined it

Boring dog names (Sam/Tom/Jack/Ollie et al)

Any fucking game of thrones or similar name.

PurplebudsWhitebuds · 22/08/2026 09:11

What an unpleasant thread.
Are you really trying to make people feel bad about their own names or the names they have chosen for their children? How would you like it if a lot of pp came onto the thread and dissed your name or your children's,

BunkBedsArePeopleShelves · 22/08/2026 09:10

SleeplessRoads · 22/08/2026 09:08

The toddler called Barry willl for most of his life be a man called Barry, and no one would think it odd if you said you met a man called Barry the other day.

I’d prefer people named their children “adult” names, rather than the cutesy trends we have at the minute because a man named Barry is less cringey than a man named Freddie or Alfie.

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A 40 plus man called Barry is not odd. A 20 year old would be odd, and a young man in 25 years called Barry will be odder still.

SleeplessRoads · 22/08/2026 09:08

BunkBedsArePeopleShelves · 22/08/2026 09:02

I was recently introduced to a baby Lolita.

I also know a toddler called Barry and a child called Methuselah.

People are fucking weird.

The toddler called Barry willl for most of his life be a man called Barry, and no one would think it odd if you said you met a man called Barry the other day.

I’d prefer people named their children “adult” names, rather than the cutesy trends we have at the minute because a man named Barry is less cringey than a man named Freddie or Alfie.

rainbowbee9 · 22/08/2026 09:06

Fivebyfive2 · 22/08/2026 08:45

I was at a farm park place in Devon last month and heard a mum call her children over - "Cleopatra, Odin, it's time for lunch" 🤣

I love the name Odin. My best friend is called Odin/Odie. Not that unusual!

AbzMoz · 22/08/2026 09:04

Worst names for me are associated with people who were AH in the past. Sorry to babies named Sara, Jocelyn, Ben and Dean - your namesakes have spoiled it!

Gardenisablooming · 22/08/2026 09:03

Heard a dm screaming Jamiraqui in Poundland in Wales years ago.
Poor kid

BunkBedsArePeopleShelves · 22/08/2026 09:02

I was recently introduced to a baby Lolita.

I also know a toddler called Barry and a child called Methuselah.

People are fucking weird.

aperolspritzbasicbitch · 22/08/2026 09:01

I went through a stage of wanting to call my child Satine.

no prizes for guessing what film I had watched.

AhBiscuits · 22/08/2026 09:01

A few of the worst I've seen on Instagram lately

Slate
Trendy
Journey

Katemax82 · 22/08/2026 09:00

Misspelled names are the worst (like Rubi)