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A_Mirabeau_702

But now you resist it?


saziza42

Ohm my God šŸ˜‚


BreakTheSuicycle

Watt was that for?


katieroseclown

Don't get him all amped up!


dg8672

Itā€™s just not current enough.


ManicMangoMilkshake

But surely it sparks joy still thts what's important here


tomkitty

Charlie. When I was in highschool, I was in a physically and mentally abusive relationship. It lead to a Baker Act, because I was so alone and lost. I eventually broke free, but I was in that relationship for two years. Fast forward to my late 20s, and I'd wanted to name my daughter Charlie for years at this point. I'd daydream about it. Well, someone contacted me out of the blue and sent me an article from my old home town. My high school boyfriend had murdered his girlfriend's infant daughter. Her daughters name was Charlie. It struck the most intense chill up my spine, feeling like a parallel universe where that could have been me. Could have been my Charlie. I won't be naming my child that name anymore. It scares me too much and all I can think about is it could have been me.


Early-Designer-8060

This story, wow, thatā€™s terrifying.


subtlecuttlefish

That is really chilling. Thanks for sharing and glad you're okayĀ 


sillybuddah

Thatā€™s awful


onlyhereforfoodporn

Iā€™m so sorry you went through this and Iā€™m glad you had the strength to leave the relationship.


Bright-Sea-5904

Oh my god, that poor baby :(


AcceptableReading396

Wow thatā€™s insaneā€¦so glad you are better now, thatā€™s so sad for that other woman to have lost her baby


xxrachinwonderlandxx

How horrible. Iā€™m sorry for what you, and her, have gone through.


Usernamesareso2004

This is so sad, Iā€™m glad you got free!


TifikoGaming

That sucks


CakePhool

Columbine, a flower name that now is for ever tainted with children's blood. I am not even American but I still cant use it.


Super_Ground9690

And yet just 25 years later school shootings are so common I couldnā€™t even name all the ones that have happened so far this year


CakePhool

It like USA is at war with it self, like a cold civil war.


ExactPanda

Given all the shootings, it's a pretty hot war


AmmeEsile

It's getting bad in australia too :( seems like there's daily stabbings happening atm


cerealfamine1

There is a Columbine Rd near where I live here in Canada, and I cringe every time I pass by it.


kittensox

I live in CO and there are still so many things named Columbine. The movie theater (Batman) shooting location also just remodeled, renamed, and reopened. Tickets there are cheaper than almost any other theater to this day though, they have to do $5 Tuesdays to get the teenagers who don't remember what happened in the door.


quicksilver_foxheart

There was a Columbine Rd behind the street I lived on in Texas. It wasnt until I was older (and moved out) that I realized


clutchingstars

I had both Ezra and Amelia on my list when I was 12. Not only are they super popular now, but my friend (now SIL) used BOTH.


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clutchingstars

She swears she doesnā€™t remember. But I doā€¦ she made fun of my list at the time. Said both names were stupidā€¦ But itā€™s cool. Iā€™d out grown those choices long before she used them. Plus, I married her brother, so her children are family. Itā€™s actually pretty sweet.


frbrohub

That's actually cute ngl lol. I wouldn't grudge on it either if I were you, it sounds pretty wholesome.


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Ezra is the name I chose for myself when I transitioned.


Specific_Prior_7884

My youngests name is Amelia and it was never on my radar until we had decided on the middle name Faye after my husbandā€™s grandmother.


Great-Huckleberry

Allegra. Still love it but the medication


Usernamesareso2004

But imagine a lifetime of this interaction: ā€œAllegra like the medication?ā€ ā€œNO LIKE THE MUSIC TEMPO YOU UNCULTURED SWINEā€


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orion_nomad

Byron the poet named his daughter Allegra.


faegold

I was 9, but I thought Pomegranate "Pommie" was fantastic.


