Fill this with names, girl or boy, that you absolutely HATE.
I DO NOT LIKE
[name_u]Paisley[/name_u]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_m]Cohen[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
Oh… hate is a strong word. These are more of names that I don’t understand the hype of:
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]/[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendalyn[/name_f] or most other [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] names
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] (cute for a middle though)
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u] (for both genders, but I really dislike it for a girl)
[name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f]
[name_u]Zion[/name_u]
[name_m]Odin[/name_m], [name_m]Thor[/name_m] and [name_u]Loki[/name_u]
[name_m]Kylo[/name_m]
[name_u]Quentin[/name_u]
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m]
Edit: I forgot Aspen. I really don’t like it for some reason.
I really don’t like these names:
[name_m]Adolf[/name_m]
[name_m]Hermann[/name_m]
[name_m]Rudolph[/name_m]
[name_m]Donald[/name_m]
[name_m]Jared[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_m]Byron[/name_m]
[name_m]Hubert[/name_m]
[name_m]Herbert[/name_m]
[name_m]Bertram[/name_m]
[name_m]Heinrich[/name_m]
[name_m]Mortimer[/name_m]
[name_f]Bertha[/name_f]
[name_f]Dolores[/name_f]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
[name_f]Gertrude[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Ilse[/name_f]
[name_f]Hortense[/name_f]
Well first of all I am not trying to discourage anyone for using these names and I am not judging anyone by their name. [name_m]Just[/name_m] names I don’t particularly care for.
Names that I just really really really do not like the sound of:
[name_u]Tanner[/name_u]-ewwwww sorry no offense just no
[name_u]Rye[/name_u]-sounds sour for some reason
any [name_u]Brin[/name_u]/[name_u]Bryn[/name_u]- names.
[name_f]Flavia[/name_f]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m] - I don’t even know why I don’t like this. [name_m]Just[/name_m] sounds wrong.
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]- this spelling is not pleasing at ALL and [name_u]Rue[/name_u] sounds sad and weird with ben…I can get into [name_m]Rueben[/name_m] tho with the right combo.
[name_m]Gaspar[/name_m](even though our deacon who is wonderful is named [name_m]Gaspar[/name_m] I just don’t like the sound. Gasp? Really? and the urr sound doesn’t help. Too harsh.)
[name_u]Dean[/name_u]-gahhh do not like this at all
Branwen - the br with anwen and bran…I don’t really think of bran as a nice sounding word and not with wen.
names I don’t like for one gender:
[name_u]Kim[/name_u]- I very much dislike this for a girl but like it for a boy
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]- same as [name_u]Kim[/name_u]
names that are simply wayyyyyyyyyy too overused:
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] (Though I actually quite like [name_f]Isabelle[/name_f])
[name_f]Danielle[/name_f] (ughhhhh I know at least 4 women with this name and many know eachother)
[name_f]Jessica[/name_f](same as [name_f]Danielle[/name_f])
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
names I just don’t get the hype about:
[name_u]Everly[/name_u]/[name_f]Everleigh[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Maddie[/name_f](nickname or full name; I just don’t get why it is so popular)
and [name_u]Kennedy[/name_u], [name_u]Addison[/name_u], [name_u]Regan[/name_u]/[name_u]Reagan[/name_u], [name_u]Madison[/name_u], and [name_u]Riley[/name_u] are wayyyyy too overused and I wish I could just once hear a boy with those names.
other names:
[name_u]Branch[/name_u]- I saw this was a real name and just no…please
[name_u]Bean[/name_u]- what??
I love astrid and know a little [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] but I would never use it. [name_m]Just[/name_m] think of the most obvious nickname. Not really something you want your child to be called or even say. Same with [name_u]Aspen[/name_u].
and Hunter! you really want your child to be named after a hunter? Not a horrible choice, but very violent sounding to me.
Again, no offense to anyone who likes these names. We all have different opinions and should respect others likes and dislikes.
(No offense to anyone who likes these names!)
[name_f]Kinsley[/name_f] - I know it isn’t made up but it sounds like it is. This and [name_f]Tinsley[/name_f], [name_u]Brinsley[/name_u], [name_u]Paisley[/name_u], etc all sound unpleasant to me.
[name_u]Bergen[/name_u] - I saw a story on a Nameberry blog post where a mother named her daughter this and I just hate the way it sounds.
