Teachers: What names are you sick of?

[disneyjunkie]

I haven't read this whole thread but isn't it kind of rude? I mean, really. I would be upset seeing my daughter's teachers posting their ultimate dislike of the names Samantha and Haley and I am SURE it would break their hearts.

Maybe all the teachers should be a little thankful that those oddly spelled and other names you hate are in your classrooms and that your job hasn't been cut. They way the education system is cutting here is amazing.

There are things posted in this thread that pertain to the way my name is written (several capital letters in my first name ) and my son's name. (First name isn't spelled "correctly,” is odd, his middle name has several capital letters )

I'm not the least bit upset by people's opinion of our names.

 

[mom2rb]

Any name that is the name of a PLACE: Paris, Madison, Dakota, India, Georgia, etc.

I have a Roman, is that close enough to Rome to count?
I named him after my MIL. Her maiden name is Romangoli.

 

[scottishduffy]

Remarks made about how common a name is aren't meant against the kids. The 4 Emily's I had were great girls. Love each of them to bits, and ten years later still hear from 2 of them. However, at the time it was annoying as can be that I had 8 kids for the last 2 weeks that summer, 3 of which had the same name. It was utterly confusing for us all and I got soooo sick of hearing that name of trying to figure ways to differentiate them. I didn't want to force anyone to go by a middle name since they all *liked* Emily, and they darn well deserved to use their name.

When I was in school we always has a ton of Jennifer's every single year.

Just as I have names I have a negative association with I have some names that every time I hear them it reminds me of a particular kid I adored. Sharhzad (who was also one of my worst kids, but she grew on me and i learned to work with her), Jovan, Edward, Lily, Annaleis, Tess, Daniel, Jordan (boy), Elodie, & Trevor.

 

[lillygator]

There are things posted in this thread that pertain to the way my name is written (several capital letters in my first name ) and my son's name. (First name isn't spelled "correctly,” is odd, his middle name has several capital letters )

I'm not the least bit upset by people's opinion of our names.

well it is hurtful to me and I am sure younger children or even ones with self esteem issues would be hurt by it as well.

 

[lillygator]

Remarks made about how common a name is aren't meant against the kids.

But the thread title is about names you are "sick of", not how common they are.

 

[scottishduffy]

But the thread title is about names you are "sick of", not how common they are.

Being 'sick off' a name still does not imply any sort of ill feeling toward the person. You get exposed to anything too much and you get sick of it.

I got sick of certain names because of the hassle of having several kids with the same name at once. It is annoying as heck for everyone when you call Emily and there 3 of my kids, and a total of 14 in the whole camp that could respond to that.


I'm sick of doing home work. Sick of cleaning my house. Sick of having to wake up at 4:30 in the morning. Sick of being confused by the teachers who have the same name and not knowing who i'm getting assigned to because it makes a big difference to me. (they are great guys, but i need to prep differently for each one). When coordinators say you are with professor G but don't give you the first name it is annoying and we all get sick of not knowing which one we are assigned because you do twice the work preparing for both. But i love them both, no ill will there. Im sick of all those things but I do my homework, i wake up early, i do everything required and am glad to, because while I am 'sick of' certain things.... they can also provide great learning experiences and can be kinda fun.

If someone saying they don't like your name is enough to give you 'self esteem issues', you probably had bigger issues to start with. Sheesh. I don't hate any of the people associated with any 'sick of' names.

Well, except for Nicole.... but she was my childhood bully and harassed me for YEARS.

 

[lillygator]

I guess I view it a little differently...I am always sick of housework, therefor my attitude towards it may not always be the best. If one associates a name with how a past person acted with that name or thinks gee another X name...they may - without knowing - project those feelings outward. It is very easy to do... and children are pretty perceptive.

 

[EmmersIsTheMommy]

*Cry* My name is irritating to teachers *Sob*

It wasn't when I was named that tho. It was popular but not like now!

