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What
are the names that people should avoid? Which
names grate on your ears when you hear them?
We all have favorite
names, and let's face it-- Not too many folks would name a child Bertha
or Delmer these days-- We all have out least favorites too. This is your
opportunity to vent! Be sure to check out our page on Overall
Trends you Dislike, too. PLEASE READ THE GUIDELINES
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DISCLAIMER:
Just because these names are on this page doesn't mean the names are not
good, special, or otherwise valid to others out there. Whether or not
you like a name is purely subjective. This page tries to allow people
to express their opinions about names that THEY (and in some cases ONLY
THEY) dislike. In fact, if you look on the Your
Favorite Names page, most of them have been submitted there as well.
These are not necessarily MY opinions, rather those of contributors, copied
and pasted verbatim, spelling errors and all. Some of *my* favorite names
are even on here, too (what's wrong with Julian, Bess and Judy?!?)! Please
do not e-mail me if you disagree.
Thus
said... On to the Names!
Aaron....I dislike because...I get a headache when I hear it...it
sounds like arrow.
Abigail:
- Abigail/Abby/Abbi,
etc. - as a pre-k teacher I can assure you there are enough Abbys!
Yes, it's cute, but it is no longer different, and spelling it or
it's nickname creatively will not change that.
- I for one can't
imagine anyone under the name of 50 with this name. Abby is nice,
but Abigail is a bit too far, don'cha think?
- I have always thought
Of Abigail as a old lady name. I cant picture it on anyone who is
younger than 100
Abby-a
church---appropriate for a nun
Ada-name for an 80 yr. old grandmother
Adam: Just sounds like a dippy kid, the kind who can be goaded
into sticking his tongue on a frozen metal pole, not once but twice.
Addison
- Addison's Disease.
JFK had it. Not pretty.
- I dislike the name
Addison because it is a last-name and a boy name that MEANS Son of
Adam. It has been taken over for girls despite what the real meaning
is. I also dislike how these name book authors who I once respected
are changing the traditional meanings of names to please parents who
want to give names that mean son of to their daughters and tell them
Addison means daughter of Adam, etc I just don't care for names for
girls that have the word son in it. What's next having a son and naming
him Bobdaughter or Jennidaughter?
Adelaide:
Hey Adelaide, do you want some Kool-Aid or some lemonade?
ADOLPH, ADOLFO Makes me think of Hitler.
Adonis: I seriously suggest not using names from Greek Mythology.
You might as well name your kid Ajax or Daedalus. Unless you already used
those names for his older brothers. And Adonis reminds me of the word
cone.
Adrian: just seems wimpy to me.
Adrienne: Yo! Adrienne! Plus so many people insist upon ignoring
the French spelling and pronouncing it Adrian.
Agatha: A witch witha big wart on her nose, cackling madly while
stirring toad's eyes into her morning oatmeal.
Aidan
- If you're Irish,
fine, if you're not, back off! Stop ruining their lovely names!
- Aiden / Caiden
- Everyone I know who has named their son this thinks they are being
unusual ... check it out folks, these names are NOW very popular and
your son will go through school being known as Aiden T. or Caiden
W. - Face it, these are now common names.
- Aidan and any
names that rhyme with Aidan. There are plenty already, and putting
C, K, Br, or J at the beginning adds pretention, not uniqueness.
Albert/Al
- Heyheyhey, it's
Faaaat Albert!
- this name makes
me think of grumpy old men
Alec:
Stop beinga smart-alec!
alexandra I think this name is getting to popular and you hear
it a bit to much now.
Alexia So you're tired of Alexis, Alexa, Alexandra and friends,
but you still want to call your child Lexi. Yawn. This name was old and
tired before it even became popular. Couple that with the fact that alexia
is also a neurological disorder where the patient is unable to read. It
usually results from brain trauma. Not the best association for a name.
Alexia/Alexis/Alexa/etc... Way too popular, and to me it sounds
snooty
Alexis
- Clack, clack, clatter,
no softness to this name at all.
- This is supposed
to be a boy's name, and it's too hard-edged for my taste. It's not
soft and pretty like a girl's name should be.
Alicia:
This is my name and there are too many pronunciations. Is it a-LEE-sha,
a-LEE-see-a, a-LISH-a, a-LISH-ee-a...(etc.). Save everyone the trouble
and spell it how you want it said, even if it's not as pretty.
Alissa (and variants)
- It's too nasally,
sounds really stuck-up.
- There are just
too many ways to pronounce this name. Uh-LISH-uh, uh-LISE-sa, Uh-LISS-Uh,
etc. There are also two billion variations on the name: Aleesa, Alyssa,
Alisa, etc. No little girl wants to have her name mispronounced or
misspelled all the time.
Allegra:
Not only is it an allergy medicine, it has always made me think of a skin
disease.
Aloysius: This has to be one of if not THE worst boy's name in existance.
In addition to it just sounding horrible in a pretentious kind of way,
it's hard to spell. Finally there's the matter of it being difficult to
say the name without spitting.
Alvin: ...and the Chipmunks
Amanda:
- being my name,
I have heard "You're a man, duh!" way too many times. This
is why I will always be Mandy.
- My name is Amanda
and there are always at least four other Amandas everywhere I go.
"You're Amanda O? No... Amanda M, right?" gets really tiring.
- Sounds like a cheerleader,
and too over used. I had a high school class with five of them.
Amber:
- She and her sister
Krystle's glory days were when they made the varsity cheerleading
squad. Unfortunately it was downhill from there.
- This is a lovely
name. Don't spoil it with over use.
- Giving a person
the name of a stone as a name is just a little pretentious, or at
least I think so. That goes for Emerald, Ruby, Pearl, Sapphire, Diamond,
and other similar names as well. It's a little like naming someone
Gold or Silver - it sounds kind of silly. Also, there are lots of
words in other languages that have the same meaning, so there are
alternatives for people that hear the names and think of beauty and
elegance. Just remember, there can be gaudy costume jewelry too, and
that could be another common association...
Amberleigh
or any other "leigh" name: Not only are these baby names
overused by yuppies with more money than sense, they're also frequently
found as part of street names in pseudo-British "upscale" housing
developments with huge decks, large minivans, and no trees.
Amelia: mealy sounding.
America:
- creepy...
- There are more
practical ways to show patriotism than naming your child after the
country.
Amos:
Just wait till all the kids in schoollearn about the digestive system
and he can be called Anus for all eternity.
Amy:
- The baby pops out.
"Crud, I didnt think of a name! Uhh... Amy!" It's
like a name you use when you can't think of anything or a name used
when you really dont care what theyre gonna be called.
Talk about boring. Lots of Amy's are also psychotic. And let's face
it- the name has very babyish qualities to it.
- Okay I absolutely
dispise this name for many reasons. First off its way too common.
Plus when I hear the name Amy I picture a boring annoying girl. Now
I have an aunt Amy and she's an execption to my beliefs as I assume
there are plenty others. Finally I know way too many girls named Amy
that have just been awful experiences even knowing them.
- My name is Amy,
and it sounds to babyish. I would've added another name to it.
Anais:
To me it sounds too much like "anus".
Anasta-Jah: I had no idea what this name even was until it was pronounced.
It's a mangling of my favorite girls' name, Anastasia. If they wanted
to give her an alternate spelling, they could have chosen something like
Anastazija or Anastasziya.
Andy: the kind of guy that is always mooning around smiling nervously,
dropping things, bumping into doors and always gets stuck fetching everybody's
lunch orders.
Angel
- snooty and pretentious
without being cool. It's a nickname, like Muffin.
- This is my name.
I don't like it a lot, but not for the obvious religious connotations.
It's just the fact that for as long as I can remember people have
been spelling it Angle. As in "triangle". Also, whenever
I tell someone my name, they automatically assume it's really Angela
or Angelina or Angelica or WHATEVER. I practically have to show them
my birth certificate to prove it! So, while it's a lovely name and
sounds beautiful, I wouldn't wish it on anyone else.
- Angel is about
one of the most un-masculine names there are, and I've come across
several boys with this name. Of course, the parents think it's cutesy,
but in reality, that little boy is going to be teased every day of
the rest of his life, until he's an adult who can't stand it anymore
and finally ends up going by the nickname Angus.
- what are angels?
Yeah, that's right. They're dead people.
- This name is also
an adjective and no one is really an angel.
- I don't know where
people get the idea that angels are all beautiful women in white dresses
hanging out on clouds with harps, that get their wings every time
Jimmy Stewart rings a bell. In the bible, angels can be pretty mean;
leveling cities and generally carrying out God's dirty work. Thus
said, either way this name seems like an awful lot for a child to
have to live up to!
