The name Reef?

[June340oo]

Opinion on the name Reef?

Found out we are having a baby boy, we both have struggled to agree on names. We like the following three, Reef, River & Oakley. The front runner being Reef.

James being the second name, what is your opinion on Reef?

I work in the marine biology field so it has sentimental value to me as I love the ocean and all things marine, keep marine tanks etc. My wife loves it too.

Just want your honest opinions? We want something different but not to weird.

I keep saying Reef over and over and the more I say it the more it sounds like a child trying to pronounce something they can't.

I know of a Reef - parent is a tri athlete and coast based .
Oakley is a brand name for sunglasses
Sorry

Its another no here OP, for all the reasons stated above. What about Rhys/Reece?

Defintiely no to Oakley, it's too much of a surname.

River isn't so bad.

Nemo?! 😅 Way to give a kid an inferiority complex…

Sounds like someone can’t say Rhys properly.

Reef is not a name.
Oakley is a brand of sunglasses.
Marine biology does not have a field 😄
There are squillions of lovely meaningful names with ocean/sea/water meanings. Loads.
River is not good. Also, quite the antithesis of marine.
But you know what? Loads of people probably hate my kids’ names too, so (within some reason) if you love it, do. Hope all goes well and he’ll be lovely when he arrives.

As long as your surname isn’t Knot. Seriously OP, it’s awful.

Sounds deep

Nickname 'Barrier' ?

Don't do it to the poor kid.

Call him James.

It sounds like you’re saying Rhys with a speech impediment.

Sorry I'm not a fan of Reef either. Like the idea of an ocean themed name though. And I like River.

You love the sea. Your son will develop his own passions and dislikes.

Give him a name that allows him to be himself, not saddled with an extremely odd none name because it happens to reflect your interests.

Reef, to rhyme with Keef (Keith).

Oakley is awful, brand of sunglasses.

River - really? How about Pond or Cesspit?

Makes me think of an alcopop.

Love it ! One the right person it’s really nice. Reef.

Only if your surname is "Knot".😆
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I love the name Rafferty for a boy. Could be abbreviated to ‘Raff’. Would sound fab with a single syllable surname. Not what you asked for OP but just saying.

Reminds me of Tenerife- so many people I know refer to it as The Reef.

But I love Raff. River is nice too but quite popular around here.

If you call your son Reef he will always be under pressure to be a blonde, bronzed surfer a la Bondi Rescue and you would need to be a super cool, slightly hippy family ( which you may be of course ) because that is the image it summons up for me ( at least ).
And yes I would assume you were heavily into pot in your youth ! Sorry !
But I like River !

It's quite try hard. But I also dislike your other choices especially Oakley. It's a surname.

Good gREEF!

It’s really, really bad OP

I did used to love reef alcopops though 🤪

Awful. In face laughable

Sounds like you’ve got a lisp and can’t say Rhys properly.

The name Reef?

It’s not actually a name is it? It would be like calling your kid fish or chair.

I dont actually like either name. Reef just takes me back to my younger days drinking alcopops or the rock band from wolverhampton. Although lovely you want to name a child after your job remember it's their name. You are bringing a new person I to the world with their own identity. I wouldn't ever think about naming a child after what I do as that's my life and not his. Just my opinion