Is Matthew boring??

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Refreshingly traditional in this age of made up names!

My teenage nephew is a Matthew (or MatPat due to his middle name). He is an extremely cool, interesting and funny chap.

if ANY of you think that people who work with children don't comment on children's names privately among themselves, you are seriously mistaken. Dolwar said nothing wrong-just stated a fact.

classic not boring

Agree classic and not boring.

It's a biblical name; Matthew, Mark, Luke, John. It can't really 'date'. And you'll never have to worry that it was trendy five years ago and now it's a bit rubbish (like all the Jaden/Aiden/Hayden/Braydens, or even the Arthur/Stanley/Alfies...) There will always be boys/men named Matthew!

It's ok ish but Marcus is better

It's a bit boring but boring can be okay. At least it's not Monty or Jonty.

no, it's lovely

Not boring

I have a Matthew so I'm obviously going to say I love it.
He's 9 but I chose his name when I was little (5) and stuck with it, so could be seen as a little dated. I feel it's a strong name that is cute for a baby, cool for a teenager and smart for a man.

It is a little dated maybe - but it's a nice name, so if you like it you should go for it. Maybe if you were worried it is a bit boring, you could go with Mathias' instead?

Or Matteo maybe.

If you love it, go for it. Despite not being religious I always felt drawn to the biblical names. For me there is something solid and timeless that I really like. Fwiw I have seen my daughter's names described as boring and meh but it doesn't matter, you'll never get a 100% thumbs up on any name.

No!!!! Matthew is gorgeous!

I am a Matt and I hate the name. It's equivalent to the taste of pasta when you forget to add salt - it's food but it has no flavour. I am currently working with lawyers from the NSPCC to make naming your child 'Matthew' reclassified as child abuse. Does anybody have any suggestions for something a little less boring?

It is a VERY dated name - 80s / 90s so will be a middle aged name when they’re still at school

I have no idea why people think biblical names are immune from the impact of fashion / trends - Deborah isn’t dated? Simon? Matthew is an 80s / 90s name so it won’t sound dated until those men are middle aged.

I wouldn’t rule it out over that though it’s a perfectly nice name

I am a Matt and I hate the name. It's equivalent to the taste of pasta when you forget to add salt - it's food but it has no flavour

Really? I'm not keen on Matt either but that's pretty extreme!

It's actually the eew sound at the end that I dislike.

I like 'Matt', it's a solid, classic blokey name. And wasn't he a tax collector in the bible? Could be an omen for a successful career in finance!

It's classic, not boring. Matteo is likely to date and is a bit naff if you are not Italian.

Beyond boring

How about Matteo or Matthias?

I love the name Matthew