Angelina:
Way too cutesy. I don't like it when people as a trend name their
children after a currently famous celebrity, because it just seems like
you're setting yourself up to be let down. What if that celebrity is no
longer famous and your stuck with a recognizable name?
Angus: a seventy-year-old Scotchman who coughs hard enough to crack
his own ribs but still has that nasty pipe sticking out of his face.
ANN-
- It's just "an"
with an extra N. An apple, an orange. It's a word used to replace
A when the next word starts with a vowel. Who made it a name?
- yep this is my
first name. Bad enough everyone on the planet has this as a middle
name and feels compelled to let me know, then people ask why my mother
didn't give me a "real" first name as opposed to a middle
name.
ANNA
ok, it's cute... everyone loves it... lets move on. I had to change my
name because I was sick and tired of being the third, fourth, and sometimes
even Fifth Anna in my math or English class
Annabelle: Makes me think of a cow
Annalie/Anna-Lee/Annaliese/Annalise: All of these sound like "anally"
to me!
Annie: Some poor barefoot farm girl from Oklahoma dreaming of getting
to the big city so she can ride in a taxi.
Arabella: some disease of childhood that makes red spots come out
on you.
Ariana: Ariana the Aryan?
Ariel: a mermaid, or else the thing that lets you pick up far-off
TV stations and blows down in storms.
Art: sounds like a dog barking.
Asher: Gesundheit!
Ashley or Jenny incredibly cliché
ASHLEY
- Ashley/Ashleigh/Ashlee:
First of all, this used to be a man's name. Second of all, it is entirely
WAY too common.
- because i really
think that they are taking over the place.
- Ashley, Ashleigh,
Ashlee-Ashley and any variations. This name is actually historical
and used to be a man's name (Anyone remember "Gone With the
Wind"?), and even then it wasn't so hot. The beginning, "ash",
seems to suggest a person who smokes.
- Extremely overused,
and sounds too much like a dumb blonde; besides, it was intended to
be used as a man's name!
- It is a boy's name
and completely overused for girls!
- Ashleigh/Ashley:
4% of the student population at the school I teach at (400 students)
have this name - boys and girls! Snore. Not very original.
Ashlyn:
Hey, who told you Ashley was Ash combined with Lee anyway?
Ashton: gesundheit!
ASIA Cultural appropriation is generally a bad idea. Parents naming
their child this should know that it sounds trashy and uneducated, not
"beautiful" and "exotic". Equally ridiculous-sounding
are : DALLAS, DAKOTA, CHYNNA, etc.
Aspen
- When I think of
Aspen, naturally, I think of mountains. Which is not altogether bad,
except for when it is associated with a girl. Let's just say I hope
she's not well endowed. An example of what one might hear in the boys
locker room: "I saw Aspen's mountains today, guys!"
- anytime you start
a name with and "as*" sound, it's NOT good
Astrid:
sounds like ass-turd.
Attracta: An old Irish name, used until people realised they actually
had farming on the brain and were naming their daughter 'a tractor'. Derivative
of 'attractive' A lot of my relatives are named this, (incidentally i
live in Ireland)
Atticus: Almost as bad as naming your kid Scout. It's the name a creepy
old guy should have who lives in a castle on a mountain in Scotland. And
I don't usually think of "Too Kill A Mockingbird", if that's
what you wanted. I think of the word "Attic", or a name that
should be in a Harry Potter book. Not a good association.
Aubrey:
- Only name your
child this if he is going to grow up to be a Scottish Laird.
- It sounds like
the reject version of "Audrey". Maybe a 70 year old lady
would have this name, but I'm pretty sure no other generation under
that will have a name close to that.
- very unmanly, probably
due to it sounding so similar to Audrey.
- Currently experiencing
a modest revival as well as a sex change. Does no one realize that
this is in fact a male name? I mean, etymological genderbending is
one thing but sheer ignorance is kinda annoying...or amusing, your
choice.
August:
August/Augustin/Augustine/Augustina, I don't care which one you pick,
it's still got the word GUST in it and it's not even going to work unless
your kid was born in August.
Augustus: Augustus Gloop from the Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory book.
Nuff said.
Austin. tired of this name. I work with young children, and there
must be 50 Austins
Avery:
- reminds me of the
word Ovary.
- rhymes with slavery?
Avis:
Rental car.
Babette: somebody's fancy French poodle with pik toenail polish
and pink bows in her hair.
Bailey- reminds me of a jailer---"Bailiff!"
Bambi: a deer, and a male deer at that. Tacky stripper name.
BARBARA To me, it sounds old and snooty, plus I don't care for
the nicknames barb, makes me think of barb-wire and Barbie just sounds
plastic.
Barbie--nor Barbara, not even Barbra, as in Striesand and I think
she's great. I can just hear that Berrrrbeeee sound!
Barney: is anybody actually named this? I picture a sportscaster
unable to ever lower his voice below a bellow.
Bart
- Are you the farting,
annoying, kid named "Bart" off the Simpsons? do you fart
alot? a kid with name will most likely get the nickname "Farting
Bart". Do You want your kids to go through that?
- It rhymes with
fart and also barf.
Bartholomew:
Sounds like "barf" and we already have Bart Simpson anyway.
Belinda
- All I can think
is: poor Peter McKay...
- This name does
not age well...I am unable to imagine any adult women with this name.
It's the samedifference as a five-year-old named Mildred.
Bella,
Belle: has a bonging, clanging sound.
Benjamin: I really don't know why people seem to like this name.
To me it sounds like an old grandfather. In fact it reminds me of Uncle
Ben from Uncle Ben's rice!
Bert: Bert and Ernie
Bertha
- For me this name
conjures up images of beached whales.
- bertha is one of
those names that would come form down south..i may live in the south..south
carolina to be exact..but come on. someone has to think of something
better than that!
- The archetypal
"naming don't" name. Most people associate it with a loud old lady.
Hopelessly out of date.
Bess-
I know a beautiful, slender girl named Bess, but every time I hear her
name I still think of a big brown and white cow chewing cud in a meadow.
Bess(-ie, -y)- Can you imagine this name on anyone besides a cow
or a girl living in a trailer park? It sounds so farmyard!
Beth: I dislike the name Beth. It sounds like a country girl that
gets picked last in
ohh I dont know, the sport of cow-milking.
Betty/Judy: Generic fifties bubblegum names. Elizabeth's all right,
but their are better ways to shorten it. Judith works well on it's own.
BEULAH Now this name sounds like the word "bugle" or the sound of
a note coming out from a Tuba. Sounds like a name you would give to your
pet
Beyoncé: It's just trashy-sounding.
Bibi: and her little brother Bullet.
Bill- It's old-man-like. It makes me think of a pudgy bald man.
Billy Joe Bob: When I hear this name it makes me think of a hilbilly.
Also at school, it was used way to much just as an example! Billy Joe
Bob did this or Billy Joe Bob did that.
Blaze- What if the kid ends up being really slow and not very "firey".
What then? Lazy Blaze? Seems like it would be hard to have this name and
not get made fun of.
Bob- I feel that this is a boring name that brings to mind a forty-year-old
balding accountant.
Boston: Why are people naming their children after cities? Also there's
the Boston Terrier dog... "Class, I'd like you to welcome your new
classmate, Boston Barker."
Bradley: All I can think of when I hear this name is the little metal
brads you use to fasten papers together.
Brayden, Braden:
- It sounds like
the action Braiding pronounced Braid en'
- To me it sounds
like a verb pertaining to donkeys and mules. "What's that noise?"
"Oh, it's just old Pedro braydin'."
Brandon-
Its a name of a city for one thing, also a surname. It just
doesnt sound good as a first name at all. It sounds like Branded,
Brandumb.
Brandy/Brandi
- Sure, I'll name
my child after an alcoholic beverage! Her brother is Martini!
- Any time you use
the name of a type of alcohol to name your child, you should wonder
where the motivation comes from? What's next? "Come here, Rum"
Braxton:
- "Braxton-Quackston".
Also, sounds like a hillbilly name .
- Did the mother
misread her medical chart? Welcome to the world, Braxton Hicks.
Brenda:
Sounds too much like "benda". Or "blenda".
Brey- I just think it's strange...Sounds like gray, and that certainly
isn't cheerful. Also, it reminds me of barnacles for some odd reason,
Brey, brackish water, boats...
Brianna: Very popular in my town and very unappealing, read or
spoken. Is this the female form of Brian? Is the nickname Brie or Anna?
