Stanhope

[Maffy]

I'd be grateful on any views on Stanhope for a boy.

Currently expecting DC3. DH dismisses all my name suggestions and says, if it is a boy, it will be one of this three suggestions...

I'm very non-plussed about two of those and hate the third. Might be able to change his Stanley (nn Stan) to Stanhope, like the Newlyn artist.

I'm not usually a fan of surnamey-names and our other DC have more common names.

Thanks!

It instantly makes me think of Doug.

Who I love but definitely wouldn't name my child after!

Stanley is better than Stanhope.

Awful, sorry! Stanley is ok. What are the other names?

Isn't Stanhope a place?

I'd think you were doing a Beckham...

I might be totally wrong though!

Eek. No!

Doug was my first thought.

Don't like it (sorry)

Stanhope is the name of what used to be a very rough estate in Ashford ,it's not a first name.

It's a small town in north East England.

I think people will mispronounce it as well. Would you pronounce the hope or pronounce it stanhup?

As in 'stannup'?

A bit surnamey/street name for me.

Stanhope. A shitty part of Ashford. I wouldn't.

No.

nope, first saw it as stand pipe!!

Poor kid

You need a number after it.
Stanhope the Third of Junior or something

Stanley is a lovely name.

It makes me think of a town in Essex called Stanford-le-Hope. Or Stanford-no-Hope, as a friend who lived there often called it! Sorry OP!!

Town in Co Durham
Street in my village

Too place-namey

Never heard of Doug Stanhope.

Town near me
Road in town
Name of my cat's vets

Love Stanley though.

Awful sorry. Love Stanley though.

if you don't like them, then no it WON'T be one of his three suggestions.

Reminds me of Stanmore, last Northbound stop on the Jubilee line ...

I live far too close to a town called Stanhope to take it seriously as a possible baby name.

I have similar issues with Stanley though.

Just Don't, OP.

Shadowcat, I don't have the same thoughts on Stanley even though I know the town, I guess it's a more common name.