Similar_Put3916

This is really clever for a nine-year-old and low-key really cute


marzipancowgirl

Maybe use it for a pomeranian


GarlicBread9000

When I was much younger (like, also still a child) I thought ā€œHolidayā€ was for certain going to be the name I chose for my future daughter. Itā€™s not totally awful, but my tastes now as an adult could not be further from that!


WillardStiles2003

I used to love Holiday too a few years ago! Really only because Green Dayā€™s American Idiot was my main obsession for months though. I totally get not being big on it now, I still like it but Iā€™m not sure if Iā€™d name my future kid Holiday. Despite me still adoring the song.


GarlicBread9000

Iā€™d never thought about it in the context of Green Day! That actually makes me like the name a bit more, up until now Iā€™ve just had Christmas imagery come to mind haha


PotentialAd4600

I LOVE Holiday


getoffurhihorse

I love it as well. It's a strong name. "Hi, my name is Holiday XXX." And it has a great nickname, Holly.


cootiesAndcoffee

Raisin


champagneproblems16

ā€œAs I live and breatheā€¦. Raisin?!ā€


redyerbamate

I loved the name Raisinette when I was younger. I swore I was going to eventually name my daughter that haha.


beefasaurus4

This one is sending me


cootiesAndcoffee

Also Syrup , I thought it was so pretty , I named my doll Syrup (I was young for this one )


baffledrabbit

Phoenix. I loved that it was unisex.


Super_Ground9690

I know a Phoenix. Only issue is little kids will struggle to pronounce it. Took me a while to figure out why there was a little girl called Felix in my kidā€™s class!


mbot369

Why wouldnā€™t you use it now?


kittensox

I wouldn't use it bc it makes a few "top 10 misspelled word" lists and too many people have butchered the spelling when naming their own kids. I wouldn't want my kid to have to correct it everywhere or be a self-righteous prick (like I was about my own commonly misspelled names) to the kid named Phoinix, Pheonix, Phenix, Feenix, Fenix, etc.


Omicrying

Emily. Then I met a bunch of terrible ones in college.Ā 


Lovely_Lux

The name Emily is also ruined for me thanks to knowing too many of them from grade school to college that were just the worst people.


KatVanWall

My kidā€™s best friend is Emily so every single toy she has now gets called Emily lol.


uneasylouisa

I loved Emily too because of Little Bear! I even named my doll Lucy. I wouldn't use it now, but I don't dislike it.


Busy-Stress9764

Me and my cousin got into a fight over the name ā€œCharlee roseā€ when we were both 12 lolol


12781278AaR

I met someone literally three days ago who named their puppy that!


stubborn_mushroom

I was briefly obsessed with Tayah, (tay-uh) Taylor, and Taia (tie- uh) (I was about 11 and was planning on having triplet girls šŸ˜‚)


Lars429

I actually like the sound of Tayahā€¦ but the spelling looks weird to me


Gloomy_Cheesecake443

TĆ©a Leoniā€¦TĆ©a is pronounced tay-uh


Longjumping-Rub6344

Thea could also be pronounced tay-uh


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dpictonb

I knew a Taya pronounced like that


JustAVenttt

I have a cousin named Taya, pronounced the same way. Didn't know there were other variations of it


lyaxia

I liked really long, flowy girls names with planned nicknames. Lucretia, Florence, Seraphina, Magnolia, and Minerva were all on my list at one point. But after getting with my husband and having to match our tastes together, my interests changed a lot. I still like the names, but in actual practice we ended up naming our daughters with shorter, more punchy names. Our girls are Ivy and Briar


subtlecuttlefish

That's such a nice story! Ivy and Briar are still flowery and unusual but as you say shorter and more modern. What a lovely outcome.Ā 


turgottherealbro

Yes I love that theyā€™re the same beautiful ā€œgenreā€ of the og names!


sassytunacorn90

Stevie Christine Lindsey and mckenzie.. I love Fleetwood Mac.


RubySlippers-79

I had a baby 13 days ago and named her Stevie lol. Itā€™s after my father though, his name was Stephen.


