Weekend GTKY- A Name You Would Never

JLaVO888 · February 2020

What is the ONE name you would never use for each of the sexes? What makes those two names absolute no goes for you?

*A note: this is meant to be light hearted. Please remember we all have different likes and histories and try not to be offended if someone hates a name that you love or have used. Big girl panties

NME44 · February 2020

So many names. I’m very particular about names.

sjomomma · February 2020

I can’t use the name William for a boy. I like the name, but one of my more challenging preschool students has that name and now it’s just cringey to me lol. For a girl, no version of Caitlin or anything that can be shortened to Katie. It’s a nice name, but I know way too many Katie’s.

Kurtni · February 2020

Any of the -den/dyn names for either gender. Braiden Hayden Jaedyn Caiden...

JLaVO888 · February 2020

I’m excluding all the atrocities that people call “names”. I have a rather long list too since I’m a teacher but I’m forcing myself to pick my absolute top two never evers:

Michael for boy. Not even lying I think I had minor ptsd from that name after one student because for a year after every time I heard that name my whole body would tense up and chills would run down my spine.

Mary for a girl. I know too many and don’t particularly enjoy being around most of them and it’s too bland for me.

Edited to add another o to too because it should have two.

deaddahliah · February 2020

I have a lot of opinions on names, but I’ll save those for UO or FFFC when we’re farther along and I have less fs to give. 🤣

The only name I can think of that’s a hard no is Elliott, my husband pushed so hard for it last time. It was mostly a joke, it’s a character from Mr. Robot, but it drove me nuts.

NME44 · February 2020

@deaddahliah, I do not get the Elliott love. I particularly hate it for a girl. Also, Wyatt.

@Kurtni, agree.

I guess I can pinpoint one that’s particularly loathsome to me right now and that’s Finley, particularly for a girl. It just doesn’t have any oomph to me. There are so many amazing girl names out there. I cannot get behind Finley.

JLaVO888 · February 2020

We talked about Elliot for DS’s MN for a bit but landed on Edward. Edward was actually my name through my mom’s whole pregnancy until I surprised her and obviously was not a boy.

AB518 · February 2020

I have a long list of names for both sexes that I would never use either because they sound weird or remind me of people that I know.

The top of my list for girl names would be Ashley because one of the worst people I have ever met in my life was named Ashley. I know a lot of people named Ashley who are great people, but I can never get rid of the terrible feeling that I get whenever I hear that name.

The top of my list for boys would be David. I know way too many people named David. It would get really confusing.

mdfarmchick · February 2020

Okay so never ever is David for a first name... my FIL is kind of a big jerk and he still doesn’t understand why I won’t have a David blah blah the third. 🙄
As for a girl name that I don’t like and would never use, Karen. The memes ruined it and it wasn’t a favorite anyway 😝

In all seriousness we have a lot of names that we don’t like. It’s usually harder to find names that we do like.

kalesix3 · February 2020

Honestly I know there are most definitely a lot of beautiful people named Megan, but I have never met anyone even remotely decent with the name so that's a hard no for a girl. For a boy it's Alexander.
I actually love the name Elliot, but my SO says it's the name of every prick in highschool that looked down his nose at everyone and said "well technically" lol.. so we can never use it now.
I'm with you @mdfarmchick, I hate almost all names, it's so hard to name humans 😳

profmcgonagall · February 2020

I really don’t like the trendy names. Examples Hadley, Harper, Ainsley, Kinsley, Maverick, Ryker, Axel. No offense to anyone considering these names.

I prefer classic names and names that don’t have crazy spellings.

carrotsandpeas3 · February 2020

Agreed with @Kurtni about Hayden, Braden, Jaden, etc.

Also all the -lyn names, Brooklyn, Raelyn, etc.

cmessamore · February 2020

I agree with @Kurtni and @carrotsandpeas3.

Plus I don’t like the trend of taking a normal name and spelling it ridiculously. Like I say the name “Bryttknee” on a baby list. I’m sorry, but no.

coldbrew · February 2020

I agree with all of the trendy name dislikes. My biggest thing is picking a name that people can pronounce. I can’t stand when we have to sit at work wondering what these names are and then calling them out to the waiting room. Parents will get so mad if you say the name wrong. Well, maybe you shouldn’t spell it weird AF?

anitamargarita_82 · February 2020

I would really just roll my eyes at names that are after an object or direction or food.

Apple, North, Mercedes, Bear, Basil.

Although I’m a bit of a hypocrite because I do like names of flowers though 😂. Juniper, Rose, Lily.

