Why the hate for modern “made up” style names

This may be true but, equally, you may find your innovatively-named child disadvantaged on any job application reviewed by the so-called middle class snobs. Whether consciously or subconsciously.

Ha I knew a Kinsley when I lived stateside. She’d be 5 or 6 now. The parents were lovely!

What makes me judgy is that it's the parents who want to be seen as unique and creative when what they're doing is saddling a child with a name they'll always have to spell out. Ditto parents who insist on using their child as a billboard for their hobby/musical interest. It's not about you. It's about the human being you're launching into the world with an immediate disadvantage. People are inherently unique; s/he's not going to be more unique because you've coined the name Mhicyl.

Lennon-Jagger Hendrix Smith is on a par with those poor sod Puritan children called Chastity God-Be-In-My-Petticoats Fear-Satan Thomas.

I don’t care what people call their children but I will have my own opinion about the name as will pretty much anyone. Saddling a child with a yoonique name that will become an albatross around their necks isn’t a great plan

only Middle class snobs care about what other people name their babies

I'm going to get shot down for this, and am probably making massive generalisations, but, made up names or Yoonique spellings of traditional names are predominantly used by working class or less well educated people, so they are going to be ridiculed and belittled by those who want to appear outside those groupings. But equally, will be applauded by people within those groupings.

I'm from the North East and a few years ago there were quite a few little boys called Shearer. It just felt like it was more about the association than liking the actual name.

I think there is a bit of Katie Hopkins in all of us when it comes to names.

Remember at baby group, one little girl was called Destiny but the mum had to tell me it was double ee at the end and yes l am afraid l judged

it dosent mean the current trendy names will be looked on as bad because at the end of the day a lot of people in that generation will have those names.
There’s really not going to be a lot of people called Kinsley and Braylee. Enough to make me shudder, but not enough to normalise them.

I think they look really stupid! Sorry, but they look like people can’t spell.

Of course every name is made up.

But some names sound nicer than others - it's just personal preference

One of my friends is a primary school teacher. She had a little girl called 'Sharlit' in her class a few years ago.
We're not quite sure whether it was intentional, or if the parent/s didn't know how to spell Charlotte.

Yes, actually, I think you’re right. I think I was thinking of Miranda.

All names are made up at some point. I think it's mostly stems from classicism and snobbery

Though judging by your spelling and grammar I'm not surprised you're in favour of these kinds of names

Because most of the time it just looks like the parents dont know how to spell

And I imagine the child will spend their whole life spelling their name to every single person, business, or institution they deal with.

No chance if I need a lawyer I'm hiring a Chardonnay over a Stephanie.

Yup. This with bells on.

Only an idiot would non-ironically name a human being "Braylee".

I don't like them. They label people. I feel a bit bad saying it though.

I like Paisley. Much nicer sounding than Shankly.

Harlow, Blyth, Marlow and the like are a bit too associated with places. There are quite a few places called Bradley.

I'm not keen on names like Everleigh because it looks like a twee spelling of Everley, which makes me think of Beverley, another place names.
Braylee makes me think of a donkey braying.

Linda, Sandra, Nancy - Linda is from longer names ending in Linda, Sandra is short for Alexandra, and Nancy is a form of Anne, so they all have some background.

Isn't Lindsey a place name and Lindsay a surname. I remember Lindsay/Lindsey/Lynsey being a popular name at school.

Because they scream " trying to be unique but failing miserably "

Shakespeare invented Olivia

I thought it was already a name but made more popular by him?

I don't hate them, some of them sound nice but it is a different way to get a new name. The others, although may have been 'childrens names' at some point are derived from other traditional names like how Sandra is from Alexander and Nancy came from Ann, but are distinct names in their own right.

Names that are 'made up' or are just repurposed surnames, misspellings or mismatches don't usually have the links that make them seem like 'proper' names.

And they might become thought of as more standard names as the bearers grow up but there are really not many children called Braylee in this country and there are so so many new made up variations with similar sounds. Like Rylee, Kaylee, Brynlee, Brinlee, Brylee, Caylee, Kalilee, Lylee, Kylee, Preslee, Kinslee, Kaislee, Marlee, Rynlee, Mckinlee.
All of which can be spelled with a 'leigh' or a 'ly' or a 'ley' ending.

There are just so many similar names that the 'individuality' of them is lost and they become one big slew of similar american sounding names.

With more traditional names, there wont be many alternative names that fully rhyme and sound similar.

Braylee is hideous.

These are all teen mom US style trailer trash names.

Because it can sometimes make you look like you can’t spell, and that can mean people might think you are either poorly educated or a bit dim, and neither of those are great. Linda, Sandra and Nancy are all shorter versions of established names. That’s not to say names cannot be invented: eg, Shakespeare invented Olivia and Jessica, and JM Barrie invented Wendy.

“There is also I imagine a strong correlation between having makey uppy hyphenated phonetically spelt Love Island-esque name and being a fuckwit.”

This is what most people think but are too afraid to say. Made up names - especially the ones with random ‘y’s in the middle or funky spellings just look dumb to most of the literate thinking population.