Keith for a boy?

[Threeboysandadog]

What do you think?

Blimey, so much hate for a name! It's not my taste but it's a solid, serviceable name.

I've heard far far pretentious worse names on Mumsnet...

Oh, NO. My husband's uncle is Keith, and he's 88

People assume it’s a child named after an older relative.

Why not just get straight to it and name your baby 'Grandad' ?!

I just think that’s what people would generally think. I don’t think Keith is too bad though if I’m honest! And when I was a kid, a name like Elsie or Margot would definitely have been seen as a ‘granny name.’ But now they’re the trendy names in nurseries near me!

I like Keith! Definitely due a revival, though the thought of little baby Keith is quite hard to wrap your head around.

I remember when we watched the ‘baby being born’ video in Science class, it must have been filmed in the 70s, the woman in it named the baby Barry at the end! Now that’s a name not ripe for revival.

We seem to forget that he too was once a cute baby!

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sorry Keith is a no from me !

But Keith IS a Barry name. No better or worse. It is dated. Just as in 50 years Jayden and Kayden will be dated.

It was my maiden name, I changed it by deed poll a year before I got married because I hated it so much. Don't do it.

Now this I did not know, despite many men in my family have Keith as a middle name for generations.

And my family emigrated to Australia from Ellon, near Aberdeen in 1880. You'd think someone would've clocked this by now. Mind blown.

Who are all these Keiths in their 40s??? I'm in my 40s. I never went to school with a single Keith or knew one my own age. They are all my parents' generation -60s, 70s, 80s.

I do think Keith Richard first, which is not a bad association I guess. Although someone else's description of Keith drinking real ale, having recently retired from s job in health & safety seems fairly apt. He probably wears dad jumpers too. The name itself isn't awful but I think it might need another decade or two before it's ready for a comeback.

There is a little Brian at out primary school. That surprised me.

I do think Keith Richard first, which is not a bad association I guess.

If you're focusing on his talent and success, maybe; but if I think of his (maybe partly self-inflicted) appearance, it isn't the first thing I'd want to associate a new baby with! Not saying that he looks terrible for an old man, but....