Buzz

[AlwaysFuckingTired94]

Name for potential DS

Don't hold back, but try to be constructive please. If you don't like, can you explain exactly why?

I like it

Go for it. It'll make him memorable

It’s awful. I hate it.

I'm assuming everyone critical of it gives their kids the dullest, most awful names going- Thomas, George etc

Yep those are the only types of names: noises or top twenty. Such a weak comment.

Rubbish - think of them as a barrister, doctor or vicar - buzz would be shockingly bad for all of them
Give the poor boy a name and by all means give him a nick name, mine have many from Princess or popsicle to tootle pops kitten but I wouldn't give them these names for life!

I'm not keen,. Sounds like a nickname. Buzz Aldrin is actually Edwin I think. Buzz came from his sister trying to say Brother.

Could you call him something else (racks brains...Bertie? Barnaby?) and have Buzz as a nickname?

Busby?

haha my son's middle name is George! Dd called me boring this afternoon too so it's clearly true 😂😂

No child will thank you for such a name. Can you imagine going through life called Buzz?

I think I might go to church if the Reverend Buzz was preaching

It's a noise not a name. Buzz Aldrin is Edwin.

I'd rather my kid had something that allowed them to stand out (and didn't need their surname to identify them against all the others with the same name) than something totally unforgettable.

I'd rather aspire to my children standing out for their character, personality and intellect. If I thought my only viable option for making them memorable was a ridiculous name I'd have got myself neutered.

t. I think with all the different names popping up these days the worry of what would suit a grown man or what would look professional etc isn't as much of an issue any more.

I disagree. Celebs and the extremely posh can get away with outlandish names because they have wealth & connections that mean their kids will never have to worry about being taken seriously in the workplace. Most of us are not so lucky. People who expect their kids to grow up to do professional jobs (solicitor, doctor etc) are still calling them conventional names.

Not saying you should necessarily avoid an unusual name for that reason, but don't kid yourself that it will have no impact in the future because everyone's doing it. They aren't.

It sounds American. I don't dislike it per se, I just don't think it works in the UK with any British accent. Just imagine shouting "Buzz get away from the road!!"

You can get away with it more in the States where names are a bit more err out there and work with their accent

No. No no no no no. No.

No.

Just no.

This is one of those threads where I think: OP, would you be happy if your parents had named you Buzz? How would you feel introducing yourself at work events, job interviews etc?

Think about that and spare your child the pain!

Just imagine shouting "Buzz get away from the road!!"

Just imagine someone shouting “Buzz, buzz off!”

Macaulay Culkins horrible older brother in Home Alone

It sounds American. I don't dislike it per se, I just don't think it works in the UK with any British accent

I used to live in the States. Even there, Buzz is usually either a nickname or a shortening of Busby - which sounds less weird over there, because of the tradition of using surnames as first names, e.g. Bailey. I never met a Buzz who had that on his birth certificate.

If you love the name, OP, use it as a nickname. Give your DS a name that won't put him at risk of being laughed at his whole life, and of having the shit kicked out of him in the playground.

I knew a lovely Labrador called Buzz. His brother was called Woody. Perfect names for dogs, not so much for people.

Awful, sorry. Buzz can be a nickname but as a name in itself? I just can’t imagine being a grown man called Buzz.

It doesn't sound like a name to me. I think you should ask yourself, "is this a name I see myself loving in 10 years?" if the answer is no, then the name is just a hormonal fancy! But, as a PP said, it is unique and 'cool' and if you're sure you love it...then nothing's holding you back

Reminds me of the Fletchers who I can’t stand. It’s very try hard/ cool.

Just imagine someone shouting “Buzz, buzz off!”

this. So much this.

And it makes me want to sing human fly by the cramps
Buzz buzz buzz!