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Opinions on Blake?

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Stupidity88 · 22/10/2016 15:52

Thoughts?

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jellybeans · 26/10/2016 04:56

Love it

Isitjustmeorisiteveryoneelse · 25/10/2016 16:25

Immediately thought of Servalan, and of very severe haircuts....so not for me, sorry.

Pontoufle · 25/10/2016 16:17

It's not dreadful, but not my favourite

KoalaDownUnder · 25/10/2016 16:15

I don't like it at all.

It sounds like a brother to Chad and Shane. Sporting a blonde mullet and mirrored yellow Oakleys, driving his dad's Ford Cortina.

DoYouRememberJustinBobby · 25/10/2016 00:34

I don't like it one bit, really sorry. I love Jude though and don't think Blake goes well with it.

SantasLittleMonkeyButler · 24/10/2016 21:41

I know a little Blake, he's almost 2.

It really suits him. When I first heard his name I thought only of Blake from Home & Away (circa early 1990's I think).

I've never seen the Amy Winehouse documentary, so don't draw that connection at all.

birdgal4848 · 24/10/2016 20:39

I love it, for both a boy and a girl but I wouldn't be brave enough to use it for a girl - I think it's lovely with Jude.

DerelictMyBalls · 24/10/2016 18:26

Just reminds me of Amy Winehouse's awful ex, sorry. “My Blakey”.

minipie · 24/10/2016 14:10

Not keen myself, reminds me of Jake which I always find a bit hard sounding. Love Jude though.

Bryn?

Foxtato · 24/10/2016 13:54

Don't like it. Jude is lovely and I don't think Blake 'goes'.

LuckySantangelo1 · 24/10/2016 12:29

I really don't like it. Sorry OP. Conjours up images of 90's American cheesy soaps.

17caterpillars1mouse · 24/10/2016 12:23

I dislike it it sounds very American. I prefer it on a girl to a boy actually

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 23/10/2016 09:57

Sorry OP, I really don't like it.

mamalovesmojitos · 23/10/2016 08:57

Love it.

Bagina · 23/10/2016 08:43

Amy Winehouse or William Blake. Very different associations!

swimmerforlife · 23/10/2016 08:42

I also really like it.

Goes well with Jude too.

Mornflake · 23/10/2016 08:10

If you'd seen the Amy documentary the name might not have good associations. The name has no direct connection to the poet for me. It's a modern first name like Tyler, Mason etc.
The sound of the word Blake is nice and I like its androgyny. Nobody's mentioned the actress Blake Lively but she'll be around in pop culture for a long while yet.

Pemba · 23/10/2016 00:50

Don't like it particularly, but it's OK. Better than some 'surname' type names, like Hunter, Carter, Mason, Archer, which are derived from occupations and just sound silly IMO.

Glad it's not for a girl!

GinevraPotter · 23/10/2016 00:07

I like it. It goes nicely with Jude.

Ollycat · 22/10/2016 23:31

I think it's great. My son has a friend called Blake - I hadn't thought about the Dynasty link just the poet.

moomoo222 · 22/10/2016 22:58

Like it (although did presume this would be an Amy Winehouse thread, didn't see it was in baby names until I got here!). Love the Rafferty suggestion above too.

SlinkyB · 22/10/2016 22:53

Like. Considered for ds2. We also liked Rafferty, Elijah and Charlie.

I was born in the 80's so don't make that connection.

Vixxfacee · 22/10/2016 22:50

Like

DramaAlpaca · 22/10/2016 22:49

I'm not a huge fan of surnamey names, but I do like Blake. Probably because DS has a friend called Blake & he's lovely. It goes well with Jude.

CaoNiMa · 22/10/2016 21:37

Sounds like flake which makes me think of dandruff Shock

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