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Barber for a boy?

41 replies

MummaJep · 13/10/2018 08:59

Advice needed! Is the name Barber for a boy completely ridiculous? Would love for something different and to keep it in the family tree! (Great, great Uncles name!) Honest thoughts very welcome!

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Dljlr · 13/10/2018 12:45

Butcher, Baker, Candle Stick Maker? 🤔 Yeah seems fine why not

TheGoddessFrigg · 13/10/2018 12:44

Is his middle name going to be 'The Elephant'?

17caterpillars1mouse · 13/10/2018 12:41

Change it to Barbour as day you named him after the brand

DramaAlpaca · 13/10/2018 11:33

It's not good.

LividAtDolphins · 13/10/2018 11:17

I prefer Hairdresser.

PunkrockerGirl59 · 13/10/2018 10:33

Awful.
Poor child.

Desmondia · 13/10/2018 10:29

Absolutely awful:

A) It’s like calling a child Policeman or Barrister. It just sounds silly.

B) to make matters worse, it sounds a little bit like Barbara, a girl’s name.

Don’t do it, OP! Middle name only if needs must.

DailyFailAreTwats · 13/10/2018 09:41

Middle babe, five. But as a first name, it's a coat.

MollyHuaCha · 13/10/2018 09:30

It's a surname.

CatnippDee · 13/10/2018 09:16

No.

I can think of a dozen phrases bullies could use off the top of my head.

Peachbubble · 13/10/2018 09:15

It's awful

InSpaceNooneCanHearYouScream · 13/10/2018 09:03

Why? With so many normal names, why would you saddle a child with a surname?

lottiegarbanzo · 13/10/2018 09:03

You could use it as a middle name to keep the connection. As a name it is pretty ridiculous, yes. Hairdresser, Barbara, Baa Baa.

SuburbanRhonda · 13/10/2018 09:03

I can think of a pretty snappy title for a business if he goes into men’s hairdressing

Thesearmsofmine · 13/10/2018 09:03

Maybe as a middle name.

BertramKibbler · 13/10/2018 09:02

I can’t think of anything positive about it

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