I was thinking about names I would NEVER use for various reasons. What are yours?
Mine are…
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m] / [name_m]Willem[/name_m]
[name_u]Billie[/name_u]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
[name_f]Maia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_m]Feel[/name_m] free to include reasons, but this isn’t necessary!
Shame, I love [name_f]Willow[/name_f], [name_m]Willem[/name_m], [name_m]Louis[/name_m] and [name_f]Clementine[/name_f].
Other than names that have already been “taken” by family or friends or don’t work with the surname, I couldn’t use…
[name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f] (not sure about [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]… I love it but it might be too close)
[name_u]Jess[/name_u] or [name_u]Joss[/name_u] (b)
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m], [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] or [name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] (maybe)
[name_u]Pepper[/name_u]
[name_m]Samson[/name_m]
[name_f]Isabeau[/name_f] (and any variation)
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_m]Raiden[/name_m] (bc everyone would mispronounce it)
Everson (even tho i really like it, I think it’s too made up for an actual baby)
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m] (maybe)
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u]
It would probably depend on where I end up living in the future, but it’s unlikely that I’d be able to use Addiena, [name_f]Myfanwy[/name_f], [name_u]Seren[/name_u], Heddwen or Enfys as first names because they’d get pronounced wrong ALL the time.
Other than that, I wouldn’t use:
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
[name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f]
[name_u]Tyson[/name_u]
[name_f]Gracelyn[/name_f]
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u]
[name_f]Aria[/name_f] - a name I’ve liked since I was a child, but too close to [name_u]Arya[/name_u] [name_m]Stark[/name_m]. Not that it’s a bad association, but I still don’t want people thinking I named my child after her.
Names with nickname [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] - I like [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f], but was bullied by an [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] for years, so [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] will be used in the middle spot if at all
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]/[name_f]Lindy[/name_f] - A girl I strongly dislike is named [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] and nicknamed [name_f]Lindy[/name_f] by her friends. It’s a shame, because I don’t like [name_f]Rosie[/name_f], so I can’t use [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] because of this.
[name_m]Klaus[/name_m] - [name_f]Santa[/name_f] [name_m]Claus[/name_m]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] - Popularity
[name_f]Effie[/name_f] - It’s my grandmother’s name and I’m not using honor names
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f], [name_m]Phillip[/name_m] and [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] - Childhood best friends have very similar names
[name_m]Cassian[/name_m] (b/c I associate it very strongly w/ a series I dislike)
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u] (same reason)
[name_f]Janet[/name_f] (no reason in particular, I just don’t like how it looks)
[name_f]Janelle[/name_f] (An unnecessary addition to [name_f]Jane[/name_f], which is a lovely name)
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] (a certain fanfic-turned-multimillion dollar franchise has completely ruined a name I was only “meh” on before)
[name_m]Gregory[/name_m] (the name of my older brother’s creepy friend)
[name_m]John[/name_m] (it’s just… ugly. [name_m]Jon[/name_m], fine. [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m], better. But just… [name_m]John[/name_m]? Ugh.)
[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m]. It was my maternal grandfather’s name, and i liked him fine, but his name is ugly as heck.
[name_f]Doris[/name_f]. It was my maternal grandmother’s name, and she was fine (we weren’t close, she died when I was young), but, again, that didn’t redeem her name.
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u], [name_f]Rose[/name_f] and [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] because they clash with our surname (starts with Z)
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f] is my god daughter’s name, so all [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] variants are out.
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] and [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] are also out…I have nieces named [name_f]Mia[/name_f], [name_f]Leah[/name_f] and [name_f]Amy[/name_f] (different sides of the family)
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m], [name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_m]Julius[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Kathryn[/name_f] and [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] for similar reasons (cousin’s children)
[name_m]David[/name_m]- I actually really love this name, and I love the nicknames, but I have a negative association with the name.
[name_m]Dennis[/name_m] - penis. What you listed doesn’t even come close.
Still using it.
