Barnaby

[TheCharWoman]

Right, tell me honestly - what do you think of the name Barnaby?

I have never met one. Have you? What are they like?

Do you think a kid would be teased for the name? Not sure why, just having a niggling worry...

Thanks!

I love it.

It's okay, but there's so few boys names that I personally like.

It's cute

Im not keen - I imagine Barnaby's parents are upper class, posh, maybe living in the Home Counties...
He probably would get teased where Im from!!

I know a Barney. He's in his 30's. I like it, but he's a cool guy & name association & all that!

I do know one. Exactly what littlecherublegs said

Sounds posh, or trying to be posh. I imagine someone rather bumbling and boring. Sorry.

I have known a few, not massively "posh" at all, quite normal really. If you like it, use it! At least he is not another Thomas or Sam.

I have a good friend Barnaby. Rides a motorcycle, was home educated, wears a beard, is an engineer. He's awesome!

Well, I do live in the home counties and I know one, but none of us are posh! It's lovely, go for it.

Hmm, that's what worries me! We're not posh and we don't live in the Home Counties! Would I be setting my son up for a lifetime of sniggers? Hopefully someone who has a DS called Barnaby might reply and reassure me...

I like it! I think it's cute for a baby and a little boy, yet cool for a teen and grown up.

I'm sorry, I don't like it at all. I have heard of one Barnaby, and the general consensus was that it was not a nice name and the poor boy would have to endure it his whole life.
Sorry, I know that is harsh.

Don't know any barnaby's but knew a Barney at school - very popular boy

The Barnaby I know is a kids TV presenter. quite famous too!

I have a Barnaby. We are a long way from being posh, I just loved the name. We live in a quite rough town with huge council estates.

He's never been teased or had the mickey taken out of him for his name (though he's only 6) Only one person has ever mentioned the purple dinosaur to me.

The only thing is Barney is quite a common dogs name, but that's never bothered me. In fact my Barney was quite impressed that Blue Peter had a presenter and a dog both named after him!

I love it. It was top of my list of dd had been a boy.

if, not of.

I love it. Great name that you don't hear too often.

I like it. Unusual but not weird.
Never met one although do have vague recollections of Barnaby the Bear TV show when I was little. I just googled it and its on YouTube! There is also a Barnaby Bear cartoon apparently. Hope that helps!

We have a Barnaby, aged two, never shortened.
He suits his name to a T.
We're neither posh, nor in home counties (which ones are those, btw?).
We don't know any others of any age.

Love it. I have met one, at school, and he was kind of naughty and not at all posh.

I'm afraid I think it's absolutely dreadful. I know two Barnabys - one in his 30s and one aged about 9.

I know one and he's adorable, they call him Barney.

(I also used to know one in college so would be about 30 now, great guy! Hilarious)

Love it!