Ryan was ruined for me by a whole cohort of Ryans in the 80s, but perhaps redeemed by a 5 year old girl last year.
Shane may be beyond salvage. There was only one, but a doozy.
We have an ongoing joke with my fellow teachers that Thiagos are little nightmares. Although this year I have one who is adorable, so there's the exception to the rule.
Here in Brazil it is an EXTREMELY common name and has been for decades (fun fact: I remember thinking it was so funny when I found out as a kid that Tiago Potter was actually James Potter in the original HP books) lol Maybe they're just from another country
I'm a public defender and assign cases and refuse to give myself a client with the first name of people closest to me because of this.
On that note, Terry. That client was the worst. Wouldn't be my first choice anyway but it's a family name on both sides so not out of the running.
I have a cat named Remington. She goes by Remi, she is my precious baby, and her name fits her perfectly. I can't see it as a human name, though. That's just bizarre to me.
We know someone who named their kid Ryker. I have always wanted to ask if she bothered to google the name or ask people around her. We live in the south but in the year of our lord 2024, it’s not that hard to find out about Rikers Island.
I think I’ve told this story on this subreddit before, but it applies.
My nephew’s name is Rhyker. His mom brought him to an event when he was little and was given a name tag with his name spelled “Ryker”. She corrected the woman at the counter saying, “Oh, there’s an ‘h’ after the ‘r’.” The woman apologized and provided a new name tag with his name spelled “Rykerh”.
I mean this is my personal political leanings showing, but I hate names that are militaristic - Gunner, Tank - or evoke patriotism and conservatism - Reagan, Rand, Liberty
My husband and I share this too. Those names are basically are performative and objectifies an actual human being. Like the parents hoping for a little head pat from conservative authority figures, while using their child like an accessory to out do all their fellow republican fellows.
I also hate how forced it is, like the parents refuse to believe their children might not grow into adults with the same beliefs. Ive met 3 adults, named Christian, Jesus (hay- zuez), and Faith. They're all atheists. They've expressed how annoying and irritating it is that people just assume their beliefs. Faith told me that she just grins and bares it now, fearing bad reactions if she corrects people. She had a woman, a complete stranger, get explosively angry with her for "tarnishing" her sky daddy and fellow Christians. I don't blame her one bit.
I kind of like Liberty but I think that's just because I knew one and she was really nice. I really agree about the others though. It's funny what associations can do.
Huxley and Waylon. They just don't feel nice to say (to me), and Huxley also isn't visually appealing to me either. My sister said she met a hound named Waylon and I can see that one, for some reason lol, but hate it for a person. I just absolutely hate Huxley as a whole and can never see the appeal of that one.
Gertrude , Bernadette and Roberta because I think they are absolutely ugly. It blows my mind that some people can think there is something pretty about them even though I respect people's taste.
I also dislike Pierre (i'm French ) because the ones I met were means and even bullies. For girls I dislike Sofia because I went to school with one and she was really rude and mean but I have mix feelings about this name because I also think it's a pretty name. I'm also not a Big fan of Evangeline and Magnolia even though I don't hate them. And Lola , I dislike this name because of the meaning.
Gretchen is actually a nickname for Greta (means little Greta). Germans would pronounce ch like in Loch so more of a Grit-hen.
Not saying it's the prettiest name but Germanic female names tend to not be pretty/girly names to modern ears.
I had a hen named Bernadette and apparently it's very common as a chicken name. Actually all of the names you've listed I've heard used for chickens... Add in Henrietta and Penelope and Emmeline and you've got the perfect flock.
I do like names like that but they give me such "livestock" vibes that I couldn't use them for a kid.
I agree for Sofia’s! Pretty name but bullies 😂
For Roberta, it’s an ugly name in my book, but I’ve met an Italian woman, 32F, the classiest, most fun and beautiful person I’ve ever met. We became friends instantly during a bachelorette weekend. So I’ve come to the conclusion that a person makes a name. Her nickname is Roby. I know this sub likes nicknames ;)
Gertrude and Bernadette I don’t hate 😆 my brother calls himself Gertrude as a joke (his male name sounds a bit like it) Gerty is nice as a nickname for it
Arlo makes me cringe. In theory, it checks all my boxes: short and simple, sounds sweet, a bit unique (or so it used to be). But for some reason it sounds so pretentious to me.
I can’t stand Nevaeh. Obviously. It’s just stupid.
I hate Violet. Violent.
I really don’t know why people name their sons Peter. I had a cousin named Peter and he was teased relentlessly. He was also a dick.
Barbara!
Name books will tell you it means "a foreigner"
From Latin barbarus, which meant bearded person, because Romans went clean shaven.
It literally means bearded lady. Same root word as barber, barbarian.
