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Curious what comes to mind with these baby names

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StinkyPooper · 20/10/2025 02:42

What kinds of associations do you have with these baby names? For example, when I hear names like John, William, or Charles, I think of well to do businessmen.

Xander
Rory
Wes
Reese
Donovan
Remy
Chase
Christopher
Nico

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CrowMate · 20/10/2025 07:59

Xander - smells of patchouli
Rory - bit wet
Wes - thinks they’re a vampire hunter
Reese - misspelled. Horrible American chocolate.
Donovan - old man, checked shirt, chews tobacco
Remy - rat
Chase - dog
Christopher - Robin
Nico - dog

MissScarletInTheBallroom · 20/10/2025 07:56

Xander - continental
Rory - nice
Wes - geezer
Reese - this spelling is for peanut butter candies, not people
Donovan - Jason
Remy - French
Chase - a verb, not a name
Christopher - nice
Nico - continental, should be short for Nicolas

SomeHorse · 20/10/2025 07:55

Bluntly, I’d think a parent had terrible taste in names. Apart from Rory which is inoffensive.

Halfordsontheway · 20/10/2025 07:53

Xander - Try hard.
Rory - Meh.
Wes - Horrible.
Reese - Awful and hate the spelling.
Donovan - Not a first name.
Remy - Girl's name. Fine.
Chase - Paw Patrol. Not a name.
Christopher - Boring.
Nico - No.

DemonsandMosquitoes · 20/10/2025 07:50

Xander - Made up. Alexander is the proper name
Rory - dull, old fashioned
Wes - not a name
Reese -chavvy, and spelt wrong
Donovan - Americanised. Jason.
Remy- a girls name
Chase - effeminate
Christopher - very 70’s but lovely
Nico - faddy and try hard. In the same vein as Luca

Needmorelego · 20/10/2025 06:13

Written as it list like this I might think you were a big fan of TV shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Malcolm in the Middle or Gilmore Girls (although Rory from that is female).
Individually I wouldn't really think anything much apart from maybe Donovan I would think was an old family surname that you wanted to keep going.

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 20/10/2025 05:37

Xander - nice name, short for Alexander
Rory - nice name
Wes - short for Wesley
Reese - female spelling
Donovan - thug or Jason Donovan
Remy - unsure
Chase - paw patrol
Christopher - solid name
Nico - Greek, short for Nicolas

Bigboldfont · 20/10/2025 03:07

Xander - picture large USA/Canada hockey or football player
Rory - gilmore girls daughter. Possible Irish roots longtime back
Wes - 60+ distinguished black gent
Reese - Witherspoon
Donovan - traveller community
Remy - cute cartoon rat. I have a lovely girlfriend with this name.
Chase - American frat boy
Christopher - geeky finance analyst 50+
Nico - Italian mafia thug in NY

I like Rory and Remy best.

StinkyPooper · 20/10/2025 03:01

😂😂😂 love it

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OSTMusTisNT · 20/10/2025 02:53

StinkyPooper · 20/10/2025 02:42

What kinds of associations do you have with these baby names? For example, when I hear names like John, William, or Charles, I think of well to do businessmen.

Xander
Rory
Wes
Reese
Donovan
Remy
Chase
Christopher
Nico

Xander - nickname
Rory - wrong spelling
Wes - not a name
Reese - 1980's Mills & Boon devilishly handsome but probably 60 year old
Donovan - Surname, esp for Jason's
Remy - Building supplies
Chase - TV show
Christopher - classic Bible, timeless
Nico - nickname F1 driver potential

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