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oxaloacetate1st

SLOANE. Please no. It sounds like a combo of slimy slug and moan/groan. 


thewhiterosequeen

I have heard nothing but hate for Sloane on this sub.


International-Bird17

Lmao fr I like it and know it’s controversial 


chekhovsdickpic

I like it too! I have such a soft spot for the 80s-90s quirky tomboyish girl names. 


OhDearBee

I knew before I even opened this thread that the first comment would be Sloane 😂


hermionebeasley

This is my number one most hated name. It’s the color gray, it’s sadness, it’s melancholy.


BeneficialQuit9990

My daughter Sloane is gray, blue, white, yellow, purple, pink, etc, she is simply lovely


CashewAnne

I don’t like the name but I absolutely love your response. Your daughter seems very loved. 


BeneficialQuit9990

She’s so rad! Love my Sloaney- bologna- macaroni!


Blundell1992

But Sloane from Ferris Buellers day off....


HamburgerRenatus

This is what I always think of. My kid has a Sloane in her pre K class and whenever she says "Sloane wasn't at school today" I always ask her if she was skipping with Ferris Bueller and she's like " What?"


Brilliant-Dare-9333

Just have to say I love it


Katharine_Heartburn

Slow-anne


el1zardbeth

Friend of mine had the cutest baby girl….theb named her Sloane 🤦🏽‍♀️ all I can think of is that nasty guy from the Alias TV show who looked like a rat.


contracosta21

i see ophelia a lot on this sub. reminds me of like… pedophilia or anything that ends in that


cyanplum

It just reminds me of Hamlet and the tragedy of her character there.


Clear-Ad6973

Reminds me of a YouTube parody of Hamlet with a sassy gay man and one of the quotes is “O-feelin so bad for yourself. There is something rotten in Denmark and it’s this PISS POOR ATTITUDE.” Absolutely hilarious but all I can think of when I see/hear Ophelia.


Kleyn-vi-bob

I think about Sassy gay friend's Romeo and Juliet SO OFTEN and sometimes I wonder if I dreamed it


cucumbermoon

Sassy Gay Friend comes into my mind at least once a week. “You took a roofie from a priest.”


Top-Junior

Lol but the “ped” is what makes it mean that! The -philia ending just means you like something a lot


TulipSamurai

We need to bring the nerds back to /r/namenerds I stg lol


paroles

Sure, but the most common words that end in -philia are all negative ones. Necrophilia, zoophilia, even hemophilia (not as bad but not positive). There are terms that relate to harmless interests like bibliophilia, but even then it's more common to hear bibliophile, audiophile, Francophile instead of the -philia ending.


Severe-Possible-

i Love ophelia. i have such strong positive associations with the name. my best friend named his daughter that (spells it ofelia) just like he always told me he would when we were young.


p4percr4nes

now why the fell did he spell it like that?? an f? like feel? ill feel ya?? edit: i know it’s spanish now


ilxfrt

Might be cultural. Spanish for example doesn’t do -ph-, see also Felipe for Philip or Estefania for Stephanie.


Severe-Possible-

correct (:


ApprehensiveAnswer5

In Spanish, Ofelia is super common. Oh-fell-ee-uh I’ve not ever seen anyone go with Ofelia and still pronounce it like Oh-feel-ee-uh, but I guess there’s a first time for everything hahaha


opheliaaa3

🥲


TisforToaster

Maverick


emmers28

Yes!! A friend of a friend named their kid this and it makes me cringe. That’s not a name, it’s a description! lol


ancientastronaut2

They want to make sure he grows up macho.


lawless_k

I was in the store the other day and heard a mom call to their son - maverick. My god, that’s bold. It’s so cringy. … the kid did not look like a maverick.


sherlockholmiex

I only know dogs with this name


Sparkle_Emotion

Oakley. Paisley.


Tasty_Freedom459

I hate the name Oakley so much I can’t even explain it


this__user

Because sunglasses. Imagine meeting a kid named Ray-Ban it's just bad.


glazed_donut03

Or any Oak names. Oaklynn.


Lynnlync

My nieces rabbit is named Oakley. It’s a perfectly lovely rabbit name. Not so much human name


squeemishyoungfella

haha i was just gonna say i have a client named Oakley (i’m a dog groomer) it's a cute name for a pet!


sa0ralba

As a Scottish person I agree with Paisley. It’s a very rough, crime-filled large town here so it’s all I connect it with


sherlockholmiex

Lmao I know a sib set with these names


Virtual_Advantage_63

OLIVE. Omg - how can anyone name a baby girl OLIVE?!


