FFF Name Confession

braveangel2 · November 2010

I thought this might be a little fun - post your naming confessions...have you butchered someone's name? Do you like a name that isn't popular or is out there? Is there a name that makes your brain hurt when you see it? Do you hate your name or have naming regrets?

braveangel2 · November 2010

I'll start - the first time I saw Chloe in print (as a teen), I thought it was pronounced Schlow, and for the life of me I couldn't figure out why that was so appealling. It wasn't until I heard the name pronounced in real life a year or two later, that I put the two together. ::face palm:: just for me.

Spookster · November 2010

HAHA ok well I still love the sound of the disastourous, Kourtlynne...I don't think I could ever use the name and if anyone ever planned on using it I would strongly suggest they spell it Courtlin. Ha I can poke fun at myself:-)

Mama_SAS · November 2010

My son's middle name is Shamus. I don't love the spelling, but it has to do with who we named him for.

If it was his first name I would have spelled it correctly, but since it's his middle name I'm good with it.

sourpatchkids · November 2010

DS's name is Braden. We chose to name him despite it being popular because it was the only name we could agree on and I love Irish names. I always wanted to name my son Brendan after my mom, Brenda but DH did not like the name. It wasn't until after Braden was born that we realized his name was spelled with all the letters in my mom's name, an added bonus. My mom is my hero. She is my best friend and a great role model and for my son to bear a link to her name, well, I wouldn't have it any other way. I can't picture my son with any other name, it suits him.

But, sometimes, I really regret his name because it is so popular and everyone *hates* -aden names.

narabug · November 2010

My name really annoys me. My given name is Katherine, and I've always gone by Katie. I think I only had two classes ever where there wasn't at least one other Katie with me. I hear Katie, Kate, or Katherine on almost every tv show or movie that I watch. And I'm constantly being called Kathy (which I hate) by customers who forget their glasses and can't quite make out my nametag.

HAFranklin · November 2010

I have a weakness for flower names. Rose, Lily, Iris, Calla, Violet... I love them all. I even tried to talk DH into considering Amaryllis before we found out DS was a boy. Interestingly, I HATE my own name, even though it's also a flower name... Heather.

brookelynpaisley · November 2010

DH and I still love Aiden, and I'm sad we won't use it (too popular and my cousin used it). I also can't stand the name Charlotte, and everyone seems to love it. It's just not pretty to me. I also confess that I don't like my husband's FN, and I'm glad he doesn't want a junior like his father insisted on (for BIL).

jsillyfun · November 2010

I like the names Ainsley, Avery, Tatum, Paige, and Darcy even though they really don't fit in with my usual naming style (Lily, Gwendolen, Isabella, etc..)

strangebird · November 2010

sourpatchkids:
DS's name is Braden. We chose to name him despite it being popular because it was the only name we could agree on and I love Irish names. I always wanted to name my son Brendan after my mom, Brenda but DH did not like the name. It wasn't until after Braden was born that we realized his name was spelled with all the letters in my mom's name, an added bonus. My mom is my hero. She is my best friend and a great role model and for my son to bear a link to her name, well, I wouldn't have it any other way. I can't picture my son with any other name, it suits him.
But, sometimes, I really regret his name because it is so popular and everyone *hates* -aden names.

I really do hate -aden names, but if you had come on the board asking about Braden with that name story (that it is spelled with all the letters of your mother's name) I would whole-heartedly have told you to use it. That's a great name story and it makes the uber-trendiness of Braden okay, IMO.

strangebird · November 2010

I will (begrudgingly) admit that I love a lot of names spelled with the uber-trendy -eigh ending. I much prefer the look of:

Everleigh vs. Everly.

Aaleigha vs. Aaliyah

Lynleigh vs. Linley

Although it doesn't hold true for all names--I still prefer the traditional Hailey, Kailey, and Riley/Reilly.

Too bad I could never get past my principles to use a creative spelling: )

Pythia1022 · November 2010

I was re-named as a toddler when I was adopted, and I used to hate my original name (Parastoo) but now I'm actually leaning towards a similar Persian name if this baby is a girl.

I really hate names that strike me as "ghetto;" they literally make my eye twitch with distaste: Nay-nay, Treydeshawn, Trina, Shawndra, J'aniqua (kids I met while teaching swimming lessons at the YMCA)

My banker's name is Canary, and it's weird but I secretly love it, and she wears it well.

msmerymac · November 2010

I love the name Michaela. (I used to watch Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman with my mom as a kid and thought her name was really pretty.) But I wouldn't give it to my daughter because I KNOW it would be butchered by people who think McKayla and Makayla are the "correct" spellings. Sorry, those spellings seem so uneducated to me. I would have no problem with something like Catherine being "misspelled" as Katherine or Kathryn, since those are legitimate spellings, whereas every alternative spelling of Michaela is not. Sorry.

Bluediamondgirl · November 2010

My birth certificate says "Mary", but everyone has ALWAYS called me "Molly" (Irish nickname for Mary). My parents thought I looked like a Molly, but didn't want me to have too "cutesie" of a name.

It's always driven me crazy, b/c all of my legal documents have to be under Mary, but I would barely even think to look up if someone called out "Mary". I used to get really embarrassed as a kid every year on the first day of school when the teacher would call out my given name (just b/c it wasn't what I went by).

