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You have to name a child a name you hated growing up , what would you call the child?

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glovestrains · 23/04/2023 23:23

the reserve of the other one

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Toddlerteaplease · 24/04/2023 00:09

Jack, Jake, Rory, Albert, Arthur
Ethel, Doris, Maureen. Maud.

Basically any 'old person' name. Can't stand them.

RenoDakota · 24/04/2023 00:03

RenoDakota · 23/04/2023 23:55

Marcus

Sorry, misread the question. I hated a person called Marcus (bully) but not the name.

Tintackedsea · 24/04/2023 00:03

Kirsteen - two in my primary school were horrors

HernamewasNOLA · 23/04/2023 23:59

Toby
Imogen

I’m not sure why I never liked the names. I never knew a Toby but it always reminded me of the Chef on the Toby Carvery signs. There was an Imogen in my class who was lovely but I couldn’t stand her name. I don’t mind Toby now, prefer Tobias. Still don’t like Imogen

greenthumb13 · 23/04/2023 23:56

Nicole

RenoDakota · 23/04/2023 23:55

Marcus

LeafyGreenSummer · 23/04/2023 23:55

Girl - Mildred

Boy - Rodney

Theoldwoman · 23/04/2023 23:54

Fiona

LittleMie · 23/04/2023 23:53

Hayley, Georgia, Jennifer, Olivia or Jessica. Still can't stand the names no idea why, maybe it's because of the ones I've met but can't think I disliked anyone with those names. It's the feeling it gives me when I pronounce them I think ?

IntheSnowySnowyMountains · 23/04/2023 23:53

Oh no... my name, my mum's and my husband's are all on here Blush

For me it would be Karen - before it had its current connotations of course. I knew two who were mean, then an adult one who was lovely and now probably hates her name! For a boy maybe Neill or Lance - they were bullies!

Bloodsweatntears · 23/04/2023 23:51

Rhea or Marcelle

Beamur · 23/04/2023 23:49

Sonia. I had a perfectly nice friend called this but have always disliked how it sounds.
Jason. Horrible boy at school! Also Jace as a nn.

bicky · 23/04/2023 23:49

Karen made my life awful for about 2 years
Richard horrible kid who wiped poo on my mums outside toilet walls

kwetu · 23/04/2023 23:48

Tina or Sharron

ColdAsAWitchsTit · 23/04/2023 23:47

Emma. It's objectively a nice enough name but I've never met an Emma who isn't a complete PITA. Sorry to all the Emmas.

DelurkingAJ · 23/04/2023 23:46

Hannah. I cordially loathed ‘the Hannah’s’ at school (mutual dislike, I fear). I have since managed to accept that many Hannahs are perfectly nice.

RobertsRadio · 23/04/2023 23:46

Mavis
Nigel

Mamamia32 · 23/04/2023 23:45

Lauren (Known two horrible Laurens in my life)

atthebottomofthehill · 23/04/2023 23:44

Julia
Gareth

TheSaturdayAfternoonnessOfIt · 23/04/2023 23:44

ComeTheFuckOnBridgett · 23/04/2023 23:41

Oooh, hated warren too. Such a wet name 🤣

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Opposite for me - the Warren in my childhood was a well 'ard bully! 😁

CuteCillian · 23/04/2023 23:42

Paula and Dwayne.

ComeTheFuckOnBridgett · 23/04/2023 23:41

TheSaturdayAfternoonnessOfIt · 23/04/2023 23:36

Girl - Gemma
Boy - Warren

Oooh, hated warren too. Such a wet name 🤣

GrazingSheep · 23/04/2023 23:40

Tina.
Desmond.

TheSaturdayAfternoonnessOfIt · 23/04/2023 23:36

Girl - Gemma
Boy - Warren

BebbanburgIsMine · 23/04/2023 23:34

Fiona