What are the most boring, unsexy names in your opinion?

[HoneyandRum]

I would go with Martin.

What's wrong with Norman????

Norman

It works, yes?

Good for you, Nancy66, but you're assuming everyone else is exactly the same as you. Empathy dear girl, empathy. I'm sticking to my point. These threads are mean-spirited.

Thanks you just made my day, just spotted my name : ((

My name has been mentioned here. It's not horrible, there have been a few threads recently where people have shame-facedly said that they really like it. I've always thought it was cute in its inappropriateness.

And frankly, some of the 'horrible, dated' names are much nicer than the fashionable ones. For example, I really like Colin and Deborah. Really.

And I don't need my name to be sexy, because I am.

I believe it badtime

Huh?

Anyway, it's only time that separates the reaction to something like Maureen (which is officially dated and horrible) from the reaction to something like Edith (which is cool old lady chic, but was dated and horrible until a few years ago). I think it's hard to believe, but I would never have though 'Elsie' would be cool again.

Sorry, it was your user name! hard to write innuendos - must use more smileys

Well an unsexy name would surely be the name of your dad or brother (tries not to offend anyone by giving specific examples).

Hello HoneyandRum btw don't be put off starting off other threads

Names aren't sexy or unsexy IMHO, it's the people who carry them.

But if I was being pushed for an answer I'd say Vera or Derek .

How can a NAME be sexy or unsexy ? A person, yes, but not his/her name imo.

However, a name CAN be dull if it has been overused. So names like Jack, Tom, Steve, Mike, Finn sound dull to my ears.

When I turned up at Uni and read the list of names of people in my year I saw the following names Juliana van der Grift and Johnny Buckle. I thought "I have to meet these people!" just their names made them intriguing. They ended up as great friends. Both are Brits. Johnny has a brother called Clint - they're from Manchester. You can't make this stuff up.

So although ultimately people not names are sexy, "A rose by any other name etc." names can give more for your imagination to play around with. (I imagine in 15+ years the page three girls will be Ethel, Agatha and Elsie.)

It is completely ridiculous to say that a name is boring and unsexy!

Yes, let's be deadly serious about it

Graham and Angela

I was waiting for that comment no I don't but apparently many people of another gender do as they've been selling newspapers for 40+ years. My point was more that names cycle through the generations.

Cedric....

'News'papers are only for men then? Personally I hope in 15 years time there won't be any page 3.

Yes we were hoping that in 1985

Thanks DonkeysDontRideBicycles - quite feisty around here isn't it?

The times they are a-changing. Probably won't be any printed newspaper at all in 15 years anyway.

Well you should fit in well then .