Names you KNOW are perfectly nice but which you have an irrational hatred for

[sallyseton]

I'll go first-

Anne/Anna
Nancy

I don't know why I feel such a strong dislike for them! Perfectly nice normal names logically but for me.......no. To say the least.

Apologies to any parents of Annas or Nancys, I know I am the freakish one for feeling this way!

Figured everyone would have at least one name like this?

Oliver...I don't get why it's so popular

me,dh,ds2 and ds3 already covered-ds1 will be feeling left out soon so keep them coming as i always like to my dc to be treated equally of course

and my particulars..

Lewis
Harley
Theo
Alfie
George

Ellie
Jasmine
Lauren
Rosie
anything-Mae

disclamer- not related to any child in particular, have met lovely people named most of these..

Never met a Ryan or Jamie i liked. Nor an Ellie, Alexander or Joshua.

Love plain names like Andrew, Drew, Michael, Francis

Way too many contrived names around, sad sacks thinking Molly is the last word in originality,

I don't usually participate in these kinds of threads, as I don't like to offend but DD's name is always mentioned and as mine and DD's names have been mentioned, fuck it, here goes:

Olivia! It reminds me of Olive oil and I don't understand why there are so many! So there!

Oh and I don't hate them but names that should be the shortened version of something but are actually the given name,

Archie
Alfie etc.

Elephants that's so true about men called Chris! All the ones I have met have been a bit worrisome. While women called Chris tend to be fleecy-wearing dog-lovers.

Wasn't going to play until I saw my daughter's gorgeous name so its gloves off

Joshua
Ruby
Zach
Callum
Thomas

some will love your dc name,some will hate it.so what

I love all names.

if q what you think of Arse-Biscuits is posed i opine

otherwise nah, i will pass.

Oh well, DS's name has been mentioned twice and my middle name (Ruth), but then I don't like Ruth either so don't really care.

I also don't like names that are short for something else being the actual given name-someone's already mentioned ones like Alfie, Archie etc.

The only name I really can't stand is Angela. I hate it and it's completely irrational. Of course there are other names I wouldn't choose for my DC, but that's the only one I do really and truly loathe. Sorry to any Angelas out there!

I hate
Tilly / Milly
and any names that are the noun for a fruit or vegetable, or a condiment - or Honey, Toffee etc (arrghh!)

poncy ponce ponce ponce!

Names that only really suit babies:

Daisy
Alfie
Billy

And irrational dislikes include

Ian
Jayne, with a 'y'
Wayne
Darren
Araminta

Seasons/weather: Summer, Autumn, Sunny etc

Coralie
Mackenzie

all the chav names basically or what i consider chavvy

i really hate all the ridicolously overused names like:
isabelle
jessica
ruby
maisie
ellie

charlie
jack
ben
oliver
alfie

but the one name that i absolutely cannot stand and think is unappealing in every way is archie. yuck!

Doing well so far as my ds's first name's not here! Phew! Although his middle name is but then again it is his daddy's name (not my choice.....) and a very VERY popular, highly overused name from the 70's. Shut up Radley before dh reads this thread......

Anyway there are quite a lot of names that I dislike for my child but the only one I can think of that I hate dislike as a rule is:

Candida

Sorry to all Candidas out there but it reminds me of thrush!

I don't like Marcus.

A good friend of mine is pg with a baby boy and plans to call him Marcus. I have been a gushing fountain of enthusiasm and thumbs up.

It just sounds like Mucus to me.

And what is this two ways to pronounce Sara / Sarah madness?

Georgia
Jessica
Catherine with a C.

LOL at mucus -- I dislike Marcus too.

Alfie - should be Alfred
Charlie - should be Charles
Jamie - should be James
Taylor, Maddison, Harrison, Bailey, Mckenzie, Jackson - should be surnames

Yes, any name that is actually a surname used as a first name (USA worst culprit here) really, really riles me.

Otherwise it's only names that have bad associations for me, in that people I knew with the same name were/are 'orrible!

Here's a few: Jimmy, Kirsten, Beverley, John, Howard.

Oh, wanted to add Cameron.

Lovely boys name in itself but it means crooked nose. Why would you want to call your child crooked nose?!?

Beverley Yvette Kimberley Patricia Charmaine

Lily Amy Natalie

Luke Rhys Liam Kyle

Dean Lee Warren

As my adorable little boy's name has been mentioned (shame on you all) I now feel perfectly entitled to offer up the following irrationally irksome names...
Ivy - poisonous
Hazel - nut or nutter
Meredith - the irritating one from Grey's Anatomy.

Boys - anyone who calls their sons the same names as mine hence leading to them becoming over popular and on lists like this!! Hate that. Stick to your Atticus and Wolfgangs please then they can end up in the top 10 and we can all feel free to mock them mercilessly!
((runs off to hide behind sofa in case anyone shouts))

The only two saras I've ever known pronounced the first bit to rhyme with car. My archie is archibald on his birth certificate (which I know many many people will think makes it worse as I'm being told all the time!). I must confess I do prefer his name the way my family who are Scottish say it, as opposed to how it gets said down south where we live. As for names I irrationally dislike it's amelia for me-I find it hard to say nicely (and I really do think that's my specific problem!)