First Names you would never call your baby? (boy, father, kids)
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Any "made up" name (Jayden, Nevaeh, Braelyn, etc) or spelling (for example the hopefully made up Jaimz for James, or Mykull for Michael), or in general super-trendy, kre8yv names, or any last name or place name that's only been recently used as a first name (Brooklyn, Beckett, etc.).
Also on the "never" list for me are names of objects and words that have only recently become names (the aforementioned Apple, and also Miracle, Sienna, Rainbow, etc.), in addition to names used on the wrong gender (Mary, Beth, or Sue for boys, and John, David, or Michael for girls, just to name examples).
Also on the list is anything that is rising or peaking in popularity or has done so recently, whether it be the revived old-timer names such as Charlotte and Henry or the typical trendy names like Avery, Logan, and anything ending in -aden.
Saoirse is a traditional Irish name. It is pronounced Sheer see. It is uncommon in the US, but it is not uncommon in Ireland and people know how to pronounce it and spell it there. If you are in the US of Irish heritage, then there is no reason not to use it as a name for your child.
I can't tell you how many times I have seen the name Saoirse and wondered how it was supposed to be pronounced. Thank You!
I've only come across one name in my life that made me feel badly for the holder of it. In elementary school, there was a little girl named Ursula. She's the only person who never seemed to "fit" her name. In other cases, even if it wasn't a name I liked, as I got to know people, the names some how seemed right.
Saoirse is a traditional Irish name. It is pronounced Sheer see. It is uncommon in the US, but it is not uncommon in Ireland and people know how to pronounce it and spell it there.
It would be embarrassing to be an American Saoirse who says "Sheer-see" on a visit to Ireland. This is a very good example of why you should double- and triple-check that you are pronouncing that exotic name correctly before you give it to your baby.
I work in a preschool, and over the years have come across some really good ones:
Alice / Titus
Goldie / Sam
June / Max
Valkyrie/ Vati
Rulie / Brogen
Pennie / Giovanni
Iris / Robert/Robbie
Violet / Grant
Elin / Ben Audrey / Jobe Grace/Gracelynn / Jameson
Adeline / Rylan, but it's gotten trendy Olivia/Olyvia / Lucius, not sure I spelled it right! My neighbor named her baby that.
Jessamine / Olsen
Boudica / Wyatt, a good one but getting popular.
Baevin /
Those are just some of the most unique or not so common names I've come across. I've seen lots of Kinley's, Kennedi's, Averie/Avery's, Maya's, Makenzie's, Aiden's, Nolen/Nolan's, Hayden, Grayson, etc...
I don't find a lot of these to be particularly unique or odd, especially the ones I bolded. I certainly wouldn't group Alice, Sam, Max, or Robert in the same category as Jessamine or Boudica!
A few years ago, a local pizza place had a pic of the little league team it sponsored. Aaden, Jayden and Brayden .... I laughed every time I saw it.
Back in the mid-70's I attended a Carole King concert in Boise, ID. It was an outdoor show and there were a lot of kids running around on and in-back of the stage. They were obviously the kids of the band, road crew and such. In between songs one of them was getting a little too rambunctious and King yelled "LEVI, knock that off!!!" Then she just paused and started to laugh realizing that there were about 5 Levi's attached with the show.
Aidan (only with the -an ending) is such a lovely, traditional Irish name- shame it gets lumped in with the rest of the -aden names, which I agree are quite unfortunate.
Neveah.
Katrina.
Bartholomew.
Any names that haven't been popular since the mid or early 1900s like Ethel or Elmer.
Any names of family members (grandparents and anyone of their descendants including all aunts and uncles and cousins). I'm named after my grandpa and it's just annoying. I wouldn't wanna do that to my kids.
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