Patrick or Heath?

[MissNothing]

Hi!

We’re set on a girls name but really stuck between these two names - middle name would be David, surname Gray.

Any opinions on them or anyone who has used either of these names?

Thank you!

Patrick goes better with your surname, but I like both.

Patrick is a lovely, classic name that is not common enough in this country to either be in fashion or fall out of it.
Unfortunately Heath reminds me of Heath Ledger.😥

I would go with Patrick. Having first and surnames with just one syllable doesn't sound as good.

I have a friend whose toddler is Heath, I don't think it really suits him and unfortunately hasn't really grown on me in 2 years. It reminds me of Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights and that Kate Bush song.

Patrick, by far.

I quite like Heath as a name but Heath Gray is a bit abrupt.

Patrick Gray is lovely.

Patrick. Heath Grey sounds like a colour.

I LOVE both these names (and also struggled with boys names), I think Patrick goes best with your surname though even if Heath is slightly my more preferred name.

Patrick is much nicer and works better with your surname

Patrick is a great name. I don't like Heath at all.

Patrick is a great name.

Both are handsome.

They're nice names, I'd use Patrick as Heath Gray sounds a bit like a crayon

Patrick.
Heath is awful.

Patrick. Heath Gray sounds like a paint colour.

I prefer heath but Patrick goes better.

I have got David Grey - Babylon suck in my head now though😂

Love Patrick

Heath isn’t to my taste and agree with pp that Heath Gray sounds like a paint colour!

Patrick sounds better with Grey. I think Patrick Grey is very nice.

Heath makes me think of Heath Robinson.

Ooh, I have a Heath!

Pros: you don't meet many (I have met one other a similar age). Very easy to spell and say (I gave one of my other children a more complicated name and I have occasionally wished I'd gone for something closer to Bob). He LOVES it: thinks it's "really cool", and a bit niche but every road trip we take he likes seeing his name in loads of place signs 😂. He really likes that there's a film star with it.

Cons: people do sometimes mishear and say "Keith? You don't meet many Keith's!"

Patrick.

Patrick. Much, much nicer name, not likely to go out of fashion, goes better with both David and your surname.

I have a Patrick and I love it. It's not very common at all, if that's important to you. We haven't come across another one yet, I don't think. Beautiful, classic boys name - although obv I'm going to say that!

I'm a bit surprised at the love for Patrick. To me that's a middle aged dad name, a bit like Simon, Martin, Paul, Tim. Nothing wrong with them at all (nothing wrong with any names in fact, I am a firm believer in you choose what you love, rather than what other people do!) but I see them as names on the way out, rather than undated classics/coming back in. I know a 35yo Patrick and he thinks his name is a bit of an old man's name.

But then if I've learnt anything about baby names it's: 1, everyone's different, and 2, the child becomes the name so you end up loving it either way

Patrick will never not be my favourite boys name so I’m biased. David is also a fantastic name.
i struggle to actually say Heath Gray. More like a shade of Farrow and Ball too possibly

Patrick is great, knew a Patrick that went by Trick which I always thought was pretty cool.

Heath I don’t like so much, sounds like the sound of someone sighing

Patrick, but I have a Patrick so obviously I love it! He’s the only one at school and he likes that.
Heath Grey sounds like a Dulux shade.