Alec?

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Just wondered what people thought of this. It's DH favourite name and I like it but just don't feel sure. Not even sure why I'm not sure about it!

Just makes me think of Alec Gilroy, sorry

That's what we were going to call DS1 - when he was born he didn't look like an Alec (and still doesn't at age 17) so we called him something else. DS2 didn't look like an Alec either.

We didn't even consider Alexander but DS2 has Alastair as a middle name.

I still like it.

I love it.

I really like it.

I like it too

It's not a bad name but it makes me think of "smart Alec" which is not great.

I like it

Not a name I'd thought of but rather nice.

I like it too !

One of my favourite boys names. I love it. Either short for Alexander or by itself.

Alec Guinness. Enough to make me love it.

Love it. DS's name.

I like it. Makes a change from the ubiquitous Alex & I've only met one.

Lovely. I also love Alexander, Arron and Alastair.

It also made me think of Alec Gilroy but then I said it a couple of times and thought actually what a beautiful name .

It's cool. Never heard of Alec Gilroy but Alec Guinness rocks.

We love it, it’s DS name. Named after DH much loved and missed grandad. DS does get fed up pointing out it ends in C not X tho lol. He’s 23 now and def looks like an Alec in my eyes

Love it

Refreshing change from Alex but still classic and no problems with spelling or pronunciation

Ooo thank you. You've made me feel much better about it. Though @WaxOnFeckOff - I have wondered if the baby would "look like" an Alec. We didn't find out what we were having and first baby was a girl. We knew from the very start we'd call her Florence with complete and total confidence. Just didn't have that with Alec or any other boys name.
Thanks all

Ha and I'd forgotten Alec Gilroy. Not a problem for me. Might be for my DM 😂

Smart Alec/Alec Gilroy. Enough to put me off. Like Alexander though.

boat Ds1 didn't have a name for 3 days and Ds2 didn't have a name for a week and a half! We are rubbish with names!

I imagine an Alec as quite dark. Dark hair, olive skin and dark eyes and quite delicate features. DS1 was fairish and blue eyed, and has dark hair now though but still blue eyes and fairish skin. Ds2 was olive skinned and dark haired and has eyes of indeterminate colour (grey/green/blue/hazel). Rounder face though and went blond and curly as a toddler. Now has darker skin but lighter hair than DS1.

I know an Alec, but a lot of people mis-hear it as Alex, and he spends a lot of time correcting them. Just something to consider.

Was going to be our second name if we'd had a boy (Jacob Alec), we had a girl though. Love the name (it was my dad's).

Really like Alec, would take a bit of 'It's Alec with a C not Alex' but as long as you don't mind that it will be fine.