Terry

[Magenta82]

If we have a boy my partner wants to name him after his grandfather which means Terry or Terence.

I'm really not keen, but it would mean so much to him and the more I hear it the more I get used to it, but the people I have spoken with are horrified!

Is it as bad as I and my friends think? Do I need to just hope it's a girl?

I'm not sure why this is in the pregnancy section, could have sworn I put it in baby names. I've reported it so hopefully it will get moved. Sorry, clearly I can't work the app!

@Magenta82

If we have a boy my partner wants to name him after his grandfather which means Terry or Terence.

I'm really not keen, but it would mean so much to him and the more I hear it the more I get used to it, but the people I have spoken with are horrified!

Is it as bad as I and my friends think? Do I need to just hope it's a girl?

Maybe as a middle name?

I think it's ok!

Middle name at best.

Terry is up there with Baby Keith. (Sorry)

Not so bad, could be due a comeback?

Middle name

I think it's cute. It's a recognised name and much better than all the made up/wrongly spelt names most people ask about on here.

I like it but it was my lovely dad's name. What about Terry or Teri for a girl?

I think it's awful. Sorry.

I would go for middle name OP

It's fine, but if you don't love it, then a middle name would be sensible.
Your DH doesn't get to make the final decision.

Too dated I think. It's too modern to be a traditional or old man's name making a comeback. It's more of a Brian, Kevin or Keith kind of name. It'll probably be another generation or 2 before those names will sound ok.

Terry for a girl sounds nice.

I quite like it as a boys name too. Terence Stamp... gorgeous when younger snd still incredibly handsome!

I know a Terry and a Terri - both women.

Honestly, it's no worse than the other cheeky chappie names that have been very popular for the last 5-10 years.

But if you're not keen, it really should be a middle name. It's not fair to guilt you into it - plus your baby is a unique little human and deserves their own first name (IMO).

Middle name only

Middle name zone only

You can't do it to your poor kid.

Terence is ok but Terry is hideous.

Just makes me want to wave my hands about and say 'calm down, calm down'.

Assuming your baby will also have his grandfathers surname (although as ytou are unmarried I would double barrell it) I would go for middle name. Use one or all of excuses above.

I dont loathe it but I also don't love it and there are better names out there.

Christ no - I wouldn’t do it.

I think you have to gently but firmly explain to your DP that while it’s lovely to honour a grandfather it’s not fair to saddle a child with what will be perceived as an old man name. It really isn’t ok and it is selfish - it’s a gesture for your DP, but your son is the one that has to live with it. Middle name is fine.

I don’t think by the way that names like Terry and Keith and Barry are about to come back - they might do in 20 years, but right now retro names are only just moving out of 25 years of Victoriana to late Vict/early 20th c names like Ernest and Jean - so Terry and Sandra are a way off.

@spookycookies

I think it's cute. It's a recognised name and much better than all the made up/wrongly spelt names most people ask about on here.

Isn't that the truth.

I know several attractive, accomplished men named Terry; it's a good solid name.

So much better than the Silas, Arlo, Jaydon, Jagger nonsense.

The long and short of it is you can’t be calling a child a name you really aren’t keen on , regardless on what others think. Middle names are a bit different.

There are so many baby Teddy’s. Terry isn’t too dissimilar. I can see it making a comeback.

Maybe as an honour middle name but not sure about as a first name. Your lovely new baby deserves his own name and also a name that you love too.

It depends what the first name would be otherwise. If you're in the Jaydon/Kaiden/Braydon camp, I would say choose Terry.

Terrible