Woody?

[MakeAWhish]

We really like Woody as a able for our baby boy due in July. The kids love the name too. We decided not to tell anyone for fear of negative reaction but my 7 year old told my mum in front of me and her reaction was 'Woody?! That's not even a proper name!' 🙄 It's upset me as I loved it and now I feel silly using it. What do you all think? Our surname starts with W too, I think alliteration is cute but is it too cute? Think, Woody Wilson ..

I know a woody, he's real name is Edward x

Oh and I've never heard woody used as a slang word for erection, and neither has my daughter and she's 17

Woodrow

I teach a 6y boy called woody.
Thought it was unusual when he started in eyfs. Now though it's just his name. None of the other children have ever commented. Mind, that class has a few children with more unusual names.

There are name websites where you can search for names containing, so I'd search for boys' names containing wood, would, woud and ward.

Just run it through and it comes up with these:

Dashwood
Dawood/Durwood/Durward
Ellwood/Elwood
Haywood/Hayward
Kirkwood
Linwood/Lynwood
Marwood
Norwood
Sherwood
Wood
Woodrow
Woodson
Woody
Edward/Edwardo
Howard
Ward
Wardell
Warden

I'm the age when 'Woody' reminds me of my favourite Bay City Roller (Stuart Wood).

So, I definitely think of it as a nickname for someone whose surname is Wood.

I know two Woodys. One is Woodrow (as in Woodrow Wilson, WW1 president) and I'm not sure about the other. It's a great name.

I definitely thought Woodrow Wilson first, which is pretty dignified, but then also Woody Allen is not so great ... plus obviously erections!

if you love it then you should go for it!! your mum will come to love it when she meets your boy trust me! x

My immediate thought was Woody Allen. It wasn't a pleasant association

I love Woody too but it's slang for an erection - still very much used where I'm from! 😔

Allen - No
Toy Story - No
Penis - No.

Maybe change your middle name or partners name to Woody to get it out of your system.

I think it’s cool! Perfectly fine for a boy and a man on its own. I wouldn’t have any negative connotations. There are thousands of things kids tease others over and it’s just luck as to whether it happens.

An alternative ‘long’ name could be Herewood which I think is lovely (I know one)

@MakeAWhish I think it's a super cute name and I didn't know it meant erection must be a super old school thing - I don't think any younger people would associate it with that

Did you go with Woody in the end OP? Lovely options of Edward on BC etc if you still loved it enough to use as a nickname?

Oh I'd forgotten this thread! Baby boy is now a 17 month old Lennon, nn Lenny. Next door has just named their new puppy Woody and I had a pant of regret for a lovely cute name!

I have a 4 year old Isaac and neighbours adopted a puppy called Isaac. Was very embarrassing when he answered them through the hedge when they were calling the dog. Lenny is cute - congrats again :)

@resm ha, I can see the embarrassment, perhaps it's just as well we named him Lenny Isaac is a lovely name for a boy, definitely not a dog name!
Thank you

MN is brutal!
Saying that Lenny is a fantastic choice, great name

I know a woody it's his nn for Edward. I like it