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?

Jessica and Rebecca

Oh yes, and Paul of course. I read some research once that actually proved that Pauls are less attractive.

Elspeth - the way it is pronounced as if it contains no vowels at all "ll-spth", even though it should be quite nice.

Boo or Bo, loathe and detest.

:o at laughalot posting her own son's name on here

Louise - never met a nice one, just remove the i.

I find the current trend for ironic old man/lady names just awful and contrived.

I notice no-one ever suggests Bernard or Edna though - it seems curiously some old man/lady names are winsome and popular whilst others are not.

Andrew for a boy.

Surprised my name isn't mentioned more often. I have had people tell me that they don't like it to my face! It's Victoria. People seem to think it's smug.

DD's name hasn't been mentioned yet! lol.

lamplighter - you've never met me!

Funnily enough my DH & I got engaged in Kenya and all the lovely people we met there threw us a surprise engagement party. They brought out a cake which said 'Congratulations Steve & Louse!'

LouMacca

Sorry but can't get into the name - my 'friend' Louise shagged my DH (now ex DH) and another Louise tried to shag my BF.

Maybe I should have concentrated on the 'irrational' part.

I shall start again.

Millie - I always think of Millipede.

Megan - just awful

Any name ending in 'een'. Maureen, Eileen, Doreen etc

Any name ending in 'ette'. Annette, Jenette, Antoinette

Marcus - yep, makes me think of snot

Sonia

Morag

Alison

Alfie

Paul

Chris (male or female0

Carol

Dominic

Tony

I have thousands!

I do not like Felicity.

And have only known horrible Angelas and Charlottes (sorry, I am sure some of you are nice).

At school we had a Charlotte who had a 'bit of a reputation'.

The boys always said the C was silent. Put me off the name!

All Dawn's are horrid

Also Sophie, it sounds like sofa and there are too damn many!!!

As you were

anything appended with May/Mae/Mei or Lee/Leigh

I met a child called Mai-Lee the other day. Pronounced Miley. Mother appeared otherwise sane (and v nice), oddly.

I don't like Ann(e) at all but quite like Anna, irrationally.

Philip, Benjamin and Timothy just sound wet.

Hate all surnamey names (Bailey, Madison, Courtney etc).

Evie is one I just don't get at all. Eve/Eva are lovely names.

Natasha, Samantha and Grace

Any name that can be shortened to a 'fee' nn ie Phoebe and Fiona.

Ellis - grubby

Daniel, Stephanie, Shannon, Liam, Ryan, James, Jamie, Kieron, Kevin, Angela,Andrew, Christopher et al.

2 of you have said my ds name!!!!!Ewan

what about Ewan Mcgregor????? isn't he sexy and nice and still called Ewan??

well all my 3dcs names are on here ,wh cares if ya dont like them we cant please every ,tom ,dick,harry can we :)

My name has been mentioned for the first time ever on a name theme post!!

She hates it

Not too keen myself actually....

I am surprised that my DS's name is not on here at all. It is an extremely polarising name - mostly by generation. The midwives in the postnatal ward could barely disguise their disdain. Whereas the 30something north london meeja ponces I pass the time of day with love it.

My name is on here a few times - I love it. It's very much of my generation and if ever a TV or book character is called by that name you know she's going to be a lot bit of a slut.

I was bullied by a Leanne so have bad connotations with the name.

People nearby called Darren and Karen and they are complete idiots, therefore can't stand it

And irrationally the name Aaron. i used to sit next to a boy who stank of rotten cabbage for the whole of my first year and the name makes my nostrils fill with the smell.

He was a nice boy thoguh

Both my DC's are mentioned on here despite being quite unusual names, but everyone has names they don't like so I'll try not to take it personally I love them so I'm happy!!

I have a personal irrational dislike of any boys name beginning with K - Kayden, Kieron, Kane etc etc..

I also dislike the trend for naming little girls with boys names e.g. Mackenzie, Riley. I just think there are a lot of beautiful feminine names out there it's a shame!

Babyish girly toddler names - Poppy, Daisy, Millie, Honey. Your dds will not be toddlers forever!

Tedious top 10 names like

Jack
Oliver
Ruby
Olivia
Grace
Eve/Evie

Because they are everywhere and very dull.

Names plucked randomly from another language to which the parents have no connection most often

Amelie
Luca.

The name Claire I just dont like the "cl" sound.

I loved my DCs names till we moved, and theirs are the three most common names in their new school. I have seriously considered changing at least one of them.

Claudia
Elodie

Barbara
Michelle
Sandra
Debbie
Aneka (yuck)
Anita
Karen
Mandy
Nicola (just harsh sounding)
Theresa

My whole family has been mentioned on here.

I'm happy not everyone likes my choice of names otherwise they would be everywhere, but what I find hard to understand is how parents don't seem to mind that there are squillions of others, yet choose the following:
Ellie
Emily
Emma
Eve/Evie/Ava etc.
Olivia
Chloe etc.

Jack
Joshua etc

There are thousands of gorgeous names not 'made up', new, daft or weird.