Matthew?

[BellaLaStrange]

We are thinking of Matthew for our DS due in January. We have a two DD Elizabeth (Beth) What do you think?
Also suggestions for middle names .

I like it. It's a classic and timeless name, IMO.
It will get shortened to Matt by his friends, though, so make sure you are OK with that.

It's nice. And unusual right now.

Do you have a family name for a middle name - I think that usually works best

Otherwise perhaps Matthew Alexander

Matt is a terrible name, which is what he'd probably be called.

You won't go far wrong with Matthew.

Classic, underused and a name that will see your son through to adulthood.

It's a good, strong name. I love it.

It's a bit dull and boring.

I have a Matthew, he never gets called Matt. I obviously love it congratulations!

Not keen, and I hate Matt.

Matthew is a strong name that is not overused and will mature well with your boy. Unlike the twee Alfies, Reggies and Teddys that are everywhere now. I think Matthew James or Matthew David would work well.

It's traditional but uncommon so it's easy to spell and pronounce but he's unlikely to be one of many with the same name in his nursery or school class. If my daughter had been a boy she would have been Matthew Darwin

Love it and I've never met a Matthew that I haven't liked!!

@Rockingcloggs I might make an exception for Matt Hancock- but yes I like traditional names myself

Matthew is fine. It’s pretty dated and crashingly dull to me, but it’s inoffensive.

I think Matthew pairs will with a more interesting middle name than something very standard like James. Here are some from my list.
Matthew Aloysius
Matthew Aurelian
Matthew Casimir
Matthew Jago
Matthew Lucien
Matthew Raphael

A friend has a Matthew James

Matthew is a great name, a classic.

for middle names why don’t you use a family name?

my suggestions:

Matthew James
Matthew Christopher
Matthew Alexander
Matthew Henry
Matthew Oscar
Matthew Oliver
Matthew Thomas
Matthew Anthony
Matthew Jasper

I love it but I’m biased. It always gets classed as dull on here. Mine was always Matthew growing up but his friends call him Matt and he prefers Matt. I am fine with that as I like it. Well until Matt Hancock I did anyway!

Thankfully I've never met Matt Hancock so I'm pretending he doesn't exist!

My DS is Matthew (15) and hates it when people try and shorten it to Matt or Matty.

I love it. So nice with Elizabeth

I like it a lot. I’m not sure about a middle name but I suggest maybe don’t go for another overtly biblical name especially Mark, Luke or John!

An all-time favourite of mine and I also think it goes really well with Elizabeth. I don't have any problem with Matt - I don't think I've ever met an unlikeable Matt. If anything, I might expect an adult Matthew who didn't shorten his name to be a bit stand-offish. But I like Matthew better for a little boy.

It sounds as if you like traditional names with a bit of gravitas so how about:

Matthew Joseph
Matthew Thomas
Matthew William
Matthew Robert
Matthew Stephen
Matthew Dominic
Matthew Henry (oh, that's been suggested already - two votes then!)

I don't like the sound of Matthew. And hate Matt.

Totally biased here as I have a Matthew but I love the name and find it timeless and classic and quite uncommon where I live right now. Always goes by Matthew, no shortening to Matt or matty which I don't like as much x

Thank you all. Lots of great suggestions for a middle name also.xx

My 21 year old is called matthew James so I’m biased in that I think it’s a great name however his friends shortened it to Matt from an early age and he refers to himself as Matt 🙈