Is this whacky or cool?

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Hi what do you think of a name Easton?
I don't want names that are too known or popular, but don't want anything whacky either.

It's a very fine line and just when I think I've struck a nice balance with a name, I worry if it's not a "safe" name.

Any other ideas welcome
Thank you

Possibly would always be confused with Ethan. Personally I think it sounds too makey-uppy

I see where you're coming from but I think it's not really a name or perhaps it's an American name? Weirdly Weston sounds better - Nicolas Cage has a son called this i think.

I like the name after reading it and saying it in my head a couple of times. I'll admit the first thing that crossed my mind was 'Euston, like the station?'. But after reading it a few times I think it's okay.

Sheena is all I think of

@MrsEricBana yes it comes from similar background as Weston. I find Weston a bit too ..'established' and wanted something a bit more newer.

Btw we don't live in England (but another English speaking country) so won't be associated with Euston.

I am thinking to have it as a middle name as am prob not brave enough to use as a first name

I don't mind it to be honest, it maybe depends on the surname? Easton Smith maybe not but Easton Draper or something more unusual sounds good.

Other ideas:
Emerson
Innes
Austin
Grayson
Blair

Had to Google it. A singer in her 60s - I don't think my son would have to worry with her association amongst his future friends

@BinBandit surname is not popular nor unusual - along the lines of Edmund. Two syllables.

I like Austin and Emerson

Gives me the earworm
"My baby takes the morning train" a v boring song by Sheena Easton.

It's a surname. There are so many actual and lovely-sounding boy's names. Why this one? It's the name of a small rundown town.

@GoodThinkingMax but isnt it like saying 'why name a boy Theo, reminds me of Theodore Roosevelt'? Sheena is from generations ago, I didn't even know who she was and I'm 35

A lot of first names these days are from surnames. Jackson, Riley, Dylan, Duncan, Finley, Lincoln, mason, Ashleigh, Cameron, Cassidy, Kim, Rose - are all originally surnames. Just a few examples.

It’s not my style but perfectly useable if you like it - there are plenty of Cooper/Hunter etc surname type names around so fits in with those.

It’s a Scottish surname - Sheena noted above being the most famous example. I’ve never heard it as a first name (which I don’t love)

Easton is the name of a not particularly nice deprived area in Bristol, one of the most deprived in the UK.

There was lots of gang related violence and drug issues there when I was growing up nearby.

Thanks @Spartak I've actually heard of that! We're not living in the uk (but another English speaking country) so I don't think we'll have those associations.

And then Bronx is a boy's name these days, and it was a fairly rough area of New York

What about Byron?

Not keen on Easton, it is similar to Mason and usually associated with a certain type.!

I don't think it's wacky or bad. It's a place name but there are several in the UK and US and at least one in Canada and none of them are internationally famous. Unless someone lives near an Easton they're probably more likely to think it might be a family surname, or just a traditional surname the parents as a first name.

I knew an Easton who went by Easy, which worked for him but might not for someone with a different personality. Apart from that I think it's kind of hard to shorten (which you may not plan to do, but at some point someone will). Eas and East somehow don't sound as good as Wes or West. Although I guess there's E. Or Tony.

I live in the US and know of an Easton out here. I hadn't heard of the name before he was born but I really like it. Definitely a US vibe, but easy to spell and it doesn't feel out there at all once you get used to it Congratulatoons!

It's a normal enough name where I live in North America. Easton Corbin being a fairly well know country singer.

I think it’s quite normal really, I can imagine it will become common in certain areas soon as very similar names are rising in popularity

I know a little American boy by that name. It is a company that makes baseball bats and apparently the father is a big baseball fan. It’s not to my taste but I admit I prefer more “established” rather than “unique” names.

Not keen to be honest, but your baby, your choice. Other suggestions:

Oakley
Tudor
Paxton
Fletcher
Carter
Dashwood
Elliot
Grayson
Wyatt

I know an Easton (not in the Uk but also another English speaking country). It's a lovely name and never heard anyone say anything negative about it. He's a well-mannered, polite little boy so I have only positive opinions on it as a name! Lol

That's what I'm trying to 'catch' - a name that isn't yet popular but is lovely sounding

@CoffeeBeansGalore I was going for Carter but decided it's already a bit too popular for my liking. Not as original as I want to be ha.

I keep going to Oakley as well! Not sure if that's 'too out there' and can't decide what I'm associating with that name, but I think it's very lovely sounding

Oakley is old hat.

How about
West
Denver
Hollis
Denali
Denzel
Ansel
Marshall