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Help[Opinions] What are some name trends you personally think are not it?
What name trends are currently popular or were popular that you just don't like? Too many J names for boys? Traditionally "old people" names coming back? Repetitive middle names? Anything you dislike, I want to hear about.
Me personally, I'm not a fan of: naming your kid after a fictional character [I'm okay with ones that are more subtle, such as Blair or Violet, but ones that are blatantly obvious just aren't my cup of tea.]
Give me your worst! All opinions are appreciated!
[This is not meant to offend people, I just want to see how people feel about trends]
Me personally, I'm not a fan of: naming your kid after a fictional character [I'm okay with ones that are more subtle, such as Blair or Violet, but ones that are blatantly obvious just aren't my cup of tea.]
Give me your worst! All opinions are appreciated!
[This is not meant to offend people, I just want to see how people feel about trends]
This message was edited 11/12/2024, 10:06 AM
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I'd say my least favorite trends are "modern" word names (Like Happy, Cruise, Jet, Cove, River, Cloud, Storm, Dream, Bolt, Brewer, Racer, Legend), traditionally male names on girls (that don't have much history as a female name. Something like James on a girl isn't for me, whereas Joyce is beautiful, and I can't see it as male), and the "-son" and "-ton" endings.
I strongly dislike most great grandparents names trend [Myrtle, Agnes, Frank, Reggie etc] and I dislike most nicknames as full name as I they they are insubstantial [Elsie, Evie, Teddy, Tommy etc]
Repetitive sounds and patterns is what I dislike most. It used to be -ayden and -ason, now it's -eo/-io: Leo, Theo, Mateo, Elio... Some countries' top 10 name lists are really tedious. Germany, for example, has Leon, Leo, Luca, Lia, Lea, Lina, Leni and Lilly.
Haven't parents notice that there are other consonants than L and M in the alphabet? I'm tired of soft consonants. I'm starting to prefer names that contain harsh or lispy sounds that aren't easily likeable.
I also mostly dislike cutesy nicknames, but I have a soft spot for the more spunky/tomboyish names like Stevie and Scottie, and also for vintage comebacks such as Hattie or Teddy.
As for LNFNs, these are mostly an American thing. I'm in Europe, so I don't encounter them on daily basis. They're not my cup of Tea, but at least they are less boring and cutesy than all the Leo- and Ellie- names.
Haven't parents notice that there are other consonants than L and M in the alphabet? I'm tired of soft consonants. I'm starting to prefer names that contain harsh or lispy sounds that aren't easily likeable.
I also mostly dislike cutesy nicknames, but I have a soft spot for the more spunky/tomboyish names like Stevie and Scottie, and also for vintage comebacks such as Hattie or Teddy.
As for LNFNs, these are mostly an American thing. I'm in Europe, so I don't encounter them on daily basis. They're not my cup of Tea, but at least they are less boring and cutesy than all the Leo- and Ellie- names.
Scottie reminds me of the dog! Stevie reminds me of Stevie Nicks but I feel like the name [In her case, the nickname] has only really fit her and her only.
I tend to not like the same vintage names that others do. They sound very outdated and colorless to me. Archie came back for a moment, but not Archibald. Archie is cute, but I would have been pleased to see Archibald. Whitney is hanging in there. I don't particularly like it. I saw that Etta came back. I do not like it. I'd be happy to see Betty, though - a name that I used to find quite ugly.
Some names with -ly and -lynn do not appeal to me. I like Riley, Hailey and Kaylee. Not so much Everly, Bailey, Paisley or Ainsley. I prefer -ly over -lee in most cases. (Riley > Rilee, Miley > Mylee, etc.) I like Ashlyn, Rylan, Kaylynn, and Evelyn, but not so much Beverlyn, Kimberlyn, Gracelyn, Emberlyn, or Amberlyn.
Ae spellings look odd to me. I prefer Ai or Ay; Aiden instead of Aeden. Jaycob over Jaecob. Things like that. I don't mind the word name trend, or the surname as first name trend, but I would not use Honey, Ever, Love, Happy, Cloud, Storm, Dream, Sunshine or Dream in real life. Dream and Jream were popular at some point.
Some of the names that I gave as examples are not trending, it's just to give an idea.
Some names with -ly and -lynn do not appeal to me. I like Riley, Hailey and Kaylee. Not so much Everly, Bailey, Paisley or Ainsley. I prefer -ly over -lee in most cases. (Riley > Rilee, Miley > Mylee, etc.) I like Ashlyn, Rylan, Kaylynn, and Evelyn, but not so much Beverlyn, Kimberlyn, Gracelyn, Emberlyn, or Amberlyn.
