Sailor?

[sugarplumfairy28]

Sailor is supposedly a German name in orgin, although different sites and information also suggest it could be English, as am I (both English and German that is). It obviously has connections to the sea and boats, as has my family for generations. Given the links, what do people think?

[breezeharbour]

I like it!

[Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost]

Gorgeous.
Nabbing it for our short list

[Fourormore]

Not keen, sorry. Sounds a bit like a celebrity name.

[LadyLuck81]

I immediately thought 'hello sailor' in really grubby tone which has put me off I'm afraid. It'd be every phone call, 'hello Sailor'.

I don't think I could do it.

[nellyflora]

My grandmother had a poodle called sailor, I didn't know it was a "proper name"😳 You learn something new every day.

Sorry I can't get past the rather camp poodle thing

[Humble314]

Awful.. i think of 'hello sailor' too

[Hamsolo]

Yes. Hard to get over Hello Sailor isn't it? Especially as people would say it all the time.

[JenniferAnistonsHair]

I think it's quite cute for a child, but can't really picture it on an adult. I suppose it depends on your surname though...

[sugarplumfairy28]

If it helps at all, we live in Germany and there isn't quite the same view of it. In fact they are seem somewhat bewilder by the name Miller...

[kimlo]

Its Bristol Palins new daughters name, and I honestly have no idea how I know that.

[KERALA1]

I think of very handsome gay men in stripes tops. You can't do it it's too cruel.

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Oh dear. No.

[TrojanWhore]

I don't take to it.

I did wonder if Sailor was the younger sibling to Tinker, Tailor and Soldier.

[ShesGotLionsInHerHeart]

I think of the film Wild at Heart with Nicholas Cage. He was an ex-con and shagged Laura Dern all over the place.

[BossWitch]

No. Just no.

[StitchesInTime]

I just can't get past the connection with.... well, sailors.

[VoldysGoneMouldy]

I think it would be a cruel thing to do to a child, and they would change their name as soon as they reached the legal age.

[TiredAudreyTwoShoes]

I think Liv Tyler's son is called Sailor, not sure if that's a good thing or not?

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

Not good.

[WaitrosePigeon]

Too try hard.

[FanSpamTastic]

We have a cousin in the U.S called Selah. (Girl)

[SnuffleGruntSnorter]

Not my cup of tea to be honest

[Sunshine511]

It's not my cup of tea, personally. I think it's one of those names that would need a confident guy to be able to pull it off! I just think, if your child were to be more timid, they might wish they didn't have such a stand out name. So in summary, it could be okay on the right person but I certainly wouldn't choose it myself x

[LumelaMme]

Sorry, no: too much 'Hellooo, Sailor...'

Fan, isn't Selah a bit like 'Amen' (it crops up at the end of psalms)?

[MerryMarigold]

I just think you'd require a creative/ meeja/ actor type of job, and be destined for that before you were even born, which is a bit of a shame. Let your kid find their own destiny. You ain't gonna be a solicitor called Sailor now, are you?