There are a couple names that get a lot of love around here that I can't stand. I don't like names where the spelling and pronunciation are NOTHING alike. "Hi, my name is pxZatr, but it's pronounced Star" (yes, this is a made up example).
I also have a strange dislike for boys and girls names that sounds alike, even though they are actually different names. For example, Erin/Aaron, Francis/Frances. I know they are perfectly fine, "normal" names, but I'm bugged when I hear one of these names and I can't figure out the gender variant they are referring to.
But-- Frances and Francis are said the same.
Erin and Aaron are not, even though in some parts of the country the prononciation is close. Erin and Aaron have completley different etymological roots and have nothing to do with each other.
I, and everyone I know, say Erin and Aaron exactly the same. Not close, exactly the same. It's obviously very regional.
As for names I hate: Piper, Harper, Asher, traits as names (Virtue, Chastity, etc), anything -Ayden, Nevaeh and the misspelling atrocities of beautiful names.
I prefer classic names generally and do not like "trendy" names.
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I'm trying to create two separate lists in my head - names that I just think are boring/overdone/trendy/misspelled/dumb (Liam, Mason), and names I legit dislike/hate.
I hate using the word hate, but I really really really don't like this name:
Declan
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Jackson and all the crazy ways people spell it to make a common name (imho it's a common LAST name) unique cuz of course when you introduce yourself to someone you always spell your name so they know you're not an ordinary Jackson
Nevaeh
Aiden: see Jackson re: all the spelling variations
Isla: not easy to say--have to think before I pronounce it--and really isn't pretty
Bree: it's a harsh sounding name
Ella: like a PP said, makes me think of elephant and I'd feel double bad if the child were overweight cuz you know she'll be teased :-(
Ones that I find boring and ugly: Ann, Andrea, Jane, Kayla, Caleb.
Just dislike: Bryce, Braxton, Jaxon/Jaxson, Tenley, Kenley, Carly (all spellings).
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Girls: Most boy names on girls - I'm ok with Morgan and Ashley, but can't stand Ryan, Emerson, Avery, etc. Paisley: this is a characteristic of fabric or wallpaper, not a name. Piper: great name for a dog. Isla, Esme: Isla (pronounced Izla) is island in Spanish. It's not a name to me, and I don't know what an Esme is.
Boys: Maveric, Declan, Liam: To me, this is a nickname for William, a great, classic name. I'm so sick of it already. Aidan, and all the derivatives. Connor and Mason: I don't hate them - they're just too common.
Oh also: never been a fan of Scott, and Elise just bugs me! It seems incomplete to me; it doesn't flow with most last names; and I'm not comfortable pronouncing it as I always feel like I'm saying it wrong even though I'm not.
I also have a strange dislike for boys and girls names that sounds alike, even though they are actually different names. For example, Erin/Aaron, Francis/Frances. I know they are perfectly fine, "normal" names, but I'm bugged when I hear one of these names and I can't figure out the gender variant they are referring to.
But-- Frances and Francis are said the same.
Erin and Aaron are not, even though in some parts of the country the prononciation is close. Erin and Aaron have completley different etymological roots and have nothing to do with each other.
I, and everyone I know, say Erin and Aaron exactly the same. Not close, exactly the same. It's obviously very regional.
As for names I hate: Piper, Harper, Asher, traits as names (Virtue, Chastity, etc), anything -Ayden, Nevaeh and the misspelling atrocities of beautiful names.
No, I get that. But they aren't related. Like, they aren't the male / female versions of the same name the way Frances and Francis are, which is what bugs me.
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Makes me sad that a great, traditional name like Aidan gets such a hard time cos it's put in with all those awful -ayden names :-(
And also Liam, another great old Irish name, (it's not a nickname for William, it's a translation).
There are no names that I'd say I hate, although I do strongly dislike all those made up names.
