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Are there any names you used to like that have been ruined by a bad, real life association? I used to like Kelly for a boy until I met a disgusting jerk named Kelly a few months ago. Now, I hate it. What about you?
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Oh jeez. I have a list.
First, basically any name associated with my father or his family: Gordon, Gwendolyn (any Gwen name), Kevin, Renee, Susan, Becky, Clyde, Darren, Kent (Kenton included). The only name not tarnished was Keith.
Bully's and terrible people I went to school with: Brian, Trent, Rachel, Augusta, Rochelle, and so so many more.
Other horrible people I have known: Joey/Joseph, Jacob, Selena, Dana... and there are more.
There are few names that get past a bad association with me.
First, basically any name associated with my father or his family: Gordon, Gwendolyn (any Gwen name), Kevin, Renee, Susan, Becky, Clyde, Darren, Kent (Kenton included). The only name not tarnished was Keith.
Bully's and terrible people I went to school with: Brian, Trent, Rachel, Augusta, Rochelle, and so so many more.
Other horrible people I have known: Joey/Joseph, Jacob, Selena, Dana... and there are more.
There are few names that get past a bad association with me.
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Sally has a really negative association for me (sorry I know it's one of your nieces' name).
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Sofia/Sophia!
I'm so tired of hearing this name everywhere I go. I really don't find the sound pleasant anymore.
I'm so tired of hearing this name everywhere I go. I really don't find the sound pleasant anymore.
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Reuben - taught a horrible one a few years ago and for some reason my husbands friends were telling me about some kid they went to high school with red hair who was apparently a pain and they called him Reuben red puben...
Z names - I have gone off every Z name there is. There seems to be so many babies lately with a Z name, i'm over it!
I also loved Kelly for a boy until I met a horrible little boy named Kelly.. he was horrible. I do still have 2 other boys that i've taught named Kelly that were lovely.
Z names - I have gone off every Z name there is. There seems to be so many babies lately with a Z name, i'm over it!
I also loved Kelly for a boy until I met a horrible little boy named Kelly.. he was horrible. I do still have 2 other boys that i've taught named Kelly that were lovely.
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Xavier is heading that direction for me. There is a trouble maker at the school that I work at that I'm sick of hearing about.
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Autumn. I'm cringing just looking at it. She was the most stuck up, self centered, ass-kissing teacher's pet... I'd probably really like this name if it wasn't for her.
Some others I can think of:
Olivia - Mean, manipulative childhood friend.
Ryder - A douchebag in middle school.
Kieran - Same as Ryder. I still like Ciaran, though.
Griffin - Same as Ryder and Keiran. There were a lot of douchebags in middle school.
Courtney - Pretty sure she slapped me in the face in preschool. But recently I've met a Courtney who is really nice, which makes me dislike it a little less.
Some others I can think of:
Olivia - Mean, manipulative childhood friend.
Ryder - A douchebag in middle school.
Kieran - Same as Ryder. I still like Ciaran, though.
Griffin - Same as Ryder and Keiran. There were a lot of douchebags in middle school.
Courtney - Pretty sure she slapped me in the face in preschool. But recently I've met a Courtney who is really nice, which makes me dislike it a little less.
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Amber. She was a middle school bully. I'd probably like the name now if it wasn't for her.
This message was edited 10/17/2016, 12:49 PM
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I've never been very fond of Jenny, but now I really can't stand it because of a certain person.
I thought Anatoly was handsome until I read about a Russian serial killer with that name.
I ADORED Symphorosa until I read that symphorophilia is being sexually aroused by watching disasters!
I thought Pancras was cool until people taught me the English word pancrea. Same with Sabia and labia, Celia and cilia, Candida as in yeast infection and Merrow sounding like marrow.
I still like Ophelia and Ofelia, but the only Ofelia I've met was terribly unpleasant. Same with Johanna, I've met several (it's a very common Swedish name) and I've only liked one or two.
I think Hedvig is a nice old name, but a teacher ruined it for me.
Being a Phantom of the Opera fan I should have a weak spot for Erik, but it just reminds me of the guy my best friend (or so I thought) started dating which meant she ignored me totally.
OK, enough whining now, I guess...
