Orson

[Tifsy]

Hiya,

Do you know many Orson's? Trying to see if it's on the rise or not x

I know one. It’s a great name imo

Desperate housewives comes to mind for me

I know one. 5 weeks old. Parents are living in the UK but are American

Oh and just adding, I really like it

I’d check the stats to see if it’s on the rise or not as you’ll get a clearer idea

Sounds a bit too similar to “awesome” for my liking. Bit of pressure if the kid is bang average (which statistically he is likely to be)

I don't like the sound of it.

I've not seen Desperate Housewives, was he a bad guy in it?

It ticks a lot of boxes for us, means bear cub, Orson Welles, Star Wars & has literary links. We were debating if it sounds too much like "awesome" and "arson" though?

I've never met one but it makes me think of a horse... my brain just keeps saying "orson cart"

It definitely does sound exactly like awesome OP. If that bothers you don’t use it

Awesome i don't mind, Arson i do lol! x

I love it, it was on my final shortlist for DS1 but OH chickened out (also doesn't really have a good shortening, apart from Sonny maybe). Never heard of another one.

It just reminds me of the old tv show Mork and Mindy. Also, I taught a really quirky child called Orson, so I think of him too.

Love it, never met one.

No but it's nice :)

Maybe because I’m a certain age, but when I saw the name Orson the first thing that popped into my head was... Mork calling Orson, come in Orson.

Oh and to answer your question, nope I’ve never met a Orson.

I know and love an Orson who is nearly 1. It's not to my taste but it suits him. His parents have him a big standard middle name (think James or John) because they felt it balanced it out. Our preschoolers all call him Awesome though ... No pressure!

Makes me think of Orson Scott Card - fabulous author.

Ors for short

I haven't met one, great name! Reminds me of Orson's farm though from Garfield comics. He is a well meaning but not particularly bright pig. 😊

Another than only thinks of Cart. I've only met one irl.

Mork and Mindy here too

Or Orson Cart.

Argh!!! I wanted this to feature somewhere if I had a boy as very into Welles. I thought that I was being so original too!!

Orson. This is Mork calling Orson. Come in Orson.

😁

No one from your kid's generation is going to know that though. Maybe not even your depending on your age!

I'm biased because i have one but I love the name Orson!! I think it's going to get more popular though.
What's the star wars reference?