People Are Sharing The 'Modern' Names They Really Don't Like, And I'm Curious If Your Kid's Name Is On This List
Love it or hate it, but unique baby names are becoming more popular than ever.
It seems like there are so many babies who are named after places or things, and the spellings of traditional names have evolved extensively.
And some people have made it clear that they're not fans of modern names — in one Reddit thread, people shared the trendy names they don't like, and I'm extremely curious if your kid's name is on this list.
I've rounded up 19 different responses below:
1."Braxton is possibly the worst ~normal~ name I've ever heard. Why name a kid after false labour cramps?"
–kootny
2."Chasity. Did someone make that up? It is like someone's mother could not spell 'Chastity' and here we are."
–visual_treat869
3."Any names after luxury things. Chanel. Bentley. Mercedes. Ew. Ew. Ew."
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–hot-top2120
4."Tanner. The Tanner Stages of sexual development will always come to mind. Awful name."
–ditafjm
5."Nevaeh. Backwards heaven. I can't stand it. It's not as original as you think. Stop it, people! No offense to those named that. It's not your fault."
–Unlucky-Part4218
6."Anything gun-related. Pistol, Colt, Remington, Trigger, etc."
–TangerineLily
7."Any girl's name that ends in 'ley' or 'leigh'...over it, haha."
–limabean72
8."Nicknames as first names — Bambi, Betty, Lexie, Teddy, Minnie."
–sphvp
9."Cash. Why are you naming your child after a currency?"
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–cottoncandyanny
10."Oliver. It was cute for a second, but now there are 10,000 million tweens running around called Ollie, and it's too much."
–odd-goose-8394
11."Aurora. Feels like a mouth full of marbles when I say it."
–sunny_dayz247
12."Oakley doesn't get enough hate. It's HIDEOUS."
–siriuslytired
13."Caitlyn, Caitlin, Kaitlynn, Kaitlin, Katelynn, etc. No chance of spelling it right, ever."
–oilsuspicious3349
14."Naming kids after random words or nature spots like Branch and Cove."
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–ZeldaHylia
15."Sorry, but…boy names for girls. I think it stems from all millennial girls thinking Blake Lively was cool growing up, but now it's just completely overdone."
–Valuable-World6842
16."Legend, saint, phenomenal, etc."
–Ok_Blueberry_2843
17."Cooper. It's a last name. And a barrel maker. Awkward when your kid goes to Cooper high school and his name is Cooper."
–Separate-Swordfish40
18."Tiger...like why??"
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–appleapplesss
19."Addison. It's a disease!"
–AmesBeeE
Do you have thoughts about a particular modern name? Let us know in the comments!
Note: Responses have been edited for length/clarity.
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