what lovely names have been spoilt forever?

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Well, thanks for that link about Amelia Dwyer just before bedtime! Bloomin' eck. What a horrifying story. Sweet dreams.

Emma - it was the name of three mean girls at school. But it's lovely.

Taryn was on my list of potential future girls names, but now someone I know has just had a boy called Taran, and her life is like an episode of Jeremy Vile, so that's ruined it for me.

Heidi is DHs favourite girls name, but to me it's the name of a Sugababe

And I loved Iona, but then DH thinks it's too open to 'I own her' interpretations, so that's out too.

I quite like Sebastian, but that's the name of the sandwich company that do the rounds on our business park and it's been ruined by the hollers of 'Sebaaaastiaaaaaaaaanssss!!!' when the van arrives

I swear, there will be no names left by the time we do eventually/ever have another baby!

I know two lovely, clever, Ethans. I hate Rosie and Vanessa because they were the cowbags who bullied me at high school. It's association at the end of the day. I have only ever seen naughty Callum, Liam, Kyle, Kylie, Mercedes and the like. about Alfie comments. DS1 is Alfie, but he is named after DH's friend who passed away who was like a father to him. My Alfie is beautiful, but I'm biased! I love Meredith, sad about Kercher, but understand why anyone would choose it, it's a lovely name.

Angela and Charlotte - never met a nice one (though am sure they exist).

I do think about jack the ripper.

Loads of names have been ruined by sick individuals.

Theodore- ted bundy. Freaks me out when i hear little kids called that!

John makes me feel sick, after john wayne gacy.

Charles is lovely too :(

Loads of murders with lovely names, it always sticks though.

Christopher. Always one of my favourite boys names, and have a dear friend called it, then spoilt by a wanker of an ex-boss.

I also think Camilla is pretty but unusable.

that looks a bit wring doesn't it???? Should have written 'for the over blessed in that department'

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It's a bra company for the well endowed

no one worries about the link between jack the ripper and the name jack...?

i remember discussing meredith/merryn with somone on here, they are both lovely names :)

Jacks do tend to be little buggers, loveable buggers. my DB is a jack and he was the apple of my mums eye, and the most naughty! he was a gorgeous kid, with white blonde hair and blue eye and the cheeky grin!

Thanks 5madthings! I think we have discussed Meredith/Merryn before (under different user name). I think Merryn is gorgeous!

downby i love the name Meredith and it was on our list for a girl, i would never think of the meredith kercher connection! we opted for Merryn in the end :)

i liked the name Soren but on another forum we had a very horrible troll, really vile and her 'baby was called soren, only it turned otu she didnt have a baby at all! and that will always stick with me!

I'm really at all these people saying they wouldn't use Meredith after the tragic Meredith Kercher case. I have a Meredith and I only ever get compliments about her name. I would hate to think that's what they are really thinking.

I teach in secondary. Jordans, Ethans and Charlies seem to draw attention to themselves. I can't think of any girls names that make me think uh-oh before I've met them.

Milo, Bruno and Theo are perfectly nice names but not ones I could ever contemplate after several years living in SW London and hearing them shouted across Richmond Park in braying tones.

I dunno whether people around here don't shout their girl children's names as much but I can't think of any that grate in the same way as the boys' ones above.

Both of my dds have a very naughty Jake in their class, which puts me off it. I'm sure there are plenty of well behaved ones too.

I was pg with ds when Imogen was in bb but had already decided on it as our girl name. DH did wonder if it was a good idea in case every second girl was called it. ds obviously ended up with a diff name!

His little sister was born last year (even closer to all that court case stuff) but she's still called Imogen. It's the name we liked best and in a way it seems Ms Thomas may have done us a favour with regards the likelihood of Ims being one of four in her class!

Olivia is a name I couldn't use purely due to two girls in my class at school. Both were unbeliveably horrid to me. It's (probably) a gorgeous name. Loads of my friends have used it and their girls are lovely but I still struggle to remember to say I love it because I remember these two from my past!

I'm 13 weeks pregnant, and just starting to think of names. So many names are ruined by associations.

I love the name Meredith, but would not be able to use it, due to Kercher connection. Again, Imogen has been ruined by BB contestant.

Not posh enough to use Camilla, but I think Camilla is a beautiful name, but Camilla Park your Balls comes into my head.

I liked Kai till the Rooneys used it.

Nothing against the Rooneys (honestly!) just don't want my DC to have sleb / very popular names.

Names like Riley, Kai, Ruby seem to bother me. No idea why!

I have a granddaughter named Madeleine who is exactly the same age as Madeleine McCann. Even her birthday is the same month so every year there are reminders. Our Mads is 9 now.

This teacher knows in advance to expect trouble from:

Connor, Callum, Kyle, Kaden, Jaydon, Braydon, Brandon, Brett, Rhys/Reece, Alfie, Ryan and oddly, Jack (which I think is a nice traditional name but they always seem to be little **s!)

And girls called Ellie, Lauren, Shannon, Ashleigh, Nicole and Charlotte (again a lovely name but have had bad luck with real life Charlottes).

Names of any high-profile missing/murdered kids - Maddie/Madeline, Milly etc.
Flora - I love it but my husband said "easily spreadable!" ;-)
Hermione - have always loved this as a name, since I was a kid (a long time before Harry Potter!) but it's far too heavily associated with the books/films now.

I wanted Christian for DS2; DH vetoed; I am now sooooooo glad but would never tell him that.

A grown man saying "ophelia tits" behind someone's back ? How juvenile! No wonder why he is an ex.