Boy's name Romney...

[Kwini]

...any thoughts?

As long as your surname isn't Marsh...sorry, couldn't resist that.

Hee... saw that one coming! But no, it isn't :)

Marsh.

Sorry, I couldn't help it.

I can only think of sheep, sorry. Do you absolutely have to make up a name? You couldn't go for one that people have heard of?

There are actually names in the world that are meant for people, you know, not geographical features, weather events or animals!

Or surname Lock.
He may spend a lifetime saying 'no it's not Rodney'

Sorry but I just think Marsh.

I remember a ghastly stay at a campsite in New Romney.

What a godforsaken hole that is.

No it's a no from me.

Um... so no one here has read Aurora Leigh, then? By, y'know, Elizabeth Browning?

(seeker, I'm wondering: do you hang about the baby names threads just waiting for names to shoot down?)

I have read the book but first thoughts of the name is Marsh. I also found the book to be dreary and all a bit tragic.....

Hmmm, not keen personally. I would think pardon? Rodney? Or Romilly? (sp)

Sorry, not got much inspiration for alternatives either!

Ok, well seeing as DH and I may not be staying in this country for long, in which case all 'Marsh' associations will be removed...can anyone comment on the name for its own sake?

It sounds like you really love the name and this thread might just make you realise that you want to use it regardless of what other people think.

If you love it, go for it

Just don't like it, I used to live in Kent & I'm going to say the same as everyone else - Marsh, sorry.

Ha ha - no fear, littledawley! I won't be basing any final decision, positive or negative, purely on opinions gleaned from an internet forum. That said, I am interested to hear what people think of the name on its own merit, IYSWIM...

I have a Romilly (spelling fine Bagpusstree) and she gets called all sorts including Romney and Bromley and Romany.

I don't know if you knew, but Romilly is also a boys' name (started out as one, but has been used most recently for girls - Augustus John, Welsh painter, had a son named Romilly - actually he had some great names for his kids...)

I've never heard of Romney marsh and wouldn't know what it was anyway. I quite like the name - it's very unusual.

Makes me think either Romney Marsh or Romanies. It just doesn't seem like a name to me. But then I like names than mean something and have a bit of a pedigree, rather than words that just sound nice.

OK, going on the sound of the word alone, I actually do like it. Would you go for the old-fashioned 'Rumney' pronunciation or say it as spelled? I prefer the former. Despite the geographical connotations, there is something quite romantic about it somehow, and I'm not usually remotely receptive to the 'unusual' name choices on here...

Cheers, therisalight - Romilly is lovely! I checked out AJ's kids' names on Wiki, and see what you mean. Poppet is dear :)

Nooka, would it make a difference to you that the root meaning of Romney is the Welsh for river?

EC, I think I'd go with as spelled... thanks for your feedback!

I actually wanted Romilly Poppet on the bc but DH vetoed - but she gets called that anyway (mostly by DH, weirdly).

I think EldritchCleavage is right - Romney does have a romantic quality to it.

I think you should go for it - try to imagine how you'd feel if you didn't use it. Would you always feel that pang of regret if you went for something more mainstream?

We got lots of faces when we divulged the name beofre Romilly was born (SH's family are used to Lucy, Emma, Emily type names). I'm really glad we took no notice.

DH - not SH (sausage fingers!)

and your next two dcs could be

Hythe

and

Dymchurch