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Help25 Rules and Most Hated Names of 2011
I found these two articles today, and thought they were interesting.
http://thestir.cafemom.com/pregnancy/132293/25_rules_of_baby_naming?utm_source=pinterest
http://thestir.cafemom.com/pregnancy/119817/most_hated_baby_names_is
Which rules and names do you agree with? Disagree with any? Any you would add?
http://thestir.cafemom.com/pregnancy/132293/25_rules_of_baby_naming?utm_source=pinterest
http://thestir.cafemom.com/pregnancy/119817/most_hated_baby_names_is
Which rules and names do you agree with? Disagree with any? Any you would add?
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People hate Jayden and Neveah? NAW, REALLY?!?
Yawn...I'm tired of people hating these names. Can't we think of some NEW names to hate? Pretty pretty please?
Yawn...I'm tired of people hating these names. Can't we think of some NEW names to hate? Pretty pretty please?
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They'll probably stop hating the names when they stop seeing them *everywhere*.
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How the heck did Tristan end up on the list of most-hated male baby names? I don't understand, there's nothing wrong with it.
I agree about brand names, but I like most gemstone names for girls, so I was disappointed to see Sapphire (in an article linked to the first one) relegated to being a "stripper name." I like Sapphire!
I agree about brand names, but I like most gemstone names for girls, so I was disappointed to see Sapphire (in an article linked to the first one) relegated to being a "stripper name." I like Sapphire!
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I can see it with a lot of the names.
No wonder why all the -aden names are on the list. Those -aden names are too common. My cousin named her son Jayden. The kid recently entered kindergarten, and there's 2 other Jaydens in his class. His little sister is named Kendall.
Hunter always cracks me up. I have another cousin with that name (he's a bit older than me). It's especially ironic because he's a bit wimpy - he's actually afraid of my pet lizard.
No wonder why all the -aden names are on the list. Those -aden names are too common. My cousin named her son Jayden. The kid recently entered kindergarten, and there's 2 other Jaydens in his class. His little sister is named Kendall.
Hunter always cracks me up. I have another cousin with that name (he's a bit older than me). It's especially ironic because he's a bit wimpy - he's actually afraid of my pet lizard.
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The rules:
1. It seems pretty obvious. I agree.
2. I don't know what they mean by these. I'm guessing names like Bambi, Candy, Bunny, Jade, Raven, Sierra, Crystal, Brandy, etc.
3. Every name is going to have someone who hates it. So this is kind of redundant.
4. I guess I can agree.
5. I don't see how Nelly is bad. Enough people seem to know it's a name. (I'm sure Nelly Furtado didn't get any problems with it.) But who would name their kid Jinx? It means "curse" (as in a hex), and there's a Pokemon named Jynx.
6. A lot of names have various spellings. Catherine and Anne have had multiple spellings for a long time.
7. All names were made up at one point. But some of them can look tacky. And BTW, Stephania is a real name.
8. I guess this is a good rule of thumb.
9. Agree.
10. Strongly agree.
11. Ditto.
12. I've never heard of a kid named Einstein or Harvard, though Aristotle is well-used in Greece (though not in that form; usually it's Aristotelis). But I don't think it's a good idea to show off through you're kid's name. It can make you look like a snob.
13. I think there is a good reason why we don't use certain names, like Adolf, Caligula, Herod, Cleopatra, Jezebel, and Nero. It's because they are associated with bad people in history.
14. Pretty good rule.
15. I agree with this.
16. Celebrities really DO love to give crap to their kids. A few celebrities I like gave their kids awful names (Gwen Stefani did), but it doesn't make me hate them. I think it's better not to copy them. Actually, it's the normal-sounding celebrity kid names, like Ava, Max, Oscar, and Stella, that are copied the most.
1. It seems pretty obvious. I agree.
2. I don't know what they mean by these. I'm guessing names like Bambi, Candy, Bunny, Jade, Raven, Sierra, Crystal, Brandy, etc.
3. Every name is going to have someone who hates it. So this is kind of redundant.
4. I guess I can agree.
5. I don't see how Nelly is bad. Enough people seem to know it's a name. (I'm sure Nelly Furtado didn't get any problems with it.) But who would name their kid Jinx? It means "curse" (as in a hex), and there's a Pokemon named Jynx.
6. A lot of names have various spellings. Catherine and Anne have had multiple spellings for a long time.
7. All names were made up at one point. But some of them can look tacky. And BTW, Stephania is a real name.
8. I guess this is a good rule of thumb.
9. Agree.
10. Strongly agree.
11. Ditto.
12. I've never heard of a kid named Einstein or Harvard, though Aristotle is well-used in Greece (though not in that form; usually it's Aristotelis). But I don't think it's a good idea to show off through you're kid's name. It can make you look like a snob.
13. I think there is a good reason why we don't use certain names, like Adolf, Caligula, Herod, Cleopatra, Jezebel, and Nero. It's because they are associated with bad people in history.
14. Pretty good rule.
15. I agree with this.
16. Celebrities really DO love to give crap to their kids. A few celebrities I like gave their kids awful names (Gwen Stefani did), but it doesn't make me hate them. I think it's better not to copy them. Actually, it's the normal-sounding celebrity kid names, like Ava, Max, Oscar, and Stella, that are copied the most.
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Well, they all are generally logical, and good advice for non-names nerds.
I especially agree with 6. Avoid names with 8,000 different spellings and 14. Remember your baby will be a human not an animal.