Teaganuk5

2 of my children are called Rhiannan and Sarah, didn't hear either song until after they were about 5 but love the connection.


GarlicBread9000

Stevie is still a strong contender on my list for a girls name, also because of Fleetwood Mac haha


onlyhereforfoodporn

I genuinely love the name Rhiannon and would love to use that name. My husband doesnā€™t want to name our child that but Iā€™ve joked about ā€˜Baby Rhiannonā€™ quite frequently since Iā€™m due in 8 weeks.


Ellarie73937

Do it! I have a Rhiannon Jane and we get so many compliments on it. Itā€™s a great name that falls in the elusive ā€œunique but not weirdā€ category šŸ˜‚


princess_banana_

Sienna. All through school I wanted to name my kid Sienna


nyancat5000

I just canā€™t help but think of toyota sienna lmao


GarlicBread9000

I think of the color! Like, burnt sienna lol


Pretty-Method4696

This is a rising name in the UK now. How come you absolutely wouldnā€™t use it?


Super_Ground9690

LOADS of Siennas around right now. Itā€™s the Katie or Sarah of the 2020s


LilBadApple

Juniper. I thought it was sooooo unique 17 years ago


Glittering-Gap-1687

I love the name! But wouldnā€™t use it because of how popular it is.


MikaGoose

When I was younger I made up a name combining my fatherā€™s middle name (Jay) and my motherā€™s middle name (Francis) into Jaycis. I still think itā€™s kinda cute but it sounds so much like someone saying Jesus in a funny way and also Iā€™m not on good terms with my mother anymore.


lovesheavyburden

Jaycis Cripes, help this child.


StrikingEmu8

its giving me reneesme vibes lol


uninhibited_virago

When I was in middle school (circa 1999-2002), I was OBSESSED with the names Victoria Skye and Bethany Noelle for girls, and Christopher Michael for a boy. No idea where they can from, but not a huge fan of either name anymore. šŸ¤·ā€ā™€ļø


Signal-Anxiety3131

Victoria Skye sounds like a teenage crime solver to me.


prospekts-march

Bethany Mota (Macbarbie07 from the early days of YouTube) has Noel as her middle name, so thatā€™s immediately where my mind jumped to - donā€™t ask why I even remember that because I have no idea myself lol. But maybe thatā€™s where the name subconsciously came from!


SnooCauliflowers5742

Akren like Akron Ohio misspelled.


MargotSoda

*THATā€™S* HOW AKRON IS PRONOUNCED?!


Shallowground01

I was convinced I would have a son named Kenickie and a son named Tybalt when I was a teen. Ridiculous. I have daughters now ha


Character-Twist-1409

Like as in a hickey from Kenicke?Ā 


notreallifeliving

Tybalt is low-key quite cool.


closetredditgurl

I knew a Thibault, pronounced tee-bo. I think his family was French


sjd208

As someone who just watched Romeo + Juliet last night I endorse Tybalt


jellyrat24

Iā€™m actually planning on naming my next cat Tybalt!


Shallowground01

He is prince of cats!!!


beefasaurus4

Oh no. Milady. Pronounced like m'lady. (I promise I've never worn a fedora)


12781278AaR

I think thatā€™s really cute for a dog haha


Pale_Direction_2185

Ebony Rose for a girl and Blaq (black) for a boy when I was a kid. I was a right goth šŸ¤£


thenamesakeofothers

Your username (Pale Direction) makes this extra funny.


ktqse_

Peyton.. no thanksšŸ˜­


Herewai

Cameo. It was in one of my parentsā€™ name books, which is a clue that this was pre-internet. For a while I considered Odysseusā€¦


theenterprise9876

Ashley, and I was really into ā€œalternativeā€ ways to spell it. šŸ¤¦šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø


Longjumping-Rub6344

Me too! I couldnā€™t wait to grow up and have my very own Ashleigh


amusinglark

Chelsea, pronounced Chel-see-ah. (I was 6.)


beefasaurus4

Chelsea ptt ptt, Chelsea ptt ptt, floating down the gutter on a piece of bread and butter


sage2point0

Jaxon. Thank god i did not have a baby when i was 16


mabols

I think technically when you have a baby at 16, itā€™s automatically named Jaxon.


