Which names do you IRRATIONALLY dislike?

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This is not certainly not meant to be a "bitchy names thread". The emphasis is on the word IRRATIONAL. i.e. there are some names that are perfectly innocuous, lots of other people like them, I've known some lovely people with those names (so no obvious bad associations) BUT for some reason I've always disliked them. Would be interested in hearing anyone else's bugbear names!

ANNA - just too symmetrical, and (to my ears) smug and boring

LUCINDA - I like Lucy, but for some reason the "inda" really turns me off this name

Anything with "BELLE"on the end.Annabelle, Isabelle etc Pretty on paper, but I just don't like the sound for some reason

BEATRICE again irrational, but the combination of sounds just doesn't do it for me, it does the opposite of "trip off the tongue"

This is not meant to be in any way offensive. My 3 children have really "Marmite" names, and I don't mind at all that some people don't like them.
I just think everyone finds that certain sounds "jar" with them. Do others find this?

On a different note, the Baby Names topic is brilliant and I have been a long time lurker!

"can we conclude that all subjective name choices are basically irrational - you either like it or you don't - and it is a complete waste of time basing your choice on what someone else likes"

AMEN!

I agree. If you dislike a name you simply dislike it! Don't think that is a rational decision.

Yy charm!

Saskia for me too, it makes me think of someone in a snowsuit. Dunno.

Neil.. just awful to me.

Barry & Gary.. soooo boring.

Anything like Arabella, Scarlett, Ruby. They make me angry!

We've had D and B names, but I irrationally dislike all E names. Especially Eleanor, Ellie, Ella, Emma, Edward, Edmund, Ethan. They make me think of eggs! I cannot think of one I like.

Agree with posters who have said Beatrice, it's horrid, but I don't know why. And I don't like Amelia/Amelie as for some reason I think of worms.

Also dislike Thomas and Tom.

My own name has been mentioned here but I don't mind it at all.

Imogen
Martha
Arlene
Amelia and Amelie
Dorothy
Nicole
Danielle
Stacey
Taylor
Darcy
Ramona
Leona
Heidi
Kelsey
Georgia
Rebecca
Beth, Bethany, Bess, Bessie
Poppy, Daisy, Elsie, Dulcie, Molly, Clover, Ellen

Jared
Caleb
Seth [yeth yeth yeth to Lebkuchenlover. This is what snakes would say, if snakes could speak]
Angus
Sebastian
Magnus
Tyler
Lawrence and Laurence
Mason
Rufus
Rafferty
Flynn
Ethan
Riley
Tristan
Joshua
Rupert

Glad to get all that off my chest.

Oh yes, Scarlett.

I will admit that it is important for me to recognise that all this is so subjective as to be irrational because my frequent reaction to people on baby name threads, including this one, who react vehemently to names are a bit thick.

Clearly they are not thick, but what is the point of saying 'oh I hate that name'? someone else will love it.

Asking for suggestions, to get ideas you might not have thought of, is one thing, but posters saying 'oh I hate that' is nothing more than irrational.

Claire
Vicky (Don't have a problem Victoria)
Tracy/Tracey
Any names that have been made "cute" eg - Archie, Alfie etc
Any "Z" names eg - Izzy, Zac, Xander etc
Any "K" names eg - Kelly, Kerry, Kevin, Kalvin etc
Americanised names - Macey, Casey, Morgan, Mason, Paige, Jayden/Jay etc
Surnames as first names eg Harrison, Parker etc

Probably loads more!

Jessica - bleugh!

Hate the name Kaiden, (kayden) with a passion it is over used and chavvy.
Girls I hate ellie, lilly, evie, sienna all stupidly over used girls names theres to many at school that they have to ge known as liily p etc, No kaidens at the are all residing on big council estates in the city

You sound lovely, Regina.

I dislike French names, although I'm not sure why. Especially if they start with a CH (Charlotte!). And extra-especially the newer names like Chantelle and Chanice. I think it must be the SH sound because Sinead and Siobhan etc. annoy me too. And don't start me on Shanai...

But my biggest dislike is Caitlin. It irrationally irritates me that it is about the only Irish-spelled name that isn't given its Irish pronunciation, but is sounded out in English phonetics. And that bugs me. Then the "t" is always a glottal stop and the whole thing sounds horrible. Mind you, "kotch-leen" doesn't really sound much better, does it?

Mia or Mya
Simply because if someone says that name, I immediately forget how they have pronounced it.

Merlin - can't take it seriously

Boys names for girls and vice versa. Not unisex names like Alex, but like male Ellie or female Jordan.

My kids names haven't been mentioned once, can't believe it.
My DH has had one mention, I've had one mention (spelt differently though:))
Names I don't like
Sally
Darcy
Florence
Katie/Kate
Georgia
Lisa
Megan
Lilly
Poppy
Hellena
Elle
Ellie

Rupert
Connor
Colin
Tim
Nick

Joshua
Riley
Flynn
Olivia
Isabel
Ruby
Tilly

Joshua (and Josh) just can't stand it. No reasons. Can't think of a girls name right now but I'm sure there is one.

I can't stand the it when parents call their sons by the full versions of certain names, I know it's totally irrational, but it sounds so precious and wet to my ears:
Thomas
Christopher
And the worst - Samuel
CALL HIM SAM LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE DOES!

And for girls, again, wet names like
Molly
Maisy
Alice
Sally

Jayden
Kaiden
Sienna
Tyler
Riley
Shannon
Chelsea
Lottie
Archie
Alfie
Ellie
Liam
Courtney
Neil
Terence
Tony
Trevor
Nigel
Brian
Phillip

Emily I hate it not sure why I

Finn or Finlay sounds like the parents are a bit smug

Oh, I like Emily

My list would be(spanning several generations):

Matthew
Caleb

Carol
Kerry
Patricia
Christine
Bethany
Martha

I'm also in the "Anna is boring" camp!

I know a few emilys perfectly nice young women and girls I just have never liked the name

Thanks Ham I try