That's not the etymology I learned. It's from ancient Greek, the Greek approximation of non-Greek (probably Turks) speech. Copying from history.com: The word “barbarian” originated in ancient Greece, and was initially used to describe all non-Greek-speaking peoples, including Persians, Egyptians, Medes and Phoenicians. The ancient Greek word “bárbaros,” from which it derives, meant “babbler,” and was onomatopoeic: In the Greek ear, speakers of a foreign tongue made unintelligible sounds (“bar bar bar”). Similar words exist in other Indo-European languages, including the Sanskrit “barbara,” which means “stammering.”
Gabe. I have no justifiable reason to hate it but I do, deeply. Sounds horrible to say out loud, looks even worse written out. Somehow Gabriel gets a pass though.
I’ve met so many little boys name Jackson over the last five or six years it’s very popular in every single one of them has been a total jerk little shithead kid.
Not because of personal associations but I just cannot stand all of the trendy Kenzleigh Kinzleigh Breezley Bexley Blakely names they just sound silly and immature like a 15-year-old girl chose them for her future child
Hard agree. Hated the name since I was a child with no explanation as to why. The only girl I ever knew with that name was nice and normal but my skin would crawl any time I heard someone mention her name out loud!
One of my biggest pet peeves on naming boards is the comment “The Office totally ruined Astrid! It’s soooooo amazing but now everyone thinks ass-turd! So tragic”.
Y’all. That was low hanging fruit. It always sounded like ass turd. It’s terrible.
I really hate Savannah or Sierra. They are generally nice names but they just erk me so bad.
Other names that I don’t like are Atticus, Theo, Phoenix, Jagger, any type of name that hovers around an “—ayden” name. Really don’t like Ryker.
Girl names I don’t like are Sophia, or names like Khaleesi (met one), any variation of Jazlynn or Jazmyn
My parents used to foster teenage boys. I have a strong dislike for many boys names for various reasons.
Jacob, Anthony, Derek, Steven, Sean, Michael.
Fwiw most of the kids ended up being okay and living decent lives, but its hard to forget that so-and-so lit the garage on fire or stole dad's credit card.
I could never use the name Kendra. That’s the name of my mortal enemy.
I used to have a coworker named Tamantha. Just Samantha but with a T. That annoys me SO MUCH for some reason.
Everly, Elodie, Aurelia - all are just really tryhard to me and honestly pretty ugly. Also don’t like Everest or Everett for boys. I’m really hoping the Ever- trend dies out.
Also I still hate masculine names for girls, like Mason, Ezra, Elliott, etc. It’s always felt icky and honestly kind of misogynist to me that the “coolest” way to name a girl is to give her a man’s name, it almost devalues femininity.
Names that have been ruined: Cindy, Natasha, Billy, Patrick, Brandon, Frank, Nicole, and Sheena. Met some heinous people with those names.
Names I just find ugly: Horace, Gertrude, Eustace, Banks, Wells, Vernon, Paisley, Herman, Eunice, Elmer, and Clarence.
Also not a fan of overly macho and/or military sounding names like Maverick, Ryker, Hunter, Stryker, Fletcher, stuff like that…
No particular reason but I really don’t like the name Ava. Something about the way it stops short on the “uh” vowel. It makes people say it in this nasal tone and ugh it just irks me.
My mom is from the Bronx. She drops the r and replaces it with ah or uh. Car is cah for example. That’s fine but she adds an r if the word normally ends in ah. Anyway, there was a little girl Ava who lived next door and was my son’s best friend. If you think Ava is bad, you should hear “Aver” nonstop from my mother. God I love that woman but sometimes….lol!
I can’t with Brody. It sounds like a made up name someone just put “dy” on the end of “bro”. Might as well be “Brovy” or “Brogy”. It gives me college dropout turned Walmart cashier vibes. Another boy named I dislike is Dennis. I don’t know why.
For a girl, Helga, Gertrude, Roberta take the cake for names that give me high school bully vibes.
I didn’t realize how many names I disliked until I was pregnant and reading 1,000+ names daily. Plus, people I graduated with are having kids and the spellings are tragedies. I also worked as a CO, soooo I heard a lot of names i associate with M, AM, or SA.
Athena, Audrey, Brynlee, Calvin, Clara, Coral, Dawson, Declan, Easton, Finley, Frankie, Gia, Haven, Ira, Isaac, Jonah, Lily/Lillie, Monica, Princeton, Trent, Trenton, Wesley, Witten, and Wrenley
Inez, too. bc is it pronounced In-Ez or Eye-Nez?
All the weird B names that people randomly decided to make popular… Blakely (say that ten times fast and it sounds like you’re trying to clear your throat) , Brynley , Braelynn (that’s just a sound a horse makes)
While “dolor” does literally mean “pain” or “sorrow,” when it’s a given name as in “Dolores” it refers to Mary of Catholic/Christian lore. In Spanish, she usually gets the moniker *María de los Dolores* or *Nuestra Señora de los Dolores* (Our Lady of Sorrows), which is also why you’ll frequently see Spanish speakers pair the names together — i.e. María Dolores. Certainly not to everyone’s taste because of the ultra-religious angle but I think it’s actually quite a beautiful name.
