Baxter

[AlbusPercival]

I'd really like to name my baby due in 4 weeks Baxter.

I had an old friend who passed away a few years ago, and was like a grandad to me. Sadly he never had any grandchildren and would have loved them. I would like to have him remembered in this way.

The gentleman in question's surname was Baxter. He was a very cool man who had dragged himself up from poor East End beginnings to become very senior in his profession but would patiently sit and watch us little girls sing a new song or do a dance

Can't use his first name, as a) he hated it as it was misspelled by his dad when registering him, and b) it doesnt work at all with our surname.

However I know most people meeting our little boy wouldnt know all of this and would just know him as Baxter. Is it too unusual?

It has to be a middle name, if anything.

But I know a dog called Baxter, so that makes it hard for me to separate it.

It's a dogs name... a lot of names are dogs and cats names as well. Are you not going to call your daughter Betty because there is a cat called Betty? Lol

It's a soup.... Well Victoria Secrets is lingerie and Octavia is a car. So don't use Victoria and Octavia anymore either?

I think Baxter is lovely. Don't listen to the nonsense.

I like it. If Dexter can be used then why not Baxter.

they beep constantly for no fucking reason and seem to go mental at 4 am

So quite suitable for a baby then

I like it, it's cool. I'm not sure you can have Baxter and Jackson though, overdoing it?

It's a very cool name, different but not wacky

I love it, there's a little Baxter at nursery and he is super cute!

I like it. It's different but not weird. It doesn't make me think of soup or dogs at all. Plus I'm sure only medical people would make a connection with bleeping machines or similar. The reason for the name is lovely too. Baxter Jackson XXX is a bit of a mouthful but how often will the full name be spoken anyway? As long as Baxter flows nicely with your surname i'd go for it.

I like it. It's different but not weird. It doesn't make me think of soup or dogs at all. Plus I'm sure only medical people would make a connection with bleeping machines or similar. The reason for the name is lovely too. Baxter Jackson XXX is a bit of a mouthful but how often will the full name be spoken anyway? As long as Baxter flows nicely with your surname i'd go for it.

I like it. It's different but not weird. It doesn't make me think of soup or dogs at all. Plus I'm sure only medical people would make a connection with bleeping machines or similar. The reason for the name is lovely too. Baxter Jackson XXX is a bit of a mouthful but how often will the full name be spoken anyway? As long as Baxter flows nicely with your surname i'd go for it.

Sorry stupid phone said it had failed to post when clearly it hadn't!

Ian Dury's son is Baxter I think so no, not a dog's name.