Thoughts on Mark?

[Robinson1990]

Think it’s quite a strong handsome name, will serve him well throughout life. Happens to be the name of both mine and DH grandfather. Middle name Joseph. What do people think?

Despise it, but that’s a personal issue.

I like it. The Mark in my life has been such a steady soul.

I think it would be better as a middle name.

Oh thank god. A normal name. Lovely. What refreshing change from all the Armadillos and Xebediahs that get suggested on here.

I really like it, and agree with your description of it as a strong, handsome name. Never met a horrid Mark. It’d be exciting to meet a baby Mark, as it’s an unusual choice now.

Indeed. I don’t quite get names that look like someone has hit a keyboard blindfolded.

Yours are quite tame

Mark is a strong, second tier classic (first tier being always popular names like James, Thomas, William etc). It doesn't feel too dated to me because it's well used historically (in the Bible, by nobility, in Shakespeare and other classics), plus I know a young teenage Mark as well as men in their forties etc. It feels quite similar to names like Hugh or Luke etc to me - more popular 30-50 years ago but will always be well known as they are simple, straight forward and suit all ages. Only problem might be there is no obvious nickname (Marky sounds odd to me, unlike Huey for some reason).

I like it though prefer it to be spelled wit a c: Marc

Boringly OKish, like John or David. But not as bad as Gary or Stephen! It's still that kind of vein to me.

Beautiful baby boy name, go for it!

It's ok.

Good name as long as your surname isn’t something like Black, Brown, Chalk, White...

Not a fan. Why name a child after a dirty smudge?

Because it was in the Bible first and is a totally standard name in a countries that are mainly Christian

Matthew mark luke and John...

Mat = wipe your feet
Mark =smudge
Luke... Dunno
John = toilet

!!!

It's a great, solid, classic name, but it was very very popular too recently to be ready for a revival. There are SO MANY Marks in their thirties and forties; there are so many at my workplace that they are uniformly referred to by their initials or their surnames. Your child will have the same name as many of their friends' dads.

Peter has a similar vibe for me, and had its most recent heyday with a generation above.

@IamnotwhouthinkIam why does there need to be a nickname for Mark anyway? It’s a one syllable easy to say name.

Classy, timeless, strong name. I like it.

I'd much rather names like Mark, John, Andrew, Paul than the Archie, Alfie and Theo type names too.

Ha @Robinson1990, this is MN. You need a long version of the name so that he can use the formal version when he is a high court judge.

Marcus

why does there need to be a nickname for Mark anyway? It’s a one syllable easy to say name.

I just find that many people like to use a cutesy nn for for their child when they are a baby/toddler (and it usually ends in a "ie/y" sound so Sammy, Teddy, Huey etc). I suppose you could always use something completely unrelated like Pip, Bean etc, though if you wanted to!

We almost had a Joseph Marc (we had a girl!).
I like it.

@IamnotwhouthinkIam not needed, they’re only babies/toddlers for such a small portion of their lives.

I like it but couldn't use it because it's a family name.

Beautiful names and a great combination

I like it!