What is your name and do you like it?

[Dyoulikeyourname]

Inspired by the thread asking if people don't like their names. As someone trying to choose a name for our upcoming baby, it would be so useful to know what type of names people tend to like throughout life and which they hate and why etc. I was surprised on the other thread that so many people disliked having a popular name!

I realise this is very outing if your name is very unusual so you may not want to say it. I've obviously name changed. I'll go first!

Nicola (nickname Nicky) I'm a mid 80s baby so Nicola was still popular amongst my peers but not overly so. It was even more popular in the 70s. There was a couple of others in my year at school. I didn't hate my name but I would have preferred a more girly name when I was younger. I didn't like that Nicola is a boys name in other parts of Europe.
The vast majority of Nicolas are my age or older which is slightly ageing, so I'm wary of that when choosing my own kids names. I MUCH prefer Nicky and I'm glad I have a nickname option.
Overall I'm fine with it and can't imagine changing it but I'd probably choose something different for myself.

Well, yes, I do know that people are named for the place they were conceived. My point is that I am named after an obscure foreign town, not a famous place or holiday destination.
I bet lots of British people have heard of, say, Truro, Halifax, Chard. But they're probably not very well known abroad, at least to non-English speakers... Yet they wouldn't sound too silly as a kid's name.

@toomuchcardboard , you weren't named after Beaverlick by any chance?

I’m an 80’s baby named Hayley, I’ve always liked my name, but then I quite like the names of that era. I always liked Lauren. My son has a girl in his class named Alison and I thought it was really unusual as they’re only 10!

Alison is French and is a pet form of Alice but it seems a bit of a 1960s name to me.

Why, is that your home? Nope, but sorry to disappoint you 😁

I'm not from there. I'm not sure I'd want to be named after where I live. Not that it's bad but it would be something like Tadley.

(it's not Tadley but it's that sort of name)

Well, I would have been called Torquay if I had been named after my birthplace.

My name is Terri-Ann, a mixture of my DF/DMs name. I generally get called Tess, which I much prefer. I suppose it's better than Andromeda, which my DM really wanted!

That is a show stopper of a brilliant name
I’m Emma, born early 70s when not that common, now it really is, I blame Rachel off friends 😂
im also Emma Louise, pretty every Emma is

My name is Laura. I didn’t like it at all as a child but as an adult I do! I think it’s quite nice, and like the way it’s written. In the sea of Sophies, Charlottes and Jessicas it didn’t feel pretty in the 90’s but I love it now. One of my friends recently named their daughter Laura too and I love that they brought it back!

Are you Emma Louise though
i was born 1971, less popular then, but ALWAYS Emma Louise

My name is Clair-Marie. I know that hyphenated names are the lowest of the low on Mumsnet but I’ve grown to like it.

Page 7 before someone else commented on this 😂 I need to go read that thread again now…

Emma Louise or Emma Jane.

@Ultraalox , I couldn't resist.
There is no way I'd say what my real name is on here.

www.mumsnet.com/talk/baby_names/5064655-jimberly?utm_campaign=thread&utm_medium=share

It was my girl choice for my son in 1998 - lovely classic name - but turns out he was a Thomas William

Ha ha My name is Marianne Theresa. My eldest brother is James Terence but known as Terry. I went through a phase as a teenager of calling myself Terry much to my mothers horror. My reasoning was if he was know by his middle name why couldn't I? My 1st name has been a bit of a nightmare. Hardly anyone ever spells it correctly or pronounces properly. I have been called Maryanne Marie anne, Marion and even Mirium. Children can't pronounce it and it usually comes out as Ma we anne, Mi anne and Maggy anne. I hate it shortened to Mari or Anne. I have some close friends who call me Maz but I am not fond of that either. I was nearly a Beverly so glad I am not it wouldn't suite me.

I love my name

I love my name! And prefer it to the more obvious bird names like Wren and Robin.

At least they aren't calling you by your initials... Em-Tee.😁

My name is Louise. Every woman seems to have it as a middle name rather than a first name.
I quite like the name. My friends all call me Lou.