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Middle name for Fallon?

143 replies

itsme432 · 21/01/2023 10:30

Just brainstorming a load of name. Fallon is on the list if we have a girl but struggling to think of a middle name that flows with it 🤔

Any suggestions?

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Fivebeanchilli · 22/01/2023 08:56

Fallon Eliza
Fallon Alice
Fallon Amelia
Fallon Catherine
Fallon Elizabeth
Fallon Verity
Fallon Sophia / Sophie
Fallon Kate

I would advise against using Rae / May / Rose - they are the ubiquitous filler middle names since 2000 and very dull.

itsme432 · 22/01/2023 08:47

JesusMaryAndJosephAndTheWeeDon · 22/01/2023 08:45

An Archers fan?

Never seen it.

Got the name off Google and liked it.

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JesusMaryAndJosephAndTheWeeDon · 22/01/2023 08:45

An Archers fan?

itsme432 · 22/01/2023 08:43

Thankyou.

Jane was my mums middle name so that is a option for us.
Rae is a name I have suggested for a middle name regardless of the first name if it flows well but my partners not keen!

We don't even know the sex of the baby yet, we we're only having a quick brainstorm and Fallon came up as a name we both liked.

There are other names on our list I prefer, but my partner likes Fallon more (no he hasn't seen Dynasty) we got the name from Google lol, and if I posted some of our other names I'd expect backlash on here, not everyone has the same opinions. I think the majority of posts I have seen regarding baby names they're have been very mixed responses.

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CorporateBull · 22/01/2023 08:41

VioletCharlotte · 21/01/2023 21:14

It is an Irish name. I thought it was too so I looked it up www.thebump.com/b/fallon-baby-name

You thought Fallon Jane because of Jane Fallon, the author and partner of Ricky Gervais.

Coffeellama · 22/01/2023 07:52

timeforanamechange1 · 22/01/2023 06:47

Absolutely your baby your choice and it is a lovely name however comes with it connotations that will distract from that.

Fallon is a name that’s familiar to a large part of the population in the UK and abroad are familiar with and connect to a ridiculous TV show that’s still around now.

I know that when I’m recruiting someone for a job and see the name Fallon I’ll instantly go to Dynasty and have preconceived ideas about that person. It’s like calling a baby Bianca or Patsy. It’s now engrained in characters from popular culture

Try seeing every name in a professional role or something big. Can you see a lawyer, Dr or Prime minister being called Fallon?

Think about how a name can impact their life as an adult not just a cute baby name.

It’s not my favourite name but this reactions a bit much. I’m early 30s and haven’t heard of dynasty, neither has OP, I very much doubt in 20-30 years people hiring this baby will be thinking of dynasty with such a strong connection when hiring this person. Also Fallon isn’t ‘cute’ like mitsy is or something, it’s a perfectly strong name. Not one I’d go for but I’ve heard far stranger out there that may affect jobs.

ElvisCymraeg · 22/01/2023 06:49

The reactions on this thread are bonkers.
I'm early 40s and didn't make the Dynasty connection. The Netflix show isn't a huge hit, so it's not like calling her Wednesday or something...
I know the name from The Archers. I like it.

timeforanamechange1 · 22/01/2023 06:47

itsme432 · 21/01/2023 17:32

Thanks guys!

This gave me a laugh 🤣

But I don't need to rethink anything, none of your opinions would put me off, was only asking a simple question.

Our baby, our choice, still gonna carry on brainstorming ✌ Mwah 😚

Absolutely your baby your choice and it is a lovely name however comes with it connotations that will distract from that.

Fallon is a name that’s familiar to a large part of the population in the UK and abroad are familiar with and connect to a ridiculous TV show that’s still around now.

I know that when I’m recruiting someone for a job and see the name Fallon I’ll instantly go to Dynasty and have preconceived ideas about that person. It’s like calling a baby Bianca or Patsy. It’s now engrained in characters from popular culture

Try seeing every name in a professional role or something big. Can you see a lawyer, Dr or Prime minister being called Fallon?

Think about how a name can impact their life as an adult not just a cute baby name.

MissMarplesbag · 22/01/2023 06:35

There are nicer names out there but if you insist then choose a shorter middle name to balance it out.

Outnumberedwoman · 22/01/2023 04:35

Fallon Jessica

Mumtobabyhavoc · 22/01/2023 04:02

Grace. 😊

mathanxiety · 22/01/2023 01:31

Also @VioletCharlotte

Most Irish name lists are amazing works of fiction.

mathanxiety · 22/01/2023 01:28

@LondonPsych
It's only an Irish girls' name in the imagination of whatever computer generates Irish baby name lists.

almondflake · 22/01/2023 01:15

How about Rae , Fallon Rae ?

StarCourt · 22/01/2023 00:45

@DietCock why on earth would i mean that.

StrychnineInTheSandwiches · 21/01/2023 21:20

BliainNua · 21/01/2023 21:02

Fallon Jane came to mind, I think they go well together.

P.S. it is in no way an Irish name as suggested by PP .

Fallon is an Irish surname.

Anoisagusaris · 21/01/2023 21:20

I’m Irish and have never heard of a single Irish person called Fallon 🤷🏻‍♀️ It is a common surname though.

VioletCharlotte · 21/01/2023 21:14

BliainNua · 21/01/2023 21:02

Fallon Jane came to mind, I think they go well together.

P.S. it is in no way an Irish name as suggested by PP .

It is an Irish name. I thought it was too so I looked it up www.thebump.com/b/fallon-baby-name

RabbitHoleOfHell · 21/01/2023 21:03

Fallon Dolly Archer

BliainNua · 21/01/2023 21:02

Fallon Jane came to mind, I think they go well together.

P.S. it is in no way an Irish name as suggested by PP .

LondonPsych · 21/01/2023 20:58

Sorry, but to all those being rude - pretty sure Fallon is an Irish girls name?

Ffs, this place is atrocious at times

DietCock · 21/01/2023 20:56

StarCourt · 21/01/2023 18:37

penelope

Do you mean Penny-lope? People seem to be struggling with pronunciation on here.

DietCock · 21/01/2023 20:55

I'm not the only one who immediately thought "Carrington", then.

"In Xanadu did Kubla Khan a pleasure dome decree. That's what I'd like my hotel to be" (Fallon Carrington, in about 1983).

The first Fallon was very good, but the second one was a bit crap. I can't remember how they explained the change of actress.

LorenzoVonMatterhorn · 21/01/2023 20:53

itsme432 · 21/01/2023 19:49

I'm 29. Never watched an episode. Don't think I ever will 🤣

We just have the name on our list because we like it.. not because we've watched Dynasty 🤣🤣🤣

I love Dynasty. Im watching it right now. And I love the character Fallon and if i was still in the baby making age bracket it would definitely be in my name list.

SeasonsHeatings · 21/01/2023 20:46

Fallon is a beautiful name, I'm 40 this year and I had never heard the name before except for Jimmy Fallon. I knew exactly how to pronounce it though.

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