Just for fun: names that are off-limits

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd never give my children rhyming or versions of the one same name.

Examples from real life include; twins Joey and Zoey, and sisters born eight years apart, Melissa and Melinda.

Grew up with sisters Lisa and Elizabeth (lisa is Italian for Elizabeth).

And I'd never go the all same first letter name pattern for multiple children. I knew a family - let's call them the Harrisons; mom Hazel, dad Harvey and children were Helen, Heather and Heidi. Awful.

I was an adult expecting my own child when I realized my grandma named her first two kids Michelle and Michael. I asked her about it and she told me that Mike was the only name she’s ever liked, and my mom came first so she went with the nearest girl name.

TBF, she didn’t have the best sounding board. Her mother, my great-grandma, named my twin aunts Sharon and Karen. *shudder*

How can you have a great-grandma who was birthing in the age of Karen, ie 1960s? My great-grandma was bearing children in the 1910s and I'm only 35.

[Anonymous]

Any name that whose pronunciation has to be explained as a first name. Knew an Anna whose parents pronounced it the European way ( Ah-na). She was livid whenever someone mispronounced her name. She just got so sick of having the same conversation over and over. I would never do that to my kid.

Other examples:

Maria pronounced with a long I ( Mariah)
Clive pronounced the a long e ( Cleve)
Joanna with the syllable juncture in a different place.
( Joan-na)

Totally fine if that’s the standard pronunciation in your home country . Otherwise, it’s mean.

[Anonymous]

Middle name is fine, because it’s rarely used. If kid chooses to use a name that’s hard to pronounce, then they won’t feel so angry about it.

[Anonymous]

For girls, any of the "ers"--Piper, Harper, Palmer, etc.
Also any of the "sleys"--Tinsley, Kinsley, etc.

For boys, any of the "aydens" (Jayden, Hayden, Kayden, etc.)
Also any of the "sons"--Grayson, Harrison, Jackson, Jameson,etc.

[Anonymous]

there's a girl in my daughter's swimming class named Rapunzel. I would have that that was off-limits.

We almost named one of our daughters Alexa, before the Amazon echo came out. I'm so grateful we didn't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd never give my children rhyming or versions of the one same name.

Examples from real life include; twins Joey and Zoey, and sisters born eight years apart, Melissa and Melinda.

Grew up with sisters Lisa and Elizabeth (lisa is Italian for Elizabeth).

And I'd never go the all same first letter name pattern for multiple children. I knew a family - let's call them the Harrisons; mom Hazel, dad Harvey and children were Helen, Heather and Heidi. Awful.

I was an adult expecting my own child when I realized my grandma named her first two kids Michelle and Michael. I asked her about it and she told me that Mike was the only name she’s ever liked, and my mom came first so she went with the nearest girl name.

TBF, she didn’t have the best sounding board. Her mother, my great-grandma, named my twin aunts Sharon and Karen. *shudder*

I have a friend who is the youngest of 6. A, B, C, D, E & F are the kids name. Started as accident and they continued the trend. Kinda cool, I think.

Clarifying. Their names begin with a-f.

Very important clarification!

[Anonymous]

My FIL and his sister are Dennis and Denise.

Personally, I love Ophelia, but couldn’t use it with the drowning and everything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any name that whose pronunciation has to be explained as a first name. Knew an Anna whose parents pronounced it the European way ( Ah-na). She was livid whenever someone mispronounced her name. She just got so sick of having the same conversation over and over. I would never do that to my kid.

Other examples:

Maria pronounced with a long I ( Mariah)
Clive pronounced the a long e ( Cleve)
Joanna with the syllable juncture in a different place.
( Joan-na)

Totally fine if that’s the standard pronunciation in your home country . Otherwise, it’s mean.

I HATE this. I could never do this to a kid. But one thing that I've realized is that SO many more names fall under this than I originally realized.

For example -- Lauren -- is it law-ren or lore- in or Laurie - Law-ree / Lore - ee

[Anonymous]

Brayden, Jayden etc
Paxton, Knoxten, Jaxon etc
Haysleigh, Paisley, Braysley etc


My pediatrician has a Cayden and a Brinsley. Like her but def lost points in my book. Trashy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Brayden, Jayden etc
Paxton, Knoxten, Jaxon etc
Haysleigh, Paisley, Braysley etc


My pediatrician has a Cayden and a Brinsley. Like her but def lost points in my book. Trashy.

OMG
There is no way someone who names their child Brinsley can be taken seriously. .

[Anonymous]

For me, the way the little boy cried out " Shane! Don't go!" , in the western Shane, forever ruined it. For my husband, "Violet! You're turning violet!' from Willy Wonka made that name off limits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any name that whose pronunciation has to be explained as a first name. Knew an Anna whose parents pronounced it the European way ( Ah-na). She was livid whenever someone mispronounced her name. She just got so sick of having the same conversation over and over. I would never do that to my kid.

Other examples:

Maria pronounced with a long I ( Mariah)
Clive pronounced the a long e ( Cleve)
Joanna with the syllable juncture in a different place.
( Joan-na)

Totally fine if that’s the standard pronunciation in your home country . Otherwise, it’s mean.

This is only a problem when people won't accept that you know how your own name is pronounced. Americans always mispronounce my name because I'm not American, so I grew up with a different pronunciation. If they let it go the first time it's corrected (if I bother to), there's no issue. It's only when people decide to lecture you on your own name that we have a problem. But most people aren't assholes about it, just a few.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know someone named their sons Sean and Ian. I asked them if they knew they gave their sons the same name..John? She didn't care but I thought it strange.

I know someone who named their boys Shawn (we. Don't like this spelling) and Jonathan. Basically the same name.

Kids on our street are Danielle and Daniel. Named 1st after the dad. Then they had a boy and hes junior.

Weird.

[Anonymous]

I think it’s weird when people name their kids the male and female version of a name.

I know a family with a Daniel and Danielle, Aiden and Adeline, Michael and Michelle, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LOL. My dad wanted to name my sister Agnes.

I love the name Agnes!