Active discussions

Help protect children from gaming harms.

Take our survey

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

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

Original poster

Norman

89 replies

norahjen · 11/04/2011 00:07

What do you think of the name Norman for a boy? My brother laughed when I mentioned it.

What do you think?

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
FreakoidOrganisoid · 11/04/2011 21:25

I have a secret liking for the name Norman...not sure I could use it though

mamasmissionimpossible · 11/04/2011 21:01

tis' awful, sorry

flippintired · 11/04/2011 20:56

God I know some 2 year old Stans and Ernie's def already made a come back here. Great namesSmile. When I was hankering after another dc a couple of years ago I wanted to call a boy Stanley or Ernie, now I think it's rather over used in my neck of the woods .

flippintired · 11/04/2011 20:52

I like it, very cool.

NotaMopsa · 11/04/2011 20:25

I think Norman is über cool and would be fabulously different
loads of bellas and sams about from fireman sam
dare to be different!

Original poster
norahjen · 11/04/2011 20:09

My brother is in hysterics reading this!! Ok I think it is a no-go then.

OP posts:
Chulita · 11/04/2011 19:52

Do you lot remember the Twix adverts with 'a break from the Norm' and a picture of a skinny man with tweed jacket and massive glasses? About 10 years ago now but I couldn't name my child Norman just cos of those adverts.

peeriebear · 11/04/2011 19:50

I know a teenage Norton (named after the motorbike) and he pulls it off well. I wouldn't go for Norman at all, even if it was a relative's name (my beloved grandad is Ronald and I wouldn't call my son that either!)

candleshoe · 11/04/2011 19:43

Norman is a dreadful name! Give your child a chance of a happy childhood and just say NO to Norman!

ValiumBandwitch · 11/04/2011 18:43

There are still NOrmans alive who aren't that old, so it's just very predictable that everybody hates it right now. In 15 years it'll be like Stanley or Bertie.

I don't like it because 'norman' seems like a race as well as a name. The Normans, is that another word for the English Blush I should know that I suppose.

PsammeSimpleEgg · 11/04/2011 18:12

It's a bit of a Rodney of a name.

scottishmummy · 11/04/2011 17:47

no.Naughty norman will forever be nor man price from fireman sam
no classy normans
norman wisodm
norman price

Raahh · 11/04/2011 17:46

Since Fatboy Slim's real name is not Norman, but something like Quentin (can't be arsed to google), he may have been ironic in his choice of pseudonym...Grin

Say 'No' to Norman!
(with apologies to Mr Foreman, up thread)

exoticfruits · 11/04/2011 16:23

If he is really good looking, excellent at sport, popular with girls, intelligent and sociable he will be fine- but it is a huge handicap if he is lacking some of those assets.

MrsvWoolf · 11/04/2011 16:21

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

minderjinx · 11/04/2011 16:18

I had a friend called Norman. He got loads of stick about it, and was delighted when we decided to call him Normsk, which has stuck. But then my given name wasn't Jinx either. I think you end up with a name that suits, one way or another. My brother is known as Sib, which is short for sibling.

Cattleprod · 11/04/2011 16:12

To be honest, if you ever want to have grandchildren in the future, I'd steer clear of Norman. It really is a woman-repeller of a name, well into anorak and trainspotter territory.

exoticfruits · 11/04/2011 16:04

You have to be absolutely sure that he would have the personality to carry it off-something you can't tell in the first few weeks.

grubbalo · 11/04/2011 16:01

Oh Stanley has definitely already made a comeback, so don't see why Norman couldn't? I think Ernie is going to as well.
Agree that if you don't want negative comments, then just don't even mention possible names to people - you will just get stupid comments like they hate the name as they went to school with a horrid one, X on Eastenders is a horrible character etc etc. Whereas if you wait, then you'll (usually) just get nice comments.

Georgimama · 11/04/2011 15:52

I think along with Stanley this is the granddad name which is not going to make a come back. Please don't.

dolceebanana · 11/04/2011 15:50

I just don't think Norman is a name that could be viewed as attractive in the way that Alfie, Arthur etc have become. To me, it's in the vein of 'Ernie' or 'Nigel'.

blueberrysorbet · 11/04/2011 15:49

i have a friend called norman who was v handsome, a big hit with the ladies and very successful.. he did have a nice irish accent mind. no one thougt twice about his name.. it was just his name:)

mathanxiety · 11/04/2011 15:37

Yikes

KiiKii · 11/04/2011 15:09

Awful. Don'd do it to the poor boy!!

dangalf · 11/04/2011 14:45

lots of negative connotations for me and not a name i'd ever use. When I was at school a "norman" was a bit of a plonker.