Brice or Bryce. While it's gained some popularity in the past few
years, my husband is in his 30's and until I met him I had never ever
met another human being with this name. Why would anyone torture their
child with this horrid name? Growing up, his name was always mispronounced.
People see Brice and assume there has been a typo somewhere and what we
meant was Bruce or Brian. Think about your kid being picked on "Brice
Brice Baby" and other little annoying nicknames. Or for the rest
of their lives people asking for Bruce and having to constantly correct
them.
Bridget:
- This is a nice
name, but do not attempt to use it outside of Ireland.
- Sounds like birdsh*t
or "bridge it." Not at all pretty.
Brie:
As with Colby, this is CHEESE.
Brielle: sounds like a brioche only softer. I'd like a crabcake
on a brielle with tartar sauce.
Britney, Britni, Brittnie etc.
- There's way too
many of them. Definently a cheerleader name. Can you imagine Brittany
as an old lady? Didn't think so.
- WAY to many of
them and putrid to boot.
- Brittni-
I dislike this name; it sounds like a snobbish cheerleader who's obsessed
with makeup. Besides, it is butchering the spelling of the name Brittany,
which is beautiful in itself.
- This is my name...*sigh*.
First of all, it's way too common. In one of my sixth grade classes
a long while ago I was known as "Brittany E." because there
were three of us in the class. Second, there are millions of different
ways to spell this. We did presentations in eigth grade in which we
had to give feedback on peices of paper, and 55% the kids in my class
spelled my name wrong. "Brittney", "Britni", etc.
The possibilities are endless. Third, over the age of twenty-five,
the name'll be liked even less. It's great for little kids, but on
an adult...beware, cuteness will have you puking. Fourth, the nicknames.
My little sister calls me "Brat-ney". Fifth (I just keep
going...) it doesn't really have a meaning. I looked up my name and
all I discovered was "a region in France".
- sounds like bratny
- It's like, totally
a cheerleader name, like, I mean, whatever ya know?
- I feel that this
name is too popular. I can name at least 20 little girls with this
name. I also think that the name is too cute for a 30-year-old woman.
- Brittney: I can't
picture an older lady name Brittney either and I also think it sounds
like a snobs name.
Brogan:
a SHOE, and a big clunky one at that.
Brooklyn: Charmless. What's next, Bronx?
Bruno: strong-arm man who terrorizes the shopkeepers ito paying protection
money.
Buddy: Since this website is directed at people naming pets as well
as children, I have to beg. Please no more dogs named Buddy! Same goes
for "Lady." Any all-breed rescue in the country is likely to
have 6 of each at any given time.
Buffy: It sounds like a dog's name, it ceases to be cute after
the age of five, and she's going to get bad jokes about vampire slaying
for the rest of her life.
Burt - sounds like somebody burping - "buuuurt...."
Buster, for a boy (that would seem obvious, but...). The name seems
a concerted effort to force machismo on a child or to indicate the machismo
of the parents (suggesting that one of said parents feels less than manly).
On the other hand, the name also is used as the beginning of an admonishment.
Hey, buster, what are you doing to my car with that coin? The name substitutes
for not knowing someone's name, as in "Hey, Buster, what are you
doing?" Also, Buster is a nickname, an awful nickname but a nickname
none-the-less. This name should never appear on a birth certificate as
anything other than a last name (and even then should be changed as soon
as possible!).
Buzz: Sounds like someone who sits in front of the TV in their
underwear all day
Camden: nobody who's ever been in or passed through Camden New
Jersey would want to use this one. Two words: urban blight.
Cadence: It's what military marching songs are called ("I
don't but I've been told..." you get the drift). That's not a horrible
association, but when I see the name, all I see is Kay- DENSE, the emphasis
being on DENSE. So it makes me think of a bubbly blond airhead. As with
all the overpopular "Kay" names (Kayla, Kaylee, Makayla, Kaylynn,
etc.), I can't seem to say it without slipping into an exaggerated hick
accent, so I can't picture this name on an intelligent, elegant young
woman.
Cailin,
Kaylin, Kailyn,Q'haellynne etc.:
- the actual irish
is cailín and pronounced kinda 'kyle-ye-een' (most people cant
get the 'ye' in there without sounding like their having a seizure
but irish pronunciation is difficult)
- (1). a child named
this spends half of her life telling people her name is not KATELYN.
(2). It's a flash-in-the-pan made up name riding the coattails of
Katelyn. It has no substance, merely made up of syllables. (3). Today's
adorable little trendy name will die out as quickly as it came in.
Kaylin is the Myrtle and Irving of the new millennium. (4). baby name
books list it as being Irish, so everyone thinks it is... but they
are all totally wrong. the irish word <i>cailín,</i>
is pronounced /CAW eeleen/ (see Colleen) and means "girl."
It's like naming your daughter "girl," but pronouncing it
like "jeerl" to make it fancy.
Caitlin
- Caitlin/Katelin/Kaitlynne
etc.-over used in places like america, australia, england. says
cheap to me whereas the irish caitlín is 'catch-leen' and much
more pretty.
- Caitlyn-
Every Caitlyn I've ever met has been a dumb blonde cheerleader.
- Doesn't anyone
realize that Caitlin is an Irish name? And that the Irish originally
spelled it Caitlin. The same with all the other variations on Caitlin.
Caitlyn, Catelin, Catelyn, Kaitlin, Kaitlyn, Katelin, Caitlynn, Catelynn,
there are so many spellings and they are all WRONG! Plus then the
kid never gets her name spelled right. I cannot stand this. It drives
me crazy all the wrong ways to spell Caitlin. (and I didn't even list
them all!)
- Kaitlyn/Katelyn/Katelynn,
etc ad nauseum Way too common; when you try a spelling variation
on the same old name, it does *not* make it unique and fresh again.
- Kaitlyn/Caitlin:
Think of an actual spelling sometime, please. It's so overused and
no one ever spells it the same way. I have actually met a Kaetliynn.
- In Irish Gaelic,
this name is NOT pronounced Kate-Lynn. It's more like cot-leen or
coyt-leen. Naming a child Caitlin and pronouncing it katelyn is like
naming a child Juanita and calling her jaw-nitta. It's just wrong.
- I'm just tired
of it
- Caitlyn,
etc.: Unoriginal, plus I'm a Kate who *always* gets called Kaitlyn.
(My middle initial is L, too, so people think it might stand for Lynn.)
- Katelyn, Kaitlin,
Kaytelyinne... I'm over it.
- Katelyn/Caitlyn/Kaitlin,
etc. I have a friend who named her daughter this 12 years ago,
before it became popular - or so she thought. Now her daughter usually
has a number of other girls in her class with the same name. Whenever
I heard somebody say they were going to use that name if their baby
turned out to be a girl, I just cringed. You TOO!? Be a LITTLE original!
- Caitelynne:
Another messed up version of Caitlin that was bestowed upon my little
sister. It looks too trendy, very misspelled, and makes people doubt
the pronunciation!
Caleb-
It means dog in the language it came from. Who would want to name
there little kid dog? Its demeaning. Add to that it
sounds wimpy and weak. Cale or Kale sounds okay, but having it end with
a b really makes it sound horrible!
Campbell: Mmm mmm better!
Cameron:
- It's a fine last
name, but that's it: it should be kept as a last name. It sounds like
camera. Last names should stay last names.
- Kameryn etc. -
All the alternate spellings of the name Cameron is getting way out
of hand. I find this name to harsh for a little girl.
Camille:
- this name sounds
like you are a chamelion except you are camoflaged as a flower.
- This name just
sounds like a stuck up girl, who carse about no one but herself. Why
do you want you daughter to sound like she is stuck up?
Cammi:
thirty-eight-year-old Wal-mart cashier who hasn't gotten over her cheerleader/homecoming
queen complex.
Candida: Means yeast infection!
Candy
- Basicly its for
women who want there daughters to grow up to be strippers.
- This name should
be reserved for food. The name suggests a certain type of personality
which I don't think is flattering.
Carl:
This is a very mature name for a child and seems well-suited to older
men (basically grandfathers are ok). I also have a distaste for Carl because
it seems every time I go to a gas station or speak with a mechanic, his
name is Carl, which isn't a bad thing, but I'd rather name a boy after
someone more successful
Carly: I cannot think of a less feminine name than one that starts
with Carl. I picture a post-op transvestite who didnt
want to print new business cards, so he just added a y onto
his name.
Carson -This name seems to have gained incredible popularity recently
and I can't figure why. I believe it's Scandinavian for 'Carr's son,'
and the only nickname I can think of is 'Car,' which seems very wrong
to me. -I've also read of people naming their son Carson because they
think it's "hip" and they like the MTV vj Carson Daly.. could
this possibly be true?