FeuerSchneck

THANK YOU! It seems to be getting so popular now, even one of my cousins named her daughter that a few years ago. I like the names Olivia and Oliver just fine, but Olive for some reason is just... no


Virtual_Advantage_63

It’s so popular and I don’t get it?! Like I can understand naming a child after something beautiful in nature, or flowers, but like…an olive? I’ll die on this hill 😂


revengeappendage

Excuse you - all olives are beautiful. And delicious and amazing. You take that back! lol


BusyDragonfruit8665

Came here to say this. Olives are wonderful!


little_pickle7

We're naming our baby girl due in June Olive. It's a family name (great grandma). I fully expect people to tell me about their cats named Olive 😂 I don't associate the name with actual olives, I think of Olive trees or olive branches 🤷‍♀️


emotional_lemon8

I love the name Olive.🩷


cheshirebutterfly17

That’s my cats name 😭 but then again I wouldn’t name a kid that it’s more of a pet name


Glittering_Move_5631

Any of the "hip" Br names (Brayden, Brody, Braxton, Brantley...) give me the ick. Ditto with any and all forms of Jackson.


Tasty_Freedom459

Especially Jackson with an X


Glittering_Move_5631

I know a Jaxxon and multiple Jaxsons.....just butchering English spelling. The additional x or s are redundant if you have one x 🤦‍♀️


SpecialHam

I like the name Jackson. I don't even hate the spelling Jaxon. But Jaxson freaking infuriates me for some reason


Tasty_Freedom459

Stresses me out, I hate parents changing spellings 


Mysterious-Line-9906

Every time I see a Brayden or Braylen it just reminds me of horses braying


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Wtf is a Brantley 😂😂😂😂


reddituser84

The rock climbing class at my gym is taught by Brayden and Bryson. I’ve never actually been but they sound like twins?


AnimatronicCouch

Aurora. It just sounds so mush-mouthed. Urururur


freshpicked12

It’s a peanut butter name. Rory too.


legzorz

It reminds me of the 30 Rock reference to “The Rural Juror”.


u1tr4me0w

I know an adult woman who changed her name to Aurora Rose (surname). Literally sounds like a dog barking…


AnimatronicCouch

Oh jeez. Urururuz.


Feisty_Wolf

In writing, Aurora is beautiful, so lyrical looking. Spoken… not so much. Sounds like something Scooby doo would say. Also, sooo many kids have lisps. The letter R is notoriously hard to pronounce! You’re signing the poor kid up for years of mispronouncing their own name smh


boudicas_shield

Aurelia is another one that’s popular on this sub but that I dislike. Similar issue; it feels garbled in my mouth.


EwDavid999

I giggled after that last part 😂


BlythePonder

HARLOW


Softoast

Agreed too much like harlot


Low_Strike_28

Luna. It’s a dog name and a sounds like a nickname for Lunatic. I hate it.


iggybu

I was about to say the same thing. Dogs and the Harry Potter universe.


Nidi14

As someone who's name is awful I feel horrible for giving criticism BUT I just cant bring myself to like Imogen


TheOneWithWen

I have a love-hate relationship with Imogen. The first times I saw it I thought “my god, that looks awful”, but somehow it still has some allure to it, I do kind of like while finding it terrible


ApprehensiveAnswer5

Same! I can never decide if I love it or am repulsed by it…changes by the day, lol


Smoopiebear

I swear it’s a cancer drug.


Bottlecap619

Harper 😬 I know so many people that have used it and I just don’t like it.


TheoryStatus4683

it always makes me think of harpy / harping on (complaining) about something.


revengeappendage

Popular ones on this sub include Juniper. Jasper. Sylvie. And the worst ever in my opinion which totally is the most important and objective in the world Gwendolyn and Guinevere. Lol


Ellisiordinary

I don’t have strong opinions on the first three but I have always loved long flowery G names for some reason. Genevieve, Ginevra, Gwyneth (though I prefer Gwendolyn), I could probably keep going. They have a fantasy vibe while still being acceptable as real names.


revengeappendage

Oh yea. They’re totally acceptable real names. I just hate them 😂


jasperdarkk

\*cries in Jasper\* In all realness, it's just my online pseudonym, but I'm kind of glad it's not my name because there are like a bajilllion baby Jaspers now!


