Which completely inoffensive names do you absolutely hate for no justifiable reason?

[MaryAstor]

I will start.

Francis.

Loathe it. Couldn't say why really. There are no bad connotations - it's neither 'chav' nor 'toff'. It's not made-up or too-trendy or old-fashioned. I couldn't say that the sound of it is awful. It doesn't remind me someone who bullied me at school. It's not even boring. I just fucking hate that name. Whenever I am introduced to a new baby called Francis, my reaction is always: "But why? For pity's sake, why? Out of all the possible names available, you chose Francis? You have some seriously terrible taste there, people." "Gosh, how lovely."

Same goes for Christopher. And Jenny.

Perfectly inoffensive names. Could give no good reason for my antipathy whatsoever.

[InNeedOfBrandy]

My names here thanks

I hate the name's Gemma and Debbie. Every single person who I have known called these names ( a lot ) I have not got on with.

[InNeedOfBrandy]

Oh and Alison it is a wet kind of name teachers pet like (no offense anyone)

[MaMattoo]

OP have you read Freakonomics? Whole section in there about names and how/what they indicate/represent. Book based in cold, hard quantitative data and am interesting read...

[Alisvolatpropiis]

Atia Harvey=liver? I don't get it! Not much a fan of the name either.

[AtiaoftheJulii]

I think it's just the v! This is the "no good reason" thread, after all!

[TheDoctrineOfSnatch]

I am going to start a thread asking if I should call my (imaginary) baby Awol. How many votes do you think I'd get?

Eric. Irrational dislike.

[ripsishere]

John although Jonathon is fine
Haylee/Hayley
Mary
Maddison
Carly
Roger
Peter
Robert
Richard
Girls names that have male roots. Thomasina, Nigella, Frederika etc.

[Alisvolatpropiis]

Oooh I see Atia I just wondered! Lol!


I see my name has popped up. Amazed it took 4 pages! Lol!

[goralka]

ooops I see my son's name there!

Paige - why why why?

[seventyeight]

Felicity
Verity

[seventyeight]

Mamattoo - is it THE Apple?

[jellybeans]

Old granny names.
Cutesy names.

[overthehill]

Edna, Ethel, Edith, Ethan (see a pattern developing here??), Mavis, Maud, Mildred, Muriel... Sorry but I just find them ugly.

[Wallison]

This thread reminds me of a very funny email that did the rounds absolutely years ago. Well, at least I thought it was funny but then I do have a pureile sense of humour. It was called 'Boys' Names and their Meanings' but it was actually just basically a run-down of slightly annoying or random character traits that the writer had observed in boys/men she knew. So it was stuff like "Richard: eats with his hands" or "John: can't do oral properly" or "Dan: a bit creepy about his mum". It made me laugh loads.

[flyoverthegoldenhill]

Overthehill you stole half my name - wot ?
Alex
Alfie
Andy
maybe its just boys names starting with A

[NewNames]

Molly
Milly
Tilly
Dolly
Lexie
Etc

[Alisvolatpropiis]

Milly and Molly are pet names. I own a Milly and my parents own a Molly

Both are fine nicknames for other names though. Just not on the birth certificates. In my opinion.

[NewNames]

Alfie, Archie, Jayden, as mentioned by someone up thread

[InSPsFanjoNoOneHearsYouScream]

My name isn't here?!

It's normally one of the first for been chavvy and common. My sons name would be here but its not at all common

[LilsMumx]

Chantelle
Sharon
Tracey
Alison

No justifiable reason other than 80's chavtastic!

[TinyDancingHoofer]

lexi
lucy
lily
bella- just too commonly heard.
peter
tia
alisha

[FeckOffWithYourXmasBollocks]

" dislike ordinary names that sound ordinary, like catherine. I won't mention the others as don't want to offend."
Too late!


I detest Victoria, and fecking Rebecca/Becky!

[ScumbagCollegeDropout]

lachlan

[LST]

Phew Dp, me and DS have all escaped judging

[TheHairyDieter]

Anything ending in '-May', eg 'Lacie-May'. Makes my skin crawl.

I also have an irrational dislike of 'Olivia' and 'Imogen'. Oh, and 'Megan'. For boys names, I really dislike 'Braydon'. It reminds me of horses.