What are some names you dislike?

[Mum2b_Claire]

I was reading a real life story in some trashy magazine a while ago, and the woman in it had called her baby........

Lexxii - Jaydee.

 

[Bartness]

My all time favorite boys name is Brayden. Dont know why but I just LOVE it, and OH just HATES it. OH's all time favorite boys name is Jayden, and I hate it, and cant stand it. Kind of weird, but we just agreed to disagree and ended up naming our son Jaxon.

A friend of mine named her son Porter. I hate it, but I would never tell her that!

 

[pollywolly123]

My nephew is 5 and he is Kayden but its not v popular up here. Aiden is very popular and he gets really angry if someone calls him this ha ha.

I'm not really into cutesy names like honey, precious, angel things like that xxx

 

[polo_princess]

LOL @ this thread!!

I dont hate any names as such, hates a pretty strong word over just a baby name but im not keen on naming children after "brands" of any description, Chanel, Mercedes, Primark, Argos etc etc

Did someone really call their kid Argos?

Probably

 

[polo_princess]

Random question ... but for those who have mentioned certain male names that they dont like, if you met a potential boyfriend who was named a name you dislike, would you still date him or would it put you off?

 

[Coco14]

I cant stand the name Jayden for a boy...but I LOVE It for a girl.

I hate the names: Cassidy and Bridget, due to classmates with those names, they were horrible girls.

Just noticed your picture, so cute, awesome T!!

 

[Coco14]

Well I'm relieved I haven't heard any of my ideas on here! Mine are rather original thought, I love Native American names.

Really don't like Grace because of how popular it is and same with Lily, which is a shame because years ago I thought I'd choose it!

Imagine calling your baby boy Kieth!!

 

[FloridaGirl21]

Random question ... but for those who have mentioned certain male names that they dont like, if you met a potential boyfriend who was named a name you dislike, would you still date him or would it put you off?

I used to hate the name Jesse.. Never thought I'd marry someone with that name or name my child that, but my DH is named Jesse & now my feelings on the name changed. I think at first it might have bothered me a little, but it's grown on me over the 6+ years that we've known eachother

 

[annawrigley]

Random question ... but for those who have mentioned certain male names that they dont like, if you met a potential boyfriend who was named a name you dislike, would you still date him or would it put you off?

LOL, it wouldnt put me off. One of my exes is called Tamlyn :/ FOB is called Gareth, which I don't particularly like but hey

 

[bradshaw]

I apologise if I offend anyone but I absolutely dislike the name Lewis! It's quite popular and it reminds of kids stuck in one of them awful cheap plastic prams, covered in sausage roll crumbs and with dried snot by his nose and a big red flushed face... and a Vicky Pollard type mother pushing the pram around the shopping centre!

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I dislike lewis too- and liam! ( my mates kids name) they remind me of teenagers childrem( no offence )

My OH loves Lola! i hate it! i just think of the porn star from euro trash with the mega boobs and lips lol

 

[Indigo77]

I hate the name Richard...which is usually abbreviated to Dick or Rick or Rich...all names I can't stand....
I hate the name Gaylor...i mean, come on!
Can't stand Preston....so preppy/pretentious
There are loads of names I used to like, but hate now because they're so overused...

 

[bradshaw]

When i first had my first son i named him Keane- i love it, he's 5 now but i was in town shopping and a little old lady was cooing over him and asked me his name- she pulled her face so i bit her head off and said ' you asked his name, i didn't ask you effing opinion ' i walked off in a stinking mood lol
poor woman didn't know what hit her !! i've calmed down a little now x x

 

[Buttercup84]

I don't really like nicknames as full names (Alfie, Ellie, Archie etc) or hyphenated names that don't go (I heard of Zoe-Alex for a girl once!)

 

[mrsrof]

Phantom: if you're Irish Niamh looks like it sounds (in Irish...)

 

[mrsrof]

I cannot stand makey uppey names, or names like Flower or Petal. I love the name Molly for little girls, but my Nana was called Molly and she hated it! She changed it to Mary, and I can see why! I think Molly isn't great on grown ups!

 

[Kekasmai]

American names are mostly made up, so understandable not to like them also. --I mean come on Chaquita, i actually asked the girl if her mom was a fan of bannanas...

That's funny about the banana's.