Other names I dislike would be more because of associations I may have ( as I heard once - you only realise how many people in your life you dislike when you try to name your child)
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Makes me sad that a great, traditional name like Aidan gets such a hard time cos it's put in with all those awful -ayden names :-(
And also Liam, another great old Irish name, (it's not a nickname for William, it's a translation)
I agree with the Aidan thing. Aidan in Sex and the City never bothered me. I started to hate it when everyone started naming their children Kaden, Braeden, Jadyn, Zadyn, whatever. Now anything rhyming with Aidan just drives me nuts.
The only person (Other than Liam Neeson,) I've ever known named Liam was actually William and his parents called him Liam. If it was just an Irish name that people with ties to Irish culture had, I'd have no problem with it. I never hated it before, only after it got popular. I know 6 little Liams already, and 2 more of my clients are pregnant and naming their children Liam. Not one of these people are Irish. Now, every time some pregnant girl flashes a smile and says "I'm naming him Liam!" It makes me stabby.
Echoing the weird spellings to make them you-neek...
The names I can't get behind are some of the old lady / old man names making a come back... I know some are very popular & I'm in the mega-minority but a few I can't stand (and have friends whose kids' names are): Claire/Clara Magnolia Paige Beatrix Matilda Mabel Theodore Thaddeus Arthur Etc. along this line...
My irrational one is Abigail. I think of Pigtails, and I have no idea why. Abby? Cute. Can't stand Abigail.
Awww, my friend just named her baby Claire. I really like it.
Clara on the other hand, I do not like.
And I used to work with a guy named Thaddeus Dhume (pronounced like Doom). I thought it was awesome. Sounds like the villain from a graphic novel or something, lol.
I know someone who named their son Remington Gauge, after the shotgun. I absolutely despise it. Other than that I mainly just don't like girl names on boys or boy names on girls.
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I actually don't mind Aidan (or Aiden even), but I cringe at the 50 billion spellings of it and the adding of random letters. I was considering Jayden for a boys name for a hot second, but I quickly changed my mind. My H's cousin and his GF are naming their son Ay.den, and I just can't get behind it.
For girls, I don't like the -lee and -leigh trend that is happening right now. And I really do love the name Ava, but I hate that it is so popular right now.
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I can't stand: John and Sarah. They are just blah and so boring!
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TTC: 2 years Fertility blood tests all normal Tilted uterus 3 day ultrasound 17 follicles HSG: 11/13/13- tubes open DH SA: SUPER sperm (145 million, 84% motility, 22% morphology) All infection disease and immunity blood tests NORMAL FIRST IUI May 2014: 100 mg Clomid days 5-9, third ultrasound CD 13 revealed four follicles 27, 24 and 20 and 13mm. Trigger shot May 28 with IUI May 29 and 30 (fingers crossed) - BFN started spotting 11DPO
IUI #2 B2B 6/23 and 6/24, three mature eggs and 130 million sperm! FX this is the month! BFN 7/8
3rd cycle benched due to cysts - TI with OPK tests - BFN
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Officially benched until March....but still plan on trying the baking soda douche due to my excessive and thick CM
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Agree with everyone saying made - up spellings (or made - up names in general), boy names on girls, and the rise of the -aydens.
I'd also add that I hate when people use a nickname as a formal name, i.e. Lexi, Jack, or Katie on a birth certificate rather than Alexandra, John, or Katherine. Or anything that sounds like a nickname, like Kylie or Bryleigh (barf).
Re: Which names do you absolutely hate with a passion????
There are a couple names that get a lot of love around here that I can't stand. I don't like names where the spelling and pronunciation are NOTHING alike. "Hi, my name is pxZatr, but it's pronounced Star" (yes, this is a made up example).
I was just going to mention Casey, too. Not a fan.
Also, I can never understand why people picker Cooper or Tucker for boys names. Of all the great boys names, how do those win???
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There are others that I greatly dislike.
I, and everyone I know, say Erin and Aaron exactly the same. Not close, exactly the same. It's obviously very regional.
