How do you feel when you see your child’s name mentioned?

My sons name is Sean and that name never gets mentioned here for some reason.
I absolutely adore the name and even is people here didn’t like it I wouldn’t care one bit :)

One of my names is super common so that’s peoples main gripe with it. I don’t mind, it’s popular because it’s a lovely name!

My other DC name often gets “reminds me of a stripper” Also doesn’t bother me - I know the reasons why I chose it and think it’s a beautiful name.

Both my DC suit their names so no regrets.

Just had a search For DD, generally positive and if the OP has a choice of a couple of names it is the more favoured one. Also people saying they've only known nice ones - which we've heard IRL too.

However an interesting clash of the odd comment saying frumpy or sexworker/stripper which tickled me. I find it quite wholesome so would never have thought the latter

One of my children has a name that is “why would you do that to a child” consistently. It’s old fashioned I guess. They have grown into it and shrugged off the occasional teasing. The comments don’t upset me.

My name often comes up on here and the comments are usually 'she will have to be pretty for that name as it seems really dainty' I'm not bad looking but I'm far from dainty and I think my name suits me well
My DS name is often suggested and I've never seen a bad comment
DD name is often called overused and too popular even though DS' name has sat in the top 10 for years if not longer 😂 I don't care, I call my kids what I want to call them

My sons name is quite uncommon but when I've seen people talk about it they say things like 'Posh' 'Brat' 'Spoilt' My son is not any of those things but it does make me laugh. People are so judgemental based on names.

No1-classic,beautiful,boring,safe,posh
No 2-will grow up to be a wife beater
No3-classic,strong,overused
No 4-fuck it’s awful
No 5-overused,a crap nickname
No 6-pretty,a drug,will never have a good career,will force her to be a pretty walkover for men (hahahaha-that will never happen)

My own name-classic,beautiful,strong,very 80’s,overused and woolly (the nickname for my name is awful but loved on here)

My kids name gets mentioned a fair bit. So I'm always a bit like nooo it's getting too popular! You'd think every other kid had this name, in reality less than 60 kids were named it in the Uk last year.

My own name was basically unheard of when I was a kid although is now growing in popularity. It's always described as a very posh, pretty name akin to Harriet, Matilda, clementine, felicity etc. Makes me laugh cos I'm v common

I don’t mind if people don’t like my kids names on here as I’m very confident about our choices.
Since I’ve realised how hated my own name is I’m quite ashamed and embarrassed by it whereas I felt quite neutral about it before.

My DDs name was virtually unheard if when she was born 10 years ago. Now its associated with a v famous person and is seen as a but of a popular fad name. DS's name is more classic but niche if that makes sense and occasionally comes up as an unusual "foreign" name. I couldn't give a fuck. They are both the only ones in their school (600+) with their names and neither are made up or weird.

The only time I ever really see my son’s names come up is when there is a “Is this a naughty boy’s name?” thread.

Yes this, it's tiresome. He has a name that reflects his heritage (DH is Irish) and was born before the name got popular and gained its 'naughty boy' reputation. If I see the 'naughty boy' comment on here I challenge it as it's almost always Irish names that it refers to.

My other two DC have names that are usually liked on here. Hearing the youngest one's name makes me smile because it's become popular quite recently, but my DS is in his 20s so I got in there first when it was very unusual

Three of my kids’ names never come up. Not because they’re super unusual, I think they’re just so dull nobody would have an opinion on them. The fourth is quite hated/called chavvy. What’s weird is it’s a pretty popular name - lots of children called this, so if there’s something wrong with it then a lot of us didn’t get the memo. Doesn’t seem to have damaged my child or the many others with the same name, and contrary to the mumsnetters who insist the child will be judged by teachers/others this child is treated just the same as their acceptably named siblings.

My name has been associated with bullies on here 😲

Meh, both my kids have surnames for first names (one American sounding trade name, the other the 3rd most popular Irish surname and a furry monster in Monsters Inc.) which is a sin on Mumsnet.

DH is Scottish and we both liked the names. I don’t put much stock in the opinions of strangers on a forum.

My name is either really liked or the name of the posters school bully I reckon (Natalie).

My child's first name is liked on here. I do sometimes wonder if it's going to massively rise in popularity (I hope not).

Their middle name is super rare (like, doesn't register in statistics because there have never been more than three of them in a past year), but another poster did actually ask about it when I was pregnant. It was slated. I was surprised because I think it's beautiful, and have loved it for 30 years. I still used it and don't understand why it's so underused! If I have another child I'd consider reusing it as a first name.

Without knowing other posters' tastes, their comments mean nothing!

Because the person describing my dc's names as pretentious might love names that I dislike.

My daughter's name has been mentioned a few times and has had responses saying it's a stripper name! I still love it, it's somewhere in the top 100 but not overly common (I don't think there's another one in her school and certainly not in her year) and even my very traditional mum loves it.

My boys have got quite traditional names so the worst they get is that they're good but maybe a bit boring. It doesn't bother me as I love them and they will be men one day with good strong names. My girl's
names are often described as beautiful though. They're traditional but perhaps not as common as my boys.

DD’s name is a bit of a mumsnet favourite I think, though there’s always one or two that absolutely hate it or say it’s ugly - I think because it’s short and doesn’t end in the ‘ee’ or ‘a’ sound. Generally well received on here though although some concern it’s getting too popular (it’s definitely rising - I’d never met another one before I had DD last year and come across 2 since, plus a couple more but only in online parent type groups). I don’t care either way, I’ve always loved the name and wanted to use it for a specific family reason too. DH wasn’t ever really on board with it but as soon as she was born was like ‘yeah that’s her name’ and he loves it now too.

My name is occasionally suggested as a classic but mostly dismissed as boring and ‘meh’. I don’t mind, I think it’s a nice name but I’m probably a bit boring and ‘meh’ myself

My DD's name is either liked or hated depending on what country the person commenting has links to.

Then the OP can't decide which spelling to use....

It's not a very popular name but isn't rare either. The last girl I heard with the same name in rl is about 3 years older than DD. There as we seem to know at least two of everyone with other names.

My own name or it shortened versions never comes up on here even though a 90s singer had a shortened version of it and I've met people in rl with it.

I never see them!

DD1's name is suuuuper old-fashioned classic, so I'm surprised not to see it more. There's even a 2nd one in her class, and another in the year below (it is a deeply pretentious name, and there are many deeply pretentious names at the school, so it was inevitable!).

DD2 has an even more pretentious name, and I've never come across it on here. I've met a couple of people with it in real life, and there have been a couple of famous women with the name, so it''s not completely mad.

Dare I search for them on here now, and get my come-uppance, I wonder?

My DS 's name is one that people often suggest and say they love. I find this really annoying as he was one of only 63 in the UK given that name when he was born 24 years ago and we loved it because it wasn't well-used. 🙄 😁

My name is unusual and I chose it myself due to private reasons.
I'm happy with it, others would think it awful. I don't give a shiny shite.
DDs name quite popular and we have a double barrelled first name with a popular filler which everyone thinks is "chavvy"
My DS also has an "out there" name which people don't seem to like in here.
Thing is I don't really care what a bunch of anonymous 20-50 odd year olds think of our names. Unless it's a classic someone's always going to slate it.