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Boy name feedback

34 replies

paragkhag · 02/03/2026 17:07

Is Oliver Sage too hippy and/or redundant? (Since Olive and Sage are both shades of green/plants?) I love it so much but don’t want my boy to grow up finding it weird as an adult

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Comedycook · 02/03/2026 18:36

I quite like it

Comedycook · 02/03/2026 18:36

I quite like it

Viviennemary · 02/03/2026 18:28

Oliver is fine. But Sage shouldn't be paired with it. Sounds a bit daft tbh.

lottiegarbanzo · 02/03/2026 18:26

I would never connect Oliver with Olive. Despite the spelling they’re very different names.

AudiobookListener · 02/03/2026 17:48

Sage also means a profoundly wise person. Might become a burden if he turns out to be, well, not sage!

17caterpillars1mouse · 02/03/2026 17:42

Oliver is in no way hippy. Sage is more out there but as a middle name it wont be used much and its still pretty conservative so i wouldnt worry

ItalianChineseIndianMexican · 02/03/2026 17:41

The only Sage I know is female but if you like it, go for it.

Topseyt123 · 02/03/2026 17:21

I love Oliver but would drop the Sage idea.

JustGiveMeReason · 02/03/2026 17:18

I think Oliver is a commonly used name and I doubt many people will think it has anything to do with the colour green.

Is Sage a suggestion as a middle name or is that your surname?

If it is a middle name, they only tend to get used in the birth announcement, any potential graduations, weddings, and funerals, so I wouldn't worry so much about it, although it certainly isn't to my taste (as a middle name - obviously 'it is what it is' if that is your surname).