Friday, November 20, 2009

What common baby names are you getting sick of?

I'm a teacher, so I see the trends of names go in and out as I get new students every year. Four years ago, out of 80 students I had no less than 8 Danielles (or some variant like Daniella). It was insane. That seems to have passed by the wayside now. This year, I only have one.





One baby name that I'm hearing and seeing everywhere is Connor. I love the name, don't get me wrong, but I would never choose it for my child for the simple fact that later in life, he will be one of at least five Connors in his school class.





You have to find a happy medium with names. Get creative, sure, but don't go overboard! Changing the spelling of a traditional name is a way to do that. Example: Our daughter's name is Cathryn. We didn't use the traditional spellings: Catherine or Kathryn, but we combined the two. We also didn't go nuts and do something like Kaitherryinne which would have been over the top. People need to remember that names are identity markers that people will have for the rest of their lives...chosen by another individual for them! Let's give them names that are beautiful, easy to remember and spell, but not too repetitive.





Other overdone names i have heard in the past few years: Joseph, Matthew, Emma, Emily, Rachael, John, Hannah

What common baby names are you getting sick of?
Ashley and Megan
Reply:Anna, Marie, Jennifer, Carla.. etc etc..
Reply:Hannah, Emily, Joseph
Reply:John, David, Rachel, Jennifer, Sarah!











There are so many more!
Reply:Jennifer, Michael, Madison
Reply:Ava, Kayla, Destiny
Reply:Josh, Alexander, Sean, Emily, and Amanda








I know its my name *amanda* but I am so sick of seeing it everywhere.
Reply:Cadin ( how ever you want to spell it) all the people I went to school with is naming their kids that. Other names are Kayla and Kaitlyn My sister names Are Mikayla and Kaitlyn.
Reply:All Keisha's Deisha's Leisha's Neisha's


Quan,MArquez, Romeo, Ramone,Lorenzo,Laquilla,Jaquilla,





In other words All ghetto fab names
Reply:Ashley


Joshua
Reply:Aiden, Kayla, Hailey
Reply:Hailey (no matter what way you spell it!)


Any of the awful "K" names...Kaylee, Kylie, Kayla


Michaela (however you want to spell that one)


Hunter


Tyler
Reply:kalieb ,worst name ever
Reply:I'm sick of the trend of famous people giving their babies weird and stupid names. Why can't they give their babies common names like...like...like common people!?
Reply:Emma %26amp; Emily!!
Reply:Brady


Nevaeh


Mackenzie


Aiden
Reply:JENNIFER!


Well I hate the wierd ones!


And I'm getting sick of people being named after me! Jks!


Although the name Meghan, Megan, Meagan etc... is very popular and annyong because of all the ways you can spell it!
Reply:I, personally, am getting tired of hearing the weirdo baby names. A name is a name, but just how creative do you have to get before you're sponsoring a product through a child. Its freakin crazy to name your child something that they will either be scorned for, for the rest of their life, or giving them a name of a product that when they are 23 hasn't existed for 12 years...
Reply:my sons name is CONNOR!! I didnt even realize it was that popular I had never meet anyone named Connor before and i still have only meet one or 2 since! But I would say Michael , Jennifer, James, jessica, Emily. but i dont like names to be to weird!!
Reply:Jessica
Reply:Nevaeh! I'm soooo tired of hearing that name! I dont know how it got so popular over the span of 2 years!





That and Aiden names like Hayden, Brayden, Caden and Aiden.
Reply:Ashley, Heather, Hailey
Reply:Britany.
Reply:david james thomas daniel joseph
Reply:Ashley, Kimberly, Emmily, Jennifer, Mary, Patricia, Barbara, Jessica





Mike, John, Tom, Richard, Charles, Mark, Paul
Reply:Madison, Hannah, Jacob, Thomas, Michael, Rachel and Sarah
Reply:Madison!


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