Meet the Other Phone. Flexible and made to last.

Meet the Other Phone.
Flexible and made to last.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Chat

Join the discussion and chat with other Mumsnetters about everyday life, relationships and parenting.

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:
AfterSchoolWorry · 04/04/2021 21:02

Marnie.

A mixture between moany and sarnie.

An awful ugly sounding name.

Fullmoonagain · 04/04/2021 21:07

What names are left? This whole thread is so incredibly subjective and meaningless Hmm

Cipot · 04/04/2021 21:08

Angela. Worked with a horrible one in hospital for several years. A truly unpleasant woman.

Interested in this thread?

Then you might like threads about this subject:

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 04/04/2021 21:09

Dominic. All Dominics, in my experience, are evil incarnate.

Blondiney · 04/04/2021 21:21

Bex. The hapless sidekick.

SpiderinaWingMirror · 04/04/2021 21:29

Julia, bitch on wheels that made my life a misery
Phoebe ,feeble

SpiderinaWingMirror · 04/04/2021 21:34

Ethan. But tbf where I come from its routinely pronounced effan.

diavlo · 04/04/2021 21:38

I’ve come across all 4 of my children’s names on here Grin

HeronLanyon · 04/04/2021 21:39

Full House diavlo. I think a op had almost a full house but was waiting on on D.C. name.
Well done !

altlife · 04/04/2021 21:42

Jay.

Known too many. All of them sucked.

YouAreYourBestThing · 04/04/2021 21:44

@iMatter

I think you ought to post your name and your kids' names if you're going to slate other people's names/their children's names.

Good grief, lighten up! Every single person breathing on this planet will have an opinion on your (and every other!) name...and if they say they don't, then they are lying 🤷‍♀️ It's human nature to have opinions on things...of course, you might choose not to share these opinions, and that's up to you, but don't try to pretend that you don't have them.

eg I truly hate my own name...always have! To the point that I choose to use a nickname that has no link at all to my name. My name has appeared on this thread several times (I'm not at all surprised 🤣) and so have the names of both my DC...which doesn't upset me at all, because I still love the names I chose for my children and, as I said, we all have opinions 🤷‍♀️

notangelinajolie · 04/04/2021 21:47

I may have already posted on this thread but 2 names I dislike a lot are Clara and Claudia. I have no idea why, they just sound so clumpy to me.

Millymomooo · 04/04/2021 21:48

FedNlanders
It’s strange because I know Emma is an old name but I can’t seem to like the name on an elderly women same with Amy. I do like the names though.

Pumpkyumpkyumpkin · 04/04/2021 21:50

Ruths are generally pretty irritating and snidey I find. I have met a couple of nice ones, but not many!

Millymomooo · 04/04/2021 21:52

Blondiney
Lincoln must be the worst name i have actually heard as a name. Poor poor child

Millymomooo · 04/04/2021 21:54

Pumpkyumpkyumpkin
Oh I love Ruth. One of my fav girl names. It’s funny how names can be either loved or loathed

headlock · 04/04/2021 21:56

Happy my kids aren't on the list so far but my name is!
Agree with the Jaxon and all other names with weird spellings.
Mine are,
Hilda and Zelda. They're horrible and sound like stabby knives.

headlock · 04/04/2021 21:57

Also agree Candida sounds like thrush

Staffy1 · 04/04/2021 21:59

Oliver
Stuart
Amelia

And silly names for adults such as "Annie" for "Anne"

Millymomooo · 04/04/2021 21:59

Haha full house for our family names even the cat lol 😂

Kollamoolitumarellipawkyrollo · 04/04/2021 21:59

@FancySomeChips

Biblical names like Issac, Noah, Mary, Joseph, Reuben, Peter, Paul etc

Thomas 🤮
Alexander 🤮
Lesley/Leslie

Lillah/Lila/Lyla
So overdone
Same with Evie/Ava etc

Sarah
So so so many

Disliking names I understand but vomit emojis?!

And really, all biblical names?

Blondiney · 04/04/2021 22:02

@Millymomooo

Haha full house for our family names even the cat lol 😂
My dog is an Alfie, he's distraught! Grin
Ihavehadenoughalready · 04/04/2021 22:07

Brian.

I just.... I just hate it.

TechnoDino · 04/04/2021 22:09

Samuel - wet & dribbly mummy’s boy (Sam is ok)
Felicity - prissy & indulged
Buddy - not even a name
Penelope - awful, frumpy & dated

Sorry if I’ve offended anybody Grin

amysaurus87 · 04/04/2021 22:12

What's with all the Amy hate?? Sure it was incredibly common in the late 80s early 90s but its not a bad name!.

My little boys name has come up on this list too, including his middle name!

I'm not a fan of double barreled first names for boys or girls but I wouldn't got so far to say I hate them!

Swipe left for the next trending thread