Carys: Reminds me of caries (dental cavities).
Cash: This is just asking for bullies to steal your child's lunch
money everyday.
Cassity, Chassity: Cassidy is a name, as is Chastity, though neither
are to my taste. I dislike misspelled names in general, but this one is
the worst one I've seen because it merges two completely unrelated names
in a way that makes me think the parents wanted one name or the other
but couldn't spell it right, or that they don't know or care that there's
a great deal of difference between an Irish surname and an English virtue
name, no matter how alike they sound.
Cathy: Ah yes, Cathy with a 'C'. It's never just 'Hi, I'm Cathy',
it's 'I'm Cathy with a 'C'!! It's all you can do not to answer, 'And we
care because....?
Cathy, Kathy, Catherine, Katherine, Cathryn, Kathryn, Kathleen
... get it?? Is that with a C or a K? Who knows??? Also ... Sounds like
"Catheter".
Cathy: All I can think of is an obese woman.
Cecilia: this name sounds so old-fashioned. I can't picture anyone
under the age of 60 or 70 with this name.
Celeste
- It rhymes with
molest!
- I can't imagine
this name on anyone under 80.
Celia
Way too scientific sounding for a baby! Knowing that cilia are tiny
hairs on microscopic critters, how can you possibly give this to a child?
Chandler I'm not of fan of Must See names (ie Mallory) to begin
with but the case of Chandler is even more ludicrous. Its supposed to
be part of the joke about Chandler Bing's flipped out parents. Underscoring
the humorous nature of the name have been episodes where the name Chandler
is bestowed upon a girl (joke = the name is wimpy and kinda girly) and
where Chandler is called Chauncey (joke = the name is hoity and silly...like
Chauncey). I guess some people just didn't get it.
CHARISMA I dislike this "name" because Charisma is not a name,
it's a personality trait!!!
Charlotte- Drop the “C” and the “te” and you have “Harlot”, “Charlotte
the Harlot”. Plus the nick name “Lottie” is really bad.
Chase- Who wants a verb or a noun as a name? Same goes for Blaze,
Summer, December, Autumn, Season, River, Coal, Piper... you get the point
Chavonne, Shavan, Chivaughan or any other bastardization of Siobhan.
It says to the world: 'I can't spell and I'm too stupid to look up a name
in a baby book to get it right.'
Chelsea:
- gives a chavvy,council-estate
feel.think 14 year old mother of three, nike trainors, lots of jewellry
and a white tracksuit.In the same line as 'Mercedes','Chardonnay','Beyoncé'
(i actually think this is a pretty name and dont mind Beyoncé
herself but it's like Madonna-the connotation would equal bullying
for life)
- This is a pretty
girl's name, in my opinion...it's when it's used for a boy that I
dislike it. Even if the name was originally male (I don't know if
that's the case or not, I'm just using it as an example), I can't
see a boy being called Chelsea, at least not with the A at the end.
Maybe with a different spelling, but not like this.
CHERRI, CHERRY, CHERI It's a fine name if you want your daughter
to be a porn star.
Cheyenne/Shyanne: It sounds too ugly and hard to be a name.
Cherry/Angel/Crystal/Apple/Amber/Honey: They are wonderful names
if you want your daughter to become a stripper.
Cherry- Why would someone want to name their child after a food?
Fairly sexually suggestive as well.
Cheryl: It seems like 90% of the time when I run across this name
in books, it is associated with the flighty, spacy "other woman"
in an illicit love affair.
Chester This name is really geeky sounding and it reminds me of
a chess player and the word fester, which means to rot.
Chet: Like 'cheat'
CHLOE
- It reminds me
of chlorine, and sounds like blowing your nose.
- In German klo means
toilet. Add an "e" sound at the end and it is like saying
potty.
- This name seems
so "empty". I don't understand its recent popularity. It sounds like
"cloy" which is to hinder, harm, obstruct, or make weary or displeased
by too much of something that is too sweet or too rich.
Chloris-
I have really bad eyesight and sometimes I see letters that aren't there,
if I am really tired. I read this name and thought it referred to a sexual
part of the body that only females have.
Christopher/Christian/Christina... I dislike all the Chris-Names ,
although I've got friends who are called that way. Neither of them likes
it, because it's way too overused. I personally always mix up Christoph
and Christian, because I just know too many of them. This name is way
too religious for me! There are plenty of pretty names in the bible, but
I wouldn't have to want a "christ" in my name.
Cindy
- Ugh. It's so ugly
sounding and it makes me think of a snobby, bratty girl.
- This is my own
name so I can slag it if I want to – Trust me. It’s a bad name to
get saddled with. Cyndi Lauper? Cindy Crawford? I can honestly say
they ruined it for all us poor Cindys out there. Please, parents –
don’t name your daughter Cindy! My husband’s first dog was named Cindy
– just as a side note!
- I really do detest
the name "Cindy." It is a little too popular for my taste,
and the various spellings are unbearable and awkward. There have been
foreign names translating "Cindy" that lose their unique
touch once turned to the American "Cindy." I just can not
bear this name.
Claire:
The name is very boring
Claudia-
-
Claudia:
Another name you just have to string out a bit, Clauuudia. Nauuuusea.
-
The
clod sound just makes the name unattractive. It sounds clumsy and
oafish.
Clay:
It's short for Clayton but I just can't help but think of play-dough,
red clay, and all variations of clay.
Cleo/Clio: For some reason, this name just looks very (sexually) suggestive.
Cletus This name has too much of a sexual similarity to a familiar
body part.
CLEWELL (we are told the name is suppose to be Welsh version for
Clarence - Teased Nickname = CLUELESS / don't put such a curse on any
baby
Cody: how sickly cutesy. "Federal Reserve chairman Cody Micklewhite
denies rumors that he was planning to raise short-term interest rates..."
Doesn't quite work does it?
COLBY
- It's cheese! And
also the COL- makes me think of "cold." I don't think it
sounds like an attractive name at all!
- This is not a name,
it is cheese.
Cole:
It's what Santa brings you when you're bad. A hard black lump used
in grilling.
Colin: Sounds too much like colon. Not a nice thing to be associated
with.
Colleen: I dislike the name Colleen ... favoured by many americans
of Irish descent. Colleen means 'girl' in Irish. How many people would
name their child 'girl'? In fact they'd probably get the child removed
by social services if they did! We don't call children 'fille' (French
for girl) or any other form ... just because it's in Irish doesn't mean
you can not bother to name your child properly and just refer to her by
her gender! Spare a thought for those of us who do speak Irish as it sounds
quite strange!
CONCEPCION This is supposed to be religious but I can help thinking
how someone is "conceived".
Connor: Lacks character, boring, no depth. Nickname Con,
as in to con?
Conrad: It sounds like a reject from Hogan's Heroes.
Corey or Cory: Reminds me of wh*rey or apple core.
Cornelius: While I think Cornelia is a beautiful name, Cornelius
is just horrible sounding.
Coty/Cody/Brody/Jody... and all the famously dubbed 'lil buckeroo'
names. This name doesn't age well. A fifty year old Cody still lives with
his mom and still doesn't own an alarm clock.
Coty - it doesn´t sound like a real name. Plus, it sounds like
the Swedish word "kota", which means "vertebra"...
COURTNEY
- Cheerleader. 'Nuf
said.
- WAY to many of
them and putrid to boot.
- Yawn. Boring. Another
one of those cutesy names. Don't make me sick. I bump into at least
15 people named Courtney a day and it is utterly annoying
Crews:
It sounds like a crew of sailors to me. Being my name I constantly get
puns.
Cricket If you want to name your child after a soap opera--fine.
Just please pick a name that is not also an insect!
Crispin: Snap, Crackle, Crispin!
Crystal:
- It's just too popular,
or at least it used to be, so I wouldn't advise using it - and I'm
a Crystal myself. In elementary school, there had to have been 3-5
Crystals in my grade at the same time, and all of us had to tack on
our last initial or use a nickname so people could tell us apart.
Even then, the nickname strategy often failed - after all, how many
nicknames can you get from this name that aren't variations of Chris/Kris?
And of course, whenever someone would call a Crystal for attendance,
all of us would chorus "Which one?" because there was no
way to tell who it was. The other potential problem is spelling. There
are so many different ways to write it, yet almost all of them sound
exactly the same, so even if you use a creative spelling, in the end
a child with this name is still going to asked, "Are you Crystal
with a C or with a K?" Trust me, it gets old fast. It is a pretty
name, though...just overused.
