Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Unflip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Unflip

1 2 3 4

Original poster

How popular is Monty?

85 replies

thereisalightanditnevergoesout · 25/08/2010 13:47

Have you come across many?

My DH really likes it (I'm still holding out for Patrick, despite some concerns), but I'm not sure it's really us. I think it might be a bit aspirational for us - he'll go to the local comprehensive, not a private school.

What do you think?

OP posts:

Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

londonmackem · 22/04/2012 17:39

It was on our list last time but we had a girl. Discounted this time as someone said only if we could afford private education - we can't.

However, this thread has made me reconsider - due today so hopefully get to decide soon. It may be another girl....

Momdeguerre · 22/04/2012 17:18

Montgomery is still in the running as a name for The Third. We have a Charles and a Wilfred and are still pretty torn between Rupert or Montgomery.

TheHirsty · 21/04/2012 21:58

IT doesn't matter if the post is 2 years old - perhaps others are contemplating the name.

welovesausagedogs · 21/04/2012 14:36

I have only come across one monty (he went to public school), i think it is a really nice name and don't think it necessarily is a posh name.

ComposHat · 21/04/2012 14:17

Uncle 'I mean to have you even if it must be burglary' Monty from Withnail and I would be my first association.

Monty Panasaer is ace though!

tammytoby · 21/04/2012 14:03

This thread is 2 years old!!!

TheHirsty · 20/04/2012 23:49

We have a 9 month old Monty (Montgomery). He is a rascal and seems to suit his name.

We're certainly not "posh" but there seems to be less class distinction with this name here in Scotland.

Personally, we went for the full length version so he could choose between Monty, Montgomery, Mont, etc later in life.

Original poster

thereisalightanditnevergoesout · 01/09/2010 13:58

I know what you mean - I think maybe I'm plumping for the just 'Monty' option, too. That's if DH doesn't say he likes something else next week!

OP posts:

looblee · 31/08/2010 17:20

I've done lots of thinking about that too and think that Montgomery was the nicest choice but it was still a bit fuddy duddy for us so would probably go for Monty in its own right. Good luck making your decision.

Original poster

thereisalightanditnevergoesout · 31/08/2010 17:06

looblee would you go for it as a name in its own right, or short for Montgomery/Montague or something?

OP posts:

looblee · 31/08/2010 16:53

Monty is on my top favourites list despite my parents having a dog called Monty years ago, and yes he was very naughty (he used to stick his head through the next door neighbours cat flap scrounging for food, they did feed him waitrose sausages though so I guess he wasn't to blame). Its not put me off, I think its unusual - which is a good thing, just need to pursuade DH that its a good choice.

Original poster

thereisalightanditnevergoesout · 31/08/2010 16:19

Hmmm - we seem to have stopped discussing it at home. It's annoying as I like to have a name by now as I think it helps me bond a bit. I hope that doesn't sound too daft.

OP posts:

musicmadness · 31/08/2010 16:14

I've never heard monty used for anything other that a dog apart from in the simpsons. Hold out for Patrick IMO.

Original poster

thereisalightanditnevergoesout · 30/08/2010 00:02

I'm not really sure if it's an MN obsession - for me MN is somewhere for me to discuss naming concerns without talking to people on RL. I think those issues are there (for me) in RL, too.

I do like the name Monty (not quite as much as my DH does!!) and I'm possibly over-thinking things. I do have reservations (see very dull posts from me above :)) and I'm not 100% sure it works with other DC's names or our surname - but DH hates the naming process and has switched off - so I've only got people on MN to bore to death with my ramblings.

OP posts:

PanicMode · 29/08/2010 21:44

I love Monty. DS3 would have been Monty but when he arrived he just didn't look like one. (his birth certificate would have been Montgomery).

I find the MN class obsession thing funny - surely one either likes a name and it works with one's surname/child's siblings or it doesn't. So you choose it or you don't. Does it really matter what other people think?

FWIW, Jasper was the other name on our very short shortlist - but he didn't look like one of them either - so he's a Rory instead....but I still wish we'd gone with Monty - even though I know a couple now. (We also have a 6 yr old Theo(dore) - ahead of the curve, but am a bit sad at how popular it now is.)

Original poster

thereisalightanditnevergoesout · 29/08/2010 18:55

(And even Montmorency) Yes, I agree with you - though as it's well established, I don't think it's in the Carson, Tucker, Tyler, Mitchell category - well it doesn't seem so to me.

Incidentally, our DD's name orginally started as a place name, then a surname before becoming a boys' name and is now more often used for a girl. I guess this is what happens with names.

OP posts:

NormanNorris · 29/08/2010 18:09

Monty is a short form of Montgomery or Montague, which are both surnames used as first names. Yes, used as first names for a while now so I guess it's the same as Harvey, Sidney, Stanley.

Original poster

thereisalightanditnevergoesout · 29/08/2010 17:33

I'm not sure I would have said that Monty is a surname as a first name - but I suppose I can see what you mean. I think it's been long established as a first name not to fall into that category, though.

OP posts:

NormanNorris · 29/08/2010 14:38

I know two Montys. One has a brother Carson and the other a sister Eliza.

Personally I don't like surnames as first names so it's not for me. I prefer Jonty as a NN for John or Jonathan.

OracleOfDelphinium · 28/08/2010 21:37

I love, love, love, love it.

LittleCheesyPineappleOne · 28/08/2010 21:35

I know one two year old Monty who is down for the local prep school.

Original poster

thereisalightanditnevergoesout · 28/08/2010 20:26

tammytoby you know I think the class thing is still going strong, sadly.

It's reassuring that you say that no one has ever looked weirdly at you for picking Monty, grumpypants. I mean - where I live there are loads of boys named 'Louis', 'Theo', 'Alex' and 'Caspar' and I suppose they're no less posh but does anyone bat an eyelid about those names? I know I don't.

OP posts:

grumpypants · 28/08/2010 11:49

thereislight - just seen yr comment, - not offended at all! Quite flattered really. Just extremely middle class, but not married posh, not living posh, but no-one has ever looked weirdly at us, like 'off to the nearest public school with you...'

tammytoby · 28/08/2010 11:44

"Not keen - v posh sounding. May not be too bad if you are, in fact, v posh!"

But how can you tell if the OPs ds will be 'posh' or not? I really struggle with this categorisation of names and people. What defines someone being posh anyway? Education, money, accent, what? I thought we're over this class issue now....

Original poster

thereisalightanditnevergoesout · 28/08/2010 11:11

Oh blimey - it really is a love or hate name isn't it? And no, we're not posh and I'm just worried that it'll sound like we're trying to be.

I wasn't entirely sure if it 'went' with the other names either, but sometimes you're too close to it to tell. I'm not even sure Monty 'goes' with our surname - sounds a bit like a place when you say it. Hmmmmmm.

OP posts:

Unflip

1 2 3 4