Kurtni · February 2020

@carrotsandpeas3 and @ProfessorMcGonagall oooh I think the -lyn and -ley names have surpassed the -den names now.

pelomama · February 2020

I have an Emma and a Will. I’m sure a lot of people eye roll Emma because it’s so popular.

I can’t stand when people give “special” spellings for normal names. Like adding in a random Y. Also on board with -yn or -lyn names. Ick.

tdevlindrye · February 2020

Sammme to all of you disliking misspelled names or the trendy names that aren’t names. Harper was on my girl list last pregnancy because it’s my grandmas maiden name, but then it kinda got ruined. We had a boy anyway, but now I don’t think I’d consider it.

I like names that are names, but that aren’t over-popular. And a plus if it’s meaningful and can be shortened into a sensible nickname. DS is Maxwell Stephen. Stephen after my late father and Maxwell because I love it. We just call him Max though for now and he can lengthen it later if he wants.

fitzfizz · February 2020

Strong agree on avoiding the trendy -den and -lyn names. Anything with an unusual spelling is just putting a burden on your child that they are going to have to deal with, so I’m also wanting to avoid that. Aiiden is the worst example I have seen of someone abusing that and my go to name horror. Cringe...

JLaVO888 · February 2020

I do agree with the Lynn which is frustrating because my daughter is Adeline which I pronounce LINE at the end and I chose that spelling because in my mind it’s very clearly not lyn but everyone always calls her Adalynn. I also had no clue it was so popular when I chose it. I have never had an Adeline or Adelynn in my class so it seemed like a fresh name. Boy was I wrong. Sometimes I think I do have name remorse for that reason but she is so much an Addie that I can’t see her being anything else. I love the old classic names though.

NME44 · February 2020

I don’t have a problem with -lyn suffix in names that have always had them. Our girl name this time around is Gwendolyn, actually. But when you just squash it on the end of any random syllable, then I dislike it. Like Braelynn or something.

NME44 · February 2020

@JLaVO888, both of my girls have old classic names. My son has an old Irish name but it’s a tad trendy right now I’m afraid. I particularly dislike when I hear it on a girl.

JLaVO888 · February 2020

My sons name peeked in popularity during the same time period as Adeline so I really like that they match in that sense. He’s is not as popular as hers right now though.

NME44 · February 2020

I never heard another kid with my son’s name in Texas, but when we moved to the east coast I discovered it’s trendy out here.

anitamargarita_82 · February 2020

JLaVO888 said:

I do agree with the Lynn which is frustrating because my daughter is Adeline which I pronounce LINE at the end and I chose that spelling because in my mind it’s very clearly not lyn but everyone always calls her Adalynn. I also had no clue it was so popular when I chose it. I have never had an Adeline or Adelynn in my class so it seemed like a fresh name. Boy was I wrong. Sometimes I think I do have name remorse for that reason but she is so much an Addie that I can’t see her being anything else. I love the old classic names though.

I have an Adeline too! Same issue as you with the Lynn pronunciation of her name. Although I don’t shorten it to Addie. I had to tell her daycare teachers no she’s Adeline not Addie. Please don’t confuse her about her name.

Edited because spelling is hard.

deaddahliah · February 2020

@profmcgonagall I didn’t realize Ryker was trendy. I just thought the parents of this kid at mini’s preschool REALLY liked Star Trek: the Next Generation. 🤣

Since all of ya’ll are coming out swinging. I agree, made up spellings are the worst! They come off trashy to me. 😬

JLaVO888 · February 2020

@anitamargarita_82 haha we are the opposite. At home we always call her Addie but at school they have always called her Adeline and she likes that. I do too because I’m glad she’s been practicing how to spell her legal name at school. I love nicknames though. I love Eleanor with the nn Ellie.

profmcgonagall · February 2020

@deaddahliah, I had no idea it was from Star Trek. I’m from Indiana and it’s pretty trendy where I live. I doubt my cousin watches Star Trek lol

westslopemama · February 2020

As someone who has always worked with children I have A LOT of names that I could never use. I also hate when people spell their children’s names with strange letter combinations, especially when they are impossible to pronounce. It seems like so many kids I work with or have met in the clinic have strange spellings for common names!

As for names that I wouldn’t use based on the name itself vs. associations I have with that name it would have to be animal names like Fox or Wolf and location names like Zion. I guess I’m just not into names that are too trendy!