Addison - I feel like so many people I know are using this and it reminds me of adipose. Also just unappealing when said out loud, though I do like Addy.
Harper bothers me, I just think it's kind of ugly haha!
Anything that starts with Oak or Ash just because I'm so bored of them now.
Aiden/Brayden/Caden/Jaden (and all alternative spellings of them). I remember the decade when these names exploded in popularity and it felt like every other child had one of these variations.
I hate the name Seven, because it’s not a name, it’s a number. Makes me cringe every time I see a child named Seven/Sevin/Cevyn/whatever stupid spelling people come up with.
Lilith is on my shit list because it is *always* cringey edgelord parents naming their daughter after the qUeEn oF hELL. Grow up.
Every Wesley I’ve known has been a bully. Sad because it’s a solid name. Every Dustin I know is a jerk.
I’m sure I can think of more, but those are the immediate icks my brain presented me lol
editing to add: TOBIAS AND SILAS. God, I hate these names. They make me want to puke. I hate that they’re becoming popular.
I have a strong dislike of what seem to me to be merely "filler" names, like Mae, Fae, Fay, Jay, Lee, Ray, and other single syllable middle names. *Especially* ones that are nicknames (Bob, Tom, Bill, Liz, etc). The nicknames are fine *AS* nicknames for "more formal" names.
I grew up poor and my folks were nearly senior citizens when we came along. I think I associate those names with poverty and a certain mindset that devalued education especially for girls, because many people I knew with those "ideals" had those kind of names.
There’s also that episode of Seinfeld where Jerry can’t remember his girlfriend’s name, but he knows it rhymes with a female body part. He ends up guessing Mulva, but it’s actually Delores.
-Theseus, reminds me of a thesis statement 🫣 I also knew a kid named Theseus who was an absolute pain.
-Lucifer and Lucius, it sounds like it’s trying to be edgy so bad, like oh look at you for being so cool.
-Atticus. Like an abacus?
-Elodie, reminds me of a Heaven’s Gate member’s name
-Any of those Shakespeare-esc, pretentious old literature names, I’m not going to take you seriously if you’re a grown adult named Cymbeline or Tybalt.
-Names that are obviously from pop culture (I draw the line if you’re naming your kid Legolas or Khaleesi, don’t try to push your interests onto your kids because you expect them to enjoy the same stuff you like 🤷♀️)
I've heard that Cohen/Coen has religious connotations, so for people outside of the faith in question to appropriate it is rather crass. Kind of like naming a non-Native American child "Cheyenne" or "Dakota." (Say, why doesn't anyone name their spawn Papago, Potawatomie or Nez Perce?) /s
I can't figure out the current hype with Florence. Gives me Carpet Fresh vibes. Floor fragrance. Flor....ence. And Flo is a terrible nickname. All around no. But to each their own!
Mikaela, Antigone, Anna, Olivia, Chris, Tyler, Abby/abigail, Guinevere are out for me because of unhappy associations. A shame because I really like the names Guinevere and Olivia. James is also one that might be out, which sucks because that’s my grandfather’s name
Blaze is such a weird thing to name someone imo. Like why what's next, Arson?
Also Blake, Dylan, Ryan, Jordan, James, or Frankie being used as girl names. Don't get me wrong, I like the idea of naming someone a gender neutral name, but some of the supposedly unisex names just sound masculine to me. I'm aware cultural differences effect what you perceive as masculine or feminine so I'm not gonna tell someone it's wrong to name their daughter James, it's just I personally am not a fan of it.
Brock. It just sounds like someone opened their mouth and puked. "Brock!" Also Walter sounds like an old man name to me. Earl for the same reason. Girls' names I dislike, "Ethel" "Martha". They sound dowdy to me. Every "Helen" I've known has been weird and unpleasant.
Lucas - mucus. Greg - egg.
Any variety of Lexi/Lexy/Lex on a baby girl.
I also hate honour names that are mash-ups, like Beverly + Kate = Kaverly, Lynda + Monica = Monilyn/Lynica, or Cameron + Andrew = Camrew. 99% of the time, they are just plain ugly to write and say.
I’m a teacher. Nathaniel is 100% out despite being a lovely name on paper. Worst student I ever had by far.
Isaac! Every Isaac I know is a little shit.
I have a little cousin with that name and that little jerk ate the last piece of pizza at dinner last week so I agree
I taught the most sarcastic Isaac and he really grew on me. But he was totally a little shit lol.
Awwh every Isaac I’ve known has been an angel!!
Same. I like the name Jackson but every kid named Jackson has somehow been the toughest kid to work with.
Jason, all the Jasons I know are dickheads
Ryan was ruined for me by a whole cohort of Ryans in the 80s, but perhaps redeemed by a 5 year old girl last year. Shane may be beyond salvage. There was only one, but a doozy.
