I hate names that end in the same sound that the last name begins with, so you never really know exactly what the person said. For example, "Tell him Jack Garret's calling." Sorry, what? Jack Rabbit?
I know I'm not the only one with a pet peeve or two. What are your baby name pet peeves??
Re: What are your baby name pet peeves?
This exactly. I feel so bad for the kids. I am someone who ALWAYS gets my name spelled wrong and it's a nightmare. Putting in a tricky "y" or silent "h" or something of the sort is going to give your child a headache for years to come. Plus, it doesn't change the sound of the name, everyone will still say it the same, so why be "unique?"
DD #2 2 years old (08/17/11)
DD #3 born 08/29/13
This exactly. I feel so bad for the kids. I am someone who ALWAYS gets my name spelled wrong and it's a nightmare. Putting in a tricky "y" or silent "h" or something of the sort is going to give your child a headache for years to come. Plus, it doesn't change the sound of the name, everyone will still say it the same, so why be "unique?"
DD #2 2 years old (08/17/11)
DD #3 born 08/29/13
Made up spellings. Or made up names...
Then again, everyone thinks I made up the name and spelling for my daughter's name, but I didn't. I used the same spelling as I found and researched it to be. Still get crap for it.
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I've also never been a fan of it. If it happened to me I would think my parents really wanted a boy or were trying to be trendy in the 80's.
Really don't like boys' names on girls. I don't like unisex names either.
ITA
But I have a lot of peeves.
* alliterative first and last names
* first and last names that end with the same sound
* random ys thrown in for funsies
* misspellings
Trying to make a traditional name unique through spelling manipulation. Not only is it indecisive (do you want a traditional name or not?), but it sucks for the kid.
Now, a few years ago a friend of mine legally changed the spelling of her own name because as an adult she decided she wanted something a little funkier. THAT's her choice. But to do that to a kid... you're forcing them to endure a life of misspellings and mispronunciations.
THIS exactly. Or making up the spelling of a name in general.
Sorry but my mom made up my name and I love it! I dont see whats wrong with making up a name?? For me, my moms dads name is ken and her sisters middle name is dee so she named me Kendi after the 2 of them and then my middle name is Jo after my grandma. I think its unique and a good way to combine the ppl you love.
This. My SIL told me that when she had her daughter she had a name picked out for her whether she was a boy or a girl...Drew. I don't like the idea of a name going either way. BUT I am finding it so hard to pick out names that don't do that in some form because so many people cross gender names now. Like I like the name Samantha but I know that can and probably will get shortened to Sam...there we have a boys name.
I am having a boy and his name will be Stark Paxton. I got the first name from and book and babydaddy picked out the middle name (his grandmother, technically).
Okay, i understand your pet peeve but your example so doesn't make sense to me. How does "CK" sound like "GA"??
I don't really have any name pet peeves though. Maybe im unique!
Exactly, Some of these pet peeves seem silly to me, and implying that it will affect how your child looks in the future is even more silly. Everyone's got their own quirks, but let's not forget that most parents put a lot of time and thought into their baby's name. My name is very different and would most likely would fall on most of the peeve lists here, but I had no trouble spelling it as a child, and it makes for interesting conversation as an adult. Everyone wants to know what it means and how I got that name. That's a lot more interesting than picking something that has a "normal" spelling and sound.