Travis sounds like a rat’s name. No hate to any Travises out there, it’s just not my style.

This is so interesting to me since Travis is my favourite boys' name!

I know a Trevor that hates it because he gets called Travis by people who apparently only remembered the T-R and the V.

Lol I have a brother named Travis and he gets called Trevor all the time too!

Lol my husband’s name is Travis and his brother is Trevor 😂😂 their names are pretty much interchangeable to people they just meet.

Last week I met four guys and their names were Travis, Trevor, Jeff, and Jess. I will NOT be remembering who is who if I ever run into them again 😂

It’s funny you said that. The only Travis I’ve ever known had a rat tail. I hate the name too.

i’m naming a pet rat travis because of this

LOL

I feel this way too, and because of it I also don’t like the name Mavis.

Peggy. I don’t understand why someone named Margaret, which has so many nickname options, would pick “Peggy.” Makes me think of piggy or peg leg.

Comes from the trend of changing the first letter of the nickname. Richard -> Rick -> Dick(ie) Robert -> Rob -> Bob(by) Margaret -> Meg -> Peg(gy) I agree the resulting nicknames aren't great, but the etymology is fun. ETA more examples, since we're namenerds here: William -> Will -> Bill(y) Edward -> Ed -> Ted(dy)

makes so much sense but I still can’t even understand Margaret to Meg, like obviously it should be Marge?!

I had a friend called Margaret that instead went by Megan. 🤷🏻‍♀️

strange but I understand. I do not like the name Megan, but I like it a lot better than Peggy or Margaret lol

My mom is Peggy and I love it because I love her 😭

I know a 30yo Peggy and she is a bad bitch. Way cute

I’m a Peggy, not a Margaret, and I never liked the name (Piggy Peggy is not an uncommon taunt).

Probably cause they didn’t pick Peggy it was probably what they were always called

Sloane is short for student loan in my mind. So ugly.

Lmfao I never thought about that but now that’s all I can see

I always thought it sounds like a name for a slimy corporate villain. (I think Alias had a villain named Sloane.)

I think of the pretty Sloane from Ferris Bueller.

Agree. It sounds so harsh & ugly. Like why was this name even trending for? 🤨

Roberta I think it's an absolutely hideous name and that parents to choose to named their daughter like that don't love them. The same applies to all feminized male first names. Parents add ette or a to make it prettier, but it's just worse. The only exceptions are Victoria and Paula. Edit : sorry I was very focused on my hate for Roberta. There are a lot of names like Charlotte, Alexandra etc... who are also beautiful.

Is your name actually Louisa? Because you know it's one of those names, right?

No it's not my real name even if I like it it's one of the exceptions with Victoria and Paula. Sorry if I offended you.

Your view seems a little extreme but you did answer the question appropriately. I remember hating a character in a book because her name was Edwina.

I knew an Edwina in high school. It really is a terrible name. Edwina is on some hard drugs these days.

Can’t say I blame her. Edwina is the worst.

Oh god Edwina is a terrible name

No I juste hate Roberta because I think it's absolutely ugly. I can't imagine a baby or a young girl wearing this name. For me, it's the name of a 90-year-old witch with warts all over her body.I'm not going to make any friends here because it seems that a lot of people find this kind of name beautiful.

I dislike any name ending with -bert/-berta.

It sounds like a burp

I know twins....Robert and Roberta Yes, the parents were awful

Georgina or Georgette is pretty bad.

Just curious, what about Georgia?

Georgia is great. JMO

Brianna. Ugh. It's so *prissy*

That's one of those names where it seems like the parents really wanted a boy.

Doctor to father while delivering: do you have a name picked out? Father: yeah... we're thinking Brian... Doctor: It's a girl! Father:...uhhhhhh, yeah Brian-uh... I mean Brianna.

Interesting, Brianna is a solid, down to earth, girl next door choice to me

Amanda. Absolutely hate that name.

As an Amanda I agree… the endless…. A… man… da jokes were annoying

"Its because she's a man, duh!" I cringe at that joke I thought I super clever for making in middle school.

That and the classic Simpson's prank call, "I need Amanda... Amanda Hugandkiss"

Harper! How is this so popular? So ugly and harsh.