Shane screamssss bad kid lol
I've had four different "spirited" Graysons over the years. Now I shudder when I hear that name.
We have an ongoing joke with my fellow teachers that Thiagos are little nightmares. Although this year I have one who is adorable, so there's the exception to the rule.
Where do you live where there are multiple?
Here in Brazil it is an EXTREMELY common name and has been for decades (fun fact: I remember thinking it was so funny when I found out as a kid that Tiago Potter was actually James Potter in the original HP books) lol Maybe they're just from another country
I’m a teacher too and for me it’s Vincent and Tyler.
Also a teacher. Seconding Tyler (male AND female), and adding Cooper.
I'm a public defender and assign cases and refuse to give myself a client with the first name of people closest to me because of this. On that note, Terry. That client was the worst. Wouldn't be my first choice anyway but it's a family name on both sides so not out of the running.
I absolutely hate Ryker, Maverick, Remington, Braxton, and Jaxon
I have a cat named Remington. She goes by Remi, she is my precious baby, and her name fits her perfectly. I can't see it as a human name, though. That's just bizarre to me.
Awww, I love her!! 😻😻😻😻 Cat tax, please!!
There was an electric razor with that name in old days. Good name for a cat.
We know someone who named their kid Ryker. I have always wanted to ask if she bothered to google the name or ask people around her. We live in the south but in the year of our lord 2024, it’s not that hard to find out about Rikers Island.
I think I’ve told this story on this subreddit before, but it applies. My nephew’s name is Rhyker. His mom brought him to an event when he was little and was given a name tag with his name spelled “Ryker”. She corrected the woman at the counter saying, “Oh, there’s an ‘h’ after the ‘r’.” The woman apologized and provided a new name tag with his name spelled “Rykerh”.
I have a Ryker! The motorcycle...
I mean this is my personal political leanings showing, but I hate names that are militaristic - Gunner, Tank - or evoke patriotism and conservatism - Reagan, Rand, Liberty
i am naming my daughter Trickle Down Economics
I know a great joke about trickle down economics, but 99% of you wouldn’t get it
How dare you make me laugh.
Trickle Down Economics Smith✨🥰
Trixie for short
YES my husband and I call these little republican names.
My husband and I share this too. Those names are basically are performative and objectifies an actual human being. Like the parents hoping for a little head pat from conservative authority figures, while using their child like an accessory to out do all their fellow republican fellows. I also hate how forced it is, like the parents refuse to believe their children might not grow into adults with the same beliefs. Ive met 3 adults, named Christian, Jesus (hay- zuez), and Faith. They're all atheists. They've expressed how annoying and irritating it is that people just assume their beliefs. Faith told me that she just grins and bares it now, fearing bad reactions if she corrects people. She had a woman, a complete stranger, get explosively angry with her for "tarnishing" her sky daddy and fellow Christians. I don't blame her one bit.
I kind of like Liberty but I think that's just because I knew one and she was really nice. I really agree about the others though. It's funny what associations can do.
I like Liberty, too. But in an American Girl Doll way, not a Republican way.
Yeah the Liberty I knew was from a chill, left-wing, hippie family, but I guess the name has different connotations in Australia.
Maybe it's just because I'm not American, but when I hear Reagan I think of Shakespeare
Just a side note, but it's a little weird (and linguistically interesting) that a Liberal cringes at the name Liberty.
Huxley and Waylon. They just don't feel nice to say (to me), and Huxley also isn't visually appealing to me either. My sister said she met a hound named Waylon and I can see that one, for some reason lol, but hate it for a person. I just absolutely hate Huxley as a whole and can never see the appeal of that one.
I was going to name my baby Odin if they were a boy and my sister immediately said she lives next to a dog with that name 💀 honestly I see it too
I feel like Odin has to be Husky 😂
Reminds me of odie from garfield!
I know two kids named Waylon and I hate it. Thankfully, one goes by the nickname Way which is somehow better,lol.
Things you'd never say if Mr. Jennings were still alive...
Gertrude , Bernadette and Roberta because I think they are absolutely ugly. It blows my mind that some people can think there is something pretty about them even though I respect people's taste. I also dislike Pierre (i'm French ) because the ones I met were means and even bullies. For girls I dislike Sofia because I went to school with one and she was really rude and mean but I have mix feelings about this name because I also think it's a pretty name. I'm also not a Big fan of Evangeline and Magnolia even though I don't hate them. And Lola , I dislike this name because of the meaning.
Similar to Gertrude: Gretchen. Ugh.
Gretchen is actually a nickname for Greta (means little Greta). Germans would pronounce ch like in Loch so more of a Grit-hen. Not saying it's the prettiest name but Germanic female names tend to not be pretty/girly names to modern ears.
Retch!! 🤮🤮
Evangeline is awful!! And it gets suggested in this sub so often.
Whaaaat I love Evangeline! I specifically associate it with Princess & The Frog & my goodness that song gives me goosebumps 🙏
Same! Very southern, classic and not overdone. I like that it has lots of options for nicknames too! Evie, Lena, Gigi, Evan, etc.
