What's the strangest reason for rejecting a name you've heard?

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Thurlow · 26/05/2016 16:56

Chatting to DP about girls names for DC2. I suggested a classic name which just happens to be the name of both of his grandmothers, and then suggested a shortening we'd use day to day. Let's say it's Elizabeth, with us actually using Betty/Bets.

He agreed this is a great name, in keeping with DD1's name, a lovely touch to use a family name, and he really likes the shortening Bets. However, an old friend of ours for some very obscure reason refers to his own mother as "Bets". This is a friend who now lives in another country and whose mother we've never actually met. But for this reason, DP thinks we should veto the name because it's "a bit weird"

Anyone got an stupider reasons?

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Just5minswithDacre · 27/05/2016 04:40

That it sounds like a word it sounds nothing at all like.

MooseBeTimeForSnow · 27/05/2016 04:38

I quite liked Alexander, shortened to Sandy. But that's the name of MIL's dog.

I also liked Victoria as a girls name, but that would make her initials V.D.

Sophronia · 27/05/2016 04:35

My DH won't have Eliza because he thinks it sounds like "here lies a..."

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 27/05/2016 01:48

I can't think of any off the top of my head of personally, but I suppose people can reject names for the following reasons.
Bad connotations.
Doesn't go with the surname.
Too popular.
Already used by a family member
Others saying they dislike it. Although I'd be more inclined to use it out of spite.
You could go on forever

VioletBam · 27/05/2016 01:11

I don't think that's strange....he associates the name with his mate's Mum so can't imagine his child called that.

My DH wouldn't have the name Violet because it sounded like "Violent" he also said no to another name which I've forgotten because it sounded bad in my accent and his too.

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