Clive

[Buttercup54321]

What do you think of Clive?
Is it old fashioned?

Sorry OP, Kevin is as "bad" as Clive (or at least as typically middle aged) to me. Colin may be slightly different in it's native Ireland, but I would say that edges towards middle aged elsewhere in the UK as well. They are all Nigel, Barry, Alan sorts of names - in another 20 years they could come back but they sound dated now.

Clifford is a bit more Grandpa - but not quite enough to be hipster cool yet imo (unlike say Raymond/Ray and Leonard for instance). Clyde was never very popular as far as I know - apart from for pets named after Bonnie and Clyde!, so I suppose you might get away with that (as long as you don't live near the River!)

You’re probably ten years ahead of the curve but it will be back in fashion soon enough.

I think ‘Clive of India’ (what he did before India who knows !) what he did in India doesn’t bear thinking about I’m guessing (can’t remember).
Clive Bull
Clive Dunn.

It’s actually a great name but my own mind isn’t ready for it to come back yet. When it was more common, I wonder what it ‘meant’ what people thought of it.

Clive is in the same boat as Roy, Cliff, Ken, Keith, Wilf, Ray.

Ray and Wilf are already firmly back in, so they others won't be long now. I've also heard of a few babies/young children called Kenny. Those of us of a certain generation balk at the name Keith now, but K-names are very popular, as is Ethan, so there's no reason why much younger parents who are unaware of the 'baggage' of the name wouldn't choose it. They might even combine the two and produce some baby Keithans

I'd call a pet Clive but not a baby

It is old fashioned but I like it. It's hard to imagine an unpleasant person called Clive.

I think it's one of those names that used to be old fashioned but is coming back and is now a bit quirky and fun.

I like it.

I also know a non-binary/ trans young person who chose the name Clive so it can't be that unfashionable.

I know a VERY attractive Clive, mid 50's. I manage to overlook his name.

Clive Standen from Vikings
Clive Myrie

It’s on my family tree, I’m not convinced. But then I don’t think my judgement is to be trusted at the moment and too much looking back in history is skewing my perception a bit as seeing Sybilla on family tee no longer has me thinking WTF and I was thinking maybe it isn’t too bad the other day.

Baby Clive! 😂😂😂

Kevin isnt so bad though, is it?

Yes. Yes it is OP! 😅

No to: Kevin Roy, Cliff, Ken, Keith, Wilf, Ray, Nigel, Terry, Barry, Alan, Colin, Clive.

Derek and Clive
( Shows her age) ...

Kevin Roy, Cliff, Ken, Keith, Wilf, Ray, Nigel, Terry, Barry, Alan, Colin, Clive.

Add Derek, Des, Don.

Laska shows your impeccable taste, you mean

This Clive is rather nice

My Uncle is Derek Clive. He's 80.

@SwedishEdith

Horrible. Like slime. It's a Nigel name for me - ghastly.

Same here. Yuk!

@SwedishEdith

Horrible. Like slime. It's a Nigel name for me - ghastly.

What? 😂

I like it. I've known 2 both lovely men.

@kaleidoscopeheartless

NO NO NO NO NO NO!

THIS!

1000 times no 😂

I thought I'd seen it all with the Neil and Keith thread, but this beats them all!

Hideous name, just don't do it.

Wet

I really like Clive but DH has said no way.

His only suggestion so far is Ulysses so we're not really getting anywhere