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Just for fun... :) When you hear this name you think...

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blueberrymoon · 06/04/2011 21:31

  1. pretty/handsome
  2. ugly
  3. boring
  4. mysterious/unusual
  5. classic
  6. hippy
  7. romantic
  8. cute/cheeky

Mine... (honestly not meaning to offend)

  1. Sophia/Oliver
  2. Morag/Dwayne
  3. Ruth/John
  4. Maeve/Sebastian
  5. Elizabeth/William
  6. Rainbow/River
  7. Arabella/Rufus
  8. Millie/Bobby

There's lots more for each, but I can't think of them!!

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upyourdiva · 07/04/2011 22:37

Trina - 3. boring - Sue/James (family prejudice, stupid numbers of generations of Jameses)

Totally agree! DP is James as is his father, grandfather, great grnadfather... and so on for another 2 generations!

His prick of a dad fell out with me when I refused point blank to name his DS' first born James! 5 years on he still hates me for it, but I did compramise and put it as a middle name :o

olympialimpet · 07/04/2011 22:36

blueberrymoon is your ds middle name Rowan?

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blueberrymoon · 07/04/2011 22:31

Ooooh olympia, I'm intrigued to know what your hippy names are because my DS's middle name is too!

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blueberrymoon · 07/04/2011 22:30

Meant to add Bucharest, I laughed out loud at "Here we go"! Grin

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ZombieComforts · 07/04/2011 22:18
  1. pretty/handsome Octavia/Cassian
  2. ugly Paige/Caleb
  3. boring Ann/Mike
  4. mysterious/unusual Morwenna/Ptolemy
  5. classic Alexandra/Alexander
  6. hippy Leaf
  7. romantic Juliet/Romeo
  8. cute/cheeky Alice/Felix
olympialimpet · 07/04/2011 22:14

I'm obviously a very hippy mum judging by my dd and my ds's names appearing on peoples hippy lists Smile I'm pleased with that

Trinaluce · 07/04/2011 22:13

I'm going to do this regardless: if I've picked anyone's name here in particular it is not meant to be offensive it's probably just because I personally don't like the name, not that YOU/YOUR child is ugly/boring...

  1. pretty/handsome - Annabel(le)/Ralph (pron. Rafe)
  2. ugly - Mildred/Fergus
  3. boring - Sue/James (family prejudice, stupid numbers of generations of Jameses)
  4. mysterious/unusual - Xanthe/Jacobi
  5. classic - Elizabeth/Arthur
  6. hippy - Sage/Bracken
  7. romantic - Marianne/Brandon (Jane Austen has a lot to answer for)
  8. cute/cheeky - Poppy/Hugo
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blueberrymoon · 07/04/2011 22:11

Here here upyourdiva! Thanks :)

Haha I am the OP, and my son's name is 'boring' - not offended in the slightest!!! Why should I be, and why should anybody else be? We all know that some names are (in our own opinion) 'ugly'. And I once started a thread for opinions on a name I would have actually considered for my DC, and it got slatered! That felt much worse (and more personal) than a random name that just happens to be mine or my DC's being called 'boring' or 'ugly'. And as for being 'mean-spirited'..?! I'm confused. thisfeelsweird isn't asking somebody what they think of a name, the same as asking them to be 'critical and judgemental'?

Thanks to all those of you who have taken this thread as intended, and joined in the fun!!

(Gee whiz, at least I didn't mention the 'ch' word...!) Wink

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smother · 07/04/2011 22:10
  1. pretty/handsome - Alice/Jake
  2. ugly - Pauline/Gareth
  3. boring - Lily/Mark
  4. mysterious/unusual - hmmm, if only I knew.
  5. classic - Elizabeth/William
  6. hippy - Bliss/Lux
  7. romantic - Juliet/Romeo
  8. cute/cheeky - Rosie/Max

Please accept my sincere apologies for any offence caused.

upyourdiva · 07/04/2011 14:47

Thisfeelsweird - would you find it lss offensive if the OP had a reason and said 'I really ahte X name, does anyone actually like it?' surely that would be worse.

The OP is not mentioning any names in particular, she is asking for the general consensus of which names people associate with different words.

FWIW my DS' name is mentioned on most hate lists and it's one of those names where half the town has it and the other half hates it :o

rubybambini · 07/04/2011 14:17

Tried to do this without thinking too hard!

  1. pretty/handsome - Alice / Leo
  2. ugly - Dawn / Darren
  3. boring - Jane / Mike
  4. mysterious/unusual - Cleo / Aldous
  5. classic - Elizabeth / James
  6. hippy - Summer / Danger
  7. romantic - Daisy / Heathcliff
  8. cute/cheeky - Coco / Max
CharlieBoo · 07/04/2011 14:14

I have to agree with ThisFeelsWierd.... When I read the post I thought.... This is going to end in tears.... I mean ugly category? Seriously!

