Peregrine? Or Falcon?

[SuperSocks]

So Peregrine is an actual name, which could be cool or could be disastrous, I'm not sure. What do you think? If not Peregrine what about Falcon? Made up admittedly, but kind of powerful?

Could always go for Orville.

Doesn't quite work though, because it was his name, not what he was. 🤷‍♂️

Emu !

So clicked on expecting a photo and someone trying to identify a kind of bird.

If you like it go for it, just hope you have really nice secondary schools near you. Kids can be merciless.

I knew a Peregrine , he was called Perry for short.

Bluetit?

@TheBeardedVulture

I like Ibis! It has an ancient Egyptian doomy feel which appeals to my goth tendencies.

Crane is a good option too.

If we are going down a 2* hotel chain route, I prefer DaysInn Daze for short

I actually know a peregrine - he's lovely but Very 'upper class' and to an extent suits his name - you could pick him out of a crowd as having it

If we are going down a 2 hotel chain route, I prefer DaysInn
Daze for short

Premier-Inn, Prem for short?

Getting adventurous with a double barrelled name there.

@wizzler

I once knew a Labrador called Ptarmigan. ... just saying

You have to be careful around dogs with a silent pee.

I can just see you in the playground shouting ‘Falcon, Falcon’ and people around you looking confused and ducking/looking up at the sky to see if a bird attack is imminent 😂😂

Also I don’t get this thing if getting your kid a weird name then saying he can go by Perry. If you don’t want him to actually be called the name in day to day life as you know it’s odd just give him a more normal name!!!

@FindmeuptheFarawaytree

Phryne is in the original 3 series. Her niece Peregrine is in the "Modern" series set in the 60s 😆

I know a Falcon (from family of weirdly named siblings with hippie parents).

Why do you want to name your baby after a bird of prey? 🦅

In the context of animal names, I think Falcon works much better than Fox, Wolf or Bear.

Peregrine.

We considered kestrel, but for a girl.

Seagull

Peregrine used to write for the Telegraph, but is now considered a bit too old-fashioned for even them.

"We welcome Falcon, a brother for Hawk, Wolf and Starchild".

Falco has a mum who read a lot of Roman detective potboiler mysteries in her day, which I can get behind.

Merlin is a posh public school thirtysomething who expects people to be amazed and impressed by his name. (Sadly this isn't even a type - I've met this actual guy. Ugh.)

Having written the above, though, as soon as you meet a baby or person called any if those things, it ceases to be an unusual name and just starts being someone's name. All are fine. And Pip is lovely as a name!

@PrincessFluffyPants

I knew a Falco. He was very cool and handsome.

You do realise that he would still have been cool and handsome if he was called Alan

(And Dominic Cummings changing his name to Falco won't really help ...)

I can’t get beyond Kirsty Alsop calling Phil Spencer Pip, and him calling her Kirstles 🤭

Peregrine is lovely.

Falcon is ludicrous, sorry.

Awful! Awful!Awful! I hope this is a joke post🤣

Peregrine gets my vote but I love the non Perry. I don’t think I’d be brave enough to use either but I like the name

Why do you hate your baby!?

If you want a name that won't be common or fashionable for a long time then Peregrine is the one! I am in the minority in that I like this name, the name is from the latin Peregrinus, 'traveller', after which the falcon was named. I don't like the nn Perry though as it sounds a bit...limp? Kevin and Perry spoiled the name for me I think! Pip and Perry both sound a bit undignified to me and I don't think I would shorten the name at all, my children have long classic names and they are never shortened. There is also Reg or Reggie like Reginald or working class short form around here would be Pez or Pezza.

I think Peregrine sounds like a strong name, very masculine.

I don't think it is any 'posher' than formally posh names like Hugo or Caspian that are now appropriated by the middle classes en masse. I would expect Peregrines to come from a few different backgrounds: from alternative hippy parents who are a educated but not well off, or a slightly pretentious newly moneyed family that drive an overfinch and holiday in marbella (possibly of the two dads variety!), and seriously moneyed types where the name is a family name and therefore traditional.

Falcon is less traditional, I can see this name trending in america and has a very modern american feel to it like Bear and Wolf. However I think in the UK it would be expected that Falcon has siblings called Silver and Indigo! Or possibly Diesel....

Peregrine