Why the fashion for stupid names.

I once met a young boy called Geezer!!
Who loved his mum and wanted to please 'er
It was just such a shame
That he hated his name
So he pushed her into the freezer

My cousin has a daughter named Ruth.

She says she can't count the number of times she's been asked "oh that's unusual, did you make that up?" and "sorry, how do you spell that? Like ROOF?"

I once met a young boy called Geezer!!

KanyeWesticle -- Not spelled phonetically kind of depends whether your first language is English or not. Even though I am not a native Gael, even so Ealsaid, Iseabail, Cairaistiona, Somhairle, Ruaraidh or Tearlach make sense to me..
(Elsie/Ishbel, Christina/Sorley/Derrick{Roderick/Rory], Charles in anglecized form).

Equally names like Sholto, Murdo, Aeneas (variation/anglecization of Gaelic form of Angus/Innes),Torcuil, , Lileas, Mairsaili are all normal, or (from the Northern Isles) names like Vaila, Magnus, Erland, Ola, (and more) which some would think silly/made up but are authentic old Gaelic or Shetlandic/Orcadian names.

I'm in the USA at the moment; looking for 'personalised' presents, you can buy any amount of names like Devin, Khloe, Jaxson, Davis and even London, but not my two kids' very 'normal' middle of the riad names!

i understand what you're saying @therootoftheroot as i also had an uncommon name growing up. if it was mentioned, or there was gossip about it, it was me. there were numerous, say, 'claire's' so if a story was about claire it took a bit to clarify which one everyone was talking about.
in saying that i loved having a different name as there were so many of the same name in my year at school so i (my parents) were seen as cool. it's not an outrageous name and spelt correctly.
name's being spelt ridiculously is what gets me, no need. in my opinion makes the parents look too try hard 🙄 and they are usually called emma and gary.

@Toddleris2 My son's middle name is Xavier because of a Spanish/Portuguese connection (Javier in Spanish/Xavier in Portuguese).

A name I like for a boy (middle name) is Lindsay, but it is rarely used as a boy's name now (it was still when I was a girl).

David would be an unusual baby name. Brilliant name.

Someone mentioned Rafferty above- love that! I would expect him to be a bit scruffy, daredevil kind of a boy.

I can't stand Marmaduke. Winds me right up

A girl in dd's class is called Moss & her brother is called Clay

I totally pasted from above

Guys, it's spelled Khaleesi. Unless you're trying to be unique I guess!

10/20/30 years from now there will be Nikitas and Chantelles excelling in business. It's like saying no one called Sharon ever became a CEO.

I wanted Khalessi but had a boy...

Was very surprised to be in hospital next to a baby Wayne last year. Surely its never been a nice name??

Presumably they'd go by Keeanna, which wouldn't be all that difficult.

Besides, if Keeanna-Milly-Mae excels in academia then she'll have no difficulty finding a job anyway.

The worst one I've ever heard was Darrenie. I don't know if It's just me but-awful name?

Well someone else said that they'd make assumptions based on a name -

Example if you were hiring and Keeanna-Milly-Mae Johnston-Harris wanted the job - you could imagine trying to introduce them to colleagues?

Or This is Jane -

Yes Dulce is a very common name in Spanish and Portuguese. I think some people in this thread are trying to be snobby but are just showing how ignorant and anglocentric they are. Reminded me of Katie Hopkins who hates children named after places but has a kid called India... utterly ridiculously woman and utterly ridiculous views.

There will always been exceptions, but I've never seen a Nikita or a Chantelle in higher management or excelling in academia

Do you really think that that's because of their names, rather than because those names are most commonly used by people less likely to go into higher management or academia? Come on.

But some people don't like having an unusual name and some people don't like having a common name. It works both ways.

Dulce is perfectly normal name. My mother, who was born almost a hundred years ago, had a friend with that name and my best friend is also called Dulce.

I'm with Theroot on this. I have a name that is increasingly popular now, but very rare in school. It's a Welsh name but my parents used the English spelling (an I instead of a Y) I have always disliked my name, people always pronounced it wrong, and I was the only one at school so stood out. I think some people/parents forget that kids can be damn cruel.

Naming a child is forming a path for them in life. There will always been exceptions, but I've never seen a Nikita or a Chantelle in higher management or excelling in academia.

Unusual, within reason is fine, but making up new spellings does suggest uneducated parents.

Everyone forms an opinion about everything around them, names are a big one, of course you get an idea of someone when you hear a name...

Meh. Not bothered about baby names. I find it a bit weird when people name their babies after t.v. shows. Ayra and Khalessi are two I've heard recently. I'm pretty sure ayra is a fairly normal name but it's not generally spelt like that so this person just took it straight from GOT.

ok-dismiss what i am saying if you like but i know what i experienced because of my stupid name.

That has been my experience.

i am not going to have a fucking argument with you about it.

But wouldn't it be Chris B or fat Chris (who did the stupid thing at school)? A common name doesn't avoid you being identified, your name just needs a modifier.

I think Armani is a common name in muslim communities. It's an African name that means faith.

Jorja is phonetic. I think it's quite pretty.