I'm just wondering, does anyone have any really bad impressions or connotations associated with this name? (Aside from ones based on specific Hazel's you've known)
I ask because this is our first choice right now, and my mother HATES it. I mean, if she just kind of didn't like it, I wouldn't think twice about it. After all, she's my kid!
But her strong reaction makes me wonder if there's something off putting I'm not realizing about this name. My mom apparently remembers a TV show about a witch named Hazel, lol.
I see now why some choose not to share name ideas with family!
Re: Hazel
My furchildren, Dorothy and Johnny
And there it is, the sweet spot of names. Hazel, Norma, Lucille. They sound nice and we rarely have a negative connection to them because they were common in a generation of folks we were never very familiar with. With your mother's reaction, consider that it comes from her grandparents' generation. So it may seem like a dusty old name you pulled off the shelf to her.
FWIW, I like Hazel though it has become a bit of an "it" name in recent years so it could be timestamped to the times, if that matters at all to you. (It doesn't to me.)
But, FWIW, I think it is a lovely name.
Baby Boy #1 born 1/9/17
Baby Boy #2 EDD 11/4/18
Now that she is 3.5 years old. It just fits her. I honestly can't imagine her being anything else. It's also not popular here, like at all, so yes- there are strong reactions to it, but I couldn't care less.
To me is is a harsh name and nothing appealing about it.
Greta
Harper
Eliza
Cora
Lucy
Wren
I personally could never use Hazel...it's our cats name!