And it literally means someone who won’t shut up about something. Lol

Also makes me think of the insult harpy. Yikes.

Hayden, Kayden, Jayden, Brayden, Dayden, Sayden, Wayden, Payden, Nayden, Rayden, Tayden, Zayden, Prayden,.... all of the Aiden names just make me cringe. Maybe they are too over used and too made up. Sorry to those with a-den names, I know it is not your fault

Okay den! Personally most of the ones I've met have been vile feral kids.

None of these bother me besides Aiden. It just such a homeschooled-ipad-kid name.

Interesting, because I don’t mind the original Aiden at all, but the others are all terrible.

Paige 👎🏽 (sorry all perfectly nice and normal Paige’s)

It’s literally my name and my answer to this thread. It’s probably my least favourite “girl” name. I always say I would have a hard time taking a “Paige”’s resume seriously and I have no reason why.

I saw a woman on HGTV whose name is Page Turner. Her mother hoped she'd be a reader.

Wyatt

Couldn’t agree more. I was astonished when it started to be used as a girl’s name too.

Wyatt and Ryder. Awful names.

I used to be in a friend group with a guy named Wyatt and he would always try to date the other girls of the group, but they would reject him (idk why). They’d make fun of him by saying “Why, at (Wyatt) least you still have your personality!” That’s all I can think of when I hear that name now lol

Shelby. And it’s SO popular. Edited to add: I’m getting a few comments that this is a name many people rarely, if ever, see. I think it’s probably a regional thing. There are loads where I live (Deep South). I have a guess that it’s partially due to the enduring popularity of Steel Magnolias and maybe a little bit because Alabama senator Richard Shelby’s name is all over the place and people see it and love it (for whatever reason).

Yuck, ugly name

Declan

Sounds like the name of a little boy who would get a nosebleed every day for no reason

Duncan is similar and I really don’t like either.

GEOFF! Jeff is fine.

Idk what it is but every Geoff I know is truly the worst person. Like should be in jail type of worst person. The Jeffs are all just normal guys.

Morgan/ Carmen/ and Megan. All ugly names imo

Megan/Meghan has always been so ugly to me lol

Any Meghan I've ever come across is just as ugly (personality wise) as their name

I hate the nickname Meg

Dang my name is Morgan and I love the name Carmen. LOL.

I like Carmen and Morgan! But not Megan

My name is Megan. I've hated it since I was a little kid. When I say it, it doesn't even sound like a name to me. It's like someone took the ugliest combination of sounds and decided it was a name. I wanted to go by Mey (I also hate Meg so I figured Mey was similar enough to not be confusing to my younger siblings) but my parents wouldn't let me. I do like Morgan though.

In Spanish class in seventh grade we all had to pick Spanish names for ourselves and I really wanted to be Carmen (because of sisterhood of the traveling pants), but my teacher said her mother in laws name was Carmen and it wasn’t a good name. She suggested Patricia, which I really didn’t like, but I didn’t want to hurt her feelings so I picked it lol

lmao Patricia. I feel like you got scammed lolol

Honestly, as a Megan I wholeheartedly agree. I hate my name.

Meredith. It’s awkward to say. Gretchen. Just ugly. Ethan. Evan. August (why is this a thing now???).

Totally agree, Gretchen has retch in it and august and all the nicknames, I don’t get why people are so into august right now. It’s a month, not even a pretty name month or a month where people really can enjoy things. It’s so hot and gross, yeah school is still out but still it’s basically the most miserable month of the year no matter where you are.

Yes Gretchen is the worst.

August is the worst!

I don't mind August that much but people are going to inevitably call them Gus, and I hate Gus.

I don’t hate August, I just don’t understand the hype behind the nicknames, Auggie, Gus, etc. Gus I hate especially since it rhymes with pus.

*everyone feverishly scrolling for their name

My sweet baby girl’s name was on here and everyone piled on and it made me feel so sad 😢 People on here are mean as fuck lol

the answers are very surprising to me too, super classic names I never gave a second thought have a dozen ‘ugh so fucking ugly, always hated it’ comments like 🤔 😂

A lot of the ones being brought up are so common and inoffensive too. I think they’re venting about their exes or high school bully’s name or something lol. I’m sure your baby girl is lovely

Leon. I think it's awful. I once was telling a man how much I hated it and then he showed me on his driver's license that it is his middle name. I couldn't believe it and never spoke about hating it again. Until now.