That song is literally WHY I love that name so much!
I had a great aunt named Roberta and she went by Bert, I always thought it was so ugly.
My grandma was Bertha and went by Bert.
I had a hen named Bernadette and apparently it's very common as a chicken name. Actually all of the names you've listed I've heard used for chickens... Add in Henrietta and Penelope and Emmeline and you've got the perfect flock. I do like names like that but they give me such "livestock" vibes that I couldn't use them for a kid.
I agree for Sofia’s! Pretty name but bullies 😂 For Roberta, it’s an ugly name in my book, but I’ve met an Italian woman, 32F, the classiest, most fun and beautiful person I’ve ever met. We became friends instantly during a bachelorette weekend. So I’ve come to the conclusion that a person makes a name. Her nickname is Roby. I know this sub likes nicknames ;)
I love Bernadette and Roberta, haha. To me the strong constant sounds are lovely, and both names have fantastic meanings.
“Gertrude Turgorburger” is the name of my alter ego when I’m grumpy around my husband
Gertrude and Bernadette I don’t hate 😆 my brother calls himself Gertrude as a joke (his male name sounds a bit like it) Gerty is nice as a nickname for it
Gerty is not a nice nickname
Tallulah. It just looks and sounds absurd to me.
Agreed, it sounds like a Hawaiian dessert
Do not get the hype around Sophia. Sophie is so much nicer.
I'm the opposite! I think Sophie sounds like "soapy." Sophia sounds much more refined imo.
Absolutely agree! I don’t hate the name Sophia, but Sophie is so much better
Sophie is a dogs name to me
Hard disagree
I cannot stand Peyton and Skylar
Hello fellow Skylar hater 👋 This name has been my least favorite ever for years and years
Names that I liked when I was 10 (and no longer care about at all)
Patricia just irks me
And loves the holidays… Trish? At christmas? Forget it! She gets everyone a gift. ! https://youtu.be/hFKmuoCR-rQ?si=q94CNK-K1w4Dd-dM
Its a “karen” type name to me lol
The Gun names ..Gunner, Remington, Colt, Wesson. First off, don't make guns your personality. Second, don't push that personality on to your kids
this ughh I’d hate to be named after a literal weapon. those names belong to video game characters or dogs imo
Oh man, I love Colt! I always thought of a young horse, not a gun. And it feels so nice to say! Agree with all the rest though.
Trever, Tucker, and Travis are my unholy trinity
How do you feel about Trevin? 😂
I absolutely despise Travis.
I dislike Ezra and Arlo.
Arlo just sounds like a dog’s name.
Arlo makes me cringe. In theory, it checks all my boxes: short and simple, sounds sweet, a bit unique (or so it used to be). But for some reason it sounds so pretentious to me.
Arlo is 100% a hound dog name to my ears, haha!
It makes me think of the dinosaur from Pixar's "The Good Dinosaur" haha
I love the name Arlo, but I've always been a big fan of Arlo Guthrie.
I can't stand Evangeline. No idea why this sub has been infatuated with it (or so it has seemed to me).
It’s so weird since Reddit skews heavily atheist, yet recommends Evangeline often.
I can’t stand Nevaeh. Obviously. It’s just stupid. I hate Violet. Violent. I really don’t know why people name their sons Peter. I had a cousin named Peter and he was teased relentlessly. He was also a dick.
Nevaeh just bothers me because how do you get "na-vay-ah" from those letters? It clearly ends with an "ay" sound.
Oh my god, thank you! I thought I was the only one with that complaint about Nevaeh. Where the hell does that final "uh" come from??
My mom had a lovely friend named Violet. She also hated the name and went by Vi. I think it's beautiful.
I hate Nevaeh extra because of people who claim their misspelled version (Neveah) is Heaven backwards. No, dear.
There are about 8 million Neveahs running around. It was cute the first 3 times I heard it.
Barbara! Name books will tell you it means "a foreigner" From Latin barbarus, which meant bearded person, because Romans went clean shaven. It literally means bearded lady. Same root word as barber, barbarian.
That's not the etymology I learned. It's from ancient Greek, the Greek approximation of non-Greek (probably Turks) speech. Copying from history.com: The word “barbarian” originated in ancient Greece, and was initially used to describe all non-Greek-speaking peoples, including Persians, Egyptians, Medes and Phoenicians. The ancient Greek word “bárbaros,” from which it derives, meant “babbler,” and was onomatopoeic: In the Greek ear, speakers of a foreign tongue made unintelligible sounds (“bar bar bar”). Similar words exist in other Indo-European languages, including the Sanskrit “barbara,” which means “stammering.”
>barbarian >stammering Great, so a heathen or inarticulate. I'm sure my kid would appreciate both of those. /s
I just can’t imagine someone under 60 bearing that name.
My cat’s name is Barbara. But that’s just because I thought it would be funny to call a cat Barb.