[name_f]Kayla[/name_f] & [name_f]Kaylee[/name_f], etc - These names seem made up and I’ve already seen a thousand variations. They’re gonna be so dated in the future.
[name_f]Chastity[/name_f] & [name_f]Virginia[/name_f] - I hate these names for the same reason- they both have to do with virginity. I think that’s a weird thing to name your child and I personally hate religious purity culture.
[name_u]Madison[/name_u] - So overused. I’m also not a fan of -son names on girls.
[name_u]Peyton[/name_u] - I just hate the way it sounds.
[name_u]Hunter[/name_u] - I’m from the American south and I’ve met so many guys with this name. It screams “redneck” to me.
[name_u]Braydon[/name_u]/[name_m]Brandon[/name_m]/[name_m]Brendan[/name_m]/[name_u]Brennan[/name_u] - So many guys with these names and none of them sound nice to me.
@al_exander if I had been a boy, my parents were going to name me [name_m]Brendan[/name_m]. I really, really dislike it (thank goodness I was a girl!) It also means “smelly hair,” so that’s nice.
I’m so sorry to everyone who loves these names, but I would never consider the following options:
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Eugenia[/name_f]/e
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Gertrude[/name_f]
[name_f]Chicago[/name_f]
[name_f]Bertha[/name_f]
[name_u]Reagan[/name_u]
[name_u]Teagan[/name_u]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Alberta[/name_f]
[name_u]Paisley[/name_u]
[name_f]Carina[/name_f]
[name_f]Olga[/name_f]
[name_f]Paulina[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Thelma[/name_f]
[name_f]Candice[/name_f]
[name_f]Janelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Lacey[/name_f]
[name_f]Jacinta[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Dolores[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Gladys[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Cassidy[/name_u]
[name_f]Pilar[/name_f]
[name_f]Marlene[/name_f]
Bernardette
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Euphemia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhonda[/name_f]
[name_f]Lula[/name_f] - “squid” in Portuguese
[name_f]Hildegard[/name_f]
[name_f]Mercedes[/name_f]
[name_f]Tina[/name_f]
[name_f]Sandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Chastity[/name_f]
[name_f]Philomena[/name_f]
[name_f]Candida[/name_f]
[name_f]Janet[/name_f]
Laundry - dirty clothes?
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
[name_u]Cove[/name_u] - similar to couve and cova (kale and grave in Portuguese)
[name_m]Ender[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_m]Chester[/name_m]
[name_m]Herbert[/name_m]
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_m]Cash[/name_m]
[name_m]Eugene[/name_m]/[name_u]Gene[/name_u]
[name_m]Narcissus[/name_m]
[name_u]Jagger[/name_u]
[name_m]Castor[/name_m] - “beaver”
[name_m]Flavio[/name_m]
[name_m]Homer[/name_m]
[name_m]Baker[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilbert[/name_m]
[name_u]Bristol[/name_u] - [name_u]Bristol[/name_u] scale
[name_m]Oswald[/name_m]
[name_m]Gordon[/name_m]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_u]Carson[/name_u]
[name_m]Mordecai[/name_m]
[name_m]Donald[/name_m]
[name_u]Hendrix[/name_u]
[name_m]Colton[/name_m]
[name_m]Saul[/name_m]
[name_m]Leandro[/name_m]
[name_m]Diesel[/name_m]
[name_m]Caio[/name_m]
[name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Guy[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]/[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]
[name_m]Dick[/name_m]
[name_m]Albert[/name_m]
[name_u]Bowie[/name_u]
[name_m]Fabian[/name_m]
[name_m]Junior[/name_m]
I think “hate” is way too strong of a word, but I really don’t care for:
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_u]Camille[/name_u]
[name_f]Melody[/name_f]/[name_f]Melanie[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Janet[/name_f]
[name_u]Kimberly[/name_u]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_u]Toby[/name_u]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Donald[/name_m]
I dislike the following names, although it’s obviously a personal thing and there isn’t anything objectively wrong with them.
