Neil?

[Lamont77]

What do you think of the name Neil?

Just that, really!

I think Neil the baby too and I’ve not even seen all of G&S. I do know a relatively young Niall though.

My first thought was Neil the hippy from The Young Ones.

I'm in Scotland and associate it with the 40+ age group. I don't think i've come across one younger.

Will be nicknamed Nellie.

I like Neil.

Niall is better. Neil is very dated.

I think it's very boring. As is Niall. When I was in hospital after having DD, another mum on the ward dithered for a full week over whether to call her new baby son Neil or Niall? She still hadn't decided when I was leaving (my opinion was neither).

Not keen

If I hear it I think kneel where, kneel down?

Not to my taste. I definitely wouldn’t agree that it’s ‘a classic like Alexander and James.’ Those names are less dates and have more widespread use historically.

To me it’s more along the same lines as Gerry, Steve, Gary, Darren. Not bad names by any stretch but dated and not my style.

I know a two year old Neil. I don't think it's so different to lots of other popular boys names atm

It's nice!

It's perfect

I like it, purely because I know a Neil (he must be in his fifties) who’s a really nice bloke.

It definitely reminds me of Gavin and Stacey, but it's fine. I much prefer Niall though.

I really like Neil and suggested it for ds but dh wasn't keen
I've known some lovely Neil's too so for me its a positive name.

I like it. I don't get any of the references above. My friend has a teenage Neil, it's nice.

At the risk of showing my age it's Neil from the Young Ones that first comes to my mind.

It's a decent, proper name though and there won't be many others around. I think wee Neil sounds rather sweet.

I have a soft spot for it as my brother’s Neil, but he’s 55! (And Scottish). It’s a nice name but perhaps a little dated, and not quite yet in revival mode.

We spent the first year taking the mick out of his middle aged man name in every conversation

Every conversation for a year? What a bunch of twattish bullies.