Names you HATE

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate when people actually give their child a nickname as a full name. It is just wrong. Nicknames are cute and endearing but people deserve proper names folks. Jack is a nickname. John is a proper name. Charlie is a nickname. Charles is a proper name. Give your child a chance at a good job and some dignity. Don't set your child up by giving him or her a cutesy name in place of a proper name. Don't make up names. Don't spell names in an odd way. It's not cute. It's not fun. It's not special. What it is, is a crappy thing to do to a person. You may as well attach an addendum to your child's birth certificate that says, "I come from a low class and uneducated background," OR, "my mom was a striper with a 6th grade education."

John is a New Testament name. If you name your son John, just call him John. For Jews, Jack is a first proper first name. In fact, it is for non-Jews too. It's hit the "proper" name status. Deal with it. Signed, a mom who did not name her son John or Jack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate when people actually give their child a nickname as a full name. It is just wrong. Nicknames are cute and endearing but people deserve proper names folks. Jack is a nickname. John is a proper name. Charlie is a nickname. Charles is a proper name. Give your child a chance at a good job and some dignity. Don't set your child up by giving him or her a cutesy name in place of a proper name. Don't make up names. Don't spell names in an odd way. It's not cute. It's not fun. It's not special. What it is, is a crappy thing to do to a person. You may as well attach an addendum to your child's birth certificate that says, "I come from a low class and uneducated background," OR, "my mom was a striper with a 6th grade education."

John is a New Testament name. If you name your son John, just call him John. For Jews, Jack is a first proper first name. In fact, it is for non-Jews too. It's hit the "proper" name status. Deal with it. Signed, a mom who did not name her son John or Jack.

Not the PP, but I disagree with you. Jack is a nickname and is stupid as a real name. As are all nickname names. Name your kid something real and then call them by the nickname, if you wish. Signed, someone who has a nephew named just "Jack."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I read most of the thread, but not all. Why am I not seeing names like Shaquanda, Le'bron, Sha'nice, Ja'leel, etc?

The demographics of the site probably have a lot to do with that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kayla
Callie
Caleigh
Kayleigh
Kaya
Calleigh
Kayleen
Carleigh
Carlie
Karlie
Karlie
Karliegh
Kaylee
Kylee
Kaylah
Caylah


is there any variation I forgot?

I know a Caileigh

Me too. Do you also know TKL?

No, I don't think so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I read most of the thread, but not all. Why am I not seeing names like Shaquanda, Le'bron, Sha'nice, Ja'leel, etc?

Those names are not common in my community, so they really don't even enter my mind when I am thinking about names. The names I mentioned hating (I'm the poster who listed all the versions of Kaylee, Carleigh, Kylie, etc.) I see multiple times in my kids classes---this past year my first grader had a Caileigh, Kaya, and a Kayla in his class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate when people actually give their child a nickname as a full name. It is just wrong. Nicknames are cute and endearing but people deserve proper names folks. Jack is a nickname. John is a proper name. Charlie is a nickname. Charles is a proper name. Give your child a chance at a good job and some dignity. Don't set your child up by giving him or her a cutesy name in place of a proper name. Don't make up names. Don't spell names in an odd way. It's not cute. It's not fun. It's not special. What it is, is a crappy thing to do to a person. You may as well attach an addendum to your child's birth certificate that says, "I come from a low class and uneducated background," OR, "my mom was a striper with a 6th grade education."

John is a New Testament name. If you name your son John, just call him John. For Jews, Jack is a first proper first name. In fact, it is for non-Jews too. It's hit the "proper" name status. Deal with it. Signed, a mom who did not name her son John or Jack.

Not the PP, but I disagree with you. Jack is a nickname and is stupid as a real name. As are all nickname names. Name your kid something real and then call them by the nickname, if you wish. Signed, someone who has a nephew named just "Jack."

NP. This is so stupid. What makes Jack any less of a real name than John. They're both one syllable, four letters and start with "J". Who cares?? And no, I don't have a child named Jack or any other nickname name.

[Anonymous]

Feeonah.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Feeonah.

Spelled this way? Yikes, I dislike this too.

Now, Fiona is fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate when people actually give their child a nickname as a full name. It is just wrong. Nicknames are cute and endearing but people deserve proper names folks. Jack is a nickname. John is a proper name. Charlie is a nickname. Charles is a proper name. Give your child a chance at a good job and some dignity. Don't set your child up by giving him or her a cutesy name in place of a proper name. Don't make up names. Don't spell names in an odd way. It's not cute. It's not fun. It's not special. What it is, is a crappy thing to do to a person. You may as well attach an addendum to your child's birth certificate that says, "I come from a low class and uneducated background," OR, "my mom was a striper with a 6th grade education."

John is a New Testament name. If you name your son John, just call him John. For Jews, Jack is a first proper first name. In fact, it is for non-Jews too. It's hit the "proper" name status. Deal with it. Signed, a mom who did not name her son John or Jack.

Not the PP, but I disagree with you. Jack is a nickname and is stupid as a real name. As are all nickname names. Name your kid something real and then call them by the nickname, if you wish. Signed, someone who has a nephew named just "Jack."

NP. This is so stupid. What makes Jack any less of a real name than John. They're both one syllable, four letters and start with "J". Who cares?? And no, I don't have a child named Jack or any other nickname name.

What makes Jack less of a real name than John is the fact that, traditionally, Jack is a NICKNAME for John! What makes a name or not is not the # of syllables or letters! Duh! But if it is on your world, so be it! Carry on!

[Anonymous]

Madison
Addison
Kaylee
Haylee
Brooke
Landon
Grayson
Brendan
Cayden
Jayden

Most of these seem to be children of people who were mean girls in high school and want their children to be "popular."

[Anonymous]

Gertrude

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate when people actually give their child a nickname as a full name. It is just wrong. Nicknames are cute and endearing but people deserve proper names folks. Jack is a nickname. John is a proper name. Charlie is a nickname. Charles is a proper name. Give your child a chance at a good job and some dignity. Don't set your child up by giving him or her a cutesy name in place of a proper name. Don't make up names. Don't spell names in an odd way. It's not cute. It's not fun. It's not special. What it is, is a crappy thing to do to a person. You may as well attach an addendum to your child's birth certificate that says, "I come from a low class and uneducated background," OR, "my mom was a striper with a 6th grade education."

Are you over 50? What you say may have been true years ago but certainly not today. Even proper old England has embraced nickname names. Take a look at their equivalent to the SSA list sometime. It's pretty eye-opening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hate when people actually give their child a nickname as a full name. It is just wrong. Nicknames are cute and endearing but people deserve proper names folks. Jack is a nickname. John is a proper name. Charlie is a nickname. Charles is a proper name. Give your child a chance at a good job and some dignity. Don't set your child up by giving him or her a cutesy name in place of a proper name. Don't make up names. Don't spell names in an odd way. It's not cute. It's not fun. It's not special. What it is, is a crappy thing to do to a person. You may as well attach an addendum to your child's birth certificate that says, "I come from a low class and uneducated background," OR, "my mom was a striper with a 6th grade education."

Are you over 50? What you say may have been true years ago but certainly not today. Even proper old England has embraced nickname names. Take a look at their equivalent to the SSA list sometime. It's pretty eye-opening.

If you think all of England is proper and does not have its share of bumbling idiots, you must never have traveled or lived there. I would no more follow their example than the man on the moon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Madison
Addison
Kaylee
Haylee
Brooke
Landon
Grayson
Brendan
Cayden
Jayden

Most of these seem to be children of people who were mean girls in high school and want their children to be "popular."

Yes! I totally agree with this!

[Anonymous]

Porter
Cooper