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Names you just don’t understand the hype for?

332 replies

flossiefloo · 07/08/2019 16:31

(Thread isn’t meant to offend anyone - MN hates my Dd and Ds names anyway!)

For me it would have to be Cordelia and Juniper.

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SnarkyGorgon · 08/08/2019 22:31

Oh, also Lily- why is/was that so popular? Is it a Harry Potter thing? I can’t imagine being called Lily, particularly as a teenager, or Poppy for that matter

TildaTurnip · 08/08/2019 22:26

Names I don’t understand the hype for are different to names I just dislike or wouldn’t choose.

The names I don’t understand the hype for are the names I liked and thought were fairly underused, only to find that they massively rocketed the year I liked them. How does that happen? Is there a national sub-conscious?

I liked Matilda, Theo, Ottilie, Evangeline, Eva, Ava, Ezra, Arlo ... I knew few, if any, children called these but then shortly after, a significant increase in usage. Why the hype?

SnarkyGorgon · 08/08/2019 22:21

Names that I don’t hate but I don’t understand the hype:
Grace- people love it but I find the sound really harsh
Teddy (boy or girl- what is this about?)
Archie- wet
Gabriel- see above
Eden- nope

DownstairsMixUp · 08/08/2019 22:12

Aria/arya. Loads of got fans obvz 😲👀

TheJoxter · 08/08/2019 22:08

Also names from tv shows/films (that aren’t already ‘normal’ names) eg khaleesi

TheJoxter · 08/08/2019 22:06

Boys names ending in ‘Ayden’ (although Aidan is fine as a name)

Girls names ending in lee/leigh

Nevaeh

3become5 · 08/08/2019 21:59

Whenever someone writes Balonz I cringe 😬😬 trying to be funny and it's boring now

ShakespearesSisters · 08/08/2019 21:53

I have 2 names on here (inspiration for my user name) but I've only met 1 other cordelia and heard of 2 ophelia's (a name I loved since doing Hamlet at school almost 30 years ago). If they are so hyped I might be able to buy things in gift shops with their names on.
Round here the most popular names seem to be molly/mollie, phoebe, poppy, ava and florence. I have so many friends with kids that have these names we have to use surnames too when talking about them. But I think they are cute names.
I've yet to meet a juniper though.

NoSauce · 08/08/2019 21:51

Balonz?

Do people still actually think it’s funny?

missmouse101 · 08/08/2019 21:50

Rory. Fgs, that ROAR sound is so horrible!

flingingmelon · 08/08/2019 21:48

I came on here to see how many people slagged off Balonz, but almost no one.

Only been off the site a few months, it were all fields etc etc

DS's name hasn't made it on here though Grin

Herat1986 · 08/08/2019 21:43

Whoop there it is - son's name just got a mention! Very far down though, I'm surprised! I love loads of the names being slated 😂
Daughters name not mentioned yet but her middle name is being mentioned a lot!! Not a surprise at all but it is after an adored late family member so we used it anyway 💕

DejaVoodoo · 08/08/2019 21:41

Elodie is another I don't get but is much loved here. It just sounds awful, and it also reminds me of elodea, which is pond weed.

CatteStreet · 08/08/2019 21:40

Oh yes, Romilly, that's also very much on my 'don't get it' list.

And I don't understand the 'masculine sounding surnames for girls' trend.

Noah and Luke 'weak'? Confused

LatteLove · 08/08/2019 21:34

I really like Noah

CherryBlu · 08/08/2019 21:30

Iv got a Jaxon his known as Jax 😎 really suits him and his a little dude 🖤

NoSauce · 08/08/2019 21:17

Noah.

Such a weak, windy name!

Agree with the weak bit but windy?! What’s that mean? Grin

Luke is another weak name.

CocoBlair · 08/08/2019 21:15

I like Savannah and Scarlett!

laylabella · 08/08/2019 21:14

My DD name has been mentioned and it's not a popular name at all it's out of the top 500. It is what some people would consider "chavy" though but she likes it! Agree with PP some people are missing the point of the thread Hmm

Bezalelle · 08/08/2019 21:10

Noah.

Such a weak, windy name!

boredboredboredboredbored · 08/08/2019 21:09

I find these threads so mean. Call your kid what you like. You don't need a bunch of jumped up strangers exclaiming their disdain for it. Pathetic.

3boysandabump · 08/08/2019 21:02

3 of my 4 ds names are in here. 1 of them is on here many many times 😂

I hate car names Bentley, Mercedes etc

Double barrelled names especially when the second name is Mae.

Names of Alcohol eg Stella, Bailey etc I know they aren't just names of alcohol but the association would put me off

carmellax · 08/08/2019 20:53

I quite like Piper. Better then the usual Bella, Ella, Lola, Olivia, Isabelle, Layla names.

MikeUniformMike · 08/08/2019 20:44

I think that there are trends.
Ottilie is a bit like Tilly.
Tilly, Lily, Milly nn names. (Matilda, Romilly, Emilia...)
Lily - Lila, Lola, Luna

Evelyn - such a dreary name but fits in with the Eve, Evie, Eva, Ava, Ivy trend as does Avery.

Ellie trend - Ella, Bella, Elodie, Eloise (not Elouise please that's ugly), Helena

CatteStreet · 08/08/2019 20:35

The ones that really puzzle me are Evelyn and Ottilie. I also completely fail to see the appeal of Arlo and Xander, for example, but I can see why others like them. But Ottilie in particular is just such a strange name to be the subject of a fad in the UK of all places.