River?

[overworkedundersexed]

I adore this name so much, for a boy. Our DD has a very traditional, queen's name so this would be a change of direction. Our surname starts with R so lovely alliteration.
What do you think? Too unusual? Do you know any? Could he be prime minister with a name like that? (If he wanted to be)
I know River Phoenix will be first to pop into your head....

A celeb couple have just named their baby River. Imagine people will think you're copying them, which might be annoying after a while.

Jools Oliver has stolen it

Dammit. That sucks.

How about:
Ocean
Beaumont (beautiful mountain)
Wade
Reef

Thank you for trying RedLarva but I don't think I'm ready to move on yet!

"River Oliver" has a terrible slant rhyme to it, no? I thought they went in for flower-y names.

Don't worry, I know 2 baby Rivers, you can still use it! River Oliver isn't the only one! :)

I know a little girl called River
It suits her

I love River. My DS has a boy in his class called River. River Oliver sounds stupid though! What a waste when you could have had it

Aw, overworked.
How long til due?
And I agree with others, River isn't so out there that the Olivers will be solely associated with it. River Oliver doesn't go - maybe they will change their minds!!! Depends if you will feel it's like you copied them. I do know what it's like when a sleb steals your name - happened to me twice. Once years before I had kids (Scary Spice - Phoenix) and once a few weeks AFTER I'd named my child, already registered so I just had to suck that one up.

Can I suggest some more anyway?
Storm?
Winter/Autumn?
Archer
Lake
Leif
Drake
Brock
Asher

I'm only 6 weeks, so plenty of time to find another suitable name!
Thanks for your suggestions RedLarva - I'll mull them over...
I know I could still call the babe River but it has taken the wind out of my sails.
I think if you're going to have 5 children you should have to have boring names (Keith, Gary, Alan) for the last few to save the good ones for the rest of us!

My kids are called Keith, Gary and Alan - what are you saying? ;)

I do totally totally know! Twice it happened to me, slightly different as I said before but I LOVED Phoenix for years, and then Scary nabbed it, and it totally ruined it for me. Then with the second time with the sleb using the name we'd registered only a few weeks prior, I was really gutted. It's about the same level of unusualness as River, so not totally owned like River Oliver, and unlike someone calling their child Moonunit. And actually, this was their second child and their first child has a totally top ten name, so I am a bit annoyed they went so far out with their second choice! I shall just ignore them!

I did try to suggest it had just been used by a celeb! I really don't think it means you can't, or shouldn't. Just that people will forever ask you if you were inspired by them!

Bummer. I do think it will sound a bit copy cat-ish, as the births will be so close. But in a few years all will be forgotten and you son will still have the name you love.
At least it's the Olivers and not a more dreadful celeb couple? Katie Price made the name Harvey unusable for years but I see on this site it's creeping back in. People forget.

And I agree, the repeated 'iver' in River Oliver does not work... They shoulda left it for someone else with a better fitting surname to use!!

Civil how did you know the name last week when it's just been announced