I always liked the name Grace. I fell in love with the photo of Grace Kelly in her gown the year she won the Oscar, so that’s probably why.
I had a very “ethnic” last name that was almost ALWAYS butchered, and I thought Grace Kelly sounded lovely and probably never got messed up.
I didn’t read the entire thread, but I dislike girls’ names that are/sound like converted boys’ names, such as Erica, and most gender-neutral names like Jamie. The former always make me think that the parents were disappointed not to have had a boy, and the latter can cause confusion, especially when the kids are younger. While I would not give my child a gimmicky name, like my son’s acquaintance Copper Penny, a name like that ensures people will always remember you! There is a former poster on this board whom I’ve spoken to in real life who has a crazy name like that. I won’t ever forget her, that’s for sure!
In the late 60’s/early 70’s, many girls I knew started ending their first names with an “i” versus a “y”. Tammi, Cindi, Terri, Sandi…Anyone know what started that trend?
And they put little hearts over the “i” too.
Damn! My name is on Consolation’s hit list, too.
So that the rest of you don’t feel left out, maybe Consolation could weigh in on Linda, Barbara, Karen, Donna, Sandra, Pamela, Sharon, Diane, Brenda, Cheryl, Denise, Lori, Michelle, Sheri, Melissa, Amy and Kelly, too!
@romanigypsyeyes, I love your name! 
@jym626, that is too funny. I told a work friend years ago that I liked that name, and she said the exact same thing! She also said that god would punish me by not letting me have a D, and apparently she was right! I don’t think I ever saw Howdy Doody, so I didn’t have that connotation.
@pizzagirl, I think the reason I don’t like the whole Kathy/Sue/Nancy/Debbie genre–and did I mention Lynne, Linda, and Sandra/Sandy?–is that at least 75% of the girls my age in elementary school had one of those names! (Many friends still do, of course.) But I agree: it’s more that I find them uninteresting as a result. It’s not at all the same thing as Khrystynne or Makynzi.
My apologies to my generation: my name isn’t so great, either!
It has been reported that Jamie Lee Curtis and her sister Kelly have gender neutral names because they have an endocrine disorder (androgen insensitivity syndrome) and it was unclear at birth which sex they would identify with.
For the worst baby names, I would like to add “La-a” to the list. Pronounced “Ladasha”
nottelling-how’d you know? Now MY name is on “the list”. I guess if one is going to dislike common names for being “uninteresting” that list must get longer and longer each year since the “common” ones change over time. That’s a pretty long list by the time one is older.
I don’t “hate” any names. I might shake my head a bit over some, but what a boring world it would be if we had only a handful of “acceptable” names from which to choose. I AM grateful, though, that H’s mother insisted on his being a “2nd” rather than “Junior” since in her culture anyone with Junior in their name was called that for all eternity. However, my nephew is a IV and doesn’t seem to mind at all. Different strokes.
My niece’s middle name is Kate. I love that name.
Having grown up with a name that practically no one from my generation had and which I hated because of that - I would have given anything to be a Debbie, Lisa, Cathy. Not Susan as that is my sister’s name. I was supposed to be Ellen but when my mom was pregnant with me and living at my grandparent’s summer home - the little girl named Ellen, who lived behind us, would come over to our house and wake my mother up every morning all. So, that is why I am not Ellen. And no one even called her Ellen - she was always Elke.
My parents also saddled me with Ruth as a middle name. Sigh. I use my maiden name as my middle now.
What do you think of these names?
If I had another daughter, I would name her: Annabelle, Clarabelle (someone here does not like that name), Christabel, or Rosabel. I am sensing a trend here!
I also love Clara and Celeste. I find them stylish.
Ah! It took 400 posts, I’m proud.
Total complete myth.
You’re right: most of them would make my list. 
What does everyone think about the current name Nevaeh? I classify it with the Jayden/Colton type of name.
My mom was born in Spain to non-Spanish parents. She has a Spanish birth certificate so she “technically” has two first names but only one last name. The second last name space had a slash through it.
I started calling her Momma Dadsname Dash
She was not amused 
@Consolation Nevaeh is not something I would ever name my child. I do not like the way it’s spelled or said aloud.
I’m not understanding the desire to pounce on anyone who dislikes a ghetto name while disliking stripper names and now basically every other name imaginable is just fine. Also, the stuff about Jamie Lee and Kelly Curtis is ridiculous. Janet Leigh has often explained that she chose gender neutral names before her girls were born and not because over fifty years ago they might not want to remain girls for life. Good grief.
Yeah, I don’t get the whole “heaven spelled backwards” appeal. How about Esidarap?
Re someone’s kid upthread not knowing that “Ezra” was a boy’s name - in fact, names like Ezra (male, ending with --a sound) are getting more popular in my Jewish community. We have boys (ages 0-17) in my community named:
Abaya, Akiva, Ezra, Gedalya, Micah, Nechemiah, Noah, Shaya, Yedidya, Yehuda
…and probably others too.
Oh, I just looked up Nevaeh-heaven backwards. I don’t like it . I do like Neve as in Neve Campbell and Liv as in Liv Tyler.
I had a dog named Micah. Always liked that name. I’m really surprised that people are unfamiliar with Ezra, though.
I have a cousin named Malachy. The Irish version of Malachi.