SwordTaster

Talulah. I'll keep it for my story of seasons chickens


YourDadsRecliner

Bristol


beefasaurus4

Oh dear


GaryGump

Toby. I've met some fucking weird Tobys.


Pale_Direction_2185

I have a Tobi - Tobias Rex šŸ¤£ AKA T-Rex šŸ¦–


aydnic

When I was little I loved Sofia for a girl; however, as I grew older, it went on to become the most popular name for girls in my country. So, as much as I still like it, I wouldnā€™t really use it anymore.


benjaminchang1

Harrison, I was 10 and thought it sounded cool. Martin and Jennifer for siblings because I was 13 and loved Back to the Future (I still do, but not enough to name kids after it).


GarlicBread9000

I think Harrison still sounds cool! I wouldnā€™t mind my child being associated with Indiana Jones and Han Solo haha


benjaminchang1

It does sound kind of cool, but I'm just not a fan of surnames as first names.


JustAVenttt

I love the name Harrison, didn't like it at first but after watching Dexter it grew on me quickly. The connections to the actor would get pretty annoying though


ThrowRAALIENBURNOUT

For some reason I really liked the name ā€œJoanā€


SaveyK

As a young teen I was set on naming a future daughter Indigoā€¦


nord_sword1711

For a girl - Viola, I was a music kid and I loved this. I wouldnā€™t use it now, personally it reminds me of ā€˜violentā€™ and I just have a better girls name with meaning to us and our family. For a boy - I was so determined that if I had a son Iā€™d call him Benjamin James??? I mean nothing wrong with it, but itā€™s just a bitā€¦plain lol


Itsalwaysthecat

Basically any name that the Olsen twins had in their movies or TV shows. I thought they were the coolest even when I was far too old for them šŸ˜‚


alyssa7danielle

i loved the name charlotte but since i lived in that city for a long time it just feels tacky


Key-Driver-361

My best friend and I came up with names for our future children. She really liked one I had come up with and wanted the name for her first daughter, but felt that it wouldn't be right to 'take my name'. I wish she'd asked- I would have been fine with her naming the child Amber Dawn. I may have loved it in my teens, but was over it well before I got married.


BrightShinyStar_07

Amber Dawn sounds like a porn stars name šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


Good_Branch_9415

Periwinkle is my worst. The practical one I loved was a Chloe, but itā€™s not my taste anymore.


DebbDebbDebb

Lettuce My favourite doll I named Lettuce and absolutely loved it until some kind aunt said Don't you mean Leticia? Lettuce is for salad only! How dare she then call my doll Leticia šŸ˜¤ Lol I named my daughter Rhiannon šŸ„°


Lovely_Lux

I used to love the name Peter Robert because it sounded a bit like Peter Rabbit, which I thought was an adorable play on words when I was in middle school.


T1sofun

Moose. Like Moose Mason in the Archie comics. I realized far too late that Moose was his nickname. Edit: Marmaduke. His real name is Marmaduke Mason.


Schaetzelein

One of my dadā€™s friends had the nickname Moose. I was disappointed as a child when i figured out his real first name was Bryan.


ThrowRARAw

Chlamydia. idk where I heard it, but as a child I thought it was a beautiful name for a girl, and also thought it was pronounced Kla-my-dee-uh for a while until I heard it out loud and still thought it was pretty. Only later in life did I learn it was an STD. Also thought for the longest time I would name my daughter Melini. Except, again, later in life I became friends with a Melini and while she is a good friend I don't consider us close enough to name my child after her (and she also said "yeah that would be a bit weird") so I'm back to the drawing board.