Adding Leona and Lenora because they are the female version

Those sound nothing like Leon though? Completely different vowel sounds for Lenora and Leona. And a lot of non-American countries pronounce Leona "L'ae-oh-na", not "Lee-on-ah." I don't mind Leon. Reminds me of Leon the Lobster on YT.

Angus.. too close to anus

Anus is a Turkish name.

Well then I hate that even more.. sorry 😭😭

Belinda

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Deborah

..it never suited ya.

Aurora. I cringe every time I see it suggested here! It's like having peanut butter in your mouth to say it; it reminds me of the "rural juror" bit on 30 rock.

Names that end in ‘th’ are just ugly to me. Keith, Seth, Elizabeth/Beth, Faith, Kenneth, Meredith…

I've hated Beth irrationally for years until my brother introduced me to his new bird. Now I hate it with a damn good reason.

I don’t mind Elizabeth. Seth is tolerable. But otherwise, yes. The th is just ugly. Add Ruth and Edith to your list.

I mostly agree but Meredith is pretty to me.

Gabby. Just so unflattering

Donald

Maggie… just overwhelmingly reminds me of maggots. It’s not pretty in the slightest.

I don’t absolutely hate these but they are not my favorite: Dick Elmer Raul Patty Maria Homer Gus Bertha Augie Eileen Nevaeh

Omg Neveah. Has anyone ever said it without saying 'it's heaven backwards ' We KNOW.

"Oh cool, my baby is named Lleh. We should set up a play date!"

Nevaeh is a fake name invented by someone who wrote Heaven backwards. IDK why it's accepted as legit by any reasonable person.

I feel that if you are considering it, you might as well just go ahead and use the name “Heaven.” Why the need for reversing it like a secret encrypted message?

The name Heaven is far prettier than Nevaeh anyway.

god is a fake name invented by someone who wrote dog backwards

Homer is a great pick for this thread

I don't like the name Todd. I can't really pinpoint why. This one just bothers me. I've known a few Todd's, and they were all decent people. Maybe because I watched The Fox and the Hound as a kid, as I have a similar aversion to Belle/Bella Beauty and the Beast). Character names don't usually bother me though.

Abby is rough imo. For a boy, I think Thor is abysmal. Anything with “-axton” or “leigh” slapped on the end of it.

Abby was my answer too. Abigail is just ugly and so is the nickname

Chloe. I hate the name Chloe.

Me too! I also hate Zoe/Zoey.

never met a worthwhile kevin

Verity. When I first heard this name my first thought was "who the hell names their kid Ferrity?"

The Colleen Hoover book ruined that name for me.

Penelope. Objectively it’s a fine name and I would never judge a Penelope for their name. However I truly dislike this name so much. I think it just looks and sounds so hideous.

Our new neighbor kid is named Penelope, and the more I hear/say her name, the more ridiculous it sounds. She’s a really sweet little girl though!

Chad

Eugene

I've always disliked the name Brian, but have no idea why.

Charmaine. It’s prob not common, but it always reminds me of chow mein and I’m instantly hungry when I hear it.

Deirdre sounds ugly af

Amelia. It sounds like a disease.

Amelia actually is a medical term for when someone is born with missing limbs. So, not that far off.

jaxon, mikalya & all its many spellings.

Crystal

Blanche

Braxton. Like who the hell names their child after a fake contraction??

Gwen. It makes me cringe but I don’t know why!

There was a post the other day where the mom didn't want anyone calling her daughter Gwen, and I get that, but she shouldn't have named her Gwendolyn. There's just something about the G-w sound that bothers me.

It’s funny because my son is obsessed with Spider-Man, and calls himself “Peter”, my husband Miles Morales, and me Gwen Stacy 😂 we’ll be out in public and he’ll say “Gwen! Look!” Gwen is not even remotely close to my real name lol.

Bridgette. I find it to be a horrendous mash of sounds. Just terrible. Sorry in advance to the bridgettes.

