Stanley

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Hi everyone,

What do you all think of the boy's name "Stanley"?

My partner think it's "a very fine gentleman's name", but I find it horrible.

Opinions? x

I agree with you, I think it’s horrible

Surely any name that either of you think is horrible should be off the table?

The Stanley/Stan I knew growing up was the finest gentleman I ever met

Stan/Stanley is too "old man trendy" for me and will likely date. If you like traditional/older names I'd personally stick with similar sounding Sam/Samuel or Henry (or other more classic names like Edward, Frederick etc) - they are used more often by all ages rather than usually young boys or elderly men.

I love it! Know one who is 4. Great name

I liked it until I remembered Boris's dad.

I love it. My grandad was Joseph Stanley and if I had another boy I’d definitely use it.
But if you don’t like it, it’s a non-starter.

My Stanley is the 4th in our family

It's absolutely lovely. I like the revival of old names both male and female.

I love it. I knew one at uni and I know another of 21, both really good blokes both a bit cool.

Middle name at a push for me 🙂

Not keen.

I like it. Also like Sidney, similar feeling to it.

If you don’t like it then don’t chose it.
Even though it was a relative’s name I would not chose it. It’s just too old man for me.

I have a Stanley, we only call him Stan though.
In my head it’s a bit more cockney market trader than a gentlemen’s name, although it’s kind of both I suppose.

I love it. There's one in DS's class and I think it's cool 😎

My DD has 2 in her class ( very small school). It's quite popular. Don't pick it if you are doing it to be different!
Personally honestly I don't like it.

My son is Stanley George. I’m not keen on when people call him Stan though.
I got a lot of compliments on how strong a name it is. I’ve not personally met another young Stanley. It’s obviously not everyone’s taste I appreciate

Stanley is on our short list 💙

Don’t like it at all

Not keen unfortunately. It sounds weedy to me for some unknown reason.

My 7yr old cocker spaniel is Stanley. It's a fine name

It's gone in the top 100 so relatively popular.