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Which Name do you Hate Most?

427 replies

Tigertots · 29/06/2012 00:53

I hate the name Jane; I'm not saying it's the ugliest name in the world, by a long way (that's probably Griselda), but because of associations. Firstly, it was the name of the most horrible bully at my secondary school; and now, also, there's the Inbetweeners movie, in which the gorgeous Jay gets paired up with a fat plain Jane who is not cute enough for him!

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PenisVanLesbian · 04/07/2012 12:53

The queen has only had one husband!

TukTuk · 04/07/2012 13:30

Ffion ...... I don't even know a Ffion but the name makes my teeth itch !

LurkingAndLearningForNow · 04/07/2012 13:41

Sorry, I meant the Queen's mother! Blush

melika · 04/07/2012 13:41

Stepanie and Marie for many times they were nasty to me for no good reason.

SPsFanjoLovesRussellHoward · 04/07/2012 20:34

I say down with the C's and up with K's

WhosPickleisThatOnion · 04/07/2012 20:35

Give me a K Bob.

Purplecatti · 04/07/2012 20:51

I have several personal hates for names
Place names:
Paris
Chelsea
Harlow
C'mon, I mean why not Wolverhampton or Bognor whilst your at it????

I HATE silly spellings of names:
Rubee
Lynzi
Aimey

Not keen on chavved names
Paige
Chantelle (unless French)
Chanelle
Kayleigh

and these names are just UGLY UGLY UGLY
Nye
Kye
Wayne
Ethel
Megan (I realise this is hugely popular, but I can't stand it!)

SPsFanjoLovesRussellHoward · 04/07/2012 20:57

Dogs name has been added to my name hate bingo now Grin

WhosPickleisThatOnion · 04/07/2012 21:27

That's your ds doggy name there too!

At least it's not khelsea. The horrors!

SPsFanjoLovesRussellHoward · 04/07/2012 21:33

Do you stalk me?

That's the dogs name, no lie!

WhosPickleisThatOnion · 04/07/2012 21:35

You told us on the t-Rex thread. I gotta got memory!

LurkingAndLearningForNow · 04/07/2012 23:03

YES! My name has been mentioned on here! (with made up ridiculous spelling of course LOL)

That's definitely my biggest pet peeve...Made up selling.

SugarMouse1 · 04/05/2013 15:02

Sorry to bring this thread back to life!

I hate Macaila/Micaila (school bullies), Jade/Jayde/ Rochelle, Raycyne, Tanesha, Sharon, Tracey, Kiah, Taya, Nadine, Susan, Charlene, Kylie, Kayleigh, Danielle, Christine,

CPtart · 04/05/2013 15:35

Noah

chocoluvva · 04/05/2013 15:51

Reece, Kyle, Connor

Courtney, Leanne. Leona, Poppy

Sorry. Re: Noah (above) I love the name Moses!

Pollydon · 04/05/2013 15:54

Ursula and Morag, no associations, I just think they sound ugly !

MummyBurrows · 04/05/2013 16:11

I hate most names to be honest..
Old lady/old man names like Edith and Sidney

Posh/poncy names like Clementine and Hugo

Double barrelled first names like Lexi-Rose and Jamie-Ray

I don't particualary like the overly modern names either,like Skye and Mackenzie-they scream "chav" to me

I have a serious dislike for Irish names that are spelt nothing like they're pronounced here in the uk,I understand that in Irish language/spelling rules they make sense and its traditional,but to me it just looks stupid and over complicates what always seems to be a very simple name to pronounce,once I've been told how the heck to say it!

I'm also not a fan of names that are clearly a shortened version of another name-like Ellie instead of Ellen or Elenor and Sam instead of Samuel...my mil is particualary guilty of this-she has an Ellie, Robbie (my dh,who always gets asked "is that short for Robert?",it drives him insane and he hates his mum for giving him such a stupid name) and a Sam!

Names that are actually places drive me mad! Orlando is a place-not a name,same applies to Paris,ect.

I don't like names that are well known brand names of various food stuffs like Flora (butter!) And Felix (cat food!)

And my biggest pet peeve-names that have more than one variation in spelling and pronounciation -like Lily (I've seen this spelt 6 different ways in the past couple of years!!) And Naomi (Ny-omi or Nay-omi,you decide!) Also names that seem to have had letters taken out to shorten the length of the name-like Annabelle being spelt Anabel and Tomas instead of Thomas...

I much prefer classic and seemingly timeless names that have been around for decades or even centuries but never get/sound old but also aren't massively popular at the same time and names that don't cause any confusion with spelling or pronounciation! Like Benjamin and Chloe :)

Newjobthankgod · 04/05/2013 16:13

Aubrie or Aubree.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 04/05/2013 17:12

Seth - absolutely detest it. Sorry to the parents of any Seths but I think it sounds evil and hissy.

HeffalumpTheFlump · 04/05/2013 17:39

I feel all the Jayden/Kayden sort of names and all their spellings are the worst. That and mackenzie!! So chavvy it's unreal.

YoniMontana · 04/05/2013 18:01

Olly
Hugo
Archie
Callum
Alfie
Hayden
Jayden
Kayden

FunnyBigToe · 04/05/2013 18:37

Amelia, it's such a whiny irritating name.

The old lady names, Ethel, Maud, Mildred, why would you do that to a child. It's cruel.

TicketyToc · 04/05/2013 19:21

Boys - Arlo, Albert and Carl

Girls - Gertrude, Agnes, Agatha, Martha, Nevaeh

TallulahBetty · 04/05/2013 19:39

Miriam. Fussy, prim, ugly.

FreedomOfTheTess · 04/05/2013 19:54

MummyBurrows - a couple of points.

Paris as a given name predates the city Paris. The name features in Greek mythology.

Anabel and Tomas are Hispanic spellings of Annabel and Tomas, and therefore are perfectly legitimate.