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in reply to a message by BlakeIsHereStudios
Specific to my own community and culture, my absolute least favourite name trend is seeing a US top 10 first name paired with the most traditional surname in history, ESPECIALLY if the American version has a perfectly fine local equivalent. In 100% of cases, this is done by people whose accents are so strong while speaking English that the Teams transcription tool keeps asking me to correct the language. Being told the kid will have an Anglicised version of a Biblical name, especially Noah, Jonah, or Joshua (pronounced in the English way) is painful to smile and nod at. The other day-drinking-inducing trend is transplanting the -aden, -adan, -adyn suffix names, which clash so badly with local surnames.
Is it worse than the grandparents' names mashup trend? Yes, I think it is, which is saying something, because that one is atrocious and why we have children named "Johandre" (Johan + Andre) and "Marques" (Markus + Jacques).
I dread the day my children start school and I have to say these names with a straight face :')
Intentional kr3@tiv spellings are perhaps less common here than in the English-speaking world. When names are spelt incorrectly it tends to coincide with choosing an American/Anglicised name off Netflix, having no idea how to spell it, and not bothering to Google before filing official paperwork, which adds a whole new level of cringe. Honestly, people can side-eye me for this, but I have to question the judgment of people who inflict this on a child. I will be actively discouraging my spawn from befriending kids saddled with these names. The parents did this to their own kid, I do not trust them to uphold the well-being of mine.
A trend that isn't common here and doesn't affect me off the internet, but is still annoying, is the girls-with-boy-names fad. James and Michael are the most common examples, but I include names with the -son suffix in that. You're literally naming your daughter "son of [whatever]" for reasons that are honestly just misogynistic to me. "We want her to have a Strong Name[TM]"... which inevitably implies that a feminine name is weak?? Wow, how empowering.
Just a personal gripe, but if we're talking about least favourite trends, then I have to list the popularity of the name Susanna. There is nothing inherently wrong with that name. I just don't like it, but it seems to be popping up everywhere for some reason. Other super popular names on this site that I have horrible associations with are Althea, Thea, Theo, Theodore, Elma, Alma, David, Natasha, John and Jane. That's on the people I knew with those names, not the names themselves. Vera... is a lovely name. Unfortunately, I studied law and watch true crime. The victim in one of the only cases I couldn't endure watching until the end was called Vera-Jo. Every time I see that name, I think about that poor girl. Not exactly a least favourite trend, just an unfortunate association.
Is it worse than the grandparents' names mashup trend? Yes, I think it is, which is saying something, because that one is atrocious and why we have children named "Johandre" (Johan + Andre) and "Marques" (Markus + Jacques).
I dread the day my children start school and I have to say these names with a straight face :')
Intentional kr3@tiv spellings are perhaps less common here than in the English-speaking world. When names are spelt incorrectly it tends to coincide with choosing an American/Anglicised name off Netflix, having no idea how to spell it, and not bothering to Google before filing official paperwork, which adds a whole new level of cringe. Honestly, people can side-eye me for this, but I have to question the judgment of people who inflict this on a child. I will be actively discouraging my spawn from befriending kids saddled with these names. The parents did this to their own kid, I do not trust them to uphold the well-being of mine.
A trend that isn't common here and doesn't affect me off the internet, but is still annoying, is the girls-with-boy-names fad. James and Michael are the most common examples, but I include names with the -son suffix in that. You're literally naming your daughter "son of [whatever]" for reasons that are honestly just misogynistic to me. "We want her to have a Strong Name[TM]"... which inevitably implies that a feminine name is weak?? Wow, how empowering.
Just a personal gripe, but if we're talking about least favourite trends, then I have to list the popularity of the name Susanna. There is nothing inherently wrong with that name. I just don't like it, but it seems to be popping up everywhere for some reason. Other super popular names on this site that I have horrible associations with are Althea, Thea, Theo, Theodore, Elma, Alma, David, Natasha, John and Jane. That's on the people I knew with those names, not the names themselves. Vera... is a lovely name. Unfortunately, I studied law and watch true crime. The victim in one of the only cases I couldn't endure watching until the end was called Vera-Jo. Every time I see that name, I think about that poor girl. Not exactly a least favourite trend, just an unfortunate association.
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