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Adam

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Prettyinbeige · 02/06/2014 17:36

My sister is about to have a boy, they have narrowed it down to 2 names but the favourite is Adam.
I like the name.
We were looking for a few opinions on Adam?

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Choccyhobnob · 03/06/2014 11:19

It's my DH's name, I love it and although he says he hates his name (and has about 3 friends with the same name) I would def push to use it as a middle name if we have a DS any time soon!

DessieLou · 02/06/2014 22:08

I love it! A good strong classic name.

evertonmint · 02/06/2014 21:41

I love it. Would happily use it but DH hates it. So I guess we're 50:50!

Alisvolatpropiis · 02/06/2014 21:37

Can't go wrong really.

It is a shame I dated an Adam once (for quite some time) and so can never use it.

Not least because he is one of two I've ever met.

youmakemydreams · 02/06/2014 21:32

I have one. Get lots of compliments on it I can manage to shorten it though but it's only me that does it. Grin

deadwitchproject · 02/06/2014 21:28

I think it's a lovely name.

Only1scoop · 02/06/2014 20:59

Like it

Bowlersarm · 02/06/2014 20:58

I like it.

ThingsThatShine · 02/06/2014 20:55

Really nice

CPtart · 02/06/2014 20:54

I have one, and after 11 years it is still my favourite boys name. Timeless, classless, rarely shortened. Love it.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 02/06/2014 20:53

Yes - lovely name. Sounds and looks good; easy to spell; nice and classic. I like!

LLJ4 · 02/06/2014 20:52

I have one. It attracts only positive comments. Strong, classic, familiar, multicultural, but not particularly common despite its statistical frequency.

My one niggle about it - and this is very trivial Blush - is that it has a schwa in it. That is, a syllable without a proper vowel. Children's names get elongated often, for example when you call for them up the stairs or across a playground. They particularly get elongated by other children.

I hatehatehate it when he gets called Aderm (Aaaaadeeeerm). My other DC do not have any schwa syllables at all, on purpose.

skinmysunshine · 02/06/2014 20:51

I don't love it but don't dislike it. Like the fact that it isn't too popular.

maggiethemagpie · 02/06/2014 20:39

Love it! It's my son's middle name. When pregnant with DD, I was hoping she would be a girl because I would have wanted to call a boy that, but had already used it up with DS's name

DramaAlpaca · 02/06/2014 17:40

I like it a lot. It's a nice, neat, short name that isn't too popular at the moment. I like boys' names that can't be shortened & Adam fits the bill.