Do any of your chosen names get compliments?

[Wildrobin]

The names we chose for our DC are quite common so don’t and I wouldn’t expect them to but I grew up with regular (nice) comments about my name as it’s a bit unusual.

In particular interested for boys names as trying to think of one that’s quite safe but also a bit different!

My girls name gets more compliments than my boy’s name but he still gets some. He’s Francis.

Oddly enough Francis has been high in my thoughts as a good name but I don’t know any and keep feeling hesitant at every single name from overthinking them! Other thought so far was Hector

I'm sure your name is lovely but I would be wary of thinking that people commenting on a name means they like it. If someone ever tells me their child's name and it's unusual I feel like I need to say "oh that's lovely" or similar. A bit like if someone is wearing something really 'notable' and you feel it's rude not to acknowledge it with a nice comment about it, whether you think it's lovely or hideous.

It’s an unusual name without being weird or yoonique.

I've worked with kids for almost 20 years and have only ever really come across a few names that I've given a second thought tbh.

Girl: Ciara, Orla, Antonia, Faye.

Boy: Ellis, Zayn, Rafe.

Orla gets a lot of compliments.

Sexnotgender I agree. and I don’t want to go over the top being yoonique . DS has 4 others with his name in his year !

Kmbegs I’m sure you’re right! Though often it’s literally been like an exclamation of wow what a lovely name said with what can only be genuine enthusiasm !

DD’s name gets quite a few compliments (and usually a lot of mumsnet love though there are always a few posters who hate it). It’s not particularly unusual or ‘unique’ but I’ve not come across another one prior to having DD, nor taught one in over 15 years primary teaching. Typically it suddenly seems to be everywhere since having DD so I suspect it will be less noteworthy as time goes on - though it’s the name we would have chosen wherever it was in the popularity charts because I love it so much and it also has a specific meaning for us.

I’ve met a little Hector recently, he’s a great little boy and I do really like his name. I do also know a Labrador called Hector though, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing I have a friend whose little boy is Otis, that gets quite a few compliments (I strongly disliked it when she announced it but it’s really grown on me).

I really liked Elis for a boy, there seem to be a few more around now - either with that spelling or more often double l.

I taught a lovely Franklyn a few years back, I think that’s a good name and his mum said she had a lot of people complimenting it.

I also have an unusual but not weird name which always used to get compliments (though sometimes just comments like “’that’s unusual”, “where is that from”) but, when I was at school everyone was called Claire, Sarah, Jennifer, Katy… I’ve really noticed I’ve the last 5 years or so that nobody bats an eyelid anymore because having a unique/unusual/ made up 9name is so common that it’s not really unique is now common!

@kmbegs

I'm sure your name is lovely but I would be wary of thinking that people commenting on a name means they like it. If someone ever tells me their child's name and it's unusual I feel like I need to say "oh that's lovely" or similar. A bit like if someone is wearing something really 'notable' and you feel it's rude not to acknowledge it with a nice comment about it, whether you think it's lovely or hideous.

This is what I think too.

Also when you are introduced to a newborn there isn't a lot to really comment on as they don't have a personality yet, so it's an easy default.

Dd2 often gets compliments on her name Eloisa

Ds is Conrad and its a marmite name but we do get ohh I LOVE that about his name too

Dd1 has a common name (wasn't when she was born) so rare anyone comments

Dd3 Irish name and people usually focus on the spelling or pronunciation

@DoucheCanoe

I've worked with kids for almost 20 years and have only ever really come across a few names that I've given a second thought tbh.

Girl: Ciara, Orla, Antonia, Faye.

Boy: Ellis, Zayn, Rafe.

These things are so relative, aren’t they? Ciara and Orla are so well-used as to be mundane here — Orla has been top 20 or just outside for decades, and Ciara was top ten for aeons, and is still well inside top 50.

Definitely @Skeam, I must admit though I'm pretty boring when it comes to names so tend to just go by what I like the sound of rather than popularity.

Yes she did until she was a teen. I was told it was lovely and unusual. Then it got very very popular, but mine is 25 now and way older than the others.

DS1's name gets LOADS of compliments (Jude)

DS2's name doesn't get many compliments at all (which surprises me as I think it's such a lovely name), but those who do compliment it seem to really love it (Evan). Maybe it's a bit of a marmite name 🤷‍♀️

Yes, DD's does. It's not weird, just rarely used.

My sons got a marmite name too, Tate. I can see people wince sometimes when i say it, others properly gush over it.

One of my DDs does, it was a last minute decision when I was in the hospital in labour. Middle name is after the hospital. It's quite unusual but it suits her very well.

Octavia Anne

My 1 girl always gets compliments everywhere we go, Eliza.
My other two not so often but I do get 'you've given them such beautiful names'
'What pretty names'

@kmbegs

I'm sure your name is lovely but I would be wary of thinking that people commenting on a name means they like it. If someone ever tells me their child's name and it's unusual I feel like I need to say "oh that's lovely" or similar. A bit like if someone is wearing something really 'notable' and you feel it's rude not to acknowledge it with a nice comment about it, whether you think it's lovely or hideous.

This is probably true.

I love my son's name but I have searched on Mumsnet for it to see what other people have to say about it!

DS1 is Rory and he gets a lot of nice comments.

I have three sons, and their names tend to get compliments, even more so back when each of them was born (twin DS1/DS2 in 2009, DS3 in 2017). DS1 and DS3's names are getting more popular now, although still not near top 100, but DS2's name has got as popular, so it's the one that still garners the biggest compliments. They're all names of Hebrew origin.

DD's name rarely gets compliments. A lot of people see it as quite "old", and along with my name (Sarah), it's one of the stalwart female Jewish names, so it's not very creative, but we love it and that's all that matters.

@kmbegs spot on

DD's name was complimented for not being a "weird trendy" name. Which I took to be a weird way of saying it was dull! We love it though

@kmbegs

I'm sure your name is lovely but I would be wary of thinking that people commenting on a name means they like it. If someone ever tells me their child's name and it's unusual I feel like I need to say "oh that's lovely" or similar. A bit like if someone is wearing something really 'notable' and you feel it's rude not to acknowledge it with a nice comment about it, whether you think it's lovely or hideous.

I agree with this