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Marsh for a boy

29 replies

MissTeaParty · 10/10/2023 19:02

I have thought this was quite a nice name for a while and it is probably my favourite for a boy, however my sister is not a fan and said something about "bad imagery" or something so I wanted to see what everyone else thought.

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Torganer · 10/10/2023 19:03

Call him Marshall and use Marsh as a nickname?

satellitesunshine · 10/10/2023 19:03

marshall is okay but marsh sounds like is odd

MissBattleaxe · 10/10/2023 19:03

Too much like swamp. Call him Marshall with Marsh as a nickname.

YourNameGoesHere · 10/10/2023 19:05

For his sake as he grows if you want to call him Marsh at least call him Marshall so he has a proper name he can use.

HoHoHoliday · 10/10/2023 19:08

It's not my taste but I don't see a problem with it, I don't see the bad imagery. A marsh is a wetland full of plant life. So Marsh as a name fits in perfectly well alongside River, Brook, or any of the popular plant, tree, animal names. If you love it, use it.

BoohooWoohoo · 10/10/2023 19:09

Marshall is much better but not my favourite name. Marsh makes me think of muddy thick sludge.

theduchessofspork · 10/10/2023 19:10

Torganer · 10/10/2023 19:03

Call him Marshall and use Marsh as a nickname?

This

He might well be swampy at school, but that’s quite cute

Coldinscotland · 10/10/2023 19:11

What about Bog or Trench?

Sandysandwich · 10/10/2023 19:13

Marsh like bog, swamp, mud, sounds damp, and waterlogged. Kind of makes me think of bog bodies and toads. I get what she means about bad imagery

GoodVibesHere · 10/10/2023 19:15

I do like Marshall, but it has to be Marshall rather than just Marsh.

MrsTerryPratchett · 10/10/2023 19:18

It's not a name. It's a surname at best. And a sodden piece of land.

PedrosHag · 10/10/2023 19:21

Marsh as in muddy bog?

MrsDanversChickenSandwich · 10/10/2023 19:40

I like Heath but Marsh just seems...soggy.

Marshall is fine though,

ErrolTheDragon · 10/10/2023 19:45

I'm reminded of a jibe aimed at someone who used to be married to a royal being nicknamed 'Foggy' because he was thick and wet.

Marshes are often wonderful wildlife habitats but they're squelchy and sometimes smelly.

AlexaCanYouHearMe · 10/10/2023 19:47
the real slim shady eminem GIF

No. As pps have said. Marshall is better. Although it does make me think of him............... ^

LulooLemon · 10/10/2023 20:06

No to Marsh.

He will get called Marshmallow.

Or <shudders> Marshmellow.

Melita7 · 10/10/2023 22:27

Don’t do it

Duttercup · 10/10/2023 22:35

I suppose you could use Marshall if you want every parent you meet for 5 years to look surprised and say 'Oh! Like Paw Patrol!?'

TheaBrandt · 10/10/2023 22:44

What a strange choice when there are lots of perfectly good boys names to use. Are you mid pregnancy? I came up with some corkers my teens are horrified at what they were nearly called.

user1492757084 · 12/10/2023 09:28

Marsh is fine. It's like Nash.
I would not have a middle name beginning with A or he will be called Marsha.

Twoshoesnewshoes · 12/10/2023 09:31

I rather like it
went trudging on the moor last weekend round some beautiful remote marshes so it’s a nice image for me
agree with Marshall for formal though

VenusClapTrap · 13/10/2023 22:26

I quite like it.

Gnomegnomegnome · 13/10/2023 22:52

Lump sat alone in a boggy marsh
Totally emotionless except for her heart
Mud flowed up into lump's pajamas
She totally confused all the passing piranhas

Maddy70 · 13/10/2023 22:53

Marshall then shorten it

MariaLuna · 13/10/2023 22:55

Not Marsh (bog, Irish for loo),

Nor Marshall. Army, fuck that.

Sorry OP, just my 2 cents.