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Gray for a boy?

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AvrilsAtonement · 08/08/2011 15:07

i love it but DH thinks it's too unusual. In fairness I've never met a Gray so that does make it unusual. I don't mind an unusual name so long as it doesn't result in him being hugely made fun of in school.

What do you think?

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Gingersnap88 · 02/10/2011 13:04

I really like it, it's unusual without being difficult. It's also very elegant and will suit a grown up man Smile

CaptainMartinCrieff · 01/10/2011 19:08

Ooops old thread I see apologies!
Congratulations!

CaptainMartinCrieff · 01/10/2011 19:08

It's a radiation unit... Measure of absorbed dose. Radiotherapy patients have for example 45Gy (Gray) in 25 fractions (treatments). For that reason alone I'd avoid it.

morethemerrier · 01/10/2011 19:03

I like it, and know a man in his 40's known as Gray, lovely bloke!

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AvrilsAtonement · 01/10/2011 11:13

Thanks Dig.

Brown is unfortunate - can think of poo related teasing opportunities!

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DigOfTheStump · 01/10/2011 11:00

ah sorry, late to the game ... congratulations on John, lovely classic name.

DigOfTheStump · 01/10/2011 10:59

I know of one, he is an Amerian, I don't like it.

I also know of a Brown. Really, Brown!

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AvrilsAtonement · 01/10/2011 10:51

Thought I'd post an update after all the advice I got here! I still really love the name but when I saw how divided opinion was here I decided against Gray. In the end I opted for a much much less controversial name - John.

These threads are a really useful way to test out a name; thanks to all for the opinions

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Bandwithering · 13/08/2011 23:33

Just throwing this in but what about

Shay

?

It's like a Shane trying to be cool which is slightly better than a graham trying to be cool.

or Jay. Just Jay, or Jay as a nn for James. Or Jacob.

jenniec79 · 13/08/2011 20:11

In my new job I started with a Gray.

He's variously been misspelled on new starter forms, rotas etc as Gay, Guy, Greg and Gary. Doesn't seem to bother him which makes me wonder if this happens quite a bit!

flissyfloss · 13/08/2011 20:03

As long as the child isn't bullied about his sexuality - or dullness. Gay Grey.

Avinalarf · 13/08/2011 13:01

'orrid!

Bandwithering · 13/08/2011 12:59

ps, used to be a german guy working for a company we did business with and his name was brun schidt. (or something along those lines - whole office found it embarrassingly close to brown shit though)

Bandwithering · 13/08/2011 12:58

I prefer Gray to Grey definitely because if it's Gray then it's about the sound. If you spell it Grey then it really does become all about the colour. I wouldn't even wear Grey tbh. My school uniform was so boring with a lot of grey and even now I can't bear to wear grey.

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harassedandherbug · 12/08/2011 14:18

I like Gray..... wouldn't work with our surname though. Gray Hall, sounds like a stately home Grin.

I love Grady though

InstantAtom · 12/08/2011 13:19

I don't like it, sorry.

LexieB · 12/08/2011 13:15

My friend has calleh her baby Grady (its an irish name)

happyjules · 10/08/2011 01:02

I have loved since the actor Gray O'brien was in Peak practice in the 90's (and the actor!) we had it lined up as a middle name seven years ago.. It's not got used as we have 2 dds. Sounds good with your surname.

MardyBra · 10/08/2011 00:12

A genuine lol for Shittah.

Bellethebelltent · 09/08/2011 22:04

I've heard of a grayston. Quite like gray actually, but think twin two needs an unusual name too!!

LaWeasel · 09/08/2011 21:54

I think it sounds great!

TillyIpswitch · 09/08/2011 21:53

I really like it, actually. I surprise myself...! I wouldn't use it for my own child, but I would think, 'huh, nice name' if I heard about anyone else using it.

I think it has really stylish undertones and while he may well get a bit of playground teasing, as an adult it will be a great name. Distinctive while also not being unique-for-the-sake-of-it.

There are loads and loads of names which lend themselves to a bit of teasing, but which people are hardly going to check themselves into therapy over. Drop - or add - a letter and it gives a double entendre, rhymes with something amusing to 10-year old ears. Heaps of names which you might think are totally bullet-proof teasing-wise, but which some ingenious 12-year old will come up with ammunition for.

Go for it!

CheerfulYank · 09/08/2011 21:41

:o @ Glaikit ...that does have a certain ring to it, eh?

WheelsOnTheBike · 09/08/2011 21:30

Gray is one thing, I know of someone called Brown! No joke.