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HelpRe: The most hated names on my list
in reply to a message by Ottilie
Interesting!
(f)
Innogen - prefer Imogen, which I wouldn't shorten; but I much prefer Immie to Innie.
Hebe - heebie-jeebies? Goddess of youth? Nope.
Bronagh - love it!
Holiday - yuck in spades. Worse than ln Day, fn Holly, and that's saying something.
Roberta - fine as a mn, but of the two I've known well, one was Robbie and the other was Bert, which don't appeal.
Françoise - nice, but too French for me to use. Funny - Francois is well used for guys where I live, but Francoise not at all. Wonder why.
Olga - heavy, elderly heiress with too many rings on arthritic fingers
Imelda - closet full of shoes, nation full of poverty and corruption
Grace - hackneyed; much prefer Anne
Aelita - unfamiliar with this one; don't like Alida much
Artemis - what a life sentence!
Dulcie - a plump actress doing laundry-soap commercials (where I live)
Bridie - unpleasant and unfeminist: a mini-bride. Bridget is lovely, though.
Tempest - too silly even for Hollywood, I hope. When I was growing up I knew a boy called Storm and had to battle not to smile whenever I (or anyone) used his name
Kinneret - sounds commercial, perhaps a firelighter with a synthetic smell
Frances - beautiful, especially for badger-fanciers
Milena - unfamiliar with this one; would it shorten to Miley? Don't find it pleasing even if it doesn't ...
Nephele - great if you're Greek. If not, there'd be pronunciation issues daily for maybe 90 years
(m)
Dickon - my SIL dated one, years ago! I like it, but Dick is unfortunate through no fault of its own
Amaury - Amaury here, and Anothermaury over there? No
Israel - I had an Israel friend who was Israeli! He was great; his name ... heavy religious plus Middle Eastern political, so no
Linus - and his blanket. Good name, ruined by Peanuts
Reynard - I prefer Reinhard, but I don't mind Reynard at all; pleasantly medieval
Raleigh - Rawley? Rally? Rahley? Prefer Walter
Quincey - does it really not remind you of a very sore throat?
Didier - fine on M Drogba but too French for where I live
Arlington - isn't it a military cemetery? Not the best association!
Acton - Acton up at the moment but he'll soon calm down
Douglas - like very much, certainly enough to use as a mn
Albany - where I live, it's (a) a huge bakery and (b) slabs of dark chocolate, and that's before you get to the British Isles
Sparrow - rowdy, sex-obsessed little pests
Schuyler - baffles me entirely. Just cannot see the point. Is there a prominent one in the US that makes it mainstream? (Even if there is, the sound of it is an affront to the Dutch language!)
Robert - family name going back generations, and though I'd use Robin as a male fn, I'd certainly consider Robert as a mn (-bert names don't mesh with our ln)
Raoul - sounds pretentious; don't like Rael or Rahul much either
Gilbert - and Sullivan? Would be wonderful except when I'm in a hurry I see Giblet
Currer - nonsense!
Audley - audley enough, it just doesn't appeal ...
Damon - much prefer Damien or Damian
Leolin - too close to the f name Lurlyn
Yannick - too French
Fingal - close to 'finger', and though the music is stunning, the thought of going through life sharing one's name with a cave isn't
Alfred - prefer Fred to Alf, so wouldn't risk it
Herbert - the oldest and dustiest of the Bert names, and Herb is unthinkable
Victor - lovely; a tad ambitious as a fn but excellent in the middle
(f)
Innogen - prefer Imogen, which I wouldn't shorten; but I much prefer Immie to Innie.
Hebe - heebie-jeebies? Goddess of youth? Nope.
Bronagh - love it!
Holiday - yuck in spades. Worse than ln Day, fn Holly, and that's saying something.
Roberta - fine as a mn, but of the two I've known well, one was Robbie and the other was Bert, which don't appeal.
Françoise - nice, but too French for me to use. Funny - Francois is well used for guys where I live, but Francoise not at all. Wonder why.