ThisFeelsWeird · 07/04/2011 13:54

It's not quite the same as asking "What do you think of this name" though, is it? The OP is specifically asking people to reveal, for no apparently constructive reason, names they think are ugly and boring. I just think that's a mean-spirited thing to do.

I am not at all offended if mine or my DS's name appears on a thread soliciting opinions about a particular name. Can't please everyone.

Asking people to be critical and judgemental is just taking it to another level, that's all.

BTW, I'll read anything I darned well please and if I don't like it, I'll say so. Ok? Wink

Bucharest · 07/04/2011 13:46

Here we go.

Anyone who gets offended by an opinion about a name on an opinions-about-names thread maybe shouldn't read such threads......

ThisFeelsWeird · 07/04/2011 13:43

I know you're not meaning to offend - but perhaps you could have removed the dull and ugly categories. It will be very hurtful for people to read their own or their DCs names in there. Really, would you like it if someone told you your child's name was ugly? Even if they said "Oh, I'm only saying it for a bit of fun".

LisMcA · 07/04/2011 13:36
  1. pretty/handsome Phoebe/Struan
  2. ugly Madge/Bruce
  3. boring Louise/Larry
  4. mysterious/unusual Octavia/Hercules
  5. classic Isabel/James
  6. hippy Eden/Joaquin(Sp?)
  7. romantic Guinevere/Orlando
  8. cute/cheeky Masie/Jack

Hmm, I'm due in 9 days and the name we have picked son't appear on my lists. Of course I would put it under handsome!

upyourdiva · 07/04/2011 13:18
  1. pretty/handsome - Sophia / Aidan
  2. ugly - Bridget / Bartholemew
  3. boring - Christine / John
  4. mysterious/unusual - Harlow / Mitchell
  5. classic - Emily / Jacob
  6. hippy - Blossom / Hunter
  7. romantic - Naomi / Calvin
  8. cute/cheeky - Naimh / Ruraidh
DriverDan · 07/04/2011 12:45
  1. pretty/handsome Annabel/Aiden
  2. ugly Mabel/Oscar
  3. boring Ellie/Finley
  4. mysterious/unusual Tabitha/Felix
  5. classic Katherine/Michael
  6. hippy Meadow/River
  7. romantic Isabella/Jude
  8. cute/cheeky Molly/Ted

Don't know why 4 are so feline, I did one and came back when I had thought of the other!

No offence intended!

virginiasmonalogue · 07/04/2011 10:44
  1. pretty/handsome Poppy/Danny
  2. ugly Ruth/Wayne
  3. boring Helen/Michael
  4. mysterious/unusual *
  5. classic Emma/John
  6. hippy rain/River
  7. romantic Catherine/Darcy
  8. cute/cheeky Nell/Sidney
Maternelle · 07/04/2011 10:38

oops forgot to change Classic
Classic Jane / Harry

Maternelle · 07/04/2011 10:37

Pretty/handsome Maeve / Finn
Ugly Not sure. I don't think think there is a correlation
Boring Olivia/John
Mysterious/unusual Persephone / Ptolemy
Classic Maria / Alexander
Hippy Coco / Wolf
Romantic Ophelia / Alexander
Cute/cheeky Lily / Jack

ConstanceFelicity · 07/04/2011 09:48

Damn you for thinking up fun threads when I should be working!

  1. pretty/handsome- Sabine/ Daniel
  2. ugly- Ursula/ Graham (though Greame is fine)
  3. boring- Grace/ Oliver (sorry)
  4. mysterious/unusual- Una/ Heath
  5. classic- Elizabeth/ John
  6. hippy- Joni/ Serge
  7. romantic- Catherine/ David
  8. cute/cheeky- Nina/ Jake

Sorry to all I've offended.

Psammead · 07/04/2011 09:41

Pretty/handsome Lucia / James
Ugly Fatima / Archibald
Boring Karen / John
Mysterious/unusual Anya / Artemis
Classic Maria / Alexander
Hippy Ocean / Stone
Romantic Amelie / Rafael
Cute/cheeky Penelope / Rory

Bucharest · 07/04/2011 08:20
  1. pretty/handsome
  2. ugly
  3. boring
  4. mysterious/unusual
  5. classic
  6. hippy
  7. romantic
  8. cute/cheeky
  1. Helena/James
  2. Imogen/Frederick
  3. Emily/Joshua
  4. All those lovely Irish names I could never use because I'm not Irish!
  5. Catherine/Jonathan
  6. Skye/Rowan
  7. Fleur/D'Artagnan Grin
  8. Millie/Charlie

Is it very wrong of me to have about 300 suggestions for n2 and n3?

Italiangreyhound · 07/04/2011 02:14

Woopse, I mis read, I did yours!

  1. Sophia/Oliver - pretty/handsome
  2. Morag/Dwayne - mysterious/unusual
  3. Ruth/John - boring
  4. Maeve/Sebastian - romantic
  5. Elizabeth/William - classic
  6. Rainbow/River - hippy
  7. Arabella/Rufus - ugly
  8. Millie - cute/cheeky
/Bobby - boring

Better go to bed now!

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