Most hated names

inforfun · 10-02-2009 11:18am

I used to know a non-irish couple who gave their kid an Irish name.
And then moved away from Ireland.
Kid is marked for life because anyone not Irish will not have a clue how to pronounce that name.

Most Irish names i do like but i can imagine they are not so handy outside Ireland.

Horrible name: Gretchen. Makes me think of a 70 year old German nanny that pinches the kids.

Blisterman · 10-02-2009 11:59am

Funny thing is, some people outside of Ireland with Irish names don't even pronounce their own name the correct Irish way.

I've met a Key-ara (Ciara) and a fee-own (Fionn).

jason&arthur · 10-02-2009 12:37pm

arthur

whodoo · 10-02-2009 12:40pm

conor
really annoys me

TheDriver · 10-02-2009 12:52pm

Chloe, Frederick, Mildred, Doris, Fester, Felix

10-02-2009 2:49pm

Blisterman wrote: »

Funny thing is, some people outside of Ireland with Irish names don't even pronounce their own name the correct Irish way.

I've met a Key-ara (Ciara) and a fee-own (Fionn).

There's a singer, I think American , who goes by the name Ciara but pronounced Sierra.

towel401 · 10-02-2009 3:13pm

Abigayle wrote: »

Clara

for the same reason people hate Brian and Cowen?

10-02-2009 3:20pm

I've met a Key-ara (Ciara) and a fee-own (Fionn).

Could it have been Chiara? That's pronounced Key-ara.

RuthyB · 10-02-2009 3:49pm

A family i know nick-named their youngest daughter Minnie ( Her real name was Rebecca), and the family name is Cooper. I thought nothing of it until i heard the mother one day...

"MINNIE COOPER ..... DON'T MAKE ME GO OVER TO YA!!!!!!!!!!"

I nearly wet myself :eek:

Glad to see my name isn't on anybodys list

Lizzykins · 10-02-2009 3:55pm

Hagar
Gretchen
Maud
Mildred
Iarlaith
Fiachra

Femelade · 10-02-2009 3:59pm

can't believe my name wasnt mentioned!! its not a very well known name i guess and people tend to find it a very hard name to remember..

My mom's name was mentioned..a few times...its the kinda name that always pops up in these kinda threads..and its my second name too.

My daughters name was mentioned once, but its a lovely name and suits her down to the ground...

S.I.R · 10-02-2009 4:43pm

MG wrote: »

Yeah calling your child Brain is putting a lot of pressure on them to do well in their leaving

i thought it meant making them a fat useless waster...

....

...

:pac:

EskimoErased · 10-02-2009 11:37pm

Shawn.

*Shudder*

Dublin Mama · 23-04-2009 3:30pm

Kate / Patricia/ Paddy

Kimia · 23-04-2009 3:57pm

Gertrude

Mildred

Constance

And those weird american names like chuck, buddy, zach, chad, tad, Buzz, etc.

Except Chuck Norris of course.

DrumSteve · 23-04-2009 4:02pm

probably been mentioned: adolf.

that or calling your kid hitler. that'd be a great first name. imagine the roll call in class: "hitler o'reilly? An seo".

Att-tichoo · 23-04-2009 4:03pm

the name Goretti really grates on my nerves

oh an fionn/fiachra/osisin

Maddison · 23-04-2009 4:04pm

Sharon.....It just reminds me of yer one in the Snapper:)

Kimia · 23-04-2009 4:07pm

Also don't like poncy Irish names like Ruairi or Saoirse.

magenta73 · 23-04-2009 4:07pm

Bridget.........eeeeeeeeuuuuuuu

or Noeleen

frizzle-frazzle · 23-04-2009 4:07pm

Shanice
<cringe>

Turd Ferguson · 23-04-2009 4:11pm

Turd Ferguson...wait, whats this about again?

nedoo · 23-04-2009 4:13pm

Know two lads, one is Cornelius and his bro is Ambrose, nice.

magenta73 · 23-04-2009 4:19pm

Turd FergusonTurd Ferguson...wait, whats this about again

lol......very good, I'm in work, on my break and looking at the rain and did'nt think anyone could make me laugh today!

