Page 3 | 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

countrylifeorcitylife · 22/08/2026 20:24

Daniel and Hannah. So dull

bloblob · 22/08/2026 20:19

Witchergeralt · 22/08/2026 16:54

Yes as in the great 16th century playwright Kit Marlowe. The theatre in Canterbury is named for him.

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Yes, I still first think of Wayne and Coleen Rooney and their son Kit though.

grrrlatrix · 22/08/2026 20:18

emziecy · 22/08/2026 15:10

So? Maybe he has Russian heritage? I teach at an international school (not in UK) and I've taught a few Vladimirs. I don't bat an eyelid at kids names anymore 🤷

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Yep - I know two. Totally ordinary name.

grrrlatrix · 22/08/2026 20:15

WhomeverSpeaks · 22/08/2026 17:53

As others have said, these are established African names. I work with nurses with names like this and Gift, Patience, Blessing. I don’t give it a second’s thought.

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Agreed. I bloody love virtue names. Don’t know why. I knew a Praisebe and a Blessings (both men).

IStillHearTheWaves · 22/08/2026 20:15

PrettyLittleRose · 22/08/2026 19:39

I know someone who recently had a baby with a man who has a Norwegian great great grandfather. She was only with the bloke for 3 months before she fell pregnant, and she doesn't even know his family. never met his parents even... And they have called the baby Bjorn!

Firstly, I'm pretty sure the name is Swedish not Norwegian, and secondly the Norwegian 'connection' is 4 generations back. The baby daddy's grandfather's grandfather. He died 80 years ago!!! PMSL. Neither the baby daddy - (in his mid 30s,) nor his father (in his mid 60s) have ever met old 'Bjorn' who was born in the 19th century!

I'm not mocking the name, as I would never do that, but calling hm Bjorn, because the baby daddy's great great grandfather was Norwegian (and wasn't even called bloody Bjorn!) is farcical!

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Swedish and Norwegian history is intertwined and were a union at one point. Norway gained independence at the turn of the 20th century.

grrrlatrix · 22/08/2026 20:12

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 22/08/2026 17:35

That doesn’t really shock me. Barry and Gary are Grandad names, Barry would also be Great Grandad or named after their own Dads or Uncles, so could be name sakes. Like wise if met a little Stacey for example I’d assume and ask if she was named after anyone eg Nan or Auntie

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That’s a really good point. I think it is certainly the case for the Garys I know.

SewYellowLikeButter · 22/08/2026 19:42

Hurbifore · 22/08/2026 17:38

Please forgive any spelling mistakes as I'm not sure about some of them and not all of these are of Viking origin but they are definitely Shetland names. Magnus, usually known as Magnie, Harald, Hakon or Haki, Erasmus known as Rasmi, Bjorn, Ragna, Lowrie. Freya, Vaila, Sunniva, Lowra, and Ingrid. I know there's more but I can't mind them at the moment.

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I love the name Magnus. Funnily enough my great grandmother was a Shetlander so I’m taking it as a sign 😂

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 22/08/2026 19:42

Whoever mentioned Allegro/Allegra, Allegra was the name of Lord Byron’s natural daughter.

PrettyLittleRose · 22/08/2026 19:39

Hurbifore · 22/08/2026 17:38

Please forgive any spelling mistakes as I'm not sure about some of them and not all of these are of Viking origin but they are definitely Shetland names. Magnus, usually known as Magnie, Harald, Hakon or Haki, Erasmus known as Rasmi, Bjorn, Ragna, Lowrie. Freya, Vaila, Sunniva, Lowra, and Ingrid. I know there's more but I can't mind them at the moment.

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I know someone who recently had a baby with a man who has a Norwegian great great grandfather. She was only with the bloke for 3 months before she fell pregnant, and she doesn't even know his family. never met his parents even... And they have called the baby Bjorn!

Firstly, I'm pretty sure the name is Swedish not Norwegian, and secondly the Norwegian 'connection' is 4 generations back. The baby daddy's grandfather's grandfather. He died 80 years ago!!! PMSL. Neither the baby daddy - (in his mid 30s,) nor his father (in his mid 60s) have ever met old 'Bjorn' who was born in the 19th century!

I'm not mocking the name, as I would never do that, but calling hm Bjorn, because the baby daddy's great great grandfather was Norwegian (and wasn't even called bloody Bjorn!) is farcical!

DemonsandMosquitoes · 22/08/2026 19:36

Anything ending in ie.

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 22/08/2026 19:33

IStillHearTheWaves · 22/08/2026 12:47

Give it a decade or so and the Keiths and Barries will be back 😅

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And the Lindas and Christines.