As an American, I would have to disagree somewhat that most of our names are made up. It's true that there are those who have unusual names, true.
But I'd just like to point out that Americans are descendents of immigrants who came from other places like Europe and a lot of them have family names that are passed down. For example, Elizabeth, Catherine (or Katherine), etc. My OH's family has an abundance of Mary's (abundance!). The region where I'm from has a mix of biblical names and those "made up" names. There are a lot of biblical names like David, Joseph, Mary, Adam, etc. and then a lot of names like Cinnamon's, Chasity's, Candy's, etc.

And speaking of weird American names...I know a couple who decided if it's a girl that the father would name it (because he wanted a boy) and if it is a boy the mom would name it (because she wanted a girl). The reasoning seems odd to me, but they said they made that deal to sort of give consolation to the other for not getting the gender one wanted. Anyway, it's a girl and the father wants to name the baby girl Caz because it's his name or initials spelled backwards. The whole family cringed and even the mom was unsure of it and didn't want to break her deal. Finally she must have been brave enough to "enter negotiations" with him and she got him to change the name to Sunny but still the middle name will be Caz. This ordeal has led me to believe that men should not be able to name babies (heehee j/k). Can you imagine growing up being a girl named Caz?! To me it sounds like a noise you make when you sneeze! For me it would be different if it meant something in another language but it's simply his name backwards (or initials I can't remember). I'm not too keen on Sunny but it's a lot better than Caz.

 

[katrina1987]

I really don't like things like Star, Ruby, and jade those sorts. Plus O don't like names after months like May, June and April. Please no1 take offense though lol

 

[Kekasmai]

What the........

I spelt it wrong then.... I haven't a clue how the name is spelt... i just heard her mum shout to her.. and it was the same as the car but with an "a" at the end

portia isnt the same as the name im on about... It defo is after the car though i doubt many people name there kid after shakespeare stuff

Actually, Portia is pronounced "por-sha". Portia is latin for pig. I have a pekingese who snorts like a pig and that's why I named her Portia (pronounced "por-sha"). I almost didn't just because I didn't want people thinking I named her after the car, so now everytime someone gives me that weird look I say, "It's P-o-r-t-i-a and it's Latin. I did not name her after the car!"

Some people pronounce the Porsche car as "por-sha" and other people pronounce it "porsh", although I'm not sure of the correct pronunciation.
A girl I went to high school with named her baby girl Porsche just like the car and I HATE it. They pronounce it "por-sha".

It's weird how the spelling alone can affect whether or not I like a name when it sounds exactly the name (when pronounced por-sha).

 

[annawrigley]

American names are mostly made up, so understandable not to like them also. --I mean come on Chaquita, i actually asked the girl if her mom was a fan of bannanas...

That's funny about the banana's.

As an American, I would have to disagree somewhat that most of our names are made up. It's true that there are those who have unusual names, true.
But I'd just like to point out that Americans are descendents of immigrants who came from other places like Europe and a lot of them have family names that are passed down. For example, Elizabeth, Catherine (or Katherine), etc. My OH's family has an abundance of Mary's (abundance!). The region where I'm from has a mix of biblical names and those "made up" names. There are a lot of biblical names like David, Joseph, Mary, Adam, etc. and then a lot of names like Cinnamon's, Chasity's, Candy's, etc.

And speaking of weird American names...I know a couple who decided if it's a girl that the father would name it (because he wanted a boy) and if it is a boy the mom would name it (because she wanted a girl). The reasoning seems odd to me, but they said they made that deal to sort of give consolation to the other for not getting the gender one wanted. Anyway, it's a girl and the father wants to name the baby girl Caz because it's his name or initials spelled backwards. The whole family cringed and even the mom was unsure of it and didn't want to break her deal. Finally she must have been brave enough to "enter negotiations" with him and she got him to change the name to Sunny but still the middle name will be Caz. This ordeal has led me to believe that men should not be able to name babies (heehee j/k). Can you imagine growing up being a girl named Caz?! To me it sounds like a noise you make when you sneeze! For me it would be different if it meant something in another language but it's simply his name backwards (or initials I can't remember). I'm not too keen on Sunny but it's a lot better than Caz.

Sunny Caz?! I don't think Sunny is any better at all lol, SUNNY?! Like windy? Snowy? Rainy? Poor kid lol

 

[annawrigley]

And yes, Portia is pronounced Porsha (I played her in the Merchant of Venice ), I think the car is supposed to be pronounced "Porsh" not sure though... (which if it is, makes it even more cringey that people call their kids after the car but pronounce it wrong )