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!

Elaine
Sharon
Tracey
Richard
Leanne
Eddie
Leon
Stacey
Lucinda
Jason
Jayne
Georgina

And yes Alfie. I mean no offense to anyone with these names, I know a few nice people with them. But they are irrationally grating to my ears.

Oh and Olive.

I can't help it. It sounds round

Toby. It's just awful and I've always found that name totally pathetic I just don't know why!!

Don't worry Annietheacrobat, one of my children's names has been mentioned too! I actually (maybe perversely) quite like that it's a "marmite" name. At least it provokes a response!

Annietheacrobat
Two of my DC names have been mentioned more than once as has my own. Doesn't bother me at all - some people have no taste

OP I love the ones you hate

I dislike
Edith
Evelyn
Ivy
Elsie
Ethel
Ptolemy.

Kayley and every variation of the spelling!

Michael - which is strange as it's my husbands name I just avoid saying it
William
Richard
May

Charlotte and Justin. No idea why!

No particular reason but mine are:

Jayden
Richard
Wayne
Jason
Lilly
Daisy
Tyler
Bob
Lucy
Melanie

Paige
Blanche - because it's more a sound than a name.
Seth
Stella
Nigel
Taylor

Alice. It just enrages me.

Dd has two really good friends called Alice.

I have a dear close friend with a dd called Alice.

But IRRATIONALLY I really dislike this name.

Saskia.

Oh yes, Olive! Forgot that one.

I know someone with a baby Olive too. Why, just why?

Girls names that are based on flowers:
Poppy
Lily
Daisy
Jasmine
Violet

I can't give a rational reason, other than it imposes a personality on the child before she gets going!

Finlay and Reuben .. Not sure why though .

I also dislike the name May for no good reason

Again, how interesting. I quite like the name Alice. How surprising that it enrages people! Hope everyone is finding this thread cathartic. Funny how venting "virtually" can make one feel almost as good as venting in real life!

Not sure whether to worry that mine, DH and DS names have all been mentioned, I think at least twice each!

Amelia. I went to school with a girl called this that I didn't get on with. I hate it every time I hear it, hate it!

I wouldn't worry MinkyPinky as it's all about irrational dislikes after all!

I'm not even sure why I don't like some of the ones I've mentioned

A couple of names that were on our short lists for DS and DD have come up, also DD's middle name but it doesn't bother me.

Mine, DH's and both DSes names usually appear on these threads. Maybe they are rationally disliked?

Simon.

It's so silly to get the arse if someone doesn't like your name or doesn't like one of your dc names.

What? did you seriously think everyone in the world would love their name just like you do? Very precious indeed!

Macsen

Don't like Alice, but do like the Welsh spelling Alys

Don't like Scarlett

Richard

Aubrey

Shelby