The name Summer?

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Recently I have come across this name and was wondering if people generally like or dislike it? I think it used to be a bit more common but not too sure...

Lovely OP.

I'm not a fan.

I like it. It's a happy sort of name.

Awful.

I don't like it. It ends up being pronounced "summa" here, which is awful.

My dd is called Summer! She is 9yrs old.
We still love the name as much as we did when we chose to it. I'm sad to see that some of you don't like it, but I guess it would be boring if we all liked the same things!

For a weird reason I think of it as a "mean girl's" name.

I also don't think anyone that doesn't live in California or the Gold Coast can name their child it without it being a bit naff.

P.s I'm interested by the fact it has been referred to as 'unimaginative' on this thread! Really?! I had only ever heard of one other Summer (actress) when we chose that name, so I can't agree with you on that one.

I like it. But only if born in summer...

I didn't used to like it. I thought it was too common (in the sense that loads of babies were given the name, not in the 'low brow' sense).
But I've come to know a girl named Summer. She's beautiful, funny, intelligent and a really sunny little girl. So now I think it's a really nice name.

P.p.s our Summer was born in the summer, but that didn't even cross our mind when choosing the name!

Don't like

Yes it's naff. Horribly so.

It is low brow yes

I think it's very naff indeed.

Lowbrow? Really?!? How kind

I love it. I don't know any.

No I don't like it - just doesn't sound like a 'name' IYKWIM. , I know a Winter and always snigger at the thought of Summer and Winter getting together.

So the phrase low brow isn't liked.
Ok. We need a different phrase.
Then it's chavvy where I live.

Very popular in Australia! But then again, many of the popular names in Australia would be considered 'low brow' in the UK. Perhaps it's refreshing that the Australians don't seem to worry about that so much!

Oh fuck off Dolwar

Chavvy isn't any better. And you know it.

I love it, it was on our shortlist for DD2, such a sunny, happy sounding name.

Oh right, so 'low brow' is the new, socially-acceptable 'chavvy'. Nice.

I think Summer is really pretty and happy-sounding. It's not my favourite, but I far prefer it to the mumsnet-approved Beatrix Penelope Genevieve.

Hate it. But then I hate all names that are really days of the week, months/times of the year, seasons, weather etc.