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What name(s) do you irrationally hate?

902 replies

Baggingarea · 27/09/2020 20:16

I'll start.

Denise.

I don't know any Denises... I'm sure they're lovely. But the name just rubs me up the wrong way.

NOTE: No Karen bashing please! Because it's been hijacked as a name and it's not fair on Karens.

OP posts:
Shedpaint · 27/09/2020 20:18

Penelope
Keith
Edward
Nigel
Brian
Imogen

They all just really set my teeth on edge

chunkyrun · 27/09/2020 20:23

Anything with something twee hyphenated ok the end is Jessica-may Ella-ray Bethany-rose

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ThroughThickAndThin01 · 27/09/2020 20:24

I don’t know why but Mike, loathe that name.

Itsmemaggie · 27/09/2020 20:25

Duncan

Calphurnia · 27/09/2020 20:25

Ian. Even though I've met nice ones!

Sexnotgender · 27/09/2020 20:27

Any variation of Jayden/Caiden/Brayden etc.

Georgina.

Toilenstripes · 27/09/2020 20:28

Kay and anything with a Kay, like Kayla. Made up names like Brayleen or Orlee.

AcrossthePond55 · 27/09/2020 20:29

Dolores. Hate the name.

jessstan2 · 27/09/2020 20:29

Billy-Jean (or Billie-Jean)
Joanne
Tracy
Wayne, Shayne
Denise

SionnachRua · 27/09/2020 20:31

Philippa
Harriet
Olivia
Josephine
Benedict
Hugo
Toby/ Tobias

POP7777777 · 27/09/2020 20:31

Stephanie

TotheletterofthelawTHELETTER · 27/09/2020 20:32

Eloise

NewCatMummy · 27/09/2020 20:35

Jessica (evil child at school)
Isabel (necessary on a bike)
Cameron (‘Cammy!! Cammy! Cameron! Don’t do that darling!’ holiday)

Gloriousgardener11 · 27/09/2020 20:35

Megan - all irritating !!

maddiemookins16mum · 27/09/2020 20:37

Warren
Beverley
Jonty
Hugo

cheeseychovolate · 27/09/2020 20:37

Callum
Courtney
Kai
Ruby

ElizabethinherGermanGarden · 27/09/2020 20:39

Jake and Josh. Both names I loved when I was younger and had on my 'list', but have since been ruined through teaching too many Jake and Josh monsters.

ThorFull · 27/09/2020 20:40

Archie and Alfie. Closely followed by Albert and Arthur. For babies, that is.

20viona · 27/09/2020 20:43

Grace
Evelyn
Emily
Evie
Urgh so dull.

nosswith · 27/09/2020 20:44

I would not call it irrational but others might, but I hate spelling a name not in the traditional way.

It's Jonathan, not Johnathan, it's Holly not Hollie, for example.

AlexandraPeppernose · 27/09/2020 20:45

Sebastian. Even saying it makes my teeth itch

Brockwell · 27/09/2020 20:45

Millicent.

doctorhamster · 27/09/2020 20:45

Lucas. Makes me think of mucous.

JustanotherTuesday · 27/09/2020 20:46

Timothy
Julian
Leslie
Jensen
Hannah
Jessica