Pet peeves

[BuernBuern]

Just that - what are yours?

Mine are surnames as first names (e.g. Riley, Sullivan, Harper), field names (e.g. Oakley) place names (e.g. Oakland, Payton), shortened names as official names (i.e. Ernie in lieu of Ernest).

Mine have got to be names that are things eg places but spelt differently
eg:
Londyn > London

I think that parents should be able to pick a name without someone taking the piss on SM.

double barrelled first names when the parents insist on both names being said in full all the time. hate it

Surnames as first names and not spelling names from other languages correctly 😫 tragic unique spellings are another one

Yoonique spellings.

You mean surnames like Thomas or Benjamin or James?

Oh yes everything is "-Rose" at the moment.

These are all given names that are used as surnames in some patronymic conventions - not the same.

On reimagining spellings from other languages -

Yes, this is particularly irritating with names from places that have suffered the effects of language erasure through colonialism.

Non-Irish people using Irish surnames as first names (Quinn, Riley, Murphy, Sullivan). Usually the same people who say that it’s cruel to give a child an Irish first name because the spelling/pronunciation is too difficult.

Mine are people being overly judgemental of other people’s choices, while lacking the imagination to realise different people have different tastes to them…

People who complain about posters commenting unfavourably about a name when the OP has specifically asked for opinions.

Posters who suggest names from a different culture/language/religion and misspell them, e.g Tadgh, Aiofe, Ruaridh,
or suggest a mispronunciation, e.g. Sorcha or Saoirse as Sorsha.

Oh this!

The worst 😬🤦🏻‍♀️

If you have four children or more, and you give all your children names with the same first letter, except ONE child.
(Bernice, Boris, Blake, Noel)

Double barrelled first names, especially when they do not flow.
Misspelt names. If you use say an Irish name then spell it correctly.
Names which will lead to mockery. If it doesn’t sit well with your surname then do not choose it.

@SkaneTos , I know a family like that.
The DF & DM are something like John and Janet and the children are John junior, Julia, James and Robert. It looks like they ran out of J names.

Gaelic names pronounced incorrectly (I'm looking at YOU, Caitlin's parents!)
'Cute' names - all very well for a little baby but we spend the best part of our lives as adults.
Names which leave the bearer wide open to teasing. I've always thought Nellie is a terrible idea - what happens when her class learns the song 'Nellie The Elephant'? Or if she becomes overweight at any stage in life?

@RobertaFirmino , what are your thoughts on Katelyn?
I don't like it when names lose the original pronunciation e.g. Caitlin would probably be corrected if she said it the Gaeilge way, Elodie is cute in a french accent but a bit dull in an UK accent.