to wish my name wouldn't always come up in the baby names threads?

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NC for this. My name always comes up in the baby names threads. Always as 'dated' or 'common' or 'chavvy' etc etc. Sick of seeing my name slagged off and I never felt down about it until mn. To the point that I have hidden the baby names threads and never read them, even though we are currently trying to think of a name for DC1. AIBU to think that we don't think of these things when we slag off other people's names on the internet? That people actually have these names?

Never seen my name labelled chavvy but seen it described as dated and boring. Different names come in and out of fashion there's no need to be upset that parents now might not choose your name.

What was the point of name changing if you’re not going to say what your name is though?

Nice. Quite the charmer.

Threads like this annoy me. You’ve NC, just tell us your name!

I know

I had to laugh when somebody (else) suggested my son's name and another poster posted this

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She did a whole page of them

I'd rather people gave a straight opinion. Knowing someone you like with a name changes it entirely too as does knowing someone you hate with a previously liked name. Just ask a teacher! I wouldn't take it personally. If it makes you feel better at my SIL 40th there was some stupid party game where you had to give a name of "fill in the blank"...firefighter....prostitute etc. You pulled a card and had to give a name. Lady across from me gave my name for prostitute. 😬

Why are you so concerned, OP?

You, and many others, might not like my very 1970s name but I don't really care.

Your parents chose it for you and you liked it up until recently. Go back to liking it and ignore the nasty posts. You probably won't like many of the posters' names either if you knew them.

Why does everyone care whether I've name changed or not? All I did was state that it upset me when I see my name being constantly slagged off. It bothers me, your name is what you introduce yourself with and it's not great being 23 with a 'dated' name that's been described as horrible. It's hurtful and it upset me a bit as I hadn't thought about it much before. Sorry for being bothered by it - I can't help that. Even if IABU.

There’s no need to feel bad about your name Frogmella

I have an ancient foreign name. Someone called it chavvy on here once... i have literally only ever met one other (rich) person with the name so not sure how its chavvy. Your name was obviously popular and nice. Personally i bloody love the name Barbara. If i ever have kids thats on the list.

I’m a triplet with a themed name, which also happens to be a boys name. Consider yourself lucky

I didn't come here for an opinion on my name. I am upset because it is often slagged off and called horrible and chavvy. If I tell you my name what are you going to do? Give me your opinion on it? I don't want that, therefore my name is irrelevant in this context.

My name is very 70s / very early 80s. And i went to achool with lots of michelles and louises.

I'd put money on Chloe

if You dislike your name so much, change it. You’re only 23, you have another 50+ years left, change your name to so,etching you really like.

Mine usually gets called dated, and had lots of mentions on the 'names you hate because they were your school bully's' thread.

It is dated, I'm not especially fond of it, and I know I was never a bully at school so it doesn't bother me at all. I didn't pick the name. I think it must be worse seeing DCs names slated.

My son’s name comes up regularly in the ‘names I’m not brave enough to use’ threads, which makes me a bit — it’s Biblical, and very ordinary in my home country.

It's just odd that you'd name change (and announce it) if you had no intention of telling us the name. What's the point?

NotUmbongo, are you named Chandler 😁

@ALemonyPea

I wish

@NerrSnerr I'm allowed to name change. I'm allowed to choose not to tell you my name. It's not a big deal and doesn't change the topic of the thread whatsoever.

My name routinely gets slagged off on here too, OP. Fuck 'em. My parents put a lot of thought into what they named me and my siblings, and all of our names have beautiful meanings. Some sections of MN thrives on naice middle class women putting other women down. Who cares what a bunch of faceless strangers think? It doesn't take much wit or intelligence to jump on the "that's chavvy" bandwagon. Your parents chose that name for you for a reason, and to the people who know and love you in real life the name represents you as an individual, not some unoriginal stereotype.