Forum Baby Names

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out of curiosity!
What are your not-done (unacceptable) names?

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  1. Emily Guest #2

    Names that are so difficult to spell that no one can pronounce them.
    Names with unnecessary letters: like Djayden or Jipp
    Names that have a negative meaning in another language

  2. Michaela #3

    That's what Emily says, and all the English names that are often seen as tacky here. Everyone has their own taste, and mine isn't that. I'm into simple names; my daughters are named Lara and Lotte. I can imagine that group of people finding that absolutely terrible. Fortunately, we're all different. A classroom full of Lara's or Jayden's would be boring anyway!

  3. madelene #4

    I used to pronounce the name Shirly as Shurly for our third daughter, but my husband thought it was a tacky name. He pictured a certain type of girl with lots of jewelry, chewing gum in her mouth, and wearing cheap-looking clothes. He doesn't know anyone named that, but the image just comes to mind for him. So yeah, that name wasn't going to work for him even though I still think it's a cool, fun name. But she's named Jasmijn now

    I also had Delano or Luciano in mind for our fourth child, a boy, but unfortunately, my husband didn't think those were proper or nice names either. To him, they sounded like a certain type of boy, and he didn't want our son to fit that image. Pfff, well, in the end, it became Lysem instead of Sem, with Ly in front I could live with that, but you see how different everyone's perspective is. Personally, I think names like Storm, Splinter, Zus, and Appel (pronounced in English) are not done. But hey, I respect people who name their kids that or want to.

    Michaela, may I ask which English names you mean? Just out of pure interest

  4. Michaela #5

    I often find names with a y a bit tacky, like Destiny, Felicity, Jaimy, Priscilla, Quilermo, Jessy, Melody, Giovanni, Wesley, Kelly, Ashley, Kaylee, Stacey, Ronny
    And names with an unnecessary D like Djamia, Djason, Djadyden, etc.

  5. madelene #6

    Oh okay, thanks for the explanation
    I get it

  6. Anonymous Guest #7

    Names like: zus, zee, maan, storm, vos, Krijn... I find that truly awful!

  7. Anonymous Guest #8

    Names that you can combine with the last name to get weird things. Like the well-known list where Fokje Modder is on it. Then you have a dislike for your child in my eyes.

  8. Lena #9

    I think Jayden is really awful. Everything with "jay" actually. Maybe also because it's so common. Besides, I agree with the above, ordinary names like Destiny etc.

  9. Emme Guest #10

    I join everyone above, although my daughter's baptism name is Zus, which I naturally like. Names like Storm, Bloem, Splinter, Bink, etc., I don't like at all, hahaha. Weird, right?! Zus is not only a 'word' but also an old-fashioned name, so maybe another genre after all?
    I agree regarding -ey and jay- names.
    Furthermore, I just have a dislike for standalone names. I don't like Franciska, for example. Or Robin. Or Belle. Or Pjotr. This has nothing to do with the name itself, but more with a person I know who is called that. And if I don't like the person, I often find the name less appealing too ????

  10. C #11

    Indeed, names that mean something in another language, even if it doesn't match up directly. 'Floor' is one of those too.

    Also, I don't understand anymore why people keep naming their kids Sanne, Lotte, Emma, Sara, Lisa, Iris, Anouk, Marieke, etc. My whole generation is named like that....

  11. Kiki Guest #12

    I'm not a fan of English names either, and I don't find the letter y very pretty. I also don't like extra p's/m's/ (Sepp/Femm) or unnecessary letters like the d in Djayden. Keep it simple . By the way, I actually think the name Krijn is really nice!

  12. Lina Guest #13

    I don't really like most English names either, although I do think Kate, James, Morris, Emilie and Oliver are really nice (but those aren't super common either).
    I'm also not a fan of typical 80s and 90s names. These have become a bit cliché by now: Tessa, Laura, Lisa, Anne, Tim, Thomas, etc. But yeah, that's more of a personal preference—I don't think these names are out of style at all. I personally like modern names (Ninthe/Philou), classic ones (Anna/Sara) or real retro names (Marie/Lies).

  13. madelene #14

    I actually think names from the 90s like Tessa, Vanessa, etc., are really beautiful.
    But my husband doesn't think so
    Our oldest daughter is called Yara, pronounced as "Yara" (like "Yara".
    But I felt the 'y' sounded a bit more pronounced. A bit more strength.
    And our third girl is called Jasmijn.
    Some people say, "Oh, that's quite different from how your oldest daughter is called." I never really thought about it myself.
    But now I'm asking you all:
    Do you also think that Yara and Jasmijn are quite different?
    Or do they just fit well together in one and the same family?

  14. Gast Guest #15

    I've been working in education for about ten years now at a large secondary school... Finding a name is a nightmare because I always associate it with a (former) student.

    Bjorn, Max, Stijn, Kevin and Jennifer are troublemakers or extremely hyper. Michael(a), Chauntelle, Jayden and Samantha live on the campus. Sophie, Emma, Julia and Marijn are sweet and well-behaved (and somewhat boring). Henk, Hans, Gerrit and Adrie are far from hip. Jasmijn, Roos, Madelief and Margriet remain flowers to me... Then you have the double copies: Luke, Laura, Levi, Sem, Sam, Siem and Sanne. Luna, Merle, Anna and Pepijn are alternative. Fay, Feye, Fee and Faye are all pronounced the same. And Nymph and Guph probably had parents who just couldn't think of anything else at the time of birth registration...

    So many names and so many associations, but these children all have parents who love their kids so much!! I can think what I think of them and others will surely have something to say about our child's name later on, but (fortunately) we don't all like the same names because that would have been tough for the class ????

  15. madelene #16

    That's so nice and clearly explained
    And yes, my grandma also said to me when I was pregnant with our third little princess Jasmijn, isn't that a flower?
    I said yes, that's true, but also a name grandma, you do know the name Jasmijn, right?
    My grandma said yes, only I think more of a flower than a name
    Yeah, she has a point, it remains a flower. But exactly flower names I found beautiful for our girl, so we named her that too

  16. Jootje #17

    sis, moon, storm, fox, sea - indeed, those are truly awful.. what are they doing to their child. You're an adult man/woman and then you have such a name. I just can't see that for myself.
    sorry if I'm offending someone now.
    My son's name was already mentioned by someone above, so yes. Tastes differ

  17. Michaela #18

    Thank goodness, Jolanda! It would be pretty boring (and tricky!) if we all had the same name!

  18. Jootje #19

    Yeah, definitely Michaela!

  19. Mia #20

    And I actually find names like Vos and Maan really nice... Funny how preferences can differ so much, right? I often don't feel much for complicated, long names and names with a 'Dj' or an English 'J' at the beginning. And standard names like Emma and Sophie I find a bit too tame.

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