Barber for a boy?

[MummaJep]

Advice needed! Is the name Barber for a boy completely ridiculous? Would love for something different and to keep it in the family tree! (Great, great Uncles name!) Honest thoughts very welcome!

I can’t think of anything positive about it

Maybe as a middle name.

I can think of a pretty snappy title for a business if he goes into men’s hairdressing

You could use it as a middle name to keep the connection. As a name it is pretty ridiculous, yes. Hairdresser, Barbara, Baa Baa.

Why? With so many normal names, why would you saddle a child with a surname?

It's awful

No.

I can think of a dozen phrases bullies could use off the top of my head.

It's a surname.

Middle babe, five. But as a first name, it's a coat.

Absolutely awful:

A) It’s like calling a child Policeman or Barrister. It just sounds silly.

B) to make matters worse, it sounds a little bit like Barbara, a girl’s name.

Don’t do it, OP! Middle name only if needs must.

Awful.
Poor child.

I prefer Hairdresser.

It's not good.

Change it to Barbour as day you named him after the brand

Is his middle name going to be 'The Elephant'?

Butcher, Baker, Candle Stick Maker? 🤔 Yeah seems fine why not

Why not Steeplejack or Farmer or Plumber?

How about Babar?

Barbar the Elephant?

That's what my kid calls his father??

Nope

Middle name, if it's a family (transferred surname?) name you want to keep going.

I don't think it works as a first name. I'm afraid I thought 'hairdresser, elephant, rugby team'. But perhaps one or more of those is also a positive reason for you?

Absolutely especially if you choose black sheep as his middle name

There are lots of Enochs in my family tree but I'm not about to resurrect any of them.

People will think you've either gone for the "surname as name" thing, or that you've stuck a pin in a kids' vocabulary book.

Why would you do that to your child? Barber is a profession, not a name!