Well pfff, it's not me, it's THEM

[compulsivelyme.livejournal.com]

So to twist it around... what names do you really like, that most other people just don't? Are you stuck on an -ayden name? Is one of the Jon and Kate sextuplets sporting one of your favorites? Are you considering that old-lady moniker for your newborn?

Are you going to use your name no matter what people say?

When I first put my name list together, I used the name Willa, and it totally bombed in votes and I'm not quite sure why. (Willa Cather, anyone?) I decided it was just kind of obscure and I didn't LOVE it, my husband didn't like it at all, so I abandoned it.

Theresa (possibly with nickname Tess or Tessa) is definitely one of my front runners and not too many people seem to like that either. It's a family name though, and I'm holding on to it!

I've also noticed that Warren tends to do poorly in votes. Also a family name that's in definite contention for a middle name. And recently I've noticed a lot of scoffing here at Finnegan, which is also a family name I'd use as a middle.

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[sandtree.livejournal.com]

For girls, Irene and Theodora are the ones that immediately spring to mind. Oh, and Rose. Apparently it's too boring and/or old-fashioned.

For boys, no one seems to like Evander, but I really love it.

[snowowl.livejournal.com]

I love Irene and Rose!

[kilobites.livejournal.com]

Nobody seems to like Justice for a boy, but I do. I don't think I'd ever use it, but I really like the sound of it.

Also, I have had really mixed reviews about Dietrich, but it's definitely one of my favorites. Only a few people here liked it, and everyone outside of this community definitely didn't. I am probably going to use it anyway.

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

I love Dietrich! Not enough to use, but it definitely gets a thumbs-up from me.

[jaydestarlight.livejournal.com]

I like the name Felix for a boy but people have told me how much they dislike it.

[kilobites.livejournal.com]

That's me and my boyfriend's number one name!

[ivegotbaggage.livejournal.com]

Ha... All of my names... :-\

[bambiblake007.livejournal.com]

Katelyn (Kaitelynne) or any variation, seems to be hated by almost everyone now-a-days. i don't get it. it's such a pretty girly name, imo. or maybe that's why..? for me, i'm into the whole lil girl, princess thing, so i automatically think that Katelyn sounds like the name of princess. i think that it can also be shorteded to Kate or Katy later in life, no problem, so it ages with the child. and it's my favorite girl name. i don't care what ppl say, i'm still using it. i'm not sure if i'll use the first spelling i had chosen Kaitelynne, but i'm definitely using the "K" spelling and won't feel a bit ashamed :D

[ohhvelocitygirl.livejournal.com]

kaitlyn?

[snowowl.livejournal.com]

Girls: Margot, Harper, Thora, Skadi (pronounced skah-dee, thinking about using the combination Eva Skadi), Penelope, Phoebe, Evangeline.

Boys: Emerson (I think it sounds too trendy?), Dexter, Oberlin (as a middle name, it's a family thing), Augustus, Nicodemus, Atticus, Sirius, Locke.

And just for fun, here are some of my SO's favorite names that I hate: Ryan, Charles, Johan, Jessica, Lisa, Maria.

[a-tergo-lupi.livejournal.com]

You and I are so in tune on boys names!

[ohhvelocitygirl.livejournal.com]

everyone thinks anna/anne and elsa is too boring, compared to my daughter's name.

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I love Anna AND Anne!

[jaydestarlight.livejournal.com]

I like Harper, Penelope, Phoebe and Evangeline as well!
I don't think Emerson sounds too trendy. Dexter is a pretty awesome name too.

[xxfirelillyxx.livejournal.com]

I love Dexter. When I told my mom and in-laws that we were thinking of it if we were having a boy, they said he would grow up to be a serial killer. Thankfully we're having a girl.

[a-tergo-lupi.livejournal.com]

I love Claire. I always have. I'm trying not to obsess about it's newfound popularity.

I haven't shared my favorite names, but my husband really hates some that I kinda liked that have now been crossed off the list:

Auberon
Dalton
Ansel
Edison
Mendel
Alaric

Yes, I'm completely lame. :p

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I love Claire! A lot of people in this community do too.

[heure-actuelle.livejournal.com]

my guilty pleasure names are Ocean and Isis, lol :\

[heure-actuelle.livejournal.com]

also i really like Jennifer, which people don't really seem to like anymore. probably wouldn't use it though...

[zaggytiddies.livejournal.com]

I love Finn and will be using it if this is a boy.

[compulsivelyme.livejournal.com]

cool! I'll be there in support :)

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

Most of my top names are pretty standard classics (Katherine, Elizabeth, etc.) ... if anything, people find them boring.

The one name people don't seem to like that much is my very favourite, Julie (everyone seems to prefer Julia, Juliet, Juliana, etc.). I love Juliet too, but Julie's been my favourite for a long time.

I'm also fond of a lot of odder old lady names, especially Agnes and Maude (but they're not names I would actually use).

