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Which is the one name you dislike the most?

723 replies

Wombat100 · 02/01/2023 00:08

Just out of interest really - is there a specific boy or girl name you just can’t stand?

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Rauha · 02/01/2023 12:34

Harris

maeveiscurious · 02/01/2023 12:34

JoandLily · 02/01/2023 12:15

Margot reminds me of maggot

You know how to say this?

BenCoopersSupportWren · 02/01/2023 13:00

I meant gauntlet not gamut, but that’s how annoyed I still am about Olive’s blatant dishonesty…she makes me forget how to English good.

RuthW · 02/01/2023 13:01

Jessica and Ethan. Perfectly reasonable names but I can't stand them.

RuthW · 02/01/2023 13:04

And anything that is a shortened version of a proper name like:

Evie
Alfie
Charlie
Max
Vicky
Frankie
Georgie etc

TheaBrandt · 02/01/2023 13:05

So subjective though. Remember the shocked face of the woman in the next bed when I told her dd2s name. But she had named her twin sons Ben and Tom (to me super dull) so horses for courses!

HollyDollyChristmas · 02/01/2023 13:23

What do you call a man with a one inch willie?

After hearing this joke I could never name a child Justin

CellophaneFlower · 02/01/2023 13:28

RuthW · 02/01/2023 13:04

And anything that is a shortened version of a proper name like:

Evie
Alfie
Charlie
Max
Vicky
Frankie
Georgie etc

I'm fine with this. I'm just not keen when people put the name it's derived from on the birth certificate "in case they want to use that when they're older" but NEVER use that name to refer to their child. Not even when they're naughty

JoandLily · 02/01/2023 13:28

maeveiscurious · 02/01/2023 12:34

You know how to say this?

Yes I do thanks

AllyCatTown · 02/01/2023 13:42

Edward - just stuffy and doesn’t come together as a name.

George - unpleasant sounds and makes me think of Georgie Porgie

A lot of names with “th” like Martha - just seem dated.

IsThePopeCatholic · 02/01/2023 14:08

Henry
hugo
charles
toby
george

anne
charlotte
louise

Seeleyboo · 02/01/2023 15:12

I have escaped so far, however 3 of my 5 kids haven't. Waiting for these hahaha.

whirlyhead · 02/01/2023 15:22

I know a Z. That is really his name and I find it very amusing.

Hate Chardonnay, Kylie, and cutesy names. For a female, you have to give them a name that wouldn’t cause mass hilarity if they became prime minister.

B1993 · 02/01/2023 15:22

My name has been mentioned once that I can see (in reference to not having been given much thought)! 😅

I thought DS' name may have got a mention but hasn't yet! I'm expecting baby#2 and might have to rethink some names off of the list as one of two seem quite unpopular 🙊

Purplemagnolias · 02/01/2023 16:04

Margot reminds me of maggot*

You know how to say this?*

Outside of France Margot is actually pronounced Mar-gott. It's fairly popular in Germany pronounced like that.

SlowHorses67 · 02/01/2023 16:09

Archie, my DS was bullied by one, he bullied a few boys. He was v sneaky with it, and got away with it for years. Name makes me shudder now.

jackstini · 02/01/2023 16:19

Lucy
I always want to follow it with 'lastic' (loose elastic)

Just really dislike the sound, no other connotations

Have a couple of friends with dds called this and they are lovely girls - have obviously never said anything!

Anotherloverholeinyohead · 02/01/2023 16:22

My son has one of the most hated names on this thread 🤣. Although he thinks that it's great that he is the only one in his school if approx 1400 children called this name and feels sorry for the children who share the same name as three others in the class and are known as Name - Surnane initial.

containsnuts · 02/01/2023 16:27

Also not a fan of Luna. Makes me think of a loony/lunatic howling at the moon.

CharitySchmarity · 02/01/2023 17:56

My all-time least favourite names are pretty unfashionable now, so just in case anyone wants to start a revival just to piss me off: Trudy and Wayne.

fajitaaaa · 02/01/2023 17:58

Luna is a dog name not a person name

Getpacking · 02/01/2023 18:51

DuncanBiscuits · 02/01/2023 10:51

I’ve just realised Duncan is in my username. Still hate it though.

That just made me giggle 😆

AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent · 02/01/2023 18:56

Nevaeh because it’s just fucking awful. We know it’s heaven backwards, nobody cares, it’s trashy.

Anything hyphenated May/Mae/Mai/Rose/Grace. Boring!

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 02/01/2023 18:58

Aoife.
Ophelia.

Amberose.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 02/01/2023 19:00

Otillie