I have tried but I can't find anything nice to say about the name chosen by Mumsnet favourite Charlie Brooker for his new arrival ...

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It is Covey.

C o v e y.

Oh dear.

Is it a made up name, or does it have a meaning I am unaware of?

weird, some bloke called covey was just on cbs reality cops programme

I can't stand Charlie Brooker or Konnie Huq.

Covey isn't great, but I've heard worse.

Congratultions to them.

Is it a boy or a girl?

Perhaps it has Bangladeshi origins? It is a real word - apparently it originally was used to describe a hen sitting on her brood, but now is mostly used for a small group (of birds or people). Pronounced cu - vee (with the cu like cup).

Strange choice

I thought it was a kind of rodent? Or is that a Cavy?

Don't like it. I'm quite surprised that Charlie Brooker has chosen such a weird name. I'd have thought weird names would be one of the many things he'd rant about. I was imagining George, or something more solid.

Ok who is Charlie Brooker?

No idea who Charlie Brooker is, so don't really care too much about his choices, but I think Covey is fine. I've heard a lot worse. At least it's easy to spell/pronounce and isn't used by millions of others already.

Sounds like it's a bit like a cove.
Cove-ish.
Dorset coast is covey.

Is it a boy or girl? Can't even guess from the name.

The report I read said it is an Irish name.

Oh dear - it is awful. Still, there'll probably be loads being DNA tested on Jeremy Kyle in a year or so.

Is it a misprint and meant to be Corey (which is still crap but a least a recognisable "name") I have never understood the sexual appeal of such a shrill-voiced man.

Who is Charlie Brooker?
I am too lazy to Google. I didn't know Konnie Huq was pregnant

covey isn't great, as someone else said, it's reminiscent of the coast.
It is definitely not Irish

Google says 'It is an Irish boys name meaning - Hound of the Plains'.

I really like it.

There is no v or y in Irish, wonder how it is spelled then?
I wonder how accurate that website is. Google also says its a Scottish surname.
Its not listed in any Irish baby name book I have.

So they have actually called him Coe?

Covey is a collective noun for a group of partridges, and I think some other types of game birds.

Konnie Huq is lovely, by the way. She came to the school I work at after I wanted a Mumsnet/Fairy liquid competition and she was great with the kids, especially the ones from our ASD resource.