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names you would never, ever call your child

164 replies

MamaLaMoo · 23/01/2012 12:57

Fenton

Adolf, Beelezebub, Satan, Lucifer, Jezabel, Lolita.

Any drug including alcoholic drinks (I taught an Opium - just imagine what she was like, yep just like that).

Parents/grandparents names, personally don't like the Little Johnny Junior or Little Johnny II.

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icooksocks · 27/01/2012 14:28

I dislike Chloe and Jack. Certainly not offensive in anyway but just not my cuppa tea.

moonunit2011 · 27/01/2012 17:54

Gary

moonunit2011 · 27/01/2012 17:55

..... or Barry

LineRunner · 27/01/2012 18:02

I personally would think twice about calling any daughter of mine Barak Obama.

mrsravelstein · 27/01/2012 18:04

smogwod, your dh would like my dc2 and 3, we inadvertently called them, ahem, two of the names on your list, and only realised afterwards that it implied we were bigger fans of a certain film than was in fact the case

DilysPrice · 27/01/2012 18:10

Cassandra
Heathcliff
Ophelia
Jude
Cordelia

Ill-starred names in general.

And I personally would never use Niamh, Callum, Connor, Aoife, Finlay etc etc because I'm not Irish or Scottish (and nor is DH)

Stars22 · 27/01/2012 21:24

Tabitha, Tallulah, Claire, Caleb, Connor, Fleur

MamaMaiasaura · 27/01/2012 21:26

Adolph
Saddam
Herman

LineRunner · 27/01/2012 21:28

Spunkmeyer.

Quodlibet · 27/01/2012 21:30

Oooh there's a long list of names my sister and I have hated since childhood. No real idea why:

Neil
Ian
Keith
Wayne
Dean
Kevin
Martin
Craig

AngiBolen · 27/01/2012 21:35

Nigel.

Because both Nigel's I went to school with always had green snotty noses.

Debra/Deborah
Dawn (DH actually suggested this for DD. I am still Confused)

ihaveforgottenmyname · 27/01/2012 21:35

My eldest DS name is on here, when I was younger and fantasising my future children I always said I would never use it but it sees right for him! I love it now but would never call a baby
Sophie not sure why just don't like it I love Sophia. That's about it I think! x

Quodlibet · 27/01/2012 21:35

Also any name that sounds awful in a whiny saaafeast London accent (Chloaaaaaaae, Kafffrin, Louisaaaaar etc). I once met an Epiphany (imagine it said in a whiny saafeast teenage drawl). Bad choice of name for that particular child who was frankly not most inspiring child.

Quodlibet · 27/01/2012 21:36

Ooh Angibolen Nigel belongs on my list too.

tralalala · 27/01/2012 21:43

oh my poor baby nigel Sad

SantieMaggie · 27/01/2012 21:58

Mine is often mentioned as being chavvy/made up too but its from the bible!

I agree about adolf, etc.

AngiBolen · 27/01/2012 21:58

tralalala, just wipe his nose a lot.

Preston (why?)
Sheena. And lots of other names begining with Sh.

Angela. It's a really nice name but gets shortened to Angi. (yuk!)

2old2beamum · 27/01/2012 22:00

Be gratebful you are not us. We have adopted 6 and one of our rules is we never chnge our children's birth names (it's the only thing they have from their birth parents) DS4 is Jay hated it until I saw the jay bird it was beautiful.
My cousin adopted 3 sibling groups (10 in all) and had a Stephen and a Stephanie!

Popoozle · 27/01/2012 22:03

Nina
Petra
Pippa
Jessica
Madeleine
Bethany

Jamie
Joshua
Jordan
Leon

I'm sure there must be more......Blush

AngiBolen · 27/01/2012 22:03

Jay is cool, IMO.

LineRunner · 27/01/2012 22:05

Oooh, controversial, Popoozle. Some rather U names on there!

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 27/01/2012 22:06

I like Jay tbh.

One of my dds' names has been mentioned on here but I can cope with that. :)

The names I most hate are:

Boys' - Seth, Guy, Junior, Cain
Girls' - Clementine, Catriona, Alex

2old2beamum · 27/01/2012 22:08

Jay is now I have seen the bird wow our Jay is beautiful too So Angibolen I agree with you!!

Popoozle · 27/01/2012 22:08

Well, DS1's name is here. I have my bingo card out waiting for DD's name to be declared "pointless" and DS2's name "boring" Grin.

My name & DH's name are also on here Grin.

Popoozle · 27/01/2012 22:09

I know Linerunner, just my opinion though Grin.