Xavier is 5wks but I cringe when asked his name! Help!

Stick with it. Its a lovely name and it is lovely to hear an unusual name on a boy - so often you hear the same names cropping up over and over again.

I found it took me ages to get used to calling my DS's by their names esp as with DS2.
DS2's name not universally liked ( been branded chavvy on here )
Even now i hold my breat after I tell people his name waitning for the 'wince'
Stick wiht it if you like it, I think it is a great name btw

I love it. We aren't French, but do spend a lot of time there.

It is the name I had chosen for No 3 (who we probably won't have) and the one I wish we'd chosen for DS2. We went for a slightly unusual Irish name (Irish background although we are both very English), and OP, I know where you are coming from.

Having said that, our little "Irish" son really suits his name, even if most of the world can't spell it! If he hates it when he is older, his middle hame is an uncontroversial Thomas.

Gorgeous name! Please don't change it. We're planning on a really unusual name for DC1 (am 29 weeks), and I am looking forward to people being surprised and interested by it.

And when I say really unusual, I mean, almost no-one with this nam, esp if it's a girl!

them = nametags etc btw (posted too quick)

Know what you mean. Really great reaction to ds1's name. An "oh!" was the most I got to ds2's. Midwife that delivered him was spanish and just didn't understand it so he got Baby Yomella.... written on them. Great reaction for dd's name. Was a grown-up name for baby, but suits him much better now he's nearly 3.

I love the name Xavier.

People struggle to get my DD2's name right, she is Yazmin. They always say 'Jasmine, that's nice. ' While DD2 keeps saying 'No, Yazmin'.

Very annoying but i still love her name.

Brilliant name, he invented cabbage patch dolls! If you really dread it then change. Unusual names need a lot of front to pull off, my dc4 is called Artemus.... everyone loves it when I say it....but them I do say it with pride because I love the name.

Perhaps as he grows you will see him as Xavier more? But don't be too proud to change it if you feel unhappy.

I love the name but wouldn't use it as I was worried that people would insist on Zayvee-er which would annoy me. I also have no French/ Spanish connections so it would have been pretentious.

When I named DD1 all I had was people saying "oooh, what I lovely name" but with DD2 I get a lot of "oh." It bothered me at first but I still love her name which really is what matters.

Xavier is a fantastic name. Please don't change it. Goes great with Sebastian too. It's just going to take time for everyone to get used to it.

But it isn't just a French name. Also Spanish.

Take no notice of Anna.

Gosh,I love Xavier!

Be proud to have given your son an unusual name.

Fab Fab name!

I love the name Xavier, and if your Father is French then think it is perfectly allowed to use it

However, if you are feeling that uncomfortable about telling people his name and you are uncertain, perhaps you could look into changing his name?

nice if you're french or pretentious

'Tis lovely. I have a similar problem with my DS and I too got a bit shy about telling people at one point- particularly old people. Now I'm yelling and screaming it across parks/ supermarkets and village halls with complete confidence.

Actually, more often than not I still get a wee zing of 'wow what a cool name we gave our son' and I don't care if people can spell/ say it. We can and that's all that matters.

Congrats

although not 'Zavs' - 'Havs'

it is NOT ott!

I live in Yorkshire and know 3!

A chum of mine has a little boy with this name and it usually gets shortened to Zavvy, which suits him just fine, and doesn't seem pretentious or odd at all.

I think Xavier is a gorgeous name... if you are French. I know several Xaviers or François-Xaviers and it's fine and quite normal (though quite Catholic-posh) here in France.

However, if you are an English family living in England, I fear that I think it is a bit OTT/poncy and hence not cool at all. If I were you I would change it before it's too late.

dont change it
my ds is 15 months and i still wince when i tell strangers but i have winced with many of my boys and it does end!!

i LOVE my boys names but being different means i know people wont respond as they do with Thomas etc

the upside is a minority of people will gush!

Maybe you just need to get used to it. I found it quite awkward, telling people what the names of my children were, like I was shouting to the world "this is me!!!! This is what I like, and my taste is slightly off-centre!!!!" Which is really silly, but all part of the pressure of choosing a name for another human being, I think.

Give it a little while. It is a lovely name, unusual without being strange, and easy to spell if you have half a brain.

Xavier is totally fab and cool. Don't worry. Don't change it! There are very few names which are as good.