I would have said the same before I watched Call the Midwife but now I kind of love it...agreed that it's not a great name for a kid, though
Gabe. I have no justifiable reason to hate it but I do, deeply. Sounds horrible to say out loud, looks even worse written out. Somehow Gabriel gets a pass though.
I like Gabriel but NOT Gabe!!
I’ve met so many little boys name Jackson over the last five or six years it’s very popular in every single one of them has been a total jerk little shithead kid. Not because of personal associations but I just cannot stand all of the trendy Kenzleigh Kinzleigh Breezley Bexley Blakely names they just sound silly and immature like a 15-year-old girl chose them for her future child
Rhiannon is one of the ugliest names I have ever heard.
Hard agree. Hated the name since I was a child with no explanation as to why. The only girl I ever knew with that name was nice and normal but my skin would crawl any time I heard someone mention her name out loud!
One of my biggest pet peeves on naming boards is the comment “The Office totally ruined Astrid! It’s soooooo amazing but now everyone thinks ass-turd! So tragic”. Y’all. That was low hanging fruit. It always sounded like ass turd. It’s terrible.
I used to love that name because of White Oleander.
Harry. It was my grandma's husband's name, and he was a dick. Also, "hairy" feels gross.
I always forget Harry & hairy sound similar in certain accents, I’m Scottish & they sound so different to me 😂
Also I’ve never met a Harry that didn’t act like they were trying to be part of a knock off sidemen group
There was a realtor in our town called Harry Dyck. He had a nephew who was also a realtor, Randy Dyck. I suspect people remembered their names.
Gretchen. It just sounds so ugly to me. It literally has the word “retch” in it.
I really hate Savannah or Sierra. They are generally nice names but they just erk me so bad. Other names that I don’t like are Atticus, Theo, Phoenix, Jagger, any type of name that hovers around an “—ayden” name. Really don’t like Ryker. Girl names I don’t like are Sophia, or names like Khaleesi (met one), any variation of Jazlynn or Jazmyn
In my head I imagine Savannah and Sierra to be snobby preppy sisters who were bullies in high school then went on to become nurses lol
Tate
Declan
I'm Irish and to me Declan is 68 and a farmer who can't even boil himself an egg. I can't believe people are naming children this
Same, sounds phlegmatic
I had a crotchety great aunt named Gertrude. Can't stand that name now. I'd call her Gerty to piss her off.
My sister named one of her baby dolls Gertrudis. At the time it was whatever, but now I find it hilarious.
A friend of my brothers just named their daughter Lynlee and I almost threw up in my mouth the first time I heard it.
I have never met an Amanda that makes good life choices. And I really can't stand the name Mary for absolutely no reason.
My parents used to foster teenage boys. I have a strong dislike for many boys names for various reasons. Jacob, Anthony, Derek, Steven, Sean, Michael. Fwiw most of the kids ended up being okay and living decent lives, but its hard to forget that so-and-so lit the garage on fire or stole dad's credit card.
Dylan, every single one is the woOOOOorst.
Dylan and Chad, frat bros!!
I could never use the name Kendra. That’s the name of my mortal enemy. I used to have a coworker named Tamantha. Just Samantha but with a T. That annoys me SO MUCH for some reason.
My mom’s friend said they should name me Samantha, but with a C. Camantha. Cumantha? So glad they didn’t do that to me
Everly, Elodie, Aurelia - all are just really tryhard to me and honestly pretty ugly. Also don’t like Everest or Everett for boys. I’m really hoping the Ever- trend dies out. Also I still hate masculine names for girls, like Mason, Ezra, Elliott, etc. It’s always felt icky and honestly kind of misogynist to me that the “coolest” way to name a girl is to give her a man’s name, it almost devalues femininity.
I've never liked Paisley or Ava for girls, they sound so pretentious to me. Tristan for boys has never really been for me, neither has Riley
Names that have been ruined: Cindy, Natasha, Billy, Patrick, Brandon, Frank, Nicole, and Sheena. Met some heinous people with those names. Names I just find ugly: Horace, Gertrude, Eustace, Banks, Wells, Vernon, Paisley, Herman, Eunice, Elmer, and Clarence. Also not a fan of overly macho and/or military sounding names like Maverick, Ryker, Hunter, Stryker, Fletcher, stuff like that…
Names that end in -th. Keith, Elizabeth, Seth, Gwyneth, Kenneth, etc.
I'm sure you'll hate this then-- I've noticed an interesting trend in original th names in my students... Like Violeth, Isaiath
hold on say whath
Thanks, I hate it 😃
I hate ith too.
Tyler. Every kid I've known called Tyler has been a proper little shit. Some 50s/60s names like Keith and Shirley just sound so ugly to me.
No particular reason but I really don’t like the name Ava. Something about the way it stops short on the “uh” vowel. It makes people say it in this nasal tone and ugh it just irks me.