Mr.Lizard · 23-04-2009 4:24pm

Darth

miaowsky · 23-04-2009 4:31pm

a guy in my class was called padre pio o'dwyer....needless to say he would only answer to paudie

Sowra · 23-04-2009 4:53pm

Norbhla (its Irish, dont know the proper spelling)

Timothy

kumate_champ07 · 23-04-2009 5:02pm

pat kenny

kumate_champ07 · 23-04-2009 5:03pm

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

pat kenny

oops i mean:

pat,
kenny.

kumate_champ07 · 23-04-2009 5:08pm

Kimia wrote: »

Gertrude

Mildred

Constance

And those weird american names like chuck, buddy, zach, chad, tad, Buzz, etc.

Except Chuck Norris of course.

some other weird merikan names , Chance, Lucky, Rock, China, Africa, Dawson, Perry, Theodore, Dirk

walshb · 23-04-2009 5:25pm

I think the Irish and the skangers have really ruined some former
nice names. Here's my list of names that I think stink when
Irish go for them with their children:

Dylan, Jordan, Blake, Jack( I know it's Irish, but I hate it for a child in the 21st Century), Kyle, Reece, Ethan.

Now, all those names are okay, but it's the hijacking of these names by the skangers that bugs me! The then become synonomous with howyas

Some female names I like but think they stink when applied to Irish children:

Bethany, Britney, Jade, Jasmine, Tamara, Demi, and the best I ever heard, Sue 'f u c k i n g' Ellen? WTF is that all about?:rolleyes:

asdasd · 23-04-2009 5:31pm

Here's my list of names that I think stink when
Irish go for them with their children

Any Irish? what about the middle class.

You raise a good point. The (Anglo?) middle classes will try and shy away from names associated with the poor, or unloved racial or ethnic groups.

Much good it does them ,as the poor copy the middle classes. So by the time of adulthood the name is skanger anyway.

stiff kitten · 23-04-2009 5:40pm

ailbhe, windy, bartholemuw, matthew, bobby, shirley, britney, dick, harry, bruce, jacob, sally, polly :rolleyes:

Whosbetter? · 23-04-2009 6:10pm

Kimia wrote: »

Also don't like poncy Irish names like Ruairi or Saoirse.

+ 1 on that.
They're really dung, aren't they?

My name is URL · 23-04-2009 6:32pm

I don't like loads of names but I hate my own name above all others

catratbat · 23-04-2009 6:37pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCdmiZyyGjQ

catratbat · 23-04-2009 6:45pm

As mentioned before, the cutie names like Polly, Petal, Daisy ,Poppy or when they stick 'Boo' at the end... Daisy Boo...

Jamie Oliver is a real chef alright, preparing his kids for an absolute roasting...

Speaking of which, there's a young wan up North whose folks decided to give her a lovely forr-ing name... Lasagna!! I sh!t thee not!

Not mad about names like Rebecca, Sophie, Sarah and Chloe(sound like phlegm...sorry) and Emily, so very... pastel :P

catratbat · 23-04-2009 7:01pm

JohnJericho wrote: »

My two kids are Darragh and Hollie, what do people make of these names? im interested in finding out

Really like Darragh, Hollie is a bit novelty.

I'm gonna call any of my future sprogs after auld family members... then at least they'll have some kind of meaningful connotations when they curse me for it.

Ye can nearly age kids by their names, Noah was popular a few years back for instance...
My Dad wanted to call me Lutra and my brother Nimrod back in the mid-seventies... (No he's not a pretentious lord-of-the-manor type just innocent of the long term consequences of giving the offspring playground bait names):P

Lia_lia · 30-04-2009 1:00am

Aisling. Which is weird, because I love most Irish names.

maxxie · 30-04-2009 1:15am

simon
kevin
daniel
eugene
neil eewww
fred

Whosbetter? · 30-04-2009 1:32am

maxxie wrote: »

simon
kevin
daniel
eugene
neil eewww
fred

Ah Jaysus! They're mild enough.
What about the Holy Horror of 'car crash' names like Caoimhe!!!!

God spare us!

deereidy · 30-04-2009 1:43am

V surprised mine hasn't come up yet, but reckon it's only a matter of time:P

god i'd hate to be a fiachra right now.. I think the worst name ever, ever, is Charlie for a girl. It just doesn't work, they don't even change the spelling. Charlie can only ever be a male name in my opinion, King Charles etc always springs to mind.

And now for nice names, I like David and Michael for men, they're good strong names with nice nice nicknames.. and Marie or Maria and Laura for girls, they just sound pleasant. Frieda is nice too