On a scale of 1 to 10 - how much of a bad idea is this name?????

[coby]

1 = not a bad idea at all, it's a wonderful name

10 = what on earth are you thinking???

The name is

Portley (for a boy)

Go on - do you worst

Portleywww.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Portley

PLEASE DON'T!!!!! 10!!!!!!!!! I an called portley but that is not my first name and I do have a weight problem!!!! How about Peter?Andrew? Brooklyn?

10...

10

sorry

LOLOLOL

10

(sorry)

10

lolol

10

Reminds me of the dozy short kid in the simpsons

LOLOLOLOL this is our nickname for ds

you must NOT do it

I immediately thought 8 because of the shape!
Sorry.
No, really it is a bad idea and he will hate you for it after 12 years of playground misery.

Sorry but I have to agree with pretty much everyone else.
10.
That said, if you really love it then go for it. Something tells me that you are not determined to have it tho, or you wouldn't be asking us what we think.

Imagine calling him in for his tea... PORT LEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEE yer tea's ready!!

No question.

20 - 10 doesn't even begin to cover it. Please tell me you are asking "for a friend" and you're not thinking of comitting this crime against humanity yourself!

10

oh how amusing

i call my ds Portley when he is looking a little chubby

You just can't

10 by the way

10
Possibly more

mind you, ds does love this name and refers to himself by it

over the years it got shortened to 'Porters' or 'Porty' but still turns heads when used in public - like this

coby, is this an enquiry about your own chosen name for dc? outrage at a friend's choice? what?

Ha ha

And in case you are serious: 10.

OK, time to come clean....

Thanks for all your honest opinions - that is what I needed and I knew I could could on you folks

Portly (without the 'e' - I mis-spelt my post, see my profile for apology) is Otter's son in Wind in the Willows. I have mentioned it to a couple of random people today as a possible name for our DS and no-one knew it meant 'stout/fat' . I wanted to check how many of you made the immediate connection as I did.

We do like the name but not it's meaning as fat, and since the vast majority do seem to know the meaning (as I suspected) we will not consider it.

DH is stout, very big built, not fat, just big built so in that sense it would suit him if he turned out to be the same shape I guess but it is a no-no now.

(bugger)...now what?????