Maurice?

[OiVaVoi]

what do you think of it? my (late) Dad was a monk (before he met my Mum, obv) and his 'monk name' was Maurus so i think Maurice would be a nice link.

i also think it would be adorable shortened to Mo.

my BF thinks he would be cruisin for a bruisin with this name. DP likes it.

[randomimposter]

think it's important your boyfriend and partner agree...

Mo is the name of one of my cats.

Maurice makes me think of Gibb.

BUT it's what you think that counts.

[KnitterNotTwitter]

Definite name I'd avoid... Famous for the E.M. Forster book and subsequent film called Maurice about gay love...

[oldqueenie]

if you do call him it shorten it to moe with an e (as in "five guys named moe"). mo is common nn for maureen.

[UrsulaBuffay]

space cowboy?

[thisisyesterday]

i know someone with a little boy (well, he's 8 now) called Maurice and he is incredibly cool!

I can't use it myself cos it reminds me of my hideously abusive grandfather. But the name itself is lovely

[OiVaVoi]

good point oldqueenie.

i should think these cultural references are too cryptic for your average playground oik...

[PepsiPopcorn]

Maurice is quite nice, but Mo sounds like a female nickname (for Maureen, Margaret etc)

[rachel1970]

Maurice is cool, I really like it. I wouldn't shorten it at all, it is easy enough to say. Agree that Mo sounds feminine.

[PorkChopSter]

I almost used this as a middle name - it's a family name. But DH didn't like it. Although he didn't come to the registry office and I had a wobble outside about using it as well as the agreed middle name!

I like it because it reminds me of my family member, I wouldn't consider it otherwise.

[Notnowcato]

Cultural references probably are too cryptic for playground oiks, but I guess your son wouldn't spend his whole life in the playground? It brings to mind EM Forster's book for me too. (There again, I am of the age to have enjoyed the lovely film version with Hugh Grant and Rupert Graves.) But I doubt if there is a name going that doesn't have some connotations/references that MIGHT put you off ? just go for the name you like.

[marriednotdead]

We have a friend with that name, also uses the nn Mo.
He's not girly or feminine in any way!

I like your reasons for wanting to use it too