Recommendations for boy's name

Comms69

Lots of names have different meanings in different places obviously. Boris, the Russian origin, means fighter or warrior. 

silvercar

Go with what you want and ignore everyone else.
We have a short surname and chose names that can be shortened. Our elder son hates the full version so much that he wants to change to the shorter version legally. Our younger one loves the longer version and is also attached to his middle name, so much so that his email address has the long version plus middle name.

olgadapolga

Mojisola said:

And avoid the (what should be obvious) pitfalls - I knew someone whose mother loved the name Richard so that's what her first son was called, despite the fact that she'd married a Whittington. He was called D i c k by everyone but her and she hated the abbreviation. 

My daughter is called Rebecca and I hate all of the shortened versions of that name, as does she. Her grandmother used to call her "Becky" until the day my daughter turned around to her and said, "Grandma, my name is not Becky, it's REBECCA!". Grandma only ever called her Rebecca after that 

Just another thing to think about, can the name you've selected be shortened, and are you going to be happy that people are using an abbreviated name?

hb2

I would suggest choosing something that is easy to spell/pronounce so that your son doesn't spend his life explaining it to people!

sheramber

My SIL particularly chose one  syllabile  names that couldn't be shortened. Everybody added 'y' on to the end of the names.

MEM62

Spartacus!

Drawingaline

A name that goes with your other child's name. That goes with your surname. We chose names that can be shortened as I could never shorted mine and I like the idea of 'two' names. But didn't want to chose the shortened version, I wanted them to have the long version officially.

Our children's first names are a little different (not made up) and all shorten to a more mainstream name. And we chose family names for middle names, these are all pretty normal.

At the end of the day the choice is down to you, my mum disliked one of our boys name, but she got over it! 

pattycake

When when you go out for your daily exercise, have a look round the nearest cemetery.  A bit ghoulish perhaps but a huge source of interesting names from previous generations.

pollypenny

pinkshoes said:

As a teacher it is hard to comment on names...

When I first  get a register and before I have met the classes, I can make some guesses about the child just by looking at a name!! 

For example double names than end in -May or -Rose or -Rae (e.g. Lily-Mai) often have a poor work ethic, kids with silly spellings of a name tend to have life issues. Harrys have a tendency to be cheeky or naughty. Ethan’s are often hard work.

(Obviously there are exceptions before someone starts ranting at me that their Chantilly-Rose is angel...)

Oddly, I don’t object so much to Tiger... (Tiger Woods?). But just think carefully, whether it goes with the surname, whether the initials spell something rude or silly, or whether other kids will take the p*ss out of them.

I agree. Hyphenated names make the girl, not woman,  sound like a bimbo. 

I'd also avoid those names popular in American, like Hunter or - heaven forfend - Tucker. Chase is another daft one. 

Keep away from 'original' spellings, too. Often, they don't actually say the name, as I have found with a few pupils. 

Hasbeen

Mojisola said:

And avoid the (what should be obvious) pitfalls - I knew someone whose mother loved the name Richard so that's what her first son was called, despite the fact that she'd married a Whittington. He was called D i c k by everyone but her and she hated the abbreviation. 

Or the teacher first name Iona who married JamesDick. Much hilarity in classes?