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Which names do you love that MN usually hates?

65 replies

JingleTheFlamingo · 06/12/2021 13:36

I love Kai and Kyle. I think they're lovely but strong names.

I also love the American surname type names e.g Sullivan, Ryder, Granger, Harrison Edison etc.

I also love names like Ruth, Heather and Camille, though I'm not sure how MN feels about those.

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Pucarbuile · 06/12/2021 15:32

@PleasantBirthday

Liam and Conor. I think they're strong, unfussy names.
Yep I love all the Irish names that are apparently "naughty" Hmm
Olga03 · 06/12/2021 15:15

Humphrey, I think it's a very cute name which also suits an adult ❤️
Also big fan of Humphrey's corner :)

Saoirsesersha · 06/12/2021 15:15

Tigerlily

A580Hojas · 06/12/2021 14:43

I love the name Kai. Also, for girls, Tracy.

PleasantBirthday · 06/12/2021 14:41

Liam and Conor. I think they're strong, unfussy names.

SophieHatterPendragon · 06/12/2021 14:39

Casper & Caspian

Oliver

Dinah and Claudia

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 06/12/2021 14:34

Nevaeh.

AllTheUsernamesAreAlreadyTaken · 06/12/2021 14:20

Casper
Either the name is hated or people like the name but hate the spelling

TheRigatonini · 06/12/2021 14:20

Terry

CremeEggThief · 06/12/2021 14:18

I like a lot of long, frilly names that some on Mumsnet don't like.

Synchrony · 06/12/2021 14:15

Difficult! I can think of lots of names MN loves but I hate, but not many the other way around!

Geoffrey maybe?
I also like lots of 80s names. There was a recent thread when someone's husband listed lots of names I like, but MN trashed it as sounding like an 80s school register. Like Jennifer, Sarah, Gemma.

LittleGwyneth · 06/12/2021 14:11

Claudia and Cecily. They mean blind and lame in Latin which seems to be a major stumbling block for the classical scholars of mumsnet.

TheSpiral · 06/12/2021 13:47

Clover - it usually gets “it’s a butter!” or “it’s a cow!”
It drives me mad when people go “it’s a place for boats!” (Marina) or whatever for names that are also nouns. Like they can’t hold two meanings in their head at the same time.

DuneFan · 06/12/2021 13:43

Paul, John and Peter. Biblical, used through the ages and internationally, no nasty abbreviations or mispronunciation risks. Often dismissed here as "dad names".

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JingleTheFlamingo · 06/12/2021 13:37

Though my friends hate the latter 3.

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