October??

[MaiaRay]

I think the name October is beautiful but do you think it would be considered too odd, too ridiculous etc? I often wonder why April, May and June are considered ‘normal’ but other months are not regarded as names. I love October shortened to Toby as a nickname.
Thoughts?

Surely it would be Tobi?

for a boy or girl??
I'd think of it more as a girl's name but Toby is definitely for a boy. Just call them Toby!

If you like it, I think you should go for it. I think Toby is a great nn. August is starting to become a popular boys names and as you mentioned above the other months are popular so I don’t think anyone would find it too unusual.

I went to primary school in the early 80s with an Oktober (think her mum was German).

It did provoke comment the first time anyone heard it, but I think most people liked it.

October is definitely a girls name.

It's an odd name to give if the child is born in July 🤷‍♀️

It's an odd name to give if the child is born in July.

No not really. A child born in July would have been conceived in October

I went to school with an October, she was Tobie, and i still love it.

I know of a September. Go for it OP if you love it.

Sorry OP, it doesn't sound very nice to me - much prefer Octavia (I'm also not particularly keen on June or April either, although I like May and August - probably because they have history apart from being "month" names)

I went to school with an October. She was known as Occie

I have always liked October as a name but dh vetoed it. I do think it's much better if your child is born in October though.

I recently met a little girl named October at a baby group. Such a beautiful name!

I quite like it.

October for a boy.

Octopus for a girl.

Definitely would assume it's a girls name.

A child born in July would have been conceived in October

1. please don’t do this, you’ll subject the poor kid to a life of having to explain no it’s not when you were born it’s when your parents had sex. Would be nicer if it was eg wedding anniversary or something??

2. it definitely sounds like a girls name

I know a January never shortened to Jan.

I love it!

Hmm. No.

Oh wait, is it not for a girl? Ok love for a girl, definitely not for a boy