Is this too "out there" for a name?

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Maverick.

It could be a boy or a girl, but this would suit either, right?

I think it sounds cool :o

Should have said, prefer more for a boy though!

Now, I'm normally a "call him/her what you like and don't be told otherwise" kind of person, but I'm not sure about 'Maverick'.

Oh, hell, I'd love to see 'Maverick' on my list of new year 7s! And most of all, I'd love it to be a really confidently academic child!

Or maybe Iceman? Goose?

What if he/she wants to fit in and live a quiet life? That's some name to live up to.

I think it's more for a boy than a girl, I suppose it works!

It makes me think if the 1950s telly series and 1990s film. I'd assume you were all huge spaghetti Western afficionados.

Hmm. What if he/she is a quiet, obedient little soul?

My neighbours dog is called Maverick and he is .

If you're about to give birth to Tom Cruise's character in Top Gun, fine.

Otherwise no.

Tom Cruise in Top Gun...?

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It would suit a boy dog, yes.

It's not really a name, though, is it? More a veiled insult. The bosses at my DH's work have called him this in the past, when they really wanted to say that he's a PITA who won't do as he's told

Oh FFS.

Is it too out there?

Yes.

Remember David Bowie's son, Zowie Bowie? He's now called Duncan Jones.

Think it depends on whether in any way fits with your surname. Maverick Smith - not so good. Maverick Magazinedealpending not such a surprise.

It's Jones, so it will go really well, I reckon. And DH and I are both creatives, so I think he/she would carry it off.

Ummm, I think it's to discriptiony. and your DC may be completely different to you two

Mavrick sounds more namey
Merrick
Marrik
Marek
Meyrick

I couldn't think of any girls ones. Can't really see it as a girls name at all tbh

I can see what you're trying to express but I think it's too tied up with Top Gun. How about Renegade? Or Strider?

I do like Merrick, but wasn't that the Elephant Man? I'd probably have to wait and see what the baby looks like.

I would expect to see the Seventh Cavalry appearing in a cloud of dust on the horizon just in the nick of time.