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Been thinking about Graham

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tummytickler · 31/07/2009 20:44

What do you think.
I think it has such a lovely sound, and you dont hear it around much.
There is nothing about it to not like, yet it still seems a bit unusable.
what do you think?
I feel the same about Gladys - it sounds so light and joyous, spirited and fun like a sunny day. All the sounds are nice - but it still seems unusable!

So graham and Gladys - what is the verdict?

Really struggling with boys names, and the 'next big thing' thread has scared me that i will accidentally pick the next Finlay or Esme!

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boodleboot · 12/08/2009 17:55

i like Gray....but not graham....

GibbonInARibbon · 12/08/2009 16:36

No and No.

LuvLee · 12/08/2009 16:29

Nope, sorry Graham does nothing for me, neither Glady.

BitOfFun · 12/08/2009 00:19

I used to know a Graham Graham. We called him Graham Squared.

lotspot · 12/08/2009 00:16

My dh is Grahame - I prefer it with the e, but honestly its spelt that way because the inlaws wern't sure how it was spelt bless them lol

I think its ok - as said, don't really like the usual spelling as so used to Grahame (but i do really like the Graeme version!!!!)

Gladys.....don't dislike it but wouldn't use it myself - nicer names from that generation imo

chandellina · 11/08/2009 15:47

I LOVE Graham and it was DH's (sadly deceased) father's name and we should have used it BUT I let bloody mumsnet feedback help talk me out of it! it got totally panned a year ago and we now have a Max.

the other issue for me is I'm American and if you say the word Graham to an American, they will say "Cracker."

(it's a yummy cross between a cracker and a biscuit.)

I'm not that keen on Gladys but there's nothing really wrong with it per se.

AvengingGerbil · 04/08/2009 20:39

But chances are Graham is going to be a dad some day. He's only going to be a 'sweet little toddler'/teenager for at most 18 years.

I can't bear all this giving baby names to people who are going to be grownups before long. All those cute little 'ie' (bertie freddie alfie wilfie artie) infants are going to be adults.

(Oh, and I always think of Graemes as Greemys, so it's Graham for me...)

maggievirgo · 04/08/2009 20:39

What about Gregor with Grey for short? That is a bit 'tougher' than Graham.

maggievirgo · 04/08/2009 20:38

hmmm, I don't like it, but I don't absolutely hate it. I guess in ten years time it will have the same vibe as ARthur or Wilfred.

Gladys, again, I don't like it, but in style, I don't see how it's much different to Carys and Iris which ahve come back.

I like Ray too. But Barry! t hat's funny. Your friends and family would say, ha ha. But really, it's only one letter different from Harry. What about Larry?

edam · 04/08/2009 20:33

really dislike Graham, sorry. All those soft syllables and 'ay' sounds added together, with no hard consonants... just sounds wimpy. Think possibly it's the twisted vowel sound in the middle that's really off-putting, the transition between 'ay' and 'um'.

jambutty · 04/08/2009 20:30

I like Gladys. Graham is a Scottish civil engineer. Not that that should stop you choosing it.

Alishanty · 04/08/2009 20:28

I quite like Graham. When I was younger I used to say I would call my son Graham after Graham Coxon in Blur lol! I didn't but I still like it.

hulabula · 04/08/2009 18:18

I like Gladys.

But I don't like Graham at all... it also doesn't travel well into other languages (which may or may not matter to you).

Of your boy suggestions, I prefer Shem (Shemuel).

Is this for your 5th child? Have you considered Quentin or Quinn (derived from Latin for Fifth)? Just an idea .

Mammina · 04/08/2009 17:41

Sorry but I have to agree with gossipmonger, although I do like Ray. Barry is of the same ilk too

Quite like gladys though

midnightexpress · 04/08/2009 17:32

I would probably never pick it, but you're right, it does sond kinda nice. I like Gray as a short form too. Hmm.

Gladys though, perhaps not.

GrimmaTheNome · 04/08/2009 17:30

Maybe Graham is ripe for a comeback - I quite like it.

Not Shem though. If you had another DS then the next one would have to be Ham and that would really freak JellyBeans

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tummytickler · 04/08/2009 17:16

GM - I love Ray/Raymond too, but it is my Dads name and he forbids me to use it! It is ds2's middle name instead!
I cant understand why Keith isn't more popular, with the coolest man ever (Keith Richards obv!) as a namesake! But its not for me!

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screamingabdab · 04/08/2009 16:01

No, sorry

Nigel is nice though

GossipMonger · 04/08/2009 15:22

PMSL !!!

Graham is of the same ilk as

Colin
Keith
Ray
Roy

No! It is a Dad's name not a sweet little boy/toddler/teenager! Please no.

And Gladys is just - well - NO!!

MamaLazarou · 04/08/2009 15:19

I like Graham, too, but unfortunately, we share a surname with a certain pug-faced Irish chat-show host.

proverbial · 01/08/2009 17:30

Really don't like Graham, sorry, makes me think of a middle aged man who wears a lot of grey, a bobble hat and spends most of his time in the library. Thats prob just me though....

TwoHot · 01/08/2009 17:12

I quite like it, not quite as much as the similar looking Gregor and Gregory tho.

pointydog · 31/07/2009 22:10

I have never like Graham/Graeme. For some reason it reminds me of sloppy reddy brek.

mrswoolf · 31/07/2009 22:06

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tummytickler · 31/07/2009 22:06

I notice the lack of comments on Shem - is there a reason? (and do we need to be Jewish to use Shem?)

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