[name_m]Brendan[/name_m]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_m]Gavin[/name_m]
[name_m]Donald[/name_m]
[name_u]Cove[/name_u]
[name_m]Aaron[/name_m]
[name_m]Eric[/name_m]
[name_m]Gordon[/name_m]
[name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_u]Ira[/name_u]
[name_m]Geoffrey[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Guy[/name_m]
[name_m]Stephen[/name_m]
[name_m]Gregory[/name_m]
[name_m]Kevin[/name_m]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhonda[/name_f]
[name_u]Sierra[/name_u]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Neveah[/name_f]
[name_u]Lesley[/name_u]
[name_u]Haven[/name_u]
[name_u]Everly[/name_u]
[name_u]Kennedy[/name_u]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliana[/name_f]
[name_u]Peyton[/name_u]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Janet[/name_f]
[name_u]Kendall[/name_u]
[name_f]Gladys[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
Blakely
These are just off the top of my head.
Gertrude, [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f], [name_f]Mildred[/name_f], [name_f]Phyllis[/name_f], [name_f]Linda[/name_f], [name_f]Cathy[/name_f], [name_m]Doug[/name_m], [name_m]Bodie[/name_m], [name_m]Herman[/name_m], [name_m]Hubert[/name_m], [name_m]Harold[/name_m], [name_u]Brady[/name_u],
Amaryllis is a crazy choice to me lol.
The Norse gods kill me too.
AND KYLO. [name_m]Don[/name_m]’t get me started.
I go through phases of hating names. But the ones I always hate are ones that have negative and or harmful meanings/associations.
Lillith - a female demon in Judaism
[name_m]Lucifer[/name_m] - yes this one comes up sometimes. [name_m]Don[/name_m]’t do it. I don’t care if you’re an atheist. You’re child’s life will be H.E. double hockey sticks no pun intended.
[name_m]Adolf[/name_m]/[name_m]Adolph[/name_m] - no comment
[name_f]Jezebel[/name_f] - again, negative biblical presence
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f] - same here
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] - the black dahlia oh boy
[name_m]Aryan[/name_m] - if you aren’t remotely [name_f]Indian[/name_f], it shouldn’t be allowed due to its Nazi associations.
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] - She drowned everyone!
As you can see, some are more harmless associations that I hold and others don’t. But, some are actually really negative to a lot of people.
I find [name_f]Lilith[/name_f] pretty empowering for women actually but my religious family would disagree unfortunately
These threads where you list names you “HATE” make me sad as hate is such a strong strong word. Some names that are common either in real life or nameberry that I don’t see the appeal of include…
boys:
[name_m]Brody[/name_m]
[name_m]Kevin[/name_m]
[name_u]Bradley[/name_u]
[name_m]Boone[/name_m]
[name_m]Nash[/name_m]
girls:
[name_u]Sutton[/name_u]
[name_u]Landry[/name_u]
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u]
[name_f]Autumn[/name_f]
Honestly as I’ve gotten older the less names I dislike. I can basically see the appeal of every name at this point.
also everyone and their brother is named [name_m]Kevin[/name_m]
@juliem1912, I have these same issues! When [name_f]Delilah[/name_f] started getting really popular, I honestly couldn’t believe it! I do understand that most people don’t have these associations, but I didn’t think it would get that popular. I have the same reservations with the name [name_m]Jacob[/name_m], which seems to be widely popular, even in [name_u]Christian[/name_u]/Jewish communities.
Wait…[name_u]Bean[/name_u]’s a real name???
nb lists it as a name, soooo
Ones I strongly dislike:
Girls:
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Gertrude[/name_f]
[name_u]Briar[/name_u]
[name_u]Lennon[/name_u]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_u]Louise[/name_u]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_u]Kendall[/name_u]
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u]
McKenzie
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Kayla[/name_f]
[name_u]Sandy[/name_u]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]/Becca
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_u]Izzy[/name_u]
[name_f]Kylie[/name_f]
[name_f]Susanne[/name_f]
Boys:
[name_u]Blakely[/name_u]
[name_u]Hendrix[/name_u]
[name_u]Jaden[/name_u]/Jayden
[name_u]Jackson[/name_u]/Jaxon
[name_m]Angus[/name_m] (sounds like fungus)
[name_m]Brock[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Derek[/name_m]
[name_m]Sid[/name_m]
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m]
[name_u]Hunter[/name_u]
[name_f]Grier[/name_f]
[name_m]Ransom[/name_m]
[name_u]Ashton[/name_u]
[name_m]Matt[/name_m]
[name_m]Gregory[/name_m]
Derek, [name_m]Damon[/name_m], [name_u]Dean[/name_u]…I just don’t like the sound