what is a 'marmite' name?

[missjulia]

And can you please give me some examples? Is it a sort of trying to be trendy name that will date?

It's just a name that inspires really strong feelings for and against.

Isobel is one.
Seth is another.
Names like Daisy and Poppy etc are others.

Its a love it/hate it name. It provokes strong responses either for or against.

I give you Quentin as an example.

Ah ok, thanks! Feeling a bit stupid, that should've been obvious :-)

I know you've had your question answered but couldn't resist sharing my marmite names:

• Seth
• Taylor
• Axel
• Clementine
• putting Mae, hyphenated, after any name e.g. Ella-Mae, Lexi-Mae

I have picked a marmite name myself by the way - Martha for a girl. Someone told me the other day they thought I was joking when I said it was my favourite name

Martha is beautiful! I would have picked if it went with the surname.

Look at the Horatio thread for a good example of a marmite name.

Albert.

OH loves it, I loathe it.

Examples of names that devide opinion:
Monty
Dotty
Olive
Mabel
Tallulah
Cordelia
Ottillie
Fenton
Rocky
Jayden
Vinny
Jeremiah
Daphne
Persephone

Almost anything if you read the threads on here! I obviously love the two names I've given my DC but many Mnetters think they are too cutesy/popular/girls etc...
Many names come up on here that I think are Goddam awful but others adore them! C'est la vie!

Milo

Amos

Love or hate?

DS1 was very nearly Milo. People have since told me they think it's hideous. There are quite a few in his year at school, so I'm not alone.

Emmeline

Loved by many. Hated by me.

Florence - judging by dhs and others reactions.

I am still pushing to use it though.

Point is someone will hate any name you love.

One of my most disliked names is Alice. I have no idea why and most people will think it is innocuous enough, or love it.

Daisy, Peaches, Tarquin, Isolde, Tristan, Theodore, Dinky-Winky , Lla, Po

Alice is bland to me, a bit meh. Along with Anna, another name which is loved on here.

EVERY single name will be liked by someone and disliked by another! Why would or should we all have the same tastes?

Not sure why Isobel, Quentin or Daisy are more 'marmitey' than, say, Jack, Edith or Sarah...? They're all normal names, some more popular than others, but all well known names.

I personally like most of the names on here, in particular Edith, Ottilie, Quentin and Amos - all cool, classic underused names imo.

I agree that no name will be unanimously liked, however, a "marmite" name would be one which would be considered less of a "safe" option, and would tend to generate a really strong "love" or "hate" reaction.

FWIW, I don't think Isobel is remotely "marmitey", but do think Quentin and Edith (and possibly Daisy) is.

Isobel intends to inspire a lot of discussion on here. Personally I love it, but I am biased!

Yes I agree, Isobel does inspire a lot of discussion, but those that don't like it tend to describe it as "meh" and "dull" because they think it is over popular and over used, which I think is vey different to a "marmite" response!

Isobel is a beautiful name - not one I'd consider as a marmite name. But guess that proves what others are saying. Everyone has differing opinions and what you think would be a name people could love/hate are names people are just meh about.

I see Tabitha and Annabelle come up as marmite names on here. I know 1 of each and love them. However, Tabitha is one of those names I'd have discarded as 'don't do it' before my cousin was born.

I've never seen a name on a 'names you love' thread, that hasn't also appeared on a 'names you hate'

Mine, my DH's and DS's make regular appearances on both.

There may be some Venn Diagram showing names that Everyone Agrees On (Oliver? Thomas? Grace? Emily?) but otherwise most people happily and violently disagree. Which is a good thing as otherwise you'd have a classful of kids with half a dozen names between them.

Daisy, Tabitha? Really, very pedestrian!

I give you...
Igantious
Wolf
Phoenix
Echo
Bluebell

All names of friends kids.