I'm afraid my kids are going to be in the 'holy cow, ANOTHER ONE' crowd. When I named Gavin, it had been basically untouched..and now I've met three??

Oh well.

My mom is really sick of 'unique' spelling names too. She teaches 3rd grade.

 

[lillygator]

If someone saying they don't like your name is enough to give you 'self esteem issues', you probably had bigger issues to start with. Sheesh. I don't hate any of the people associated with any 'sick of' names.

no self esteem issues, I was just trying to put another perspective out there. I just think it is somewhat hurtful, nothing wrong with having a differing opinion.

And personally I love my girls names (Samantha Paige and Haley Nicole) and could care less what the teachers opinion is, I would just think they would take a higher road....


and really, is it so bad that names are repeated or used often? We all can't help what each other names their children.

 

[Minnesota!]

Totally sick of and hope the "trend" dies off soon:

Katelynn (and all other variations)
Kayla/Mikayla
Madison/McKenzie/McKenna etc. and all Mc variations
Isabella (because I LOOOVE the name and if I have a girl ever I want to use it!!).
Jaden/Kaden/Hayden/Aiden/Braydon and all nauseating similar ones.
Ella/Emma/Emerson/Emily - we really don't need anymore. As beautiful as these names are...they are reallly REALLY overdone.
Jacob - love the name. Hate that every other kid is named this.
Austin/Logan/Devin - all really tied to the early 90's for me.


I never would have named my son Noah had I realized how it shot to popularity. I was known as "Andrea P" through school and HATED it. I don't want my son's to be labeled by an initial for 13 years. Little hang up of mine.

Next child will have a name that is at least 100 on the popularity charts.

 

[EmmersIsTheMommy]

Repeated isn't as bad for me as blatantly misspelling a name.

There are RULES to the English language. You can't take a word, totally misspell it with letters 'close to' the original spelling and expect people to pronounce it correctly.

Then they get mad. THOSE are the names I'm sick of.

 

[lillygator]

Then they get mad. THOSE are the names I'm sick of.

question for not just you but all...do you really experience people getting mad at a mispronunciation? Usually it seems they would just turn around and correct you?

 

[scottishduffy]

I guess I view it a little differently...I am always sick of housework, therefor my attitude towards it may not always be the best. If one associates a name with how a past person acted with that name or thinks gee another X name...they may - without knowing - project those feelings outward. It is very easy to do... and children are pretty perceptive.

I agree that if you have a very negative association with a particular name it may end up in projected feeling. But i also think that may come from people with limited experience with kids.

After a while of working with kids you get so many kids you cross paths with, and hundres of names of the years. I had plenty of names with good and bad kids associated with them.I usually never thought "Just because Sara P was bad I wonder what Sarah B will be like". I had many Andrew's (One of the names on my list of kids who terrified me), but only ONE was ever an issue. Hubby and I plan to use the name one day if we have a boy.

Most kids leave their impression upon me by how they act... not by the name they carry.

I think LAST names carry far more weight then first names because that implies they come from the same family, at least with people i worked with. While I never knew any other people who would purposely dodge first names (that is just dumb), there were people I knew who dodged particular last names after having had an older sibling or two.

We had one family where we made sure each counselor only got ONE kid from the family, even though several of them could have been grouped together. The staff was well aware of serious behavior issues and we split them up so no one counselor had to deal with them all. I only remember the name of mine and he ended up being one of my favorite Boys. When away from his older brothers he was a great kid.

 

[sokrzy4u]

Man, I think I have broken everyone of the rules with my kids names. I 've seen all of them metioned too. Not a big deal to me, I get sick of some names too.

I have a Bailly -misspelled boys name on my girl What can I say? I was 17, stupid and loved Party of 5
Alyvea- just plain out misspelled (pronounced Olivia)
Lucas - I really really tried with this one, wanted to give him a strong boy name.
Ella Grace- I have noticed a few Ella's here and there but I do not personally know another one. I could not imagine her as anything else though.

