Active discussions

Help protect children from gaming harms.

Take our survey

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

Simon

63 replies

whatausername · 18/08/2020 14:52

Thoughts? Not sure what I think of it. Is it dated?

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
Catboysmama · 18/08/2020 21:25

My little boy watches a programme called Simon. It's on Netflix. It's about a rabbit family, Simon's brother is called Gaspard. As soon as I saw your thread I immediately sang "here comes Simon! Here comes Simon...!" It's very catchy.

Original poster
whatausername · 18/08/2020 21:11

Polarising!

OP posts:
Nuffaluff · 18/08/2020 19:51

There’s this bloke at my gym called Simon. Amazing shoulders. Looks a bit like Richard Gere if you squint a bit.
He is older than 40 though.
It’s a great name.

ImNotWhoYouThinkIam · 18/08/2020 19:50

@Carouselfish

It's a very meek sounding name, like Timothy. For that reason, I'm not keen.
I was about to say I know a Simon who is 7ish. His brother is called Timothy Grin
Enough4me · 18/08/2020 19:47

How about Silas?

Enough4me · 18/08/2020 19:47

The Simon's I know are boring and the nn Si, pronounced Sigh. That puts me off.

JulesCobb · 18/08/2020 19:45

I know a 12 yr old simon and plenty of men in their 40’s. None in between.

GreyGardens88 · 18/08/2020 19:44

Not a fan

elp30 · 18/08/2020 19:41

I'm married to a Paul and my ex-husband is a Charles. I quite like classic names like those so to me, Simon is in that league.

Oneandabean · 18/08/2020 19:29

Simple Simon. I was in school with a few and they all slotted in to the simple Simon thoughts. None of them turned out to be particularly nice people either so for me it’s an awful name

spaghettihoops16 · 18/08/2020 18:43

Oh good god no!! It's not cool enough to be make a trendy reappearance and reminds me of middle aged man who work in insurance wearing a dull grey suit. Give it another 20 years then maybe, but not now.

Flappingflamingo · 18/08/2020 17:43

My useless, waste of space ex who can barely be bothered with our son. On the other hand I also know a very nice 16 Yr old.
I definitely think he will be the only one in his class

Carouselfish · 18/08/2020 17:33

It's a very meek sounding name, like Timothy. For that reason, I'm not keen.

BuffaloCauliflower · 18/08/2020 15:46

I would never think of it, but some (American in England) friends have a Simon who’s about 7, and it just feels completely different on a child than I’d expected. A nice classic I think, though I don’t think I’d have thought that until recently knowing a child with the name!

AllPlayedOut · 18/08/2020 15:44

Simon is lovely.

DuckonaBike · 18/08/2020 15:43

I like it! Agree it’s an underused classic.

MikeUniformMike · 18/08/2020 15:41

Yes CatteStreet, but they'll come back before long.
A friend has an Andrew born when baby boys were Ryan, Liam, Joshua or Conor. it seemed dated at the time but it seems fresh now.

GinWithRosie · 18/08/2020 15:28

I actually like it! 👍

CatteStreet · 18/08/2020 15:23

@MikeUniformMike

Classic, nice, underused. I'd say it was in the same league as Andrew, Peter, Mark, Matthew, Paul, Philip.
This - all those really nice Biblical names that had quite heavy use in the 60s/70s/80s, which makes people think of them as dated now. (Cf. also Rebecca, Sarah, Rachel, Abigail for girls).
RoseMartha · 18/08/2020 15:23

I like it

Palestrina20 · 18/08/2020 15:21

Definitely in the Alan/Keith/Colin category.

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 18/08/2020 15:19

It’s a boring name in my mind. Know a few but they’re all 30+. I just think Simple Simon or Simon Says.

NameChange84 · 18/08/2020 15:19

Weirdly I’m not keen on Simon but I quite like Simeon.

I also like Simone for a girl.

I’d agree that it’s a “Paul” type name.

MissDollyMix · 18/08/2020 15:18

It reminds me of the character from The Inbetweeners, or the game Simon Says... it's not the worst name though I guess...

Sunnydaysandsalad · 18/08/2020 15:17

That awful bloody kid in Coronation Street...

Swipe left for the next trending thread