- I have only one
word to describe this name: redneck!!!!!!!!!!! Also, it is not a name,
it's a jewel, unless of course you're one of those psychic phone-line
people (i.e. Madame Crystal).
Cutter:
A cutter is somebody who abuses himself out of severe depression and
other psychological disorders, I will never understand why somebody would
name a child something so dark.
Cynthia: This name is absolutely hideous! This is my name and the
misspellings are so annoying. And, see 'Cindy'. that's my nickname and
I agree with the chic who wrote that! They spell it Syndi, Sindy, Cyndi.
And I've been called Sydney so many times it's not funny.
Daisy:
- Sounds like a
hyperactive dog to me.
- doesnt this name
make you picture an old lady with a huge floppy garden hat with a
daisy stuck in it? well it does to me. or someone who's just a bit
too cheery.
Dakota
- "Hi, my name is
Dakota.", "I love you Auntie Dakota!", "Here is our President Dakota
Whitfield!" Please put the name you want to give your child behind
Auntie or Uncle or President or Senator before you give it to them,
because you never know what your child may grow up to be. I certainly
wouldn't want to but the name Dakota on a college application.
- I can see naming
your kid after a beautiful place, like Paris or Vienna, but who wants
to go to North or South Dakota?
- I can live with
place names in moderation, if they sound like names and the place
has actual meaning for the parents. But I doubt most parents naming
their children Dakota have even BEEN to ND or SD, and I also feel
it's disrespectful to the Dakota Sioux nation to stick their tribal
name on children willy-nilly.
- Okay, it was cute
for awhile. But it's WAY too common. And I can't see myself taking
seriously anyone named Dakota. Imagine: U.S. President Dakota Henderson.
Dakota Smith, Attorney-at-Law. Doesn't it sound ridiculous?
- Is this a boy name
or a girls? Have all the thousands of people who named their child
this ever even been there? And if they haven't then WHY would they
name their kid this?
- there seemed to
be a point when every second boy was given this name; it seems as
though parents were trying to be unique but ended up being far too
common.
Damon
and Devin: One letter away from "demon" and "devil".
I don't know why anyone would want to give their kid a name with such
negative and creepy associations, regardless of their spiritual beliefs.
Danielle Without a French accent it has a most unattractive sound.
Darla. I dislike that name because it sounds so OLD! like a name
someone in their 80's would have.
Darlene -
- 'darleeeene, hitch
up the trailer and get on your best pvc mini. we goin' dancin! leave
the kids with bobbi-ann or bobbi-jo....' TRAILER TRASH
- For some reason,
it just sounds like a drag queen's name.
- Dahleeeene - sounds
like a window cleaning product - Windowlene - in fact any name ending
in lene (leeeene) just sounds plain tacky.
David:
- Please world -
do not name another child David! It's a bland name with the only redeeming
quality of being able to call someone "Davey".
- I keep a list of
how many I know. In a year I got 49.
- As tolerable as
is the David, it should be banned. I was in a class of 15 students
of various ages (from 20 to 50), five of whom were named David. This
was not an all-male class (which I think would increase the odds).
The name is a bit dull, and even the Estonian version of Tavi is tipping
over into the too-cute arena.
D'Ann - This name
screams unwrapped Jolly Ranchers at the bottom of a purse, or slapping
your kids and causing a scene in the customer service line at Wal-Mart.
Daphne: Makes me thing of Daffy Duck
Debra- (this spelling) Because, as someone who speaks pretty fluent
Spanish, it makes me think, "of (the) bra!"
DEBRA / DEBBIE/ DEBORAH The cheerleader of the 80's. I just think
it's boring due to overuse
DeeDee: Your daughter just might choose to become something other
than a cheerleader. But a "DeeDee" has NO choice.
Delaney: Just sounds like the last name of the nutty family at
the very edge of town, the ones in the bright green house whose mom is
300 pounds and wears fluorescent stretch pants in public and whose kids
look like they never take a bath and live on Kool-aid and Skittles.
DELBERT I can't picture a little boy with this name and it simply
sounds like a small-minded old man to me.
Deloris: To have a name that sounds similar to a female genital
organ..that poor kid..I wouldn't be suprised if this poor kid legally
changes his/her name by the age of 10!
Denise:
- I've never met
a Denise I've liked more than a week. It's a nasal name, and I suppose
these unfortunate women who are named Denise become whiney because
they have to say and hear their names for their entire lives.
- This is my name.
I get "Dennis" ALL the time in school, waiting rooms, restaurants
etc. It is also associated with the Greek goddess of wine. Great.
Also, I was told by a prospective employer when I was young, "You
just don't here too many young people with the name Denise, I thought
you would be 50 years old before I met you!" Nice.
Desert/Journey
A dessert is too hot and dry to be on and a journey is usually long
and tiring so why would you want to name you child Desert or Journey:
Destiny
- Destiny, Desirae,
and Sierra. These are what I call Walmart names. You know, the
names you hear women in sweatpants yelling to their kids at Walmart.
Same goes for Dylan, Tyler, and Logan.
- Destinee- It is
my destiny to find this name, as with most "noun names"
too pretencious.
- If you choose this
name for your kid, then you're choosing her destiny as a stripper/prostitute.
What sounds more like reality..."Hey, I'm Destiny, welcome to
Hooters. I'll be your server for tonight." Or, "President
Destiny sets new law: Prostitution is now legal!"
- This name is waaaaaay
overused. I know 13 girls named Destiny, and that was just in my first
3 period classes in high school.
- Makes me think
of predestination. I'd rather name a kid Free Will. :-)
- Can't shake the
Desitin diaper rash cream connection, for one thing. For another,
I'm not into these revamped Puritan-esque names. They have a very
un-Puritanical effect, if you know what I mean.
- I don't like this
name because it sounds trashy and tacky to me.
- The Destiny I went
to school with got called "density."
Donald First thing
I think of - duck
Donna- It sounds so strict, and, in some cases, mean.
Dorcas Dork...A** . Need I say more? Id like to know who thought
of that one?
DORIS This name brings to mind an unattractive, boring older woman.
DOT This has always seemed to me to be too short, meaningless and
inconsequential. With all the beautiful girl's names out there I can't
imagine having to go through life as just a Dot
Doug: oh, so macho! The handsome guy with his love handles fighting
a losing and painful looking battle with his skin-tight jeans. The one
who likes to start fights in bars but is always the one complaining that
everybody else is out to get him.
Dustin: I know a doctor who had a patient named Dustin Thuhall.
Say it out loud.
DWAYNE
- Dwaine: Children
can be so cruel: "duh-wayne".
- I can't picture
an intelligent or attractive man with this name. I, also, just don't
care for the sound of it.
- Knock, knock. Who's
there? Dwayne. Dwayne who? Dwayne the tub, I'm dwowning!
Dylan/Dillon-
- Oh good God, I
have no idea why I don't like this name. Probably commom-ness an the
dreaded "y" It's especially bad for a girl.
- This name is overly
trendy. I do not like the DILL sound it. I think it is very soft for
a boy.
Earl
This sounds like the noise you make when you're throwing up.
EBENEZER What can I say...Scrooge.
Ebony, the color of a wood. Do we need this as a name?
Edith: sounds like "eat it."
EDNA This name brings to mind an unattractive, mean tempered older
woman.
Eddie: This is horrible.. but when I hear the name Eddie I imagine
someone who is mentally challenged. Eddie! Stop picking your nose!
Elijah: Yeah, it's got some history but.... Eee-lie-juh....sounds
kind of ugly.
Ella: seems incomplete, the tail-end of redneck-sounding names.
Ellie
- Makes me think
of elephants. I associate Ellie with extremely large women.
- My own nickname
yes, but I get incredibly irritated by people giving it as a name
in it's own right - it isn't!! . Short sweet and unusual nicknames
like this should only come about AFTER having experienced the humiliation
of being christened Eleanor or variant.
Elliot\Elliott
for a girl- NO! I love this name for a boy! No more unisex names!
I'll give you people ANYTHING! Plus I heard of it being spelled Elliette,
which is even worse to me. So it can have the nickname Ellie...so what?
So can lots of other names that have been traditionally used for girls,
and even a few more unique ones like Eliana, etc.
ELMER I think of the Elmer Fudd cartoon character.
Elsie: I envision this name to belong to an old lady in a nursing
home somewhere – not belonging to someone who is learning how to nurse!
Elissa- Sounds too much like elicit, as in elicit
affair. Its hard to spell and pronounce because of all the
variations of this name, people are sure to be constantly mispronouncing
and misspelling it.
