Are there any first names that would make you say no to dating someone?

[undeterred]

Like, Adolph, for instance.

[Patiod]

1. I was disappointed to find out the cutie I had my eye on

was named Ralph.

But I got over it.

On of my friends in Pittsburgh told me about a family where all the firstborns had always been named Adolph, and WWII wasn't going to stop THAT proud tradition - they're still calling their firstborns Adolph.

[JVS]

4. Long live Adolph of Pittsburgh!

[Patiod]

14. The Seven Springs family

Used to go out there for the week between Christmas and New Year.

Always took me a few days to get used to the damned accent.

[Roon]

67. I used to know a gay couple

that were both named Jason. Answering the phone in that house must have been very interesting.

[City Lights]

2. Borat. eom

[billyskank]

3. I suppose Douglas would be a bit of a turn-off

:D

[undeterred]

6. Doug seems like a perfectly good name.

[billyskank]

7. Yep.

If you're into guys. :D

[youthere]

23. ...

:spray: :rofl:

wasn't expecting that one!

[flvegan]

5. Horatio. Two reasons:

One, it'd probably be a dude. Secondly, what would the nickname be? Hori (whore-ey)?

[yellowdogintexas]

47. No. It would be 'H' don't you watch CSI Miami? nt

[LynneSin]

8. George W.

Although I have issues with the name Sean

[LostinVA]

57. A wonderul Irish name ruined for me, too

[crim son]

9. Herman and Elmer.

I just don't think I could do it. Then again, I once fell in love with a man named Morten. It sounds okay in Norwegian, but there's just no way to make it sound cute in English. I called him "Mort" and it was still painful.

[RedStateShame]

10. A name that rhymes with mine.

I knew a couple named Larry and Carrie. How they didn't die strangling each other is beyond me.

[Patiod]

12. I lived through that in college

hung around with a guy named Pat, so we were "Pat & Pattie"

Peole LOVED it: "hey hey hey! Pat & Pattie!!!"

I couldn't stand it. But we weren't dating, we were just buddies, so we couldn't really "break up", so we had to deal with it.

[undeterred]

16. We had a "Paul and Paula" couple in high school

They were in school plays together and they both sang...but not THAT song.

[graywarrior]

24. I had a Paul & Paula in grammar school. Twins. They looked nothing alike.

[CanuckAmok]

59. I dated a girl with the same first name as mine.

It's an adrogynous name.

It didn't last long, once the novelty wore off.

[undeterred]

17. We had a "Paul and Paula" couple in high school

They were in school plays together and they both sang...but not THAT song.

[av8rdave]

11. "Mrs." would be right up there

[Divameow77]

13. Dale

that's my dad's name...

[justfred]

46. ?????

My daughter just married someone with my first name. Kinda creepy - nice guy - but kinda creepy.

[MissMillie]

15. Well, for the most part I'd rule out feminine names

because I'm attracted to women.

But I have heard of some men who have names that seem feminine: Sandy, Lynn, Leslie...

[Zavulon]

18. Esther, Blanche, Bertha and Julie.

The first three names sound like upchucking. As for "Julie," I've dated eleven Julies and have finally learned my lesson.

[undeterred]

20. Slow learner?

:shrug:

[Zavulon]

21. Actually,

horny learner. These girls were unpleasant and unstable, but all of them were extremely attractive.

[zappa_parappa]

37. I'm dating a Julie now, i hope its not one of the 11

you live in dc?

[momophile]

19. John

cuts out a lot of guys, I realize. But since I'm married it doesn't matter anyways.

[grace0418]

22. Rapist. Or Axmurderer.

I'd probably take a pass.

[Deep13]

30. This is my boyfriend Axmurderer. He's a social worker.

:evilgrin:

[graywarrior]

25. Ervin.

Which is why my brother became Jesse.

[youthere]

26. I don't think a name matters once..

you get to know the person, but there are some definite names that turn you off immediately, or at least conjur a negative image in your head.

Names like Wilbur, Herman, Harvey, Gilbert, or Virgil...make me think of old men.

Ezekiel, Ephraim , Josiah or other fairly obscure biblical names make me think of right wing fundies.

Stuart, Norman, or Harold makes me think of those incredibly odd, pimply faced boys in my class that spent a lot of time playing dungeons and dragons, and always seemed to have sinus problems.

Trendy names like Cody, Austin, or Dallas tend to turn me off, as well as names like Chase,Grayland, and Garret because it always makes me think of those overpriveleged jock bullies.

I lean towards simple names like Dan, Jack, Tom etc.
I don't think there's any one name that would be a deal breaker for me.
maybe Thor. I knew a girl one time who dated a guy named Thor. Everytime she said his name, I laughed. I'm still laughing. Thor.
At any rate, I'm happily married so it doesn't really matter now, does it?

[Orsino]

27. Vanna. n/t

[Deep13]

28. Cynthia, Laura: names of close relatives.

That would be too icky.

[Trigger Hippie]

29. Ernie (n/t)

[Ediacara]

56. I went on a date with an Ernie

He was so hot, but o, that name!

