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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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MadisonAvenue · 12/03/2019 22:51

Arthur
Teddy/Ted
Oliver
Rory
Harry

Margot
Olivia
Freya
Megan

Sophiathefortyfirst · 12/03/2019 22:50

Willow. I can't understand why someone would name their child that, nor do I understand why people always fawn over the name when anyone else uses it.

FiddleFaddleDingDong · 12/03/2019 22:50

Oh wait, there's Ruth Negga. She's really bringing a bit of glam to the Ruth contingent.

Names you dislike/don't get?
FiddleFaddleDingDong · 12/03/2019 22:48

Ruth is plain and sensible but that's not to say Ruths are plain and/or sensible.

Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Dr Ruth the sexpert
Ruth Rendell

All quite formidable and impressive Ruths. I'm not sure there's ever been a glamorous Ruth?

I remember a line from Friends where Ross suggests Ruth as a name for their baby and Rachel says something like 'No. We're not having a 90 year old' Grin

emilybrontescorsett · 12/03/2019 22:43

I don't get the love for Arthur, Archie or Freddie type names.
Old man and Nick namey
Reminds me of Old Spice.

JazzyBBG · 12/03/2019 22:33

Does anyone read The Unmumsy Mum ? "Fucking Ruth" 😂

SleepWarrior · 12/03/2019 22:26

Ruth may not be an objectively 'nice' name but I know about 5 and they are all truly lovely women. I don't think unpleasant Ruths exist, so on that basis the name feels nice to me.

Mmmhmmokdear · 12/03/2019 22:25

I really really hate Paul, Pauline & Paula. They just look so ugly written down.

Tillygetsit · 12/03/2019 22:24

Sidney and all variations sounds HORRID.

Moondancer73 · 12/03/2019 22:22

Quentin - just why would you inflict that on a child?!

My sons name isn't here, actually never seen it on any Mumsnet post

IVEgottheDECAF · 12/03/2019 22:19

3 of my 4 dcs names have been listed! Shock

itsnotso · 12/03/2019 22:12

Glad it's not just me who has a dislike of Teddy 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Ghostwriter90 · 12/03/2019 22:08

Ruth is the ugliest name. I'm so embarrassed when ppl find out my middle name.
I blame hormones

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Moroder · 12/03/2019 22:05

RuthW I was Wendy for the first 2 days of my life. How did my mum get from Wendy to Ruth? I’m bloody glad she did though

RuthW · 12/03/2019 22:01

Hate Ruth. Why would you call a child Ruth? What were my parents thinking l?

I also hate Jessica, Abigail, lily and Eleanor.

My dd is Florence which I see a lot of you hate!

Moroder · 12/03/2019 21:53

I’m a Ruth and often tell people it’s short for Ruthless Wink

SnowdropsiUnderTrees · 12/03/2019 21:53

Teddy. I just think it's crazy on a teenager. It's fine as a nick name for a baby though.

FiddleFaddleDingDong · 12/03/2019 21:10

Names for whey-faced Victorians eg. Florence, Harriet, Wilfred, Rupert.

JazzyBBG · 12/03/2019 21:06

I love the names Florence and Constance! Florence was a contender for my DD's name but I was worried it would end up as popular as Amelia or Grace so it became middle name. I still love it though. Another thing to blame David Cameron for 😂 (he has a Florence)

Names can't stand -
Logan
Tyler
Craig
Evie (yet love Eve and Eva)
Teddy - agree with PP it is weird
Maisie
Alfie - sounds like a dog

Names people think are unusual but aren't-
Sienna (every baby seems to be called it at present)
Jessica
Louis - there are FOUR in DD's class

Names I feel weird about-
May
Rose
I love these but they are so overused in middle names.

ThunderR0ad78 · 12/03/2019 21:01

Stacy!

ThunderR0ad78 · 12/03/2019 20:58

Colin

HarrietM87 · 12/03/2019 20:54

@lilabet2 Ruth is literally the opposite of ruthless 🤣

I’m not a fan of surnames as names - Cooper, Mason, Grayson, Jackson. Jackson in particular - why would you call your child “Jack’s son” (unless their dad was Jack I guess...).

Also dislike the trend of taking Irish surnames and using them as first names when you have zero connection to Ireland - have seen Murphy, Kennedy, Brady and Quinn crop up a lot.

Fatted · 12/03/2019 20:53

My eldest has what is traditionally a last name as his first name. It's the surname version of DH's name which probably makes it even worse. But I like it so don't really care. Although a teacher remarked that his full name sounds like a solicitors firm. Grin

I can't stand the name Harrison. I don't know why. I just assume people wanted to their kid to have Harry as a nickname but didn't realise it was a nickname for Henry.

I also don't like names ending in son for girls. Or what I would class as 'nick names' or abbreviated names as the full name. So Freddie, Teddy, Bobby, Ollie etc.

I do think parents worry too much about giving their kids a unique name. The irony is we gave our youngest a more traditional name which was quite common when I was a child. He's definitely the only one with that name in his class at school.

999caffeineplease · 12/03/2019 20:52

I’m a very big fan of children having names that reflect their heritage. My brother and I were given first names that work in both cultures and two middle names - one for each grandmother/grandfather and therefore one for each culture.

It made me feel closer to the side I didn’t see much, and I’d give my children names that also work in both cultures.

Espressomartin · 12/03/2019 20:45

My kid has a unique name and surname thanks to his European father. Its solid but commented on as being “cool”. It makes him stand out in a good way.

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