Brownbear8 · 22/08/2026 19:32

Artemis
Hero
Ever
Leon
Milo
Neveah
Kane/Dane/Wayne etc

Personally don’t like the really popular names, especially boys names like Harry, Henry, Alfie, Archie, Jackson and all the names like Jayden, Kayden etc, but I appreciate there’s clearly lots that do like them.

PrettyLittleRose · 22/08/2026 19:27

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 22/08/2026 19:05

Who thought it was a good idea to have two cars such similar names? One letter different! Don't they have something like Equity Cards for motors like they have for actors, they need to change if there's already an actor with that name ?

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There was no such car as an Austin Allegra.

Only the Austin Allegro.

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 22/08/2026 19:27

WhomeverSpeaks · 22/08/2026 17:53

As others have said, these are established African names. I work with nurses with names like this and Gift, Patience, Blessing. I don’t give it a second’s thought.

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In a hotel in Nigeria I’ve seen Mortality on a waiter’s name badge.

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 22/08/2026 19:22

CillianMurphyhasbeautifuleyes · 22/08/2026 15:20

AH stands for asshole
there is a Reddit (or something) forum called AITAH; am I the asshole?
it’s similar to AIBU.

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Unless you’re a Yank, it’s ARSEhole.

Beanzmeanz · 22/08/2026 19:14

Hunter for a girl shouted across Asda as Unter - they tend to drop the H in my part of the world!!

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 22/08/2026 19:05

Timeforachange26 · 22/08/2026 16:44

That was an allegro

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Who thought it was a good idea to have two cars such similar names? One letter different! Don't they have something like Equity Cards for motors like they have for actors, they need to change if there's already an actor with that name ?

JustAQuestion12 · 22/08/2026 18:53

TheOnlyWayIsIlford · 22/08/2026 18:31

My Dc has a friend Nellie and NONE of that has been said.

They just don’t tease and bully around names.

It comes of living with and actually understanding diversity and respect.

Unlike the sniggering common on MN

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Quite

The notion that it's sensible to check if the snobs who dominate this site find a name acceptable is so depressing I don't know where to start.

WhomeverSpeaks · 22/08/2026 18:50

TheOnlyWayIsIlford · 22/08/2026 18:31

My Dc has a friend Nellie and NONE of that has been said.

They just don’t tease and bully around names.

It comes of living with and actually understanding diversity and respect.

Unlike the sniggering common on MN

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Yes. My kids (London) are young adults and never mocked names or had their names mocked.

Khayker · 22/08/2026 18:44

rainbowbee9 · 22/08/2026 09:06

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

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My friend's dog is Odin

TheOnlyWayIsIlford · 22/08/2026 18:31

RobertaFirmino · 22/08/2026 18:01

What on earth possesses people to use the name Nellie? They are going to get called Smelly Nellie or Nellie the Elephant. The playground is a cruel place.

An acquaintance has recently given birth to a little Carol. Named after her late grandma. I expect young Barry, mentioned at the start, will be named after a much loved relative too.

My Dc has a friend Nellie and NONE of that has been said.

They just don’t tease and bully around names.

It comes of living with and actually understanding diversity and respect.

Unlike the sniggering common on MN

TheOnlyWayIsIlford · 22/08/2026 18:27

WhomeverSpeaks · 22/08/2026 17:53

As others have said, these are established African names. I work with nurses with names like this and Gift, Patience, Blessing. I don’t give it a second’s thought.

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My s London state school kids (and all their classmates) seamlessly absorbed a range of names - West African, East African, Polish, Vietnamese, Hindu Indian, Arabic etc etc, as well as ‘creative’ and rarer British names, all without the slightest need for the immature classist, racist ‘ooh er’ ignorance of the average MN thread.

Its pathetic

WhomeverSpeaks · 22/08/2026 18:01

BunnyLake · 22/08/2026 16:49

Same difference.

What’s names like Ben and Sara got to do with either interpretation of AH though?

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why are so many people struggling to understand that post. The poster said that she doesn’t like names which connect to people she has known personally who have been arseholes. That’s it.

RobertaFirmino · 22/08/2026 18:01

What on earth possesses people to use the name Nellie? They are going to get called Smelly Nellie or Nellie the Elephant. The playground is a cruel place.

An acquaintance has recently given birth to a little Carol. Named after her late grandma. I expect young Barry, mentioned at the start, will be named after a much loved relative too.

Coinkidinki · 22/08/2026 18:00

SpaceShark · 22/08/2026 16:42

👆There's always one.

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Over 40 people seem to be in agreement based on reactions and responses, so I am hardly a lone voice.