Elizabeth: The name of every third girl on the planet, and the
middle name of about every other girl on the planet. And they all manage
to be stuck-up. You'd think with all of them out there, you would meet
a decent one, but for me that has not been the case.
ELYSSA OK, so you've changed the "A" to an "E".
You've taken out the only pretty sound in that name (the Ah) and replaced
it with the harshness of "E". This makes no sense! "Eeee-Lissa"
sounds worse than "Ah-lissa", but either way you look at it,
it's a snotty, harsh sounding name.
EMILY, ELIZABETH I classify these names along with Esther, Gladys,
Alice, I also knew 3 88 year old women with these names. And the Queen's
name is Elizabeth and she's pushing 80....need I say more?
Emily/Emma- It is a cute name, but for like a three year old. Once
they are past five, there is no point in keeping the name. Its a baby
name, nothing else.
Emma:
- way to common and
i don't like the stereotype for the name- in your face. would never
name my little girl emma because the would become emma h or emma b
not just emma.
- this name (as
well as Amy) always makes me think of soiled, leaking diapers. I can’t
help it!
Emory
or Emery- An Emory board is what you file your nails with.That, to
me, makes it an unattractive baby name.
Enid- It just screams "grumpy old lady!" to me. I also think
the D ending is kind of harsh.
Enis- It's pronounced like Ennis, but all I can think of is what you
would get if you added a P to it.
Eowyn and all other LOTR names: if you're old enough to be having
babies, you're much too old to be so enamored of the whole LOTR schtick.
Eric: Just screams "JOCK!" in my head.
Erica: This name puts me in mind of a humongous weight-lifting
woman in a really tight leotard. It seems so tough and masculine that
I would never harness my daughter with such a name.
Erin:
- For some reason,
Erin always makes me think of earrings.
- sounds like the
noise people make while vomiting
Ethan
- Ethan: something
they make you breathe to put you to sleep.
- This just sounds
gross. Also, it conjures up an image of a 7 year-old with sloppy
brown cords, dirty hair and a snotty nose.
Eugene
- ugly. And come
on, it's a stereotypical nerd name if there ever was one, and worst
possible way. Obvious target for bullying here.
- This is not a flattering
name.
Eunice
- sounds like Eunuch,
not a good connection.
- I can't picture
a child with this. All the Eunices have got to be over the age of
150, I swear.
Fifi:
Must be a dog.
Finn- Why anyone would name their child this is beyond me. It makes
me think of fish.
Fiona. This name just sounds terribly ugly to me. There's nothing
at all attractive about it.
Frances: Just ugly sounding.
Freddy: Like Freddy Krueger.
Gabriel:
- Seems like a girl's
name. a BAD girl's name.
- woe to any boy
with Gay as the first syllable of his name.
Gail:
The name Gail reminds me too much of a pail of water and Jack and Jill.
Galena
- This is a lead-containing
mineral. Do you really want to name your child after something toxic?
- This name reminds
me of "chicken" in Spanish.
Gaylord -It's
a name that could bring a child hatred & would make a teacher read
it & say "very funny"
Genesis: She seems to have an invisible Touch!
George Sounds like an old farmer to me. Then George of the Jungle
also comes to mind.
Georgia: It seems too clumsy and reminds me of a character from
an old episode of the Looney Tunes who kept saying "which way did
he go George, which way did he go." Not very feminine and it's becoming
way too popular to be considered original anymore.
Gerald:
- Ugly, old, silly
name. Not good.
- This is my husband's
name, so I can speak honestly about it. I don't like it. I insist
that he go by Jerry, because I dislike Gerald so much. Just the sound
of it for some reason reminds me of a dirty old man. Gerard doesn't
sound as bad to me, but i still don't like it.
GERTRUDE
- This was my nickname
once.. Your child will beat you with bolling balls, frying pans and
anything you can think of.
- Sounds like gherkins!
- Never met anyone
under 80 with this name, and hopefully I never will!
- Sounds like a grumpy
grandma... It doesn't fit a little girl and the suffix "-rude" is
not flattering for anyone!
Gideon:
Giddy up, Gideon!
Gidget My best friend in elementary school actually had a cousin named
Gidget. We thought it was hysterical...and we were too young to even remember
the TV show! It just sounds hysterical, like "midget," only
funnier.
Gil I Dislike the name Gil because it reminds me of a fish.
Ginger- I like it, but that's because I named my girl rabbit this.
It does not sound human to me at all. Annie's stepmother on 7th Heaven
was named Ginger,and I found her to be annoying, even though I really
like that show.
Gladys
- It's a confusing
name for other children to spell or read (speaking from personal experience
I always thought it was pronounced "gladies" as in ladies
not "laddies.
- sounds like an
irritable housewife who probably wouldn't spend any extra money for
Glad trash bags!'
Godfrey-
Frey is the name of a Norse god, so when I see this name I think The
God Frey. Methinks this would be in the category of over the top
and over powerful.
Grace: What if Grace is everything but graceful?
Grayson -
- It's a last name!
I hate when people give their kids last names as first names. Dick
Grayson, anyone? Robin from Batman?
- It sounds too much
like "Grease-son" or "greasy". I don't know. It
just reminds me of grease.
Greer:
sounds way too close to rear.
Greg: Doug's best friend whose big mouth is always getting them in
trouble. Too dumb to get out when the chairs start flying.
Greta, Gretchen, Margaret: These are all fine, classic names which
normally I would like. But something about the "gret" sound
they share sounds unattractive, harsh, and grating to me.
Gretchen: I dislike the name Gretchen because it sounds like retching...like
vomiting. Yuck. Retchin Gretchen.
Gunther -This seems like an awful heavy and violent name to pin
on a young one. I believe it means something like "war-army"
in German, and even in English it sounds violent with the blatant word
"gun" in it.
GUS Every movie or cartoon gives this name to the nerd.
Guy: I really don't like this name. It is so unoriginal! It's like
someone just couldn't think of anything else to name thier son. Would
you name your daughter Girl?
Gwendolyn
- go backeth from
whence thou came thou fiend from the middle-ages.
- I can't say it
without wrinking my face up. It's just horrible sounding.
- I think this is
the most boring name in the world
HAIDEE
- it's my name, but I dislike it because most people find it difficult
to remember, let alone spell and pronounce it correctly. It always gets
confused with Haydee, Heidi, Haide, Hiedi and a myriad other spellings.
Hailey:
- Hailie-in fact
Kailie, Bailie etc.theres something....incomplete about those
names, that spelling is just....wrong.
- I never liked this
name. It's everywhere now and it's not even that cute. It sounds like
an old lady name to me.
- I used to think
this name was cute until everyone started naming their daughters this.
I just want to vomit whenever I see this name now, spelled alternately
as Hayley (the correct spelling), Hailey, Hay-Lee, Hailie, Heylee,
Haylie, etc. You could always use the similar-sounding name Hallie/Halle/Haley,
or the Greek name Haidee.
Halcyon-name
of a prescription drug
Hank: sounds like trying to get a goober out of your throat.
Hannah
- This name sounds
like you are saying "hand a". It's just really nasally sounding
and grating. I knew a German girl named Hannah, but she pronounced
it like "Haun-a," which sounded nicer and more feminine
to me than the American version...
- So many people
like this name and I don't know why. It sounds like a very old lady
name to me.
- This just seems
kind of empty, having heard it so many times.
Happy/Joy:
What if Happy or Joy gets diagnosed with clinical depression?
Harmony: is your trouble-making kid named this? doesn't go well, does
it? this name makes people expect your child to be good at music. don't
pick this name! DONT DO IT!!! they will get teased!
Harry (Harold) This name is very old-fashioned and sounds like a grandfather's
name. Harry is also an adj. and kids could be made fun of with a name
like that.
Hazel Makes me think of hazel nuts. It also reminds me of an old
woman.
Heather:
- It reminds me of
feathers, heaters, and eaters. It's too trendy and sounds like the
girl's easy
- Immediately when
I meet another Heather, I can't even take them seriously because there
have been like 13 others that I have just talked with. -- I dislike
this name because it sounds like the name of a color, not a person!
Also, I went to 5th grade with a girl named Heather Gray. I coulden't
help feeling sorry for her.
- Looks like "heater"
- This is the most
mundane name, if you like this name, you like every other name out
there, it's that boring, and it's also outdated
Heloise:
Too ominous sounding. Eloise has a much prettier sound and isn't so heavy.
The "H" weighs it down.
Henrietta That annoying kitten puppet on PBS's "Mr. Roger's
Neighborhood" who always said "meow-meow" this, "meow-meow"
that. Plus I always think of chickens; there is no way around it.
