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What are some “Hated names” that you actually think sound nice

178 replies

Bsaunders4231 · 12/06/2022 18:03

I’ll go first, I hate to say but I genuinely think nevaeh has such a pretty sound but the name itself tends to get alot of hate.

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goldfinchonthelawn · 13/06/2022 09:13

StrictlyAFemaleFemale · 12/06/2022 19:50

I like Georgia which always gets blasted on mn.

So do I. Stunning name.

P00rKids · 13/06/2022 09:11

Gerty - I had a late auntie Gerty (I secretly love it). Maybe not so secret now

iamamother · 13/06/2022 09:11

Mumsnet only seems to approve of white middle-class baby names, anything else is branded ‘awful’

babyjellyfish · 13/06/2022 09:10

I also love Neil for a boy.

babyjellyfish · 13/06/2022 09:07

I think Karen is a nice name.

Unusable now of course.

BusyBeaver · 13/06/2022 08:52

Nature based slightly hippie names like Sky, River, Reef, Ocean etc I think they're beautiful!

Mumofgirls2017 · 13/06/2022 08:03

I really like Clarence, Cedric, Roland, Walter, Kenneth and Sidney!

Wammawink · 13/06/2022 01:49

Tiffany
Ruby
Jason
Brian

BurnDownTheDiscoHangTheDJ · 13/06/2022 01:42

I love Rita but couldn’t get my husband to go for it. He kept singing “lovely Rita, meter maid…” whenever it came up.

BrylcreamBeret · 13/06/2022 01:22

I like Karen, I resent all the bullshit about it so I named a toy dinosaur puppet Karen, my son doesn't mind.

TenRedThings · 13/06/2022 01:21

Judas is a lovely name but connotations... !

Lampyshady · 13/06/2022 01:15

Gladys and Karen sound lovely if you remove the associations. I agree that isis would be lovely if the only association was the goddess, it has a very unique sound. I also think Niamh pronounced wrong ( I thought it was Neem when I first saw it) would be a nice name, reminds me of fairies/nymphs

SleepingStandingUp · 13/06/2022 01:11

SarahAndQuack · 13/06/2022 00:40

A bit like Persephone - I love the names Penelope and Ariadne. I couldn't ever use them because it'd be so pretentious. But I am very jealous of a friend who married a Greek man and therefore got to give her children gorgeous Greek names!

There's nothing pretentious about using a name you like.

ClumpingBambooIsALie · 13/06/2022 01:02

Edna.

It's really no worse than the rash of short, old-fashioned-sounding girl's names that started popping up a while back — Ava, Ella, Ada, Ivy, etc., and has similar sounds to other popular-ish names like Eden.

SwedishEdith · 13/06/2022 01:00

I came on to say Keith as well. Sounds gentle.

Londondreams1 · 13/06/2022 00:54

When I learned most geeky men’s names are French it changed my opinion of them and I find them lovely now!

Sebastian, Bartholomew etc

SarahAndQuack · 13/06/2022 00:40

A bit like Persephone - I love the names Penelope and Ariadne. I couldn't ever use them because it'd be so pretentious. But I am very jealous of a friend who married a Greek man and therefore got to give her children gorgeous Greek names!

SleepingStandingUp · 13/06/2022 00:23

Pieceofpurplesky · 13/06/2022 00:16

I love the name Gordon. Little Gordy.

Unfortunately with a sister named Julie, Gordon will always be a moron to me

Pieceofpurplesky · 13/06/2022 00:16

I love the name Gordon. Little Gordy.

scribblycat · 13/06/2022 00:16

Another vote for Tiffany here!

Ishacoco · 13/06/2022 00:07

Isis.

Such a shame it's essentially been ruined by association. I think it's a gorgeous name and would definitely be considering it were it not for the obvious.

RosesAndHellebores · 13/06/2022 00:02

Tracey - such a pretty name.

SleepingStandingUp · 12/06/2022 23:59

ForestFae · 12/06/2022 19:53

Thank you. DH and I like names with presence.

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Tbf my sons names get v missed reactions includijg the dreaded try hard
We're just too cool for the name board

rocksonrocks · 12/06/2022 23:59

I really, really love the name Alexa but of course would never use it

BiscoffSundae · 12/06/2022 23:58

Love Mercedes but would never use it

nevaeh is awful! Definitely deserves the hate 🤦🏻😬

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