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Law as a name?

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MummyJ2R · 24/05/2019 17:13

My husbands grandfathers name was Law , not short for anything and that was in the 1900s! so I was wondering if it's too unusual to use, or I will be forever explaining or spelling it out? We really like it as we were wanting a short 3 letter name anyway....but ones like Leo Jed Ned are just not quite right ...

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MummyJ2R · 27/05/2019 15:00

Nope it wasnt Lawrence

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stucknoue · 27/05/2019 14:25

Lawrence? Law isn't a name, I suspect the relatives was Lawrence too, very popular then

OhhMyLittleGirls · 27/05/2019 14:14

My best friend’s son’s name is Lawrie nn Law, which would work too and is super cute if you like it!

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MummyJ2R · 27/05/2019 14:03

I do like Lawson alot, however we have 'son' in our surname 😖so its a no go and Lawrence I dont like anyway. Think maybe il wait and when the baby is here I'm sure I will know if it's right or not, thanks for replies

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sanityisamyth · 27/05/2019 08:11

Lawton?

Sessy19 · 27/05/2019 08:04

It’s a great story etc, but Law as a spoken word just isn’t a very nice sound...

NorthernRunner · 27/05/2019 07:54

I do quite like Lawson, with law as nn.

Malyshek · 26/05/2019 19:01

Also - Trafalgar Law is an awesome character in One Piece and I do love Law as a name in its own right, but it's not worth thr bother of having to explain it all the time imo.

Malyshek · 26/05/2019 19:00

I do think that if you do that, everyone is going to assume it's short for something (most likely Lawson or Lawrence). So it's up to you whether that bothers you...

Personally I'd call him a "full" name (Lawrence, Lawson) and call him Law as a diminutive. Doesn't matter what's on the birth certificate, and it's a lot faster to say "yeah, it's a diminutive" than to explain, "No it's not short for anything. No, really. It's 1a full name. Please don't call me Lawrence."

Pinkvoid · 26/05/2019 05:53

Ok as a diminutive of Lawrence.

Willowkoko · 25/05/2019 21:07

Lawson, is a really cool name. Law just doesn’t feel like a proper boys name.

YouJustDoYou · 25/05/2019 20:25

They'll call him Coleslaw

floraloctopus · 25/05/2019 07:51

How about Laurie or Lawrence and have law as a nickname ?

Barbarafromblackpool · 25/05/2019 07:41

Law.... I like it actually. In Scotland it means hill.

Dollywilde · 25/05/2019 07:39

@Singlenotsingle

Nominative determinism is when your name links up to what you do for a living. So calling your child Woody means he’s more like to end up a carpenter (or a tree surgeon, etc) Or if your surname is Cook you’ll more likely end up a chef. Smile I find it really interesting.

news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9664000/9664697.stm

Tavannach · 24/05/2019 23:04

prefer Lawrence. Or Bonnar.

Singlenotsingle · 24/05/2019 23:04

"nominative determinism"? Did you make that one up Dolly? I was a lawyer but I've never heard that before!

NameChangedNoImagination · 24/05/2019 23:02

I love it.

Purplelavenders · 24/05/2019 23:00

Law as nickname for Lawrence is a great suggestion

Proseccofuelled · 24/05/2019 19:23

Have you considered Lawrence?
Otherwise I probably wouldn’t tbh - or maybe as a middle name. It’s not so much that its unusual & obscure more that it’s a word that doesn’t sound like a name

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Dollywilde · 24/05/2019 19:19

Lawrence maybe?

My initials are LAW and I work in legal so I do think nominative determinism is a thing!

CatSmize · 24/05/2019 19:16

It's different, I like it!

Fulltimemummy85 · 24/05/2019 17:40

I met a judge, not fond of that or law x

SlimGin · 24/05/2019 17:30

I really like it. I doubt many people will need it spelling out but you may need to explain your reasoning. Very nice that it's your DH's grandfather's name too.

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