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Which completely inoffensive names do you absolutely hate for no justifiable reason?

258 replies

MaryAstor · 12/11/2012 21:33

I will start.

Francis.

Loathe it. Couldn't say why really. There are no bad connotations - it's neither 'chav' nor 'toff'. It's not made-up or too-trendy or old-fashioned. I couldn't say that the sound of it is awful. It doesn't remind me someone who bullied me at school. It's not even boring. I just fucking hate that name. Whenever I am introduced to a new baby called Francis, my reaction is always: "But why? For pity's sake, why? Out of all the possible names available, you chose Francis? You have some seriously terrible taste there, people." "Gosh, how lovely."

Same goes for Christopher. And Jenny.

Perfectly inoffensive names. Could give no good reason for my antipathy whatsoever.

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Thisisaeuphemism · 16/11/2012 22:02

3 dc and their names have not been mentioned so far?
I win!

thisthreadwilloutme · 16/11/2012 21:52

Trevor
Neil
Ian
Charles

Summer
Savannah
Saffron
Hazel
Laney
Lois
Chloe
Alexandra

Stepawayfromthesweeties · 16/11/2012 21:35

Annette, chavy & horrible & as its my middle name i'm allowed to slag it off. My dad's suggestion (if it's a boy) are his name (Malcolm) and my grandfathers name (Clarence). Errrrrr afraid thats a no to both suggestions dad!!!!

Haystack · 16/11/2012 21:35

Excellent, so glad to see my name as I irrationally hate it, along with
Lisa
Ruth
Ellie
Lacey-May (et al)
Maureen (shudder)
Graham(ditto)
Kyle
Colin
Martin
Phillip

None of my dc's names here yet but that is because they are just plain weird Grin

ilovegreenbeans · 16/11/2012 20:30

Maya. Makes me wince to say it.

And Joshua. Irrational, but there it is.

goralka · 16/11/2012 19:29

Gavin
Toby - yeuchhh, yes

PrunellaDeVille · 16/11/2012 19:27

Russell
David
Jessica

absolutely no reason, v irrational

flowerygirl · 16/11/2012 16:45

Urgh, Toby is the worst. So drippy.

Names I can't stand for no particular reason:

Charlie
Paul
Kevin
Keith
Steven
Fin (a Fin will never be the head of a major corporation)

Catherine (mainly the sound of it...Cath just doesn't sound nice)
Laura
Poppy (just so babyish!)
Evie
Elizabeth
Amelia (I too don't get the popularity!)

MrsBungleBear · 16/11/2012 14:57

Thought of.another name I hate for no reason - Toby. Yuk.

hattymattie · 16/11/2012 13:24

I had a really funny conversation with an American yesterday - she said her name was Barbie!! I said "Barbie like the doll" and she said no "Barbie - and spelt it B o b b i e" - so much for the difference between British and American accents; Grin.

tammytoby · 16/11/2012 13:21

Getting tired of cutesy names - Lilly, Milly, Ellie, Poppy, Archie, Alfie, Artie, Bertie, Freddie etc.

tammytoby · 16/11/2012 13:18

Boden is ground in German.

badtime · 16/11/2012 10:08

For no good reason, I hate any girls name which has I double-letter-then-an-e which is not needed for pronunciation.

Isabel - nice; Isabelle - horrible
Vivien - nice; Vivienne - horrible
Juliet - nice; Juliette - horrible

(Obviously, this does not apply to e.g. Danielle or Gabrielle)

This is just a prejudice, but I always think it's weird that I love Vivien and Juliet, but hate Vivienne and Juliette.

honeytea · 16/11/2012 07:30

Boden is a town in Sweden (random)

LST · 16/11/2012 07:15

DSs name is here now and DPs and my 3 cats and dog Grin

My name isn't though [smug]

SrirachaGirl · 16/11/2012 02:33

I'm not sure which is worse Grin.

SomersetONeil · 16/11/2012 02:22

I remember somebody starting a thread on here once about the name Beaudon - maybe it's them...? Hmm Grin

They inevitably got the piss ripped by everyone saying it sounded like Boden.

SrirachaGirl · 16/11/2012 02:13

I have a new one Grin.

Heard today being shouted across the playground: "Boden! Boden!".

NOT kidding. To be fair, we're not in the UK, so not the same association here for most, but it still made me giggle...I had to pretend that i was coughing into my mittens.

Actually, I don't know if it could be classed as an entirely inoffensive name...

CindySherman · 15/11/2012 13:13

Caleb- it sounds like Table to me. Just a pointless sound.

Ahardyfool · 15/11/2012 13:04

Geraldine. It was the name of my dear, sadly deceased, Aunt and she was a lovely lady. Highly irrational.

WitchesTit · 15/11/2012 13:00

Harley
Bailey
Barclay
Oakley...

Wtf next? Sainsbury?

Also, 2for1 names like Sammy-Jo, Sarah-Louise, Ellie-May etc.

peachypips · 15/11/2012 12:59

Thought I'd escaped. But no!

delilah88 · 15/11/2012 12:53

I think Vince is an amazing name for a baby!

I dislike:
Moira
Roz
Lynn
Phil
Andrew

mathanxiety · 15/11/2012 04:12

Ethan
Aaron
Seth
Mason
Noah
Ken
Jared
Caleb
Joshua
Sebastian
Tegan/Teaghan
Keegan/Keaghan
Jon
Johnathan (if spelled Jonathan it's ok)
Vincent
Victor
Hunter
Alex
Inigo
Rafferty
Rupert

Megan
Bethan
Shannon
Rose
Lillian
Poppy
Daisy
Florence
Connie
Lois
Amber
Amelia (but weirdly I like Emilia)
Ellie
Georgia
Dorothy
Imogen
Claudia
Darcy
Marcy
Marnie
Ann (but like Anne)
Anya
Scarlett
Molly
Martha
Noreen
Doreen
Colleen

Most surnamey names, and names like Madison, Peyton..
Names like Mischa and Nikita (yyy) misused as girls' names.

WildEyedAndScaryAsFeck · 15/11/2012 03:00

I was going to say my own name but I see it and its variations have already been mentioned at least four times. Grin Hate it for no reason whatsoever and still thinking about changing it officially even though I'm in my mid forties.