My pet peeve is the Finnish name “Yrjö”. It comes from the Greek name “Geôrgios”, which means farmer, but nowadays the word “yrjö” means vomit. ‘Unique spellings’ like some “Everleigh” also drive me crazy.

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Elon

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Donald

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It’s a perfectly good duck name.

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Wabbit season!

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Adolf

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My great grandfather was born before the name was a no no and was named Adolf. When he came to the US he changed it to Allen.

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Adolf “Trump” Musk 🤢

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New someone named Cameron. Unnecessary complexity.

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Jean. Not only is it the new Hans, but in English (as opposed to German or French where it’s most common), it does not read like a name.

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It definitely reads like a name in English. You just have to pronounce it Jeen. I know a few old ladies with that exact name.

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I’m not saying it doesn’t read in English, but whenever I read it, my mind registers it as a word/object. In English, it has those connotations.

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Funny the first comment I see is my favorite name of all time.

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