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Which names do you IRRATIONALLY dislike?

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verelab · 25/10/2014 19:23

This is not certainly not meant to be a "bitchy names thread". The emphasis is on the word IRRATIONAL. i.e. there are some names that are perfectly innocuous, lots of other people like them, I've known some lovely people with those names (so no obvious bad associations) BUT for some reason I've always disliked them. Would be interested in hearing anyone else's bugbear names!

ANNA - just too symmetrical, and (to my ears) smug and boring

LUCINDA - I like Lucy, but for some reason the "inda" really turns me off this name

Anything with "BELLE"on the end.Annabelle, Isabelle etc Pretty on paper, but I just don't like the sound for some reason

BEATRICE again irrational, but the combination of sounds just doesn't do it for me, it does the opposite of "trip off the tongue"

This is not meant to be in any way offensive. My 3 children have really "Marmite" names, and I don't mind at all that some people don't like them.
I just think everyone finds that certain sounds "jar" with them. Do others find this?

On a different note, the Baby Names topic is brilliant and I have been a long time lurker!

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vomistheworst · 20/12/2014 18:32

Julykit, Fran(cis, Bethan and Freya all make me think of wispy pubic hair too. I wonder why?

Alyx80 · 20/12/2014 15:42

Nevaeh is just dreadful.

TheNewStatesman · 20/12/2014 14:40

Oh God, I just remembered one--Nicola.

I don't understand the thought process that leads someone to look at their adorable newborn daughter and think "It has to be... NICOLA!"..... Knickers. Nickel (=cheap nastily jewelry that brings you out in a rash). The way you have to sort to screw your nose and mouth up into a sneery expression in order to say it. Ghastly.

LePetitPrince · 19/12/2014 23:18

Freddie, Archie

Most Irish girls names with the exception of just a few.

JulyKit · 19/12/2014 23:17

Urgh, and never like Francis, especially when shortened to 'Fran'
Sounds simultaneously eggy and pubic hairy.

Frank's OK.

Frankie for a girl is beyond twee.

Francesca's a good name, though.

JulyKit · 19/12/2014 23:15

Verity annoys me too. Twee, goody-goody, sounds like 'ferrety'.

JulyKit · 19/12/2014 23:14

Beth/Bethan - 'worthy' sounding, reminds me of Clothkits and halitosis
Megan - similarly Clothkitty, also clip-cloppy and eggy sounding
Rosamund - worthy, portly and pompous
Freya - worthy and reminds me of wispy pubic hair
Toby - similar to Rosamund, or a name for an annoying rugby-playing overgrown toddler of a man
Callum - sounds like haemorrhoids - as do those -'belle' names listed by OP.

manicinsomniac · 19/12/2014 23:02

I like most names.

But I do have a completely irrational but quite strong hatred for:
Agatha
Gertrude
Ursula
Winifred

Douglas
Nigel
Barry

merlottime · 19/12/2014 20:52

Esme - I really, really detest this and it seems it is really popular at the moment (just to wind me up)
Sophie ( but I like Sophia)
Darcy
Dwaine/Wayne
Tyler/Taylor
Harrison
mason
Zack
Archie
Arthur (cat food)
Felix. (Cat food again!)

Elis1905 · 19/12/2014 20:40

Hate - Alicia and Lydia for some reason! Hannah, Claire, Debbie urgh!

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vomistheworst · 14/12/2014 08:20

I am a teacher and my colleagues and I have noticed the J name thing for boys, which is a shame because I love mist J names but now associate them with bad behaviour.

I irrationally dislike Ethan and I can't even say why. It just makes me cringe when I hear it. It's really popular, so I know I'm a bit of a freak for this.

Hakluyt · 13/12/2014 10:26

Sorry, that should be boy. There are too few girls to be statistically significant.

Are there more boys names beginning with J or C than any other letter?

Hakluyt · 13/12/2014 10:25

Wow. I have just checked my file.

In the past 2 school years, I have only been involved with 1 child whose name did not begin with either a J or a C.

Hakluyt · 13/12/2014 10:21

Any boy's name beginning with J. Because bizarrely, when I deal with disciplinary issues at school, there are more boys with J names than any other letter. Significantly more. I know it's a coincidence- but still..............

hawkmcqueen · 13/12/2014 10:19

All my DC's names are mentioned here, as well as DHs! Mine is not as it's more unusual. One of my DDs is Charlotte, who knew so many people hate it! I love it and if you knew her she would change your mind ;-)

Anyway the name I HATE is Maddox! A girl I know has a Maddox and I can't say his name, it's just so wrong! Like paddock or trough or something else. It's not a human name in my mind, she might as well of called him Brick.

windymila · 12/12/2014 12:11

So much Charlotte hate :( (may be my name!)

I really don't like names withden, an ayyyyy in the middle - Jayden, Kayden, Aidan, Hayden. No idea why!

PenguinsandtheTantrumofDoom · 12/12/2014 12:02

I'm with you OP on -belle or -bella names. I irrationally hate Isabella and Annabelle. Just too frilly for me. Objectively, I can see that they are perfectly normal names.

And really trying too hard boys names on girls - Wyatt (Mila Kunis) and Maxwell (Jessica Simpson) in particular. Not sure that's irrational though. I mean, Wyatt?!

CocobearSqueeze · 12/12/2014 11:52

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Luckystar82 · 12/12/2014 11:21

names beginning with K

Kevin, Keith, Kerry, Kelly, Karen etc

Lyttelma · 12/12/2014 02:01

Jaden / Jayden / Jaiden / Jaydin / any other variation thereof. Bad enough in its original form - no need to make it even worse with uneeq spelling Xmas Grin.

Ryan

Tina, Theresa, Tracey. In fact, most girls' names beginning with T apart from Tess / Tessa.

Surnames as firstnames, especially for girls. Taylor / Tayla is the worst, followed by MacKenzie. I have nothing against these per se, just when used for girls!

And dog names for children - Baxter, Riley, Bailey, Marley, Piper.

And names when you are not sure if the child is male or female apart from Robin as I know nice ones of both genders

Not that's I'm fussy or opinionated Xmas Smile

TheNewStatesman · 12/12/2014 01:35

Martha and Hannah sound chubby and dumpy. Frightful names.

TheNewStatesman · 12/12/2014 01:33

Oooh--Sophie. Don't like that one either. "Soapy" "So fay..." Bland, bulgy sort of name. And so inexplicably popular.

Allan is dreadful, esp. when spelled like that (with two lls and a second a)

Do we have any other synaesthetes on here? I don't like H names much either, because they are dull orange and I hate that color.

ch1134 · 11/12/2014 23:25

Max - too much to live up to.
Elliot - reminds me of a portacabin (elliot hut).
Molly - too floppy.

TheNewClassic · 02/12/2014 13:37

Katie Hopkins is that youShock

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