Ae spellings look odd to me. I prefer Ai or Ay; Aiden instead of Aeden. Jaycob over Jaecob. Things like that. I don't mind the word name trend, or the surname as first name trend, but I would not use Honey, Ever, Love, Happy, Cloud, Storm, Dream, Sunshine or Dream in real life. Dream and Jream were popular at some point.
Some of the names that I gave as examples are not trending, it's just to give an idea.
I don't get naming a person "Honey", it feels like a pet name. I'm not a big fan of Archie, but I'm glad Archibald has stayed in the past lol. Kimberlyn sounds like a kind of wood!
Adding "-leigh" to the end of everything as a variant spelling. Like, come on, guys, just call your kid Ashley or Oakley, not Ashleigh or Oakleigh. It adds unnecessary complication to a perfectly nice name.
Also, as some others mentioned, unnecessarily complicated respellings. Guys. It's Katie. Not Kaytee. Don't overcomplicate nice namessssss
And for some reason I hate names for guys that look like "-ton" just got dropped in there. Ashton. Clayton. It just rubs me the wrong way dude
Also, as some others mentioned, unnecessarily complicated respellings. Guys. It's Katie. Not Kaytee. Don't overcomplicate nice namessssss
And for some reason I hate names for guys that look like "-ton" just got dropped in there. Ashton. Clayton. It just rubs me the wrong way dude
I really don't like the "-leigh" endings either!
There are a lot that make me think WTH, but the most glaring are probably Case/Cole/Crew/C***on type names:
Casey, Case, Cason, Cayson, Casen, Kayce, Kayson, Kason, Kasen, Kaizen, Kaison, Kyson - then stuff like Crew, Crue, Krew, Karsyn, Carson, Cole, Kole, Coleson, Kolson, Kolton, Colten, Colton, Colt, Colter, on and on - they are ALL in the top 1000 for American boys! But why??
Casey, Case, Cason, Cayson, Casen, Kayce, Kayson, Kason, Kasen, Kaizen, Kaison, Kyson - then stuff like Crew, Crue, Krew, Karsyn, Carson, Cole, Kole, Coleson, Kolson, Kolton, Colten, Colton, Colt, Colter, on and on - they are ALL in the top 1000 for American boys! But why??
This message was edited 11/12/2024, 8:31 PM
Colter just reminds me of a baby horse! Crue is atrocious
Colter reminds me of Ann Coulter.
Colt reminds me of the firearms company and the Indianapolis football team; I'd probably dislike it less if I just associated horses without perceiving it as attached to those plus the surnamey Col trend.
Colt reminds me of the firearms company and the Indianapolis football team; I'd probably dislike it less if I just associated horses without perceiving it as attached to those plus the surnamey Col trend.
This message was edited 11/13/2024, 9:12 AM
Word! They all belong in a bucket of terrible.
This message was edited 11/12/2024, 8:39 PM
It's hard to imagine swooning in love for Abigail, Myrtle, Maisie, Agnes, Edna, or Mildred. They look good on paper, but they are relatively unappealing for actual people.
I really dislike 'nothing names' for real people. I know someone who named their daughter Stormie. It's just so awful, like condemning your kid to a lifetime of trying to be a Youtube or Tiktok star.
Elle, Ellie, and Ella are nothing names. They mean "she." They have no substance (imo) even though they sound pleasant.
I dislike some of the classic names like Katherine, Elizabeth, Rose, etc. basically because they are extraordinarily safe, if there is such a thing.
I really dislike 'nothing names' for real people. I know someone who named their daughter Stormie. It's just so awful, like condemning your kid to a lifetime of trying to be a Youtube or Tiktok star.
Elle, Ellie, and Ella are nothing names. They mean "she." They have no substance (imo) even though they sound pleasant.
I dislike some of the classic names like Katherine, Elizabeth, Rose, etc. basically because they are extraordinarily safe, if there is such a thing.
This message was edited 11/12/2024, 8:37 PM
I agree with pretty much all of this.
Haha I love Katherine and Elizabeth, they are definitely safety net names though! There are definitely way too many variants of Ella/Ellie/Elle
Surnames. Some work, most don't. I don't like Cooper, Emerson, Walker, Carter, Murphy, Quinn I especially hate the one-syllable plural noun ones, like Brooks and Banks. A lot of other one-syllable boys names are trending, and I find some too harsh.
