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UK mums advice needed on odd name!

117 replies

GemmaWild14 · 28/01/2020 14:58

So me and my partner are due to have a baby in April, it's our first together but we both have 2 children each from previous relationships. He has a girl and boy named Hollie and Charlie, I have two boys name Logan and Leo.
We have both come up with the name "Winter" for our expected baby boy, my partner and I love it, however i am so worried it's too "out there" i like names a little different but not bizarre and I feel this name is just bizarre, im worried what people would think especially family members and I dont want to set this child up with a ridiculous name that will have any sort of effect on his life, I really would appriciate unbiased opinions of this name please from uk mums, thankyou x

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septsapp · 29/01/2020 22:31

@BewitchedBotheredandBewildered i nearly called mine September a few months back! It was a worry that she would come early or late but I think I'd have had it anyway if I'd have decided on it 💯 x

emilybrontescorsett · 29/01/2020 22:17

No I think your child will get sick and tired of saying " No, my mum didn't look outside on the day she went into labour and see a snow covered scene in the midst of a cold December. I was born on a sunny day in spring! "

BewitchedBotheredandBewildered · 29/01/2020 21:32

I knew a September who was born in August.

It was a bit odd for a few months and then she was just September.

Urkiddingright · 29/01/2020 12:41

No I don’t like it but I don’t like summer either. Winter for a baby born in spring is quite odd too.

Pigsmightfly212 · 29/01/2020 12:37

I wouldn't worry about not being born in the season of their name.
I know a Summer who was born in October, and a May who was born in December. It's never an issue for either of them.

Narcheska · 29/01/2020 11:05

There is a winter in my sons class (year 3) I think it really suits him

Wheresthebiffer2 · 29/01/2020 11:03

William

BlouseAndSkirt · 29/01/2020 09:06

The test will be if you mind the negative comments on here because if you dont it means its the one and you wont care about negative comments in real-life either

“The test will be if you mind the negative comments on here because if you’t AND CAN BE SURE YOUR CHILD WON’T EITHER it means its the one and you wont care about negative comments in real-life either!”

TatianaLarina · 29/01/2020 01:23

I know a Winter, she’s female. Also agree odd name for an April baby.

BewitchedBotheredandBewildered · 29/01/2020 00:12

Winton?

Sounds a bit more masculine.

I'm neutral about Winter but as PPs have said, it shouldn't matter what other people think and children grow into their names anyway.

PointlessUsername · 28/01/2020 23:17

I like it but would presume a girl, it doesn't flow at all well with the siblings names.

Rachelhaydenberk1 · 28/01/2020 23:13

I love Winter but think of it as a girls name like Summer and Autumn.

What if it were Winters? Does that make it more masculine. Not sure if that helps with the bizarre label in the UK! But I find it more masculine.

I also like Whistler or Whittaker.

Astronica · 28/01/2020 23:09

It's a no from me. I like Winter as a girl's name, and it would work fine as a middle name for a boy. It's usage in recent years has been almost all for girls, and I tend to go with common usage on these questions.

georgialondon · 28/01/2020 23:02

The names fine, not really out there, but not good for an April born child.

HannahC86 · 28/01/2020 22:57

Love it, and more importantly... so do you! The test will be if you mind the negative comments on here because if you dont it means its the one and you wont care about negative comments in real-life either!

cushioncovers · 28/01/2020 22:51

I would think it was a girls name if I heard it.

SparkyBlue · 28/01/2020 22:51

Lovely name for a little girl born in midwinter but for a spring baby it seems a bit odd

septsapp · 28/01/2020 22:49

I absolutely love it

Ohyesiam · 28/01/2020 22:16

I know someone called October, it has never occurred to me to think she should have to be born then to warrant the name( it did make me think of the U2 album thoughSmile)

momtoboys · 28/01/2020 20:54

I actually know two Winters. Both girls.

ToastandCheese · 28/01/2020 20:52

It’s a lovely name, for a girl.

Mamabear88 · 28/01/2020 20:37

Winter is definitely a girls name. I'd say yes for a girl no for a boy..

ikeakia · 28/01/2020 20:05

I prefer it for a boy than a girl personally, but I know it’s used more for girls.

I think Winter sounds stronger and less light and airy to me than either Autumn or Summer so definitely think it would suit a boy more. It wouldn’t put me off using it if the birth month was in a different season.

WoodliceInSunderland · 28/01/2020 19:37

I know a little boy called Winter, never occurred to me it was a girl's name. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Robs20 · 28/01/2020 18:50

I like it but definitely think of it for a girl rather than a boy.