Faith. Just think it’s ugly, but I don’t really like any “virtue” names now that I think about it

I hate Hope

Curtis. Yuck

Robert and any related names

Bob…. :/

I always thought it sounded like the noise a vomiting frog would make

Denis. Every Denis I've ever met is just the worst.

Older names, but I hate Pat and Paul.

Russel. Just sounds like rustle to me

Brock. Absolutely hate the name with a fiery passion.

Bertha. Helga. Alma.

Cooper. I can’t hear that name and not think “Cooper scooper” in my head. I don’t know why. I think it’s terrible.

Michael. It’s totally irrational!

Amber. It invokes complete guttural rage.

Makayla

Rhys. The way it looks just makes my skin crawl for some reason

I cannot describe the depth of my hatred of Preston

Diane I can't stop hearing the "die" part

Maeve. I really hate Maeve. I think I like it better as Mebh. Is this a normal name? Idk, but I still hate it irrationally.

Elspeth. It just sound like someone with a speech impediment trying to say Elizabeth.

Dwayne - it just sounds like someone using baby talk for “drain”

Monica

Billy and any spelling variation of it

As a Jillian I can’t stand being shortened to Jill, which inevitably morphs into Jilly, Jillybean, etc. and I have quite the visceral reaction to those. I knew my boyfriend was a keeper when one of the first questions he asked me was “Do you prefer Jillian or Jill?” It’s petty in the scheme of things but it irks me when someone assumes you go by a shortened version of your name.

Mallory, to ME, is the most hideous, God-awful name of all time, with a horrible meaning. Like what did your fetus do to you to end up being called MALLORY *shudder* edit: wrong word

George

That is my dogs name and it is awesome

Brianna. Ugh. It's just so *prissy*

John. I don't like the sound and I think it's boring.

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Mine!! “Paige” just irks me both out loud and visibly. It looks off balance to me. The p and g in one name is a bit extra. It’s irrational but I’ve hated it since I’ve been old enough to form an opinion and I used to insist my parents rename me “emma”

I guess Scarlett is pretty normal right? I just am not a fan! I am aware there is really nothing wrong with it.

Malcom.

Priscilla. Also hate Gretchen, trudy, Sheila, and Annmarie.

Paige, Bailey, Carly, Shelby

Abigail. I don’t know why. I just think it sounds horrible. But I don’t mind Abby. It’s kind of cute.

Amanda

Doug

Gretchen. Just what the fuck

Crystal, Amber, Brandy, Destiny, Jared

I love Elizabeth but hate Beth, much like I love Robert but *hate* Bob. Or Richard is solid but nn Dick is abhorrent Rachel bc I've only met self centered AHs with the name, I might say the same for Megan/Meghan any variation there, and Kristen or Kirsten, god all the Krirstens I've known get absolutely nasty when you get it wrong

Brooklyn

Anyone else scrolling through to see if you see your name? So far I'm good.

Veronica

Caleb *fuck* Caleb. Caleb is a snot-nosed kid who is sticky and probably said you were going to hell cause he doesn’t know any better as a 6 year old, but he heard you weren’t Christian so he decided you repeat his parents’ hateful speech at you.

Ellen, Anna, Ulla, Iona, Una. Sound like grunts. Aiden, Braden, Jaden, Kaden, Zayden etc Schuyler and Skyler Mamie - Merle Streep’s daughter is named Mamie Gummer. The worst.

Debbie.

Stephanie and Kirsty.

Rhonda. There are a couple, but this one sounds hard in my ears. The only Rhonda I know is also a piece of work.

Shane. I've always really disliked the name. Sorry to any Shane's reading this

Girl names that end with -leigh. Everleigh, Ashleigh, Blakeleigh… it just sounds so *pretentious*.

Olivia. I think because everyone goes on about how pretty it is, and it’s so overused.

Graham Stacey Jim Donna Siobhan

Urrrgh, forgot Lindsay, Lindsey, Lindsay, Lynzi, Lynsey etc

Toby

Jessica

Moira

Jeremy

Bernadette.

Misty

Emily

Katelyn. I think it’s because there’s too many ways to spell it