Any names you find boring/dull?

slukd79 · April 2011

I completely understand people not wanting a trendy name... But I have to confess I find several "classic" names boring. Am I the only one?

(I am not naming specifics because I don't want to offend someone.)

mlf625 · April 2011

Yes. Jacob and Emily come to mind. Perfectly fine names, but hello, top 5 for a billion years. Booooring.

That said, I'd take a Jacob or Emily over a Zayden or McKylynn. Better boring than tacky.

Proud adoptive mom 6.11.09 · April 2011

I completely agree there are a lot of names out there that I find just boring. The only exception would be if they had family significance. I wont name any so that I dont offend any one

LeahRW · April 2011

I love classic and old-fashioned names, actually, but I generally find names that were trendy when I was young to be very boring. Names like Lindsey, Britney, Ashley, etc. all seem to have no personality to me, but it's probably just because I know so many of them. Recently fad-y names also bore me a bit - Madison, Mackenzie, Aidan, etc.

milkshake336 · April 2011

It's actually my husband who has more of an issue with a name being dull or boring. I really like the name Jane. I've only known 2 Jane's. My husband thinks it's too plain and common. He has a problem with names being too popular since his name is Nick. He said he didn't like sharing his name with tons of other kids in their neighborhood growing up.

krissyh21 · April 2011

Yes, usually one syllable girl names or names that have been in the top 10 for years and years. I will name specifics because it is my opinion, and it is not meant to offend. Claire, Anne, Grace. Michael, John. I am sure there are more, but those are the 5 on the top of my list.

alandals · April 2011

Jacob, Michael, James, Anna, Kate, Jane.. names like that. They are all pefectly fine names and I do like them all, but they are rather dull. It takes a special person to make a name like those not dull.

I agree with PP: better boring than tacky!

ETA: As timeless as Grace is, it's probably #1 on my list of dull names.

IronyandNachos · April 2011

No, but I do find certain name combinations boring. I know at least 9 Emily Elizabeth's

WaterLiIy · April 2011

Yes.

Jane. Claire. Emily. Audrey. All scream boring.

I would still prefer those boring classics to overly unique names, a la Neveah, Jokinquisha etc.

alohamora · April 2011

Some of the trendy and more popular names are actually boring to me. Madison/Addison, Madeline, Olivia, Ella, Mackenzie/Mackenna/Makayla/other atrocities, Peyton, etc. They just don't feel very original, IMO.

sweetface83 · April 2011

Emily, Madison and Emma. They are just sooooo overused.

anna7602 · April 2011

There are some names, like my own (Anna), that feel kind of boring, but I see the appeal in the fact that they are used in many cultures. I've never been asked to clarify what my name is in any of the countries I've traveled to or lived in and I like the name's long history.

That said, what I find boring/dull is when an entire family sticks to these safe/common-type names. One Maria in a family is ok, but a Maria whose brothers are Juan and Jose make me think the parents really lacked imagination.To give an English example, I know a Jane whose sisters are Anne and Mary. Any one of those names alone is lovely, but all together seem kind of blah.

eminbmore · April 2011

LOL. My name is Emily and this baby's name is going to be Claire. I guess we're just a big ol' boring family ;-)

I find middle names much more boring than first names - Marie, Elizabeth, Grace, Ann all just seem like a waste of a name to me. As first names I find them lovely, but they don't work as middle names for me.

starsjaime · April 2011

So tired of some classic names! Emily is right on up there!

I hate "Grace" as a middle name. So overdone....

LMS05 · April 2011

eminbmore:
LOL. My name is Emily and this baby's name is going to be Claire. I guess we're just a big ol' boring family ;-)
I find middle names much more boring than first names - Marie, Elizabeth, Grace, Ann all just seem like a waste of a name to me. As first names I find them lovely, but they don't work as middle names for me.

Totally agree with you about middle names.

I couldn't care less if people think I like boring names. That's perfectly fine with me

shopgirl_07 · April 2011

Yes! I find Abigail, Claire and Emma horribly boring. Michael, Christopher and Alex for boys.

Names that get really popular I tend to eventually get bored of as well.

shopgirl_07 · April 2011

Oh, and Ellie. So boring!

zaramarie81 · April 2011

Yes! I hate to say it though because many of the boring names for me are indeed quality names.

Michael

Christopher

James (we have like 5 of those in our fam... Jim, Jimmy, etc).

John (we have like 6 John's in my family... stop the madness!)

Lauren - lovely, just no "pop"

Katherine - like this name a lot and yet... I feel sleepy...

And like a pp said.. trendy/popular names lose their luster the fastest (or never had any luster at all).

I also agree with a pp that sibsets and family combo's can bring down a name or liven it up (a Maria among other interesting names could sound sparkling).

starz080 · April 2011

I feel the same way. For girls, I think Anna, Anne, Alice, Jane, and Elizabeth are alright names, but pretty boring. For boys, I find Christopher and Jackson pretty boring.