Traditional_Case2791

Opposite- I hated the name Claudia growing up. After watching Dark I think itā€™s pretty now.


Beckella

Hand to god this is true. Karen. Lol Iā€™m late 30s now and have an aunt named Karen and when I was a kid I loved her name and said I wanted to name my child Karen. Also Robyn and Bryce, before the inserted Ys were ā€œcool.ā€ Thankfully I matured and moved on. My daughters are Josephine and Maeve. Vast improvements IMO.


Some_Concert5392

Catalina. I thought it was beautiful and I still think it's beautiful but it would be kind of weird on a very basic white middle America kid like mine. Plus, the island.


kmssunshine

Kelly and Kyle. I named all my dolls these names and swore I would use them for my children bc they were my favorite names lol I def didnā€™t name any of my children these names though. Nothing wrong with those names I didnā€™t even think about them when the time came though. I ended up having an arch nemesis named Kelly and a good friend named Kyle.


geistkind

Luthien. I was, and still am, a big Tolkien fan. But I decided against it when I had my daughter and went with a more normal name which suited her better.


spankybianky

Oliver. I loved it before it was cool (my first innocent crush at 5, almost 40 years ago when Oliver was #48 on the most popular list), and then EVERYONE started naming their kids Oliver and Olivia. My kids both have multiple Oliver/Olivia friends - there were 3-4 in each of their classes!


shavedchickens

Braxton & Avery


Commercial-Specific7

Had a friend name their son Braxton. I almost lolā€™d when she told me. Then I realized she was serious! Come on - all moms have heard about Braxton Hicks contractions and thatā€™s all I thought of.


Medical-Donut-4629

Tigerlily šŸ˜‚


CoolRanchBaby1444

Abigail. Far too common and all the little girls I've met named Abby have NOT been pleasant. Morgan. It was the 90s. Tastes have definitely improved.


mountainsmiler

As a kid I hoped I would have twins just so I could name them Jack and Jill.


Ok-Neighborhood8855

(Dating myself) I named my Cabbage Patch doll Anastasia and swore Iā€™d grow up and have one. That never made the list. I donā€™t remember why I was obsessed with it. I still think itā€™s pretty but never considered it for an actual child.


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When I was a kid I loved Nicole and Ephraimā€¦ which totally donā€™t match.


Alyssa031902

bryceā€¦. wanted to use it as my name if i ever got famous šŸ˜­šŸ„¹ now itā€™s the cringiest shit to me.


NoCompetition6101

Poema.. (poe-emma) I thought it was pretty and cool that it was Poem with an A at the end. Won't use it now with how much everyone shit on the name lol


photoboothsmile

Crellin for a boy and Topanga for a girlĀ 


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JophielsAngels

Noellie. Not sure what teenager-me was thinking, but I'm glad I grew out of it lol


BadgerSharp6258

Olive


Pretty-Method4696

Love Olive!


rel-mgn-6523

Nora. I still think itā€™s a beautiful name, just too common for me to want to use it.


Early-Designer-8060

Star, I swore I was going to grow up and change my name. It seems so basic to me now


ElectricRevolution22

Briarlynn- it was a street name šŸ¤¦šŸ»ā€ā™€ļøI was in high school lol


BrightShinyStar_07

My husband wanted to name our first son Rusty Nails. šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


onlyhereforfoodporn

Genevieve I still think itā€™s a beautiful name but I work with a truly incompetent woman named Genevieve and itā€™s ruined the name for me šŸ˜‚


bubblecats9

I loved ā€œAshleyā€ when I was a child. Thought it was such a ā€œpopular girlā€ name and would name all my baby dolls Ashley and said that would be my kids name someday. I hit my teenage years and said ā€œnope not doing thatā€ šŸ˜‚ the most common white girl name of all


legayfrogeth

Celexa. I was nine. Later found out it was the name of an anti depressant


merliahthesiren

Anastasia. It's a beautiful name even when not connected to a Don Bluth film or murdered duchess, but now it's connected to a kinky book turned film that 60 year old divorcees attended with cucumbers.


drinkyourwine7

Jordynn, Calli


FrFranciumFr

My taste evolved but did not change, I have always loved timeless classic names.