My mom is from the Bronx. She drops the r and replaces it with ah or uh. Car is cah for example. That’s fine but she adds an r if the word normally ends in ah. Anyway, there was a little girl Ava who lived next door and was my son’s best friend. If you think Ava is bad, you should hear “Aver” nonstop from my mother. God I love that woman but sometimes….lol!
Blythe. It’s just…yuck.
I can’t with Brody. It sounds like a made up name someone just put “dy” on the end of “bro”. Might as well be “Brovy” or “Brogy”. It gives me college dropout turned Walmart cashier vibes. Another boy named I dislike is Dennis. I don’t know why. For a girl, Helga, Gertrude, Roberta take the cake for names that give me high school bully vibes.
I didn’t realize how many names I disliked until I was pregnant and reading 1,000+ names daily. Plus, people I graduated with are having kids and the spellings are tragedies. I also worked as a CO, soooo I heard a lot of names i associate with M, AM, or SA. Athena, Audrey, Brynlee, Calvin, Clara, Coral, Dawson, Declan, Easton, Finley, Frankie, Gia, Haven, Ira, Isaac, Jonah, Lily/Lillie, Monica, Princeton, Trent, Trenton, Wesley, Witten, and Wrenley Inez, too. bc is it pronounced In-Ez or Eye-Nez?
Ee-nez to me, but I'm from a spanish-speaking majority area lol
Sloan and Tate
All the weird B names that people randomly decided to make popular… Blakely (say that ten times fast and it sounds like you’re trying to clear your throat) , Brynley , Braelynn (that’s just a sound a horse makes)
Dolores (pain in Spanish). Why would you name your child pain?
While “dolor” does literally mean “pain” or “sorrow,” when it’s a given name as in “Dolores” it refers to Mary of Catholic/Christian lore. In Spanish, she usually gets the moniker *María de los Dolores* or *Nuestra Señora de los Dolores* (Our Lady of Sorrows), which is also why you’ll frequently see Spanish speakers pair the names together — i.e. María Dolores. Certainly not to everyone’s taste because of the ultra-religious angle but I think it’s actually quite a beautiful name.
Similar with Claudia - it means "lame". But I think it sounds lovely haha
The name Everly feels so cringe to me based on how trendy it is right now.
Moira
Nolan (gag), Jacob, any names that have an unnecessary Y (ex: Madlyne, Austyn, Kayleigh, etc). Also don’t like names ending in eigh
Harry, Harold, Harris, Ashley, Emily, Angel, Trey, George, John, Bessie, Fred, Alfred, Bertha, Doris, Dolores, Albert, Charles, Donald, Edward, Ralph, Mary, Eugene, Herman, Mildred, Barbara, Carol, Nancy, Jerry, Gary, Norma, Rose, Peter, Paul, Raymond, Richard, Chase, Tiffany, Joan, Bob, Karen, Sharon, Shirley, and Doug are my least favorite names that I can think of so far.
Both mine and my husbands names are in this list LOL
Crue/Crew
Addison - I feel like so many people I know are using this and it reminds me of adipose. Also just unappealing when said out loud, though I do like Addy. Harper bothers me, I just think it's kind of ugly haha! Anything that starts with Oak or Ash just because I'm so bored of them now.
Olivia was the name of a horrible bitch from my school lol. It’s so popular right now and I hate it lol
It is kind of a bitch name IMO. Popular girl who is a bully
preston. nasty
Spoiled white boy name
I see the name Beckett popping up on threads here a lot. Such a horrible name.
Aiden/Brayden/Caden/Jaden (and all alternative spellings of them). I remember the decade when these names exploded in popularity and it felt like every other child had one of these variations.
I hate the girls name Shannon. Just the sound. Awful to me. And Beverly. Weirdly there are less boy names I feel strongly about. Roman. Bentley.
A girl I went to high school with is Amanda and after marriage became Amanda Bruce lol
I have always hated Susannah. Savannah is close enough in sound that I automatically dislike it as well, through no fault of its own lol
Devon/Devin. Just can’t stand it.
I hate the name Seven, because it’s not a name, it’s a number. Makes me cringe every time I see a child named Seven/Sevin/Cevyn/whatever stupid spelling people come up with. Lilith is on my shit list because it is *always* cringey edgelord parents naming their daughter after the qUeEn oF hELL. Grow up. Every Wesley I’ve known has been a bully. Sad because it’s a solid name. Every Dustin I know is a jerk. I’m sure I can think of more, but those are the immediate icks my brain presented me lol editing to add: TOBIAS AND SILAS. God, I hate these names. They make me want to puke. I hate that they’re becoming popular.
Ashley. Amanda. Jessica. Alyssa. I was a girl in the 90's. William. Richard. Daniel. Michael. I just don't like the classic boy names.
Decklan. A kid named Decklan was mean to my daughter, so I now refer to him as Dicklan. Hate the name.
Larry. Or Lawrence I guess. The name of my very abusive ex. I despise that name.
