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Would you raise an eyebrow at Lennox?

64 replies

Candydreamer · 31/07/2021 14:26

pretty much what it says in the title really.

for a boy, nickname as Lenny!

we have a daughter called Ada

I like names that are a bit different but not so weird you would be like what.....

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Alonelonelylonersbadidea · 31/07/2021 21:05

Lennox is a great name and very Scottish! I've known a couple.
Lenny though is pretty awful IMO.

zoeydollie · 31/07/2021 21:04

Lennox sounds like a staffie to me...

Moonlaserbearwolf · 31/07/2021 21:03

I wouldn’t raise an eyebrow. I like it.

PlainJane1000 · 31/07/2021 20:52

I know a Lennox, gets called Lennox, I like it and personally don't think it's eyebrow raising.

drpet49 · 31/07/2021 20:52

I would think the parents were Annie Lennox fans

omgthepain · 31/07/2021 20:49

@Candydreamer
You have to choose a name you love
And don't let other people influence it

I'm not a Lennox fan personally but that doesn't matter - it's your baby, the world would be a boring place if we all likes the same thing

IggyAce · 31/07/2021 20:45

I wouldn’t raise an eyebrow, but then I work in a school so have heard all sorts of names.

Igneo · 31/07/2021 19:19

Makes me think of Yaxley-Lennon.

MaMelon · 31/07/2021 19:15

It’s a Scottish name so you hear it up here. It’s quite nice - it’s pronounced LEN-icks.

FreezeYourBrain · 31/07/2021 19:12

@AlmostSummer21

I'd be looking for a dog! Having said that, it's a million times better than Gareth
My friends dog was called Lennox 😂
Disfordarkchocolate · 31/07/2021 19:07

Not at all. I like it, a strong name.

DentonsFringeArnottsWaistcoat · 31/07/2021 18:51

Quite nice. Lennox is a Shakespearean character in Macbeth and been used as a first name since a least the nineteenth century, so you could say it’s very traditional Wink

DramaAlpaca · 31/07/2021 18:49

I think of it as an American girls' name.

DragonDoor · 31/07/2021 18:47

Apart from Lennox Lewis, I’ve only ever heard it being used as a surname.

Lenny Henry’s name is Lenworth, not Lennox.

Anotherday21 · 31/07/2021 18:41

Don't think I've ever met anyone with the name Lennox, as a first name that is, but I like it. Flowers

Marguerite2000 · 31/07/2021 18:41

I like it.

AllTheSingleLadiess · 31/07/2021 18:35

Only if your surname is Lewis

Amdone123 · 31/07/2021 18:29

I don't like it ( or Lennon). I think they will date quickly ( like Jaxson or Brodie, actually).
I'm probably your mother's age but Gareth is a no from me !

JaninaDuszejko · 31/07/2021 18:05

Lennox is a surname not a first name. Not keen but not horrendous. Comparable to Gareth Grin

whatausername · 31/07/2021 18:02

Wouldn't raise an eyebrow

AbandonedCharacter · 31/07/2021 17:57

Lennox is a common surname in Scotland so it sounds fine to me.

Kanaloa · 31/07/2021 17:47

I know a Lennox, it doesn’t seem very out there to me. Gareth seems a bit more like Lennox’s grandpa really.

DinosaurDiana · 31/07/2021 17:35

Just call him Lenny, I prefer it to Lennox.

Strokethefurrywall · 31/07/2021 17:34

Love it, great name.

PascalHey · 31/07/2021 17:31

Not a fan of Lennox. I agree with a pp it sounds a bit rough to me.