In thinking its not ok to pass negative comment about names unless directly asked?

[IneedAsockamnesty]

No issues at all if your actually asked your opinion but if your not asked

if you are not one of the parents of the actual baby being named or recently named you should do nothing other than smile or say something nice.

Anything else is overstepping rude and hurtful.

[MoominsYonisAreScary]

MrsK boy or girl though? I always thought it was a boys name

[TheBigJessie]

visualiseAHorse

If you say the names fast together, as people will be doing each day...

Come on Sam and Ellie, we'll be late
It'll turn into Salmonellie (salmonella) or smelly, depending on accent.

[MrsKoala]

Moomins - for a girl. She was goddess of the hunt iirc.

[Sunnysummer]

Artemis definitely for a girl. So many books (ok am now sharing my trashy tastes in reading during night wakings) seem to have Artemis as a male name. Not usually hugely pedantic, but this one gives me the rage, not least because I'd love it for a girl but DH thinks way too masculine (as well as
too fancy for the like of we )

[MrsKoala]

Sunny what prole names are you allowed then? My sons name is a Spartan name and i love it just so much - we couldn't give a shiny one if people don't like it, that's fine, i don't like the sound of some names either. But i hate it when people start making the 'posh' noises or eye rolls or say he will be an x because of his name. It is a beauteous name and i feel genuine joy whenever i say the word. it also suits him very much and if we have a little girl next she will be Artemis or Persephone to go with our little Spartan and every inverted snob can shove it up their arse!

[SprinkleTwinkleMagic]

I found people to be damn rude when I was thinking of names when I was pregnant. Befire I foubd out I was expecting a boy I liked the name Aurora for a girl, my sister and dad really took the piss, i was fuming. So after that whenever people asked if we had picked any names I told them Grizelda for a girl and Hagrid just tovsee peoples reactions lol.

[MoominsYonisAreScary]

We liked Darragh but everyone hated it

[kerala]

When I told the other mothers on the ward dd2s name there was silence they didn't say anything! Which shook my confidence rather. Still when they finally decided on their names (Ben Tom etc) I gushed how lovely despite thinking utterly dull. Just politeness surely. Dds name is amazing and suits her perfectly.

[MoominsYonisAreScary]

Hey Kerala l have a Tommy!

[Jacksmania]

I once stopped someone naming her daughter "Destiny Raven Dawn" by blurting out "she's going to hate you for that". Friend stomped off in a huff. Complains to mutual friend. Who fortunately said "I agree with Jacks".
Friend's daughter was eventually named something different and lovely IMO.

I'm still in the doghouse :o
I don't care a tiny bit.

I have a horrible first name, I can never introduce myself without someone saying "huh?" or "what?" or "how do you spell that??" or my pet hate "where's THAT from???" my parents, you fuckwit, that's usually where names come from. All of which is really fucking rude, so, OP, YANBU in the sense that I've had this name for a long time and commenting on it is just really bloody rude, but on the other hand, you have no idea how much I really wish someone had spoken to my parents before I was named and pointed out that they were setting me up for a lifetime of the above.

God, how much do I wish my name was Claire!!!!!!

[musicismylife]

I'm not quite sure why people do get their knickers in a twist about other peoples' CHOICE to call THEIR child

It's not as if you have to answer to it so what does it matter.

I remember that thread about the middle name Mae/May being used as a middle name and it's so common, blah blah blah.

I did think that the poster of that thread just sounded a judgemental twat.

[charleslingus]

Oooh sockreturningpixie I LOVE my name, your daughter is a lucky little one. I once met a person who told me it was her middle name, I later found out it wasn't, she just loved it so much she told everyone it was!
So the box and Adrian mole jokes are all worth it.

I jest, no one's ever ribbed me about my name.
Have you decided on Middles yet? Good luck!

[IneedAsockamnesty]

I have two middles to chose from but going to decide that when she comes out

[Littlegreyauditor]

What's wrong with Darragh?

There are a couple of different spellings but it is a very old Irish name.

[crumpeteater]

I had very negative reactions when I was pregnant with DD and we chose Hugo as a potential boys name. It seems quite popular now, but 8 years ago I ridiculed as a pretentious loon and told in no uncertain terms that he would be bullied throughout school for his silly name. In the end I chose my potential names and didn't tell anyone until after DD was born.

FWIW I think Amelia is a nice, ordinary name. And I mean ordinary in a good way!

[persimmon]

An acquaintance named her DD a name starting with K with the surname Hunt.
Someone should have said something.
But if you just don't like the name, keep schtum, unless it's a really close friend and the name is unbelievable awful.

[persimmon]

unbelievably

[IneedAsockamnesty]

I don't think I would ever say I disliked a name unless I was directly asked.

Tbh I wouldn't notice if it made a funny combo my brain does not work that way unless they are very obvious.

[MoominsYonisAreScary]

Dont know little friends/family just didnt like it at all

[foslady]

One of my pet hates is this. It takes a lot for me to hate anything but I REALLY hate it when people judge on names and feel they have a right to mouth off about it. I'd much rather have a parent with a child named because it's the name they love than because everyone hated the name they wanted.....

[AdmiralData]

YANBU, OP. The name I wanted to call my son was sneered at by everyone to the point where I changed my mind and now he has a bog standard, normal and slightly boring name. However I still love him to bits (obviously) As long as it isn't anything that could cause offence eg, titzilla or HItler people should keep harsh opinions to themselves.

[DreamingofSummer]

A close relative of mine who is a nurse had to talk a mother out of calling her daughter Klamydia. She liked the sound and thought it would be all right if spelled with a K

[PeppiNephrine]

Thats another urban myth. It's even on snopes (its from the US and deemed to be an offensive joke)
here

[VenusOfWillendorf]

I knew someone at school named Ursula Ryan. Not good.