the most regretted name is.....??

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ok, not a cheery topic, but I've noticed that there have been quite a few threads on here about name regrets and people wanting to change their DCs names... and it's got me wondering what the names that people regret are? are there any names that crop up more regularly than others?

My son is Jack Christian I certainly don't regret it, it's a family name and I like it but he is of course one of 4 in his class so will forever be known as Jack.S.
My other son is Harry Lee I know its fairly popular but I actually haven't met another.

summerrain my name is sarah and i have always loved it. it was VERY popular when i was born, not so much now (not sure i know another in my close circle of friends/family)
I often say how lucky i was to have this name.

My name is Sarah too and it seems to be a name that doesn't date, although I was one of many in my school but I am in my 30's.

I don't regret my DS1 name (Dylan) but it did become crazy popular after we chose it in 2001.

westlake... I'm so glad to hear that, I have three kids and that has been my only lingering doubt about any of their names, that dd might resent having such a popular name as she gets older (atm she's at the age where she thinks it's brilliant when someone shares her name)

Sienna

I went to school with a boy named Jolly. And yes, he was a miserable child. Some names just stamp 'bully me' on a child's forehead dont they?!

i love Martha!

The only regret I have is that I gave dd a v standard middle name (Jane) - wish I'd gone for something more outlandish

actually came across a child called nevaeh the other day (Heaven backwards) - didn't think people really did that. surely peolple must regret that at some stage?

I used to go to school with a girl called Gaye. Poor girl.

My friends little boy has Bear as a middle name, it suits him though.

I used to work with a lady called Zena and her brother was called Napoleon!

I went to an all girls school with a girl called Gaye too 5inthebed, and her surname wasnt much better bless her!

hatsybatsy - a friend teaches a girl with the name Lanesra.....Arsenal backwards :-(

But Gaye was a fairly common name a few decades ago - there wasn't anything funny about it. I know a Gaye and I still think it's a nice name! (I might be in the minority there.)

I think people often regret trendy/popular names the most.

I started secondary school in the mid eighties - and we thought it was hilarious at the time

DS is in school with a Shiny, a Zanda { if you must, isn't it Xander?), and a C-anna.

NarcolepsyQueen are you really narcoleptic? Hope you dont mind me asking.

Shiny???

There really should be laws against it!

Poor poor children. But, hey, they're different innit?

I joined Mumsnet when I was a few weeks pregnant and it just seemed like I had Narcolepsy FooffyShmoofer!

I sort of regret my DD's name -my other girls all have quite classic names and then when I was pg my 3 year old was very into a certain cartoon and we thought it was a cute name. I did want to call her Martha but dp was set on the name she has now.
I wouldn't ever change it because she is 19 months now and it is her but if I had the chance I would change her middle name as I don't know what I was thinking other than I was tired and stoned from the G&A so just agreed with DP.

ooh I know a Zena and a Gaye, they are both in their 50s.

I have never known of anyone in real life, admitting to having regretted their childs name.

I do have a friend who uses her middle name (Jane) rather than first name (Rhiannon). At seven years old, she decided she preferred Jane, and asked everyone to call her that. I think they are both nice names, but Jane does suit her. I dont think her parents have ever minded

(Hope she isnt on mumsnet).

Ah, well I can relate to that

My DH is Narcoleptic. I was getting all excited at the possibility of a fellow sufferer, they are so rare.

Sorry, not hijacking.

There is also a Caylum and a Kempton and a Maisie Boo. I wonder their parents ever have regrets?

I like my dds names but they rhyme and sound awful together, wish I'd dropped the first name and given her her middle name - Eliza as a first name, I think it suits her more as well.

My nan never forgave my great nan for letting my great great nan call her Winifred - she has always been known as Mary.

I know two Grahams who hate it and are known by their middle name.

My middle name is Nadine, because my mother thought it vaguely Russian and she had a substantial crush on Yuri Gagarin in her teens and twenties.

I don't regret it bitterly, but regret it in a kind of well that was utterly pointless for me way.

I regret naming ds1 Jonathan, it's so boring compared with others, but he loves it (he's nearly 11) he's been saddled with my maiden name as a middle name, think he might be slightly embarassed when he's older as it's Rodger snigger

wonder my girls names rhyme (one is Eve & it really suits her)
I didn't really think about it at the time but now I have a little inner cringe whenever I introduce all 3 girls at the same time

When I picked my dd's name 13 years ago, I thought it was lovely and unusual. That year it was the number 1 girls name and hasn't really moved since (Olivia)

i regret dd1's name which is Amelia. i don't usually do regrets but i have to say if i could go back in time i would not have gone with it. it is a lovely name but so popular and because she is my first dc i didn't consider the popularity at all.
i myself have a popular name from my generation and there were 3 of in may class. i have gone for unusual names for ds and dd2 and never regretted those choices.

One of dh's mates actually laughed out loud at dd's names, while she was there!! V. rude, but I just feel awful about it