Is Harvey a no-go now?

[triangularchocolate]

I don't like many boys names and ones that DH and I both like are non-existent. DS2 is due in 10 weeks - we had sort of settled on Harvey but I've been put off by the Weinstein stuff - DH thinks that's daft and it'll be forgotten before too long. Any other suggestions?

[Chaffinch4]

I know a lovely few weeks old Harvey. It's just his name for me - a sweet little boy.

[buckeejit]

I couldn't think why it would be no go. Certainly not because of Weinstein. Its a nice name

[Muddlingalongalone]

I think it's fine and no-one will connect the two.
Tbh I thought you were going to say Katie Price!!

[Trills]

Harvey is Sabrina's boyfriend
(the Teenage Witch, in case that was not clear)

[outofmymind26]

I've got a brother Harvey. Lovely name 😊

[MrsHathaway]

I think if a single person looks startled and says "Harvey?!" in that voice, about your precious perfect newborn, then it will spoil it for you when you're hormonal and vulnerable, and you won't forget how you felt in that moment.

I agree that it's a common enough name to be useable again in a few years, but I think you could come to regret using it now. Are you likely to have another opportunity to use it in future?

[OlennasWimple]

I think it's a common enough name that no-one will make the connection. People still call their children Peter (Sutcliffe), Rose (West) and Charles (Bronson), after all.

More unusual names like Adolf (Hitler) and Myra (Hindley) are off the table for most people but Harvey isn't (at the moment) in that league, I don't think

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

It's fine.

[StylishDuck]

I would think Harvey Specter from Suits and that’s all good

[MrsHathaway]

I'm surprised to be in a minority. When we named our DC we kept a beady eye on the news including sleb twaddle to make sure that our chosen name hadn't suddenly become notorious. Lots of people avoid names if famous people have very recently used them I was bloody glad Prince George was George as I was worried they'd use "my" name however popular the name is more generally.

If it bothers you now, OP, I suspect it will bother you for a long time. One of my children has a negative association with his name and when it was brought up affectionately this year I thought I'd break my teeth with grinding.

[glovesonstrings]

It's a great name. I wouldn't use Adolf, but Harvey is fine.

[CleverQuacks]

My middle son is called Harvey and I hadn’t even thought about it till I read this post. I don’t think people will make the connection.

[Redactio]

Harvey is an imaginary rabbit.

[BerryBee]

It's fine OP. I didn't even make the connection from the title of your post!

[triangularchocolate]

I'm pleasantly surprised by the consensus. It may be that we have no other options but will keep looking. I'm certainly not planning any more DC after this one so won't be able to use it in the future.The Katie Price thing doesn't bother me. I suppose you can never predict a name becoming notorious or used for celeb offspring so perhaps not one to worry about for a normal-ish name!

[mummypleeeaaaasseeee]

Love Harvey!
Today's news will be yesterday's news soon

[3EyedRaven]

I thought you meant because of the hurricane. Ignore me...

[SnowBodyforrrrm]

I have a Harvey! He's delicious 😍 I never even put the two together to be honest and no one has mentioned it. Hurricane Harvey however was a different story 😁 He was very proud to have a hurricane named after him 🌪.

It's a fab name. And I agree with a PP, Harvey is Sabrina's boyfriend, infact, my Harvey had the nickname Kinkle from day one!

Congratulations on your impending arrival

[Jooni]

I thought you meant because of the storm too. It’s fine!

If you’re worried, Henry, Huxley, Stanley, Sidney seem similar?

[Sugarpiehoneyeye]

Harvey is a lovely name, it's fine to use it.😀

[CalmanOnSpeeddial]

I honestly thought you meant the hurricane. I think Weinstein is such a distinctive surname (especially in the UK) and Harvey such an unexceptional first name that Harvey is no more compromised than Jimmy is.

[Smoliver]

Definitely hasn't been a good year for the name Harvey - first the hurricane now this.

I still like this name though! Still usable in my opinion.

[MummySparkle]

redactio my DS is Harvey, we have a large number of toy rabbits for precisely that reason. We still have no idea!

he was going to be Jeremy as in Jeremy Fisher from Beatrix potter. DH said a point blank no because of Jeremy Kyle.

[Redpramlady]

Stylishduck me too!
Uber cool!!!

[INeedNewShoes]

If you were to Google my 5 month old daughter's name (first name plus surname) the top few search results are an apparently well known porn star! Having made use of some brain bleach I'm choosing not to be bothered