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Brian?

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SimpleToUnderstand · 07/02/2020 22:38

Is this one a good one?

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Hepsibar · 11/02/2020 10:36

I think it's a very amusing name for a dog or rabbit but for a human, feel v dated and also reminds me of Brian the Snail from the Magic Roundabout and also The Life of Brian and also Bad Sir Brian Botany.

I know it's a personal choice but when there are so many lovely names it seems hard to lumber a baby, child, adult with a name like this unless of course you are naming after a Brian in which case a middle name?

Urkiddingright · 11/02/2020 10:31

It’s ok for a middle aged man, definitely not for a child in 2020.

It’s still quite popular in America though as is Colin Confused.

Layoverlife · 11/02/2020 07:51

😷

codenameduchess · 11/02/2020 07:50

I like it, strong sounding and not overused. He won't be lost in the sea of Archie, Teddy, Max and all the other cutesy names about.

SalmonOfKnowledge · 11/02/2020 07:46

Weird how Ryan sounds ok and Brian sounds grim.

Never had Ryan on any list though. Too sur namey for me.

Garry / Harry similarly strange!
Ken / Ben too.

youareacuntychops · 11/02/2020 07:44

I actually like the way Brian sounds.
I don't think I could use it though, it does remind me of an older man.

pilates · 10/02/2020 21:15

No

JaniceBattersby · 09/02/2020 23:08

No

TenShortStories · 09/02/2020 23:08

I'd have said no way last year, but my 5 year old has an ace little Bryan in their class this year and he has transformed the name for me - feel like I hear it with whole new ears!

FizzyGreenWater · 09/02/2020 23:05

He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty frontal lobe.

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Don't do it OP!

Loveislandlydia · 09/02/2020 23:03

He's not the messiah
This made me smile Grin

PlantPotting · 09/02/2020 22:31

I also think “BRAIN” 🧠

CorneliusBeefington · 09/02/2020 21:48

I actually liked Bryan, we went with Bryn instead though.

thistimelastweek · 08/02/2020 18:15

Some oldie names have come back into fashion and sound great.
Just not Brian. Right up there with Derek

Topseyt · 08/02/2020 18:13

My DH is also a Brian. He is in his late fifties.

It is OK, but still not a name we would have considerrd using if we had had a boy (we had three girls instead).

hels71 · 08/02/2020 17:49

DH is Brian. He is 62. We did not even consider it if our child had been a boy..

MikeUniformMike · 08/02/2020 14:06

Are there any 58 year old Brians? Nice enough name though.
I'm not keen on Bryan, and Ryan was overused a few years ago.

FizzyGreenWater · 08/02/2020 12:52

Really no - almost a joke name for someone boring/old fashioned/odd. If it is going to come back, we're not ready yet!

user1493494961 · 08/02/2020 11:41

The Brian I know has an allotment and is Chair of Neighbourhood Watch.

Grufallosfriends · 08/02/2020 08:17

Many still associate Brian with old men as many Brian's are still alive. It will eventually lose that association and come back in fashion, just as all the other old names have eg Arthur, Wilfred, Ethel.

I actually like the sound of Brian. It's strong and manly. Unlike lots of cutesy names eg Archie, Teddie etc

DramaAlpaca · 07/02/2020 23:55

Are you the same poster who's had a couple of threads about this name recently?

My answer is still the same, it's a no from me.

fatandshatteredfairy · 07/02/2020 23:52

@winewolfhowls he's a very naughty boy!

PixieRabbit · 07/02/2020 23:46

Nooooooo

SalmonOfKnowledge · 07/02/2020 23:46

Nono no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no o no no no no no no no no no no no

mrwalkensir · 07/02/2020 23:45

Brian Cant - one of the loveliest men on the planet. It's very avant garde for this generation , but bearing in mind David and Victoria Coren Mitchell and their daughter Barbara...I'd go for it if you like it