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?

Demi?

No one else has suggested it yet AFAIK

I think it's Chelsey.

meh,i have a very 70,s double barrell name[ although one of the better ones according to mumsnet] i once got into an argument on here with someone who copuldnt understand why people with double barrell names would want to be called their full name rather than half their name, people talk shite on here!

The Baby Names thread is hilarious!!
I cannot believe some of the names people come up with! There seems to be an MN fondness of Rafferty but I’m yet to meet one in real life.

I have got two sons. My oldest son’s name is never mentioned but my other son’s name has popped up quite a lot and there’s a 50/50 split as to whether it’s nice or whether it’s chavvy

I’ve never really noticed if my name has been discussed......I might pop over now and see if it’s mentioned anywhere

Don't be upset though, mine got slagged off on MN once, and I have always liked my name. It isn't totally unheard of and only limited people have it, but from six to 60.

I love the baby name threads on MN - OP, James/Caroline are so have you considered Albert/Walter /Edna/Violet instead? Cue loads of further suggestions of other names which often, imo, are worse than the OP's original suggestions.
My name is very muchof it's time but I don't care - I like it. DC 1 has a name that is apparently 'stupid' for a n adult and DC2's name is often slated on here as a naughty name. Again, I don't care - they are both happy with their names, which actuallyonly became populara few years after they were born , so not many contemporaries share them.
DGC also has a name which is a littleout of the ordinary, but it'sa family name and everyone who knows them, loves it. Not sure that MNwould approve though.

the kids I’ve met called Rafferty/Genevieve tend to be appallingly behaved average children whose parents think they’ve been gifted by angels on winged horseback

I have a sibling has one of those names and you are spot-on 😂

Has? With. With one of those names.

Names are weird things.

On MN, people are literally just hearing the name, without a person attached.

But in real life, when you meet someone there is a real person in front of you and the name carries far less significance. The nicest name can seem ugly when attached to someone you dislike, and the most unpopular name will seem fine when attached to a person you like. The name itself has almost no significance once you get to know the person.

It can't be nice seeing nasty threads abit your name, but people should be reassured that that sort of thing is not reflected in real life interactions.

If you’re a Kylie, a Roxanne or a Chardonnay you can’t help that. But you can help your own attitude. You can’t stop people from thinking it’s a dreadful name but the people you know in real life will know you as a lovely bubbly girl, or a fun girl, the life and soul or the sensible one, whatever your attributes are. That’s all that matters, strangers hating your name you can’t do a thing about, so just carry on being lovely to the people who really matter.
Don’t waste time worrying about what other people think. Ever.

Whatever it is don't sweat it. You can't please everyone, and I've never met anyone yet who's name didn't suit them
If it helps, my ds has the name that's associated with being naughty, and my dd name has been brought up a few times on this thread, it was commonly used as a middle name, but it doesn't bother me. Their names suit them and that's fine by me....HTH

Mornings oh dear. Poor person.

My name at times too, don't take it to heart, it is a fashion thing. Just like everything else, overtime most things become unfashionable.

My name matches my crimplene hot pants and I am sure both are going to be the next vintage 'soughtafter'. 😉

Whenthesharkbites
I think Michaela is lovely too.
When you have a very plain name that sounds so exotic.

I was born in Ireland in the late 70's and my name was the most popular girl name that year. There are billions of us. The most popular boy's name was David around that time too, and I snogged SO MANY Daves back in the day, who in turn snogged SO MANY [insert bog standard name here].

The answer is surely to just avoid those threads, people are asking for opinions so you’re gonna get like it or hate it responses, people aren’t generally going to respond with I think xxxx is ok, fair to middling etc...

In real life I’ve never heard anyone really passing any kind of judgement on other peoples names, apart from maybe people with very unusual, or very pretentious names.

Back when it was all fields round here, every other kid was called Sharon, Tracy, Trevor or Kevin. When did you last hear of a baby Trevor?

Also, names travel down the social scale. No one would have named their child William before the Wales’s. Suddenly it became massively popular.

Don’t let other people’s transient opinions make you feel bad about your name. It could be the next big thing!

I don't think it's wrong to call a name dated.

My name and some of my friends' names probably fall into the 'popular of an era' names.You don't seem to get many children being called Sharron, Gary, Tracey, Ian, Kevin these days.

Equally, there seems to be a trend now for names that are old fashioned (grandma or great grandma names) like Edna, Nettie, Iris, Violet.

At some point Noah/Oscar/Isla/Amelia will become dated.

My whole family have completely common names, probably universally disliked but I don't care, I don't feel strongly about names anyways. I find most of the baby name threads on mn full of slightly odd suggestions or exaggerated opinions.

Kylie, is that you?

Names being judged to be "of an era" is one thing, but it's a shame when they're said to be linked to personal characteristics like class and behaviour. I know a lovely little Jayden who is quiet, studious and well spoken and his mum always gets comments about him not being a "typical" Jayden!

I have just looked mine up on the boards and it is universally panned as hideous. I totally agree .

The thing to remember is names are subjective, one persons dream name is another's nightmare name. If we all liked the same names what a boring world we would live in.

Names go in and out of fashion , i do feel sorry for all the Sharons and Traceys, there nothing wrong with actual names but because of vizetc they were seen as very common.

It’s a big issue on mumsnet but literally no one gives a crap about what your name is in really life

I’m a child of the 80s, I went to school with loads of Gemma’s, Paul’s, Lindsey’s , and Louise’s.
When was the last time someone named their baby Paul?
I have a flower name, but not a common one, so I only know a couple of others and they are all ages.