What are some names you dislike?

[loz]

i dislike the names- mckenzie, connor, oakley, levi and girls- maisey,scarlet, ocean, angel

 

[Kaisma]

I dont HATE any names, I guess, just dislike them..

For example..

Ben
Rosaleen
Rose
Margaret
Isabelle/-a
Rylee
Roz

plus some old fashioned names more...

I dont know why.. But I dont like many names that includes R, especially if they start with R...

 

[nikki2512]

don't know if anyone else has already put this not yet had chance to read the whole thread,but it really puts me off a name if i dislike a person with the name,can't really say there are any names i actually HATE though,apart from my own nicola jane,lol,but i think as long as you like it and your child does who has to live with it then that is all that matters

 

[Hevalouaddict]

i know a girl called irlish who has a daughter called myla neveah angel hazlett

my sil is called beverley martine watson bmw and because her mum wanted a bmw mark 2 my oh is called bradley myers watson. now they have east in there surname so there brother joal has the initials jew. im being super careful with naming this baby

 

[eulmh82]

It#s not so much the name but I hate it when the parent tries to find a different way of spelling the name and they just end up looking like they can't spell - Macully for example - at the school where I work you see some right names - Killian for example, Quey. Whilst I think it's nice to have a less common name for your child subjecting them to child abuse is not nice!

 

[nikkip75]

I couldn't possibly list all the names I dislike because there's not many name I actually DO like!!!

One thing I hate tho is when people use really exotic names when they live in a normal area on the local housing estate. Like a girl who was in my daughters year at school called destiny. She was so plain and from a really poor family. Poor kid had a lot to Live up to with that name. Also there's a girl at my daughters old school with 2 girls called Atlanta and Dakota!

Some names I really don't like tho are Richard, Keith, Kenneth, Colin. A girl at playgroup calle her little boy Richard lastyear. I had to really put on the Awwww how lovely voice when she told me. And a girl I worked with about 10 years ago called her little boy Kenneth. That was also an awkward moment when she told me!

My friend has a little girl called Jessica which I love but just for a laugh she calls her Janice! When she's out in public she will shout, "come on Janice" just to see the look on peoples faces

 

[NuKe]

i wouldnt say i hate any names but there are some i wouldn't call my child-

anything american-sounding, i.e. zack, cody etc
anything really biblical or really common- john, michael, sarah etc
anything really modern and really common- like makenzie

i love names that aren't really bizarre but aren't overly common! Reading on bnb, Poppy seems to be quite popular on the UK mainland, but here I've never met or even heard of another one! If we have another girl, she will be Lola and if we have a boy he will be Peter (but that's after my dad)

 

[Sini]

I usually dont hate the name, I hate association I have with the name. E.g. people, places.. Generally I wouldnt choose anything too American or even English as Im Scandinavian and want to keep a bit of that in our baby's name as well.

 

[Digby]

Not a fan of the -ayden names either I'm afraid. Quite relieved to see my chosen daughter's name hasn't appeared on this list!

Hate any name that sounds too chavvy or like something Jordan might name a child.

Really hate Demi-Leigh or Shay-Storm and their derivatives. Yes, hate is a strong word but I stand by it It seems that for a while every child named in a "Take A Break" or "That's Life" story was Demi-Leigh/ Demi-Lee.

I don't like it when a cultural name is used that is a little bit too different to the child's ethnicity, particularly if there is no familial reason to do so. I once taught a kid called Ravi - a fine name - just not for a scrawny, goofy little white English kid with tight blonde curls. I also used to work with a girl called Junaki and everyone assumed she was Japanese-origin until they met her - she wasn't. Some cross-cultured names work, but I think common sense needs to apply.

I love old fashioned names but you need to be really careful - some older names are coming into resurgence, others are going to be quite unfashionable or a figure of fun for some time.

Aggie and Flo I like, but Agnes/Agatha and Florence still seems a bit too old fashioned.
Likewise George, Harry, Charlie etc all coming back into favour, but names like Stanley, Neville (despite Harry Potter's influence) and Derrick still seem to archaic and ugly.

Not too keen on names from my own generation or my parents generation, just because they seem a bit dated now, or over-used.
Denise, Kylie, Michelle (pretty name but there were 5 in my class at school), Ryan, Scott, Gareth, Garry.

Is Clare still a popular name? Billions in my age group, can't say I've heard it used for a young child for a while.

Not a big fan of "meaningful" word names like Hope or Summer.

And don't get me started on creative mispellings to make the name "unique". My arse is unique, doesn't mean I want to inflict it on society. It doesn't make you look creative and special - it makes you look thick and common.

God, I'm such a terrible snob lol.

 

[Mindy_mini]

Oh and I dont like it when peoplecall their children things that sound like surnames or worse still things like James jameson

 

[citymouse]

After being on a ttc/pregnancy site, I would have a really hard time naming a child Flo.

 

[msfoxymax]

After being on a ttc/pregnancy site, I would have a really hard time naming a child Flo.

 

[Digby]

LOL, tbh other than this board I've never heard the expression Aunt Flo before in my life - I don't think it's a very English saying

 

[eulmh82]

I couldn't possibly list all the names I dislike because there's not many name I actually DO like!!!

One thing I hate tho is when people use really exotic names when they live in a normal area on the local housing estate. Like a girl who was in my daughters year at school called destiny. She was so plain and from a really poor family. Poor kid had a lot to Live up to with that name. Also there's a girl at my daughters old school with 2 girls called Atlanta and Dakota!

Some names I really don't like tho are Richard, Keith, Kenneth, Colin. A girl at playgroup calle her little boy Richard lastyear. I had to really put on the Awwww how lovely voice when she told me. And a girl I worked with about 10 years ago called her little boy Kenneth. That was also an awkward moment when she told me!

My friend has a little girl called Jessica which I love but just for a laugh she calls her Janice! When she's out in public she will shout, "come on Janice" just to see the look on peoples faces

My friend is ttc and if she has a boy her husband wants it's middle name to be Kenneth after his dad - he's really insistent and she really hates it

 

[Hayley90]

LOL, tbh other than this board I've never heard the expression Aunt Flo before in my life - I don't think it's a very English saying

Agreed, its definately not a common knowledge term!

And i know a few Florence's... one shortens it to Flossy, the other is Fliss. x

 

[Bartness]

you all have never heard the term "I just got a visit from my favorite Aunt Flo?" SO common in this area...

Names I hate...names like "Marquizea, Chaquita, Shaquita, Taquita, Omquita...etc..."

 

[Digby]

Honestly - never heard it before And I have no doubt that if I said Aunt Flo to anyone from the UK who didn't frequent this sort of forum, they'd have no idea what I was talking about.

 

[Avalanche]

LOL, tbh other than this board I've never heard the expression Aunt Flo before in my life - I don't think it's a very English saying

Agreed, its definately not a common knowledge term!

And i know a few Florence's... one shortens it to Flossy, the other is Fliss. x

I know a Florence shortened to Florrie too

 

[Digby]

I like Florrie!

 

[Bumbled Bee]

you all have never heard the term "I just got a visit from my favorite Aunt Flo?" SO common in this area...

Names I hate...names like "Marquizea, Chaquita, Shaquita, Taquita, Omquita...etc..."

I've read all 38 pages of this thread, and I've seen your posts pop up a few times. I just have to say. Our boys could be twins! Seriously, I think they are doppelgangers. It's freaking me out!

Sorry, that is so off topic from the thread.
Let's see..... names I don't like.... I don't dislike these names, but common ones like olivia and sophie and oliver and jack are a bit overused.

I have to say, I'm glad I didn't see any of my name choices on this list!