Thoughts......?!

[MissOrganisedMe]

Miller or Dougray for a boy....

Er..................

Miller. Never heard Dougray before

I am not keen I'm afraid. I like Douglas though, with nn Douggy

I like Miller or even Ray.

Honestly - neither.
Really not keen on Dougray.
Miller is nice but I just keep thinking of Windy Miller.

Dougray Scott was the lead in Enigma wasn't he? Its OK.
But Douglas is much nicer.

Miller is a surname.

Ray ! 😄
It would have to be Miller.

Dougray is a fab name! Very solid. Miller yes I agree is a sirname.

Miller is my favourite

That's it Lucky. I want a 'solid' name.

Miller is beer.

Dougray. Dougray Scott is lush.

How do you say dougray?

Dougray.

Yikes. Neither. And I suspect they would get bullied for such names at school. I mean for gods sake not Caden Jaden or Haden. But something that isn't bully worthy. Douglas or Alexander. I'm not a fuddy duddy but sometimes I wander if being "out their " with names is a crap shoot. Your dammed if you do.. Don't make them hate you till their over 21 it's just not worth it. Sorry

My thoughts are:

Dougray sounds like two names mashed together. Might as well call him Tomjohn or Alexjack. I know there's an actor with this name but I think his parents probably made it up, didn't they? Anyway I don't like it.

Miller is a surname and I hate surnames as first names.

Those are just my thoughts.

I like Dougray. I think of Dougray Scott who I like.

I like Miller too, though I think Dougray would edge it for me.

But I like both!

I've just read that Dougray was his French grandmother's surname that he took as a stage name as he couldn't use his actual name (Stephen). Which is interesting, I'd assumed it was perhaps an old variant of Douglas or something like that.

So there you go, Dougray nn Steve.

I think on the whole children just want normal names , growing up is hard enough as it is !

I think a some people would say 'Doogray' rather than 'Duggray'... So you'd have to be okay with that!

I prefer Dougary. I do pronounce it Doogray though as that's what I thought was right even though I pronounce Douglas Dug-glas.

Really like Miller.

Interesting names...

Dougray

Sometimes I wonder if everyone on Mumsnet lives in tiny all white all middle class villages where children are taught to recoil at anything different from themselves. No one gets bullied for their name where I live! I'd never heard Dougray before but it's a nice name.