Names that make your toes curl!

I know a woman called Maite, pronounced Matey. She's Spanish and apparently its short for Maria Theresa.

Not keen on R'mone - he's a sweet boy, but ...

I know someone who's daughter is called Heaven-leigh, Angel Destiny. She's lovely and has two degrees but I just couldn't get passed that name!

Aw Notso

I went to school with a girl whose Spanish mother wanted to call her Mercedes. This was long before it was fashionable to name DCs after places or luxury brands. She was beautiful, intelligent, talented and quirky, and she could have carried it off but her rather aristocratic British father vetoed it on the grounds that is infra dig to name one's daughter "after a car". So her mum gave her another (even more beautiful) Spanish name beginning with M...and the "approved upper class" Shakespearian middle name of Portia

I hated my name growing up, it was too unusual and a bit too "stuck up". I longed to have a normal, ordinary name. Then I grew to love it for its individuality once I embraced my own individuality. Now I see it popping up on name threads all the time and hate the idea that it is going to be popular. Aargh... be careful what you wish for!

I guess it's a double edged sword. I now have a name that's associated with youth but could also be a bit of an "old lady" name that has come back in fashion -like some of my clothes-

And, to make things worse, it ends in "y", for those many people that seem to hate "y" names...

My DD's name is on here but oh well

James - I have an irrational dislike of this name, althoug at the same time I see it as quite classy

Double-barrelled names including "Marie" in English, e.g. Marie-Claire, Anne-Marie. I quite like them when pronounced in French though.

Lexi-mai, lexi-may, lexi-Mae, Lola, lola-mai (etc)

Agree - any names hyphenated with Mae/Mai make my skin crawl. Horribly twee.

Lexi-mai, lexi-may, lexi-Mae, Lola, lola-mai (etc)

Sound like strippers

All four of my children's names and two of my names on here. Just need DH's and my dead baby's for a full house.
What a pleasant thread.

Flynn and fletcher.

Aoibheann was one I particularly remember and I actually really like but felt sorry for the girl having to spell it.

I have an irrational dislike of Lexi as a name.

It's a strippers name.

Ruby and Lola too.

I also dislike names that suggest a particular attribute or character type - calling a child Maverick seems a lot to live up to, especially if they're naturally a shy easy-going type.

But if I posted the names I did like, I'm sure they'd get ripped apart. To each their own after all.

Jack,
Reece,
Kayden
Kai,
Jayden
Alfie
Mae
Jake,
Jorja (ugly to even look at)
Skyla
Trayvon
Tremayne.
Surnames used as first names and anything hyponated.

Really old names like Doris, Maud etc

I find that my dislike of certain names comes from knowing people with those names who are horrible.

FreshStart

Niamh is a lovely name, used to work with one. When she joined HR made up her name plate and spelled it "Neef".

facepalm

Claire and Sarah shudder

My nephew's name has been mentioned on here (Harley) - it suits him perfectly.

3 of my DC's names are mentioned here.....now does anyone want to say that Niamh makes their toes curl so I can get 4th DC on the crap name list.

I know a rather common family with several of the names mentioned here 😂😂
The worst IMO being
Shakira and Keena

It's the Jayden and surname-type ones (not all, but many of them) for me. Plus names like Darcey, Madison, Brooke - so many lovely girls' names out there, why would you?

The long-term 'English names, usually pronounced wrongly' trend over here in Germany curls my toes. Kevin, Jason (pronounced Chase-n), Danny pronounced Denny (not Daniel, just Danny), Eileen (WTF?). I also struggle with some of the greater excesses of German old man/lady chic. We went a little bit that way for one of our dc ourselves, but I think Friedrich and Hannes go a bit far.

Legend I truly hope not!

I'd be very surprised to see my name, dd2 her's hasn't come up nor ds2, I couldn't care less what people call their children, if they like the name then that's all that matters.

All my DCs names are on here I think (four) and my own! Sorry for all the toe curling we must be responsible for as a family, at least DH's name isn't on the list

Can't say there are any names I particularly dislike but totally understand why some names don't have pleasant association for those of you who were bullied

Bella, Isabella, Isabelle. It's a perfectly fine name but my god I know so many of them.
Olivia, I don't like the sound of it.

Keeley Kylie Kayleigh Kenzie Kayden Kayne Kai Kasey Kallum

Anything hyphenated! Why oh why? And names that are spelt differently to appear different. I used to know mum at school who's daughter was called Hayleigh! She used to constantly moan about not being able to buy her daughter anything with her name spelt 'correctly'!