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Names you just don’t understand the hype for?

332 replies

flossiefloo · 07/08/2019 16:31

(Thread isn’t meant to offend anyone - MN hates my Dd and Ds names anyway!)

For me it would have to be Cordelia and Juniper.

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Kungfupanda67 · 07/08/2019 20:14

Anyone else just read these threads to see if their own kids are mentioned?

One out of three, not bad!

cptartapp · 07/08/2019 20:16

Noah.
And anything ending in ie.

formerbabe · 07/08/2019 20:24

Juno...absolutely awful yet always seems incredibly popular on here.

Fuiseog · 07/08/2019 20:26

I really, really love Juno 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

formerbabe · 07/08/2019 20:27

Imogen and Harriet are always popular here too but are so ugly imo.

formerbabe · 07/08/2019 20:28

@Fuiseog Yes, everyone seems to, except me!

stupidboyman · 07/08/2019 20:29

Bingo. I've got 2 out of 4.

LegoPiecesEverywhere · 07/08/2019 20:33

Yet another let us sneer at other people’s chosen names for their newborn cunningly disguised with not meant to offend anyone. Mumsnet at it’s worst.

tartanlass1 · 07/08/2019 20:35

What's it got to do with anyone what someone else calls their child?!

Who made you all the name police?!

VenusTiger · 07/08/2019 20:36

Don’t like Amelie - it’s Amelia or Emily!
Hate the May/Mae/Rae horrible!
Never liked William as don’t like Will (too old sounding and sharp), Wills, Willy or Liam
Henry
Lily
Nate
Mia (pro Me-ah) do actually like Mia (pro My-ah)
The ‘Den’ endings
Evie

VenusTiger · 07/08/2019 20:37

Never had a conversation like this in RL then? Wouldn’t bother me if MN didn’t like my DC’s name

bbgxd · 07/08/2019 20:38

If this offends you, you need to grow a thicker skin. I've seen my daughters middle name here. I don't care

Do you like every single baby name? If course not.

LegoPiecesEverywhere · 07/08/2019 20:38

Yup agree @tartanlass1

Horrible thread. Mumsnet is becoming the Dailymail comment section.

Ikeameatballs · 07/08/2019 20:40

Arlo and Margot.

Don’t get the sudden rise in popularity for either of them.

I do love Cordelia though!

HoldTightandPretenditsaPlan · 07/08/2019 20:41

Nevaeh... Horrendous! Confused

VenusTiger · 07/08/2019 20:41

It’s only personal if someone says “hey you! I hate your name and that of your child”
And even then, so bloody what.
We’re discussing which names we don’t like the sound of, not people we don’t like good grief!

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 07/08/2019 20:41

Arthur. Ella. Lily-Mai/Mae/May. Amber. Evelyn. Alfie. Margot. Ophelia. Nancy. Bella.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 07/08/2019 20:42

Arlo makes me think of Milk.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 07/08/2019 20:44

I have a Molly, but Molly Mae is ridiculous.
They’re both from the same name Mary,
Mary Mary Quite contrary. Why don’t parents think.

formerbabe · 07/08/2019 20:44

Really dislike the trend for old man/lady names..

Mabel
Ethel
Edith
Percy
Etc

Comes across as unbearably try hard and hipster.

LegoPiecesEverywhere · 07/08/2019 20:46

I don’t love every baby name @ bbgxd but I would never slate a poster’s name choice which is absolutely the point of this thread. I often comment on the baby name board and if I really dislike a name the worst I would say is not keen.

BikeRunSki · 07/08/2019 20:49

I have a completely irrational dislike of Charlotte.

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 07/08/2019 20:53

Harrison. But it was my SURNAME before I was married, so that's explicable.

-Mae/-May/-Rae/-Jo. Just hyphenated first names in general. Ugh.

Tiredtessy · 07/08/2019 20:53

Jonah...hideous

ems137 · 07/08/2019 21:02

Kai - sounds like someone sneezing

Mabel - reminds me of Auntie Mabel and Pippin the dog

Arlo

Lexi

Jayden

Morgan - just awful