Why the hate for David?

[Dumbledormer]

Love the name David. Think baby Dave is gorgeous but my husband is totally against it.

We already have a Jonathan and I love that it’s traditional but not particularly popular and I’m looking for something similar. Any ideas?

I don’t think your husband not liking it means there’s hate for the name! I like it. Works v well with Jonathan.
How about Alexander or Benjamin?

David is a family name for us, two family members are David, another one a version of this and my DS middle name is also David. It’s a good name!

But like anything won’t suit everyone

Saul?
Another biblical pairing with Jonathan?

Is it because of the Royale Family? They used to say, Baby David in such a wet way!

Reuben
Benjamin
Noah
Saul
Stephen
Thomas

When I hear David I picture a middle aged man not a baby. I know it's strange it's just like Gary, I can't picture a baby named Gary either.

Jonathan is a beautiful name so im sure you'll find something lovely to go with it.

It's just a bland name. Everyone knows a David/ Dave.

Edward
Phillip
George
Mark
Paul
Martin
Alexander
Harry
Henry
Peter

I love David. Classic name.
Not terribly keen on Dave - often it’s the short options that end up putting me off.

David was the most common name at our wedding and is the most common name at my company. It’s a really good name! Just it’s also an incredibly common name and most people know more than one - so your David would be “Baby David” or “David Surname” or whatever to everyone.

It's not like Gary at all, David is a classic just not fashionable at the moment.

Weren't David and Jonathan intensly close friends in the Bible?

David is a lovely, classic name!

Db is David, it's my mum's favourite name of all time. She says she knew from a little girl she would have a David. I think it's great.

Well, It might come back in 10 years. The fact that David and Linda are being discussed even as possibilities that most people shoot down, that alone means that these names will come back but not yet

What about Marcus? That goes with Jonathan. Imo

Is there? Quite a few David’s and my kids school

I like David but not Dave.

I know two David’s that don’t like being called Dave (and tell everyone this when they introduce themselves) and yet people still insist on calling them it.

I like it :)

I love David. It also works really well with Johnathan.

Andrew

I like it pronounced as Dah-vid, but I realise it would be a very hard work in the U.K. to stick to that.

Yes, sorry I should of said, both sides of the family are not keen on David either but I’ve not been put off! I’ve also just Googled Jonathan and David and found the biblical link which is fabulous (annoyingly 😫)

Thank you for your suggestions so far. Really like Alexander and Edward although conscious of Jonathan and Edward =Jedward …

Baby David just makes me think of The Royle Family 😂

Thank you for your suggestions so far. Really like Alexander and Edward although conscious of Jonathan and Edward =Jedward …

Oh, I wouldn't worry about that. They won't be a thing in a couple of years. And it's really not obvious.

DH has brothers Jonathan and David, in their 20s/30s. He is Daniel which you may like if anything like my MIL?