" As a teacher , there are several names that are forever ruined for me … "
Have you ever wondered, “Hmm…I wonder if I’m the reason someone refused to name their child [insert your name here]?”
Well recently,u/TIFUstorytimeposed the question,“What name is ruined for you?“inr/AskReddit, and people cameFLOCKINGin with their ✨negative name associations✨.
So, if you’re wondering if your name/your child’s name/another loved one’s name is on this list, all I can say is scroll down at your own discretion! 🫡
1.“As someone named Milo…I’d have to say Milo. Nearly every Milo I meet in real life turns out to be a dog.”
— MidwestMilo
2.“As a teacher, there are several names that are forever ruined for me: Trevor, Travis, Dax, Jenica, and Ashlynn, to name a few.”
— tiffy68
3.“Aaron — thanksKey & Peele.”
— BootyWhiteMan
4.“I had a classmate in high school whose family friends named their daughter Siri literally two weeks before Apple announced their new virtual assistant technology.”
— danger - daze
5.“Katie. It’s so strange because Kates, in my experience, are lovely people, but Katies are not. What goes wrong with that extra syllable?”
— thirdonebetween
6.“Hermione. I first saw the ’60s movie version ofThe Music Manin seventh grade in 1997 and fell in love with the character of the Mayor’s wife, played by Hermione Gingold. I decided then that I wanted to name my first daughter after her. I’m still pissed at J. K. Rowling for ruining that name, even though I did grow to love Hermione in the books.”
— erinnavy
7.“Karen. My friend, Karen, is not taking the backlash against her name well. Breaks my heart.”
— captnfirepants
8.“Harmony. I’m a teacher, and all the Harmonys I’ve had were not at all harmonious.”
— notsoDifficult314
9.“Any time I hear the name Devin, I can’t help thinking about theSNLskit ‘The Californians.'”
— TWSREDDIT
10.“I have a bad association with the name Alex. In college, I sat next to an Alex in art history, and he was always drinking coffee, and after every sip, he would go, ‘Ahh!’ Every two seconds — ‘Ahh!’ — and he would take, like, 40 sips. I had to drop the class!”
— verymuchbad
11.“Naomi because it’s ‘I moan’ backwards.”
— d_soakum
12.“Astrid, because of that episode ofThe Officewhere Michael keeps pronouncing it ‘a**-turd.'”
— Ok - Inflation-4156
13.“I happened to know two women named Katrina — a bright, pretty, Scandinavian-sounding name — at the time of the catastrophic 2005 hurricane. I feel sorry for them in the sense that ‘Katrina’ is now shorthand for natural disaster and tragedy.”
— I_see_zebras
14.“Brock. What kind of name is that, anyway? Sounds like someone vomiting BROCK.”
— Sparky3200
15.“Alexa, at least in terms of naming a child or pet, thanks to the Alexa device.”
— 2020 - RedditUser
16.“Aiden, Brayden, Jayden, Cayden, Zayden, etc., etc. There are no names you’ll hear screamed more at grocery stores.”
— dan - halen
17.“Chad. It’s my name, and I hate that it became shorthand for entitled jerks.”
— cyberchaox
18.“Jenny. (Forrest Gumpruined it. ‘Jenn-NAY!')”
— Honestjenjen
19.“Angel. Some guy I used to work with robbed the business, causing them to close down. Never trust a guy named Angel.”
— DogZealousideal9162
20.“Eric. All because of a silly and, at times, absolutely god-tier TV series (South Park). Screw you, Cartman, by the way.”
— michajlo
21.“Lana, because of what it says spelled backwards.”
— Idontmakedeals
22.“After dating three Jasons and two Joshes…definitely any ‘J’ names.”
— Nilla06
And lastly (and with no explanation needed):
23.“Donald.”
— mateusarc
answer have been blue-pencil for distance and/or lucidness .
