Do you like your name?

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I've always hated my name, it's Kelsey. I think it's pretty ugly, a bit 90's chav, and I hate saying it, I don't what I'd prefer I just don't like it, does anyone else hate theirs?

Snap however I'm early 70's. Love my name too.

I like my name as a name but I don't like the history attached to it. For me it feels tainted but it's all anyone has ever known me by and changing it feels equally odd as I have no idea what I would even change it to that feels like 'me'.

I have a very short name that was popular in the 80s and 90s (I was one of four in my class!), but I was named after my Nana and I’ve always loved having that connection to her, especially now she’s gone. I recently met a baby with my name, and was so surprised to hear it as I haven’t heard of anyone under 20 with my name for a long time!

You can’t really shorten it either as it’s already so short, which I like.

I've never liked my name. It's dull and boring and the end sounds quite harsh imo. Always wished I had something more feminine.

Lois. Hated it as a child. I tolerate it as an adult. Its ugly, right up there besides Gladys, Agnes and Mavis. And I'm sick of being called Lewis. That's a fecking boys name.

Like my name. Pretty popular in the 70's. I'vee always felt it suits me. It's gone out of fashion but in imagine it will come back in 20/ 30
Years.

It's Jane

I do like my name. It was very uncommon when I was born in the 80's and now gets slated quite often on MN for being too common, and I've even seen it called 'chavvy'. I was teased at school for having a 'weird' name, unlike all the Jessica's and Louise's in my year, and got called some cruel nicknames. It's the uk top girls name now.

I used to like my name, then suddenly I realised it was out of date and ugly.

I like my name. It’s not common, but not unusual.

As a child I hated my name, but I have grown to love it as an adult.Like others as a child I would have preferred to be Lucy or Emma or something like that but now I am happy with my name. I guess some names suit children and others suit adults, maybe.

I recently saw a baby announcement and they'd named the baby Claire

I saw a few people say they wanted to be called Lucy that's exactly the name I've always wanted, or Sophie

I can't imagine my generation (born in the 90's) rocking the names of today. I went to school with Rachel's, Chloe's, Kerry's and Danielle's

So change your name to Lucy... you're allowed!

I don’t like mine. It’s too feminine for me and I was a tomboy. Also it doesn’t blend well with my second name.

I like mine, although I had to change the spelling of it to get people to pronounce it properly. It's usually a boy's name, but that doesn't bother me, I like being different.

Not a fan of mine as it’s a very 60’s name along the Karen/Sharon/Tracey line, but my mum chose it so I’m keeping it.

I feel your pain!

I was fine with it growing up. Now in my 60s I am thinking of going by my (not great ) middle name!

Dulcie?

I hated it until my mother died young, at 63, and then I felt very much like my name was the first thing she ever gave me and so I would cherish it.

I hate my name and always have. I just can’t face all the paperwork involved in changing it.

In my 70s I like mine. I wasn’t keen as a child, but it grew on me! It’s Scottish, like me, and ageless. I’ve only ever met a couple and known of a couple more with the same name. I recently heard a friend’s great niece had been given it.

I like my name…..it doesn’t date ……it’s been around centuries……it can be shortened…….everyone can spell it

I was given the name of two of my father’s siblings. The first is proper old lady out there and I have never been called it although it’s on all my bank and legal documents. Absolutely hate it being called out at hospitals etc.
Middle name is the same as millions of women born in the 60s and 70s and I have never loved it either. Recently found out that middle name aunt died as a baby and somehow it makes me feel better about having it.

This is a lovely sentiment ❤️