Any names you don’t like ( either through association or just because)

Malcom and martin. Not nice boys at school !

Unfortunately I was a teacher and there are many names with connotations. We had to think very carefully when naming our children.

For some reason, I’ve always disliked Rebecca and Abigail, no idea why

I always imagined I would one day have a daughter called Dawn - but having married a Scotsman who's pronounciation sounded more like "Don" that idea was shelved!

We had 4 girls but the cat was a boy so we called him Declan which was my favourite name at the time. He lived to be 22 years old, lovely old pussy cat.

Wouldn’t dream of adding to this list. I understand it is meant to be a bit of fun but the possibility of hurting feelings is too great just to entertain ourselves. Sorry if this seems a bit po faced.

The new modern names made up or with really weird spelling. Won’t mention any not to offend.

To many names due to being a teacher but let's just say that DDs found choosing names for DGC was a minefield.

Richard, Robert both names associated with multiple nasty, feckless, lazy,self centred people.

When I was in high school for some odd reason my friend & I thought the name Amelia was soo old fashioned & hilarious - would have us in fits of laughter.
Now it's a popular name I can't imagine what caused the amusement.

Donald and Boris, Pearl and Lettuce.

Lydia-----lid-i-a-bin. Lovely name when said in its entirety but not shortened.
Lucy---lastic. Another lovely name, but---

Denise, when I was little a neighbour had a daughter of that name and she used to stand at her door and yell the name til her daughter appeared. Sometimes that would take over 5 mins(felt longer). Then she would yell at her for not coming sooner. He voice echoed through our houses in summer when we all had our windows open.

Espana

Wouldn’t dream of adding to this list. I understand it is meant to be a bit of fun but the possibility of hurting feelings is too great just to entertain ourselves. Sorry if this seems a bit po faced.

Totally agree Espana. You’re always going to upset someone if you mention a name(s) you don’t like. I came unstuck when I was younger mentioning names I didn’t like - I’ve grown up a lot since then (I should think so too, at the age of 65!). We didn’t name ourselves, so therefore had no input in what we were named or Christened. (unless you later decided to change your name, of course). Ps I do have names I don’t particularly like, but I wouldn’t dream of mentioning them! Call me a spoilsport if you wish.

Agree Espana I chose one name listed here for a grandchild

There is a name which, when I hear it, makes me bristle. I won't put it on here as it's a perfectly OK name. It's just that someone I know with that name caused a lot of problems in our family.

I agree with espana,Annie and honey rose

There is one boys name that makes me shudder , don’t know why as 2 lads I know who have the name are both lovely, but I hate to use the name.

Espana

Wouldn’t dream of adding to this list. I understand it is meant to be a bit of fun but the possibility of hurting feelings is too great just to entertain ourselves. Sorry if this seems a bit po faced.

Well, someone's just hurt my feelings by saying how much they dislike my DD's name.

And someone has been extremely cutting by putting someone dear to me, who is extremely hardworking, in the nasty, feckless, lazy, self-centred category.

A thoroughly nasty thread.

lovebeigecardigans1955

Donald and Boris, Pearl and Lettuce.

It's not Lettuce but Lettice (a variant of Letitia) meaning "joy"

I’m sure we all have names we don’t like but I wouldn’t ever say so unless I was very sure of the company I was in. Why cause unnecessary upset?

Well my Dad was Richard and a nicer sweeter gentleman in all senses if the word you couldn’t find so elvis58 I dont appreciate your post
I too think this is not very nice thread and a lot of people are going to feel upset by it nothing wrong with saying you don’t take to a name but to add insults to it is not very kind at all

What if someone writes something spiteful about a name and someone who has just lost a loved one with that name reads it

I would have said Clive (show me the boy at the age of eleven - and I can guess how the man turned out) but realised the husband of a very old friend is called Clive. This Clive is a lovely chap. As I’ve not made the connection with the name until now it is clearly all in the mind’s eye rather than the name.