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[let-letitbe.livejournal.com]

What are some "normal" names you just absolutely can NOT stand for whatever reason? I'm pretty sure most people here hate those trendy names that butcher spellings. Just what are some every day names that you don't like and there's really no changing your mind.


Ada
Adrian
Agatha
Ainsley
Bailey
Beau
Bethany
Beverly
Brayden
Caleb
Deborah
Devin
Gunner
Howard
Sally
Victor

Comments

[ohhvelocitygirl.livejournal.com]

willow
caleb

[depeche810.livejournal.com]

Chloe
Zoe
Ethan

[fullcollapse.livejournal.com]

Not sure why, but I can't stand Anthony/Tony/Toni.

[deer-lanterns.livejournal.com]

Mark.

[kilobites.livejournal.com]

I'm with you on all of these.

[littlehounddog.livejournal.com]

Caleb, Donald, Michael, Bethany, Peyton, Daniel, Collin, Bobby

[littlehounddog.livejournal.com]

I'm with you on Caleb! :P

[deer-lanterns.livejournal.com]

Ew, yeah, Kevin. It's just gross.

[anamericanchild.livejournal.com]

Jennifer
Jessica
Lillian/Lilly/etc
Samantha
Stephanie
Isabella/Bella/Isabelle
Elizabeth
Lucy
Tabitha
Theresa
Mary
Tiffany

Chase
Noah
Levi
Wyatt
Joseph
Jonathan
Tim
Thomas
Jack

[bandnerd88.livejournal.com]

Christopher, David, Tristan, Alexander, Joshua, Theresa/Teresa, Kacey et al, Veronica

[ber-waves-of.livejournal.com]

Sarah
Jessica
Tiffany
Amanda
Ryan
Todd
Seth
Trent

[1842.livejournal.com]

friend of a friend named her baby tristan...not a fan.

[1842.livejournal.com]

basically every female name that spiked in popularity late 80's/early 90's. sarah, jessica, ashley, jennifer, brittany, etc.

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I really don't like:
Amanda
Anthony
Ashley
Barb
Barbar
Barbie
Brittany
Candace
Candice
Candy
Chloe (reminds me of cloaca)
Cohen
Coen
Dale
Deb
Debbie
Deborah
Debra
Ethan
Joel
Joseph
Katharine
Katherine (Catherine is okay)
Kathryn
Kaylee
Kenneth
Kevin
Koen
Leslie
Mandy
Matthew
Michelle
Nathan
Nathaniel
Robert
Roger
Stephanie
Tiffany (my top hate)
Tony
Trinity
Trista

[jadedsurprises.livejournal.com]

Amanda
Ashley
Bridget
C/Kadence
Erin
Jessica
Meghan

David
Eugene
Grant
Justin
Leon
Michael
Tony

[lovetokate.livejournal.com]

IA on Bailey, Beverly, BRAYDEN (OMGGGGG), Deborah, Howard, Victor

Others I don't like are:
Barbara
Victoria
Vanessa
Donna
Diane/Diana
Dana/Dayna
Christopher
Steven
Robert
McKenzie
Jessica

Right now 3 people I went to high school with are all having girls and all naming them Addison. Plus there's another 2 who already have daughters named Addison. Ugh..

[lovetokate.livejournal.com]

Eugene! Good one. I can't imagine why anyone would do that.

[stormqueen280.livejournal.com]

Every single Amanda I met in RL was either a whiny idiot or a bitchy idiot. Big no-no.

[forthemorrow.livejournal.com]

Chloe YES!!!! And Zoey (any spelling) is so over used. Ethan too, mind you. And AIDAN. Ergh!

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Agatha
Agnes
Doris
Cammie (and any other spelling that surfaced in the 80's)
Harriet
Opal
Fern
Tiffany
Ashley
Brooklyn
Cadence
Verity
Madison
Addison
Maddie/Maddy
Kendall
Carly
Prudence
Tammy (even though it's my aunt's name!)
Bethany
Piper
Harper
Zelda
Isabelle
Sophia
Grace
Hope
Charity
Chastity (but somehow I like Faith, figure that one out)
Keisha
Heloise
Irma
McKenzie
McKenna
Makayla
Jennifer


Aidan
Brayden
Donald
Dennis
Marcus
Ronald
Dexter
Chuck/Chuckie
Bob
Harold
Dale
Grayson
Jerry
Eugene
Seamus
Walter
Clarence (I think of either Clearance sales or my mom's psychotic uncle)
Carson
Harrison
Waylon
Leonard
Gage (I thought this was made-up recently, but then I watched a 1940's film and saw this as a first name in the credits--I was shocked)

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Oh, and can't forget Colton! BLECH!

[skudge.livejournal.com]

Laura/Lauren
Stacey
Kayla
Kelly
Taylor
Tiffany

Jordan
Eric
Richard
Mark
Paul

[wolfbane.livejournal.com]

There's probably a lot, but the one that comes to mind is Brad.

[babyjess8.livejournal.com]

William
Chloe
Jack and variants
Aidan and variants

[solitudete.livejournal.com]

I don't know if it's a "normal" name, but I absolutely detest Poppy.

Also:
Kendall
Jordan
Carlos
Kevin
Barbara
Gareth
Kennedy (especially for girls. UGH)
Mackenzie (any variation)
Kylie
Hailey