On the other hand, I can tell you that I used to hate the name Birgit because of a handicraft teacher, but then I had the most wonderful drama teacher called Birgit, so now it's a good name for me. And I happend to meet the most manipulative, unpleasant and probably psychopathic A**HOLE on earth and she was called Inger, so it's not exactly a name I would give my daughter, but I now know two very nice women called Inger.
I thought Anatoly was handsome until I read about a Russian serial killer with that name.
I ADORED Symphorosa until I read that symphorophilia is being sexually aroused by watching disasters!
I thought Pancras was cool until people taught me the English word pancrea. Same with Sabia and labia, Celia and cilia, Candida as in yeast infection and Merrow sounding like marrow.
I still like Ophelia and Ofelia, but the only Ofelia I've met was terribly unpleasant. Same with Johanna, I've met several (it's a very common Swedish name) and I've only liked one or two.
I think Hedvig is a nice old name, but a teacher ruined it for me.
Being a Phantom of the Opera fan I should have a weak spot for Erik, but it just reminds me of the guy my best friend (or so I thought) started dating which meant she ignored me totally.
OK, enough whining now, I guess...
On the other hand, I can tell you that I used to hate the name Birgit because of a handicraft teacher, but then I had the most wonderful drama teacher called Birgit, so now it's a good name for me. And I happend to meet the most manipulative, unpleasant and probably psychopathic A**HOLE on earth and she was called Inger, so it's not exactly a name I would give my daughter, but I now know two very nice women called Inger.
This message was edited 10/17/2016, 12:42 PM
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There must be loads, but can only think of these atm:
Susan. Uncomfortably personal comment-er and moist-handed shoulder-patter. urgh
Carla. Terribly earnest political/charity signer-upper with terrible halitosis who I often have to hide from
Adrian. Creepy stalker of the worst kind
Elizabeth. Not even going there.
Susan. Uncomfortably personal comment-er and moist-handed shoulder-patter. urgh
Carla. Terribly earnest political/charity signer-upper with terrible halitosis who I often have to hide from
Adrian. Creepy stalker of the worst kind
Elizabeth. Not even going there.
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Connor
I used to like the name Connor until I met an absolute, total douchebag named Connor in college. And it took forever for people around us to stop insinuating that I was being oversensitive and to finally realize, "Hey, Connor, you know what? You really ARE a douchebag!"
Seriously. And I swear, the dude thought he was Kurt Cobain. His band actually had a half decent "Sappy" cover, though...
Other names I've soured on due to real-life associations:
Margot - I still really like the name (and this spelling, only), but Margot also is the name of perhaps the most egocentric person I've ever met. She's the center of the universe, didn't you know? *eyeroll* That makes me hesitant to use it on a real person. Or a character. For all I know, she might think I named them after her...
Stephanie - Name of a friend throughout primary school. I was actually friends with her and her younger sister, Lisa. Anyway, there was... something wrong with Stephanie. Then again, there was probably something wrong with me, too, if I'm willing to be friends with someone after the try to push me down the stairs (my mom caught me), and succeed in pushing me into my locker. She's also the only person I've ever hit - when we were eight years old, and she was bullying Lisa...
Why the heck was I ever friends with her?!?!
Robyn / Robin (f) - I've never actually met this person, but she was a high school / twenties close friend of my mom. I mentioned to her once that I liked the name Robin for a girl, long time ago, and my mom just barely stopped herself from going ballistic and told me that no grandchild of hers would be named Robin, any spelling.
I used to like the name Connor until I met an absolute, total douchebag named Connor in college. And it took forever for people around us to stop insinuating that I was being oversensitive and to finally realize, "Hey, Connor, you know what? You really ARE a douchebag!"
Seriously. And I swear, the dude thought he was Kurt Cobain. His band actually had a half decent "Sappy" cover, though...
Other names I've soured on due to real-life associations:
Margot - I still really like the name (and this spelling, only), but Margot also is the name of perhaps the most egocentric person I've ever met. She's the center of the universe, didn't you know? *eyeroll* That makes me hesitant to use it on a real person. Or a character. For all I know, she might think I named them after her...
Stephanie - Name of a friend throughout primary school. I was actually friends with her and her younger sister, Lisa. Anyway, there was... something wrong with Stephanie. Then again, there was probably something wrong with me, too, if I'm willing to be friends with someone after the try to push me down the stairs (my mom caught me), and succeed in pushing me into my locker. She's also the only person I've ever hit - when we were eight years old, and she was bullying Lisa...
