Opinions on Monty?

[Rainbow28x]

Really stuck on a boys name and although Theo/Theodore is on our list, I'm not sure if it's too popular at the moment!
Is Monty too out there for a boy name?

Theodore is lovely, but agreed, a lot about! Monty is a dogs name to me unfortunately (Montague?) 😬

Uncle Monty
Monty Python
the dog in 3 Men In A Boat (Montmorency)

But I am of that vintage, so maybe younger people wouldn’t have those associations.

I love Monty. We would have chosen that for our last child, but alas, she was a girl. Honestly, though Monty is lovely. Go for it.

It never sounds like a proper name to me. Just the shortened form I think it is.

Absolutely love Monty. Wanted to call my dog Monty.

I know a couple of boys with the name Monty ..they are around 8 years old

That was my worry that a lot of people would associate it as a dogs name 😂

DH would want a full name on the birth certificate, but nickname would probably be Monty!

I sort of see it as a joke name for a posh old man, like Algernon or Ignatious or a dog with the energy of a posh old man

We also had a dog called Monty .

The only Montys I’ve met have been dogs. 🐕

Love Monty as a nn for Montgomery (or Montague).

My dog is called monty or sir cadbury Montgomery

We must mix in very different circles.
I'm middle-aged with two school-aged children and I've never met a Monty and I suspect very few people in my locale have either.
Monty wouldn't go down to well and I'm positive he'd be the butt of jokes (I'm not condoning this).

I think monty is a great name 👌

As in Monty Don? Montgomery?

Despite knowing a couple, between 8-12 years old, it’s still a (posh) dog’s name to me. Probably a chocolate Labrador.

Sorry. Love Theo though.
How about Nathaniel (Nate/Nat)?

Way too twee for a grown young man imo

DS1 was at nursery with a Monty, I think its nice and not too "out there". I'm not sure if he had a longer name on his birth certificate.

When I hear Monty I either think dog or a stuck up, upper class child who's siblings are called Bartholomew and Cecelia.

Monty sit!
Monty walkies!
Monty fetch!

Who’s a clever boy? 🐶

We had a dog called Monty. But then again, there's a family dog called Theo!

I do know a child called Monty (short for Clement) and it actually works really well.

I have a nephew called Monty. Birth certificate says Montgomery but no one ever calls him that 😁

Go for it OP

The Full Monty springs to mind, but I suppose younger people wouldn't think of that. ( Just made myself feel old googling how long ago the film was...1997!)

Our dog was Monty.

Think it would be lovely if you called him Montgomery, nn Monty

Mongomery is awful IMO but I love Monty. Reminds me of lovely evenings watching Gardeners world with Monty Don.