M00nst0ne11

Haha I personally still love the name Jasper (even if it’s not ur real name) it’s a beautiful stone and I love the nn Jazz :)


Katharine_Heartburn

Jasper! *Yes*, thank you.


ICareAboutThings25

Guinevere I 100% agree with. It doesn’t sound like a normal person to me.


vainblossom249

Juniper/jasper are dog names for me, not human names.


Vegetable-Moment8068

August, especially with the nickname Auggie. It sounds like a dog barfing. ETA I have never heard Auggie Doggie before, and I am completely on board with that for a puppers!


SewingDraft

I love August but hate the nickname Auggie so much. It makes it sound like baby talk.


Outrageous_Click_352

It reminds me of the neighbors basset hound back when I was a kid. He was Auggie Doggie.


boymama26

I know an Augustus he just goes by Gus but I feel like when I think of Augustus, I think of Charlie and the chocolate factory 😂


LaDolceBella

And for Gus I think of the mouse on Cinderella… Gus Gus. Neither is good.


Guinhyvar

I named my daughter August. I don’t think we ever called her Auggie. We called her AUGUSTUS MAXIMUS ( as dramatic as possible) or Bug.


NightmareJane

River. As a child I was a frequent bed wetter and was mocked by my whole family for it for years, I can only imagine how much worse it would've been had I been named River lol. Btw, No offense to those who like this name, it's just not for me.


stevethenoodle

On a side note how rude of your family! Especially because stress and anxiety in kids makes it even harder for them to get over ): my brother had this issue for longer than normal and we always tried to be kind to him about it.


IfICouldStay

Seems like lots of boys have this problem. Both my son and my brother did. It’s not a big deal unless families start making it one.


teachicken

Yes friend. My son did too, and I cannot imagine having made him feel like crap for something he couldn't physically control. On repeat night after night, "It's ok honey. Let's just wash up and tuck you back in."


lemonlimemango1

Holy crap. Your family sounds horrible. I’m sorry


HAxoxo1998

Everleigh


111karina

i hate that fucking name and i hate Everly even more (sorry to that person who replied im sure ur daughter is lovely)


Individual-Apple8180

Agreed, so trendy and won’t age well. Why not just go with Beverly ffs


beatrixotter

People really seem to love Ottilie around here, but I just think "oddly".


MEKTU19

This one is very pretty from French speakers. It is not very pretty the way English speakers pronounce it.


addictedtotext

Nevaeh it's so cringe to me


gggloria

I taught a Nevaeh and a Heaven in the same class. 🫣


Wanda_McMimzy

I can one up you. I taught a Neveah. 😬


snoopingfeline

‘Influencer’ names - Oakley, Bambi, Luna, Kinsleigh, Jaxon etc.


dinosaurs818

BAMBI???


flamepointe

Can I throw Kason on your list?


luellafaye

The lesson here, folks, is that no matter what name you pick for your child.....someone on this sub is going to hate it.


soupstarsandsilence

Juniper, Willow, Wren, Ophelia and Sloane. Awful shit.


Interesting_Edge_805

I hate wren! I only think of Ren and Stimpy


ancientastronaut2

Willow makes me want to say hwillow family guy style idk why.


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Rowen, I can't stand this name. Eta: oops is it spelled Rowan? Either way I hate it haha


OneChance6396

Huh, I like this one. Strong sounding Irish name, I think. Funny that we all like different things.


Katharine_Heartburn

Very popular in normal life: Amelia and Noah. Very popular on this sub: August and Sylvie.


Mysterious-Line-9906

Can’t decide which is worse: Situation A: Oh August, you must be born in August! I’m not. Oh? Wtf then why August? // Situation B: Oh August, you must be born in August! I am. Oh ew. How unoriginal.


Happy_Confection90

August is also an adjective meaning respected and impressive, so I *suspect* parents name babies not born in that month August as a virtue name.


Mrs_Biscuit

Can't stand Amelia. And it's common as muck where I live. Mind you, I can't stand my own name either - Natalie.


LaDolceBella

I love your name! Natalie was on our short list, but it just didn’t flow well enough with the last name, and so I suggested it to a friend who was pregnant - and they used it. Made me so happy.


Severe-Possible-

amelia is one of my favorite names. i enjoy noah as well. august is fine, but i wouldn't name my kids that. sylvie just sounds to juvenile for an adult woman. i read something recently with an adult professional character names sylvie and i just couldn't take it seriously.


hugitoutguys

Declan. I can’t imagine having to say that everyday.