Why the heck was I ever friends with her?!?!
Robyn / Robin (f) - I've never actually met this person, but she was a high school / twenties close friend of my mom. I mentioned to her once that I liked the name Robin for a girl, long time ago, and my mom just barely stopped herself from going ballistic and told me that no grandchild of hers would be named Robin, any spelling.
This message was edited 10/17/2016, 11:43 AM
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Sorry about the bratty Erica...
:-(
There were enough of us born in the late 80s / early 90s that there were bound to be some bad seeds...
:-(
There were enough of us born in the late 80s / early 90s that there were bound to be some bad seeds...
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That's alright :)
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Jacob.
I'm typically not one to dislike a name or associate it with anything but like Solveig said, the more you say it, the more you dislike it. I used to be "the more I say, the more I liked it" type but it's just something about Jacob that I don't like. It could be because I work with kids now and there's two Jacobs, so I say it more than ever before but it also doesn't make sense because there are other kids with the same name yet those names don't bother me. I have no idea. I just know I don't like the name Jacob anymore.
I'm typically not one to dislike a name or associate it with anything but like Solveig said, the more you say it, the more you dislike it. I used to be "the more I say, the more I liked it" type but it's just something about Jacob that I don't like. It could be because I work with kids now and there's two Jacobs, so I say it more than ever before but it also doesn't make sense because there are other kids with the same name yet those names don't bother me. I have no idea. I just know I don't like the name Jacob anymore.
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I wish I kept a more detailed list of names I've deleted from my PNL over time. I'd probably have a lot more here.
- Elizabeth. How unfortunate, I can only associate it with a horrible roommate most of the time.
- Lenora. I remember loving this name, and then I met the saddest, attention-seeking woman I'll probably ever come in contact with. (At least I can still have Lorena.)
- Micah. This I blame myself for, he was like a caricature of someone named Micah and I should have seen this coming. He sang Bible songs on a guitar and said awful things about homosexuality out of nowhere the first time I met him.
Those are the only ones I can think of at the moment.
- Elizabeth. How unfortunate, I can only associate it with a horrible roommate most of the time.
- Lenora. I remember loving this name, and then I met the saddest, attention-seeking woman I'll probably ever come in contact with. (At least I can still have Lorena.)
- Micah. This I blame myself for, he was like a caricature of someone named Micah and I should have seen this coming. He sang Bible songs on a guitar and said awful things about homosexuality out of nowhere the first time I met him.
Those are the only ones I can think of at the moment.
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If I like, love or can tolerate a name, I try not to let any negative associations taint them for me.
I can tollerate the names, Samantha, Kayla, Katelyn\other spellings & Julie but so far, everyone I have met with those names I have hated, especially this one Samantha I knew from highschool.
If I hate a name, it's usually because I always hated it or never cared for it
I can tollerate the names, Samantha, Kayla, Katelyn\other spellings & Julie but so far, everyone I have met with those names I have hated, especially this one Samantha I knew from highschool.
If I hate a name, it's usually because I always hated it or never cared for it
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Glen. *shudder* he kinda stalked me. I think I would like the name, if not for him.
Brendan - he smelled terrible and now the name smells bad too.
Lisa. I wonder how I'd feel about Lisa if I hadn't met several of them that were sneaky and mean, and none that weren't.
Brendan - he smelled terrible and now the name smells bad too.
Lisa. I wonder how I'd feel about Lisa if I hadn't met several of them that were sneaky and mean, and none that weren't.
This message was edited 10/17/2016, 9:53 AM
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FWIW, I know three Lisa's who are all lovely, and I still think the name is dull and unfortunate.
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I used to kind of like Lily, but have been sour on it for a few years now. No particular reason, but Valerie had a little Lily in her class a couple years ago who kind of epitomized the name for me. She talked in this little teeny baby-bird voice except when she wasn't getting her way and then she whined like ... a giant mosquito? And she was one of those kids who's cute and smart and superficially well-behaved, but her bossiness and whininess meant she wasn't nearly as well-liked as she thought she was.
