AIBU to ask owyou would never name a child and why

[Flyingfish2019]

I would never name a child Mia = missing in action. Or Cameron, what if she marries a guy named Cameron and then she is called Cameron Cameron?
Or Claudia because it means “one who is lame“ in Latin.

Cassandra. Admittedly Only Fools and Horses didn't do me any favours, but before then I was considered quite posh (till you got to know me!)

It does mean prophet of doom tho, so I always wondered what my parents were thinking when they chose it!

How is Neveah pronounced? I've not heard it before.

Love your name koala. I was actually called Wendy for my first 48 hours till my mum changed her mind. Always baffled me, no correlation between Wendy and Ruth

Like Nivea cream

I think it’s nev-AY-uh. I know one

I like the name Ruth, it sounds peaceful and elegant! I also like Cassandra, but I do always think of that disaster film "The Cassandra Crossing"!

I tick one of those boxes Clio

Albie

Hate it

Chloe
Amy
Alfie
Ellie
Lauren
Rachael
Nicola

George
William
Henry
Emily
Olivia

Just boring

I like Ruth and Kimberley (i'm not seeing the hatred for it at all). Kim is a nice shortening and I've known some lovely ones too.

I wanted Valentine for a boy and Gertrude for a girl (I think both Gerty and Rudy are lovely abbreviations) and DH vetoed both. The bastard. Probably for the best!!

My mum was born to a German mum and English dad. It was definitely a boy. They had a name. My mum popped out in 1957 and was obviously not a boy. THANK GOD!

Wolfgang anyone? What a lovely erm unique name for a little baby....

My dd's middle name is Valentine ( she was born on Valentine's Day )

My partner really liked Michael for our little boy but I hated it.. also many boys names that are old man names like Nigel or Kevin.. it was hard to name our boy😂

Mathew. As I taught a child called Mathew who was not nice.

I might have been all right with calling one Matthew with two ts but didn’t want to risk it

Mia - teen slang in the eating disorder world for Bulimia.

Ana - sane for anorexia.

I don't know why I know this, or why it now sticks in my head!

My son’s dad is Dutch and I liked Valentijn and Constantijn. I think Con is a nice diminutive. He ended up with an old Dutch name, short and lovely

mary jane my family in California would all die of laughter

gary all i can think of is spongebobs snail

Chelsea or faith or names after places like India or London not my cup; of tea i guess

Nevaeh

Yes to Grace. The two girls my DD knows/ did know, were manipulative bullies.

Bridget and Gretchen.

Such ugly, hard sounding names.

And with AmberHeartKitty’s post we’ve now got a full house on all of our names

Even the cat has featured- but I doubt anyone would object to Tabitha for a tabby cat

Ds has a (female) friend called Echo, it’s impossible to only say it once, even after many years, I can’t do it.

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Ds has a (female) friend called Echo, it’s impossible to only say it once, even after many years, I can’t do it.

the names both hideous and comedy genius at the same time

Lacey just seems unfinished, like half a name. It just doesn’t feel right when I say it. Same with Ella, it’s just so wet and drippy.

I know a baby Buffy. Poor thing.