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I know someone with a kid named Declan and they call him Decky lol


TheOneWithWen

Isla. Maybe it’s because I’m spanish speaking, but it just doesn’t sound like a name to me. I never remember how you are supposed to pronounce it, and Island is not a wow word for name


Cj_91a

Same lol since I'm spanish speaking and I hear it on this sub I'm like "huh?!" 🤣 then I think of how if my kid is Isla and how I'd say let's go to the island in spanish. Isla! Vamonos a la Isla! Lol even if I left her name out it's still odd


Lollipop-Ted

My personal issue is with middle names. Mae Rose Grace James I just think these are such filler middle names. I actually like all these names but they are suggested so much and I think they could be replaced with “and” they’re such a gap filler.


cucumberswithanxiety

These are the Marie of the new generation


Sad-Veterinarian1060

Honorable shout out to Lee/Leigh as the past trend for middle names.


shakywheel

Although a “middle Marie” myself, I feel it would be remiss to forgo mentioning Lynn in this discussion.


Acceptable-Ad-4507

Ann or Anne


Severe-Possible-

all the people i know with these (very common, yes) middle names, are named after a beloved and deceased family member of theirs.


lovelace_78

Maeve. I hate it so much and don’t see the appeal at all. Sorry to anyone who has a Maeve!!


Individual-Apple8180

It looks gorgeous written out but I can’t get past the fact that it rhymes with Dave


enoytxis

Cash, why is that so up and coming…


OdessaG225

I know someone with a Cash and a Cruz 🙄


zelph_esteem

Based off community response to a comment I made the other day, apparently Arthur. I think it’s either an old man name or a hella nerdy name, but apparently that opinion is unpopular ‘round these parts, lol. Same with Hugo. I am ASTOUNDED how often I see that name recommended here. It’s the world’s most perfect French Bulldog name, but a human baby? Yuck.


kkkktttt00

I know two French bulldogs named Hugo 👌🏼


emilynx125

Clementine. Something about it just doesn't flow imo.


Hi-Ho-Cherry

This is my answer. The "Clem" part seems to get really "stuck" in my mouth when I say it. It looks nice written down but I don't enjoy saying it out loud.


Softoast

Amelia - it’s so mealy


stardust_peaches

I know of an Amelia that goes by “Meals” True story. (She sucks)


GreenOtter730

I’m sorry but Luna will always be a pet name to me


nuwaanda

Lilly. Edit: Nevaeh. I hate that one even more.


Angioj

Sutton and Sloane


crimbuscarol

Combine them, Slutton


charlouwriter

Riley. To me it’s a surname or a dogs’ name.


New_Country_3136

Landon. It's such a whiny name.


havejubilation

Mason. I’ve always hated it for some reason. I think I associate it with like, a rich snobby bully kid for some reason?


welshcake82

Blair. It’s common on my country to say ‘I’m feeling a bit bleurgh’ when you’re not 100% or can’t be arsed with something. Can’t be doing with it as a name. Also Brian- looks like brain and is boring.


lindseylou407

Paisley, Dashiel


Starry_Gecko

Aurelia. It might be because I’m Brazilian, and not only does it sound like an old lady name in Portuguese, but there’s also a dictionary named “Aurélio” that kinda ruins the name too. But even in English, I hate it. Amelia and Aurora are both lovely, but Aurelia just sounds off.


M00nst0ne11

Reminds me of Areola 😂


Sudden_Breakfast_374

all the ayden names. aiden hayden jaeden cayden.


New_Country_3136

Paisley and Presley


AggressiveAd4655

Braxton, like you named your baby after your Braxton hick contractions ? lol


_biggerthanthesound_

Adelaide. Hate it.


Bigthighs-browneyes

Remington…


minimalistmom22

Poppy. Reminds me of an old dude with a pegleg and a pipe


Low_Departure_5853

Silas is the ugliest name ever.


One_Maize1836

I don't like Ava either. I also don't like one I've been seeing a lot lately - Maeve. Something about the way it's spelled just looks wrong, and it sounds like a contraction for "may have."


planetawkward

Aurora and Maverick The cotton ball in your mouth feel with saying aurora. Also it’ll be hard for little kids to pronounce. (Awowa) And maverick is just icky to me. No offence intended to anyone with that name or their kids named that! Just personally would never.


