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Thoughts on Wade for boy name

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slauren303 · 03/05/2018 00:16

We are toying with boy names. Our last name is Moskow. What do you think of Wade Moskow?

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blairsey · 03/05/2018 00:24

Sorry but please no, Wade is such an unsightly name

RebeccaWrongDaily · 03/05/2018 00:28

Not a fan, at all.

DramaAlpaca · 03/05/2018 00:32

No, not good. Sorry.

MakeItStopNeville · 03/05/2018 00:33

I live in the States and absolutely love American style names, but not Wade. It just sounds a bit, I don't know, blaaaah. And makes me think of a bunch of high school girls tossing their hair and saying, "OMG, Wade! You're SUCH a loser!"

I may have overthought this one.... Grin

LadyB49 · 03/05/2018 00:34

Don't like it at all.

TroubledLichen · 03/05/2018 00:34

Cool surname, I think it deserves a better first name than Wade!

MakeItStopNeville · 03/05/2018 00:36

Are you a big fan of Deadpool though? I guess Ryan Reynolds never had any high school girls tossing their hair at him and calling him a loser...

pallisers · 03/05/2018 00:42

I live in the US and even americans don't use Wade anymore.

you have a great surname - loads of names would be fabulous with it.

Wildlingofthewest · 03/05/2018 00:43

No, please don’t inflict that on your son!

Tutlefru · 03/05/2018 00:44

Please don't!

stiffstink · 03/05/2018 00:47

I Wade Moskow and it was really heavy.

I feel bad for not liking it because Wade in the water by Ramsey Lewis is an epic tune.

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slauren303 · 03/05/2018 01:19

Let me know your thoughts of other boy names you think sound better.

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Failingat40 · 03/05/2018 01:30

No, Wade is not a nice name and it doesn't flow well with your surname either.

If you like the W why not go for Warren?

isthisspring · 03/05/2018 01:32

No.

blairsey · 03/05/2018 01:35

Do you have a shortlist with some other names you like?

ThinkingQueSeraSera · 03/05/2018 02:12

Awful

ourkidmolly · 03/05/2018 02:21

It's a name associated with the confederate southern states as it was popular at one point to name sons after a general called Wade Hampton. There are many streets etc. and statues in his honour. He was a one the biggest slave owners and an unapologetic racist all his life.

HappyLollipop · 03/05/2018 02:28

It mainly just makes me think of deadpool if you don't mind that association but I do know one guy called wade and he suits it. I don't love it but I definitely don't hate it either.

Sophronia · 03/05/2018 02:31

No, I don’t like it.

Bexter801 · 03/05/2018 02:31

I love the name Jude

isthisspring · 03/05/2018 02:47

What appealed to you about the name? That might help us suggest other names.

HerRoyalNotness · 03/05/2018 03:51

It’s very 70s Australian. I have a cousin by the name. Must be something nicer that you like

Iwasjustabouttosaythat · 03/05/2018 03:55

Wade is awful.

Ollym · 03/05/2018 04:36

Lol, i love it actually but it does sound like a confederate slave owner sadly :(

ScrubTheDecks · 03/05/2018 05:08

Not Wade. Sounds like Wayne with a bad cold.

There are many other names out there.