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[babyjess8.livejournal.com]

Are there any normal (so not U'Neeq, Cre8tyve, etc) names that you just don't like for one reason or another?

For me, names that might generally be considered close to my 'style' of names that I don't like are:
William (but I like Liam)
Joshua
Jacob
Jackson
Mitchell
Jordan (for either sex)
Madison
Addison (but I like it on a boy!)
Ashleigh
Lauren
Sarah
and almost anything ending in -lyn

Reason? Many of these are names of kids I have taught. Usually, a bad kid will tarnish a decent name for me. It's annoying.

Comments

[allisondawn.livejournal.com]

ISABELLA.

Hate it, hate it, hate it.

Mackenzie, too. I've always thought it was an ugly, trashy-sounding name.

I'm really not a fan of most girls names that end with the "ah" sound (and most of them do - which is one of the reasons why I dislike it so much), but Isabella is the worst for me. Yuck.

I'm not a fan of really common names. I honestly have no idea why some people would name their children something that a handful of their other peers will be sporting. Other than naming after a relative, that is. Stuff like Michael, Steven, Stephanie, Jennifer, Ashley, etc etc.

[stormqueen280.livejournal.com]

Things is, if you forget all the common names, you get stuck with the U'niq variety...

[allisondawn.livejournal.com]

Well, it's not like names are just separated into common or ridiculous with no middle ground.

[stormqueen280.livejournal.com]

Of course not, but some people think they are. If you look enough, you can find a nice name that's not too common, but people prefer to err in the side of caution, so to speak.

[thejoysofjess.livejournal.com]

I would name my child something that is common if I liked it. I'm of the opinion that there will be more to my child's personality than their name. If the name Leah becomes really popular in the next couple of years, I will probably still use it and just be thankful that other people's taste has gotten better. ;)