Your thoughts on... Harker?

[boudoiricca]

for a boy. It's a family name and I really like it, but am worried about potential nicknames...?

Do you have any choices of middle names to go with it? I think as a whole name with quite plain and simple middle/surname it could go well, like Harker James White or something, but if it's going to be all 'different' names might be too much.

I like it - also Harper if you're not sure...

No, sorry. Maybe as a middle name.

oh hark at you
i take it you are not from the west midlands

VS, our surname is one syllable beginning with S, and I already really like James as a middle name. I think it flows nicely.

Ooooh I like that one. Harker. The more I say it the more I like it too, especially with a one syllable surname. I think it's fab and as it's a family name you have even more great reason to use it.

Harker Smith

It is fine. When he is a teenager people will call him Fucker Smith but as capp points out, kids will find something "amusing" in relation to every first name. And if they don't, they'll find it in the surname. Or the fact that they wear glasses or whatever.

Go for it.
I'm pretty crap with 'unusual' names normally, my Dc's are all very 'normal'(common?) and I've been won over by it so I'd imagie most people will be.

I always say on these threads DD's BF's name is Dallis, when she first talked about her I was very WTF? about the name, but now I know her quite well it suits her to a tee, and I really like it, names become the person after a while and you even forget there was any worries about using them.

Ummm, Harker James. Lovely

I love the idea that family names carry through the generations & keep people's memories alive

Cappuccino I don't happen to mind unusual names but having one did make my dh's life as a teenager very miserable and he did "hate" his parents at that time for giving him such a "crap" name and an equally "crap" middle name. Belittle this if you like but op asked for opinions so presumably she wanted them and I think it is a valid consideration.
My pet hate is names spelt in a ridiculous way. Condemns the poor child to a life time of their name being spelt incorrectly or having to spell it for people. But I wouldn't condemn someone for choosing to do this....just wouldn't do it myself.

Love it! It reminds me of ancient kids programme from the 80's (Anyone else remember The box of Delights?!) The boy in that was called Kay Harker. . . .
Harker sounds 'Old and established' and with family ties even better. Go for it (But be prepared to explain why he's called Harker to everyone who learns his name - this coming from a Mum whose Dd1 has an unusual name. If I had a pound for the number of times I've said 'It's an ancient Cornish name . . .'

It is a surname (as in quite a few people have it as a surname). Because Americans often use surnames as first names it sounds quite American to me. I am not saying that is good or bad, its just an observation.

It also reminds me of Harper. As in Harper Lee who wrote To Kill a Mocking Bird.

Oh, I loved the Box of Delights!@Honor

Also reminds me of Harper Lee, which i think is a cool name :-)

I think that it is great as a middle name as it is distinguished and has family connections but I wouldn't like it for every day-leads to too many jokes.
It all depends on the character of the DC as to whether they can cope with an unusual name-something you can't know as a baby.

Oh, yes, Box of Delights

I don't like surnames as first names, bit american, but that's just my opinion!

Having first established my 'open-minded about unusual names' cred, I must say that I'm not keen on Harker. It does sound unnamelike to my ear - don't know why, but it does. It's also possible that people will mishear as Parker or Harper, which again is something that happens with lots of names (the mishearing as something else) but is something to consider when choosing.

I do think it would make a nice middle name, and I like the family connection angle.

I know someone who's maiden name was Harker!

i like it
i've heard of it used before, can't think where though

actually I love it
new, theoretical, 3rd child could be called Rowan Harker.... (except not sure that works with our surname. Or about a 3rd child, for that matter)

I love it
It sounds Scandinavian

Ha, honormatopoeia, made me think of Kay Harker straight off- I loved that book! And I really enjoyed the BBC adaptation too. I stil have the music going round my head.

OP- if you like it, go with it.

See, the first person that came to my mind was Jonathan Harker, specifically Keanu Reeves' magnificently wooden performance as