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Kingsley

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NewtoHolland · 30/01/2022 15:46

Any thoughts?
My best friends little brother was called this and I've loved it since I was little. My husband is yet to be convinced.
Middle name would be Cameron as that's a family tradition.

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WindInTheWillows7 · 04/02/2022 10:29

I think it's epic! Go for it

ItsNotFairLois · 04/02/2022 09:48

Hopefully he will come round, my husband was the one who suggested it (after the footballer Confused) and I wasn't keen tbh. It grew on me and now I couldn't imagine him with a different name. He mainly gets called by nicknames anyway.

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NewtoHolland · 03/02/2022 23:19

@ItsNotFairLois

My youngest DS is called Kingsley so I love it Smile
Ah yay it's lovely to hear of another real one :) i wish my husband would come round to it but I don't think he will :(
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mathanxiety · 03/02/2022 01:54

I love it, especially with the middle name you're thinking of.

It's absolutely not made up.

elp30 · 03/02/2022 01:22

I know a Kingsley (he was born in the late 60's) and I love his name.
I am terrible with names but I've never forgotten his!

LancaLass · 03/02/2022 00:59

Sorry it reminds me of small Cheshire village (as per previous post) with a little CoOp lol, which is lovely but to be fair also reminds of the author Kingsley Amis. But your decision- if you like it why not?

ItsNotFairLois · 03/02/2022 00:23

My youngest DS is called Kingsley so I love it Smile

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NewtoHolland · 03/02/2022 00:15
Grin
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Buttercup54321 · 02/02/2022 21:50

Awful

purplecorkheart · 31/01/2022 20:42

Sorry I think of Harry Potter or a Business Hotel I have stayed in a few times.

BeKind2022 · 31/01/2022 20:42

I know a young girl called Kingsley. Am not a fan of it especially for a girl.

EllieBellend · 31/01/2022 20:39

He's the Reading football mascot, a huge lion in a striped strip!

RuthW · 31/01/2022 17:28

It's a no from me as it's an area near where I live.

QuentininQuarantino · 31/01/2022 17:25

I know a woman called Kingsley so it feels feminine to me!

CrochetBug · 31/01/2022 17:20

I love it. Love it love it. I had a friend called Kingsley. Sadly he died last week so it's now a sad name for me. Sad

Amisilli · 31/01/2022 17:16

Love it!

Liv999 · 31/01/2022 17:08

I quite like it, it's different but in a good way

MyDarlingWhatIfYouFly · 30/01/2022 23:17

The old rugby captain of my home team and his dad both have the name "Kingsley". I love it, but as it's so marmite I wouldn't use it, personally.

GoudaVonCrumb · 30/01/2022 23:05

I love the name Cameron!

unfortunately where I live, Kingsley seems to have the 'chavvy connotations' mentioned by a PP.

Ikeameatballs · 30/01/2022 22:58

It’s ok but I agree with those who have said that with Cameron as a middle name you’ll effectively have three surname type names in a row. I also think how it sounds could really depend on the surname.

JessicaJacket · 30/01/2022 22:53

Grin ha @littleburn! Sadly not. This guy had similar eyes though .

littleburn · 30/01/2022 22:49

@JessicaJacket

I knew a little Kingsley in Edinburgh years ago. He would be in his twenties now. I can't say I love the name, but it's fine.

I used to work with a Prince and he was one of the most beautiful people I've ever seen irl, so it absolutely worked on him. Otherwise, I'd find the regal element of it a bit risky, if he turns out to be a laid back, scruffy surfer type for example

I read that as "I used to work with Prince," and thought you lucky cow! Grin
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NewtoHolland · 30/01/2022 22:46

The only comment that truely shocks me as the one as it being as bad as Pugsley!!
I wonder if anyone on MN has a child with that name!?

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Barrawarra · 30/01/2022 21:35

Also too surnamey for me and I’m surprised how many people saying they know one…

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NewtoHolland · 30/01/2022 21:33

Interesting that it's quite so marmitey and for like both ends of the scale, chavvy and yet also old man like and too big etc.
I just really love it but don't think my OH will be convinced so the baby will likely be safe from it if he is a boy.
Thanks though it's good to be prepared for theShock Confused Hmm faces if we do go for it in a way and to understand the possible objections.

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