Beck for a boy

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What do you think?

Small river springs to mind

Then nn for Rebecca

Then that 1990s singer

Then maybe a surname

Not come across it as a full first name for a boy.

... and call
awful rapist police officer in Cracker
beer
don't

That's not to say I don't like it, but having spent my childhood explaining and justifying my first name (not even that strange, just dated/ahead of its time), I am drawn to unremarkable names. As in names that no one would remark upon.

Poor chap would have to spend his life responding to "What's your real name?", which I wouldn't do to / inflict upon a child of mine.

It's ok as a nn for Beckett.

I like it.

Beer

I'm inclined to agree BackforGood. It sounds like it should be short for something else.

DP really likes it for its dictionar definition of "brook or swift flowing stream" I'm not too sure. We don't have any other boys names lined up.

Don't remember anyone else in Cracker jkklpu but Robbie Coltrane, isn't it funny how hearing something as simple as a name can spark off this whole negative or positive association thing?

I've only ever heard of Beck Hanson who did that 'Im a loser baby' song.

I love it! It's on our shortlist if we have another boy. Very cool. Would probably have it as a nn for Beckett.

The only Beck I know is a Rebecca.

I'd assume you were fans of the singer.

Ds(15) has a friend called Beck - I actually think it's quite cool, and that's given that Ds is called George, and the name Beck is waaay out of the usual type of name I would go for. As far as DS is aware Beck is not short for anything.

I fear the nn Boak would be too obvious.

Nay

Sounds like beer! Don't really like it sorry!

No, sorry.

What about Brook/Brooke instead. I know a Brooke.

Love this name, we really wanted to use it for ds3 but there's a (very cool) boy in my ds1's class called that.

Not a fan, sorry

I really like it. We had Beckett on our list for ds1 8 years ago and would have shortened it to Beck.

I like it. I was in love with a boy called Beck in primary school. He was Scottish. And gorgeous.

Thanks all for your honoured opinions. I quite like Brook, Bunbaker but then i'd be a bit nervous people assume it was nn for Brooklyn.

PurplyWurply anyone who made that association out loud in real life would immediately be outed as an MNer [Shock] wouldn't they?

Soooo, unless something that really knocks my socks off namewise appears, I might have to let DP get his way with this one. (and keep fingers crossed its a girl).

I really like it.

I really like it too but probably partly because it's got sentimental value for m as a family surname that's died out through marriage.