Val

[Bagging]

What do you think of it as a boys' name? Like Val Kilmer or Val Doonican?

[YvanEhtNiojYvanEhtNioj]

Valium

[stormelf]

I really like it. I also really like Vale.

[ButterRose]

Mmm to be honest I can't really bring myself to like it I don't mind Vallen but not Val

[Firebird83]

Ok short for Valentine / Valentin

[sunflowerdaisyrose]

Not a fan

[IDontLikeMondays88]

I quite like it.

also what about

Van (like Van Morrison) or
Brum

[OnaBegonia]

@IDontLikeMondays88

Van (like Van Morrison) or
Brum

[OnaBegonia]

🤣🤣🤣
@IDontLikeMondays88

[GreenClock]

I feel that it needs “auntie” in front of it. Loads of my friends have an Auntie Val, born circa 1948.

[Bagging]

@GreenClock what would you think of a boy with that nickname? How do you think he would fare in school etc? I think Valerie is uncommon for girls right now so unlikely to meet a girl with the same nickname.

[Romelo]

not a fan of Val I’m afraid. It’s a real grandma name to me. What would it be short for?

[SpaceJamtart]

Depends if its as name on its own or as a nickname, if I saw it on an unofficial list like a birthday party invite list or something I would assume girl and short for Valerie just because of the 'grandma' names being used for babies now

[Bagging]

@Romelo, did you read the OP?

[wonkylegs]

My mum is a Val (Valerie) but she was named after a male relative Valentine

[comealongponds]

Awful sorry. I had also assumed it was for a girl and came on to say Valerie is pretty

[WeAreTheHeroes]

Van Morrison's actual name is Ivan, Van is a shortening. The name Valerio is a Spanish and, I think, Italian boy's name.

[Kanaloa]

@GreenClock

I feel that it needs “auntie” in front of it. Loads of my friends have an Auntie Val, born circa 1948.

Haha yes I was going to say it just reminds me of the glum ‘hi auntie Val’ they always do on Friday night dinner!

I’m not keen. It just seems a bit nothingy as a first name. Just Val.

[Kite22]

Like pp, I'd assume it was a girl if saw it written down.
Like all the other 'older' ladies names that are coming back round.

Don't like it for a boy at all.

[Bagging]

@Kanaloa , do you mean nothingy as a boys' name as well as a girls' name?

[Romelo]

@Bagging yes I did read the OP, as well as your next reply where you asked another poster what they’d think of a boy with that nickname. Hence my question!

[Kanaloa]

@Bagging

@Kanaloa , do you mean nothingy as a boys' name as well as a girls' name?

Yeah to be honest. If it was just ‘Val’ for a girl I’d think that was a but nothingy too. Valentina/Valentine/Valerie on the other hand is gorgeous. But just ‘Val.’ To me it’s like just plain ‘Bob’ or ‘Cal.’ I mean even Val Doonican who you mentioned wasn’t actually just ‘Val.’

[Bagging]

@Romelo, Valentin or Valdemar.

[Roselilly36]

Valery is also a male name.

[Romelo]

Love Valentin! Still not keen on Val but Valentin is fab

[itssquidstella]

I like it. Short for Valentine/Valentino.