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names you would never, ever call your child

164 replies

MamaLaMoo · 23/01/2012 12:57

Fenton

Adolf, Beelezebub, Satan, Lucifer, Jezabel, Lolita.

Any drug including alcoholic drinks (I taught an Opium - just imagine what she was like, yep just like that).

Parents/grandparents names, personally don't like the Little Johnny Junior or Little Johnny II.

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KenDoddsDadsDog · 27/01/2012 22:40

My name and my sisters are mentioned here. At least this isn't a thread about chav names for once.

blameitonthecaffeine · 27/01/2012 22:37

My whole family of 7 is safe so far apart from youngest's middle name.

I wouldn't call a girl:
Henrietta, Octavia, Persephone, Pandora, Hermione etc
Jane, Ann, Linda, Pamela, Susan, Nancy etc
Kayley, Hayley, Kylie, Miley, Stacy, Tracy, Britney, Whitney etc

I wouldn't call a boy:
Rupert, Orlando, Hugo, Frederick, Ptolemy etc
Nigel, Barry, Colin, Kevin, Graham etc
Rhys, Riley, Sean, Shane, Wayne, Dean, Dexter etc

Nothing wrong with any of those names, they're just not to my taste

Kayzr · 27/01/2012 22:22

Yay now it's mentioned 3 times.

TidyDancer · 27/01/2012 22:22

Neither DS or DD's names are on this thread. My full name isn't, neither is DP's.

TheCuntwormUnderfoot · 27/01/2012 22:21

Nicola and Dingofelcher

Popoozle · 27/01/2012 22:19

Bingo card tick - DD has now been mentioned. Just DS2 to go and we have a full house Grin.

Really though, it's a good thing that people like different names - otherwise, we'd all be called Bob wouldn't we? Would get a bit confusing Grin.

TidyDancer · 27/01/2012 22:18

Oh. :(

A very similar name to mine has been mentioned on here. First time I have ever seen it mentioned in a negative context.

The poster who dislikes it has mentioned liking a really awful name though, so I am comforted by their extremely poor taste. Grin

Personally, I dislike any names that are 'try too hard'. Anything that seems trendy but alternative, like Ptolemy or Hero. And also the Kayleigh, Carly, Jade brigade. They are icky to me.

LineRunner · 27/01/2012 22:18

Damn you, manic, you still didn't list my name!

nagynolonger · 27/01/2012 22:18

Any names that can be used for both boys and girls. IMO you shouldn't have to ask if DC is a boy or girl once you know its name.

In addition to that

Nigel, Percy, Norman,Ernest, and Blossom

manicinsomniac · 27/01/2012 22:15

Right, fine, my younger daughter is listed about 5 times on this thread now (Jessica - seems totally average top 10, harmless to me!) so I am out for revenge. Didn't list any of the gazillions of names I wouldn't choose before but now I will - petty? moi? Grin

Anne, Agatha, Agnes, Annie, Alicia, Aisha, Ashleigh, Angel, Audrey, Bonnie, Beth, Beatrice, Bridget, Britney, Claudia, Constance, Chelsea, Courtney, Cheyenne, Caroline, Candice, Carly, Crystal, Destiny, Delilah, Emma, Eve, Ellie, Eloise, Elizabeth, Edith, Frances, Faye, Gemma, Harriet, Harmony, Ivy, Julia, Jenna, Josie, Kyla, Kelsey, Keeley, Kayleigh, Kylie, Kelly, Kerry, Kirsty, Kate, Karen, Kimberly, Laura, Lillian, Lois, Lola, Libby, Louise, Laiba, Liberty, Lucia, Marie, Margaret, Martha, Millie, Miley, Morgan, Michaela, Michelle, Mariam, Myra, Nancy, Nevaeh, Nora, Nina, Nadine, Orla, Poppy, Penelope, Rachel, Ruby, Roxanne, Rose, Shannon, Serenity, Stella, Shelby, Sydney, Tallulah, Tamara, Teresa, Tia, Tina, Ursula, Valerie, Veronica, Wendy, Yvonne, Zelda.

How cathartic Wink

SensitivityChip · 27/01/2012 22:14

Cuthbert.

My ds1 is called Satan, though. At home at least. Grin

AngiBolen · 27/01/2012 22:12

Both my first, middle and DD's name is here.

The males in my family are getting away lightly tonight.

I love the name Lara, but it doesn't work with our surname. Sad

LineRunner · 27/01/2012 22:10

My name is shite.

Not literally, I mean I've just never really liked it. But it's U. So well done you, mother.

meala · 27/01/2012 22:09

Darren
Ryan
Barry
Lewis
Demi

Popoozle · 27/01/2012 22:09

I know Linerunner, just my opinion though Grin.

Popoozle · 27/01/2012 22:08

Well, DS1's name is here. I have my bingo card out waiting for DD's name to be declared "pointless" and DS2's name "boring" Grin.

My name & DH's name are also on here Grin.

2old2beamum · 27/01/2012 22:08

Jay is now I have seen the bird wow our Jay is beautiful too So Angibolen I agree with you!!

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 27/01/2012 22:06

I like Jay tbh.

One of my dds' names has been mentioned on here but I can cope with that. :)

The names I most hate are:

Boys' - Seth, Guy, Junior, Cain
Girls' - Clementine, Catriona, Alex

LineRunner · 27/01/2012 22:05

Oooh, controversial, Popoozle. Some rather U names on there!

AngiBolen · 27/01/2012 22:03

Jay is cool, IMO.

Popoozle · 27/01/2012 22:03

Nina
Petra
Pippa
Jessica
Madeleine
Bethany

Jamie
Joshua
Jordan
Leon

I'm sure there must be more......Blush

2old2beamum · 27/01/2012 22:00

Be gratebful you are not us. We have adopted 6 and one of our rules is we never chnge our children's birth names (it's the only thing they have from their birth parents) DS4 is Jay hated it until I saw the jay bird it was beautiful.
My cousin adopted 3 sibling groups (10 in all) and had a Stephen and a Stephanie!

AngiBolen · 27/01/2012 21:58

tralalala, just wipe his nose a lot.

Preston (why?)
Sheena. And lots of other names begining with Sh.

Angela. It's a really nice name but gets shortened to Angi. (yuk!)

SantieMaggie · 27/01/2012 21:58

Mine is often mentioned as being chavvy/made up too but its from the bible!

I agree about adolf, etc.

tralalala · 27/01/2012 21:43

oh my poor baby nigel Sad