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?

I always really liked my name - thought it was cool and classy and fairly unusual. Until I discovered it on a 'Don't call your daughter these stripper names' list! Charming!

I'm a Gemma. I can say that confidently because all you'll identity from it is that I'm a child of the 80s. Almost all Gemma's are children of the 80s. In 1996 there were 8 Gemma's in one of my classes.
I would bet any money it's been slagged off on Mumsnet as dated/common/whatever but really who cares?! It's just my name. I don't have any feelings towards it it's just who I am.
I've given all of my children very-common-always-top-10-hundreds-of-years-old names with traditional spellings. We may be common to some but so what?!

I agree ^ it's just a name and a name we've always had so it's not worth being annoyed about. My daughter is 5 with an 80s name but I like it so who cares.

What's wrong with Chloe? One of my daughters is named Chloe.

I'm guessing Charmaine or Kayley.

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This thread is ridiculous. Of course people will say that Ella, Olivia, Amelia, Lucy, Emma are overdone because when considered in isolation they are but I guarantee it wouldn’t cross anyone’s mind meeting a kid of that name in reality. You’re being over sensitive.

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i am 50. when i was at school i think i knew 1 other person with my name. it is really common amongst people up to 5 yrs younger than me.
if mumsnet had existed when i was 23 the list of common names to avoid would be
rachel sarah Tina tracey sharon lisa nicola clare
with jane ann or louise as middle name.

OP the point about names is that they are entirely a matter of personal taste.

By definition there is no name that everyone likes in the same way there is no food or painting that everyone likes.

My name was planned on the baby name threads too. On those threads you can't win. Don't take it personally.

Don’t worry yourself about it, OP. I’ve seen my own name on many a ‘chavvy name’ thread. You know what, it may well be ‘chavvy’ but it doesn’t define me as a person. It says far more about the person taking the mick.

Baby name threads always tend to descend into snobbery and sometimes even racism/xenophobia on MN. It blows some people’s tiny minds that not everyone wants to call their children ‘classic names’.

Please don't take offence from a bunch of people who decide naming their baby is the job of a bunch of strangers. I don't get why you would be so indecisive about a name that you have to court the opinion of others. You do right to ignore them and when it comes to naming your baby, let it be something you and your OH do I'm private. Sending hugs x

I read an article in the paper years ago where a teacher had given their opinion of a load of names. For dd's name it said " lives on a council estate, will be pregnant at 16"

I thought it was a nice name, not chavvy.

It won’t be Sharon or Tracy as op is 23. Probably Kayleigh, Kelly, Courtney, Jade, Danielle, Gemma, all perfectly nice in their time.

I’m sure I would prefer your name over some of the old fashioned names making a comeback eg Daphne, Elspeth, Olive which I think are awful but mumsnet seems to love. I don’t even like Violet, Ivy, Elsie, Mabel but they are very popular so what does my opinion count for?

I have an ordinary name that no one has ever passed comment on but I was surprised to see it about five times on a thread about what people would hate to be called .

OP I feel your pain. I was given a so called 'chavvy name and I hated it. In my twenties I changed it to a pretty, middle class name and never looked back.

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I think it's Jade.

My dds names are always a bit dull old fashioned or classic but dull OR very 90s. Yabu to let a bunch of internet people bother you I am sure your name is fine.

Courtney?

OP, do you usually make everything about you?

I'm offended that you aren't choosing my name for your dc. How about that?

YABVU, there won't be any names out there that everyone loves. You can't expect everyone to like your name. If it bothers you that much, change it by deed poll.

I like my children's names, they are quite traditional whereas others won't like them as they prefer the trend of made up names, spelling them differently to be unique etc.

Tired of seeing name slated on threads, starts thread about name but won't mention name. One of those waste of time threads that I'm hiding immediately.

Wouldn’t worry about it. I’m 60 and I’ve seen names come in and out of fashion. There are some extremely popular names around that would have been considered very naff when I was younger.

Names like Mabel, Daisy etc, would have been considered downright common by my mother’s generation.

Bound to be one of these top 100 girls names England and Wales 1996

My name never gets mentioned, 0 babies called it last year I think!

I should suggest it as an unusual name on the next thread

OP you're not being unreasonable! It would be totally shit to hear folk slagging off your name, especially if you like it? One guy that my brother knows called his daughter Pirelli after the formula 1 tyres as he's an F1 fan - now THAT is a shit name!

Charlene? Charmaine?