Would you call your baby boy Falconer?

[SarahB1083]

This was my Farhers name (he passed in 2010). Usually a surname I know and I've never met any other Falconer's. Really interested on thoughts. His middle name would be James - Falconer James :)


Other options are

Oscar James
Benjamin James
Hugo James (DH not too keen!!)

Thanks x

[Blahia]

I wouldn't personally, but I think it's cool and it means something to you, so why not?

[callamia]

I wouldn't, but it's a marvellous middle-name. It is a cool sounding name. Did your dad wear it well?

[SarahB1083]

Yes - he suited his name extremely well. Maybe I should consider it for a
Middle name....
I just see my Dad and can't picture a little baby boy so nice to hear MN opinions!

[NetballHoop]

+1 for a middle name. It has family history and sounds very cool.

[MrsBungle]

I know a falconer. I quite like it. I'm Scottish and quite a few people I know have 'surname' first names. I know a Crawford, innes, miller, Fraser, Cameron. I like them.

[KenDoddsDadsDog]

It sounds cool and means something to you

[Sophronia]

I'd go for James Falconer instead.

[LeChatRouge]

I vote yes.

Absolutely definitely yes. Great, strong name.

[BackforGood]

I don't rally like it, but if you want to name him after your Dad, why not use that as a middle name and, as others have suggested, go for James Falconor ?

[WhyHasTheGinGone]

The first time I saw it I thought absolutely not. Looking at it again though? It's brilliant. Different and memorable without being totally weird. I think James as a middle name balances it really well

[MaudeLebowski]

Yes yes yes as a middle name!

[ladymariner]

Love James Falconer x

[Duckdeamon]

another vote for middle name.

[CocktailQueen]

Definitely not without the back story - with it, a great middle name. Go for it.

[DisgustingNamechange]

My first thought was James Falconer Lastname. Makes an excellent middle name.

[ScaryChicken]

Another vote for using it as a middle name

[Kelly1814]

No. But I live overseas in a place where falcons are very popular!

[littlesupersparks]

I wouldn't as we already have an Archer! But I think it's pretty cool and there's no better way if people are sniffy about it than to say 'it was my dad's name'

Like others I think James Falconer sounds great and you can just use the second name anyway. My dad has always been called by his second name (think Henry James but always called Jim) and I am a teacher with several students who go by a different name to the 'official' one.

[DrDiva]

Why not? Your dad was a baby once too But maybe I am biased because my DS is named after my dad as the one grandparent he never got to meet.

[DrDiva]

PS I really like the name!

[VeronicaCaCa]

I like it as a middle name.

[D0nnaO]

same as pps, James Falconer

[reuset]

I certainly would not use the name Falconer for a child of mine, boy or girl.

Sorry

[squoosh]

As it's his grandfather's name I'd definitely give it as a middle name. Probably wouldn't as a first name.