Baby name Ives

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lbbean · 18/06/2022 08:42

I really like the name Ives for a boy, pronounced to rhyme with “dives” rather than like Eve. I like that it’s uncommon but simple and familiar because of St Ives.

What do you think? Is it too place namey? I’m not keen on others like London or Milan but for some reason love this one!

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Twizbe · 18/06/2022 10:46

I grew up in a St Ives (not the famous one) the person the town is named after was St Ivo. Ivo is a decent name, Ives isn't.

To me it sounds incomplete without the Saint before it.

I really wouldn't use that as a name.

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 18/06/2022 10:38

I like it. It’s occasionally used in my family as a middle name, originally being the maiden name of a female ancestor a few generations back.

JanglyBeads · 18/06/2022 10:15

I like it, although had never heard of it before this thread!

Possibly because I know St Ives well though.

Burl Ives - surname there though - 1950s American singer/actor

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burl_Ives

Justkeeppedaling · 18/06/2022 10:01

Quick google shows me that St Ives' actual name was Ivo, or Yves, depending on which article you read. Ives is not a name.

PritiPatelsMaker · 18/06/2022 09:42

Also rhymes with hives. Not a good choice at all.

BorisJohnsonsvomitbucket · 18/06/2022 09:07

I like Ivy. Ives...not so much.

LittleBirdBlu · 18/06/2022 09:01

No it's not a good name for a child, sorry

Blue2022 · 18/06/2022 09:01

Ivo, Ivor or Ivan are more familiar

passport123 · 18/06/2022 08:44

Poor child. Would you like to be called Ives? Just give him a real name.

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