Graham

[chandellina]

got blasted for this name on mumsnet three years ago and decided against it ... wonder if the times have changed. due for a revival or hopelessly naff?

I don't mind it. The youngest Graeme I know is about 9. I prefer the Graham spelling. I've seen Grey offered as a name on here and it's only a step up from that really.

I love it, but couldn't get it past DH

There was a female called Graham in my family tree (born 1827). It is one of those surname-y names which seem to be so popular now. Wouldn't surprise me if it took off as a girl's name.

Mighty Lord! A girl called graham really struggling with the picture.....

Tis true! :)

yes, that happened quite a lot, didn't it - one way of keeping the mother's maiden name going, i assume.

Not in this case - there's no other Grahams in sight. The mum was Scottish, not sure about Dad.

no it's horrible. had the most toxic boss called graham once as well just to compound how sick the name makes me.

mylene klass' partner is called Graham Quinn but she makes him say he's called 'Gray'.

Graham is indeed a very dreary name, not a fan!

My DH is Graeme and he's a proper hunk

So I like it :)

I certainly don't disilike it but I would spell it Graham because I always struggle with the other version. It does sound a bit unusual for a new born but people would soon get used to it. Other names from the same era would be,

Stuart, Mark, Paul, Stephen, David, Andrew, Gary.......All the boys my brother went to school with. They'll all be grandads in 10 years time so there will be lots of little Grahams about.

This name is so funny to me, I genuinely love the way it looks and sounds but I come from a country where it is very unusual and doesn't carry all the sad middle-aged man baggage it seems to have here. The downside is that it is strongly associated with a crunchy biscuit (Graham cracker) in my country! So I fear we can't win with it wherever we live.

It's my DH's father's name, who died when he was a child, and I always thought it would be so nice to pass it on. Most (not all - maybe 3/4) of the Grahams I've met in the UK have actually been rather young and attractive too, so go figure.

Don't actually know yet if number 2 is a boy though anyway!

please no!!!!

It's OK. Wouldn't be my first choice but not offensive in any way. Prefer the Graham spelling.

It's my DH's name, so I like it!! He is 40 though. It's a family name, so we were planning to use it for a middle name for the son we didn't have - we had 2 DDs! :o

I know a little boy called Graeme.

It's my dad's name, and my brother's middle name. I think it's lovely but that's from the family connection. It will be rare among boys of your DS's age though, which is always good.

If you're planning on giving birth to a 50 year old driving instructor fine, go for it. If you're thinking of having a cute little baby that will have to live with his name for the rest of his life then please think again!

driving instructor

my dad is a retired electrician.
(and I have to say, a fabulous provider for us children - worked hard enough in our early years to pay off the mortgage before I was 6, and had time to take us to the football, and he can cook a mean spaghetti bolognese (if a little watery))

chandellina - give it as a middle name, then, like we're doing.
It would be a perfect tribute to your DH's dad without sounding odd on a child. :)

Graham is not a cute cuddly baby. Graham is a 42 year man who lives with his mother and has odd stains on his handmade jumpers.

No no no. You envisage a man named Graham as dull, grey-haried, wearing socks with sandals and going on caravanning holidays.

not quite, he does like the odd caravan holiday, but always manages to sink loads of wine, and is a fab DH

he hasn't got any handmade jumpers but does brew beer

My DH is Graham and is the best husband and father ever. Fact. So I like it. Would've used it as a middle name but DH himself wasn't keen. Thinks it's lazy to use dads name.
You should use it if you like it (sod what other people think). People initially give you the face but babies grow into their names very quickly and any good or bad associations are soon forgotten.

Its a real generation name like Nigel or Trevor over popular in 70s so passé now. It provokes the same sort of reaction that boys named Sebastion, Felix or Oscar in the 70s got (You What!) if you and your dh like it go for it it's probably due for a revival soon.

hmmm, will have to see what flavour i am having in any case. middle name is definitely a possibility, maybe with my father's name as the first name, but then that will be one more Charlie to add to the infinite legions.
funny how Nigel and Trevor are in the same category because those are quite trendy now in certain circles in the U.S.