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Miles, Liam or Damian?

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Miffyonline · 07/02/2012 10:40

Miles, Liam or Damian - which one do you like best?

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PercyFilth · 08/02/2012 22:02

Behind The Name describes Liam as "Irish short form of William" and I believe that this is its origin.

Superfly · 08/02/2012 20:16

Liam is a name in its own right - not a nickname for William. Just saying. Smile

Greenwing · 08/02/2012 18:43

Miles definitely my favourite but prefer spelling 'Myles'. I know one with NN 'Mylo'.

Damian just makes me think of Damien in The Omen film. Nasty!

Liam is fine so long as you name him William and use Liam as a nickname, to give him the option later IMHO.

Lily22 · 08/02/2012 14:41

I like Liam best.

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VajazzleMyFoof · 08/02/2012 09:58

My son is called Liam. I love it but do agree it has become common. I am not a fishwife or rough by the way Grin.

TheCuntwormUnderfoot · 08/02/2012 09:43

Miles, best of an odd bunch!

Damien is unusable and probably will be for another twenty years I'd say. THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST!!!

sashh · 08/02/2012 08:22

Miles

I'm another Damian = horror film and Liam, I agree with Lisaro and droves. One used to live in the house backing onto mine, all summer you would hear LEEEEEEEEEEEEHAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM. I agree it's a shame it has become one of those names because as a name it is fine - it's just the kids I have met with that name.

ThePoorMansBeckySharp · 08/02/2012 03:41

NOT Damian.

And not Liam, it's a bit rough.

So I guess that leaves Miles!

Superfly · 07/02/2012 19:53

Liam

PercyFilth · 07/02/2012 16:27

Miles, definitely.

Liam is OK if it's short for William.

Damian, oh god I can hear the music already Shock

notso · 07/02/2012 14:42

I love Miles/Myles and Liam.
Can't decide which is best out of them.
I don't think Liam is anywhere near as popular as it was.

Don't like Damien at all.

ChickensGoMeh · 07/02/2012 14:38

I prefer Liam (Irish DH), don't mind Damien but very much dislike Miles. Not sure why though.

Montsti · 07/02/2012 14:35

Not keen on any of them - sorry but we just have different tastes in names. William is lovely but nn. Will not Liam...not helpful sorry!

SandStorm · 07/02/2012 14:28

Miles

Liam although nice reminds me of Liam Gallagher and I don't like him.
Damien reminds me of 666 and Del Trotter's son. Don't like it at all.

droves · 07/02/2012 14:27

Miles .
its a good name . it sounds nice , it writes nice.

Liam is ok , but ruined for me by hearing to many fishwifes screaming LEE-AAAAM.

Damien , just makes me think of the omen films...or fools and horses ..SORRY Blush

lisaro · 07/02/2012 14:22

likeitsgolden It's not snobbery - it's tainted the name for me. And yes, it is/was a beautiful Irish name, and more widely used there. But this isn't Ireland, and the fact remains that generally over here it is used by people in a way that sounds awful - ie shrieked, accompanied by abuse very often.

flipflopper · 07/02/2012 14:17

Prefer Miles, not keen at all on Liam or Damian

LikeItsGolden · 07/02/2012 14:09

Miles is my favourite, but also like Liam a lot.

Damian reminds me of 666 / devil etc, sorry!

The snobbery about Liam is really sad to see. It is a lovely, old Irish name and not 'used by certain people' at all in Ireland.

Hate that kind of snobbery!

Matildathebrave · 07/02/2012 13:42

I LOVE Liam not keen on the other two though.

Never heard of any of them being rough names????

lisaro · 07/02/2012 13:27

Miles is not great, to be honest and I have to agree wit Rosie - the other two are used by people of a certain err type volume.

Meglet · 07/02/2012 13:19

Miles.

PosiePumblechook · 07/02/2012 13:18

In my neck of the woods...

PosiePumblechook · 07/02/2012 13:17

Awful, awful and awful. Miles is dull and the other two are what rough people call their kids, sorry.

LaFilleSurLePont · 07/02/2012 13:16

Miles. Definitely Miles. It's lovely,and works well at any age.