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Is this whacky or cool?

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brookln · 20/05/2022 00:34

Hi what do you think of a name Easton?
I don't want names that are too known or popular, but don't want anything whacky either.

It's a very fine line and just when I think I've struck a nice balance with a name, I worry if it's not a "safe" name.

Any other ideas welcome Smile
Thank you

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OnceuponaRainbow18 · 20/05/2022 14:35

I love I’m Bristol amd Easton is an area so would be a no from me

MooseBreath · 20/05/2022 14:34

My cousin (in Canada) has a son called Easton. I like it!

Doveyouknow · 20/05/2022 14:17

To me it's a rough area of Bristol but if you are outside of the UK then I don't think that matters. A bit like Harlow is fine as a name outside the UK but a bit odd here.

itssquidstella · 20/05/2022 14:13

What about Dashiell?

Alovelydayatlast · 20/05/2022 11:57

I know twins Dalton and Easton.

CoffeeBeansGalore · 20/05/2022 11:55

@brookln If you like Edison, look to other scientists.

Darwin
Newton
Boyle
Louis
Carson
Fleming
Watson

WarrickDavisAsPlates · 20/05/2022 09:19

I don't think it's too whacky or out there... however I also don't think it's very cool or... striking (?) I guess.

There's just something about it that sounds very boring to me and I think you'd have to have a really big personality to make the name work.

I don't know what the problem would be if people don't know if your child is a boy or girl though.

I do prefer Oakly from the names suggested and unless you have some family connection to the name Easton (old family surname or similar) it's not a name I could see being attached to.

Having said all that, it's an inoffensive name and if Ethan isn't popular where you are then you probably won't run into problems with it.

maturestudent74 · 20/05/2022 08:14

I love it!

IAmSantaOhYesIAm · 20/05/2022 07:47

Op you love the name and that’s what matters.
Its not to a lot of peoples liking but then neither are a lot of names!
I’ve certainly heard worse and if there was a little Easton in my ds’s class at school I wouldn’t think -wow that’s too whacky!

BrutusMcDogface · 20/05/2022 07:36

Easton European 😬

that’s what popped into my head. I know it isn’t eastern, but.

oakley is great!

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brookln · 20/05/2022 07:34

Had to Google it @Justkeeppedaling , guess that's the infamous Bristol village!

@Sunsetandsandybeach is it an odd thing if people don't know whether it's a boy or a girl?

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Justkeeppedaling · 20/05/2022 07:21

Easton in Gordano. So no.

KangarooKenny · 20/05/2022 07:14

It’s a surname to me, not a first name.

Sunsetandsandybeach · 20/05/2022 07:13

I think you’d get people reading the name and not knowing if it’s a boy or a girl being referred to.

starlingdarling · 20/05/2022 07:07

It's not an awful name at all, just a bit unusual. If you're in the US or Australia then I think it people would get used to it quite quickly but my experience of living in either country is about 15 years out of date. In the UK you'd probably have to get used to saying "his name is Easton" "Ethan?" "No, Easton" without rolling your eyes at the hundredth person to mishear it. Ethan seems to be very popular (or at least it is based on the children in the parks and restaurants near me).

Littlepond · 20/05/2022 06:49

My first thought was Sheena and I've no idea who that is 😂

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brookln · 20/05/2022 06:43

It's Easton @KylieCharlene , I guess that shows it's not very memorable Grin and people might call him different versions

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KylieCharlene · 20/05/2022 06:23

Eastman reminds me of the budget food in Tesco- Eastman's.
I recognize this may not be an issue in your locale.
Personally I don't find Eastman 'whacky' I just don't like it. I feel it has no substance.
A name I weirdly do like, that's in a similar vein is Clayton but I do prefer first names that are a little more traditional personally.

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brookln · 20/05/2022 06:20

@HeadlessGummyBears yes would be residing full time in another English speaking country, however I am British so would like a name that doesn't sound silly in the UK.

I like Austin and Oakley

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brookln · 20/05/2022 06:18

@JaninaDuszejko
Wacky is a US version of the word; whacky is more British.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/whacky

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Cannylaughs · 20/05/2022 06:16

To me it sounds like the name of a train line.

WTF475878237NC · 20/05/2022 06:12

The surfing/sunglasses brand Oakley isn't a bad association.

HeadlessGummyBears · 20/05/2022 06:07

Would it be a permanent residence in this other English speaking country? If so, Easton might have different connotations to here.

Plus, surnames as first names might be acceptable in some countries. Some other suggestions, which may work better in the States etc., would be:

Austin
Bailey
Beckett
Dean
Dawson
Dexter
Edison

Emerson
Grayson
Jackson
Lincoln
Logan
Oakley
Paxton
Parker
Sullivan

JaninaDuszejko · 20/05/2022 05:43

but isnt it like saying 'why name a boy Theo, reminds me of Theodore Roosevelt'? Sheena is from generations ago, I didn't even know who she was and I'm 35 Grin

No, it's like saying 'why name a boy Roosevelt, reminds me of Theodore Roosevelt'. It's a surname, if you live in the US that is probably more acceptable in the UK where many people dislike the surname as first name trend (I've heard older people turn their nose up at the likes of Duncan because it's a surname).

Also, it's wacky not whacky.

pompomseverywhere · 20/05/2022 05:40

Sounds American