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? asked in Pregnancy & ParentingBaby Names · 6 years ago

What are the worst Names you could give to your baby? I think the name Phyllis sounds like a disease.....?

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  • Snid
    Lv 7
    6 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Made up names like Nevaeh. Horrible misspellings like Aubreigh. Some last names that are used as boy's names just don't work well for girls: Sutton. Spencer. Hunter. Names that start with "bray". That's the sound a donkey makes. A lot of really old fashioned and out dated names like...Phyllis, Beaulah, and Bertha. Boy's out dated and old fashioned names seem to be more accepted.

  • Autumn
    Lv 6
    6 years ago

    ANY boy names on girls (including addison and madison). The only true unisex names are names like Alex (Alexander/Alexandra/ia/etc) and Sam (Samuel, Samantha/Samara/etc).

    Also as someone else mentioned, badly misspelled names or just misspelled names in general (Ex Jasmyn instead of Jasmine).

    Another one that you and others have kind of implied are very out dated almost unusable names such as Phyllis, Gladys, Gertrude, Bertha, Amos, Bertrum, etc.

    Another thing I dislike is made-up names like Saralina or Jazzlyn and strange careers/word names like Pilot and Sailor.

    AND I've seen people ask about the "name" nirvana many times. No.

  • Linda
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    I won't make fun of names.

    It does concern me when people misspell them on purpose. What could they possibly be thinking? Living your whole life, day to day, spelling your name for everyone.

    And all because your parents thought they were unique.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    You're dead right about Phyllis. Lol. I never liked Ethel or Floyd. But Phyllis is worse!

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  • 6 years ago

    A really missed spell name.

    I know a girl name

    Justine and her parents spelled her name gustyne

    Katelyn and her parents spell her name Kaylin and get up set when people say Kaylin and not Katelyn.

  • 6 years ago

    Kevin

  • ?
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    I have to agree with you with Phyllis XD lol

    I can't stand (many names but allow me to say a few...)

    Celeste & Paisley: NO THANK YOU

  • 6 years ago

    Tabitha

    Gertrude

    Betty

    Ernest

    Doris

    the list goes on...

  • 6 years ago

    Marty is awful and so is Earl.

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    bob

    billy

    allegro

    allegra

    josaphine

    anass

    daner

    samuel

    jesus

    staniszewski

    mordan

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