Blair (for a boy)

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I would love to get some opinions on the name Blair.

DS is due in a couple of weeks and this is my current favourite. I like it because:

• it goes well with our surname
• it ties in with my DH's Scottish heritage
• it is a 'normal' name but really uncommon outside Scotland (only 10 in England & Wales in 2010)

However I have some doubts, namely that it sounds a bit 'wet' unless the namee is a big strapping rugby-playing type. Also it kind of sounds like 'blah'.

NB we're not living in the UK so the Tony connection is not a big deal.

Any comments or thoughts would be gratefully received. My other favourites are Miles and Rory (but DH is not too keen on either of those).

I hadn't even thought of Blair Peach rips, but yes he was a kiwi. I like the name Duncan but our surname ends in a 'son' so I am keen to avoid a first name ending in n.

I am not particularly worried about it being a girls' name. I have never watched Gossip Girl (not because I am averse to lowbrow telly, mind) but it doesn't sound like the type of show that will be around for years and years so that connection will likely be long forgotten. But it does have an androdgynous feel to it so maybe that's why I think that it is a bit wet?

Glad to hear that the response has been positive Glaikit. Congratulations on your wee boy.

I cannot be doing with such reactionary nonsense. I don't think Thatcher when I hear Margaret or Bush when I hear George. It's so small minded and petty to be so wrapped up in yourself and your views that you can't see past it.

FWIW I'm not too keen on Blair but it's not awful, it's perfectly fine. And actually, I think Duncan (oops, a bit Goodhew-ish there!) Donaldson or whatever sounds quite neat :)

I like it.

But, I think it depends on your accent a little bit. In Scotland we very definitely pronounce our 'r' so it would be said 'Blair'

But a lot of English accents would not finish on a definite R which would mean it sounded more like Bleugh.

Sorry, it's something that annoyed me when Tony Bleugh was PM!

I knew a few Duncans growing up, too!

My family is rife with Scottish names - my brother has my Mum's maiden name as his first name which combined with our surname gives the most Scottish of Scots names.

Blair is totally a boy's name here so I wouldn't worry about that.

How long have you been in NZ? We arrived back a couple of months ago. :)

spiderslegs your post is rather offensive actually, Blair is a name commonly used here in Scotland. Why think OP likes the name because of politics ffs.

Love the name Duncan but not Blair. Sorry - Tony Blair has just ruined it for me!
Sticking with the celtic theme - What about Boyd, Euan, Logan or Aiden
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