Herman I absolutely dislike this name to the maximum. Its just
plain "ugly." And it sounds like "her man."
Holly- While Christmas related it's old and do you have any
idea how many Hollies are out there.
Honey:
- I find it insulting
that someone would say the name Honey would not be taken seriously.
My name is Honey (from birth), and I have had no problem being taken
seriously by anyone because of my name. There are prejudicies concerning
my name, and of course there are women who misuse it, as in the case
of porn stars, and strippers. But I don't live up to that. I have
grown to appreciate why I was named Honey. And I am proud of who I
am. Most men I've met like my name, it's mostly women who have had
a problem with it.
- This woman will
never be taken seriously.
Honor:
"have you been honor..." "Everyones been honor"
Hope- I've never met a Hope that wasn't suicidal.
Hortense:
- Come on, it has
'whore' in it (when said aloud, obviously), for God's sake. That's
a terrible association.
- Sounds like a stuffy,
mean old lady with no friends.
- Not only is this
name ugly in the way it rolls off your tongue, it reminds me of horse,
and why would anyone want to be named after an old nag? This name
seems to be only appropriate on 80-year-old-plus old ladies.
Hortensia-
- it is a spanish
name which means great garden. Not properly pronounced it never sounds
good. also Hortense and Hortensia.
- I know two people
with this name and it sounds just as unpleasant each time I hear it.
Horton-its
even my own last name! it sounds too British & has kept me from telling
my friends my last name 4 years.
Hunter
- This kid will grow
up wearing all camo and being a redneck who goes out and shoots squirells.
- That's putting
way too much pressure on the poor kid to be manly. What if he doesn't
want to kill things?
- What if your child
grows up to be a ballet dancer? Hunter is way too violent a name to
give a child, in my opinion.
Ian
- It sounds ugly
and whining - EEE-AAN! Say it over and over again and it sounds so
weird.
- Eeee-ihn! Eeeeewwww!
that nasal.
- There's two ways
to pronounce it and it's too confusing and boring.
Ida-
- Idaho, as in "I
da 'ho!"
- I did this,
I did that. Sounds like a good name for a narcissist. Or alternatively,
I dunno?.
- I think of a very
grumpy old lady!
Ireland: When there are so many beautiful Irish names, Irish county
names that work as names (Kerry, Clare, etc.), and poetic names evocative
of Ireland (Erin, Tara), why name a baby Ireland? And spelling it Irelynn,
as I've seen a few times, only makes it worse.
Irene: I was unfortunately named this. Too many people have used
nicknames for me, such as Rene, Arlene, Aileen, etc. It is annoying and
too me it sounds too old fashioned. Plus it supposedly means "goddess
of peace" in Greek. I assure you that a child named this will never
be able to live up to a goddess nor always be peaceful. I know I am not.
Irving:
- This is the perennial
boring name.
- cranky little old
Jewish guy who yells at kids who cut across his lawn
Isabelle/Isobel/Isabella:
These names translate to "Where is the sh*t" in Hebrew. Why would you
want to give your child a name that basically means 'crap'?. My friend
who is Jewish, informed me about the translation of this name a while
back. I know a few people with these names and I wonder if they would
consider changing them if I told them what it meant in Hebrew!
- I am Jewish, not
fluent in hebrew, but know a few words and "Where is the"
is translated phonetically as "Ayfo ze ha" perhaps with
some imagination one might make a connection to "Iso be la"
but there is no reference to poop, there are probably a number of
words for poop in Hebrew as there is in many languages. I hope you
will post my correction as it would be an injustice to sway someone
from naming their girl with such a pretty sounding name.
Ivan-
Sounds strict and mean.
Ivy: Poison Ivy. Enough said.
Jack - very common now, between Jacks and Jacksons. Not to mention
the kids who are named John on the birth certificate! For Pete's sake,
in this day and age if you wanna call him Jack, just name him Jack! It's
like named your daughter Jane and calling her Jessica. Huh?
Jackie
- ick! my name is
Jaclyn, and just because there are 50 million other Jackies people
assume that's what i want to be called, and there's absolutely no
correcting them. Plus, it just sounds ditzy and stupid, a cheerleader
name.
- It manages to insult
the nice names Jack, Jacquie, and Jacqueline. Whoever decided that
Jackie is a valid nickname for Jacqueline must know a Jacqueline that
they dislike.
Jacob:
- Seems to work best
in the younger years...Doesn't really stand the test of time..I think
it sounds pretty good if you are 2 years old!
- An okay name for
a boy if you want half the neighborhood to come running when you call
him.
Jacqueline/Jacalyn/Jaclyn etc.:
- Jacquelyn/Jacqulyn/etc.-
I knew a girl in school whose name was Jacquelyn. Now when I hear
the name, I think: Prep/Cheerleader.
- I think the worst
spelling I've ever seen is Jackalyn-- because when I hear this name,
all I can think of is "jackal" or "jack o' lantern."
Pronouncing the Q, as in jack-wuh-lin sounds even worse.
Jacques:
First of all: what teacher is gonna read this name without a grin appearing
on his/her face? This name reminds me of a ghost that would haunt a hotel
somewhere in Canada or something.
Jade - This sounds like a stripper's name.
Jaden/Braden/Caden...
- Jayden, Braydon,
Caden, etc. - Too trendy, and there are too many ways to spell
it. No one wants to go through life having their name misspelled (I
know that from my own experience). And they just sound like brats.
I can't picture a grown man with this name.
- Jaden/Braden/Caden,
also Cailin and Jaylen.These are the names of spoiled, bratty
boys, to me. As a teacher, these sound like the slackers with too
many video games, who get mostly Cs, and whose mothers will call me
at home, asking if their darling boys can retake the test for which
they forgot to study.
- Jayden.
Could parents name their child a name an wimpier than this?
- Jaden/Braden/Caden...
Trendy to the nth degree. Lacking form, soul and substance. Take
the suffix -aden and throw the latest trendy starting letter at the
beginning. The Garanimals of the naming world.
Jailyn
-- this name actually appears on the Social Security Administration's
top 1000 baby names for 2003. Did the parents not see that the first four
letters are J-A-I-L? Not exactly setting high expectations for the kid.
Plus all names ending in -lyn are just TOO trendy.
James - this is on its way to becoming another Matthew. It's classic
and pleasant sounding, but the sheer number of them is on the rise, and
almost none of the parents want nicknames used. So it's either Jim, Jimmy,
Jamie... or the dreaded last initial to tell your son apart from the others
in his class.
Jamie: Not good because it is so clearly unisex that it's too hard
to distinguish if it's a boy or a girl
Jamison: how do you say this? jam-I-sun, JAME-ih-son, jame-ihs-OWN,
jam-EEE-sone. what will be their nickname? jam, jammin, james (boring),
jammy, jamson, sonny, or maybe even amy! its a TOO long name.
Jamiroquai : I don't know why the singer guy chose that name because
I can't spell it and it sounds like a disease.
JAN This makes me think of Jan Brady, a constant, fighting, jealous
little twerp. It also seems to belong to people with ugly last names,
too.
Jane: What better way to tell a child I just dont think
youre special in any way than to name her plain Jane.
Janet-sounds like a snobby always gets what she wants little girl!!!
Jared- I dislike this name because it sounds like Jar head,
it also makes me think of the Star Wars character Jar Jar Binx.
It just plan sounds trashy.
Jasmine Too many cross dressers and strippers use this name.
Jason: Entirely too common.
Jean: This is a name that should be made illegal. It's my middle
name and I loathe it. It's harsh and makes me think of a woman with a
crewcut. No I don't have a crewcut.. but then again, I rarely acknowledge
any sort of association with this name.
Jenna- Jenna Jameson anyone, anyone??? Everytime I hear it I automatically
think of the porn star.
JENNIFER
- There are way too
many Jennifers out there. What appeal does that name really hold,
anyways? It's really kind of..blah.
- This is my name.
It was also the name of half of the girls born in 1971. Furthermore,
my last name began with a "W", so by the time the teacher
got to me every year all the nicknames were gone. Jennifer, Jenna,
Jenny, Jen, Jen Anne, Jay and finally me. I got to be "Fer".
Most annoying for the child of vegetarians. Also, all the personalized
tacky items you want to buy as souvenirs as a child were always sold
out. I don't let anyone use this name or any variation of it anymore
except in official capacities where I need to show ID. Sometimes in
doctor's offices I forget what it is when they call me.
- WAY too common!
Why would you name your kid that? To have the same name as every other
girl in school? These are America's Mohamad.
