The name Erin, I dislike it, it is my wrongness

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I have a problem with the name Erin. It does something strange to me. Objectively it is a normal kind of name but when I hear it, it makes my scalp tingle. I know this my fault; I have nothing against the name. Does anyone else have this kind of thing? I don't mean like when people say the name Margot reminds them of maggots. I have no time for that nonsense. This is a visceral thing.

romdowa Margeret tastes like nougat to me.

I've just seen Erin is at 49 in the top 100 girls names for 2022

I don’t mind the name Erin but I feel like this about the names Sophia, Oliver and Isla, so it’s understandable.

@JaneJeffer , it's been a lot more popular.It peaked in 2006 at #28

It’s Paul for me.

Terribly dull name.

I have a bodily reaction to Euan! Horrible!

My DD's name is Evangeline - what colour would that be, do you think?

My DD's name is Evangeline - what colour would that be, do you think?

A glittery green. But it'll be different for everyone

Aileen. Shudder. Also Beryl.

Ooh, I’ve never met a fellow Evangeline. Name twin!

That's interesting I wouldn't have thought it was so popular in the UK @MerryChristmasToYou

It’s a golden colour for me

I do, with Maeve. I hate it, it sounds so awkward and unfinished.

@JaneJeffer , that was the popularity in English & Wales, not the UK.
names.darkgreener.com/#erin
Because of it being phonetic, and probably being similar to the popular Elin, it gets used as a Welsh girl's name.

Also Elspeth, Paula and Caleb.

The name Rebecca I have always found sort of... soggy. And makes me think or biscuits for no reason I can fathom

I’ve got colour synaesthesia but I can’t say it’s put me off many names, though it does add to the attractiveness of some.
Its basically the sounds that I dislike — for example Archie is like finer nails on a. chalk board.
Names and words like Slough, Silas, scum, slither etc I find distasteful.
And the harshness of the the g in Agatha, Agnes etc.

Evangeline to me is a darkish Green— a bit like rhododendron leaves

Arthur. it makes me feel physically sick. there is absolutely no logic to it, and i know an adorable little Arthur. its a yellowy colour, which doesn’t help with the nauseous feeling.

I have this with a lot of names containing th such as Martha and Nathan. It's almost as though felt or cloth is being rubbed against my teeth. Very clothy names 😂

Well my DD is Erin so i love it ❤We are Irish DH and me English living in the UK. But there are plenty of names i dont like that others will love, so i'm not really sure what the purpose is in starting a random thread about it?

Interesting. I don't have many of that sort of seemingly random associations with names, but I do have one with Erin! When I was young there was a brand of dried ready meals called Erin. So the name kind of reminds me of those old-fashioned instant curries you made up with boiling water. Also Selina makes me think of vegetables being strained through a colander - no idea why.

I have this a little bit with the name amelia. Makes me think of mealy/ mealworms. I also understand it's my own weirdness and objectively amelia looks like a pretty girls name. Love Erin!

@threecupsofscreams you're probably right to be a tad wary of aura readings considering your username here; it's not exactly tea and cucumber sandwiches with the vicar is it?