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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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Oartistic · 12/03/2019 18:03

All surnames as first names

Hyphenated first names (unless you're French)

Mad(d)ison, Darcie, Courtney, Chelsea/Chelsey, Paige, Jayden, Kayden, Ethan, Kyle, Con(n)or.

That's just for starters. Grin

HappyGoLuckyGo · 12/03/2019 17:55

Came here to say Matilda! Really don't see the appeal, personally.

Amusingly I also know a child called Tate and another called Lyle. Not siblings, fortunately!

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Ghostwriter90 · 12/03/2019 17:54

Wallpaper names like Olivia, Isabelle, Emma, just generic and forgettable.

Brilliant.

I'm not a fan of Arthur or olive. Find them very austere

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chocolatelog · 12/03/2019 17:52

Beatrix
Florence
Aurora
Madeline
Annie
Alice
Tegan

Joshua
Lucas
Peter
Thomas
Harry
George
Jackson

AfterSchoolWorry · 12/03/2019 17:50

Elsie, Effie, Emmy, Ellie etc

Very little actual name going on, just vague mutterings.

Wallpaper names like Olivia, Isabelle, Emma, just generic and forgettable.

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Ghostwriter90 · 12/03/2019 17:50

Ruth vs Louise.... Grin tricky one!

Not a fan of Kirsty. It's just a horrible sound, nothing appealing about it.
Yeah I'm not a fan of Alfie, archie, albie either

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Icklepup · 12/03/2019 17:49

Olivia

ShutTheFridgeUp · 12/03/2019 17:46

Any name that should be a last name. Hate them.

PippilottaLongstocking · 12/03/2019 17:45

Fleur
Aurora

Any kind of Jayden/Kayden/Shayden/Hayden etc (although just Aidan is fine)

Nevaeh

Brinlee/Kinsley/Aubree etc

Carouselfish · 12/03/2019 17:41

Ones that end in 'son' especially for a girl. Bizarre. Have an American relative who's just called their daughter Kensington. I. just. don't. get it.

IWannaSeeHowItEnds · 12/03/2019 17:40

I'll see your Ruth and raise you a Louise. Most boring name ever thanks mum

keepingbees · 12/03/2019 17:36

@CallMeRachel I agree with all those you've listed!

Agree with Ethel and a lot of the old lady names. Also dislike Neveah find it corny.
I don't like Daniel I went to school with many and none were very nice. Same with Samantha.

123Flopsy · 12/03/2019 17:24

Cutesy names like Alfie, Archie, Poppy, Daisy, Teddie etc.

I much prefer elegant beautiful names!

Pinnacular · 12/03/2019 17:20

Darcey / Darcy. It just doesn't sound pleasing to my ears.

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Ghostwriter90 · 12/03/2019 17:20

Awww thanks but seriously Ruth is horrific. Luckily I love my first name.
Don't get Amelia at all...just twee and blah.
Hate Connie too!
My sister likes clementine which I find very pretentious, don't get.

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BlueMerchant · 12/03/2019 17:18

I really like Ruth too. Strong and classic.

ScreamingValenta · 12/03/2019 17:14

If it's any consolation, I think Ruth is a lovely name. It always suggests a thoughtful, intelligent person to me.

squashedgrape · 12/03/2019 17:14

Michaela and all the other ways of spelling it.

BlueMerchant · 12/03/2019 17:13

They not too offensive and could be quite nice if they weren't so common but I don't get theAmelia/Amelie/Emilia-type names.
I dont like names like Maddison or Cory either.

Pringlemunchers · 12/03/2019 17:12

Ian. It is just a noise.

PennyMordauntsLadyBrain · 12/03/2019 17:11

Noah
Emily
Joshua
Amelia
Mila/Myla/Mia/Mya

All perfectly inoffensive names, but so blah

katseyes7 · 12/03/2019 17:08

My mam was Ethel. l don't know what possesses anybody to look at a baby and think "we'll call her Ethel!"
My friend said exactly the same about her dad. He was called Bernard.

CallMeRachel · 12/03/2019 17:07

Whoops!! Grin Haha trust me to offend the op, of all the names out there too!! Blush

Oh well, at least it's only a middle name!

Ohyesiam · 12/03/2019 17:07

Surnames as first names.

Names that demonstrate what kind of parent you are, like Moss and Oak just so that everyone knows you’re a tree-hugger.
I am a fully paid up veggie tree-hugger btw, but my kids have names that I thought would suit them, not ones that complement my lifestyle.

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Ghostwriter90 · 12/03/2019 17:04

My middle name is Ruth Grin and it's the worst possible name you could give a girl ....my mum said it was her hormones at the time. Named after a family member she hates!

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