Oaken

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Yes it is from frozen but I'm sure no one will care about that. I know someone with a girl called Oakah, so I'm considering Oaken for a boy.

I really like how it has a nature sound but also sounds quite solid. And can't be mispronounced easily.

Thoughts?

My first thought

I like it. Actually think it’s a lot nicer than Oakley which is quite downmarket. People on her are usually absolutely awful about any name that isn’t considered classic. Ignore the Helen’s. If you like it use it.

Yes, calling a name downmarket is awful, you’re right.

I find it a bit meh. Not my taste I guess. It's better than Oakley though which I think is awful

Yeah and this was a lovely thing to say 🙄🤦‍♀️

Lol!

No

Sorry OP, my first thought was ‘thick’ as in 2 short planks. I am too old to have watched Frozen so have no context.

How about Darrach? Scots work for oak .

I think instead of thinking of a baby - think of a 15 year old instead. I think they would be teased, OP. Sorry!

Sounds like a yogurt

Reminds me of the cheap pine furniture stores always having a closing sale.

Definite no from me. It's awful to give that to a baby/child/person

This was my first thought

Not on par with your ridiculous, ironic ‘downmarket’ comment 🙄🤦‍♀️

Oaken (as a word, leaving aside names for a moment) is an old adjective meaning made of oak. It doesn't imply imitation oak or laminate. Most people now would use "oak" as both a noun and an adjective: we want to put oak floors in our new house is standard, although we want to put oaken floors in our new house is not wrong. I think oaken may be more familiar in the USA, for example the "old oaken bucket", which is a famous football trophy.

It's frustrating that despite the popularity of tree names - Rowan, Ash, Aspen, Willow, Ivo(r) - there's no clear way to honour "oak" that doesn't feel awkward. Oakley has its own energy, being used a lot in the USA to honour sharpshooter Annie Oakley, and then kind of spawning Oaklynn and such.

If I felt a strong call to name a child after oaks, I might look at the Hebrew (Alon, Elon) or Gaelic (Daragh, MacDara, Adair).

I thought this was going to be about a furniture brand or store.
How about Acorn or Sideboard?

Oaken coffin...

Helen? Do share.

Yes, my mind went to furniture too. Sorry OP.

Boaken, Broaken, Soaken

😂

Don’t afflict your child with a stupid name.

Broken oaken, no its not for me

Is Helen the new misogynist mot de jour?

At least Karens are off the hook.

And PP confirming my theory that 90% of the time only twats use the crying/laughing emoji.

😂🤣 for when someone's face actually looks like this: 😠🙄 or 😐

😂 wow ok you guys are brutal!

I don't like Oakley, it sounds American. Oak on its own is just too "tree". I actually like that it means "of an oak" - to me that says, natural, solid, good quality somehow haha.

I do think you're all very conservative. How is it different to Rowan etc?

And yes I am actually thinking of a teenager when I think of it - oaken isn't really a babyish name is it. I can't see him getting teased, my god people have all sorts of names now and Oaken wouldn't even register!

I don't know GOT but I do like Thorin as well although I think it will get mispronounced

Good point re the faces 😬

I'm quite liking the shift from Karen to Helen even though I like the name Helen. Helen seems more like an upmarket Karen to me