Also my husband does not understand why I refuse to name the baby a name that is in the top 100 most popular names. My name was very popular when I was a child and I always had to use my last initial in school and I really hated that.

babyodo · February 2020

I have an oddly-spelled common name, and while I don't hate it (I quite love it, actually) it does get tiring having to explain how it's spelled multiple times when I'm scheduling appointments, etc.

I don't mind common names, such as Hannah, David, Jack, or Lillian. I think they're classic and sweet, just not for my kid.

We have a gender-neutral name chosen for our LO. It's a family name that stems from MH's Irish heritage. It's unique enough in that our child will almost definitely be the only child in their class with that name, but also easily-spelled out, and lends itself to a nickname that isn't embarrassing, so that's a plus.

As for names on my Absolutely Not list, those would include any names of his or my exes, and the name of any of my childhood bullies. So, that means that our child will not be named any of these: Christine, Lindsey, Corinne, Kaylee, William, Jessica, Melissa, Eric, Brennan, Joshua, Michael, or Kaycee/Casey.

MJDsquared · February 2020

I agree no names of exes, no Aiden/Ayden names, and no -lynn names that are made up. And no unnecessary y names or spelling super weird for no reason.

No Andrew/Drew either because one of the most annoying people I've ever met is named that. Lol.

lilbubb · February 2020

All of us are L names. When my DD was born, we had Luke, Levi or Liam lines up, in case she was a boy.

In the past three years there have been so many acquaintances that have named their kids one of those, that they are now on my nope list.

So I’m back to square one for a boy name that is one syllable no more than 5 letters long. 😂

NME44 · February 2020

@babyodo, I actually really love the name Benjamin, which is the name of my high school boyfriend (we split amicably and I have no hard feelings towards him.) My husband refused for years to consider it, but I finally wore him down and he agreed I could use it. Funny thing is that it feels stale to me now, so I’ve chosen another name that gives me the Ben nickname. I don’t think DH loves it, but he has agreed to it. Mainly because he dislikes my second choice more (it was Morgan.)

AB518 · February 2020

I really wanted to avoid names that are too popular, but DH and I chose names when we first started dating almost ten years ago that we still love. However, the names we chose have all become significantly more popular over the past ten years. I really want to stick with those names, but now, I'm afraid that our kid will be one of five people with the same name in his or her class.

profmcgonagall · February 2020

One thing to consider for popular names is that they are much more spread out. The most popular name in 1990 was Jessica with around 46,000 babies getting named that. Emma was the most popular name in 2018 but only around 18,000 babies were named that. Personally, I don’t let popularity sway me from a name choice. It’s still possible to encounter kids with the same name but I don’t think it’s as crazy as it used to be.

westslopemama · February 2020

I definitely think I am biased on not wanting a popular name due to having one, but I’m sure not everyone feels like that. I grew up in a small town and always had 3 or more girls with my same name in my class. My name was number 19 the year I was born. Once I got to college I didn’t notice as many people with my name and as an adult I don’t have the same problem either.

morethanamama · February 2020

I'm also not too keen on popular names. One of the names we had picked for our son was Oliver which is very popular. Even though it's true that they tend to spread out, I still see a lot of the most popular names at the park when I take my son.

I'd say my only big no-no are my Ex' name Matt, and some of the more common, traditional girls' names like Tiffany, Amber, etc. Nothing wrong with those, I'd just like something a little more unique. I also don't like the odd spelling!!

pelomama · February 2020

profmcgonagall said:

One thing to consider for popular names is that they are much more spread out. The most popular name in 1990 was Jessica with around 46,000 babies getting named that. Emma was the most popular name in 2018 but only around 18,000 babies were named that. Personally, I don’t let popularity sway me from a name choice. It’s still possible to encounter kids with the same name but I don’t think it’s as crazy as it used to be.

My Emma was born in 2015 and it was the most popular name that year. In almost 5 years of gymnastics, dance and school, we’ve never had another Emma in her class, so that’s a good point!

sjomomma · February 2020

DS has a more classic name that can be shortened, and he recently wanted to start using the nickname at school. DH and I are wanting to stick with something classic this time around. Our girl name we had before we found out we were having a boy first time around was Kinley. I have no idea what I was thinking because I would never name my kid that now lol

babycakesday · February 2020

Same with no exes names. Also I don’t like super common names. We know like four Margarets and Christophers. Oh and I don’t want to use any name that’s already been used in my kids generation. Other than that, there aren’t any names that I hate. My MIL has a whole list of names she hates because she’s had awful students who she now associates with those names.

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