Would you raise an eyebrow at Lennox?

[Candydreamer]

pretty much what it says in the title really.

for a boy, nickname as Lenny!

we have a daughter called Ada

I like names that are a bit different but not so weird you would be like what.....

Apart from Lennox Lewis, I’ve only ever heard it being used as a surname.

Lenny Henry’s name is Lenworth, not Lennox.

I think of it as an American girls' name.

Quite nice. Lennox is a Shakespearean character in Macbeth and been used as a first name since a least the nineteenth century, so you could say it’s very traditional

Not at all. I like it, a strong name.

@AlmostSummer21

I'd be looking for a dog! Having said that, it's a million times better than Gareth

My friends dog was called Lennox 😂

It’s a Scottish name so you hear it up here. It’s quite nice - it’s pronounced LEN-icks.

Makes me think of Yaxley-Lennon.

I wouldn’t raise an eyebrow, but then I work in a school so have heard all sorts of names.

@Candydreamer
You have to choose a name you love
And don't let other people influence it

I'm not a Lennox fan personally but that doesn't matter - it's your baby, the world would be a boring place if we all likes the same thing

I would think the parents were Annie Lennox fans

I know a Lennox, gets called Lennox, I like it and personally don't think it's eyebrow raising.

I wouldn’t raise an eyebrow. I like it.

Lennox sounds like a staffie to me...

Lennox is a great name and very Scottish! I've known a couple.
Lenny though is pretty awful IMO.

Really like Lennox and Lennie. Also keen on Lennon as a full name alternative.

Lennox is a brand of heating/air conditioning units in Canada and I think the US.

It would immediately conjure up this image for me.


Oops image didn't work. It is an old fashioned looking man with a cap on. Used by Lennox in their ads for years.

I wouldn't chose it personally but I do actually really like it! I prefer Lennox to Lenny. Not a fan of Gareth...

This is the image.

Lennox is a Shakespearean character in Macbeth

You'll be claiming MacDuff is a good first name next. The Lennox family were senior nobility in Scotland for centuries.

My grandad’s first name, he died a few years ago but would have been in his 90s now. I wish that I had used it at least as a middle name for my DS. Before he retired he was general manager of a UK household name company, so not a name that I view as out there.

I quite like Lennox. I really dislike Lenny though. I feel like Lennox could be quite a quirky and earthy name, especially paired with Ada, but Lenny is a bit Ronnie and Reggie for me. That being said, ie names are very popular for boys at the moment so I may be in the minority.

Lenny for me would just be a nickname I think would probably get used!

DH is still not sold unfortunately...I feel like there is a possibility he is trying to hold out to name him after himself but I don't really like that! I want our son to have his own name

I have met a Lennox. Would be 6 now.

Its out there and did raise eyebrows. But not in a 'omg thats awful' way. Just in a oh that's interesting.

I like interesting

Yes please don’t name him the same name as dad. It’s very confusing and you’ll have a Big John and Little John set up, post, doctors appointments. All a bit of a nightmare.