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HelpRe: Names I personally dislike
in reply to a message by BlakeIsHereStudios
I don't mind John or Mary. They aren't favorites but I certainly don't mind them. I've met many Johns. I don't mind it, but if I ever wanted to use it I would only use it as a middle name. As for Mary, I actually haven't met very many. However, I do think of it as being very used. It's also not a name I mind, though, and I think a lot of the variants are pretty. Again, if I used this name (in this form), it would probably be in the middle spot.
As for Elizabeth, Isabella, and Lisa, I partially agree. For as long as I can remember, I've disliked Elizabeth as a name. Just not my taste - I think it's the sound and probably some associations. I have similar feelings for Eleanor. However, I enjoy several of the diminutive forms of Elizabeth, such as (and mostly) Beth. I don't mind Isabella, but I find it kind of boring. I'm not a huge fan of Lisa in look or sound. I think I've actually only met one Lisa. I've met several Isabellas and many Elizabeths.
I kind of disagree about Bob. I'm quite the reader but I struggle to think of books I've read who've had any characters named Bob. Perhaps our taste in books is divergent. Bob sounds very friendly to me and I love meeting people who go by this. (To me) it feels much spunkier than Rob or Robert which I am neither a huge fan of. I also dislike the nickname Rob as it both sounds dated and makes me think of robber. I've also read very few books who have characters named Betty.
Dick, Gaylord... Yeah, I can agree with that. However, I am not a big fan of Rich for the same reasons stated by ShioTanbo1. I do not associate Rick with Rick and Morty, either. However, I slightly associate it with I Love Lucy due to both her son and husband going by Ricky. It's a pleasant association for me.
Adolf, Donald, Vladimir - I can agree with that, too. Much more so with Adolf than the other two, though. I don't think Donald or Vladimir are completely tied to the people who bear them. Again, I agree with ShioTanbo1 about these two. When I hear Donald, I'm more inclined to think of the duck, and I don't dislike the sound of it as much as many other names. As for Vladimir, it is, as far as I can tell, very common in Russia, and has a lot of history. So, I don't think it's unusable, either.
As for Elizabeth, Isabella, and Lisa, I partially agree. For as long as I can remember, I've disliked Elizabeth as a name. Just not my taste - I think it's the sound and probably some associations. I have similar feelings for Eleanor. However, I enjoy several of the diminutive forms of Elizabeth, such as (and mostly) Beth. I don't mind Isabella, but I find it kind of boring. I'm not a huge fan of Lisa in look or sound. I think I've actually only met one Lisa. I've met several Isabellas and many Elizabeths.
I kind of disagree about Bob. I'm quite the reader but I struggle to think of books I've read who've had any characters named Bob. Perhaps our taste in books is divergent. Bob sounds very friendly to me and I love meeting people who go by this. (To me) it feels much spunkier than Rob or Robert which I am neither a huge fan of. I also dislike the nickname Rob as it both sounds dated and makes me think of robber. I've also read very few books who have characters named Betty.
Dick, Gaylord... Yeah, I can agree with that. However, I am not a big fan of Rich for the same reasons stated by ShioTanbo1. I do not associate Rick with Rick and Morty, either. However, I slightly associate it with I Love Lucy due to both her son and husband going by Ricky. It's a pleasant association for me.
Adolf, Donald, Vladimir - I can agree with that, too. Much more so with Adolf than the other two, though. I don't think Donald or Vladimir are completely tied to the people who bear them. Again, I agree with ShioTanbo1 about these two. When I hear Donald, I'm more inclined to think of the duck, and I don't dislike the sound of it as much as many other names. As for Vladimir, it is, as far as I can tell, very common in Russia, and has a lot of history. So, I don't think it's unusable, either.