- This is my name.
Though I like my name fine, the fact that it is so overused that it's
often unbearable to me really turns me off to the name. I went to
school with plenty of Jennifers. I go by Jenn now just to distinguish
myself. The thing that's sad is, this name was too popular 26 years
ago, and it's still in the top 30 today! I just want to shout from
the mountaintops to parents DON'T NAME YOUR DAUGHTERS JENNIFER! As
I say on my site 'Your child is an individual - let her be so!'
- It's been so common
for so long, it's a cliché. And it's not even pretty. If you really
like the name, use Jenny or the original version Guinevere instead.
- I think I must
have known 100 different ones in each class all through school. Very
unoriginal.
Jenny:
- It's a word for
a female donkey. Also it's way too common.
- I dislike the name
Jenny because i know like 5 of them.
Jeremy-
- When I was in fifth
grade, there was this kid named Jeremy who was mean to me and my friends,
so we called him Germy, Jerky Jeremy, or Jerkamy.
- My sister used
to say it "Jermy" so now I always think of germs and unsanitary
conditions.
Jessica
- This name has always
grated my ears with the hard "J" and "K" contrasted
with the hissing "s". Whenever I hear people say it they
always put a flat "a" sound at the end, too.
- Very common and
with the nicknames that go along with it, its confusing. You never
know if you should call them Jessica, Jess, or Jessie.
JESUS
(the Hispanic name pronounced "hey-sues") Why on earth would you want
your child to walk around with the name of Christ? They will never live
up to this name.
Jet:
- This is my
son Jet and his brother Cab. Oh, and dont forget their sister,
Boat.
- Here Jet....here
kitty kitty kitty! What are you going to name his little sister "Fluffy"?
Jill
I really dislike the name Jill. It reminds me of a person I use to
know in school who was very strange. Also, it sounds like Silly and Gel
combined.
Jim, Jimmy- Sounds like a SUV. Its too light, weak, and effeminate
sounding for a man or even a boy. Plus its way too common.
Joan Just strikes me as boring.
JoAnn: It's the same big smelly lady at the bingo hall, on a name
tag at every pancake house...except when it's a kid trying to figure out
what exactly their initials are.
Joaquin, Rico: They sound like you're burping or throwing up.
JOHN / MICHAEL / MARY These three names are faceless, emotionless,
just very empty of everything, even though classic they are all so overused
have lost all appeal in my eyes
John
- With all the names
in this world, it seems a pity to choose one so mundane. Just because
his father/grandfather/greatgrandfather was named John doesn't mean
you have to pass it on. It's like letting your mother-in-law choose
your child's name.
- This name is way
too boring and way too popular. It's also a nickname for a toilet.
Johnette:
I don't like the name Johnette. It is mine. Usually female derivatives
of male names don't work.
Jordan:
- This is an okay
name for a boy, but there is no reason for it to become a girl's name.
Some of the names that converted from male to female a long time ago
really do sound feminine. There is NOTHING feminine about Jordan.
- it sounds like
your going to grow up as a basketball player. when it is a girls'
name, the boys say you are going to marry the boy named jordon who
is in your class. this is not a girl's name.
- There are two problems
with this name. First of all, this is a boy's name, isn't it? Why
name a girl Jordan? Even if it was a feminine name originally, most
people would see the name on paper and think the person with the name
was a boy. Second, this is also the name of a brand of shoes, so I
wouldn't really choose this as a boy's name, either.
- Despite this being
my name I TOTALLY dislike this name.It sounds nothing like what I
am, and it reminds me of fat peeps (of course im not fat). Im also
1 one of the fastest peeps in my school and i dont know how to deal
with money very well....
Joseph
This name has far to adult sounding for a little boy. The nickname Joey
reminds me of a kangaroo and the nickname Joe is just too plain.
Josephine It's so old lady-ish and long. You start off writing
it, and you think you're spelling a boy's name... Then you realize, it's
a female name. I would never put my child through this. She would be Fanny
before she was Josephine.
Josh: Osh Kosh My Gosh it's Josh! do you have the name of those
overalls? josh sounds like you are sloshing through a puddle! this is
a little kid name. its not good for older people.
Jude: All the Jude's I've know have been shortenings of Judy. I
can't understand why anybody would want to call a wee boy by such a girly
name.
Judith: It's just plain frightening. Like when you get a note that
says 'Judith wants to talk to you', or 'You need to go to Judith's office'.
Yikes!
Judy: Judy cutie! Judy patootie! Nudy Judy with the tutti-frutti
booty! My name is Judith, thank you very much. If you need to add anything
to that, you may call me Queen Judith the Magnificent.
Julian.
- glaringly effeminate
goth guy who holes up in his room painting the walls black and cutting
himself, thinks Trent Reznor's way more than a middle-aged self-absorbed
teenager.
- Sounds like a starving
poet whos kind of lost in life. Feminine.
- Try and convince
me this kind isn't going to get beat up all the time.
Julie:
Ugh, what a spine chiller. Ya just gotta say Juuuulie, like, "d'youuu
leave?" I dunno, it's something about that Dj syllable that djeww
sound that makes it unbearably jewwy, like chewwy or ooeee gooee, I could
go on and on.
Juliet: Actually, I like this name quite a bit...but the Romeo and
Juliet associations are still there, so I wouldn't consider using it for
an actual person's name.
JUSTIN
- ...and Mr. and
Mrs. Case thought it would be cute to name their kid Justin. Plus
it's already overused.
- This name is overused,
too. It also makes me think of the (horrible) song "Just In Time".
Kale:
Have 2 students with this name and both a little odd. Also, who would
ever want to name their boy after a leafy green vegetable?
Kaleb, Kody, Kourtney, etc.: I've heard it rumored that back in
the days of segregation, businesses with a KKK affiliation used to advertise
it to those in the know by replacing C's with K's in the business names.
I always think of that when I see a name that's traditionally a C name
spelled with a K. Aside from that, it doesn't look Kute to me at all--more
like Korny and illiterate.
Kara: Now c'mon mothers, Kara? As in the cooking syrup or the country?
I take it they've noted the wonderful melodics of the word-argh. I can't
imagine the supper time call through the hood...Kaaaarrraaaa. Way harsh
and unfeminine. Not even masculine. No one knows what it is, which is
the best reason to stop using it.
kasey this name really annoys me it sounds too girly.
Katie-
- dont dislike it
but prefer Kate, more grown up,prettier plus Katie is more of a nickname.
- Katie: pudgy kindergartner
with fat pink chimpmunk cheeks, always giggling and simpering. Fast
forward ten years: the same thing. Fast forward twenty more years:
a transformation! Katie has lost thirty pounds, gotten a boob job
and a nose bob and dyed her hair platinum blonde, but she's still
got the chipmunk cheeks and the girlish giggle!
- It's just sort
of plain. And anywhere you go, there'll be at least 5.
katy:
this version of the shortened katherine/katrina/kate/katie is far too
popular. it's my name, and everyone mispells it "katie," "catie"
or any other form possible. there's at least 4 other girls in my school
who's name or nickname is katie, and when people are talking to them,
i think they're talking to me. also, nobody believes that my name is really
katy. they call me katherine all the time and i tell them my birth certificate
says "katy". i love my name, but also, i can't picture even
myself being called katy when i'm over 30. much too cutesy...
Kathy Reminds me of "catty", and funny, every Kathy I've
ever known was catty
Katie/Megan/Mike/Ryan -I know at least 10 people of each of these
names. I feel bad for children who have to go through life as "Katie
D." or "Megan without an h" and luckily for me I have only
met one other person with the same name as me.
Katrina:
- I dont think anyone
will use this for a while because of the connection to Hurricane Katrina
but the spelling 'Caitríona' is much nicer.
- sounds like the
cat got stuck in the latrine (which is a proper word for 'toilet')
KAYLA
- I dislike the name
Kayla because it is becoming to common a name.
- So overused it’s
not even funny. Plus, it’s a little too “cutesy” for my taste.
- This name sounds
so childish, its like you want your child not to live to see adulthood
when you give someone this name.
- the world is overflowing
with them now
Kaylee,
Bayleigh, Hailea, etc.: I feel like parents who give these names aren't
taking their daughters seriously enough--they're just pretty sounds with
no meaning or tradition behind them, and I have a hard time picturing
a President Kaylee Lastname or a Nobel Prize winner in medicine named
Bayleigh Lastname.
Kayleigh (or any other spelling variation) I just can't imagine
a grown woman with this name. It sounds made-up and is way too popular.
(What are people thinking?)
Keely- The only thing I think of when I hear this name is "k |