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Falcon or Forest?

131 replies

Deskkie · 01/07/2017 19:14

Thank you ☺️

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RosieCockle · 01/07/2017 23:13

You don't have to go for bland, but neither do you have to go for pretentious. Blue, FFS. slow hand clap.

GingerNutMarmite · 01/07/2017 23:03

Forest is lovely!

Silverthorn · 01/07/2017 23:01

Baby names is such a bitch fest if you don't like bland names. Hmm
Choose the name you like op. One of my sons has a generic name because dh is a stick in the mud and I still got raised eyebrows off some people.
Wish I'd called him rocket now.
I don't want the job if they're gonna judge me on my name either.

GinGeum · 01/07/2017 22:59

I always try calling out the name as if I'm on the school playground to see if I like it. Calling 'Falcon! Come on! Time to go home!' sounds utterly ridiculous, really. But then, I can't really imagine yelling for Blue to hurry up and walk home, either.

Forest isn't too bad.

Hmmalittlefishy · 01/07/2017 22:55

Falcon.
It also seems more like a girls name than a boys even though I don't think it's really a name at all

Falcon or Forest?
elQuintoConyo · 01/07/2017 22:52

Is your surname Crest?

Of the rwo, I'd go with Forrest.

Falcon is atrocious as a child's name. You can almost guarantee he'd grow up with all the charisma of a bread and butter pudding, almost out of spite Grin

Hmmalittlefishy · 01/07/2017 22:50

Oh sorry don't know how to add the picture to the thread

Hmmalittlefishy · 01/07/2017 22:49

Here is the lovely falcon
Younger than I remember but it's probably because I'm old now!!
www.diomedia.com/stock-photo-falcon-british-gladiator-from-the-lwt-series-the-gladiators-compulsory-credit-uppaphotoshot-photo-ukwt-010437a-03-13101995-image17532526.html

Dewey595 · 01/07/2017 22:47

Forest is lovely.

MrsCharlieD · 01/07/2017 22:47

BTW OP I had similar responses to my name contenders. Like you say, I'm never going to be the mum of a Harry or a Jack and there are so many different name styles out there I can't imagine any one group is more likely to be teased than another. Who's to say the George and William's won't teased for being deemed posh or old fashioned. I've always loved different names since I was a child, wouldn't do for us all to be the same.

Tobean · 01/07/2017 22:45

We have a Forest. It's great, suits him and he very rarely gets "run forest run" usually from older people (and he does run a lot). Never any grief from other kids and we live in a pretty conservative name area - think 3 Matthew in a class.... our boy loves his name.

camtt · 01/07/2017 22:44

I don't personally like either, but then one of my DCs has a name my dear friends tried to persuade me not to use, but we did anyway. I still like the name but now he is at school and has an opinion and the experience of being the one with the highly unusual name, I can see he would have preferred us not to use that name despite being a fairly confident child. It is entirely up to you however and I don't think it matters much to you whether other adults like the name or not.

Hmmalittlefishy · 01/07/2017 22:44

Forest just makes me think forest gump but it would probably grow on me (no pun intended) once I got to know your little boy
Falcon just sounds so 80s wasn't there a TV programme falcon something and definitely a gladiator with very 80s/90s hair so I would just think that
Sorry op!

GinIsIn · 01/07/2017 22:43

Have you considered Balonz? Balonz and Blue has a lovely ring to it.... Grin

MrsCharlieD · 01/07/2017 22:41

Forest. I think only adults would make the forest gump connection and they're hardly likely to tease a child.

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Deskkie · 01/07/2017 22:39

It clearly isn't pregnancy hormones, it's the style of names I like. Oh well 🤷🏼‍♀️ we don't all like James and Thomas.

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C0untDucku1a · 01/07/2017 22:35

I love the film forest gump.

Noneedtoworry · 01/07/2017 22:35

No, neither, sorry 🌲🌲🌲

RebelRogue · 01/07/2017 22:34

Platypus

tinytemper66 · 01/07/2017 22:34

Oh for the love of God!

Only1scoop · 01/07/2017 22:33

Awful

whosafraidofabigduckfart · 01/07/2017 22:33

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PinkSquash · 01/07/2017 22:28

I prefer antelope or buzzard

tinhead · 01/07/2017 22:25

Weasel is nice.

Sophronia · 01/07/2017 22:24

Forest is nice

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