Tristan or Barnaby?

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I posted before re names for a potential DS4 if DC4 is - boy.

We are still struggling but I think are now down to these 2 front runners.

Tristan
Barnaby

I'd be grateful for honest opinions on them.

I'd rather not say our sons' names but I'm happy either of these 'go' well

I love them both. Tristan is my favourite, always think of All Creatures Great and Small.

I like Barnaby.

Not at all keen on Tristan.

Barnaby

sorry they are both awful

Definitely Tristan.

I already have Tristan- love love his name! And for my No2 I am considering Barnaby :)
Both names are cool :)

I have one & hate the other Barnaby.

Sorry, I don't like either.

Definitely Barnaby so you can use Barny as a nickname. I think Tristan sounds a bit pretentious and can't think of any nicknames for it.

Barnaby makes me think of barnacles.

I've got a Barnaby aka Barney....love it

Definitely Barnaby, that's a lovely name.

Both nice names, but both v posh. Personally I like posh, but it depends if that's what you're going for.

Definitely Barnaby. Don't like Tristan at all.

I don't like either, but I'd choose Tristan if I had to pick one of them.

They are both great names. I guess I should pick Barnaby as I have one myself! But I've always loved Tristan. Sigh, name regret (my youngest is 7, bit late to change names now!)

Barnaby, Tristan is awful.

I can't imagine an adult Barnaby

I love Barnaby

Not keen on Tristan at all

Tristan. I prefer Barnabas to Barnaby.

Barnaby not keen on Tristan.

Tristan. Not really keen on Barnaby.

Thanks for your responses. Looks like they are both pretty divisive names! Barnaby seems to nudge it though with votes I think.

We haven't ended up using nicknames for our other sons & one has a 4 syllable name so I'm really too concerned by lack of nn potential. At my eldest's school nicknames don't seem a given either, certainly not compared to my memories of school in the 80s where if a name could be shortened it would be!

Poshness isn't a problem, I'm happy either name fits with our other boys and I don't think they would stand out negatively in schools here either.

Can I ask, those who don't like the names can you pin point why? It's probably a good sign the negative reactions haven't put me off but it'd useful to know what it is.

Thank you everyone

Hard to explain why you do/don't like a name

For me Barnaby conjures up the image of a really friendly and approachable sort of chap, but intelligent and educated too

Tristan has a more posh, stuck up, takes himself too seriously vibe, purely IMO obviously

I'm sure there are plenty of Barnabys & Tristans who don't fit my stereotype at all though!

I love Tristan, probably because as a child I read and re-read Rosemary Sutcliff's retelling of Tristan and Iseult.

Barnaby is OK, but to me it suits a boy rather than a grown man (and your baby will eventually grow up).