Heard this one in the playground last week

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Lady I assume was mum calling "dan" which sounded mire like "den"

Then the little guys mate turned up shouting "hi Denver"

Different, but I don't think I would would use it.

So it's in the American sounding place name or surname, ending in er, trend. Not one I've heard before. No strong feelings either way.

I really like it, but I have a soft spot for place names and Denver is a gorgeous city.

That said, not sure I would be brave enough to use it.

My dc went to a church group with a little girl called Denver in the last week of the summer holidays.

I'd never heard it before that. Its different. I don't mind it.

I met a little toddler called Hudson yesterday similar vibe I like it but I wouldn't use it I prefer traditional names but made a change from all the Freddie's and Noah's round here.

I met a Camden last week. Meh, each to their own.

I know a Denver in RL. An adult man. It really wouldn't have occurred to me that it was a girls name (I'm not wild about surnamey names anyhow).

A distant relative has just had a Brandon. Which is fairly acceptable as a name but I live very near to a place named Brandon (it's a very unpleasant place in many ways) and to me, it's like calling a baby Crouch End.

Is their surname 'John' by any chance?

I know a Dallas (girl).

DS was at nursery with a Kentucky (girl) in New Jersey.

I thought it was more of a boys name personally!

I quite like it but it reminds me of that awful book Denver by the Mr Benn writer, with the feckless poor who can't be trusted with money and the rich who are there by the grace of God.

Seems like a good name: It's easy to say, spell and not overused.

I like it.

Brandon could have been worse - they could have called him Thetford

Sounds pretty ridiculous IMO. But then I'm not a fan of American names generally. Funny that it's "trendy" to call your child after an Amercian town/city/area eg Brooklyn, Denver, Kentucky, whatever but yet no one thinks it's cool to call their child Maidstone, Exeter or Stoke...same principle really!

I think it's quite cute. I know a baby Alaska from a group I went to when I lived in a proper rough part of Leeds. It just sounds like 'I'll ask her.'

Oh feck, no. Terrible name.

And Alaska to me is a famous drag queen with an...eh unique voice (look her up ) I just can't picture a baby Alaska without hearing a drag queen drawl!

Plenty of place names heard
Brixton
Camden
Montana
Devon
Darlaston
Harlem & Cuba (twins boy and girl )

There is a Hudson (girl) in DS2's class.

And I concur on the Brandon front, hideous place, awful name!

Place wise, I know a London, Egypt and Sahara

In my dd's school there is a Kal-el!

Isn't Florence originally a place name? The one given to the other Nightingale, Parthenope, didn't catch on in the same way.

I love Camden as a name. Denver is fine as well.
I work in a school. Some of the names & spellings would have this site descend into meltdown!

Brandon is very common here in South Wales. DD is 18 and had 3 in her year.

Thinking about it now I do know a Sochi (like the winter Olympics place, yes) and a Sydney.
Isn't Alec Baldwins daughter called Ireland? Or is it some other celeb?