[penguiny7.livejournal.com]

I love Agnes! I'd consider using it, but my DH doesn't like it. One time my mother saw a name list of mine and made a point to beg me never to name my daughter Agnes. :/

[silveroonmyst.livejournal.com]

Everyone hated it when i said i liked Sebastian.

[jaydestarlight.livejournal.com]

I love Sebastian!

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

I really like Mathilde and Ayelet, but no one else seems to. I'm guessing people just don't get how to spell them or maybe think they are pretentious?

Oh, and no one likes Irving, but it's my grandfather's name so it isn't really open to public opinion! :P

[compulsivelyme.livejournal.com]

Yeah I have some semi-unfortunate family names. My husband is trying to convince me to use Roy as a middle name -eyeroll-

[sunshinefleur.livejournal.com]

I love Landon, but most people seem to hate it.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

Landon is my number one! But yeah, most people around here think it's "trashy".

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

So many of my names. Ryder, Bradley, Brandon, Landon, Kyle...

And I don't think anyone likes any of my girls names. Which sucks because they're hard for me to find ones I like... and they ALL have meaning. Evangeline (my best friend is named Evan, and I want to honor him), Brooklyn (my dad's birthplace), Astoria (EVERYONE hates this, but I was inspired by "So Long, Astoria" by The Ataris. It's so pretty when they say it), etc.

[compulsivelyme.livejournal.com]

I think if you have Brooklyn AND Astoria on the same list, you're bound to have detractors.

I like Bradley, Brandon, and Landon, and I think Evangeline is lovely.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Maybe Willa bombed because of the association with Willa Ford? Just guessing.

When Fiona was still number one on my list, I remember talking to my dad about my future children, and I mentioned that as a potential name. He looked at me like I was drunk and then started laughing. This from the man who almost gave my brother the initials 'KKK.' *rolls eyes*

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

Fiona is a great name!

[aballard23.livejournal.com]

Sirius is the only name I think people hate, that I love.

[patsfan610.livejournal.com]

i love Sirius!

[jordle.livejournal.com]

I absolutely love the name Willa.

I don't really care what others say about the names I have chosen. I've already omitted any names that could cause family drama and things like that so unless someone had a really good reason I don't think it matters what people think.

All the names you stated are real names (unlike Nevaeh) so even if they're no someone else's style it's not mean to name your child that name.

[penguiny7.livejournal.com]

I like Willa and Theresa out of your names, and I certainly don't dislike Warren.

In my names lists, Frances (as a mn even) doesn't seem to do well, nor do Rosalie or Llewellyn (also both used as mns). I can understand Llewellyn because a lot of people aren't familiar with it, but what's wrong with Frances and Rosalie? I'd use all of those names anyway because the girls' names honor relatives and Llewellyn I've loved forever and it honors my heritage.

People here seem to like Margaret fine, but my mother doesn't really like it. Too bad, Mom. She likes Maggie, at least, which is what we'd call our Margaret.

[compulsivelyme.livejournal.com]

My favorite neighbor in my old neighbor was an old lady named Frances. I love that name, and love Francie as a nickname.

[tiphanism.livejournal.com]

My most inappropriate love is Lucifer for a boy. I know I could never use it, but I love the sound and the meaning and the way it looks.

I do really like Rose and Grace, despite their popularity: also Faith, which most people seem to think is a bit fuddy-duddy.

[laura-anne.livejournal.com]

I agree with you on everything apart from Grace (nothing wrong with it, just not a particular fave of mine)

Why does Lucifer have to have such negative cultural associations?!

[thellamaqueen.livejournal.com]

I (and this was very expected!) get mixed reactions for one of my favorite names: Clover.
People either really don't get it/think its ridiculous, or they understand and love it.
I think the fact that people have totally trashed it but I love it anyway means that it's going to stick for me, though. :P

I used to really like the name Caleb, and a lot of people here don't like that name for some reason. We've since moved it to the middle name slot, though, in the name Jude Caleb.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

I kind of like Clover. I think it's cute that it has "love" in the middle.

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Isobel and Jemima.

Isobel because of the spelling, and Jemima because of some syrup brand in America. But I'm not American, and Isobel is a totally different name from Isabel here!

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

*I wasn't being clear: the reasons listed are the reasons why people do NOT like it, generally speaking.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I just added Hayden to both my boy and girl list, so I don't care too much about that. I took Braeden off though. God, names that people don't like is pretty much the majority of my list.

Dreama
Agnes
Ireland
Laken
Saxon
Bijou
Penny

Sebastien
Skandar
Brawley
Orrin

They're still on my list though, and I left off some of the particularly weirder ones, but if I find a guy who wants to name our kids Bohemia and Jagger, gosh darn it I'm doing it.

Bijou

[queer-kitten.livejournal.com]

That's an adorable name, it makes me think of this :)

[patsfan610.livejournal.com]

i love the name Cedric Daniel, but nobody likes Cedric