Surnames as Christian names?

[MrsHBaby3]

Sorry if this has been asked before but a friend suggested I use my maiden name for my baby boy (she plans to do the same as shes TTC),
Just wondered what general consensus is? Personally it sounds like Im saying a double-barrelled surname and cant decide if I like it.

Names such as
Bailey
Hunter
Parker
Morgan
Spencer..

any others if you like the idea? (I know some will sound ridiculous!)

Riley hurts my eyes.

It's Reilly.

Well some are interchangeable anyway, Thomas,James,Charles for example. And others such as Williams,Edwards,Richards are first names with an S on the end.

I hate loathe and detest surnames as first names on girls. Particularly the occupation ones. Surnames are patronymic in the West,there were no female Coopers,Fletchers,Archers,Masons,Parkers etc. sigh

Morgan is definitely a first name-Morgan le Fay
It can be for boys or girls I think
Stuart/Stewart is also a first name-its all these Parkers,Baileys,Rileys etc which will probably date.

Morgan is a very common surname in Wales,think it's interchangeable like James,Thomas,Charles.

I always assume Morgans are boys,it's a very male name in Wales. So is Bryn,but that stop Americans calling their daughters it.

*that doesn't stop. Vital word omitted!

Christian name? FIRST name, surely?

I love it, and ds has a surname as his first name, there are several I like. I agree with other posters that it doesn't sound so good on girls, but for boys, I think they seem to sound strong. Trouble is, your combination might sound like a double barrelled name but we can't comment until we know what it is! Actually, so what if it is? It may be really nice.

McKenzie, as other thread. Ugh.

DH is Fraser, DS is Carter, DB is Spencer so there seems to be a theme with our families!

Here (live in Caribbean), we also have Cooper, Riley, Hunter, Fletcher, Sawyer and Mason at DS's daycare. And quite a few of them too, clearly US influenced here. No other Carters though.

I really like the surnames for first names theme, not sure why but I always did. However if I was to give any subsequent kids my maiden name, they'd be called George!

I really like Blake, Anderson and Elliot as boy first names and I loved Darcy, Harper and Piper for a girl (until the Beckhams had a Harper so we took that name off the table).

I think you other love surnames as first names, or you hate them and in the same vein, I'm not a fan of cutsey pretty girly names, or old man names on baby boys. Wouldn't the world be boring if we all liked the same thing!

I have a baby book that says in the past
First born son - named after Father
Second born son - named Mothers maiden name.

That is how so many surnames are already first names.

Ooooh then if the baby I am currently expecting happens to be a boy I should call him Hall? Eurgh!

Lewis is the one I know, I thought it was rather neat.

I also knew an Edward Andrew(no s) which caused huge confusion because he went to the sort of school that used surnames and he was a cadet who also do this.

So he got Andrew Edward/s just as often as people got it right, which being bad at names, confused me totally.

I like it, my friend and my cousin have both named their DS's their maiden name

Badgerina what's wrong with OP saying Christian name?

As a middle name it's fine, as a first name it's a bit odd (unless you are American were it seems to be fairly common).

I like them, but then i'm a jock and grew up with Struan's, Campbells, Blairs'etc etc. So total normal for me. Also whet to school with a Hunter..hot

Plenty of first names used as surnames too!

Thomas
Oliver
James
Alexander
Philip(s)
Allison
Douglas
Duncan
Richard(s)
Lewis

I know all of the above. Just make sure you spell if 'correctly'

Maybe its a fashion/regional thing (or I'm just ancient) - I'm scottish and don't remember meeting any! Lots of Robert, James, Andrew, Ian, John, Willian, Alistair, Peter, Paul, Mark... Unless you count Gordon or Gregor, which I suppose are surnames really. Can't think of any girls ones though.

Well... For a lot of people they're not Christian names. They're first names. That's all.

Having said that I hate the term "maiden name" as well, so it's probs just me being picky

As others have said some sound okay, some are not so good. It's not my personal taste although do know children called Harrison, MacKenzie, Brody and Murphy - love the last two names, not sure I would be able to use them though DH wouldn't let me put River on our list [hgrin]

Interesting thread though, I never realised so many names were original surnames or firs names and swapped.

Actually, I think the correct term is 'given' name - because in some countries the family name comes first, and the 'first' name comes last.

But OP might be Christian? I know not everyone is and they can say first name if they like. I tend to say first name myself.

I quite like the term maiden name. Probably because it makes me snigger to think of myself as a "maiden". :)

Grimma ha! Very true! And there's nothing wrong with being a pedant. It's helping people! :)

Taylor is quite nice as a first name, but then I'm biased!