Don't like any of those names except maybe Bertha.
I especially agree with 6. Avoid names with 8,000 different spellings and 14. Remember your baby will be a human not an animal.
Don't like any of those names except maybe Bertha.
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I call BS on the second list, but the only one I disagree with is William. I mean, in 2011 or whatever, who was talking about Gertrude? Nobody. That set my BS radar off.
I agree with the food rule. But what about Alma or Clementine?
What on earth is a "stripper name"? I mean, Neveah, granted, or Starr, but what's trashy to one person beyond that may not be to another.
Avoid names people hate is a terrible rule. Ick.
Rule 4 is so dumb. Argh.
So is rule 5.
So is rule 6. So I should avoid Anne because it could be Anne, Ann or An? Or what about Catherine's many forms?
Rule 7 is truth, yo.
Initials matter, but not that much, so rule 8 is so-so.
Rule 9 - monograms? Seriously? Who do you know who does monograms nowadays?
Don't get inspiration from stuff! That's rule 10. Stupid.
Funny names are hilarious. Eh, rule 11 can jog on.
Try hard names bug me too, but... what's try hard to one isn't to another...
Seriously? 13 is don't name your child 'Hitler'? I have no words. Was the person who wrote this high? Is this meant to be funny but really as funny as root canal surgery? Am I missing something?
Animal names - agree, kinda.
Sports names - doesn't affect me.
Celebrity thing - yawn.
Avoid banned names? Ya don't say!
I agree with 18.
And 19.
20 is so stupid. Seriously? Most people don't go "I like Twix bars, so I'mma name my kid Twix".
21 sucks and is ethnocentric. Some cultures give names with bad meanings for cultural or religious reasons.
22 is another idiot rule. I mean... seriously, can I guess your IQ ms/mr author?
23 goes without saying but, again, is ethnocentric.
24 is poo.
25 makes this whole list invalid. I laughed. A lot. How stupid.
So really, all of this made me want to slam my head into my desk. I settled with watching videos of sloths on youtube to turn my rage into cuddly benevolence.
I agree with the food rule. But what about Alma or Clementine?
What on earth is a "stripper name"? I mean, Neveah, granted, or Starr, but what's trashy to one person beyond that may not be to another.
Avoid names people hate is a terrible rule. Ick.
Rule 4 is so dumb. Argh.
So is rule 5.
So is rule 6. So I should avoid Anne because it could be Anne, Ann or An? Or what about Catherine's many forms?
Rule 7 is truth, yo.
Initials matter, but not that much, so rule 8 is so-so.
Rule 9 - monograms? Seriously? Who do you know who does monograms nowadays?
Don't get inspiration from stuff! That's rule 10. Stupid.
Funny names are hilarious. Eh, rule 11 can jog on.
Try hard names bug me too, but... what's try hard to one isn't to another...
Seriously? 13 is don't name your child 'Hitler'? I have no words. Was the person who wrote this high? Is this meant to be funny but really as funny as root canal surgery? Am I missing something?
Animal names - agree, kinda.
Sports names - doesn't affect me.
Celebrity thing - yawn.
Avoid banned names? Ya don't say!
I agree with 18.
And 19.
20 is so stupid. Seriously? Most people don't go "I like Twix bars, so I'mma name my kid Twix".
21 sucks and is ethnocentric. Some cultures give names with bad meanings for cultural or religious reasons.
22 is another idiot rule. I mean... seriously, can I guess your IQ ms/mr author?
23 goes without saying but, again, is ethnocentric.
24 is poo.
25 makes this whole list invalid. I laughed. A lot. How stupid.
So really, all of this made me want to slam my head into my desk. I settled with watching videos of sloths on youtube to turn my rage into cuddly benevolence.
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There was a family that really named their kid Adolf Hitler. The siblings had names that also were strong Nazi references. I just don't remember what they are/ were off hand. They were in the news a year or so ago. I think that social services was called, Adolf was about 4 years old.
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There's a link to the case in the article:
http://thestir.cafemom.com/big_kid/127971/parents_lose_custody_of_son
I think they have another son, called Hons or something.
http://thestir.cafemom.com/big_kid/127971/parents_lose_custody_of_son
I think they have another son, called Hons or something.
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I never would have thought of no. 4, but yes, you do not want a bad email address.
They are all good things to consider, and following all of them could be difficult, but no. 25 is very true. Someone is going to disagree with your choice. I remember on one thread here someone' image of a Bunny is a stripper, but mine was playing tennis at the country club with Muffin- very different images.
I disagree with a lot of the girls' names on the hated list- to me, being too common doesn't make me hate them, just less likely to use them. But the boys' list has all of the names I'm sick of. Tristan isn't that bad (I named a character this), and I haven't met a new Michael in a long time. It might be boring, but there's far worse.
They are all good things to consider, and following all of them could be difficult, but no. 25 is very true. Someone is going to disagree with your choice. I remember on one thread here someone' image of a Bunny is a stripper, but mine was playing tennis at the country club with Muffin- very different images.
I disagree with a lot of the girls' names on the hated list- to me, being too common doesn't make me hate them, just less likely to use them. But the boys' list has all of the names I'm sick of. Tristan isn't that bad (I named a character this), and I haven't met a new Michael in a long time. It might be boring, but there's far worse.
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I can't blame the dislike of Michael as it hasn't budged out of the top 10 since the 1940s. It's about as anonymous as a first name can get these days.
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