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Ford?

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giantwaterbottle · 03/10/2022 13:14

Opinions on the name Ford please? As a first name rather than middle name.
It's a family name and I'd love to use it.

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DontSuitAJumpsuit · 03/10/2022 15:45

MNers absolutely hate anything they consider 'surnamey' or 'American-sounding'.

I've never posted my boy choices on here as they'd be slaughtered - in real life we get lots of compliments.

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giantwaterbottle · 03/10/2022 15:31

I didn't actually think it would be so unpopular 😆
I am Scottish so it didn't sound weird to me.
Live in England though.
If I lived in America I'd definitely use it!

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DismantledKing · 03/10/2022 15:27

CoddledAsAMommet · 03/10/2022 15:10

Will he always wear a dressing gown?

You’re confusing Ford with Arthur

nokitchen · 03/10/2022 15:23

He'd need a good towel

RiftGibbon · 03/10/2022 15:22

If you're from a small planet somewhere in the vicinity of Betelgeuse.

KirstenBlest · 03/10/2022 15:21

@HappyHamsters , I remember the What is Hugo short for? thread Grin

Coastalcreeksider · 03/10/2022 15:17

Transit?

My mum had a work colleague years ago, she was Scottish I think and her son was called Forbes.

Ford does sound more American to me.

HappyHamsters · 03/10/2022 15:14

This will go the same way as the Hugo thread. Please no, its terrible.

boogieboogie · 03/10/2022 15:14

I mean it actually sounds okay...but it's a bit random I think!

CoddledAsAMommet · 03/10/2022 15:10

Will he always wear a dressing gown?

Fitzfatsfeist · 03/10/2022 15:10

A car, a character in hitchikers guide to the galaxy and a place to cross a stream.

MinglingFlamingo · 03/10/2022 15:09

Ford focus! As he's day dreaming in a maths lesson.

It's a no from me I'm afraid

HebeSunshine · 03/10/2022 15:08

The answer is 42, I believe.

TooMuchToDoTooLittleInclination · 03/10/2022 15:06

aww you're having a car!

DismantledKing · 03/10/2022 15:04

Not unless he’s from a small planet somewhere in the vicinity of Betelgeuse.

TrashyPanda · 03/10/2022 15:03

So many Hitchhikers fans!

LadyDanburysHat · 03/10/2022 15:02

It's a good Scottish name. I know one who is about 11.

DontSuitAJumpsuit · 03/10/2022 14:54

Yes I'd say Fawrd rather than Foard, of that makes sense?

I'm amazed at all the references to a Ford Prefect, I had to Google!

TrashyPanda · 03/10/2022 14:52

Ford can rhyme with board or with cord.
which sound quite different if you are Scottish.

makes me think of Ford Prefect.

Terriblethirtytwos · 03/10/2022 14:49

ofwarren · 03/10/2022 14:35

What other way can you pronounce it?

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@YourLipsMyLips yes I also need to know this!

Mingot · 03/10/2022 14:44

Absolutely not.

DontSuitAJumpsuit · 03/10/2022 14:42

I like it but I'm Scottish and it's unusual but not unheard of here. It's used along with names with Kerr, Nairn, Nicol etc. In that vein I love Forbes.

ofwarren · 03/10/2022 14:35

YourLipsMyLips · 03/10/2022 13:57

I like it, I'm Scottish and it's not common here, but known. I was at school with two!

I only dislike it pronounces with a hard 'o' so that it rhymes with board.

What other way can you pronounce it?

Fishandchipsupper · 03/10/2022 14:31

Goes with middle name Prefect

WildCherryBlossom · 03/10/2022 14:29

I would assume parents were Douglas Adams fans or American.

As a name the sound is ok, I guess. Although I'm not sure how the pp is pronouncing it that does not rhyme with board. I can't imagine how else it would be pronounced.