What first name do you hate the most and why?

hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 57 points –

My pet peeve is the Finnish name "Yrjö". It comes from the Greek name "Geôrgios", which means farmer, but nowadays the word "yrjö" means vomit. 'Unique spellings' like some "Everleigh" also drive me crazy.

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Elon

Donald

Any name that's a "unique" spelling of an ordinary name.

Names that are just adjectives in English, usually "uniquely" spelled too.

Kevin. I have never met a good Kevin.

Kevin is literally the stand-in name for uneducated/lower classes children here in Germany. There's literally been an article in Der Spiegel "Kevin is not a name, but a diagnosis".

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When I was a kid we had a family friend (old man) named Gaylord. People would try to say it Gaylrd and he would correct them: "No, it's Gay Lord." It was the 90s and it made me uncomfortable as that was a popular school yard slur.

I love it when people own their name like that. Who cares what others think, it's part of who you are and you should not be ashamed of that.
I was born with a very old-fashioned name myself and tried to hide it for the longest time. Even my parents only called me by the abbreviated form. Took me a long time to accept that name and take pride in it, but I'm glad that that I did. It's part of me and I don't care what others think.

I don't know if I really hate a name, but everyone I have ever met named Becky has been mean right from the instant I meet them.

I have no beef with the Rebas, Rebeccas, Rebekahs, and Beccas of the world. Just Becky.

My own. It just doesn't roll off the tongue with my last name very well. I get tongue tied and sound like an idiot giving a fake name.

Don’t be too hard on yourself, BallShaped. It’ll be alright.

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Curiously I'm mistrustful of boomers named Ron or Don and variants thereof. Current events in the US figure into this bias.

Brent.

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Greg

By some strange alchemy, all of my friends seem to know a person named Greg that they dislike. It's become a bit of a meme that if someone mentions the name, others will just grumble in "Fuckin' Greg"

Also Steve. Ive never met a Steve who didn’t have a screw loose.

Stevens are fine. Just Steve.

Project Steve has enshrined the name for me as one of glory.

Also Steeve deserves recognition. (Rock and Stone In the Heart!)

Wikipedia reminds me there are plenty of notable Stephen Millers than the one for whom I specifically hold contempt.

Never met anyone called Gary who wasn't an idiot.

I worked with a man from Vietnam that was named Gary because when he came to America there was a lake Gary nearby and his boss just called him that. Stuck with it for the rest of his life. He was crazy but made me laugh a lot.

My own first name Mark, Firstly it is supposed to be spelled Marc as according to my mother I was named after Marc Bolan but they wrote it with a K on the birth certificate. Secondly it just doesn't feel like it suits me, I have no idea what alternative I would pick though. Maybe I just don't feel comfortable being called by my name no matter what it is :)

My own name, Robert. It's so boring and there are Roberts everywhere.

There was a guy I worked with in the military named Robert Roberts. Everyone called him Bob Bob.

I see you everywhere, as we are all aware. But I will now associate you forever as being Robert, each and every time that I see you.

Ain't never met a Jake that didn't rub me the wrong way

You should quit letting Jakes rub you.

Thankfully it's been many years since a Jake rubbed me any which way

Jenna. Probably because the only Jenna I've ever known was super obnoxious.

Shelly is one of the grossest names to my ears but I have no idea why.

Imagine telling people your first name is Gunner or Major and expecting them to take you seriously.

There are so many first names I hate.

Lloyd

Liam <--- probably my most hated first name

Isaac

Ira

Yvonne

Jean. Not only is it the new Hans, but in English (as opposed to German or French where it's most common), it does not read like a name.

It definitely reads like a name in English. You just have to pronounce it Jeen. I know a few old ladies with that exact name.

I'm not saying it doesn't read in English, but whenever I read it, my mind registers it as a word/object. In English, it has those connotations.

Funny the first comment I see is my favorite name of all time.

New someone named Cameron. Unnecessary complexity.