[MattSh]

31. But if middle name is Wayne, better run for the hills..... NOW !!

The Classic Middle Name

It only occurred to me in the early 1990s that "Wayne" was a popular middle name among a few of the most heinous murderers of our time, e.g., the clown John Wayne Gacy (who killed almost three dozen boys and young men in the late 1970s and buried most of them beneath the floorboards of his Des Plaines, Ill., home) and Elmer Wayne Henley (sentenced to six consecutive life terms in 1974 in Houston for his role, with ringleader Dean Allen Corll, in the murders of 27 young men). I began to publish periodic lists in 1996, and soon readers made sure I never missed a one that made the news.

This is a mighty impressive (so to speak) group, and below is an alpha listing.

From http://www.newsoftheweird.com/wayne.html

[Auggie]

32. Ethel -- Can't help but picture Vivian Vance.

[datasuspect]

33. brandi, candy, SINdee, velvet, chocolate,

or any other stripper names.

i'd "hang out" with them, but probably wouldn't bring them into the "circle of trust."

[Parche]

34. names

Cleophus, Bulah, Skip

[datasuspect]

35. the reverend cleophus james

[Little Wing]

36. Cavern

[grace0418]

38. My s-i-l (a nurse) once cared for a baby named Shithead.

Honest to god. She works at a hospital in Kentucky and a woman came in who named her baby Shithead (she pronounced it "Shi-thay-ed") because she thought it was such a pretty name. My s-i-l has lots of stories like that.

[Kelly Rupert]

44. Old urban legend.

I doubt it.

[grace0418]

60. Doubt it all you want. My s-i-l even has a picture of her with the mom and the

baby. Apparently the mom was really nice, just not so smart.

[pdx_prog]

39. Ethel, Leora.....

Erna Lou, Beverly, Rose. I have had bad luck with Susans and lisas.

[tinfoil tiaras]

40. Bubba or Jimbo or Billy Bob

[THUNDER HANDS]

41. Kristin

I've dated two girls named Kristin.

One broke up with me after she asked me to drive her from Sag Harbor, LI to New Paltz NY. Literally broke up with me as she was getting her bags out of my car.

The second cheated on me.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...shame...shame...won't get fooled again!

[BlueIris]

42. Well, if I really liked him, a surname wouldn't matter. BUT--Chad, Steve,

David and Brian would be...tough calls for me. WAY too many bad associations with each of those names.

[DawgHouse]

43. Buford.

[Drum]

45. Haruka.

I kid!

I KID!!!



;) Quite the contrary, of course.

[tigereye]

48. Algernon?

HOratio?

Xerxes? No, that one's cool!

[tinfoilinfor2005]

49. My uncles name is Adolph and he is kindest man I ever knew...

Adopted a family of orphaned teen kids, and they adored him to his dying day. So I don't think names make that much of a difference. Maybe you should look past the name and look into the heart. :)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

50. Steve

It's my brother's name. It'd just be too weird.

[spacelady]

51. Todd, never met a smart Todd. No offense , just personal experience.

[undeterred]

52. Todd fixes the copier.

[spacelady]

54. The Toddster, Toddmeister, fixin the copier, Toddorama!

[montanto]

64. Toddweena

The gay Todd.

[The Straight Story]

61. DOH! Now I feel all dumb :)

I should change my name to a symbol ;)

[undeterred]

66. There are no ax murderers or serial killers named Todd, however.

So people dating Todd will be safe. :silly:

[The Straight Story]

70. I wus n gonna repli tooo ya, butt eye is 2 dumb

cause eye named by my momma 2b todd...

;)

[Ediacara]

53. I dated a guy named Adolfo!

But.... I actually think of any names that are automatic no-nos. Other than women's names of course.

[Lady President]

55. Not a deal breaker, but...

I really hate cutesy names for men: Dylan, Jordan, Brandon, etc. Those type of names are a little too precious. I wonder what their parents were thinking. (OT, I did date a Brandon who was perfectly nice. He was even fine with the fact that I only called him by his last name. Unfortunately, we looked a lot alike and people kept asking whether we were twins-- too creepy.)

Also, I won't acknowledge the "y" sound at the end of an otherwise fine name: TimmY, JimmY, TommY, etc. :P

[mac56]

58. I've had my heart broken by three different women named Christine.

Plus I've been dumped by two different women for guys named Patrick.

So - women named Christine are out, plus women with friends named Patrick.

[Lethe]

62. Ingrid or Gertrude would test my limits

but its all about the person underneath

plus i would just call her something different :)

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

63. Steve.

Craig. Thomas. Frank. Samuel. Peter. Michael. Nicholas. Harold. Richard. Fred. Ralph.

Hmm...

[montanto]

65. Barbie

I went out with a Barbie for a while, you can guess the rest. I also have heard of twins in L.A. named Crackhead and Basepipe. Might tend to put people off.

[deucemagnet]

68. I'd have a hard time with a Candi, Brandi, Bambi, Cyndi or any other

name signed with a heart dotting the ultimate "i". Unless I have a few drinks in me, that is.

[Skittles]

69. matcom

perverted bastid :7