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Hamish or Gilbert?

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Mclaren37 · 31/03/2018 07:54

Which name do you all prefer as a first name, Gilbert or Hamish? Pls settle debate between me and DH, thnx!

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HuskyMcClusky · 31/03/2018 07:55

Hamish! Gilbert is awful.

Awrite · 31/03/2018 07:56

Hamish. A thousand times Hamish.

whoareyoukidding · 31/03/2018 07:56

Hamish has a sense of style, I think.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 31/03/2018 08:01

Hamish.

By x1000

BobLoblawLawBlog · 31/03/2018 08:02

Love Hamish. A grown up Hamish is cool, a grown up Gilbert, not so much!

Scottishgirl85 · 31/03/2018 08:04

Hamish is fab! Are you Scottish?

TatianaLarina · 31/03/2018 08:09

Hamish is great.

ziggy1986 · 31/03/2018 08:09

I kind of love Gilbert due to Anne if Green Gables.

Gil for short is nice

JessieMcJessie · 31/03/2018 08:09

My friend has a Gilbert (Gil). Suits him perfectly and I think that Gil is quite a classy name for an adult.

As a Scot I would find a non-Scottish Hamish odd and a Scottish one a bit of a cliché.

JessieMcJessie · 31/03/2018 08:10

Ziggy that is the Gilbert my friend named her son after!

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 31/03/2018 08:15

💙 Gilbie.

maamalady · 31/03/2018 08:16

Like pp, I prefer Hamish, but Anne of Green Gables has left me with an enduring soft spot for Gilbert.

Both are great! sits on fence

Mol1628 · 31/03/2018 08:18

Gilbert. Also think Anne of green gables, but love the name anyway. Gil is a cool shortening too.

SimonBridges · 31/03/2018 08:18

Hamish.
To anyone of a certain age this is Gilbert.

Hamish or Gilbert?
Holycrapwhatnow · 31/03/2018 08:20

I had Gilbert on my short list for what turned out to be DD1 and still love it.... However would say that lots of people did seem to really dislike it, my DH was not keen and my mother said it was a huge relief that we ended up with a girl instead of a Gilbert, so maybe it's only popular with those of us who loved Anne of Green Gables!

Hamish is nice too, feel strong.

Eminybob · 31/03/2018 08:21

Hamish!
I have dc2 in the way, and Hamish is on the list.
Gilbert is awful. Although I do think of Johnny Depp in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape and that’s not entirely a bad thing.

SmiledWithTheRisingSun · 31/03/2018 08:21

Hamish!!!

Babayaggatheboneylegged · 31/03/2018 08:21

What do you call a man who's nearly home?

'Hamish'

Joking aside, it's a nicer name than Gilbert

ChocolateCrunch · 31/03/2018 08:30

Hamish, 100%.

llangennith · 31/03/2018 08:35

Gilbert is a horrible name.

Hellywelly10 · 31/03/2018 08:37

Are you scottish?

inamechangedforthispost · 31/03/2018 08:44

I wasn't even allowed to name our dog Gilbert!

I would never consider it for s child. I knew an adult Gilbert many years ago, he was not impressed with his parent's choice!

user1498549192 · 31/03/2018 08:51

Hamish by a country mile!

MrsBungle · 31/03/2018 08:54

Hamish - if you are Scottish. Gilbert is not a nice name in my opinion.

MaryPoppinsStoleMyHandbag · 31/03/2018 09:18

I like Gil but don’t like Gilbert at all.