I used to have a huge list of my favorite girl names, but lately I just don’t like most of them anymore. I actually only have three girl names left that I could see myself using. These names that I’ve gotten rid of would have fit in perfectly with my naming style, but now they are falling off my list. I used to absolutely [name_f]LOVE[/name_f] these names so I don’t know why they don’t appeal to me anymore. I still think they are lovely names, but now I can’t see myself using them.
I used to absolutely love the name [name_m]Nathan[/name_m] for a boy with the nn [name_m]Nate[/name_m]. I still like it, but I don’t love it anymore. Something about the sound of it bothers me now. I can’t see myself having a little [name_m]Nathan[/name_m].
I currently am not crazy about any girl names, except for one but only for the family significance it holds. I find that a little strange because I used to have huge lists of girl names I adored and now there is only about two or three names I could even imagine using but I’m not wild about them either.
[name_f]Melisande[/name_f]. I was once obsessed with this name. I [name_f]ADORE[/name_f] [name_f]Melisande[/name_f]. But I’m indifferent now, but don’t want to delete it. I probably won’t use it because it’s too long.
It happens often. [name_f]Every[/name_f] favorite name I loved and adored, got stale. Got boring. I found some cons in it. I dislike myself for loving name and giving up. But, can’t help myself.
I used to love, [name_f]LOVE[/name_f] [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] and [name_f]Alana[/name_f]. I would never use either of those now. Mind you this was when I was much younger, my naming style has broadened considerably.
Yes, my favourite girl’s name of all time (well, for the last seven years approximately) recently just didn’t feel right anymore. I couldn’t imagine my daughter with the name, I couldn’t imagine a grandmother with the name - basically, it didn’t fit and so I took it off the list. I’m now terrified that my other girl’s names are going to go the same way - I feel like I’m going to fall out of love with all of them, just like I did with that first name!
Oh, the name was [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f] by the way, and I can still see its regal beauty, but not for my child.
You change as you grow and your experiences broaden. That is probably all that is happening. You’ll find new names you will fall in love with, and when the time is right, your list will be fairly well set. Some names I loved became too popular. A few, I met someone with that name and they were mean/nasty/horrible, and I just think of them when I hear the name.
Yeah that definitely happens to me too! I think because I get bored with them or my style or what I look for in a name changes as time passes. I’m sure it’s normal.
I used to love [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], but it doesn’t really appeal to me any more. When I was younger I liked names that I think are awful now, like [name_u]Morgan[/name_u], [name_u]Madison[/name_u], and [name_u]Lindsay[/name_u]. I have new favorites now, though.
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]'s the one that comes to mind for me. I was head-over-hells for [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] for a number of years. I love the vibe I get from it à la [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] Hepburn, but when it started to gain steam in the past decade, I saw it pop up with names like [name_u]Madison[/name_u] and [name_f]Chloe[/name_f], and that made me reconsider.
I still think [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] is gorgeous, but I wouldn’t use it anymore.
Yeah i’m with you on this one!
since I found out I was pregnant with this baby I had a boys name stuck in my head. It has been my favorite ever since, and it’s been the name I planned on using if baby is a boy. But…like for the last two weeks I don’t feel as attached to it anymore. It’s still in my final three though, so I might end up using it.
I think it’s because i’ve thought so much about this name lately that I almost get bored with it, but also because I’ve gotten some bad reactions. But I also want to find a perfect name, so I think it’s perfectly normal to have doubts!
agreed. I also notice that I get “over” names that have been on my list for too long without being used. On the other hand, if I end up using a name (so far only for pets, my first car, etc) then that name gets “settled” - I never regretted a naming choice. Sure, I might not give the same name 10 yrs later but that’s beside the point. For people, I’ve had [name_u]Elias[/name_u] on my list as pretty much the only boy name I liked for about 10 yrs, but now that I’m about to have my first son, I’m just plain over this name… Instead, we have decided on a name we heard of and fell in love with only a month before we got pregnant.
Yep. I used to love all the Gaelic spelled Irish names like Saorse, Laoise, [name_f]Siobhan[/name_f], [name_f]Ro[/name_f]ísin and [name_f]Niamh[/name_f]. But I’ve since decided that I’d never inflict a lifetime of spelling and pronunciation corrections on my child. And I hate contrived spellings!!