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Be honest, what would you think if you met a baby boy named...

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LaWeasel · 05/09/2011 09:16

Hunter.

DH loves it. I actually do like it too, but living in ruralish England think everyone will think we are bloody bonkers.

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NervousAboutTheParty · 05/09/2011 09:19

I like it.

SingleUse · 05/09/2011 09:20

my friend called her boy Hunter, he was born earlier this year. :)

shesparkles · 05/09/2011 09:25

I quite like it to be honest, but there could be the potential for a nasty nickname a few years down the line....

pinkyredrose · 05/09/2011 09:25

It's fab, one of my fave names actually for my future baby boy! Plus I love Hunter S Thompson!

Hoto · 05/09/2011 09:27

shesparkles I agree sadly - kids love to make rhyming associations.

gapants · 05/09/2011 09:28

like it, knew a Hunter too.

Cereal · 05/09/2011 10:20

I don't like it, but then it reminds me of hunts and I am anti-hunting.

ImpyCelyn · 05/09/2011 10:22

I don't particularly like it. To me it would be like calling your child Weaver, Cooper or Forester. It's one of those old, job-description surnames really.

And it could be made to rhyme with something a bit unpleasant; not great for school.

MelinaM · 05/09/2011 11:05

Wasn't there a Hunter in that Gladiators programme? I'm not a fan myself, very 'surnamey /American' I feel.

I was about to say that Hunt rhymes with C*, but you've beaten me to it ImpyCelyn Grin

RitaMorgan · 05/09/2011 11:07

I met a baby called Hunter recently, it must be gaining popularity!

I'll admit I thought it was a touch ridiculous and try-hard of the parents. The kind of name you choose if you want your kid to have a "cool" name.

mnistooaddictive · 05/09/2011 11:08

Hate it.

suburbandream · 05/09/2011 11:13

I would assume he was American.

Plus what shesparkles said

Winetimeisfinetime · 05/09/2011 11:19

I hate it too. Don't like the sound of it or the connotations.

limetrees · 05/09/2011 11:23

I would assume the parents were gladiators fans in the late eighties/early nineties. That, and a little bit strange if you want my honest opinion.

GwendolineMaryLacey · 05/09/2011 11:28

I'd think what limetrees thinks. It's a daft name.

ItsMeAndMyPuppyNow · 05/09/2011 11:39

I would assume he was a girl.

Stokey38 · 05/09/2011 11:48

I love it, there was a new little boy at DDs nursery this morning called Hunter and thought then how much I loved it.

chrisrobin · 05/09/2011 11:50

I don't like it, I can see it being used to tease him at school.

chandellina · 05/09/2011 11:52

i think it's lovely.

MangoMonster · 05/09/2011 11:53

It's very popular in America. I like it.

sjuperwolef · 05/09/2011 11:53

too try hard and american for my taste

qwepoi · 05/09/2011 11:54

I came across a 'Hunter' the other day. It did not sound good when the mother yelled "'unter! Come ere!'
Also potential nickname of 'Hun'

BibiThree · 05/09/2011 11:55

Not my cup of tea to be honest, but not my baby.

qwepoi · 05/09/2011 11:56

Also - think ahead to job interviews.

AitchTwoOh · 05/09/2011 11:56

cunter. when he is 13 and spotty and worried about everything in his life, that is the age that all his peers will take to calling him cunter.