Olga - heavy, elderly heiress with too many rings on arthritic fingers
Imelda - closet full of shoes, nation full of poverty and corruption
Grace - hackneyed; much prefer Anne
Aelita - unfamiliar with this one; don't like Alida much
Artemis - what a life sentence!
Dulcie - a plump actress doing laundry-soap commercials (where I live)
Bridie - unpleasant and unfeminist: a mini-bride. Bridget is lovely, though.
Tempest - too silly even for Hollywood, I hope. When I was growing up I knew a boy called Storm and had to battle not to smile whenever I (or anyone) used his name
Kinneret - sounds commercial, perhaps a firelighter with a synthetic smell
Frances - beautiful, especially for badger-fanciers
Milena - unfamiliar with this one; would it shorten to Miley? Don't find it pleasing even if it doesn't ...
Nephele - great if you're Greek. If not, there'd be pronunciation issues daily for maybe 90 years
(m)
Dickon - my SIL dated one, years ago! I like it, but Dick is unfortunate through no fault of its own
Amaury - Amaury here, and Anothermaury over there? No
Israel - I had an Israel friend who was Israeli! He was great; his name ... heavy religious plus Middle Eastern political, so no
Linus - and his blanket. Good name, ruined by Peanuts
Reynard - I prefer Reinhard, but I don't mind Reynard at all; pleasantly medieval
Raleigh - Rawley? Rally? Rahley? Prefer Walter
Quincey - does it really not remind you of a very sore throat?
Didier - fine on M Drogba but too French for where I live
Arlington - isn't it a military cemetery? Not the best association!
Acton - Acton up at the moment but he'll soon calm down
Douglas - like very much, certainly enough to use as a mn
Albany - where I live, it's (a) a huge bakery and (b) slabs of dark chocolate, and that's before you get to the British Isles
Sparrow - rowdy, sex-obsessed little pests
Schuyler - baffles me entirely. Just cannot see the point. Is there a prominent one in the US that makes it mainstream? (Even if there is, the sound of it is an affront to the Dutch language!)
Robert - family name going back generations, and though I'd use Robin as a male fn, I'd certainly consider Robert as a mn (-bert names don't mesh with our ln)
Raoul - sounds pretentious; don't like Rael or Rahul much either
Gilbert - and Sullivan? Would be wonderful except when I'm in a hurry I see Giblet
Currer - nonsense!
Audley - audley enough, it just doesn't appeal ...
Damon - much prefer Damien or Damian
Leolin - too close to the f name Lurlyn
Yannick - too French
Fingal - close to 'finger', and though the music is stunning, the thought of going through life sharing one's name with a cave isn't
Alfred - prefer Fred to Alf, so wouldn't risk it
Herbert - the oldest and dustiest of the Bert names, and Herb is unthinkable
Victor - lovely; a tad ambitious as a fn but excellent in the middle
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Haha, I love this response!
If I were ever to bestow Roberta upon a child, it would most likely be as a middle name, and I would do so in order to achieve the nickname Bobbie.
Interesting. I find Bridget sticky and uncomfortable, whereas I find Bridie to be... well, quite gliding.
Milena would shorten to Mila.
The Peanuts association with Linus baffled me for some time as I had no idea it existed. I'm a youngster in the UK, so I wonder if it's a regional or generational thing?
Is this the point where I admit my favourite boys' name became such when I saw it numerous times in Langemark Cemetery in Belgium? Having said that, I don't think I was aware of Arlington being a cemetery, so thank you for enlightening me.
If I were ever to bestow Roberta upon a child, it would most likely be as a middle name, and I would do so in order to achieve the nickname Bobbie.
Interesting. I find Bridget sticky and uncomfortable, whereas I find Bridie to be... well, quite gliding.
Milena would shorten to Mila.
The Peanuts association with Linus baffled me for some time as I had no idea it existed. I'm a youngster in the UK, so I wonder if it's a regional or generational thing?
Is this the point where I admit my favourite boys' name became such when I saw it numerous times in Langemark Cemetery in Belgium? Having said that, I don't think I was aware of Arlington being a cemetery, so thank you for enlightening me.
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