If you don't like these names, what names do you like?

[roommy]

Just so I know if you're the type to like names I hate, so I don't feel so bad I can't explain it really! Also, just general thoughts?

• Bayleigh
• Dottie
• Ivory
• Lily
• Madison
• Teddie

• Bayleigh, no, just no
• Dottie, why not go for the real name of Dorothy on the paperwork and call the child this as a nickname rather than saddle then with a name which the school playground will be mean about?
• Ivory, no
• Lily, much nicer but becoming very commonly used
• Maidstone, no. Makes me think of Madison Square Gardens
• Teddies, again why not use as a nickname rather than a given name?

Bayleigh - just no, OP.
Dottie - very sweet.
Ivory - no, sorry.
Lily - lovely
Madison - no
Teddie - okay as a baby/toddler nick name only.

How about, Lottie, Maisie, Ruby, Hattie, Cassie, Laura, Katy or Molly.

Dottie and Teddie are sweet nicknames but IMO should be Dorothy/Dorothea and Theodora respectively on birth certificate.

Kayleigh - hideous

• Dottie - cute
• Ivory - silly
• Lily - nice
• Madison - I don't like this at all
• Teddie - Cute

I don't believe in giving longer names on birth certificates as your name is your name and I don't think that alternatives are necessary but Dottie is so cute but doesn't feel like a real name so might need something else. I like simple names which can work anywhere without giving a preconceived idea so names that many people would call boring such as Zoe, Jessica, Olivia, Mia, Katie, Sophia. As much as i can't bear Bayleigh, Kayleigh kind of names I have an equal aversion to try hard posh names such as Clementine, Cressida, Arabella, Hero and such like.

Bayleigh?!

What's so wrong with bayleigh!

I have a family member who has a boy called Bailey. No problem. Bayleigh in my mind isn't a name. I've never heard of it for a girl spelt like that. No offence meant to anyone.

My Charlotte's nn is Dot or Dotty but that came because her twin couldn't say her full name.

I like Maddie but not Madison.

Mines spelt with an I

I get what you mean OP.

I like:

Meredith
Lorna
Mairi
Eleanor

I don't like most of these though I like Lily (Bayleigh is the worst IMO).

I like classic names really like Rebecca, Charlotte etc. I'm not totally against more modern names but I like ones that are stronger and prettier ... not a name like Bayleigh that looks quite messy written down.
I also think it's really important to have a name that people won't judge you on (yes yes, unfair to judge a child on their name but people do) - Teddie is really cute but it should stand for more grown up name that she could use for applying for jobs and introducing herself in more formal settings (plus what if she isn't all cute and little girly and instead is quite serious and strong etc ... Teddie would be all wrong).