And for kickers, my two middle children each have two middle names, but for no significant reason.

 

[EmmersIsTheMommy]

question for not just you but all...do you really experience people getting mad at a mispronunciation? Usually it seems they would just turn around and correct you?

Often. "It's ASHLEY, WHY is this so HARD to UNDERSTAND?!?" "because you spelled it Aoushleey!"

And my mom, the teacher who should be so lucky to have the misspelled name child in her class, has gotten parents storming out after she mispronounced it.

 

[scottishduffy]

Often. "It's ASHLEY, WHY is this so HARD to UNDERSTAND?!?" "because you spelled it Aoushleey!"

And my mom, the teacher who should be so lucky to have the misspelled name child in her class, has gotten parents storming out after she mispronounced it.

Kids rarely got annoyed by a mispronounced name, they were used to it. I only know one person now who gets annoyed by a mispronounced name. People mispronounce my name all the time and I could care less. I am actually a Laura. I can be : Lara, Lauren, Laurie, Lucy... anything but Laura somedays. It used to bug me in high school when we had a bunch of Lauren's around because my name was the only different one. Now I could care less.

The parents would get miffed. Especially if someone mentioned the name was spelled wrong. Of course it is NOT spelled wrong, that is the legal spelling of the kids name, the way they chose to spell it, it is NOT wrong. (I see their point there)

Some names I just had no clue how to pronounce at first. Saiyja? Galaydreiel?

 

[jacksonsmom]

Next child will have a name that is at least 100 on the popularity charts.

Doesn't always work, my son's name (Jackson) was at number 100 the year I was pregnant with him. I like the name and thought it would not become too popular. I was wrong! I believe last year Jackson was in the 30s for popularity!

Most of the Jacksons I know or hear around town are younger then my Jackson.

Although I still love the name Jackson, I wish it was die down in popularity!

 

[disneyjunkie]

question for not just you but all...do you really experience people getting mad at a mispronunciation? Usually it seems they would just turn around and correct you?

Yes

The first few times they correct you with a smile. Heaven help you if you continue to have difficulty with the name.

 

[EmmersIsTheMommy]

Kids rarely got annoyed by a mispronounced name, they were used to it. I only know one person now who gets annoyed by a mispronounced name. People mispronounce my name all the time and I could care less. I am actually a Laura. I can be : Lara, Lauren, Laurie, Lucy... anything but Laura somedays. It used to bug me in high school when we had a bunch of Lauren's around because my name was the only different one. Now I could care less.

The parents would get miffed. Especially if someone mentioned the name was spelled wrong. Of course it is NOT spelled wrong, that is the legal spelling of the kids name, the way they chose to spell it, it is NOT wrong. (I see their point there)

Some names I just had no clue how to pronounce at first. Saiyja? Galaydreiel?

Yeah..the kids don't usually mind. It's always the people who named them.

I think mom's favorite name, i kid you not, was Gonorrhea. "I read it in a medical magazine when I was pregnant! I thought it was so pretty!"

No one had the heart to let her in on the meaning. They did ask, however, if they could call her Rhea.

 

[jeepgirl30]

I dislike when people constantly try to give me a nickname. They shorten my name and when they do it becomes a boys name. I correct them and say I am a girl not a guy so please call me ____. Even my own mom tries to shorten it by calling me by just the first letter in my name! I have never liked my name but when she doesn't even use it i get pretty annoyed! It is uncommon but spelled correctly. It does get misprounced though a lot anyway.

With my DD I named her from a soap opera i had watched a couple times in High School, I thought it was a pretty name. No one we knew had ever heard the name before and now its very popular. But I didn't see it listed on the first 5 or 6 pages so maybe not so bad!

I do find the complete misspellings difficult. And have found parents that get annoyed when you mispronounce it.