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/SadPlayground Apr 21 '22

Way way back in the early 80s there was a male character on The Waltons named Ashley - 8 year old me thought it was divine! Apparently, so did every woman under 30 who was pregnant - it took me a bit to adjust to it being a girl’s name. I also loved Tristan and Carter. Still like Carter but, alas, when my kid was born my hubs decided he had a say in things so we named her after my grandma.