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!

@RussianSpy101 hector is a great name. Jasper is actually a pets name but u don't hear many pets called hector

Jasper being a pets name is perhaps only your experience of it! We certainly only know a (lovely ) child with the name and Wikipedia has a long list of Jaspers with the name and not one is a pet dog
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasper_(given_name)

I do think Rory is lovely

My eldest son has a very popular name, but my second son's is more unusual and gets a lot of compliments. He's called Corin

Everything is a pets name these days.

You're obviously too young to remember Hector's House. (Hector was a dog).

I know several human Jaspers and I've never met an animal version - so I guess it depends on who you know.

My lot get quite a few compliments, they're quite uncommon names and they're yet to meet anyone with the same name yet!

I know 2 Jasper's, both human. Never known a pet called Jasper. It's an old Persian name, it's also a semi-previous stone. I also know a Casper.

I have a friend that has a little girl called Tinka-Bel.
EVERYONE comments on her name. Lots of people say they like it but I can tell they don’t

@Duxiejhrhrvjz surely you are joking?

Corin is gorgeous! @SilverOtter - I love Shakespearean names, but whenever I've suggested I'm considering them to people in real life, they weren't keen (Corin apparently too feminine, Orlando too over the top etc).

So I'll probably play it "safe" and choose a very traditional classic for DS as I do really love those too (William, Edward, Alexander, Samuel etc). But I agree with pp who said that you can't expect to get compliments on that type of name - as everyone knows at least a few boys/men with them as they are perennially well used. Where as with a standout name you are going to get people who absolutely love them, and those who (hopefully privately once DC are named!) feel the opposite.

Orlando is one of my favourite names.

I didn't actually ask anyone other than my family what they thought of our names. I cannot imagine giving being interested in the responses of my friends, some of whom have very conventionally named kids. And to be fair if my family had said they didn't like them I would have ignored it.

That's good to know @TatianaBis

It was close family I asked. I suspect my friends/acquaintances would have been more polite with my less common choices, the way I'm all "that's nice/lovely/interesting" when asked my opinion on names by people I'm not super close to so don't want to risk upsetting (whether I really like their name choices or not).

Its such a difficult one, because I feel like I'm not picking the name for me only - my DC is going to be the one who has to live with it (at least until they can legally change it!). I could get lucky like you were? and have DC with the same taste in names as me - or they could be really shy and upset I called them an unusual name that stands out.

I suppose picking a name that others are likely to have in school/clubs feels a safer bet (providing I like the names as much). It might mean there's a risk of another being in their class, but I've heard anecdotes of that happening with the unusual ones too!

My daughter's name is merryn. We've had a couple of nice comments regarding it.

My dad hated my sons name because it’s the same as an arsenal players name. Mum hated it as well.
They got used to it. Fwiw it’s now a very popular name, not offensive or unusual at all so the hate was a bit surprising.
They’re no longer with us unfortunately but I’d love to know what they think of baby girls name!

My daughter’s name is Matilda and she gets lots of compliments on it though obviously not unusual.

@kmbegs I agree I always say that's a lovely name. I think a better gauge is when people comment on an adults name. Only last week a lady I meet said "you have such a beautiful name" to me. I don't think an adult would comment on a name unless they really liked it

@IamnotwhouthinkIam

Corin is gorgeous! *@SilverOtter* - I love Shakespearean names, but whenever I've suggested I'm considering them to people in real life, they weren't keen (Corin apparently too feminine, Orlando too over the top etc).

So I'll probably play it "safe" and choose a very traditional classic for DS as I do really love those too (William, Edward, Alexander, Samuel etc). But I agree with pp who said that you can't expect to get compliments on that type of name - as everyone knows at least a few boys/men with them as they are perennially well used. Where as with a standout name you are going to get people who absolutely love them, and those who (hopefully privately once DC are named!) feel the opposite.

Thank you❤️

DS is Lachlan and we get lots of compliments on his name.

Conrad is on our list if we have another son.

I do know a fair number of families where the first child has a popular name like Harry/Millie/Arthur/Ella and the second child is a Fiona/Wilbur/Thaddeus or something very uncommon now.

Our DS has a classic but underused name. I got a lot of comments along the lines of, "oh, that's unusual..."

I got very paranoid that as a pp said they really meant they didn't like it! I had some name regret and still do to some extent. Certainly it's made me self-conscious about telling people his name.

When we had DD we were considering two names which were also quite unusual but shortly before the birth changed to a relatively popular and pretty name. I said to DH that I knew it was really stupid but I just wanted to hear, "oh, that's nice" and not get into long conversations about how their parent/grandparent was called that. It's not the only reason we chose it but it's certainly a name that doesn't get as commented on unless it's something complimentary, and I've never regretted it for a moment.

@Bluemamma I wish I was joking. I cringe when I’m in public and have to say her name. And even then they can’t hear the misspelling.
I think people are so curious as to whether that’s her real name they have to ask and then can’t say their true feelings so pretend to like it.

@itssquidstella really love Hector too dh was less keen but love Conrad

People often compliment (beyond "that's a lovely name") DD, it's a known name but uncommon, im sure some people hate it too haha.

My name is a proper name but unused these days so i have never met another one. People often gush about it which can be embarassing.

ds Has a name that pretty much every other boy his age has so nobody ever comments 🤣 we also have a common surname!

I always gush over the sort of names like Jean Francois which sound so romantic to me!

Oh and yes jasper is an amazing name, i always feel jealous when i meet a little one that the mum's DH didnt veto it like mine did haha

I've had lovely comments about my child's name
Not for a while to be fair but still
It's not a common name (but neither is it 'out there')

My name gets a lot of compliments, it's a perfectly normal name in Wales, but I was born and raised in England so a lot of people ask the origin.

I do get a few rude comments but most comments are compliments. I'm a bit worried now that the compliments aren't genuine

Mine are "normal but not-too-common" (I think) end both get compliments. They're called Logan and Zayne.