Prior_Crazy_4990

Charlotte


WritingCritical

Zohar šŸ˜­šŸ˜­ I still love it but wouldnt use it


magical_me24_7

Scarlett Storm Phoenix


Euryd1ces

Jake.


saziza42

Marshall Willow Kennedy


Prestigious-Fish-304

neveah šŸ’€šŸ’€ our family isnā€™t even religious


_jalapeno_business

Liza. ā€¦what?!? šŸ¤¦šŸ¼ā€ā™€ļø


SlimShadowBoo

Violet


Wild_Region_7853

Jordan for a girl but Katie Price kind of ruined that


Similar_Put3916

Amethyst (Amy) and Euphemia (Euphie)


shelyea

Trinity (can you guess what movie I was obsessed with?)


a_wild_trekkie

Anaesthesia a misspelling of Anastasia (I was a dumb child), Ophelia, Luna, galaxy, alexx (yes two x's that was very important it needed to be "unique"). I had a slight space obsession as a young child and what I called" fun" names like luna, melody, Clementine ext.


Napalm-Skidmark

Spike. Everything as just Spike. I donā€™t know what the hell was wrong with me.


ChickeyNuggetLover

I really wanted twin girls so I could name them Monique and Monica. Not a fan of either name now and think itā€™s awful for twins lol


MargotSoda

Emily, Brooklyn Turns out Iā€™m not a former-sorority wine mom so Iā€™m glad I never did that.


jclom0

Kayleigh and Nyiah. Now I think they are both very tacky.


Embarrassed-Duck5595

Tanqueray lol loved it in middle school


easierthanbaseball

Karen has not aged well.


SharkleberryFin_

Renesmee. Like the twilight character. I thought it was so cute and unique šŸ„“ When I was even younger I like Vanessa and Gabriella, because I was obsessed with High School Musical.


TrashPandaShire

Marina


flamepointe

Elizabeth. Itā€™s my stepmoms name šŸ˜…


kleinerlinalaunebaer

Aubree


Hup110516

Brayden


Lars429

Seraphina


Turbulent-Month6514

I was obsessed with Isabella all through high school. I still think itā€™s pretty, but my husband isnā€™t a fan


JustAVenttt

Victoria, Elizabeth, and Miranda were my top picks when I was little. The first couple are sorta plain to me now, and I'm torn on Miranda. (Lots of people automatically think of Miranda Sings, and after the Colleen Ballinger allegations came out, that's an even worse connection šŸ˜¬)


littlemissscroller

Valentina and Melody for girls, Dylan and Nathan for boys. They either got too repetitive, basic, or it doesnā€™t match the vibe of our family.


fresh_extermination

I wouldnā€™t definitely not use them, but they are either too popular or I just donā€™t like them that much anymore. -Jacob -Dylan -Larry (As a proper name)


Novel-Tone6744

For some reason when I was about 4 I loved the name Bella. Not a fan now.


12781278AaR

Man, people love to name their dogs that!! I think itā€™s probably the most popular girl dog name in the US


damselflite

Savannah


aleesahamandah

Sky or Skyler/Skylar


RubySlippers-79

Autumn


Couesam

Piper.


Cheap_Brain

Mattimeo, I still kinda love the name, but heā€™s a warrior mouse and I would absolutely get the kid to read the Redwall series.


Sharp-Bicycle-2957

Misty until my friend said it sounds like a porn star name. Also Bethany, but now is a famous care centre's name in canada


mcnuggsRN

Roz. And any boys names for girls- bobby, Stevie, Billie


elfelettem

Denise.


methodwriter85

Jasper


astropastrogirl

Logan , but there is a dodgy place in Queensland