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Just Grey?

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cerealnamechangers · 13/10/2016 13:17

What do you think about the name Grey on its own? Would you spell it Grey or Gray? I'm not keen on the full versions e.g Graham, does Grey works as a standalone name? I love it but I don't want to let my hormones make a silly decision!

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2014newme · 13/10/2016 13:17

Well, there are fifty shades of...

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Vixxfacee · 13/10/2016 13:18

I don't think it is well liked on here.

However I love it. I also like Grayson.

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Spurtle · 13/10/2016 13:18

Grayson? Gray for short?

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cerealnamechangers · 13/10/2016 13:20

I was hoping fifty shades of grey would be long forgotten by the time he gets to secondary school!

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mouldycheesefan · 13/10/2016 13:22

Wouldn't have thought so, the are several more films to come

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WuTangFlan · 13/10/2016 13:23

I dunno OP. If I named my child Chatterley, I think most people would think "Lady Chatterley's Lover". Grey's an unusual name as a standalone first name.

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ByeByeLilSebastian · 13/10/2016 13:24

I don't like it. It's dull and we'll. ..grey.

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ByeByeLilSebastian · 13/10/2016 13:24

What about Green?

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WuTangFlan · 13/10/2016 13:25

Also see: Lolita.

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Chinlo · 13/10/2016 13:25

It's a surname name which is one negative.

And it's an adjective/colour, so that's another.

You could use Wolf as a middle name, for a native American vibe.

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Chinlo · 13/10/2016 13:26

What about Green?

We laugh but bizarrely people do seem to think that Red and Blue are names these days.

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mouldycheesefan · 13/10/2016 13:26

Calling your child a name from a sex book is risking derision. Maybe not from people at secondary school, maybe from other parents. Test it out on a Few people and see what they say .

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Myu5ername · 13/10/2016 13:47

I love it.
Been on my boys list forever but perhaps I'd spell as Gray.

Don't be concerned with the narrow mindedness of an association with a book. You could do that with every single name out there.

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Buffythebabywearer · 13/10/2016 13:52

It's got negative connotations - if you describe someone as "a bit grey" everyone knows what you mean and it's not a compliment. I wouldn't.

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AmeliaJack · 13/10/2016 13:57

If you are really set in it, I'd personally give the child a longer version Graeme/Graham/Grayson so he'd have options.

And (unfortunately) I don't think the fifty shades association is going anywhere for a while.

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Docker123 · 13/10/2016 15:08

I like it, but prefer it for a middle name. I would spell it Grey Smile

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BadToTheBone · 13/10/2016 15:19

I know a Gray, in his 40's, I'd never considered it being short for anything tbh, I assumed it was his real ane. I also had to check on fb to how he's spells it, lol

Actually, I'm usually traditional in my name choices but I really like it.

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BeastofCraggyIsland · 13/10/2016 17:01

The younger kid in Jurassic World is called Grey/Gray. It's very American sounding as a name. It sounds a bit incomplete imo, when I hear it I think 'grey what?'.

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PotatoBread · 13/10/2016 17:07

I'd go with Gray rather than Grey if I had to. Probably Grayson on birth certificate

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Footle · 13/10/2016 17:14

I know a small one, spelt with an e I think. It's his name, it's fine.

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MidnightVelvetthe7th · 13/10/2016 17:15

Surely nobody in 2016 would name a baby Graham?!

I don't like it sorry, its an insipid colour & an insipid name. Grayson sounds to me like the alter ego to a Marvel superhero. Its a middle name at best.

If you forced me to name a child after a colour I'd go with Indigo.

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NorahBhone · 13/10/2016 17:17

I like it but would probably register as Grayson

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SoupDragon · 13/10/2016 17:22

I think it's awful. Why give your child such a dreary name?

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DoYouRememberJustinBobby · 13/10/2016 17:26

I prefer John Major.

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