Names that have been ruined...

There are some really lovely names out there that have been ruined for me by not so lovely people!

[name_f]Rachel[/name_f] - I had a hard time at school and was really badly bullied by two girls named [name_f]Rachel[/name_f].

[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]- I joined beginning of [name_u]December[/name_u] and have just caught up on the whole [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] saga. I loved this name (actually discovered it on here) but there’s now a definite blot against it.

[name_m]Liam[/name_m]- Horrid mean boy at school called [name_m]Liam[/name_m].

[name_u]Jamie[/name_u]- a horrid ex and the reason I can’t use [name_u]James[/name_u] in the first name spot even though it’s my grandfathers name (and DH’s father and grandfathers name).

I’m hoping to meet some nice people who will redeem these names for me!!

Does anyone else have reasons for disliking nice names ?

Oh, I totally understand where you’re coming from.

For example, I had so many problems with a bully named [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]. I don’t like the name, but for some reason [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] is completely different to me, and I love the nn [name_u]Kit[/name_u], but I’ll never be able to use either.

What [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] saga?

Oh yeah. [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] was going to be a second son’s name but I had a horrid professor in graduate school that destroyed it for me. Now we’re stuck for a boy name (if this one is a boy)

Definitely have names I hate for no reason other than people I know.

[name_m]Raymond[/name_m] – Terribly abusive ex of mine

[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f] – I have not met one that wasn’t a drug using, slutty bitch

[name_f]Ramona[/name_f] – [name_u]Cody[/name_u]'s step mother was [name_f]Ramona[/name_f] and she was so very cruel to him.

[name_f]Susanne[/name_f] – His grandmother. Hates me for no reason and has called me all sorts of awful names, and she was cruel to him.

[name_f]Crystal[/name_f] – He lived with his mother for a few years and she was so abusive to him that I can’t even touch his ears without him flinching from things she’d do

[name_m]Anthony[/name_m] – [name_u]Cody[/name_u]'s neglectful father (you can see the trend here)

[name_u]Michael[/name_u] – my abusive step father

[name_u]Hunter[/name_u] – very obnoxious boy from high school

And there are other names like [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] and that I can’t love because of terrible book characters in books I love.

I have the opposite too. For example, I love [name_u]Artemis[/name_u]/[name_m]Artemus[/name_m] for a boy so much because of the Drizzt books and [name_u]Artemis[/name_u] Entreri by [name_m]RA[/name_m] [name_m]Salvatore[/name_m].

I have a love/hate relationship with the name [name_f]Angelica[/name_f], but I’m not sure I want to put it on this list. Oh well…

[name_f]Jacinta[/name_f] - bullied me when I was 11.
[name_f]Theresia[/name_f] - same as above.
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m] - a neglectful and (could be) somewhat abusive teacher who once slapped me because I made a very trivial mistake.
[name_m]Erick[/name_m] - I had no problem with him, he was a high school friend of mine. It was just he smell(ed) really bad and I had to sit next to him for months. Is this even an acceptable reason? Idk.
[name_m]Santi[/name_m] - Errr… she’s definitely far from nice.

It seems there was a very popular and well known nameberry member who told a lot of lies about her life and identity, and was subsequently banned. It caused a lot of sadness for a lot of people on here.

Anyway, some other ruined names.

[name_f]Lily[/name_f]- DH’s ex. [name_f]Lily[/name_f] is a family name for me, but we obviously can’t use now.

[name_u]Lindsay[/name_u]- another of DH’s ex’s.

[name_m]Christopher[/name_m]- my mothers ex.

[name_f]Hannah[/name_f] and [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]- now these are in a slightly different category in that I like the people. These girls are my new step sisters (my mum remarried last year) and so although I love these names (they are definitely my style) I would not use them now as I wouldn’t want people to think I was honouring them!

[name_f]Stephanie[/name_f], [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] (x2), [name_f]Louise[/name_f], [name_f]Chloe[/name_f] (x2), [name_f]Mercedes[/name_f] and Amberley are all names of bullies I encountered through school (I went to an all-girls school). I wouldn’t use them anyway, not my style, but they are definitely off-limits!

[name_u]James[/name_u] - because of my screw-up big brother, damn him for ruining an awesome name!

[name_f]Judith[/name_f] - I love the nickname [name_u]Jude[/name_u] for a girl, and [name_f]Judith[/name_f] is the obvious way to get there, but unfortunately it is my Dad’s ex-wife’s name, so is off-limits. I have [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f] nn [name_u]Jude[/name_u] on my list, but it’s more of a stretch.

[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] - [name_u]Love[/name_u] this name, but it was the name of my Mum’s first boyfriend. I don’t know how much of a big deal it would be, Dad probably doesn’t even know, but I’d probably avoid it so as to not cause trouble.

