Stan or Percy

[Tweetingmagpie]

We both like both names but I prefer Percy. Dh also likes Arthur but I know a few adult ones and it’s puts me off.

Am open to suggestions for names you think I’d like, this is my 7th baby!

All have traditional/old fashioned names and oldest two are in top ten, two are less common and two are names that aren’t common at all but are still proper names.

Dh says my name style is 1920s peaky blinder style names I can see what he means, old fashioned working class kind of names.

[QueenOfPain]

I’m sorry, but the name Percy makes me think of a bloated, red faced pervert type.

[Atlasta]

Seth
Isaac
Owen
Amos
Euan
I prefer Stan from your choices.

[Tweetingmagpie]

Lol no apologies needed

I’ve never met a Percy and it doesn’t really bring anything to mind for me. I have big blonde chubby babies so I suppose I just imagine a big chubby blonde boy called Percy lol sometimes in a flat cap

[Tweetingmagpie]

I also like Lonnie but it sounds like dhs ex wife’s name 😂

[user1573624]

I adore Percy. Also Stanley.

Barnaby
Herb
Benedict
Wilber
Emmett
Morris/Maurice
Humphrey
Malcolm
Cyril
Gordon

[Sparklysunflower]

I really like both Stanley as well as
Edmund
Quentin
Arthur
Conrad

[SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius]

I like Percy - mainly because of Percy Weasley (die-hard HP fan). Stan makes me think of the maintenance man from Victoria Wood's comedy dinnerladies, so I am less keen on that.

I also like Arthur - again the Weasley connection.

[Smiler88]

If you go with percy hes going to get called percy pig, like the very, very popular m&s sweets. Please dont subject him to that.

[Marshamello]

Absolutely horrendous!
Percy is just the worst name!! It's hideous.

Stan is better when compared to Percy

[Jojoanna]

Stan love that name

[Goatrider]

Maybe just to people my age but Percy = penis

[ButterflyOne1]

The only Percy I know was our neighbour in my childhood house and we called him 'Percy Pervert'.

[Honeybingbong]

I love Percy ! Definitely gets my vote

[jackstini]

I don't mind Stanley
I know a dog, a cat and a bird called Percy so that puts me off it, sorry

Theodore
Elton
Oscar
Frederick
Leonard
Vernon

[Tweetingmagpie]

Percy pig isnt bad really, I can think of worse connotations, it doesn't put me off!

[sweetiepie1979]

Oh gosh they are both awful..... sorry!

[Teacakeandalatte]

I do feel like they are all Grandad names but they will go with all the little Doris and Ethels.
How about Lennie short for Leonard?

[imalrightjack]

Percy is awful. There is a reason why no one uses this name! Dreadful.

Stan is lovely.

[AdalbertWaffling]

Arthur
William (Bill)
Charles (Charlie)
Percy
Fred
George
Ronald (Ron)

Neville
Ernie
Dean
Alastor
Horace
Gregory
Vincent

Honestly, Harry Potter is like a baby name book for old-fashioned names

[ShadyLady53]

No no no not Percy .

Stan is better. I taught an AWESOME little Stan. I like Stanley as a longer name for it too.

Douglas/Dougie?

Francis/Frank

Robert/Bobbie/Robbie

Gregory/Greg

Tobias/Toby

Montgomery/Monty

Laurence/Laurie/Larry

[ThatCurlyGirl]

I'm not sure I could use Stan because I love Eminem and it makes me think of that song!

But that's silly of me especially as your little one will grow up in a generation who aren't that familiar with Eminem.

It's actually a really nice name that can grow with a kid from baby to grown up so if you don't make the rap connection I'd go for it

[CassianAndor]

neither, really dislike both

[ThatCurlyGirl]

@AdalbertWaffling

Honestly, Harry Potter is like a baby name book for old-fashioned names

You forgot Dumbledore and Dobby - Classic names

[georgialondon]

Stan is in a different league to Percy! I love it. I had it on my list. I feel like Percy just sounds so weak.

[Shadow1234]

went to school with a boy called Lonnie back in the 70's, and have always loved this name.