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What names don't you like but you do like something similar?

32 replies

IsleOfRight · 25/09/2013 21:17

I love Leo don't like Lee or Leon

Like Ellie not sure on Ella

Keen on Isabella but not Isobel

Love Sophie but not Sophia

Totally inconsistent and weird but hey ho

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AllDirections · 25/09/2013 21:54

You are not alone OP

I like Levi but not Lee.

Like Ella but not Ellie.

Like Louisa but not Louise.

Like Melody but not Elodie

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lilstar · 25/09/2013 22:03

Luke is in my top 2 boys names but really dislike luca and lucas

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IHeartKingThistle · 25/09/2013 22:05

I love Nathaniel and Nate, but I'm not keen on Nathan.

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Mutteroo · 25/09/2013 22:55

Hate Stephanie, love Bethany
Like Louis, don't like Lewis

Alldirections, I prefer Elodie over Melody.

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toobreathless · 26/09/2013 02:39

Love Aidan but not Jayden/Brayden/Hayden.

Love Helena but not Helen.

Love Ellen & Eleanor but not Ella or Ellie.

Love Emmeline but not Emily

Love Katherine & Kate but not Katie, Cath or Cathy.

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Dylemma · 26/09/2013 02:53

Love Anna, hate Hannah. A good name spoiled.

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kiwik · 26/09/2013 03:32

I love Beatrix, but not keen on Beatrice.
Love Clement for a boy, but really dislike Clementine (I never know whether it's pronounced teen or tine at the end?)
Love Anna, dislike Hannah
Love Helena, dislike Helen

Unlike the OP I like Isobel and even Ishbel, but am not at all keen on Isabella

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kiwik · 26/09/2013 03:33

Oh, I also love Juliet, but not Julia or Julie

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mumslife · 26/09/2013 12:56

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Thisisanoutrage · 26/09/2013 13:07

Love Saul, hate Paul.

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onlysettleforbutterflies · 26/09/2013 13:20

Love Luca, hate Lucas

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Yankeedoodlenic · 26/09/2013 13:37

I'm the same as a few MNers above. I like some of the full versions of names but hate the shortened and sometimes visa versa.

Like Stanley - HATE Stan.
Like Leo - not a fan of Leonardo or Leon
Love Luke - dislike Lucas.

I can't risk naming my unborn boy Stanley on the off chance that people will call him Stan - yuk! Can you imagine a baby called Stan?!?!

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UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 26/09/2013 15:08

Like Hebe,don't like Phoebe

Like Mabel,don't like May

LOVE Arlo,don't like Harlow

Like Eliza,don't like Elizabeth

I could go on and on

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AllBellyandBoobs · 26/09/2013 15:21

Some mentioned above:
Like Saul not Paul
Like Anna not Hannah

I like Emilia but not Amelia and they are not derivatives of the same name. They have different origins.

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MarianneBrandon · 26/09/2013 21:44

Love Lucas and Luke hate Luca
Love Archie hate Archibald
Love Phoebe hate Hebe (Heebie Jeebies)

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Sadie204 · 26/09/2013 22:19

Love Kelsie, hate Chelsea
Love Hannah, dislike Savannah
Love Theo, hate Theodore, Leo
Love Phoebe, hate Hebe
Love Aiden/Caiden, hate Jaiden
Love Caitlyn, dislike Kate
Love Nate, dislike Nathan
Love Zack, dislike Zachary/Isaac
Like Mia, dislike Mya
Like Elise/Eliza, dislike Ella/Ellie
Like Juliet, dislike Julie/Julia
Love Georgia, dislike Georgina
Like Louisa/Elouise, dislike Louise

Probably loads more but that's all I can think of!

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Iwaswatchingthat · 26/09/2013 22:22

yankee I think baby Stan is so cute. In fact I know one and he is gorgeous!

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Iwaswatchingthat · 26/09/2013 22:22

Love Emily, not keen on Emma

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Retroformica · 26/09/2013 22:25

Hate Scarlett but love violet.

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Caitycat · 26/09/2013 22:27

Hate Alison but love Alice
Hate Hannah but love Anna and Annie

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nocheeseplease · 26/09/2013 22:30

I love my dd's name, Leah but I don't like any name that rhymes with it such as Mia, Tia, Ria etc. I also love Megan but don't like Tegan.

I also love Aiden but hate Jayden and Caiden

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BikeRunSki · 26/09/2013 22:40

Don' t like Amelia, but dd is Amy
Don' t like Alison, do like Alice
No to Louise, yes to Louisa and Eloise
No to Helena,yes to Helen and Eleanor

Love Aidan, Adrian and Hayden ok, hate Hayden, Kayden etc
Adam good, Alan bad
Eric good,Erica and Derek - not keen

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Spongingbobsunderpants · 26/09/2013 22:49

I can imagine a baby called Stan...mine! He was a cute pudgy little bundle and it suited him. Even my mum, who disliked the name before he was born, thought it really suited him.

Love Ida, not keen on Isla

Love Beth, Lizzie and Eliza but not Elizabeth so much

Love Meg and Peggy but not Margaret

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SprinkleLiberally · 26/09/2013 22:54

Love Alice. Not keen on Alicia.
Love Anna. Not Hannah
Love Kate. Not Katie
Like Sofia. Not Sophie
Like Lenny Not Leonard
Like Kerry but less keen on Kelly

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looki · 26/09/2013 23:13

Like Maria, dislike Marie and Mia
Like Kate, dislike Katie, Kathy, Cathy etc
Like Victoria, dislike Tori, Vicky etc
Like Eleanor, dislike Ellen, Ellie, Ella etc etc
Like Eden, dislike Edel
Like Leon, dislike Lee, Noel
Like Lucinda, dislike Lucia
Like Jen (ish), dislike Jan
Like Saul, dislike Paul


I could go on and on..........

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