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My son was in the fourth grade with a little brown-nosing Harriet. I used to go into his class every six weeks or so to read to the class while the teacher left the room to do something else. This was something that they asked the mothers to do on a rotating basis. We were expected to bring a treat for the children. Every single time, after I had passed the treats out, Harriet, and only Harriet, would say, "Mrs. R-----? May we eat these now?" I'd say, "Yes", but I'd be thinking, "Of course you little ass-kisser! That's why I gave them to you! All of the other kids have already started eating them! Why do you think you need to ask?"
Maybe that's why I don't like Harriet. Harriet = brown-nose.
Maybe that's why I don't like Harriet. Harriet = brown-nose.
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Besides which, it's an ugly name. Hairy-et.
Harriet the spy wasn't an ass-kisser, but she was very obnoxious in her own way, and I think she was well-named. The shrinking-violet Beth Ellen of the same book was also well-named.
Harriet the spy wasn't an ass-kisser, but she was very obnoxious in her own way, and I think she was well-named. The shrinking-violet Beth Ellen of the same book was also well-named.
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I know that I wasn't actually there, so maybe she did ask the question in a saccharine, brown-nosing manner; but sometimes kids act like that and ask for (unnecessary) verification because they have to walk on eggshells at home.
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lol yeah, my thought was "they beat her at home if she eats without permission"
But I never did like the name Harriet at all, so maybe I'm biased against people who'd name a daughter Harriet. It reminds me of the word "harried."
But I never did like the name Harriet at all, so maybe I'm biased against people who'd name a daughter Harriet. It reminds me of the word "harried."
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Probably so.
It's not a typical kid reaction.
It's not a typical kid reaction.
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Y'all have just made a pretty big jump/assumption here with almost zero context though ?
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It's from my experience. My brothers and dad work with at-risk children, many of whom are abused. Asking permission to eat is actually a warning sign.
I wouldn't jump to the assumption that the kid was an ass-kisser, that's what I'm getting at. I'd just tell the child "Yes." You just don't know why someone is doing something and to immediately jump to "ass kisser" "brown-noser," etc is wrong.
I wouldn't jump to the assumption that the kid was an ass-kisser, that's what I'm getting at. I'd just tell the child "Yes." You just don't know why someone is doing something and to immediately jump to "ass kisser" "brown-noser," etc is wrong.
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Perhaps I should have made this clear in my initial post, but it wasn't just that she asked permission to eat. That was just one example of her behavior. My son was full of stories that entire year about her ass-kissing personality. She once ran tattling on him about a minor incident--he had hit her on the head with his lunchbox by accident and she insisted he had done it on purpose-- and got him sent to the principal's office. Kids, just like adults, can just have unpleasant personalities. Although in the case of kids, sometimes the personality traits are outgrown. I think I myself had somewhat of an unpleasant personality as a child -- I could be very bossy and I was the ringleader in the teasing of a neighborhood child. And I did just tell the child "Yes."
I suppose that CPS should have been banging down the door of Harriet's house accusing her parents of abuse when in reality they most likely were bringing her up to think of herself as a little princess.
I suppose that CPS should have been banging down the door of Harriet's house accusing her parents of abuse when in reality they most likely were bringing her up to think of herself as a little princess.
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No, I am not assuming I'm right. It just came to mind as an alternative to queenv's assumption.
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OMG I forgot about kids like that. Trying to make everyone else look bad by being extra polite for no reason. Actually, I'm sure I know some adults like this too. =P
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ugh!
I would have hated a kid who did that too. I would have racked my brains to come up with some kind of evil prank to play on her, possibly involving the destruction or loss of her homework.
I would have hated a kid who did that too. I would have racked my brains to come up with some kind of evil prank to play on her, possibly involving the destruction or loss of her homework.
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Patience. It would always have been a bit of a GP for me anyway. I never really thought it was too far out to be used, but a bit too far out for me personally to actually use. But I liked it. However, Patience is the name of one of the people who tried and succeeded in taking my grandson from me. Now I hate it.
I always say that I hate Laura because of a bad association, but that's different, in that I knew the bad association when I was so young that I didn't have too many name preferences, and I don't recall actually liking Laura before I knew her. I think I probably would like it if not for her, but I don't know for sure.
I always say that I hate Laura because of a bad association, but that's different, in that I knew the bad association when I was so young that I didn't have too many name preferences, and I don't recall actually liking Laura before I knew her. I think I probably would like it if not for her, but I don't know for sure.
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What is it about Laura? I have met many, many difficult women with that particular name.
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