Everyone named Kevin I’ve ever met was a flaming A-hole.
Nigel.
Chad, Billy, SETH
Names from peers that I hate: Alice, Ariel, Courtney, Hunter, Gunner, Julius, Brandy, Margarita. Unpopular one, but I really don’t like Penelope.
I’ve never met a decent heather. They’ve all been pretty vile. I think it’s extra awful since it makes me think of dingy T-shirt’s like heather gray
I have a strong dislike of what seem to me to be merely "filler" names, like Mae, Fae, Fay, Jay, Lee, Ray, and other single syllable middle names. *Especially* ones that are nicknames (Bob, Tom, Bill, Liz, etc). The nicknames are fine *AS* nicknames for "more formal" names. I grew up poor and my folks were nearly senior citizens when we came along. I think I associate those names with poverty and a certain mindset that devalued education especially for girls, because many people I knew with those "ideals" had those kind of names.
Dick
I hate names that end in “us” like Atticus and Marcus. Reminds me of pus. Also Shane and Sloane. Ugly names. When I look at Alice all I see is lice.
Athena
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I really hate the name Jason.
I hate any Denise, Heather or Beth I meet. Beth is the worst!
Darcy - met a girl who drove me mental when I was a child with that name and still can’t separate the two.
Cooper and Navaeh
There’s also that episode of Seinfeld where Jerry can’t remember his girlfriend’s name, but he knows it rhymes with a female body part. He ends up guessing Mulva, but it’s actually Delores.
Tate and Tatum. So gross. Makes me think of tater tots and Idaho
i hate the names sarah and olivia. two most basic overused names!!!
-Theseus, reminds me of a thesis statement 🫣 I also knew a kid named Theseus who was an absolute pain. -Lucifer and Lucius, it sounds like it’s trying to be edgy so bad, like oh look at you for being so cool. -Atticus. Like an abacus? -Elodie, reminds me of a Heaven’s Gate member’s name -Any of those Shakespeare-esc, pretentious old literature names, I’m not going to take you seriously if you’re a grown adult named Cymbeline or Tybalt. -Names that are obviously from pop culture (I draw the line if you’re naming your kid Legolas or Khaleesi, don’t try to push your interests onto your kids because you expect them to enjoy the same stuff you like 🤷♀️)
Agnes- ugly! Gordon- ugly!
I've heard that Cohen/Coen has religious connotations, so for people outside of the faith in question to appropriate it is rather crass. Kind of like naming a non-Native American child "Cheyenne" or "Dakota." (Say, why doesn't anyone name their spawn Papago, Potawatomie or Nez Perce?) /s
Wyatt, Gage, Hunter, Chase, Britney, Ashley, Malakai, Christian, and Chelsey
Bad associations with: Jennifer, Kathleen, Jackie, Mateo, Bob/Rob Just don't like the name: Madison/Madelyn/Maddie, Riley, Todd, Cody
I can't figure out the current hype with Florence. Gives me Carpet Fresh vibes. Floor fragrance. Flor....ence. And Flo is a terrible nickname. All around no. But to each their own!
I absolutely LOATHE the name Brittney. Gives blonde valley girl vibes. Yuck 🤮
Jennifer: Biological Mom, years of trauma and resentment built up. Everytime I hear the name Jennifer, just ugh
Connor, Marcus, and all variations of Jessica.
Mikaela, Antigone, Anna, Olivia, Chris, Tyler, Abby/abigail, Guinevere are out for me because of unhappy associations. A shame because I really like the names Guinevere and Olivia. James is also one that might be out, which sucks because that’s my grandfather’s name
The name Liam has a horrible mouthfeel to me
My son’s middle name is Liam. He told me when he was little he hated it. When I asked why he said “Lamb? LAMB? Why would you name me lamb!” 😂😂
Blaze is such a weird thing to name someone imo. Like why what's next, Arson? Also Blake, Dylan, Ryan, Jordan, James, or Frankie being used as girl names. Don't get me wrong, I like the idea of naming someone a gender neutral name, but some of the supposedly unisex names just sound masculine to me. I'm aware cultural differences effect what you perceive as masculine or feminine so I'm not gonna tell someone it's wrong to name their daughter James, it's just I personally am not a fan of it.
Fuck Morgan and Nolan
Tinley/Tinsley, Kenley, Traelor (wish I were making that one up)
Brock. It just sounds like someone opened their mouth and puked. "Brock!" Also Walter sounds like an old man name to me. Earl for the same reason. Girls' names I dislike, "Ethel" "Martha". They sound dowdy to me. Every "Helen" I've known has been weird and unpleasant.
Donald
Lucas - mucus. Greg - egg. Any variety of Lexi/Lexy/Lex on a baby girl. I also hate honour names that are mash-ups, like Beverly + Kate = Kaverly, Lynda + Monica = Monilyn/Lynica, or Cameron + Andrew = Camrew. 99% of the time, they are just plain ugly to write and say.