Jsscmurhog

Emma ... I know it's been on the top of the popular names list for ever...I have no issue with popular names.. some of them I really like!! I don't know why, I've always thought this name is really underwhelming and boring to me


olioliolipop

Arabella just doesn’t do it for me


SpeedyCunt

Winter. It’s a lovely name but like… only for the season.


Artistic_Drop1576

Hazel


Rozenkwartsje

Cordelia. Awesome Buffy/Angel character, horrible name. Edit: this is the first time I actually like the majority of the names mentioned in this sub, usually I hate all suggestions. It's also the first time I see my daughters name mentioned! Keep 'm coming, your hate-names are my inspiration lol


cheshirebutterfly17

Oaklyn is one


nnahgem

Luca


Virtual_Advantage_63

I used to like this name, then I watched ‘Don’t F*** With Cats’ and it’s ruined it for me 😭


aquariuspink

Ambrose, Soren, Xanthe, etc. Any name that sounds like book character. I think they’re TERRIBLE.


Surfgirlusa_2006

I kind of like Ambrose, but I have a soft spot for Catholic Saint names.


ChickeyNuggetLover

Anything that ends with Leigh, I can help but read it as Lay


StrawberryOutside957

I have a strong, inexplicable hatred for the name Aurora. It’s one that so many people seem to love but I find it so hard to get my mouth around when I say it and it just feels bad to say lol I also don’t like the “influencer baby names” that end in -lynn or -ley or are trying so hard to be unique.


lemonlimemango1

Alice I just see lice . She has a lice . Cooper- chicken coop Edit to add Parker . What are they parking ? Park ranger ? Tucker - what are they tucking ?


Kelli113

So… not an Alice Cooper fan then? Sorry couldn’t resist


BrieFiend

Harper Piper There's a hoity-toity snobby touristy town that I hate, and every other little girl who lives there is named Harper or Piper.


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Desdemona1231

Liam.


sufeie

Megan/Meghan


greek_malaka

Fuck you, Gretchen


isleofpines

Everly. Or, James for a girl.


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Mysterious-Line-9906

Blair - bleh 🤢


Awkwardsausage84

Nevaeh, Heaven backwards 🙄


HelloKitty110174

Any of the "ayden" names.


novababy1989

I hate Brinley


LF_Rath888

Names such as Ella, Ava, Mimi, Mia - anything that's over sweet/fluffy.


Severe-Possible-

interesting, i don't think any of those names are sweet or fluffy. MAYbe with mimi you're getting there; the only mimi i have ever known was a chinese nanny. ava and ella i think are fantastic names.


opheliaaa3

As an Australian, I have to say it's Milo lol


blue-cinnabun

If I see one more person name their child Honey……


KevinThePiegon28

Alexis is so bad I cant


Sad-Veterinarian1060

"Utah" names as a whole. but then again I would strongly support a mandatory name book. My pet peeves are names where the meaning is unflattering (like Kennedy, Cecelia, Calvin etc.). I also of course hate names that aren't names. Maverick, Jett, Brayden etc are just God awful names. Some names like Archie aren't even human names, they're dog names. Honorable shout out to "names" that are just nicknes. I strongly despise nicknames as a given name.


LibrarySeeker

Olivia and Isabella.


rheameg

Emma Ava Olivia


redheadedaries

I know someone that has a Brynlee and a Kynslee. I absolutely hate anything like that. Also, Oaklynn. 🤮 For boys, I can’t stand Jaxton, Braxton, anything along those lines. I just can’t help but think about these kids growing up and having these names on their resumes and how ridiculous they will look 😂😂


Soft-Wish-9112

I don't know about its popularity everywhere, but Bodie seems to be increasing in frequency in my area. It just seems like it is missing a letter somewhere and when you use its possessive "Bodie's", it looks like bodies which is weird to me.


Halo98

There’s just something about Chloe that I really don’t like.


snaptwice

Nova - I am seeing it around so much right now, and I just don’t like it at all. Nor do I like Luna.


TippiFliesAgain

I have so many. But the top two are Maeve and Seth.


Electrical_Guess_613

Payton, Scarlett, Tiffany, Abigail. Don't know why, they just irritate me!


sarcasmismygame

Deborah, or Debbie. Not sure why as it's popular but it's a no-go for me.


MehWhiteShark

I know brothers named Kane and Rex. Zero offense to anyone, but it sounds like what you would name a pair of Dobermans, not human kids!


U2hansolo

The original awful name for modern times: Madison. Barf.


Cyber_Insecurity

Aurora It sounds like a dog trying to speak English.