I just searched my own name on mumsnet...

[cavycavy]

So out of curiosity I searched my own name in the mumsnet search function to see what opinions are on my name as a ‘baby name’.

Turns out I have a very very horrible name that everyone hates!!!

Makes me feel a bit sad. I always thought it was quite nice.

Oh well....

Has anyone else done this?

Oops sorry bit of a detail side thread there.
Just searched my name again and one comment amongst a lot of love
For my name is ‘hate x know an x who is a complete bitch’. Now feeling slightly paranoid !!

Just searched mine and most people think it's a boy's name!

Just searched mine and most love it, so yay for me!

Two words. Fucking Amazon.

Just done this.. mixed opinion but nothing horrible said. My favourite comment was they're all 'vacuous socialites' though

My name is insane!! I'm literally the only person in the world with it. It's my mothers name backwards which has been mentioned in this thread, it has a popular name pronunciation somewhat. Except everybody spells and pronounces it incorrectly as it's so different but I'm always getting compliments on it. I don't know what to think of mine. Of course, there's not a single item of anything that has my name printed on!! Thanks mom! 😫

OP. I was reading the about the New Year's Honours list, there is a lady called Cheryl that has been awarded of those. She founded a charity called Remember My Baby which helps families who have lost babies all over the UK.
So be inspired by that and ignore the baby name threads.

@WoodBurnerBabe hi Alexa 👋

@youaremyrain and @Onascaleof1tolovelywalks

Not Petra...or Fido!

No, neither of those 🤣

I like Cheryl! My extremely middle-class name is classic but overused, and you can't walk down the street without tripping over one of us, according to MN!

I love the name Cheryl .
My name means world leader but I shop at George@Asda.
Ps . I am NOT David Cameron
< hides in shepherds hut >

Where do you do that? I'm interested to see if my name comes up about anything.

What a lovely thread - I particularly like the fact OP's best friend found her here.

My legal name seems adored "classic, elegant, posh" - however I'd only use that form to answer my name in court.

The various diminutives have mixed responses "chavvy, ugly, masculine, ugh".

Fwiw - I'd have died and gone to heaven if I were a Cheryl - back in the 80s it seemed so glamorous - I've not run into one for years though.

I went to the home page , something about baby names at the bottom.

Mine is generally classic and underused, old fashioned in the US, overused in the 80’s in the UK or just boring and ordinary with long brown hair (I am I suppose). Could be worse!

@WoodBurnerBabe My name is very similar to that and yes it sets the damn thing off!

@Timmytoo I'm intrigued

@jessstan2

Click on the search icon, then click on baby name finder

Hope the attached helps!¿

I only know one Meryl and she was super glam although could be a bit of a bitch so they're not all rotted of teeth

Oh...just seen it's Cheryl

I have the ultimate 80s 'meh' name and middle name combo.

It's so common I don't even have to bother about it outing me

Sarah Jane

Apparently when people think of Sarah they think of 'bubbly cheerful girls, intelligence, beautiful blonde ladies, goths and dull parents'

Celledora, we share a name!

MN consensus seems to be it is very dated, a bit low class too.

My daughters name on the other hand, seems universally loved on here.

I hadn’t until now but I am very glad I did as was very pleasantly surprised as the vast majority of posters were very complimentary about my name.