What do you think of Otis?

[LizzieBB]

Otis for a boys name? What's everyone's opinion please? Thank you

Otis the aardvark

It's not my style, to be honest. It's the name of a company that manufacture lifts/elevators & I think it's the name of a cartoon aardvark or something. But I have no really negative associations for it, it's not awful, I'm just not a fan.

But if you like it that's all that matters. Everyone else will get used to it.

Depends a lot on the surname

Personally I like it

It's ludicrous

It's my dogs name.

I love it.

I love it.

There is no one I have ever met who doesn't love Otis Redding. I have to play 'break music ' at work with diverse groups and he is the only artist who everyone likes. Marvin Gaye is a close second.

So I'm a yes.

Must admit I thought aardvark straightaway but if you don’t care about that and you like it then use it? No matter what the name, you’ll always find someone who doesn’t like it.

Conceived in a lift?
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay?
No.

I would like it, but the lift thing would be too much of an issue for me. A significant proportion of people stare at that in a lift several times every day.

And, yeah, the duck too.

I love Otis. Lots of people will bring up the Milo and Otis reference but I don't see why that's an issue.

And I don't see why the Otis Redding/Sitting On the Dock of the Bay association is problematic as inferred above?

Love it!

My sil made fun of her friend for naming her boy Otis, which makes me love the name all the more .

I like it

i like it a lot

It’s gorgeous

It's a major lift manufacturer.

Now you'll notice the signs in them when you go in in. Loads of lifts have a big Otis sign inside them.

Never thought of it before and now I hear it suggested I absolutely love it!

Cute, I really like it!
Wasn't there a Blue Peter or a Newsround presenter called Otis in the late 90s early 00s?

We're planning to call DC2 Otis. If anyone asks me if it's after Otis Redding I'm going to say "no, Otis as in the lifts".

Cool - really like it. Am biased by my love of Otis Redding though.

aardvark. I do like 'sittin on the dock of the bay' though which is now in my head.

I like it. The only thing that puts me off is its Bryan Ferry's son who is very pro fox hunting ( grabs tin hat and flees from tally hos!)

Love it.
I don’t see why being a brand of lift would be a problem really-a very inoffensive item. Otis Redding is cool as s**t too!