Baby name Ives

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I really like the name Ives for a boy, pronounced to rhyme with “dives” rather than like Eve. I like that it’s uncommon but simple and familiar because of St Ives.

What do you think? Is it too place namey? I’m not keen on others like London or Milan but for some reason love this one!

Poor child. Would you like to be called Ives? Just give him a real name.

Ivo, Ivor or Ivan are more familiar

No it's not a good name for a child, sorry

I like Ivy. Ives...not so much.

Also rhymes with hives. Not a good choice at all.

Quick google shows me that St Ives' actual name was Ivo, or Yves, depending on which article you read. Ives is not a name.

I like it, although had never heard of it before this thread!

Possibly because I know St Ives well though.

Burl Ives - surname there though - 1950s American singer/actor

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burl_Ives

I like it. It’s occasionally used in my family as a middle name, originally being the maiden name of a female ancestor a few generations back.

I grew up in a St Ives (not the famous one) the person the town is named after was St Ivo. Ivo is a decent name, Ives isn't.

To me it sounds incomplete without the Saint before it.

I really wouldn't use that as a name.

@Twizbe I grew up there too (still there in fact)
That's why I suggested Ivo too!🙂

Even Ivan would be better and that's just terrible

That's cool. I have to say I couldn't use Ivo either but I guess not everyone goes to the Ivo lol.

If he lives in several parts of England I imagine it'd get pronounced "oives" by most people. Which is just awful.
Even if everyone you deal with says their "I" s clearly, it's a rubbish name I'm afraid.

Yeah I'd never use it for that reason😆

I've never met a person called Ives. I'd probably assume it was some kind of aristo family name.

It’s not the absolute worst, but it’s not very nice.

Ivo or Ivor are much nicer

I rather like it. Ivor is nice too (and was my grandfather's name!)

Wow, more negative than I’d expected 😬 It is a legitimate name as well as a place, it’s an English form of Yves. But clearly not everyone’s cup of tea. Can’t use Ivo because of the ending, but that’s lovely too.

Miles is our other favourite but it doesn’t excite me. Any more suggestions in the same vein? Doesn’t have to end in S although I do seem to be drawn to those.

I love it… but then I have a son called Ives. Glad I never canvass for opinion on names as I might have had a wobble. Never had any negativity, people say it properly and it suits him.

Idris
Julius
Soames
Tobias

Or just go with the name you love!

No, no, and no.

I really like it! I would have pronounced it Yves (Eeves) though I think

It's not a name I'm familiar with. I'm sorry to say that without your explanation of the pronunciation, my first thought would be that you couldn't spell Yves.

I think it’s fine. It’s a name, or there wouldn’t be a saint Ives. It’s an anglicisation of similar names like Ivo, Yves etc and is valid.

Sounds like an old Yorkshireman telling you he's got hives.