Heath? or something else?

[Yorkshiredolls]

Really having trouble agreeing on any names with my husband. baby boy is due in 12 weeks. Joining a sister (Willow). We want a strong masculinise name, nature-inspired ideally, but not essential. We came up with Heath the other day and agreed we both really like it. Not sure if I can trust myself and hormones though because we really like Fox too and i’m not sure if that’s totally ridiculous or not goes remarkable well with our surname though. Not sure we’re brave enough!

Heath
Fox
Noah
Roman
Haydn
Rafe

Realises I missed Haydn and Fox

I find Fox a bit ridiculous as a first name tbh though quite cute as a middle name (slightly celeb though).

I really like Haydn and Hayden. Also have you considered Hadrian?

Heath goes so well with Willow that I wouldn't look any further. It's great.

Kit is a baby fox
It sounds rather nice with Willow

My eldest son’s name so I’m biased

Heath makes me think of Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights, which is a win for me. I did also think of Ledger, but not in a bad way.

I’m not a fan of Rafe as a spelling, but Ralph can be pronounced the same way, which I do like. Gets round the autocorrect too.

Fox is cool but I wouldn’t have the nerve. As a middle name, maybe. I think it takes a certain kind of character to pull it off, and I couldn’t guarantee it would suit him as an adult.

Roman’s out. Noah’s nice but fairly safe. Personally I like safe but if you are after something more unusual it might not be right.

Yes how about Kit ?

How about Wolf?
Wolf Hayden works well

Hunter? Although not with Fox as a middle name!

I've got a Heath so I'm biased! Still love it though.

I think it’s a toss up between heath and Fox, MiL may well disown us if we choose Fox though

and I do also like Kit! I mentioned it to DH couple of weeks ago but got non-committal Mmmmhmm from him x

Will you please come and update us in 12 weeks OP @Yorkshiredolls

Noah or Haydn are solid names that you son won't be ashamed of, you can use fox as a nickname ... kids are cruel enough without giving them the fodder of a crazy name

Also expect fellow school parents to find the names funny ... the first day I took my dd to her new school a friendly mum got chatting and introduced me to a few others then pointed across to a woman and announced her kids were Chardonnay and Merlot cue them all laughing. A name that's cute on a baby is a joke on a primary aged kid (I know two teddy's and a bear but they are either Edward or Theodore really).

I love both Heath and Fox. Haydn and Noah are safer choices. Not a huge fan of the others but I admire your name list :)

@stucknoue Thing is that names like Fox and Bear and Wolf are getting increasingly popular. To the extent that I can’t really see them being bully material these days as they will sound like fairly normal names to the next generation’s ears

I like Heath, as in Heath Ledger,
not keen on Fox

I’m loving the positive support on this thread, will deffo update when he’s here, if I can find the thread

@Yorkshiredolls

I’m sure there’s a better way to re-find this thread but I’ve just tested it out and if you just google your username plus “mumsnet” and “heath” this thread is the first result in the google results

Would love to know what you pick

Wow! I have a Heath. Heath David. Gets called Dave by relatives.