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Andrew

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FoodieMum3 · 17/03/2014 12:54

I'm only 14+ weeks pregnant and obviously don't know the gender but I just cannot get this name out of my head.

Andrew. I especially love it written down.

I don't know any Andrew's under 40 although I'm not in the UK.

Your opinions most welcome.

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ShadowFall · 20/03/2014 09:04

I like Andrew.

I think most of the Andrew's I know are in their 30's / 40's, but I do know one Andrew who's still in primary school.

JapaneseMargaret · 20/03/2014 09:00

It's not a timeless classic, it's a cyclical classic, going in and out of fashion (I have such a name myself).

Very few names are genuinely timeless - any name that is, or was, in any way popular is not timeless.

I like it, though. My ex is an Andrew; never Andy.

Delphiniumsblue · 20/03/2014 07:03

Lovely, it might not be very popular now but it is a classic.

kiwiscantfly · 20/03/2014 06:54

My DH is an Andrew and he is definitely an Andrew, not Andy or Drew. He only has to remind people once that it's not Andy etc and they get it.

springlamb · 19/03/2014 20:07

I have a 19 yr old Andrew.
Very definitely not an Andy or a Drew, you can almost see his hackles rising if someone uses those!
The name only occurred to me a couple of days before he arrived otherwise he would be a Carl.
I like it, I think it runs very well with a two syllable surname (as ours is).

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 19/03/2014 20:00

I like it. Really like Drew as a nn.

TwinkleTwinkleNeverwhere · 19/03/2014 19:11

Lovely name, classic and quite under used i think.

Yama · 19/03/2014 19:11

I utterly adore the name Andrew.

Yes, I'm in Scotland. Smile

KiwiBanana · 19/03/2014 19:07

It's my dad's name and he's lovely, so I like it :) considering it as a middle name for our boy.

thegreatgatsby101 · 19/03/2014 16:46

You can't go wrong. Dislike Andy, but Andrew is great.

Aboyandabunny · 19/03/2014 16:24

Very 70s? He's our Patron Saint.

Chopsypie · 19/03/2014 16:09

DH is an Andrew. Never shortened, but that may be because he had his surname as a nickname.

I think it's classic, and simple.

mrssmith79 · 19/03/2014 16:05

I like it a lot. Even shortened to Andy (reminds me of Toy Story), or Drew - just as long as your surname isn't Peacock!

jellybeans · 19/03/2014 16:02

I really dislike it, sorry. Was very overused in the 70s.

squoosh · 18/03/2014 00:40

I don't think it's timeless or classic. It's ultra 1970's.

maitaimojito · 17/03/2014 22:00

I know a baby Andrew and four adult Andrews that don't shorten the name so it's not inevitable. I like it but really dislike Andy and I'm not sure I'd want to risk the possibility of him deciding he preferred it.

Beachfarmandzootoo · 17/03/2014 21:55

There are 4 Andrews in my family - was tempted if I had had a boy just for the confusion value! Ages from 34 to 60 something. I commented just the other day that I haven,t met a single Andrew in all the baby groups I've been to - you'll be setting a trend, and it's a nice name too!

Bowlersarm · 17/03/2014 21:52

I like Andrew. I normally would recommend not using a name you don't like the shortened version of, but I do know a few Andrews who are always Andrew, so you may not get Andy. Your DS himself, may prefer to call himself Andy though, which you will have no control over.

alita7 · 17/03/2014 21:46

My friend has a 7 year old called Andrew though I'm not sure it suits children :/

invicta · 17/03/2014 20:21

Good, classic name.

chicaguapa · 17/03/2014 20:19

It makes me think of the dashing RAF pilot son in Foyle's War who went out with Honeysuckle Weeks. Grin

That's good btw.

DramaAlpaca · 17/03/2014 15:58

I really like it.

I almost used it as a middle name for one of my boys, but didn't in the end as a different name worked better with the first name.

I was very pleased when DS2 chose Andrew as his confirmation name.

Mireio · 17/03/2014 15:53

I think it's great - a handsome classic.

17leftfeet · 17/03/2014 13:44

I know several adult Andrews that do not shorten their name

I also know one Andy and two Drews

It's better than the abundance of Callums Ethans and Rileys that seem to be about at the moment

florascotia · 17/03/2014 13:44

Traditionally, in some parts of Scotland, Andrew - very good name! - is pronounced 'Andra' (Ann-druh).
I agree with you that 'Andy' or 'Drew' are nothing like so nice as the whole name, but for some reason I quite like 'Andra' .

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