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Boy's name: Keir. What do you think?

62 replies

DangerMousey · 17/10/2012 22:26

Pronounced 'Keer'.

I like this, and think it's quite unusual, but also sounds classic and strong (and in my mind would pass the High Court Judge/Binman test)....am considering it for DS1 who's due in a few weeks.

Opinions on this name?

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daisydoodoo · 19/10/2012 13:45

Its my 15yr old ds name, so personally i love it.

I remembered it from my history of politics 'A' level, and is about the only thing of use to come from having said 'A' level.

I hadn't realsied it was popular at all and had only heard one other in real life. It was the name of a boy of one of the diarist's in the back of Mother and Baby magazine back in the mid 90's.

I wouldn't consider it chavvy at all. We're certainly not a chavvy family. My other children have 'normal' names of the classic variety.

Alisvolatpropiis · 19/10/2012 13:38

Really like it! It's on my boys list.

StaceymReadyForNumber3 · 17/10/2012 23:39

I have a keiran. NN of keerie. So personally I love Keir!

amck5700 · 17/10/2012 23:35

lol edam - my Ciar is 11 and panicking about the prospect of Scottish independence - he thinks there might be a War and also that if it does happen then we will all starve :o

...we only have 2 years of this to suffer....then. who knows maybe Salmond will lower the age limit for voting enough that my boy will actually get a vote!!

edam · 17/10/2012 23:31

Kier and Aneurin are bound to rebel. Keir will become a city banker and Aneurin will run a private health insurer who has so many exclusions in their policies that anyone who actually gets ill is never able to claim. They may have a little brother, Clem, who becomes a lawyer and advises dictators in former Soviet republics...

izzywizzyisbizzy · 17/10/2012 23:27

Makes me think of the injured bird in Watership Down.

FamiliesShareGerms · 17/10/2012 23:25

Love it! It is shocking with our surname, though, otherwise I would have press-ganged DH into it for DS

amck5700 · 17/10/2012 23:25

I have a Ciar - I won the name but OH got the spelling :)

I loved Keir or Kerr, he wanted Ciaran.

It's relatively popular where I live now but wasn't where we lived when he was born. There is a Keir in the same school as my son, there was another at swimming and another in my elder son's class at High School - although actually the swimming and High school one could be the same boy.

BrittaPerry · 17/10/2012 23:18

I would presume socialism. In fact, I saw some excellent loud parenting at a local history/socialism (its the north east, history is all socialist, it is one of the reasons I like it here) event, with two bodeny parents pointing their children at a banner and saying 'look, Kier and Aneurin, these are who you are named after. Why don't we all go and talk to that nice miner over there about it?' And said (ex)miner visibly rolling his eyes

(Not that my children have political pretentious names at all...)

Brandnewbrighttomorrow · 17/10/2012 23:11

I've never come across it before - I love it!

Runningblue · 17/10/2012 23:07

Big thumbs up for Keir!

edam · 17/10/2012 23:05

Love it - makes me think of Keir Hardie.

almapudden · 17/10/2012 23:05

I like it - makes me think of Keir Hardie. I went out with a Keir briefly. He lived in a sofa warehouse.

UltraBOF · 17/10/2012 23:04

Oh, I love it. I was madly in love with a Keir once.

eBook · 17/10/2012 23:03

I like it.

VivaLeBeaver · 17/10/2012 23:03

There there Ken, don't fret.

I'm sorry, guilty as charged. I'm a k name snob.

KenDoddsDadsDog · 17/10/2012 23:02

Oh yes , the ridiculous MN K snobbery

neolara · 17/10/2012 22:50

Makes me think of Kier Hardy. Excellent name.

TheDetective · 17/10/2012 22:49

I know a guy called Keir.

I guess the name is ok, but for me I associate the name with this man who has a terrible burp affliction... I can't get over this

But if I didn't know him, I'd say yes, it is a nice name.

Popumpkin · 17/10/2012 22:49

I love it. Would definitely consider using it in the (highly unlikely) event I ever have another baby .

BananaPhone · 17/10/2012 22:49

It's a great name. Unless you're from east London, in which case first associations may well be with the Keir Hardie estate in Canning Town.

VivaLeBeaver · 17/10/2012 22:48

I think it's just K names in general, especially for boys which I think can be a bit .......

Kieran
Kyle
Kallum

It seems similar to me.

wigglesrock · 17/10/2012 22:47

I like it, I know 2 - a toddler and a 30ish year old - it suits both of them.

Ginda · 17/10/2012 22:47

Love it. Keir Starmer: what's not to like?!

VivaLeBeaver · 17/10/2012 22:46

My name radar must be off with this one then.

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