Howard or Douglas

[Aldith]

I am not yet pregnant but DH and I are trying we would name a girl Felicity Carys Tesni but are undecided between Howard or Douglas for a boy as a first name. Middle names would be Ian James and both middle names are honouring. Douglas was DH’s DF name DF died when DH was 7 months old of cancer. Howard is a name DH loves. I like both and we can’t decide between them. What do you think?

I like both! Very ahead if the fashion curve. They will both come back I predict.

Not keen on either. Definitely old man named not due a revival just yet.

And I say this as someone whose dad was a Douglas... or 'Big Doogie' as he was locally known.😐

Douglas is great, a classic and older name that is very underused. Doughie is so cute on a little boy.

Howard is a bit harder to pull off, he could be called Howie like Howie Mandel but Douglas is much nicer.

Lovely names, I slightly prefer Douglas.

@Tradeup , is Doughie short for Pilsbury Doughboy?

Howard is awful. Reminds me of a dirty man visiting strip joints

Douglas

Howard is awful, Douglas isn't great but Dougie is okay

I like both. Douglas Ian sounds marginally better than Howard Ian but both are classic and good adult names.

I prefer Douglas but I’m not keen on either. I’m in Scotland and it’s not an unusual name here at all, but it’s not popular for babies nowadays. It’s often shortened to Doug or Dougie (pronounced Doogie which I really hate!)

I'd have James Douglas.
Howard and Douglas are both awful tbh.

I love Douglas. But it would be shortened to Dougie and there's Hey Duggee which I'd never heard of until I had a child. Still a super cute name and I like the story. Don't like Howard

Howard but Douglas is nearly as nice

Douglas, Doug, Dougie is so much better than Howard.