(it’s more prettier than [name_f]Jane[/name_f], in every possible sense)
Oh, there are so many. There’s not bad connections to all these names, I just don’t like the idea of using a name that I already know someone with. (And, if I’m honest, I wouldn’t actually use any of these names but, whatever):
[name_f]Melanie[/name_f], [name_m]Brian[/name_m], [name_f]Laura[/name_f], [name_f]Kirsty[/name_f], [name_f]Lauren[/name_f], [name_f]Shauna[/name_f], [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], [name_f]Isabella[/name_f], [name_m]Luke[/name_m], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_m]Daniel[/name_m], [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f], [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f], [name_f]Georgia[/name_f], [name_u]Whitney[/name_u], [name_f]Natalie[/name_f], [name_m]Stephen[/name_m], [name_m]Alun[/name_m], [name_m]Martin[/name_m], [name_m]Marc[/name_m], [name_m]David[/name_m], [name_f]Ann[/name_f], [name_m]Joshua[/name_m], [name_m]Liam[/name_m], [name_u]Jayden[/name_u], [name_m]Callum[/name_m], [name_u]Chelsea[/name_u], [name_f]Megan[/name_f], [name_f]Ashleigh[/name_f], [name_f]Hannah[/name_f], [name_f]Hollie[/name_f], [name_u]Alex[/name_u], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], [name_u]Kyle[/name_u], [name_m]Declan[/name_m], [name_m]Ethan[/name_m], [name_u]Courtney[/name_u], [name_u]Jordan[/name_u], [name_m]Damien[/name_m], [name_u]Tristan[/name_u], [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Gail[/name_f], [name_f]Louise[/name_f], [name_f]Tammy[/name_f] and [name_u]Ruby[/name_u].
I like these names but personal associations means probably not…
[name_f]Gigi[/name_f]
[name_f]Graciela[/name_f]
[name_f]Viviana[/name_f]
[name_m]Luc[/name_m]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_u]Simone[/name_u]
Family names or too similar
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
[name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_f]Adelaida[/name_f] / [name_f]Adella[/name_f]
[name_m]Francisco[/name_m]
[name_m]Leonardo[/name_m]
Overused now (but pretty)
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Farrah[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]. I could never name my child after the girl that tormented me throughout my time in middle school. I would think of her whenever I called my daughter by her name. It’s sad because I think [name_f]Martha[/name_f] is quite a pretty name.
[name_f]Lolita[/name_f] - This name has a beautiful sound but sadly it’s very tainted because of the novel.
[name_f]Mimosa[/name_f] - Again, lovely sound but the association with the cocktail ruins it for me.
@choupette: I agree with you on [name_f]Lolita[/name_f].
Other names I wouldn’t use, for different reasons (already taken, personal connections etc.)
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
Rinus
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u]
Orri
[name_m]Bjorn[/name_m] or Björn
[name_f]Eileen[/name_f]
Sólrún
Ottar
Yrsa
[name_u]Marion[/name_u]
Any popular names: and
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Hector[/name_m]
[name_m]Homer[/name_m]
[name_f]Phyllis[/name_f]
[name_m]Cornelius[/name_m]
[name_f]Bertha[/name_f]
[name_m]Brody[/name_m]
Most of these names have been unfortunately ruined by people, others I just wouldn’t use.
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]- (cute name, associated with a relative that isn’t exactly great)
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]- (I wouldn’t use this name anyway but tainted by a toxic ex-best friend)
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]- (I would love to use this to honour my sister if I ever had a boy but I have an ex with this name and can’t say it without him coming to mind, also I know three [name_m]Daniel[/name_m]’s so its a little too popular)
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]- (This name has been growing on me lately, only bad thing is it looks similar to Maggot)
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]- (cute name but was teased by a girl with this name)
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]- (beautiful name and will most likely use it as a middle, someone said it reminds them of (Ped)ophelia so that kinda ruined it a little for me)
Any name that sounds like it belongs to a little kid ex: [name_u]Everly[/name_u], [name_f]Lila[/name_f], [name_u]Brinley[/name_u], [name_u]Ainsley[/name_u], [name_u]Jayden[/name_u], [name_u]Brayden[/name_u], [name_u]Payton[/name_u], etc.
Taking this to mean names I would otherwise like but have been “ruined” for me in some way:
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_f]Phyllis[/name_f]
[name_f]Dolly[/name_f] (as a nickname)
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f] (any spelling)
All of these are names of people I have trauma associated with, so… Really too bad with [name_f]Amy[/name_f] & [name_m]Graham[/name_m] because otherwise I really would love them
I won’t be able to use any ‘American’ names for a first name because, well, my family’s [name_f]Indian[/name_f].
Varshini - mean girl throughout elementary and middle school
[name_f]Aanya[/name_f] - way too close to my name for comfort
[name_f]Anjali[/name_f] - it’s always felt stuffy and i’m not a fan of the Kuch Kuch Hota Hai association
[name_f]Varsha[/name_f] - varshini
[name_f]Gita[/name_f]/[name_f]Geeta[/name_f] - very close to a great-aunt of mine who passed away a few years ago.
[name_f]Leela[/name_f] - brat of a cousin
[name_f]Kala[/name_f] - aunt who bullied my mom for a very long time
I literally have one option if I ever decide to have kids : Sanjana [name_u]Rae[/name_u]