Michael for a boy

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Expecting a baby in June and can't decide on boys name

Top runner for me is Michael
DP also likes Oscar, Henry and George

Please help!

Lovely name.

Classic and way underused now.

There's a baby in our mothers group called Michael, and to be honest it took me a while to get used to it on a baby as I tend to associate it with people in their 30s and above. Having said that it is a good classic name and it has grown on me. At the moment he is 'Mike-y' for nn but I think as Michael's grow up they inevitably become Mike's?

Great name..brother and dad both called Michael. One mick and one mickey very endearing name

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My first love! Great name

Thank you all. Seems nearly unanimous

All the Michaels I know are good guys. Great name! And the short versions are cool too Mike / Mick / Mickey / Mikey

Great name. I also like all of your DP's choices, but Michael is definitely my favourite.

I love Michael - I think it's quite timeless. It's unusual for small boys at the moment (if you care about such things) but a universally recognised name. Do it!

And don't forget you can have the nickname Spike too!

I have a Micheal 3 weeks old his being called mike already.

Evergreen. Perfect. I know a lovely Michael, so biased a bit anyway!

Really like Michael. Also like Micah which feels a bit more modern (despite being ancient).
DP hates both, though.

Michael is a fab name. I can see it making a big comeback in the next 10-20 years like the current spate of Jack, Arthur, Alfie etc.

It's funny, I hated Michael as a kid (because the first two I ever new were not very kind to me) but now I kind of like it. Not one of my absolute favourites but I would have been happy enough to use it if DH had been keen. I think it's slightly less popular now than it was in my generation, so there's not too much danger of there being 3 Michaels in a class.

My only real misgiving is that a lot of people seem to find it hard to spell, but you could probably train them!

Like Mike as a short form, the others not quite so much.

From your DH's list, I think it would go quite well with either Henry or George as a middle name - or would Michael George be too George Michael-ish? Probably better that way round than the other way, anyway!

Love Michael.

I really like Michael, but the nn Mike is what puts me right off this name. However if you're okay with Mic/Mike, then go for it.
I love all you DP's choices also, especially George.

Michael means " who is like god " it's the best name in the world, my lovely Dad's name