Names you HATE

[Anonymous]

I don't hate them really but I definitely ruled out occupational names when we were considering options. So, no:

Harper
Archer
Piper
Hunter

etc

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are some really hideous seventies names out there--Michelle, Tracy, Donna, Brenda, Dawn, Sharon, Barbara, Denise, Deborah, Rhonda, Paula, Sheila... The list goes on and on.

As a child of the seventies I was given one of these hideous names. Thanks.

And you're shocked that not everyone thinks it's as beautiful as your parents did? LOL.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Zoe. It sounds like some sort of disease- "my child was infected with Zoe..."

This is my problem with Addison. Except that it's actually a disease.

Horrible.

The name Zoe is Greek. It means "life." I'm sorry the pp thinks it sounds like a disease, but that shows how little the pp actually knows. We selected the name Zoe for our daughter because her birth actually was a triumph of life out of disease. It's a beautiful name and it suits here. And shame on you for being so disgusting in your dismissal of it.

Addison literally means "son of Adam," so it's completely inappropriate for a girl. No, we don't have an Addison. But comparing a name to a disease? Reprehensible. The two people who wrote these two posts should spend some time reflecting on why they think this way and what it says about them as people and what happened in their lives to turn them into such wicked shrews. Who compares a name to a disease? Wow.

Pp,thanks. Sometimes DCUM gives me such a good belly laugh.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Zoe. It sounds like some sort of disease- "my child was infected with Zoe..."

This is my problem with Addison. Except that it's actually a disease.

Horrible.

The name Zoe is Greek. It means "life." I'm sorry the pp thinks it sounds like a disease, but that shows how little the pp actually knows. We selected the name Zoe for our daughter because her birth actually was a triumph of life out of disease. It's a beautiful name and it suits here. And shame on you for being so disgusting in your dismissal of it.

Addison literally means "son of Adam," so it's completely inappropriate for a girl. No, we don't have an Addison. But comparing a name to a disease? Reprehensible. The two people who wrote these two posts should spend some time reflecting on why they think this way and what it says about them as people and what happened in their lives to turn them into such wicked shrews. Who compares a name to a disease? Wow.

Pp,thanks. Sometimes DCUM gives me such a good belly laugh.

Sorry to destroy your mean girl fun.

[Anonymous]

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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!

So your best argument for why Jack should only be used as a nickname is that it's always been done that way?? Do you also have a problem with change in other areas of your life?

[Anonymous]

Hillary....yuck ( and president Clinton agrees with me)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Henry
Owen
George

Beatrice

I have a son named George. It is a family name and I'll concede it's not for everyone. It took a while for the name to grow on me enough to consider using it but it totally suits my son. I was afraid people would think it was too "old" of a name for a little boy but have since met quite a number of young Georges. I think every single one was also named after family

Oh, and to the poster who thinks it sounds too British, in our case it is Welsh.

Welsh is British, learn your heritage.

Husband's side so not my heritage, but I know that the Welsh are British. My point is that we weren't just trying to sound British - that side of the family IS British (Welsh).

But I get that you don't like it. Like I said, it's not for everyone.

[Anonymous]

Faith
Grace
Pearl
Opal
Rose
Jaila
Dalia
Kamia
Jaylen
Anything with a added YA for no reason

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just read through this entire thread and am happy to report that neither of my DC's names were on it.

Mine too, so glad I dodged that bullet.

[Anonymous]

Josie

Oliver

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James
Michael
John

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Zoe. It sounds like some sort of disease- "my child was infected with Zoe..."

This is my problem with Addison. Except that it's actually a disease.

Horrible.

The name Zoe is Greek. It means "life." I'm sorry the pp thinks it sounds like a disease, but that shows how little the pp actually knows. We selected the name Zoe for our daughter because her birth actually was a triumph of life out of disease. It's a beautiful name and it suits here. And shame on you for being so disgusting in your dismissal of it.

Addison literally means "son of Adam," so it's completely inappropriate for a girl. No, we don't have an Addison. But comparing a name to a disease? Reprehensible. The two people who wrote these two posts should spend some time reflecting on why they think this way and what it says about them as people and what happened in their lives to turn them into such wicked shrews. Who compares a name to a disease? Wow.

Pp,thanks. Sometimes DCUM gives me such a good belly laugh.

Sorry to destroy your mean girl fun.

For the love of god. No one is comparing Addison to a disease. Addison's is a disease. It's like naming your kid Huntington, or Crohn, or Asperger.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addison's_disease

No one needs to know the name of every disease in the world, but for crying out loud, at least google your kid's name. What's next, Pellagra?

[Anonymous]

Sierra, Sienna, Aiden.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:James
Michael
John

Seriously? Wtf? These are pretty innocuous traditional names for centuries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sierra, Sienna, Aiden.

PP here, forgot to add Jesus - that just seems wrong, and I'm not even religious.