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Mumsnet hated names that you like?

73 replies

marmitelover84 · 13/08/2019 15:22

We all know mumsnet is full of opinions
“Chavvy” “Chavtastic”
“Doesn’t look good on CV”
“Not middle class”
“Council estate name”
“What if they want to be a lawyer or doctor?”
“Not a real name”
“Trying too hard to be different”
“So bland and boring”
“Too American”
(All things I’ve seen on threads over the years!)

So I want to know, what are some names that the majority of mumsnet HATE but you like?

For me it’s Grayson and Everly. They are two of my favourite names ever.

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littlepooch · 14/08/2019 15:54

Amber and Savannah - chav

Also Rocco for a boy - chav again

Meltedicicle · 14/08/2019 15:49

I love Tyler!

gearandloathing · 14/08/2019 15:47

I quite like the sound of Nevaeh.. but not the weird backwards heaven thing

whattodowith · 14/08/2019 15:44

Athena is lovely, there’s one in my DD’s class and I think it’s a truly gorgeous name.

I actually agree with MN on most names. Jayden/Kayden/Jackson (Jaxon is even worse) and Riley are amongst my least favourite names. I hate Marley too. I know someone who has two sons called Harley and Marley Confused.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 14/08/2019 15:16

Sometimes I nAme can be nice on one person but horrible on another person.
I don’t hate Jayden as much as I did since I met a lovely one.

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marmitelover84 · 14/08/2019 15:11

There is a thread atm about the name Sawyer - that’s also getting quite a bit of abuse although I rather like it!

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Krisskrosskiss · 14/08/2019 10:56

Myrtle... I love it so much and it's near universally hated.. my husband laughed out loud when I suggested it for our daughter... I googled it and it's been on here and was absolutely slated
I also like Germanic names like Gertrude, Gudrun, Hilda... they dont go down well on here
And when I was naming my daughter I suggested Topaz in here and apparently ALL precious stone names are stripper names... (what about Beryl tho?!)

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 14/08/2019 10:52

Nevaeh

MindyStClaire · 14/08/2019 10:29

Conor, Aidan, Liam etc - lots of perfectly normal Irish boys' names (basically the Irish equivalent of James) are derided as "naughty boy names" on here.

itsabootyhole · 14/08/2019 10:26

I love American names, Bryson, brody, Callie, Remy. Mn hates them.

I love savannah, Scarlett, Starla, Talulah. Apparently these are stripper names 😂 funny that because when I went to Vegas and visited a strip club with dp the girls there were Hollie, Wendy and Lauren 😳 not a savannah or Scarlett in sight!

AuntieStella · 14/08/2019 10:14

Tallulah and Kai

Probably quite a lot of others. But I think I'm a fairly typical poster as I dislike boys names on girls, and nearly every surname name (though know it's traditional for some)

Star801 · 14/08/2019 09:49

Ava and Kai.

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marmitelover84 · 14/08/2019 09:46

@ReasonedCamper
There are definitely names that the majority of mumsnet collectively dislike!

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ReasonedCamper · 14/08/2019 08:54

MN is not one entity.

All names are liked / not liked by someone.

CeceSL · 14/08/2019 08:46

Honor ❤️

Antonin · 14/08/2019 01:25

Names I love like Rupert, Hugo, Orlando, Horatio and Araminta, Aphra, Cressida, are regarded by MN as being too middle class.

Tillygetsit · 13/08/2019 22:24

Cherry. To me it's sweet and fresh. To MN it's stripper Hmm

chilledteacher · 13/08/2019 22:22

I have a boy Robin. This is wet according to MN

NameChange84 · 13/08/2019 22:12

Chantelle 🙈
Isla-Marie
Thea pronounced correctly (Taya instead of Theeeuh).
Jessie

Harrison
Blake
Peter

applepieicecream · 13/08/2019 22:10

Love Evie, and all the Ella / Ellie’s that everyone hates but Jaxon has to be the most hideous name of all time and Grayson fairly awful too.

MrsBertBibby · 13/08/2019 22:05

Kai. Nice name. Don't get the hate at all.

TatianaLarina · 13/08/2019 21:38

‘Posh’ names, Greek names, forrin names are all fine by me.

Lobsterquadrille2 · 13/08/2019 20:29

Araminta had quite a bit of abuse the other day and I've always liked it. Also hyphenated names, including my own.

lazylinguist · 13/08/2019 20:09

I think some of the names mentioned on this thread are usually liked on MN, aren't they? Saskia, Athena etc.

I have to confess I'm normally in agreement with the MN verdicts on names tbh, especially the Jayden, Kayden-type ones and 'unique' spellings of normal names. But I do occasionally like a couple of the more esoteric and 'out there' ones.

mathanxiety · 13/08/2019 20:05

Chantal
Evie
Beau
Margaret

Hyphenated names.