Boaz.

[gemloving]

I am religious and absolutely love this biblical name. What does the general public think and I know a lot Mumsnetters aren't Christians.

I actually really like it and the biblical association is a good one.

I mean the letters are quite similar to Noah aren’t they?!

I like, I've met two. Didn't know them well enough to know how their peers responded to their names though. It sounds similar to other popular biblical names imo, Noah, Ezra etc

I've only ever met one, in Israel. I think there are better biblical names

I like it. I know one too. His parents have a mixture of cultural backgrounds so I had always assumed it was a name from another culture.

I don’t think most people would think twice about it now there is such a large variety of names in use. Reminds me of a well known academic linguist but I think Boaz was his surname.
Its always a positive, in my view if you have a good reason for choosing a name and admiration for the character of the original Boaz is a great one.

I like it (but I'm probably biased as DH and I had a reading from the Book of Ruth (1:16-17) for our wedding 🤗). Bo is particularly lovely.

Put it down to pregnancy hormones. I suggested Ace for the list at one point. Glad my DP said absolutely not 😂

A cross between booze and boak

No

I didn't use to be a fan of it, but we have a lovely boy at our church called Boaz and I feel much fonder of the name since I've got to know him.

Other suggestions that I think fit with the more mainstream feel of this country but are also religious

Ezra
Micah
Noah
Elijah

I know a few Zeke's short for Ezekiel. I quite like it and it's funny that Ruth is a mainstream name but not Boaz

Awful.

I prefer Balonz

I know a lot of Ezras. It's a very middle class-leafy-London name. I know one Boaz. The boys call him Bo-Ass but kids can be mean about nearly every name. Beau is a nice. Would that work?

I'm a practising Christian and I do not like it at all.

I actually know a relatively recently born Boaz. I think it’s nice, but I hadn’t heard of it before that and did need telling it was a biblical name.

I don't like it either.

I'm not religious but surely there are other biblical names? Others have mentioned Ezra, Caleb ( love that name), Noah, Joseph, Matthew?

LOVE it. I am a Christian though!

When a friend called their baby Boaz ("Bo") it was generally well received by unbelieving friends.

Only to their faces maybe 😄

I like Boaz. I would probably assume that Boaz's parents were pretty devout, in a way I wouldn't for Noah or Ezra which are more popular.