Lawyer?!

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My cousin has two DD's who I see quite frequently. They had a little friend over to play recently while I was there.

He was a little boy named Lawyer.

WTF!

Is it just me or is that plain weird? I wanted to ask if her next child was going to be called Doctor or Engineer

Really is it just me that finds it a bit weird?

And there's me worrying about calling my daughter Skyla lol

i did know a Justice once...strangely enough he was married to a lawyer.

While I don't really care for the name much, there is an american football player named Lawyer Milloy. Perhaps it is more common in the US?

And I certainly find Lawyer more interesting than Jack, Alfir or Harry.

Poor kid.

I knew a Lawton but not Lawyer

I know a Leighton but perhaps Lawyer is more common in the US?

Wishful thinking on the part of the parents?

Very common in South Africa. I taught a Justice, Queen, Princess etc

There is an American football player called Lawyer something or other who plays for Seattle Seahawks so maybe he is named after his Dad's favourite player?

I know nothing about American football, didn't know there was a palyer with that name.

Sawyer yes, Lawyer no.
IME Lawyer's have children called Verity.

I'm in the US and I've never met anyone named lawyer. Interesting name.

There are kids in America called President!

Is it really any different from Taylor or Mason?

Or Tyler (a tile layer)?

I'm not keen on job type first names, but I find the OP's reaction quite strong, considering she knows the little boy, and he's already named. What if his mum is a mumsnetter...?

He'll have many conversations like this one:

'What's your name?'
'Lawyer'.
'No, I said your NAME'.
'I know. Lawyer'.

Spidermama, the same could happen to a Tyler:

'What's your name?'
'Tyler'.
'No, I said your NAME'.
'I know. Tyler'.

Or to a Mason or Taylor.

I'm not a fan of any job-type names (Tyler, Lawyer, Mason etc), they seem more common in the US.