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Beck for a boy

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TittyWhistles · 17/09/2012 16:16

What do you think?

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BikeRunSki · 17/09/2012 16:24

Small river springs to mind

Then nn for Rebecca

Then that 1990s singer

Then maybe a surname

Not come across it as a full first name for a boy.

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jkklpu · 17/09/2012 16:25

... and call
awful rapist police officer in Cracker
beer
don't

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BikeRunSki · 17/09/2012 16:28

That's not to say I don't like it, but having spent my childhood explaining and justifying my first name (not even that strange, just dated/ahead of its time), I am drawn to unremarkable names. As in names that no one would remark upon.

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BackforGood · 17/09/2012 16:31

Poor chap would have to spend his life responding to "What's your real name?", which I wouldn't do to / inflict upon a child of mine.

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saskia87 · 17/09/2012 16:47

It's ok as a nn for Beckett.

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fatsamsgrandslam · 17/09/2012 16:48

I like it.

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goingtoofast · 17/09/2012 16:49

Beer

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TittyWhistles · 17/09/2012 16:52

I'm inclined to agree BackforGood. It sounds like it should be short for something else.

DP really likes it for its dictionar definition of "brook or swift flowing stream" I'm not too sure. We don't have any other boys names lined up.

Don't remember anyone else in Cracker jkklpu but Robbie Coltrane, isn't it funny how hearing something as simple as a name can spark off this whole negative or positive association thing?

I've only ever heard of Beck Hanson who did that 'Im a loser baby' song.

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camsie · 17/09/2012 16:56

I love it! It's on our shortlist if we have another boy. Very cool. Would probably have it as a nn for Beckett.

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squoosh · 17/09/2012 17:01

The only Beck I know is a Rebecca.

I'd assume you were fans of the singer.

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turningvioletviolet · 17/09/2012 17:16

Ds(15) has a friend called Beck - I actually think it's quite cool, and that's given that Ds is called George, and the name Beck is waaay out of the usual type of name I would go for. As far as DS is aware Beck is not short for anything.

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PurplyWurply · 17/09/2012 19:34

I fear the nn Boak would be too obvious.

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MrsJohnDeere · 17/09/2012 20:03

Nay

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LemonLovesLilac · 17/09/2012 20:33

Sounds like beer! Don't really like it sorry!

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Back2Two · 17/09/2012 20:36

I like it too

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 17/09/2012 20:38

No, sorry.

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Bunbaker · 17/09/2012 20:38

What about Brook/Brooke instead. I know a Brooke.

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DairyNips · 17/09/2012 20:41

Love this name, we really wanted to use it for ds3 but there's a (very cool) boy in my ds1's class called that.

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suebfg · 17/09/2012 20:42

Not a fan, sorry

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BonnieBumble · 17/09/2012 20:43

I really like it. We had Beckett on our list for ds1 8 years ago and would have shortened it to Beck.

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AlwaysHoldingOnToStars · 17/09/2012 21:20

I like it. I was in love with a boy called Beck in primary school. He was Scottish. And gorgeous.

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TittyWhistles · 17/09/2012 21:21

Thanks all for your honoured opinions. I quite like Brook, Bunbaker but then i'd be a bit nervous people assume it was nn for Brooklyn.

PurplyWurply anyone who made that association out loud in real life would immediately be outed as an MNer [Shock] wouldn't they?

Soooo, unless something that really knocks my socks off namewise appears, I might have to let DP get his way with this one. (and keep fingers crossed its a girl).

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TittyWhistles · 17/09/2012 21:22
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effingwotsits · 17/09/2012 21:29

I really like it.

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Gwennan · 17/09/2012 21:33

I really like it too but probably partly because it's got sentimental value for m as a family surname that's died out through marriage.

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