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What do you guys think of Stanley?

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ellieinshock · 12/06/2010 11:55

My DH is super keen on the name and is even referring to the bean as Stanley already.

I think it's really cute for a bump, and even a baby, but I'm not sure I can picture a 7 year old called Stan... is it too geeky/old man? It's very very early days for us but I would love to hear your reactions!

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ellieinshock · 12/06/2010 20:42

As a first timer, I have no real experience of what kids at the mo are/are not called, except to know that most of my friend's babies are called Eve/Evie!

Had absolutely no idea that Stanley is popular... I'm amazed!

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MrsSeanBean · 12/06/2010 20:35

How about Swithin? I have a great Uncle called Stanley Swithin.

tummytickler · 12/06/2010 20:30

Stanley is very, very popular at the moment - I am a little bored of it tbh.
It is ok.

MrsSeanBean · 12/06/2010 20:29

Exactly. You either like a name or you don't. The whole 'the baby does / doesn't look like xxxx' doesn't really apply IMHO.

Beauregard · 12/06/2010 20:28

I like it

LetThereBeRock · 12/06/2010 20:26

I'm no more fond of Stanley for a 70 year old than for a baby.

MrsSeanBean · 12/06/2010 20:23

I don't get the age vs name thing.

I struggle to imagine old men with names in the vein of Connor / Bailey / Dwayne (ugh).

Babies don't stay babies after all...

LetThereBeRock · 12/06/2010 20:14

Some do yes but I can't imagine a baby Stanley. I really can't understand why it's so popular at the moment.

LaDiDaDi · 12/06/2010 20:13

I like it, we had it on our shortlist for ds, in fact we probably would have gone for it unless dp hadn't been pt off by other people's reactions.

If we had gone for it though we would have called him Stan rather than Stanley.

Meglet · 12/06/2010 20:12

Both my dc's have names that were weird for babies, and I knew they would take time to 'bed' in as it were. Now they are both toddlers their names work just fine.

I like Stanley

NiceCuppaT · 12/06/2010 20:08

Come on do any babies look like any name!
Hair colour changes, eye colour changes....

LetThereBeRock · 12/06/2010 18:35

I hate it.I don't understand the appeal of it at all.

I can't imagine looking at a baby and thinking 'He looks like a Stanley.We'll call him Stanley'.

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ellieinshock · 12/06/2010 18:19

This is all very interesting! I had no idea that it would polarise opinions so much! It looks like Stan may not end up being Stan.

Going to go for Clive instead...

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Takver · 12/06/2010 16:36

I like Stanley. Don't see why its 'try hard' - its just a name, isn't it . . .

Like Albert/Bertie even more though - largely because it was my grandad's name, and also I know a nice teenage Albert (who doesn't shorten it).

Mind you, I also love the name Alfie (always makes me think of the Shirley Hughes books) so I am clearly unreliable

NiceCuppaT · 12/06/2010 16:22

I really like it!
As for 'trying too hard', I say better to try hard then come up with another boring Jack/William/Harry/Oliver!
No offence parenst of above names!!!

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ArseHolio · 12/06/2010 16:17

It's the only boys name I really can't stand.

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Batteryhuman · 12/06/2010 14:59

My FIL so no.

muggglewump · 12/06/2010 14:58

Don't like it.
I think it'll be the new Alfie, and I don't like that either.

janeite · 12/06/2010 14:53

Hate it, sorry.

PipocaThePedantic · 12/06/2010 14:45

ugh no. But then I hate hate hate the old man chic at the moment. Especially old men names that aren't even nice. Sorry, but you did ask.

Hassled · 12/06/2010 14:31

I quite like Stanley. It is a bit try-hard though.

seashore · 12/06/2010 14:28

Stanley is just awful, makes me think of an old man in a tea coloured raincoat.

Also it's just part of the latest thing - old working class name chic, it feels very insincere.

Gigantaur · 12/06/2010 14:15

I love it but then i like old fashioned names. Ds is George and the dog is called Albert

only worry would be that they are getting increasingly popular