As for names I hate: Piper, Harper, Asher, traits as names (Virtue, Chastity, etc), anything -Ayden, Nevaeh and the misspelling atrocities of beautiful names.
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I'm trying to create two separate lists in my head - names that I just think are boring/overdone/trendy/misspelled/dumb (Liam, Mason), and names I legit dislike/hate.
I hate using the word hate, but I really really really don't like this name:
Declan
"Your truth is different from my truth, and we're both right."
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BFP 11/10/13, EDD 7/25/13 - stick little owlet!
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BFP 8/24/13!! EDD 5/1/14, delivered healthy and sweet Zoey Leanne on 5/5/14 by repeat c-section.
Addison/Adyson/Addyson
Aidan/Aden/Adan/Ayden
Emerson being used as a girl's name.
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Boys: Maveric, Declan, Liam: To me, this is a nickname for William, a great, classic name. I'm so sick of it already. Aidan, and all the derivatives. Connor and Mason: I don't hate them - they're just too common.
No, I get that. But they aren't related. Like, they aren't the male / female versions of the same name the way Frances and Francis are, which is what bugs me.
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Then I see it's the NUMBER ONE baby name right now?! That's nuts. And it seems like it came out of nowhere.
But since my LO was a girl, I avoided the difficult decision of finding a new boy name. Although I am also partial to Finn.
I named my peanut Fiona.
The names I can't get behind are some of the old lady / old man names making a come back... I know some are very popular & I'm in the mega-minority but a few I can't stand (and have friends whose kids' names are):
Claire/Clara
Magnolia
Paige
Beatrix
Matilda
Mabel
Theodore
Thaddeus
Arthur
Etc. along this line...
My irrational one is Abigail. I think of Pigtails, and I have no idea why. Abby? Cute. Can't stand Abigail.
Clara on the other hand, I do not like.
And I used to work with a guy named Thaddeus Dhume (pronounced like Doom). I thought it was awesome. Sounds like the villain from a graphic novel or something, lol.
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Me: 25 years old.
DS: born 12/30/14
Baby #2 due 6/8/18
BFP #2! Travis is getting a sibling!
EDD: 1/24/2017
Me: 33, DH: 32
TTC: 2 years
Fertility blood tests all normal
Tilted uterus
3 day ultrasound 17 follicles
HSG: 11/13/13- tubes open
DH SA: SUPER sperm (145 million, 84% motility, 22% morphology)
All infection disease and immunity blood tests NORMAL
FIRST IUI May 2014: 100 mg Clomid days 5-9, third ultrasound CD 13 revealed four follicles 27, 24 and 20 and 13mm. Trigger shot May 28 with IUI May 29 and 30 (fingers crossed) - BFN started spotting 11DPO
IUI #2 B2B 6/23 and 6/24, three mature eggs and 130 million sperm! FX this is the month! BFN 7/8
3rd cycle benched due to cysts - TI with OPK tests - BFN
3rd mediated cycle: Clomid+Trigger+TI (three follies left side, one on right as usual....what the hell right ovary get it together and produce some damn follicles!) 7DPO progesterone level 43 with NO suppositories YAY for a natural strong ovulation. Beta canceled started spotting 13DPO - Third time is not a CHARM! 14 day cycle WTF! Everything looks normal - RE wants to start injectables next cycle so this cycle I'm benched
Officially benched until March....but still plan on trying the baking soda douche due to my excessive and thick CM
JANUARY SIGGY CHALLENGE...This is so me!
Love this man....he was so before his time in his thoughts and ideas about the world....been obsessed about him lately bringing it back to the early 90s.
Never thought I would like long hair....
Gavin
Brent
Bruce
Patricia
Joyce
Wendyl
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I'd also add that I hate when people use a nickname as a formal name, i.e. Lexi, Jack, or Katie on a birth certificate rather than Alexandra, John, or Katherine. Or anything that sounds like a nickname, like Kylie or Bryleigh (barf).