Story

[Beegey]

Looking for an unusual but not too daft name for our dc3. Can easily come up with a load of girls names we both love but no luck with boys.

It would be a baby brother for Clover and Asa. Little Story? We also like but don't love Dasheill and Joss...

Thaddeus
Seth
Saul
Lorcan
Levi

I know a little girl called Storee. It really suits her. Not so keen on Story for a boy.

Sorry, I really think it is too daft. It just made me think of Toy Story!

It's not a name. If you're going to just use random words I'm sure there are nicer ones.

No. It's not a name.

Sorry, but I think you have to go back to the drawing board.

Doesn't come across as a name, not like River or Skye or Precious do.
Not sure what to suggest really.

What about Sage?

It's not a name just as kettle, calendar or yoghurt isn't you wouldn't use those would you?

I know multiple girls called Story, but not boys.

Multiple Counting?? Where do you live?

It's awful.
Awful awful awful.

That daft scientologist who was in Dharma and Greg called her kid Story and I remember being highly then too.

Oh! I thought you're surname was Story and you were asking for the impending "Little Story"

Yeh, no, its not good. I like weird names but Story...no.

Dory?

Wouldn't you worry that they might not be tall and everyone called them 'short Story'?

Wasn't expecting a name thread! Never heard it as a name, not keen.

I think of two storey house, multi storey.

Sorry, it's too daft. Maybe if you give us an idea of the girl's names you like that would give us some idea what sort of thing you're after.

Wouldn't you worry that they might not be tall and everyone called them 'short Story'?

would be even worse if they were Tall Story.

OP, it's 'Dashiell' not 'Dasheill' - just in case you choose it, you'll need to spell it right

Sorry, I don't like 'Story' as a name because it isn't one.

Errol - fair point.

I've only ever heard Story used for girls. And it's just not as great a name as Asa, which is fantastic. You've set yourself a hard act to follow there...

How about

Bram
Leif (maybe not with a sibling named Clover...)
Cyrus
Tal
Zevi

Thanks for the feedback. It is a name actually, dh is a space nerd and one of his idols is Story Musgrove the astronaut. Without being common/popular in the States, it is used there.

I wouldn't just 'pick a word', it has to sound nice! It doesn't bother me if it isn't a commonly known name/word/whatever - in fact I prefer that. But I do agree that maybe it is erring on the side of a bit too silly even for our eclectic tastes. Kids still got to live with it!

AnAdventure - that is it exactly! I love love love Asa's name, I think it is soulful and just sounds so pleasing on the tongue. I just can't match it :(

Girls names we loved were Marlowe, Farah, Land. Boys names we think are quite nice are Joss, Kit, Holden, Jago (dh dislikes). Dh keen on Leif but I agree it's naff with Clover.

Suggestions gratefully welcome!

Sefton?

I love Joss and Kit from your list. Boys names are so much harder than girls, I agree!

I travelled around Nepal with a guy called Clover, had never heard the name again until now!

I have an Asa, and we have Joss on our list for this baby (and I have had Clover on previous lists in case of a girl) so you might like some of the rest of my current list:

Cosmo
Beau
Jesse
Sebastian
Joss
Skyler
Kester
Caius/Gaius
Finnian
Josiah

my other children are called Linus and Gabriel

Never come across Story as a name (although I know Storey as a surname), although I did once teach a Song.

Love Dashiell.