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matadorpoeta

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a partial list, off the top of my head (no offense if your name is on the list):

todd
chad
brad
bob
mike (michael is okay.)
steve (steven is okay. i don't like 'stephen'.)
franklin (frank is okay.)
joshua
kyle
seth
frederick, federico
leonard, leonardo
lionel
guillermo (spanish for 'william')
bill (william os okay.)
henry, hank
barry
raphael, rafael
hugo
anthony, tony
jordan
any family name used as a first name
 

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I don't like, when my neighbor, calls me, Yuri .
 

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Poor people seem to love adorning their spawn with 'J' names, frequently with bizarre spellings. I can remember the teen mommiez of my middle and high schools fawning over the prospect of Jordynns to be.

Note that my non-kayfabed name begins with a 'J.'
 

matadorpoeta

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i'm editing my first post to agree with the other names given. i hate 'anthony' and 'tony'.
 

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Originally Posted by matadorpoeta
a partial list, off the top of my head (no offense if your name is on the list):

todd -- i like this one
chad -- gross, what about Chadwick?
brad
bob
mike (michael is okay.) -- i like this one
steve (steven is okay. i don't like 'stephen'.) it's alright so long as it isn't pronounced Steffan
franklin (frank is okay.) -- old skool names are awesome
joshua
kyle
seth -- eww
frederick, federico
leonard, leonardo
lionel
guillermo (spanish for 'william')
bill (william os okay.)
henry, hank
barry -- ewww
raphael, rafael
hugo



So many different names and it is hard to comment on anything but English names, however, I don't like the way most asian names sound.

Off the top of my head, the name Carl has never been easy for me to say.

If I have boys I will give them old skool names like Xavier, Montgomery, Frederick. Though for girls I think it would be a bit cruel to give them a name like Gwenovere.
 

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Obnoxious English names. Some that come to mind:

Abner
Baldrick
Alistair
Archibald
Padgett
Willoughby.
 

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Tyler is pretty contemptible. Still don't feel bad about knocking you out in the machine pitch dugout you little ****.
 

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Originally Posted by Connemara
Obnoxious English names. Some that come to mind:

Abner
Baldrick
Alistair
Archibald
Padgett
Willoughby.


I LOVE these names. Alistair is one of my faves. I'll have to have you name my kid by picking the one you hate most.


Originally Posted by Bergdorf Goodwill
Tyler is pretty contemptible. Still don't feel bad about knocking you out in the machine pitch dugout you little ****.

Yes Tyler or Taylor I don't like. I don't like beachy sounding names like Dylan or Brett either.
 

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Gavin, Ian, Colin, and all those other "OH HAI BROZ MY DADZ THE SOCCER COACH" names. **** you.
 

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Originally Posted by tiecollector
So many different names and it is hard to comment on anything but English names, however, I don't like the way most asian names sound.

Off the top of my head, the name Carl has never been easy for me to say.

If I have boys I will give them old skool names like Xavier, Montgomery, Frederick. Though for girls I think it would be a bit cruel to give them a name like Gwenovere.

i had a business meeting a few months ago in which every guy in the room, except for yours truly, had a one syllable name. everyone was either a mike, a steve, a todd, a brad, a bob, etc... i'm usually good at remembering people's names, but in this case i was lost.

i don't dislike frederick for being old skool,. i just dislike the sound.

xavier is a great name, but i don't recommend it for your son. it is basque, and unless your son speaks basque, french, or spanish, he will live his life mispronouncing his own name. "zay-vee-er" sounds ugly.
 

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Originally Posted by Bergdorf Goodwill
Tyler is pretty contemptible. Still don't feel bad about knocking you out in the machine pitch dugout you little ****.
yes. that's what i'm talking about.
 

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Originally Posted by matadorpoeta
xavier is a great name, but i don't recommend it for your son. it is basque, and unless your son speaks basque, french, or spanish, he will live his life mispronouncing his own name. "zay-vee-er" sounds ugly.

It would be pronounced however I say it would be, which would be Ex-zay-vyoor, only problem with the name is what the hell would be a nickname? I'd have to choose one that looks distinguished on a resume but can have a few nicknames to choose from. Or maybe I could afrofy it by going ExAHYvyahTAYshawn.
 

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Originally Posted by tiecollector
It would be pronounced however I say it would be, which would be Ex-zay-vyoor

yuck. stick with frederick.
 

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Only sea monsters with buttons for nostrils should be named Cecil.

Horton hears a who would name their kid that?
 

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