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Be honest, what would you think if you met a baby boy named...

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LaWeasel · 05/09/2011 09:16

Hunter.

DH loves it. I actually do like it too, but living in ruralish England think everyone will think we are bloody bonkers.

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LaWeasel · 07/09/2011 22:11

Sorry, what?

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GrandMasterT · 07/09/2011 22:08

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issynoko · 06/09/2011 21:36

A bit like 'Stalker'. Nice.

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LaWeasel · 06/09/2011 21:32

Don't worry, I'm not going to let DH name him Hunter.

And he is now convinced of this fact (even if he's not convinced that it's not a good idea Hmm)

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 06/09/2011 21:25

Don't like it.

bibbitybobbityhat · 06/09/2011 21:20

I would smirk inwardly.

ThePrisonerOfAzkaban · 06/09/2011 21:18

My mates surname was Hunt, got teased loads,

His first name was chris too.

Not good

FootballFriend · 06/09/2011 21:08

Go for it! Have you thought of Gatherer for your next?

ThatsNotMyBabyBelly · 06/09/2011 21:04

Gladiator

And also may be dfficult to carry off if not 6ft4 and blond

MeconiumHappens · 06/09/2011 21:03

I know a hunter born recently too. I think it has the potential to become a popular name for a bit. Would this bother you?

SecretNutellaFix · 05/09/2011 18:00

I'd think you were big wrestling fans.

LynetteScavo · 05/09/2011 17:59

Yes it's a bit like Parker, which I obviously think is a mighty fine name.

LynetteScavo · 05/09/2011 17:58

It's a bit surname-ish. But it's not that way out. I do have some Hunter wellies, though.

mathanxiety · 05/09/2011 17:55

I would be expecting to see little sisters Madison, McKenzie and Riley, and brother Chad.

Bandwithering · 05/09/2011 17:37

I wouldn't think about job interviews or anything like that, but I really don't like it. I think it's a bizarre thiing to call your child! I think the same about Parker and Harper really, but Hunter is kind of aggressive.

Nightstar · 05/09/2011 17:27

I'm so sorry but Really awful. I can't stand this craze for surname firstnames. I'm from the country and I think of Hunter Wellies. And so American as a name (my ultimate insult), please don't! You sound like a nice educated normal person, so dont give your son this dreadful name, you will regret it.

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LaWeasel · 05/09/2011 17:22

I actually had a cousin called Heath so that's out.

The hunter's kill things part really bothers me the least of all the things that could go wrong. I'm from a very hunting is totally normal culture that's all about sustence/not wasting a single part of the corpse, not a hunting for the sake of it type culture.

I guess DS probably wouldn't be impressed if he decided to reject all that and become veggie though!

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seeker · 05/09/2011 16:37

I didn't say hunters did necessaarily kill things for fun- but they do kill things. And that's nor an association I would like with my chd's name.

tothemoonandback · 05/09/2011 16:25

We have a boy at our school called Hunter, he is 15 now and he has never ever been called anything other than Hunter. Lovely name.

AitchTwoOh · 05/09/2011 16:20

do you think? up here, cunt is kind of a term of endearment among boys of that age, so i think it would stick really badly. it wouldn't necessarily be an insult, though. i can think of two pals with the surname hunt who were known as cunty and still are, when people are having a giggle at their expense. Grin

ragged · 05/09/2011 16:17

Hunters do not necessarily kill for fun; traditionally most hunters killed for sustenance, and did not waste any bits of the corpse, either.

I do prefer Heath, though, if you want an "outdoorsy" name.

thisisyesterday · 05/09/2011 16:14

the cunt thing is really quite tenuous and a bit bizarre! esp given that cunter isn't a word

do you feel strongly about the names Annie and Nick too?

thisisyesterday · 05/09/2011 16:13

i don't love it, but i don't dislike it either.

I know a guy called Hunter and he's lovely!

seeker · 05/09/2011 16:09

And anyway, a hunter is someone who kills things. why is that a good name for someone?

seeker · 05/09/2011 16:08

Yes if course kids can make something rude out of any name, but why hand it to them on a plate? If several people on this thread immediately madenthe connection,then the same proportion of people in real life are too.

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