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What first names do you dislike because of people you have met?

142 replies

FoodLover36 · 25/09/2020 17:45

For example

I dislike the name Jamie but I didnt get on with a Jamie in school.

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ButterflyRuns · 25/09/2020 23:06

Emily, all the ones I've known including a former close friend were two faced. Sorry to the rest of you!

HeronLanyon · 25/09/2020 23:12

Romilly

hollieberrie · 25/09/2020 23:15

Hannah
Emma
Sophie
Alanna
Becky
Sandra

CountFosco · 25/09/2020 23:19

Catriona
Pauline
Stephanie

Frolicinameadow · 25/09/2020 23:20

Melanie
Antonia Both dangerous compulsive liars.
Kirsty nasty piece of work
Audrey never met a nice one
Orla again never met one without deep seated issues

Wowcherarestalkingme · 25/09/2020 23:44

Michelle - psycho of an ex-boss
Elaine - bitch at school
Lee - prick ex

I’m a teacher so loads of names were ruled out because they were on the ‘naughty association list’.

And I clearly need to change my own name judging by this thread!

SeththeSloth · 25/09/2020 23:50

Spencer - nasty little boy at my primary school.

Sacha - bully at secondary school.

heathergem · 26/09/2020 07:43

Fiona - she was a snake of a person

RaymondReddingtonMrs · 26/09/2020 08:18

Emma, Laura, Jodie - never met a nice one! All have been horrible and I've known multiples of each.
Tracey - horrible ex boss
Chloe - school bully

PinkFlamingo888 · 26/09/2020 08:22

Terri - but to be honest wouldn’t have used the name anyway!
Gabbi/ Gabrielle and Natasha. I don’t necessarily have awful memories of them but dislike them enough that I wouldn’t want to associate my child’s name with them.

TheVanguardSix · 26/09/2020 08:39

Tatiana. What a beautiful name, right? Total psycho who made my and DS1's life utter hell.

Leilia. See 'Tatiana' above. Narc psycho with all the trimmings.

Terry/Terri- sociopath for a boss. She was the devil's work. Unfortunately, 'Leilia' was my childminder while I worked for 'Terri'. That was a hellish time. Even DS has suppressed those memories. Two horrible, horrible, horrible, abusive people in one fell swoop. Thankfully, briefly.

Tammy/Tamie- my brother's crazy-making ex-wife.

Jeff/Geoff- Pervs and abusers, the ones I've met.

Lee- I mean, have you EVER met a nice one? They're all angry.

Dean- See 'Lee' above.

Tanya- It's just a 'fist coming for your face' kind of a name. And the one Tanya I knew was brass knuckles on legs.

Steve- Dark horses.

TheVanguardSix · 26/09/2020 08:44

I am a teacher. My list is looooong hahaha.

Oh go on, SqidgeBum Grin

I think I can guess at least the first five on your list! Grin

OneofPansPeople · 26/09/2020 08:48

Fiona, never met a nice one.

emilybrontescorsett · 26/09/2020 08:53

Rachel. All stuck up. One once said to me her name was spelt ‘The posh way.’ Seriously, when has Rachel/Rachael ever been posh?

SqidgeBum · 26/09/2020 08:55

@TheVanguardSix ok.

Archie, alfie, anything beginning with Ty or Tay (Tyler, Ty Ray, Taylor).
Mya, Mia, Chantelle.

ShelbyCherryBlossom · 26/09/2020 08:59

Lisa, Laura, Louise, Melanie, Debbie, Jackie, Kate/Katie/Kaitlin - bitches

Dorian - evil
Joe - slimy cowardly twat

FlippinNoah · 26/09/2020 09:28

Great thread, agree with lots, disagree with a few - my name's been mentioned twice as being a bully (I'm not!)

I'm a teacher so also have a very long list but IRL they are just generalisations, names don't influence your personality.

With regards to exes though - Lee, yes always angry, 'little man/10 men' syndrome, pathological liar and cheat.

OneofPansPeople · 26/09/2020 15:39

How many of us are reading this and thinking Shock 'but I'm so nice' Grin

ncqtime · 26/09/2020 15:42

Alicia. Never met a nice one yet

AdoptedBumpkin · 26/09/2020 15:43

@KitMarlowesCodpiece

Rebecca. Never met a nice one.
Funnily enough, nearly all the Rebeccas I have met have been nice.
notso · 26/09/2020 15:49

Gemma/Jemma there was 6 in my year at school and every one of them was horrible.

ellentree · 26/09/2020 15:54

Phillippa as I went to school with two not such nice ones. I have since met a nice one and didn't judge her on the fact that the other phillippas I knew weren't nice, I like the most recent one a lot but would never use it as a baby name!

Satsuma2 · 26/09/2020 16:03

Jack
Vicky
Faye

MsTSwift · 26/09/2020 16:15

Never met a nice Jacqui - evil.

All the Graces we know are large and mean and very far from graceful

MyNameHasBeenTaken · 26/09/2020 16:50

Either someone else knows the 2 sophie's I know... or they are generally drama queens.

John should be a decent solid name, but ruined by a kid who bullied my ds through junior school . And sandra.
2 Sandras I know are liars and general trouble makers.
The 3rd is a bit dopey, but nice enough.
Gregory. Always thinks he is better than everyone else. Ditto andrew.

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