Dave?

[lozza223]

If me and partner ever have a boy he wants to call it Dave, and I'm very against this name as I think it's not suitable for a baby it's like an old man's name, I love the name tommy!!!!

Have I got news for you?

Tommy isn't very appropriate for an adult man.

So swings and roundabouts.

Would David/Thomas be on the birth certificate?

DH initially suggested this in jest for DS1. It just reminded me of 'Baby Dave' on 'the Royal Family'.

I do however like David and Thomas. There's not much between them.

Old men, generally started off as babies. They didnt just all change their name to Dave once they turned 50

I actually think David is a beautiful name (it's my DH's name and he's not old!) It think Dave is quite cute to be honest but I am aware I may be on my own in thinking that!

Baby David!

Dp is Dave. I think David is lovely for a little boy, but not Dave.

My dp is dave. I like david.

I like it. Very Dogger.

I'm not so sure of Dave on a baby, I do like David though. He could shorten it to Dave when he's an old man. It feels about the same as Bob and Robert to me.

I only have a daughter at the moment and I think in general girls are easier to name, but if I do ever have a son I intend on naming him something which works for a boy and then into adulthood and also in formal/informal contexts so David/Dave, Thomas/Tom, Stephen/Steve etc are perfect IMO.

I think it's lovely. Dave/ David so cute!

David and the nickname Dave are both Great.

I'm not keen on Tom, Thomas or Tommy. Here, in Scotland you would run the risk of him being called Tam.

David is a totally normal solid name.

Better than something that sounds like toilet cleaner or a made up name that people is a name.

'Chan i qwa'

Not even the closer Shaniqua but exactly as above for a boy

I have a David. To be honest I don't like Dave and it almost put me off using the name but (a) I thought it was a bit control freaky to worry about nicknames and (b) I know adult Davids so figured it wasn't inevitable that he would end up Dave.

He is 1 now and my DD of course calls him Dave.

You cannot. He will forever be haunted by cries of "Hello Dave" from the League of Gentlemen. knows from bitter experience from DH trying to call the dog Dave

David nn Davy? My friend has a little brother Davy, it's cute!

Yes, Davy much nicer than Dave for a little person!

David is a great strong name.
I agree Davie sounds more child appropriate than Dave, but that's only because I over thinking it!

Davey is a cool name.

David is a great, strong name for a man, and Davey is a sweet shortening for a littl'un. I honestly don't think The League of Gentlemen's "Hello Dave" is a ubiquitous catchphrase and shouldn't put you off!

reminds me of Dogger too. V cute.

I love it too. Went for a similar name in style (70's schoolboy I guess) for DS (2) and have not regretted it. I love Dogger though! I nearly went for Nick/ Nicky after the little boy in the Mog books.

My brother is David - mum hates Dave and insisted that he be a Davey. Ofc all his friends call him Dave, but he is Davey to his family. I like it!

He will forever be haunted by cries of "Hello Dave" from the League of Gentleman

Nobody will remember LoG in 6 or 7 years, not kids, anyway.

I don't particularly like Dave, though, and would prefer David.