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Monty or Kyle?

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user1482802649 · 27/12/2016 01:48

2 w/o baby boy is nameless and just can't quite decide between Monty or Kyle - thank you x

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SirChenjin · 27/12/2016 11:19

Monty

Kyle is a bit 'the word we don't say on MN' round here.

RobinSnood · 27/12/2016 11:16

Monty

Aftertheraincomesthesun · 27/12/2016 10:54

This is the Monty I think of. Monty Roberts

Monty or Kyle?
clumsyduck · 27/12/2016 09:48

Agree with oldbirdy they are kind of extremes of names .

Not a popular view on here but depends were you live I think round here Kyle would be fairly standard though not as popular as when I was younger were as monty would raise a few eyebrows and stick out a bit . I actually like both names though

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 27/12/2016 09:35

Monty.

Theonlyoneiknow · 27/12/2016 09:34

Definitely Kyle but then I'm biased Grin

oldbirdy · 27/12/2016 09:34

Those two names have a very different feel. It's unusual to be torn between two such different names.
Kyle is streetwise, a bit cheeky and brash
Monty is completely unstreetwise, gentle and tries hard but a bit bumbling, eccentric.

So what sort of vibe are you going with?
I'll just drop Marley in as a sort of "in between the two" name....

MoreBushThanMoss · 27/12/2016 09:27

We got a puppy in September last year and called him Montgomery (Monty really).

In December I found out I was pregnant. When I found out baby was a boy I was DEVASTATED is wasted Monty on the bloody dog.

(Now have baby Bertie. (Registered Albert) Still wish it was baby Monty a bit though Xmas Blush)

IAmNotTheOneWhoKnocks · 27/12/2016 09:26

Monty is horrible, so Kyle wins by default.

eyebrowsonfleek · 27/12/2016 09:21

Monty makes me think of Mr Burns from the Simpsons while Kyle makes me think of Jeremy Kyle. On that basis, Monty.

Nataleejah · 27/12/2016 08:57

Kyle. Ds3 almost got that name

Elbi · 27/12/2016 08:20

Monty is very cute. Kyle makes think of Jeremy Kyle, sorry!

jenniuol · 27/12/2016 08:03

Monty is lovely.

fanniboz · 27/12/2016 08:02

Definitely Kyle

Alexthekid · 27/12/2016 08:00

Another vote for Monty! Love it!

Timefor2 · 27/12/2016 07:57

Monty definitely.

DartmoorDoughnut · 27/12/2016 07:56

I vote Kyle because our 3 week old is Monty Wink

MiniMaxi · 27/12/2016 07:53

Very different feel to them - to me Kyle is a modern, preppy American-style name whereas Monty is old fashioned, sweet and English.

Off top of head can't remember if you've said whether you have other children yet or not - worth considering if it "goes" with existing names or types of names you may wish to use in future

Congrats by the way!

MrsMontgomerySmythe · 27/12/2016 07:47

A vote for Monty - based on my username if could only be Monty.

PlumsGalore · 27/12/2016 07:47

Neither, Monty sounds like it's from an Enid Blyton book and Kyle is just, well let's say the complete opposite.

AyeAmarok · 27/12/2016 07:45

Monty. Montgomery officially though, yes?

ginaddict · 27/12/2016 07:44

I would go monty. Although make me think of monty python GrinHmm

Loyly · 27/12/2016 07:43

Monty

Hellooooitsme · 27/12/2016 07:42

Monty

Aftertheraincomesthesun · 27/12/2016 07:33

Monty.

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