I also don't like many of the cutesy, nickname-y girls names, like Goldie, Hattie, Scottie or Lainey. I do think Elsie and Romy are cute, though.
I also hate anime nerds giving their kids Japanese names/names from anime
I also don't like many of the cutesy, nickname-y girls names, like Goldie, Hattie, Scottie or Lainey. I do think Elsie and Romy are cute, though.
I also hate anime nerds giving their kids Japanese names/names from anime
Speaking facts!!
Elsie is really cute! I also don't understand the whole surname-y name trend, it just sounds really weird
I think in the United States, the trend of names constructed from popular name elements (ex. Paxton, Tyla) and names taken from last names is too popular, as well as way too creative spellings of normal names (like spelling Mia as Meeyuh).
As for my country, our naming trends have been pretty much about the same for the last few centuries.
As for my country, our naming trends have been pretty much about the same for the last few centuries.
British Isles surnames (and names that sound like they could be), as first names. Not that I don't like a few of them, I just think it's overbaked at this point. Wrenley, Oakley, Kinsley, Riley, Cooper, Kennedy, Harper, Easton, Weston, Walker ... and Walker is right on the nose of the category. Can't get more pedestrian than Walker!
I guess certain "old people" names ... some of them. Maybe I'm just getting old myself, though.
They just have too much sepia tone for me, they don't seem genuinely "cool again." I can kinda imagine what the appeal is, in contrast to the rest of trends - I guess I just feel like the contrast seems too self-conscious.
I'm not a fan of names for boys that are intended specifically to *not* sound masculine. It's subjective which ones they are, of course. But I think it's an actual trend, and I find it sort of repellent.
Not because I don't like a lot of names for boys, that don't give a strong "masculine" impression - I named my son a name I think doesn't happen to give a super "masculine" vibe.
But I feel like the trend is real, for some people to favor boy names based a negative attitude towards masculinity. Taken as an abstract whole Thing, it's the same as choosing only the *most* butch sounding names for boys, or choosing "masculine" sounding names for girls, in order to avoid femininity. Too much about parents' fears. People moaned in the 00s-10s about the "sexism" of giving "masculine" names to girls and how it showed that people devalued feminine people, but if they are right about that, it's odd that nobody seems to acknowledge that giving what they call "soft" (not-"masculine") names to boys ought to also be said to demonstrate distaste towards masculine people.
I guess certain "old people" names ... some of them. Maybe I'm just getting old myself, though.
They just have too much sepia tone for me, they don't seem genuinely "cool again." I can kinda imagine what the appeal is, in contrast to the rest of trends - I guess I just feel like the contrast seems too self-conscious.
I'm not a fan of names for boys that are intended specifically to *not* sound masculine. It's subjective which ones they are, of course. But I think it's an actual trend, and I find it sort of repellent.
Not because I don't like a lot of names for boys, that don't give a strong "masculine" impression - I named my son a name I think doesn't happen to give a super "masculine" vibe.
But I feel like the trend is real, for some people to favor boy names based a negative attitude towards masculinity. Taken as an abstract whole Thing, it's the same as choosing only the *most* butch sounding names for boys, or choosing "masculine" sounding names for girls, in order to avoid femininity. Too much about parents' fears. People moaned in the 00s-10s about the "sexism" of giving "masculine" names to girls and how it showed that people devalued feminine people, but if they are right about that, it's odd that nobody seems to acknowledge that giving what they call "soft" (not-"masculine") names to boys ought to also be said to demonstrate distaste towards masculine people.
This message was edited 11/13/2024, 9:29 PM
Some baby/childish names and nicknames/shorts.
For example: Lucy, Ella, Mia, Lily, Kai, Alex, Mateo.
Sure it sounds cute on baby, but they are gonna grow up.
It's like people forget they can give nicknames, and a full legal name doesn't have to be cutesy in order for them to call their kid something cute.
Baby fever vibe :/
Obviously not all short names are like that, but it happens. Maybe it's young Gen Z parents?
For example: Lucy, Ella, Mia, Lily, Kai, Alex, Mateo.
Sure it sounds cute on baby, but they are gonna grow up.
It's like people forget they can give nicknames, and a full legal name doesn't have to be cutesy in order for them to call their kid something cute.
Baby fever vibe :/
Obviously not all short names are like that, but it happens. Maybe it's young Gen Z parents?
Creative spelling
Noun names eg blade, cash, shade
Noun names eg blade, cash, shade
I hate gender neutral names.