Does anyone else find the name Nathaniel really irritating?

[WTFAmIDoing]

That's it really. Just had to air my thoughts as the name seems so popular on here at the moment.

[Mumbrane]

No, it's lovely! But strangely, I don't like Nathan.

[thisisyesterday]

i love the name Nathaniel

[cloudydays]

No, I think it's a lovely name. I really like it. I like Nathan too.

When I was 10, though, my friend had a new baby brother and I saw his name written down before I heard it said by anyone. I thought it must be pronounced like the two names "Nathan" and "Neil" one after the other: Nay-than-NEE-ul.

I still hear it that way in my head when I read it. But that's my problem, it's a great name.

[whizzyrocket]

Yes.

I've always found the -iel bit on the end a tad pretentious.. the only one I've met had taken pretension to heart as well.

[SunnyStateOfMind]

I like it, it's on the list for DC2

[Chynah]

I love it but then DS is a Nathaniel.

[hulabula]

I don't like it very much. Thankfully we all have different tastes .

[bruffin]

I like it but probably would never have used it.
Joshua is the name that winds me up.
I know loads of Joshes and they are all Johuas but there was a mother on another board who liked to do the perfect mother thing, and quite enjoyed the attention of having a sick child who always referred to her son as Joshua and it ended up winding me up something awful. I don't mind Josh but whenever I hear the name Joshua I just cringe.