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If you don't like these names, what names do you like?

36 replies

roommy · 20/10/2016 21:21

Just so I know if you're the type to like names I hate, so I don't feel so bad Grin I can't explain it really! Also, just general thoughts?

  • Bayleigh
  • Dottie
  • Ivory
  • Lily
  • Madison
  • Teddie
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ThoraGruntwhistle · 20/10/2016 22:39

Lily and Madison are nice. I don't really like the rest though.

Ollycat · 20/10/2016 22:30

Lily is lovely.

Bayleigh - not keen on funny spellings (and I keep reading it as bay leaf - sorry)

Teddie and Dottie sound like pets names - sorry! (Also I'm not keen on the ie spelling)
Ivory - sorry like others I get the dead elephants thing.

Personally I prefer traditional names with ordinary spellings but names are a very individual thing - sorry.

spankhurst · 20/10/2016 22:23

I only like Lily. The rest seem arch or overly cute.

SorenaJ · 20/10/2016 22:21

I like Madison and Lily

MoonlightMojitos · 20/10/2016 22:12

Lily is nice, dottie is cute although I wouldn't use it. Hate the others!

chattygranny · 20/10/2016 21:55

I like Lily.

TravelBeginsAtForty · 20/10/2016 21:46

Oh and how about Lily-Mae?

RiverTam · 20/10/2016 21:45

They're not my kind of names but apart from Ivory (dead elephants) I think you could go for any of them.

I agree that Riley is a similar style name that I prefer. I also like Harper, River, Summer, Willow.

TravelBeginsAtForty · 20/10/2016 21:45

I like Madison.

Dot/Dotty is fab as a nickname for Dorothy.

Teddy, again fab nickname for Edward.

I like Jamie as a nickname for James.

Also like old fashioned names like Florence (Flo), Katherine (Kitty/Katy), Eleanor, Meredith (Merry) and Harriette (Hatty/Hetty).

JenLindleyShitMom · 20/10/2016 21:42

Those sound like the names for the new generation of bratz dolls. With the exception of Lily which falls under the same umbrella as grace- massively overused.

Pluto30 · 20/10/2016 21:37

Bayleigh is awful, primarily because of the spelling. Why not Bailey? I know female dog named Bailey and a little boy named Bailey, so I see it as working for both sexes, but keep the regular spelling. I prefer Riley for a unisex name.

Dottie is cute, but it works better as a nickname. What if she's a bit ditzy, or eccentric? Dotty here means crazy or a bit nuts, or a bit daft. Minnie is nice, and along the same line as Dottie?

Ivory is dead elephants. Ivy is lovely.

Lily is gorgeous. One of my favourite names.

I like Madison, although I know I'm in the minority on here.

Teddie is awful. Edie? Short for Edith or Edita, possibly? Although Edie can work on it's own. I have a friend named Edwina who gets Eddie for short, but could reasonably get Teddie if she wanted, so maybe giving her a fuller first name that can be shortened to Teddie? Edwina, Edina etc.

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