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I'm pretty judgey when it comes to names (hey I can admit it). I hear alot of names on a daily basis as i'm a teacher (mainly casual)

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- Misspelt names - in Australia the new trend (well not so new) is to spell names as they would sound in the Australian accent. Eg. Tayla/h, Oska, Summah etc. I can't describe the feeling that I get when I see these names. Also names with extra x's or y's. Madylyn, Mykynzie, Mykel, Wynter, Kyley are ones that I have seen.

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- Trending pop culture names - stuff like Jax, Aria, Knox, Bronx, Bella, Shiloh etc. that are popular because of a celebrity naming their kid that, or from a tv show etc.

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- Boys names on girls - Tacky.

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- American place names - Harlem, Bronx, Boston, Dakota, Iowa, Utah, Miami, Houston, Denver, Indiana etc. these are all names that i've seen used on Australian kids! Eww.

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- Brand names/anything to do with wealth - Gucci, Armani, Dior, Porshe, Chardonay, Champagne etc.

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- Virtue names - Hope, Charity, Grace, Bliss, Faith etc.

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- Nicknames - Joe, Ben, Jake, Tom, Dave, Greg - used as full names rather than just nicknames.