Names you KNOW are perfectly nice but which you have an irrational hatred for

Chuffed to buttons that neither my baby's planned first or middle name have been mentioned!

There are some lovely names that have been ruined by being attached to horrible people eg Helen, I've met about 10 Helen's only one is a decent human being!

Irrational dislike for Jen/Jennifer/Jenny - don't know why but I loved the name Genevieve for ages until DH asked if we would call her Jenny for short - something I hadn't contemplated for a second. Needless to say it's no longer a possibility.

My wants us to call our baby Tuesday - I can't understand why.

Anything that sounds shortened.

Betsy - should be Elizabeth,
Alfie - Alfred
Archie - Archibald
Harry -(Harold?)
Freddie - Frederick
Ellie - Eleanor
Katy - Katherine
Lizzie
Charlie

Even if they are names in their own right I think they 'sound' shortened and dont particularly like the full versions either. Strangely full version then shortened as a nn is fine.

Ooh I just noticed they all end with ee sound.

Anything hyphenated I'm the owner if two very popular 70s names spliced together. People mispronounce it and shorten it all the time.

Too popular names like Emma Evie Ellie

Boys names with a K

Anything with a different spelling it's not big or clever.

2 out of my 4 DCs names are on here too

No-one would actually call their child Maisie-Mae, surely?

Not keen on Amy, not sure why though.

I agree with Alfie, Charlie, Archie etc

I also dislike Maisie, Daisy, Poppy etc - especially when double barrelled Maisie-Mae, Daisy-Mae, Lily-Mae etc

Dislike anything like -

Alfie, Archie, Charlie etc.

Have a particular hatred of the name Jayden. I can barely bring myself to say it, and its very popular around here.

Girls names I dislike are

Ellie, Katie, Freya or Paige. Not sure why, they are nice names but wind me up for some reason.

Maisie. I don't know why. It's just so silly and whimsical. It sounds like something you'd call a pet hamster.

I also dislike double-barrelled names such as Ellie-Mae, Evie-Grace, Abby-Rose, etc.

Boys:
Charlie
Freddie
Alfie
Archie
Stanley
Arthur
John
Roan (but Rowan is fine)

Girls:
Evie
Ellie
Paige
Chantelle
Tegan
Sarah
Hannah
Helen

I'm not convinced that all of these are perfectly nice names,and I'm probably going to piss off half of MN,but I'll share my list anyway.

I really don't understand the popularity of Clementine and Tabitha. They're reguarly mentioned on here. I think they're horrid.

Others I strongly dislike are...

Stanley
Elliot
Ernest
Ava
Archie
Alfie
Paul
Steven
Frank/Frankie(It's such an ugly sound imho)
Ethel
Prudence
Ursula
Phineas/Finnegan/Finn
Beryl
Pearl
Ruby
Abby(Abigail is fine but not Abby)
Amos
Betty
Digby/Diggory
Hector
Monty
Iris(I immediately get a visual image of a giant eye on legs)
Larry
Minnie
Malachi
Margaret/Maggie
Demi anything
Anything Lee
Harvey
McKenzie(Awful doesn't begin to cover it)
Luna
Bernard
Ralph(Unless pronounced as Rafe)
Cedric
Walter

There are names out there that I do like. I promise.

Well, DD2's first and middle are on here and DD1's middle and a variation of her first so here are mine:

Mia (why? it doesn't even sound like a name to me)
Poppy
Freya
Shannon, Sharon, Melissa - all names from my childhood

Kai (again, why?)
Timothy
Peter
Aaron
George

I can't stand the name Jessica and I have no idea why. Every Jessica I have met has been lovely!

My whole family has been mentioned on here.

I'm happy not everyone likes my choice of names otherwise they would be everywhere, but what I find hard to understand is how parents don't seem to mind that there are squillions of others, yet choose the following:
Ellie
Emily
Emma
Eve/Evie/Ava etc.
Olivia
Chloe etc.

Jack
Joshua etc

There are thousands of gorgeous names not 'made up', new, daft or weird.

Barbara
Michelle
Sandra
Debbie
Aneka (yuck)
Anita
Karen
Mandy
Nicola (just harsh sounding)
Theresa

Claudia
Elodie

I loved my DCs names till we moved, and theirs are the three most common names in their new school. I have seriously considered changing at least one of them.

Babyish girly toddler names - Poppy, Daisy, Millie, Honey. Your dds will not be toddlers forever!

Tedious top 10 names like

Jack
Oliver
Ruby
Olivia
Grace
Eve/Evie

Because they are everywhere and very dull.

Names plucked randomly from another language to which the parents have no connection most often

Amelie
Luca.

The name Claire I just dont like the "cl" sound.

Both my DC's are mentioned on here despite being quite unusual names, but everyone has names they don't like so I'll try not to take it personally I love them so I'm happy!!

I have a personal irrational dislike of any boys name beginning with K - Kayden, Kieron, Kane etc etc..

I also dislike the trend for naming little girls with boys names e.g. Mackenzie, Riley. I just think there are a lot of beautiful feminine names out there it's a shame!

I was bullied by a Leanne so have bad connotations with the name.

People nearby called Darren and Karen and they are complete idiots, therefore can't stand it

And irrationally the name Aaron. i used to sit next to a boy who stank of rotten cabbage for the whole of my first year and the name makes my nostrils fill with the smell.

He was a nice boy thoguh

I am surprised that my DS's name is not on here at all. It is an extremely polarising name - mostly by generation. The midwives in the postnatal ward could barely disguise their disdain. Whereas the 30something north london meeja ponces I pass the time of day with love it.

My name is on here a few times - I love it. It's very much of my generation and if ever a TV or book character is called by that name you know she's going to be a lot bit of a slut.

My name has been mentioned for the first time ever on a name theme post!!

She hates it

Not too keen myself actually....

well all my 3dcs names are on here ,wh cares if ya dont like them we cant please every ,tom ,dick,harry can we :)

2 of you have said my ds name!!!!!Ewan

what about Ewan Mcgregor????? isn't he sexy and nice and still called Ewan??

Daniel, Stephanie, Shannon, Liam, Ryan, James, Jamie, Kieron, Kevin, Angela,Andrew, Christopher et al.

Any name that can be shortened to a 'fee' nn ie Phoebe and Fiona.

Ellis - grubby