Names you don't like that are loved on here

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Lighthearted!

Rowan always gets a positive response on here and is suggested a lot.

I don't like it. I think it looks feminine (I know it can go either way) and it makes me think of Mr Bean!

Fleur. This has such a horrible sound!

Genevieve. I think this looks like a disease!

What are yours?

We did want something unique. But on looking AT THE ACTUAL STATISTICS we found that most of the 'unusual names' we were considering were far from it.

In the end we found a name that is unique, but also had great meaning to us and was on trend but without being too much so, and it fitted in with our family too. And its spellable without any ambiguity. In short it ticked all the boxes for us.

I don't see why we have to tick other people's boxes. Maybe it just makes other people doubt themselves rather than have the courage of their own conviction.

There are class, and social and economic insecurities with regard to names so I think that makes people even more sensitive about it. A name choice reflects something about you and what you want to project to the world.

The funny thing is we live at a time where those structures within our society are changing due to the way we communicate and how things have become much more global.

I was looking at the differences between how we name in the UK and how the US the other day and found it really interesting. Article here for anyone interested. (The latter half is far better than the start so stick with it) The jist of it is the reality is that while American names are often about aspiring toward a certain world or status, British names are all too often about guarding status and ensuring your child’s name conveys the right class message.

One of the baby blogs, posted a newspaper article from the 1940s about 'sensible baby names' a couple of weeks ago It amused me greatly as it does remind me of so many threads on here

I personally think that parents in the UK are becoming a lot more freer in their choice and more Americanised in their thinking. So there is much more of a clash between those who aspire by keeping to their social status and those who aspire by giving 'out there' names. And there are those who are really threatened by those who don't want or don't care about those social statuses. Hence even more name angst and wrinkling of noses than perhaps there has been in the past.

In the US Persephone is "Per-SEFF-a-nee", not purse a phony.

It's Per-SEFF-uh-nee here, as far as I'm concerned. Never heard it said any other way.

I quite like Reuben, but my sister in the US just barked 'It's a sandwich!' which made me laugh.

I've met people called Boris, all Eastern European.

And the reason we all have Name Hate (or more accurately, Name Anxiety) is of course, our attitudes to and insecurity about class.

Oh my sons mentioned here once hehe! My daughters not but I don't think her names MNnapproved anyway!

I hate any 'timeless' and 'classic' names. They're just not for me. However, whenever I meet a child with a classic name, it always suits them beautifully :-)

Monstrous I would have thought so, that's why I was confused to see "purse a phony" up thread :)

Class is different here though. I know plenty of people here who are "naice" and they have kids named Hudson or Madison or Caeden or Jase.

I'm considered weird with my Samuel, Margaret, and William! :o Especiallu Margaret. That really threw people.

Hugo
Rupert
Toby
Max
Monty
etc

Oh and Archie, Alfie, Arthur etc etc

Poppy - boak. Past 5 years of age, that name does not work.

It's definitely purs-EFF-uh-nee here in the uk. Purs e phony made me laugh though.

I don't think there are many names I actively dislike, thinking about it. There are some I am "over" if you get my drift- I like hearing "new" ones.

I am a name whore, though. for some reason, I find names fascinating and love finding them out when, eg. A new baby is announced. I have always thought myself a little strange though, this probably proves it!

My grandma was a Daisy so that is def not a toddler name!

Poppy is definitely shit. I love Persephone.

Persephone IS so pronounced Percy-phone. And my cousin Penny's full name is Penny-lope.

before the flaming starts, I know it's not but it is in my head