What happened to normal conventional names?

[VelvetLace]

An acquaintance who is due slightly after me has just announced on Facebook that she will be naming her baby girl Charm. I originally thought it was short for something else but no. It's just the word Charm. I'm not saying that everyone should name their baby something incredibly dull, but why have full-blown dog names become so common for human beings? Has naming babies just become a creativity contest? I see a lot of conventional names being asked about and considered on MN, but I'm seeing the opposite with people that I know offline. DH and I were discussing this last night.

I’m a big fan of Annunziata and Renata!

I’ve just remembered that I actually DO know a Boudicca. Boudicca Fox Leonard. She’s a journalist. She goes by Boo. She’s in her 30s I think.

I suggested Breaca as a name for our daughter but my husband didn’t like it 😅

I’d rather see a Charm than another Charlotte or something equally as boring

I know a Justice

In my daughters class there are 3 Amelia/Emilias and 4 Olivias (and about ten eva/evie). They are ok names but come on, that is so dull. If I had a baby right now and had to call her one of those, or Charm, I would pick Charm in an instant.

I used to know a Confidence. She was very confident! Loved it.

Love Annunziata!

This is so accurate about MN. The contrarianism can be exhausting. These people know damn well that they do not genuinely like this name and think that it's a good choice. Normally they hate on any name that's not 'classic'. They just want to disagree with the OP for the sake of disagreeing. 😩🥴