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?

I can’t ever remember my name being mentioned,it’s just a boring name but I’ve never met anyone with the same name apart from a few celebrities

Well according to the Mumsnet baby name finder, I am likely to wear dolce and gabanna and shop at Waitrose. My favourite biscuits are choco Leibniz and party rings

Mine is suggested on the more 'out there' threads. No one has ever said they hate it which is weird because I do!

Ok so I just found the baby name finder this is fun!!

Most people when they think of my name think of gingham, country music and meadows 😂 I'm most likely to be a Boden wearing Reiki Healer who shops at Fortnum and mason. Love it.
I'm an office manager who can usually be found in the tat aisles at Aldi!

My name is Madeleine but only ever been known as Maddie. All baby name threads say Maddie is fine for a baby but NEVER for an adult! They will NEVER be taken seriously! Awkward.. I am an adult

Also can people stop posting about their names and not saying what they are as I'm far too nosey Name change is a thing for a reason, you won't be outed!

My name is perfect and lovely apparently.

And classic, elegant and timeless

Interestingly my parents picked my name because it was classic and timeless, yet there are several MN threads declaring it boring and dated!

Ohhh that was interesting. I have a very uncommon name so there were only 2 proper opinions on it:

"60 year old chain smoker"
"contraceptive pill"

Well done mum, great choice

Haha @LunaMuna !!

I was named after a song, spelt slightly differently but the same pronunciation. Funnily enough the pronunciation of my name is argued about on a thread and the wrong "pronouncer" cites my song as an example! Noooo still wrong...

I've been going through this for years 😂😂

Oh no @Narya I wonder if we have the same name

Mine's boring or okay.
That's how I've always felt about it. As a child, I dreamed of changing it to something daring.

Princess Spanglegoose. That's pretty out there.

Ha being a Wendy it's never going to be a good thing to Mumsnet search my name. 😂

I love it though.

Just searched mine, expecting it would be hated and.... yup! Only people around my age (47) seem to have it. Dated in a bad way, and often misspelled because of the male/female versions. I hated it as a teenager but am resigned to it as an adult. I was named after my grandfather (but with the female spelling, obvs).

Searched my brother’s name too . We are both rulers and like the same biscuits.
No wonder we don’t get on .

I have quite an old fashioned and unusual name that’s not generally popular on MN, however I get complimented on it pretty much every time I meet new people 🤷‍♀️

I did the search. It’s a geographical name (place named after a person!) and people focus on that a lot. Some love it and others aren’t ‘keen’. A lot of suggestions for similar names.

Names definitely go through fashions and I would find a baby Cheryl a bit weird, doesn’t mean it’s a bad name!

Mine is apparently posh, pretty and strong! It's not a common name, and I go by a shortened version so was very odd seeing my name written so much!

I’ve just done this. My full name is a very 90s nickname of a much more classic name so there’s lots of people saying “If I call my child X, will they necessarily become Y?” Most of the replies seem to be “I’ve got nothing against the nickname, I just dislike it”. I’ve looked through a lot of posts and can’t find a single one where someone explains why they don’t like it. Apparently it’s just hugely unpopular for no reason

There’s also someone who says they never trust someone with my name, but someone else who says most of us are nice.

Mine is generally approved of by MN and DS' definitely is :)

Wow, my name is universally loathed, apparently it’s really quite chavy. Never thought of my set as a chav!

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not an unusual name at all, of Irish catholic origin. Although I would pity a baby that was given my name!

wendywoopywoo222 I love the name wendy

DS1's name is chavvy and naughty according to MN. DS2's is nice but boring, overdone.

Meh.

my name is more commonly a dogs name.
i cant count the amount of times iv heard my name being called to turn around and see its someone shouting their dog