Names you dislike/don't get?

[Ghostwriter90]

There are some names like Connie and Matilda.... Popular ones that I hate and just don't get.
Any names that are popular you just don't get?!

OMG some of these comments are harsh!!! 🤣 my 20m old son is called Bodhi. We aren’t pretentious or ‘wannabe hipsters’ in any shape or form, it’s a Buddhist name that has a beautiful meaning. We both follow Buddhism and genuinely love his name. I’ve got friends that have been scared to use certain names in fear of being judged and I think that’s really very sad.

Anyway, no go’s for me would be William, Oliver, Samuel, Jack etc. Love lots of girls names would probably have gone for Sunny or Rosie had he been a girl.

I love most of the names universally binned on here!

Mine and 2/3 of my dc names have been slated too! And they're all so run of the mill and generally v socially acceptable ime

It's all so subjective isn't it, and I realise I have real dislike for names that remind me of people at school that were tricky to be around etc. I also don't like the way somethings look written down so dislike Evelyn as it reminds me of Marilyn etc.

I generally don't like v popular names as they become so bland through overuse, or really date someone as being from a particular generation. I really don't like names that are too cutesy, I don't like surname names and generally prefer names with a bit of history or meaning.

Fwiw, I love the name Ruth and it makes me think of someone warm and kind (it means compassion) and it manages to be feminine without fuss.

Harley - makes me ache
Ava - normally a brat
Mia - same as Ava
Taylor/Tayla - why
Maise - sounds awful

I had a neighbour called ruth as a child, and thought her name was “roof” for absolute years!

I can’t bear hyphenated names either. -Rae is the worst. Rae on its own is quite lovely but it’s ruined by being stuck onto Lola or Daisy or something.

I dislike flower names on girls, Daisy, Poppy Lilly and most shortened ie/y boys names like Ronnie/Ronny, Reggie, Ollie, Freddie/ Freddy.

Names that are a nickname. Like Archie, Alfie, Harry , Izzy etc

Dawn, I've literally never met a nice Dawn.

Argh - Lexi, drives me nuts. I want to finish the word off - Lexicon.

Gavin. When I was having DD1 this name was having a bit of a revival on pregnancy boards among Americans and I couldn't get over them calling their gorgeous newborns this (to me) dated, awful name.

Mine and my DH's names have been mentioned, but not our soon to be born DD yet!

Names I don't like: Kayden, Jayden, Kai, Riley, Archie, Alfie, Arthur, Jackson/Jaxon, Charlie, George, Edward

Nevaeh

And all the girls names that seem to be really popular on MN- Romily, Ottilie, Matilda, Thea, Coralie, Luna, Clara

Jack - so utterly pointlessly boring non name. No meaning, no interesting translations.

Not bothered by all the fluffy made up names, I roll my eyes, but at least it shows a bit of imagination.

Aghh now I have that 80s song in my head!!

Lucas..... I just hear Mucus

Hannah.
Awful

Hugh

Surnames used as first names. Particularly for girls, lots of women still change their name when they get married, sooner or later there will be a Taylor Taylor

Jack - so utterly pointlessly boring non name. No meaning, no interesting translations.

And also a nickname for John (occasionally James) I find it particularly odd when parents have two children with basically the same name.

Names from cultures / religions that have nothing to do with the family. Keanu is fine if you granny is from Hawaii, if not you are naming our child after an actor.

Both of my DC and my name have been mentioned on this thread . Names I have an irrational hatred for:

Olivia (reminds me of the color olive which I hate)
Meg (reminds me of eggs which I hate)
Anything with -Mae, especially when the parents say “it’s a family name” .

I think it just shows how different everyone's taste is. My daughter's name is on here multiple times. Haven't seen my son's but his is more unusual and far more marmite in real life so I'm sure lots of people don't like it. Some of my favourites are on here though and usually they seem quite popular on mn!

Ahem

Actually my name isn’t Matilda, but inspired by someone I met recently who was great.

The only names I can’t get my head round are those that are misspelled in an attempt at uniqueness.

I know some really bazar named kids.

Skyler and Halloway (is that actually a real name) brothers.

Stanley and Ernie

I don't like really generic names like Hannah, Jack, Henry, Harry.

Can't believe my names haven't been mentioned!

I quite like older names like Arthur, Stanley, George, henry - just not keen on my Dad's generation's names: Kenneth, Malcolm, Brian etc - but they'll have their day again I guess?

Rational dislikes? Georgina. Alexandra. Just don't like the sounds they end in.

should be irrational - nothing rational about hating names!

There’s loads of names I dislike.

Any name hyphenated with May/mae/mai.

Hayden/Jayden/Brandon etc

I don’t like Harrison, I don’t know why but it sounds like it would be a naughty boys name to me.

I don’t like Lily, it sounds awful in our local accent and it is a name I hear shouted all the time in the park or supermarket and I just hate how it sounds.

Anything too cutesy like Tilly or Gracie, fine as a nickname but not as a full name.

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