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

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smother · 10/01/2011 23:20

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?

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moonbells · 12/01/2011 14:53

I hate my first name and swapped it for my middle. Mum told me once that I nearly got called Nicolette. I am so glad I wasn't - my actual one is bad enough!

I wanted Jonathan for DS but DH didn't like it. I suggested Samuel as well, but that also got torpedoed. Luckily he was happy with my third suggestion and it does rather suit our little man.

lexxity · 12/01/2011 14:54

I know of a Jakey-George.

My boys are both unusual and not regretted.

Fimbo · 12/01/2011 14:57

I hate my own name, has "T" in the middle which everyone drops so makes it sound horrible.

My biggest regret is the 2nd of dd's middle names, at the time dh and I only thought we would ever have 1 child, I had chosen her first name and then her middle name after my mum and he wanted something with his family connection in it. It is a surname and his mother's maiden name and it is awful. Dd hates it and refuses to acknowledge it.

Bumperlicious · 12/01/2011 21:02

I don't regret dd1's name, I love it. But I do sometimes wonder if it actually suits her.

Pancakeflipper · 12/01/2011 21:07

Oh I love the name Jonathan.... I rather fancied it for our boys but it didn't make that final cut. Everytime I hear it I go "ooh" - I like the name Johnny regardless of condom associations.

My FIL was rather put out we didn't opt for his name Merlin as a name for out boys.

AnnOnimous · 12/01/2011 21:17

I know of twins Natalie and Natasha, and their T's get dropped too.

I also know two Godfrey's and a girl called Happy.

ValiumTinselton · 13/01/2011 09:09

Martha is a nice sound. I hear the sound and I like it. What I don't like is that it's very popular in one demographic. But it's not oo la la enough to be a sleb name. Don't know any slebs who called their daughter Martha. Tallulah, Blossom and Scarlett yeahhh.

If I had one of those names and Jane as a mn, I'd use the Jane.

Jane was like Grace in the 70s but now it is a bit more refreshing.

BuntyPenfold · 13/01/2011 09:14

alypaly Stacey is his first name; he is a dark-haired handsome outdoors type.

This week I met a Zois - yes, Zoe and Lois combined.

AllOverIt · 13/01/2011 09:22

Girl in the bed nest to me in the hospital called her DD....

Wait for it.....

Hannah-Montana.

I. Kid. You. Not.

AllOverIt · 13/01/2011 09:23

That should read 'next', obviously...

... though a 'bed nest' sounds rather nice....

mistressploppy · 13/01/2011 09:27

I have an acquaintance who was named Lionel but changed it when he was 18 - to Trevor

theresapotatoundermysink · 13/01/2011 09:46

I don't understand why so many people regret 'popular' names. Names tend to go around in circles and have moments of popularity. If you like it and it suits your DC why regret it because you know a few others.

I met someone last week whose sons middle name is Pickle. Now that's a name to regret.

belbos · 13/01/2011 09:55

I regret my daughter's name. It's not horrible but I just find it a bit princessy and it doesn't suit her at all. I wish I'd gone for Anna over Annabel. Was also gutted to see that it was the 40th most popular name in 2010 (the Annabelle spelling that is!) according to Baby Centre!

chipmonkey · 13/01/2011 11:09

I don't regret ds1's name as it does suit him but it meant he had the same name as a character in a 1970's show. I thought it wouldn't be an issue but the show was more popular than I remembered and has since had a spin-off movie. Ds1 is 14 now and gets the odd FB request from some people who think he has something to do with the character but he just blocks them.

Raahh · 13/01/2011 11:32

just read some of these- surely Natalie and Natasha are essentially the same name?

tammytoby · 13/01/2011 11:51

"I don't understand why so many people regret 'popular' names."

Because the whole point of naming something or someone is to identify them. By sharing a name with thousand others that purpose is somewhat defeated.

bigbluebump · 13/01/2011 11:56

Popular names not only mean you have to share your name with many others, but they also tend to fall out of fashion and start to feel dated more than more timeless classic names.

coccyx · 13/01/2011 13:06

caitlyn, and obvious double names usually ending in Mae...yuk chavvy

Karia · 13/01/2011 16:44

My brother used to go to school with a kid called Nike. Also there was a lad in our area called Burberry. :(

theresapotatoundermysink · 14/01/2011 10:55

Names like George, William, Charlotte etc are always going to be popular but haven't dated.
And pretty much every name on the planet will be shared with thousands of people! Variations, middle names and last names are what makes it individual.

auntyfash · 14/01/2011 12:43

Chipmonkey is your son's name Scoobydoo?

ValiumSilverTongue · 14/01/2011 15:40

the dukes of hazard?

chip monkey you have to pm me. i'm dying with curiosity now.

ilovesprouts · 14/01/2011 22:14

i dont regret any of my dcs names i love em all

Haystack · 15/01/2011 00:31

I really regret changing mind on dd3's name after my cousin called her dd, born the day before, the name I had chosen (it was our granny's name so not too surprising and we both had no idea the other was considering it).

In a hormonal panic we chose classic name we felt was still a little unusual (other dc's have uncommon names) only to move and find it to be extraordinarily common in her age group. Two of her closest friends share it with her and the friend from her reception class we had round for tea today shares both name and birth date! Longing for the day she decides to be called by her middle name, our original choice.

tomhardyismydh · 15/01/2011 01:03

chipmonkey is it cosby?

I hated my first and middle name. I was born 1976 and never heard of either. my middle name became popular in early 90s and my first name is just breaking through just now.

I still dont like middle name but do like first name.

I always though old lady name and hated that when I was a kid I never found even a key fob with my name on it.

despite that I named dd an unusual name and have only heared one othe on mn. it never comes up on mn name thraeds and like to keep it to my self as I love that its so unusual and suites her so much.

my name is Esther btw, but people would always cal me hester wich I hated..

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