What exactly is a Mumsnet name?

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I'd appreciate it if someone could enlighten me,and perhaps provide a few examples,as I keep seeing it mentioned on this board.

It has to be outside of the top 100, yet still be recognisable, classic, easily spellable and pronounceable, not start with a K, contain no hyphens and not be made up.

I never understood this MN obsession with highly original names - if a name is in the top 10, well, that's probably because it's a nice name that a lot of people like.

Tanyaaah, I agree with you on that score, those names with the exception of Kelly are a bit chavvy in my opinion - but I think something got lost in translation and I read all named beginning with K

So the classics, Kathryn, Katie, Kate, Kathleen etc I think are all lovely

Kaiden, Kyle, Krystal, Kevin, Kian, Kelly are all perfectly nice names.

"I never understood this MN obsession with highly original names - if a name is in the top 10, well, that's probably because it's a nice name that a lot of people like."

But the fact that is IS loved by everyone and therefore given to a LOT of babies has two consequences:
Firstly, the name becomes 'fashionable' and by definition unfashionable as people tire of it
Secondly, the name loses a little of its purpose, to identify a person and often an intial or other adjective needs to be added to the name.

So there can be benefits to choosing a more timeless less overused name imo.

Some of the most timeless names are very popular. Edward and James, for example, have pretty much stayed the same over the last 20 years. Beatrice, on the other hand, is often called 'timeless' yet has gone up dramatically in popularity over the last 15 years.

The advice really should be to use a name that you like, as long as there are no underlying problems with it (e.g. unfortunate initials).

In my case, I am posting on here in order to show my DH that I have better taste in names than him although that backfired :o

Ptolemy, Atticus, Mungo, Orlando, Quentin, Cecil, Ludo, Percy

Lucretia, Jocasta, Persephone, Cordelia, Araminta, Octavia, Tabitha, Cosima

Don't forget Hamish, Daphne and Phyllis which have all received the
thumbs up on this site.....

Jeddedia known as Fred.

I can't help pondering, does "DS" mean "dear son" or "darling son" in the references on the message-board? (Likewise, "DD" = dear/darling daughter?)

Yes and I'm guessing DH is dear husband, DP is dear partner and DC is
dear child but some of the initials are baffling

There is a page that tells you what all the abbreviations mean. Follow the acronym link at the top of the page.

There's an explanation of the acronyms up near the top of the screen.

Iphegenia-Mae

Horace-C'hut-ney

My name isn't liked around here

Rhymes with telly

Welly?

Never been one for having to have an original name for your baby, kinda reminds me of the sorta people that won't buy certain bands anymore the minute it turns mainstream as they wanna be edgy and cool. As long as you like the name i think thats all that matters. Saying that I hate seeing people naming their kids after celebrities like obvious celeb names like Beyonce or something tho again each to their own! At the same time can see why people wanna be different. I have a little boy but when i was 16 i always decided i wanted ruby for a girls name and suddenly that has become a massively popular name!

vol its worse

It has to be pukey, public school, classic and under-used.

[vomits into keyboard, then yawns at the predictability].

I think that because there are so many names used now compared to the past, that actually being in the top 100 doesn't necessarily mean that there are millions of people all being named that, whereas having a popular name back in the 1940's meant that there would be 1 in every 2nd house!

Plus all this stuff with DD and DS - I find that all a bit false and refuse to co-operate :o

I believe Jolyon qualifies as a Mumsnet name.

Is it smelly SPs?
Or jelly?

I chose out of Top 100 names for my DC. 10+ years later they are in the Top 20 or so, and I have heard them described as ubiquitous and chavvy.

mardy worse than that!

Kelly?

Isn't it against the mumsnet name rules to have unusual spellings too?