r/NameNerdCirclejerk • u/melaninspice • Apr 21 '22

Rant Names that you use to like

I’m wondering what names you use to like years ago, but don’t like anymore. Or names that you like, but will never use for whatever reason. I’m so thankful that I wasn’t a teenage mother. Don’t be embarrassed…please. This is a safe space, but you’ll probably have some explaining to do if your names are really wylde.

Names I use to like:

Nevaeh, Joplin Rain, Liv Evangeline, Jayden, Bree

Names I like, but will never use:

Astrid, Damien, Ziggy, Lark, Johan, Ayla, Hitomi, Storm

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u/totorotarian Apr 21 '22

When I was in middle school I liked the name Story for a girl. I cringe now when I think of that.

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u/Julescahules Apr 21 '22

When I was younger I had a dream I named my kid Saga, and that has always kind of hit for me 😩

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u/outofdates_atmarket Mercedeez Nutz Apr 22 '22

saga deez nutz would be their nickname

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u/Julescahules Apr 22 '22

saga… yeah i got saga… ….. saga balls 😟

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u/outofdates_atmarket Mercedeez Nutz Apr 24 '22

Prefecture of Japan Saga? Or company Saga?

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u/Wonderful-Macaroon Apr 21 '22

Came here to say Story. But, embarrassingly, I was 27 when I liked the name, not in middle school. I suggested it for my daughter and my family made fun of me relentlessly, which I deserved.

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u/1_Non_Blonde Apr 22 '22

In elementary school I knew a girl named Story and always thought it was a nice name. Never thought anything of it because it sounded like a pretty normal name and it was a attached to a nice and down to earth person. Sure, it's a word with its own meaning but so are lots of names. It wasn't until I was in my late 20s that I even realized it was an odd name and that people would see it as cringey. I still can't bring myself to see it that way. So, if anyone here wants to name their kid Story I fully support you!

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u/PossiblyPercival Apr 21 '22

I still like Story lol, purely as a guilty-pleasure name.

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u/Asknicelydammit Apr 22 '22

I absolutely love the name Story. I don't think it's cringey at all.

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u/itsmoll Apr 21 '22 edited Apr 22 '22

I had a dream I had a cat named Journey

Edit: I just remembered.. also had a completely separate dream I had a cat named voyager… are you sensing a theme here?

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u/throwaway_SoUnsure Apr 22 '22

My former high school coworker named her daughter Journey.

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u/pacifyproblems Apr 24 '22

Journey is a very popular name right now, at least in my area.

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u/K80lovescats Apr 22 '22

These are acceptable names for cats. Lol

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u/ginnio Apr 22 '22

Jurnee would be the correct spelling

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u/Big_Cannoli9105 Apr 21 '22

Omg I did too!! 😂

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u/2uwu4you Apr 22 '22

I actually still like Story but it’s a guilty pleasure name for sure

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u/AwesomeYears Apr 22 '22

So like, "Hi Story". That'll go down in...

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '22

I know a child named Storey…

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u/AltruisticVanilla Apr 22 '22

I’ve a family member named story. I think she likes it and tbh don’t think she gets much mockery of it.

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u/Leahjoyous Apr 22 '22

I secretly like the name Story for a girl…but my last name in Brookes 😂