what is the most over-rated name in your opinion?

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Lucia is a lovely name. And whatever about on a thread Gunter I think your friends are a bit rude for saying so, although maybe they know you to be thick skinned.

Lucia is lovely! Like Lucy even more.

I think any name can become fab if you know a lovely kid with that name. Some of my friends/family have chosen names for their DC that I quietly raised an eyebrow to myself about. Once you've got to know (and love) the wee one the name becomes synonymous with that child and you can't help but love it.

IME anyway.

I think Olivia is just lurvelyyyy.....

As with all threads - if you don't like, don't read.

I'm considering what to call my baby, due Jan '11 - this is a REALLY HELPFUL thread - Many thanks to WATT!

ingridfletcher i also have a gabriel who gets mistaken for a girl , blonde curls blue eyes etc thats why it suits but not what you mean about calling him something really macho

I don't think any names are really over rated.
I think whether you like a name or mot depends on the first people you ever knew with that particular name. For me I had an elderly relative called Jack, I have no idea whether he was actually called Jack or christened John but he was always known as Jack. He was very nice, very wealthy and very posh. So for me the name Jack has very positive connotations. His wife was from a very well-to do family and always made a big fuss of me as a child.
Likewise the name Olivia was always a favourite of mine ever since the film Grease came out. I always associate the name with Olivia Newton-John and as I thought she was the bees-knees I love that name too.

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