There’s probably more, but I can’t think. Sucks when bad people ruin nice names!

[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]: Biblical connections are too much for me to shake off :frowning:

[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]: Dad’s ex-girlfriend.

[name_f]Giulia[/name_f]: Been bullied by a girl named this.

[name_f]Milena[/name_f]: Same as above. (but I love [name_f]Mila[/name_f])

[name_f]Bella[/name_f]: Name of my aunt’s deceased chihuahua, who wasn’t so sweet.

[name_m]Kevin[/name_m]: This annoying kid who has a crush on me.

I’ll probably think of more later.

[name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u]: I loved it so, so much for a baby girl, then a bunch of people on Nameberry began insisting that [name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u] is a boy’s name, and there was just way too much hate on it for me to ever use it on a daughter of my own.

[name_f]Habiba[/name_f]: A lovely Arabic name meaning “darling,” and one very close to my heart. I fell in love with it and thought it was the single most melodic, soft, and beautiful name I had ever found–that is, before my fiance got his hands on it. After politely vetoing it, he decided he wanted to tell me that it sounded like “Hubba [name_m]Bubba[/name_m].” That forever soiled the name, even though, deep down, I still love it and hope he’ll come around to using it. Maybe…

Ajna: pronounced (Eye-Nah). A name I discovered about 4 years ago, and fell for really hard. It was perfect: short, sweet, trendy, familiar, uncommon, and it started with an “A.” I loved it. I even got my fiance on board. Then, I saw the list of the most popular names in Bosnia (where my fiance & I are from), and Ajna was number 3, and projected to go all the way to the top. That literally killed the name right there, so, in my attempt to find something similar yet uncommon, I found and fell in love with [name_f]Anja[/name_f]. A subtle shift, but one that made me love the name so much more–and hopefully one that will never make it onto the Top 100.

[name_m]Hamza[/name_m]: I loved [name_m]Hamza[/name_m] with all my heart, and I thought it was going to be the perfect name for a future son. I had loved it for almost a year when I finally decided to ask my fiance how he felt about it. He promptly informed me that he had two cousins named [name_m]Hamza[/name_m], and I instantly lost my desire to use that name. I still love it on other children, but I can’t see it on my own.

[name_m]Harun[/name_m]: Similar story to [name_m]Hamza[/name_m], I loved the name for about 2 years, then floated the idea with my fiance. Surprise, surprise, he had a less-than-lovely cousin with the same name. I took it right off the list, even though I still love it and think it’s a beautiful name.

[name_m]Simba[/name_m]: I loved [name_m]Simba[/name_m], and I got it approved by my family & my fiance. We all agreed, a lovely name with wonderful Swahili roots. I thought it was “The One,” then, while talking it over with my friend at school, and incredibly anxious girl turned around and said, “OMG, Simbaaaa? Like the Lionnnnn? Coolllll.” The name [name_m]Simba[/name_m] died with those comments.

Ilijas: Pronounced (Ill-Ee-Ahs)–similar to [name_u]Elias[/name_u], more like Ilyas. I loved the name. It was perfect: soft, strong, classic, unfamiliar. A 10. Then? Then my fiance got his hands on it, and insisted it was a Catholic/[name_m]Christian[/name_m] name, and seeing as those we’re a Muslim couple, that would be absolutely unacceptable…except that Ilijas IS a Muslim name, but whatever. It’s hard arguing with someone as stubborn as him. I just took the name off the list and let him have his victory.

[name_m]Naser[/name_m]: I LOVED this name. It sounded so perfect, and I truly thought it could be “The One” for about a week, before I told my fiance and he informed me it was the name of a war criminal. I’ll take that right off the list.

Safija: Pronounced (Sah-[name_u]Fee[/name_u]-Yah), similar to [name_f]Sofia[/name_f]. I’ve always loved the name, and I thought it was a good mix between familiar and out-there, because the spelling was true to my culture but the sound reflected my American roots. However, my fiance & mother both insisted it was an “old lady name,” and wouldn’t relent until I finally crossed it off the list. I still love it, though. A girl can always hope.

[name_f]Carly[/name_f] - I know far too many and none of them were nice girls.
[name_f]Danielle[/name_f] - see [name_f]Carly[/name_f]
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u] - the name of a girl who made it her life mission to make me miserable
[name_f]Tara[/name_f] - [name_u]Bailey[/name_u]'s sidekick.
[name_f]Kayla[/name_f] - another sidekick of [name_u]Bailey[/name_u]'s
[name_f]Daveena[/name_f] - I can’t even describe how stuck up this girl was.
[name_u]Jensen[/name_u] - see [name_f]Daveena[/name_f].
[name_f]Ashlyn[/name_f] - a truly horrific girl I went to school with.