Sonny

[RhiannonGyspy]

Thinking of using Sonny (in our top three names), what do you think of it? Middle name Joseph.

@itsjakeandamy

I know what you mean, I worked where there was a Mr Disposition and he was a right ogre, we never knew was his first name was but I can't believe it was Sunny!

It's a diminutive, basically the equivalent of Junior. Give the kid a name of his own.

It's awful. It's hard to imagine it on a grown man and bad enough on a baby.

I like Sunny but Sonny is an insult. "'listen sonny, I have trousers older than you so don't tell me I can't wait here''. Ykwim.

Sunny as a nick name for Sean or ..........(this is challenging)

I love the name Sonny and I heard it live for the first time when I heard Paul Simon singing The Obvious Child in concert in 1991.

I don't mind it. I'm not keen on nickname names, but as it's really fashionable to have ie / y type names. I think Sonny is nice one, bit unusual. I've only met one ever.

I quite like the name Saul if you like S names.

I really don't like it, especially for an adult. I know one who is 15 and insists on being called by his middle name.

My sister named her DS Samson with the intention of nicknaming him Sonny. It never stuck as Samson suits him so well, but I guess it's an option for him in the future. Maybe there's a name like that you could give him where Sonny could be a nickname but he has the choice of a 'proper' name?

I like it.

@Thisismytimetoshine

It's a diminutive, basically the equivalent of Junior. Give the kid a name of his own.

This.

I don't like it at all, sorry OP. What are your other two top choices?

All people saying it's not a name- it's 103 most common. I imagine it will be top 100 next year if that bothers you.
It's not my style but it's fine.

The most troublesome child I ever met was called Sonny.

It's not a proper name really is it?

I know a few Sonny’s so I’m confused by the comments. It’s a great name OP!

I don't like it- to me it's a nickname for son not a child's name.

Plus it sounds like 'sunny' which also isn't a name to me it's an adjective.

The one Sonny I know is anything but 'sunny' infact he's a bit of a misery!

Sorry I think this is an awful name

Makes me think of "Sonny" Corleone in the Godfather.

It's newly popular as a standalone name. Used to be more of a nickname, like Junior.

"Solomon nn Solly? *"
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This is my ds's name. Some people call him Sol aswell. I don't mind Sonny but it sounds a bit 'nicknamey' to me.

Or Sullivan, Nn Sully?

SallySeven I was just going to say the same thing!!!

@happylittlechick I was going to say the same thing! Completely respect all opinions but the idea that Sonny "isn't a name", when it's about to be top 100 is quite funny to me. I think some of us are a bit behind the curve on Mumsnet maybe - I remember a few years ago on here people used to say Albert was ridiculous "What parent in their right would ever use it these days" and now that's totally mainstream/top 100/top 50 too!

I really love the name Sonny.

Agree with others it's more like a nickname, and a nickname for a young person at that. All Sonnys I can think of have had it as a NN.

I can't imagine a middle-aged high court judge called Sonny.

I know a Sonny. I think it’s fine for him but he’s about 6. Can’t imagine it for a man.

As for the suggestion of Sully. I don’t like the meaning of the word. Wouldn’t like to give it too my son.

It's a lovely name. God there is some trolls on here. I think you have to be pretty cool to be called Sonny 🙂

It's a lovely name. God there is some trolls on here. I think you have to be pretty cool to be called Sonny 🙂

Trolls because we don't like a name? And yes you'd have to be "cool" to make it work because it'd be even more ridiculous on your average Joe.