To intensely dislike the “y/ie” suffix name craze?

[feelingnotbelieving]

Alfie Archie Albie Blakie Bertie Denny Ellie Evie Edie Georgie Lenny Ralphie Ronnie Reggie Vinny.

Today I came across a Jeffie. Why?!

If want to give you kid an old fashioned name, then name it Alfred, Eleanor, Leonard or Vincent. Or Jeffrey.

Added to the naff-ness of it is the fact that when that child starts school, he’s going to be one in at least half a dozen others with the same name.

I just find it it very unoriginal and effortless to give your child a “trendy” name that 50% of parents seem to also be naming their child. I’m assuming they think it’s quirky or cute but I can’t be the only person who thinks it’s naff and tasteless.

I get sometimes it’s to honour a relative. My grandad was called Bernard, but if I wanted to name my son after him I wouldn’t name him Bernie. I’d call him Bernard. As that was my grandads name.

My name's Ruby so I guess I'm on your blacklist.

How do you know they're not nicknames?

Is a self-appointed Baby Name Police Officer a paid position or do you volunteer?

It's obviously a pet peeve for you, but I can't imagine getting this upset about baby names. Now, if you were perturbed when people put the toilet tissue on the roll the wrong way, I'd be happy to join in. 😁

Totally with you. I’ve got 2 kids with old fashioned names and I genuinely get annoyed when people name their kids shortened versions of my kids names.

Irrational, I know.

Pre 1910 Grandmas and Great Aunts include (Birth name in brackets, if different) - Louie (Louisa-Anne), Dolly (Gladys), Elsie, Liz/Lizzie (Eliza) Sadie, Jess/Jessie (Jessica), Annie (Anne), Connie (Constance) Esme - pronounced with an ie ending not as Esmay (Esmerelda), Florrie (Florence)
Mum's generation - 1930's Maggie/Peggy/Daisy (Margaret), Betty, Betty/Liz/Lizzie (Elizabeth), Audrey, Ginny (Virginia) Penny (given name and short for Penelope, Bab/Barbie (Barbara)
My generation - 1960's (giving up on brackets) Jackie, Jenny, Tracy, Sally, Katy, Debbie, Julie, Melanie, Lizzie, Vicky, Nicky, Lindsey, Lesley, Cathy, Wendy, Penny, Teri. Also Sikh friends/colleagues Indy (Inderjit) Kam/Kammy (Kamaljit) Jas/Jazzy (Jasbinder/Jaswinder/Jasbir) and several Nikki (youngest child in family nickname)
Niece/Daughter - 1980's/1990's - Katy/Katie, Jessie, Becky, Lexie, Fran/Frankie, Dani, Lizzie, Charli, Vic/Vicki, Abi, Amy, Gabby, Lily, Rosie, Maddy

OP is perfectly correct that ie or y endings to names is a new trend.

Seriously, though. I worked in elementary education for 23 years. Children's names form a big chunk of their identity and it's very hurtful when people insist on calling them something different, especially when comments are made about spelling, uniqueness, or forcing them to use their legal name.

I always used the name the student called themselves. I believe it shows respect to them.

Op my kids don’t have any such name, but find it funny as I know loads of poppy’s! So not sure why you’re talking about unoriginal names. Also, Poppy I find quite childlike and unlike others doesn’t have an alternative to use when older

You've literally got several of those in your list!!! Or are you being ironic?

Weren't the Kray parents so ahead of their time when they named their twin sons in 1933...

@feelingnotbelieving you are becoming more and more irrational with every post!!

Who knows? 😉lol

Mickey/Mickie and Mikey

Me, too they are names for dogs.

My sister has 3 on that list.

Haha prepare yourself for an angry posse vociferously arguing they aren’t dogs names
I once commented that Billywas a dog name , and oh my, a pitchfork mob rocked up demanding I retract my comment and promise to never more say Billy is a dog name

The Poppy I know is a ‘Penelope’.

My daughter has a cutesy name.

I don’t really care what people call their kids, but don’t really understand the whole ‘spending their whole life clarifying what their name is’.

I have one of those names (Known as Becky but name on bc is Rebecca type thing) and it’s honestly a non-issue.

certainly don’t feel like I’ve ‘spent my whole life’ clarifying anything

Erm..... 😆

I'm a 90s baby called Laura. It was fashion back then and i was one of 3 in my primary class and of 7 in secondary year. Didnt bother me. But I was also named after my great great grandma.

There's more important things to be bothered by than what people name their kids

I'm not a fan aswell and agree it's very unoriginal and there will be loads of kids with the same name at school. You also missed out all the Millies, lillies, Penny's and all the girls also. But whatever, people have different tastes and let them crack on. Makes the other kids the unique ones.

But the difference is, they were very likely given the full name on their birth certificate - Thomas, Catherine, Charlotte, etc. - so at least as adults they had the choice.

I hate the vast number of double barrelled kids surnames more because the parents aren’t married. Just go with one ffs.

Not my kids, not my business.

How on Earth do you know people called Lucie as per the example earlier aren’t French?! It’s all very well saying well if you’re not French don’t use it, but unless you have some kind of special mystical skill, how can you tell whether or not people are French?

But the difference is, they were very likely given the full name on their birth certificate - Thomas, Catherine, Charlotte, etc. - so at least as adults they had the choice.

That makes no sense whatsoever. Every adult has the choice to be called by a version of their name that's not the one on their birth certificate if they want, or indeed to go by a completely different nickname. What is to stop an Albie from deciding to go by Albert if he prefers it, just as an Albert can decide to go by 'Albie'?

I worked in hr in the city - my boss was ruthless when it came to how professional names were

You can't have worked in HR in the City recently because the Equality Act, EDI policies and training on unconscious bias and inclusivity should have made sure these attitudes were packed off back to the stone age where they belong.

Not to mention a sizeable proportion of workers in the City will be more likely to be called Priya, Mohamed or Wei than Albert/ie or Grac/ie.

I also worked HR in the City. The partners in the firm were certainly ruthless but people were just called by their names!!!

I’m an ie and so is my sister , my children became ie ie and i, there is no craze, just I like how those names sound