Teachers Are Revealing The Names They Absolutely Wouldn’t Use For Their Own Kids, And The Reasons Why

“Aiden, Jaiden, Kaiden …  any variant of those are, more often than not, handfuls!” — Jennifer Henderson Murray 

“Tyler — every single Tyler I had was a handful.” — Margaret Connolly 

“Darius: He swore all the time.” — Heather Schultz

“Names that are initials.”  — Brenda Eisenhardt, New Jersey

“Bettie. It was fine till I heard a parent say it about 50 times in a minute because this kid was not listening.” — Adrienne Anderson 

“Jared. One was a major behavior issue for our entire multidisciplinary team, and the other just kind of an inappropriate brat. I gave my all to both of them, just like any other student, and tried hard not to let my feelings or judgments show. One is a very successful influencer now and I’m proud of his hard work. His personality obviously has served him well!” — Kelley Peloton Mindrup, Texas 

“So many names (especially for boys) were ruled out for me when we were expecting. We chose unusual names for our younger two kiddos because of me working in preschools. P.S.: Kiddos named Angel rarely are!” — Kendra Votava

“Braxton. I had several students with that name over the course of a few years, and every single one of them gave me major problems. I couldn’t bring myself to ever use that name for any of my boys!” — Logan Nielsen, Utah

“When I was having my daughter, I loved Adelina. But at that point, everyone was Addie, Maddie, etc. and I just couldn’t do it.” — Elaine Giambruno 

“Trent! He was a wonderful kid, but man, he made me age. Some kids just have an aura that draws everyone in like moths to a flame. He was charismatic and always kind, with an edge of malice. I remember telling him, ‘Imagine if you took all this energy and used it for good?’ I loved him and wanted to cry every time he walked in the room. It was Trent’s world and we were all along for the ride.” — Trina David Pace

“I vetoed all names that could be initials, like AJ or JR.” — Allison Reynolds 

“Aiden, Aidan, Brayden, Braeden, Caeden, Jayden, Kayden, Hayden, Zaiden … all in one preschool class.” — Jessica Cleveland

“,.” — Nicole DiCarlo

“Both my wife and I are teachers at the same school. I have taught 27 years and my wife 13 years, so finding a name not attached to a student for our 9-month-old son was a large task. But we managed to find a name that we not only have never taught, that we have never even seen on any roster: Ellis. And it’s perfect!” — Victoria Bull, Colorado 

Responses have been lightly edited for clarity, style, and length.

This article originally appeared on HuffPost.