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Names you dislike/don't get?

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Ghostwriter90 · 12/03/2019 16:35

There are some names like Connie and Matilda.... Popular ones that I hate and just don't get.
Any names that are popular you just don't get?!

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QueenoftheBiscuitTin · 21/03/2019 14:05

I'm not keen on Faye.

evilharpy · 21/03/2019 08:37

Any girl’s name beginning with G sounds ugly to my ears.

Moominfan · 21/03/2019 08:33

Adayatthebeach have you thought those odd spelling names might just be part of a culture your ignorant to?

megrichardson · 21/03/2019 08:28

Beverley for a girl. Worst name ever. Or Beverly for a boy.

OrdinaryGirl · 21/03/2019 08:21

In my head, Agnes, Agatha, Morag etc should be beautiful names. Lovely meanings. And associations with lambs too (am a Latin nerd). But I just can't get over an 'ag' sound in a name because there are hardly any 'ag' words that have nice connotations:
Hag
Bag
Slag
Nag
Rag
Gag
Lag
Sag
WAG

I know this is bonkers and I have only ever met nice people with these names.... 🤷🏼‍♀️

Sophisticatedsarcasm · 20/03/2019 23:09

I hate
Olivia, Amelia, Florence, Matilda, Oliver, Benjamin. I’m not even sure why
Dd best friend is called Olivia but I just can not stand the name.

adayatthebeach · 20/03/2019 23:06

Made up names with odd spellings. It’s popular with African/ Americans.

Sparkly124 · 20/03/2019 22:51

I really don't like Poppy. It's one letter away from Poopy Blush and sounds way too cutesy and silly

JemSynergy · 20/03/2019 16:09

Well, we all have our opinions. I love the name Poppy, I know two grown women and and elderly lady called it and it suits them. Gorgeous name.

Orangeslemon24 · 20/03/2019 16:01

Wyatt

oh gwad that is terrible !!!

julensaor · 20/03/2019 15:49

The name Wyatt for a girl, about the worst I have ever heard

Orangeslemon24 · 20/03/2019 15:13

Margot looks like maggot
Amelia reminds me of mealworm

ABitOTT · 20/03/2019 07:57

My DCs names are listed, as are their middle names. Doesn't bother me at all as I like the names & you all have your own opinions. So I hope I won't offend when I say I am not keen on; Aurora, Margot, Penelope, Elsie, Amanda, Stephanie, Petunia, Nicola, Stacey, Henrietta, Douglas, Nigel, Quintin, Tarquin, Ptolemy, Jason. In fact I could list most names which were popular from 150s to 1980s & names that I feel are pretentious.

Orangeslemon24 · 20/03/2019 07:55

Sorry but I hate florence, Matilda and poppy. I work with women called poppy and it sounds like a name belonging to a 5 year old or a dog.

JemSynergy · 19/03/2019 22:11

Funny because I love names like Matilda, Florence and Poppy! I think they are beautiful names. Some of the names listed as elegant and beautiful on here are ones I find boring and bland.
One name I have always really disliked is the name Kelsey/Kelsie. Not keen on Lara either, I find it very harsh.

Nash82 · 19/03/2019 20:55

I'm not a fan of names that are too common. Oliver, George, Jack, type names. Just a bit dull.

Really dislike Alfie, Archie, Arthur and Freddie as names.

mrsdavys · 19/03/2019 19:06

Boys:
Beau
Luke/Luca/Lucas
Connor
Louis
Elliott
Isaac
Jackson
Kyle
Curtis

Girls:
Amelia
Olivia
Ava
Lauren
Jade
Chloe
Jodie
Chelsea

PippilottaLongstocking · 18/03/2019 21:48

I know I’ve posted in this thread at least twice but I keep thinking of more! I saw someone talk about their child ‘Aubriella’ the other day and physically winced (fortunately it was online not in person) I can’t stand the names Aubrey or Briella and a combination of the two was just too much (even though it is a separate name in its own right according to google)

user1493423934 · 18/03/2019 20:54

Also Bri- names: Briana, Brielle etc. Just creeps me out for some reason. And American-ized names - Shayna, Shayla, Shanna. And Chad, Tad etc Ugh.

user1493423934 · 18/03/2019 20:51

Any name that gets ruined with 'May' or 'Mae' added - Isla-Mae Lillie-Mae etc. Esp if they have a double-barrelled surname.
Really hate Laurie, Lori and for some reason people shortening Danielle to 'Danni.' I know a couple of Dannis and they're really nice but just hate the name.
NAmes like Ashley, Jordan, Britney etc just scream '90's!!!' to me
Also 'Bailey' quite 90's and to me not a real name, something you'd name a pet.

MyMumDimensionJumps · 15/03/2019 21:25

Interesting thread. I think each to their own. I dislike old man/old lady names, biblical names and names where people are trying to be middle class (Benedict, Hubert etc), which leaves some more unusual names that certain people would scoff at! One thing I have learnt from these threads is there is no way you can please everyone, so there is no point trying! The way some people gasp at certain suggestions like it is child cruelty if you don't call your son Jack or George is comical really.

GinUnicorn · 15/03/2019 16:42

I’m surprised mine hasn’t been mentioned - I have the name of a stern headmistress which I am really not!

Poppymailaw · 15/03/2019 09:49

Ngl I've just been sitting here hunting for my name, quite happy it's not been put down!

OutwithMyRemit · 15/03/2019 09:20

My name has been mentioned a few times it's not Ruth but I just find that funny tbh. One of my DC has an old person name that's been mentioned too, that's fine, it's be boring if we all chose the same names.

Anyway, I don't like names that might have been quirky/original 5+ years ago but are now popular- e.g. Matilda, Arlo, Tabitha. I also know two Ramonas, which I don't like partly because it's not as original as it seems and partly because it sounds like moaner (or even Re-Moaner, of which I am one tbf Wink).

Elmo311 · 14/03/2019 23:08

Anything with 'lynn or lyn' added in at the end.....Shaylynn.....Scotlynn....etc i just can't!!