Woods

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I appreciate this name isn't going to be for everyone and will get mixed reviews. Woody is becoming more accepted as a stand alone name now but I much prefer Woods.

Given River/s, Brook/s, Forrest etc are becoming popular. Do you think Woods can work?

No. It’s awful.

And it's quite a common surname.

I like it. But he’ll end up with Woody as a nickname.

Depends heavily on the surname, though.

No.

I love the name Woody and Woods!

I don't think it works as a name tbh. I love River though.

No. It’s a surname. It sounds like he’s being told off by a 1950s teacher.

Only if your surname is Woodward, otherwise it sounds a bit silly.

Forest works as a name and obviously has the same meaning. Or I also like Oak, Ash and Rowan if you want a tree theme.

No.

No, just doesn't work on any level. Better off with any of the singular variants you mentioned, or Woody.

My neighbour has Cedar. Obviously Willow is used. I think Woods is ungainly and not attractive. I’m thinking Woody will be the natural nickname. I would use it as a second name I think.

I think the fact that it’s a plural noun is the problem — people aren’t called Rivers, Brooks, Rowans etc.

And yes, it does also sound a bit ‘Woods, do send in Ponsonby Minor to me — he’s fagging for me this term.’

Why the plural?
We seriously considered Woody for DS1, but remembered we were naming a person not a dog just in time.
DS1 is a teenager and says his name (top 5 boys name for many years) is one of the few things we got right.

Don't name your poor child Woods.

We've had a couple of boys names Woody pass through school ..one was a a real name one was from Edward

No, doesn’t even sound nice

I don't like the plural, and wood is a hard on, so no.

Woody was a nickname for Edward that became a name in its own right. Woods might be a nickname for Woody, but it does sound like a surname - and if you have a surname that could be a first name it'll cause confusion.

Would you go for Edward or Woody and have Woods as your nickname for him?

Forest works as a name and obviously has the same meaning

If that's too big, how about Thicket or Copse? .... well, no. The point is that not all 'nature names' work as human names.

As a name, it sounds like an artist’s AKA. ‘The 2022 prize for best went to Benjamin Smith AKA Woods.’

Sounds like a preppy guy from a wealthy family in Connecticut. Woods Winthorp III, has a brother called Brooks. Neither of them sound like nature names to me though, despite the presence of a wood and a brook.

What?!

Woods isn't a first name IMO only a surname.

No

Don't be daft!