To call my son this?

[DollyLlama]

DP and I are expecting our second child. We have a DD already and now expecting a son.

We have really struggled with names and I came up with Dorian which although I do like (and DP is set on) I'm not sure.

What are your thoughts?

Yup, nice enough. I don't have a strong reaction to it but that's no bad thing!

As long as your last name isn't Grey, I think it's fine.

So long as your surname isn't gray!

It makes me think of the women next door from Birds of a Feather

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Sorry, should be Gray.

Pickley, at least you spelled it right (unlike me)!

It makes me think of the women next door from Birds of a Feather

Me too.

Not a fan tbh - especially for a boy.

I knew a boy called Dorian once, he had a big droopy bottom lip, nice name though

All I can think of is Birds of a Feather.

Dorian off birds of a feather

Then

Dorian Gray, which isn't exactly a pleasant story.

What are your associations with the name?

It sounds like the girl's name Doreen. Dull as ditchwater.

Not a fan myself. Does remind me of birds or a feather.

But its not my child. So, dont have a strong opinion either way.

Its not awful. But then again, what i might think is awful, someone else may love.

Birds of a feather was a little before my time, although I'm aware of it as I found a similar thread for the name on MN from about 8 years ago and wanted to see if opinion had changed (the last thread was mostly negative)

And my surname is nothing like Gray

Dorian just makes me think of Lesley Joseph in Birds Of A Feather (although I know that was spelt differently). I don't like it at all, for either gender.

Donald I am aware of the story of Dorian Gray, and to be honest I was searching literary names when I came across it.

Not everyone is aware of that story though so was more wondering if it stood out in its own right?

It's OK. Just sounds a bit, well, a bit wet to be honest.

Sorry, I don't know why it gives me that impression, it just conjures up an image of a feeble, weak-chinned public school boy, all drippy and sappy, in an E.M Forster film.

I like it.

Makes me think of Jd from scrubs

As long as you're okay with the name of a literary figure who made a pact with Satan, then I think it would be fine.

Giles I'm a huge scrubs fan actually and his middle band would be Joseph so JD backwards

I think of it as a female name. Prissy and old fashioned.
With so many other interesting boys names out there I can't think why you would to be honest.

YABU to post this here when there's a whole board for people to ask random strangers on the internet what to call their kids.

Aren't most people aware of Dorian Gray?

I don't mind the name, but come on, surely everyone is aware of Dorian Gray!