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Do you like/dislike particular letters?

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yellowflowers · 20/06/2012 15:34

I know it's weird. But I'm not a huge fan of Ks. Hence liking Catherine but not Katherine. And I love V names - Victor, Vinnie, Sylvie, Viv. Anyone else particularly like or dislike certain letters?

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SiioCal · 22/06/2012 14:57

Really dislike k names . Especially ones that are supposed to start with c . Like kristopher Angry

Lannie33 · 22/06/2012 04:01

i hate G and B
I like K or C sound, i think i'm alone!!! :) Depends on the name which letter i like more e.g. I like Catherine, Clara, Cara but prefer Kayla and Kaiya to alternate letter beginning. I like soft names with A, O, M, L or V in them too. Eg Emily, Maya, Livia, Isabelle.

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CuppaTeaJanice · 21/06/2012 15:59

I don't particularly like names starting with K either. Names beginning with Ja aren't that great either.

I'm not a big fan of e in the middle of a name either - if it can be removed without changing the sound, that's better.

I also prefer 5 letter names on the whole.

The letters I do like in the middle of names are the ones that are interesting shapes - i and j with dots, y, f, g etc with tails.

bigbluebump · 21/06/2012 15:52

I love the letter Q.

I'm less keen on the letter J, but don't really 'hate' any letter.

sammyleh · 21/06/2012 15:06

I hate K names, especially when they should be a C. My DP wants to spell the name we've chosen with a K. I've said it would make her sound common. Its a pet hate, like normal, traditionally spelt names with K's and Y's all over them where they should be. I once met a girl called Lauren who spelt her name Loryn - I asked her why, she said it was different. Fair point, but not my cuppa tea!

MagdalenaAlec · 21/06/2012 14:04

Not keen on K, F, J and N. On the other hand I usually like names beginning with A, G, V and Z (Zoe and Zélie), but DH's surname makes Z names impossible (even though the initials Z.Z. would be very "Zorro" like for a boy!)

Littlecherublegs · 21/06/2012 12:21

I'd don't really like 'F' and for various reasons we are avoiding names beginning with L, S, B, H, A, E, I, O, U or Y!
Least it helps with the narrowing down of names!! Smile

Polkadotfanatic · 21/06/2012 11:03

actually 'hater' was a bit harsh - disliker would be more apt :)

Polkadotfanatic · 21/06/2012 11:03

Another K hater here - not necessarily the sound, just the letter - Much prefer the softness of a C for names like Cate or Catherine... as a Katy I can say that :)

I love girls names ending in 'a' and a large amount of the girls names I like begin with P - Phoebe, Polly, Penelope ETC

Boys - no preference...

3boysgirlontheway · 21/06/2012 11:03

I just realised all of mine have L in their name, never noticed it before.

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yellowflowers · 21/06/2012 10:20

Greta is a great choice. Lovely. Makes me warm to Gs.

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fluzle · 21/06/2012 10:15

I could never warm to 'N'... Confused

NoComet · 21/06/2012 01:02

Greta is lovely, but a lot of G girls names aren't and one of them bullied me.
F - Florence,Flora, Fleur,Fiona, ffion, oh dear

Ds I can't think of any good female ds, david is ok, but Dean, Derrick etc.

Ls a problem you get Lewis, Lauren and Lydia. Sorry lydia makes me think of those gingham jar lids. The DDs say its a nice name and I'm mad.

Staceisace · 21/06/2012 00:48

I can't like any names beginning with J as boyfriend's surname is Jones. I honestly think I've trained myself out of liking J names for that reason. He'd better end up being the father of my kids then, eh?!

abbypumpkin · 20/06/2012 22:36

I don't like B at the beginning although dd1 and myself have B's in our name and dd2 will do too!
Don't like any 'O' names but really love j names for boys. Also like the idea of z's ans x's.

UnSocialite · 20/06/2012 22:19

Another 'K' hater here! I don't mind the letter in a name, but hate it at the beginning or end.

Anonymumous · 20/06/2012 20:55

Just realised that DS2 is Isaac - another 'isa' and I didn't even realise it! Grin

winkle2 · 20/06/2012 20:54

I like girls names that begin with A

Anonymumous · 20/06/2012 20:53

I don't like 'K' names for either gender. I don't like 'L' names for boys as it seems like such a girlie letter to me (probably because my own name starts with 'L'). I love 'J' names.

I have noticed, on reflection, that I seem to like the 'issa' or 'isa' sound for girls' names. As a child I liked Marisa, DS1 would have been Carissa, DS2 would have been Felicity... and yet when I finally had a girl I went for something completely different!

stressheaderic · 20/06/2012 19:54

I have an aversion to K too.
I love 'th' in a name, it sounds soft and gentle and loving. Names like Matthew, Nathan, Ethan and Bethany (I have a Bethany).

BikeRunSki · 20/06/2012 19:52

DH, DD and I are all AH Surname. Well DD is AAH Surname, so I'd say i liked As and Hs. DS is not an A or an H though.

susiedaisy · 20/06/2012 19:47

I like J G and E sounding names but I don't like O P and A sounding names

mcfee · 20/06/2012 19:45

I don't like 'G' . I thought I was the only person who had this kind of weird thing Grin

Kaloobear · 20/06/2012 19:45

I love P names, and I also love combinations of vowels, like the ae in Michaela, or the au in Paul, or the oui in Louisa. I am weird Grin