Mama_SAS · November 2010

Oh, I have another one. I HATE the names Hunter and Gunner. I always think "Why don't you just name him Killer and get it over with." While I don't have a problem with hunting itself, I think these names are way too violent for a baby.

SweetD7 · November 2010

I hate the name Ainsely....reminds me of "anus"

backinpgh · November 2010

When I was younger I used to really want four boys and name them Blaze, Blake, Blaine, Blair. Now I'm like, eeewww that would be awful! lol

sunnyday016 · November 2010

I can't stand the name Chloe. It just looks like the word chlorine. I have no idea what the appeal is for this name or why people think it's cute. It's just....not.

I'm totally with the pp who said their eye twitches when they see "ghetto" names. My sis teaches inner city and she loves telling me crazy name stories. She has about 5 students who's names start with the letter Q. Q'sandria & Quentarius are the only ones I remember. Any name that starts with the La, Ta, Da prefixes are all so harsh sounding to me.

Ohh and here's my secret confession: while I do see Avery as a boy name, I actually really love it for a girl

elyshaswedding · November 2010

My mom found one of my old name lists from when I was in high school. Yes, I did want twin daughters named Destiny Love and Precious Hope. Embarrassed

sourpatchkids · November 2010

strangebird:
sourpatchkids:
DS's name is Braden. We chose to name him despite it being popular because it was the only name we could agree on and I love Irish names. I always wanted to name my son Brendan after my mom, Brenda but DH did not like the name. It wasn't until after Braden was born that we realized his name was spelled with all the letters in my mom's name, an added bonus. My mom is my hero. She is my best friend and a great role model and for my son to bear a link to her name, well, I wouldn't have it any other way. I can't picture my son with any other name, it suits him.
But, sometimes, I really regret his name because it is so popular and everyone *hates* -aden names.

I really do hate -aden names, but if you had come on the board asking about Braden with that name story (that it is spelled with all the letters of your mother's name) I would whole-heartedly have told you to use it. That's a great name story and it makes the uber-trendiness of Braden okay, IMO.

Thank you! You have made my night.

MelodyKate · November 2010

My name is Melody and I am a music teacher. My parents are not "musical" at all- my mom wanted Melanie and my dad wanted something unique. It never occurred to them that I might grow up to be a musician, but it sure does occur to my 6th graders when they see my ID badge. *rolls eyes*

But, it could be worse. My husband's legal name is Michael Jordan, and that's what he goes by. He was born before Michael Jordan was a big deal, but he literally cannot make it through 24 hours without someone making some idiot comment- usually "I bet people say something about your name all the time." Yep- JUST LIKE YOU!!!

I might delete this post later because it includes last names...

Nanna · November 2010

I *hate* the name Henry. I don't think it's cute or masculine in any way, shape or form. It baffles me why it has suddenly become so insanely popular. We personally know SEVEN babies that were named Henry in the past 12 months. It's like the universe is surrounding me with this name that (I realize, irrationally) I just can't stand.

braveangel2 · November 2010

strangebird:
sourpatchkids:
DS's name is Braden. We chose to name him despite it being popular because it was the only name we could agree on and I love Irish names. I always wanted to name my son Brendan after my mom, Brenda but DH did not like the name. It wasn't until after Braden was born that we realized his name was spelled with all the letters in my mom's name, an added bonus. My mom is my hero. She is my best friend and a great role model and for my son to bear a link to her name, well, I wouldn't have it any other way. I can't picture my son with any other name, it suits him.
But, sometimes, I really regret his name because it is so popular and everyone *hates* -aden names.

I really do hate -aden names, but if you had come on the board asking about Braden with that name story (that it is spelled with all the letters of your mother's name) I would whole-heartedly have told you to use it. That's a great name story and it makes the uber-trendiness of Braden okay, IMO.

This!

Conniebird · November 2010

@ MelodyKate-

One of my SIL's is named Harmony, she is also a music teacher. Funnily enough, she sings melody

also one of my college roommates was named Melody also, she sang harmony.

you can't make this stuff up! Stick out tongue

MelodyKate · November 2010

People have actually asked me if I changed my name to Melody when I decided to become a music teacher.........

Seriously!?!?

Lithigin · November 2010

My best friend in my old town has two boys and I hate their names. Two popular girl "A" names that she used for boys. I love her taste in decorating, parenting style, cooking, etc. but I feel guilty that I really dislike her kids' names. Fortunately, DH loves her baby's name, so I could gush "Oh, DH is jealous that you used that name first!"

One of the saddest names I've heard was from a little girl in a ballet studio I worked at. Deprecia. Really, when the root of your child's name means "decreasing in value", how can you possibly atone for that?

kiwi443 · November 2010

As a child/teen, I only saw the name Sean in print. I thought it was pronounced SEEN until I was at least 16. Embarrassed

Everyone I know spells it as Shawn.

AfterAll · November 2010

kiwi443:
As a child/teen, I only saw the name Sean in print. I thought it was pronounced SEEN until I was at least 16. Everyone I know spells it as Shawn.

Haha same.

Mama_SAS · November 2010

AfterAll:
kiwi443:
As a child/teen, I only saw the name Sean in print. I thought it was pronounced SEEN until I was at least 16. Everyone I know spells it as Shawn.
Haha same.

I thought Renee was pronounced Ree-Nee when I first saw it in print. I had never heard that name before.

ETA: I think I was 12 when my little brother brought home a class list and it had the name on it. My mother corrected me after I picked on it.

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