Roy - as a middle name

[Oubliette0292]

We’re thinking of using Roy as a middle name. This is after a close family friend of DH, who played a significant part in his upbringing.

My family hate it. You’d think we’d picked something like Adolf or Lucifer. I don’t mind it. I know how much it would mean to DH to use it. Plus it is short, easy to spell and goes with lots of first names.

Have I lost my mind? I thought the whole point of middle names was to honour someone significant?

I’m not a huge fan of the name generally but I think it’s perfectly fine for a middle name. It’s normal to use middle names to honour someone and to not necessarily pick a name that you would like the child to use. Most people don’t use their middle names so if he doesn’t like it he doesn’t have to use it or tell people what it is.

I love Roy and I love my cousin Roy.
It's a great name.
Use Roy as the first name. There is nothing better.

Roy is fine. It’s not fashionable at the moment but might suddenly become all the rage like Albert and Noah did.
And it means a lot to you and DH.

Tell them you’ll call DS Rover instead…

I love this guy! Btw, the name comes from “Roi” the French word for “King”.

I've known a couple of dogs called Roy. I also have known dogs called Jack, Max, Rex, Rufus, Archie, Alfie, Sam, Bruno...

The name is fine, @Oubliette0292 . Use it. it reminds me of Logan Roy.

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@Oubliette0292 , this is about giving your DH lasting happiness.

There’s a few Tik -Tokkers/YouTubers called Roy so it can’t be that uncool/associated with dogs. If that matters. And Roy Orbison - icon.

It never crossed my mind as a boy’s name until today and I really like it😁 Falls into the sweet spot of not over-used but not try-hard.

I think that Roy is great! I would use it as a first name!

Ignore them, why would anyone care what is middle name is anyway? I quite like it actually, as a middle name

You say it’s interesting to have a middle name with some meaning (which is what Op has picked). Why on earth would/should Op pick a middle name with no meaning and doesn’t sound nice to make her family happy? It’s not her family’s baby they have zero say, if they don’t like the name they can call him by his first name.

OP my family members chose a middle name I didn’t like (think an old lady name) but I never once said anything because they loved the name for her. Child is now 2 and not once have I really thought about her middle name I just call her by her first name. If you and DH want Roy then use it

Call your child what you want. Those sorts of names sound very old fashioned to older people (like me) and not very nice. It's cultural. We remember our old uncle or elderly neighbour having those names!

But time moves on and he's your child.

I like it

This is why you never let family have opinion on names. It’s will always be wrong one way or another

Just announce. Baby boy born, named A B C. Took late then as they are already named

for what’s it’s worth, I have never met a dog Named Roy. Local dogs on our street are Bella, Rocky, Silvie and Tom

Roy is one of my husbands middle names and honestly it’s never come up in conversation or anything. Even when people saw it on our wedding invites I don’t recall anyone making a comment.

The most popular boy at school with me was called Roy. His sister trained labradors,I assume none were called Roy.
When my dd was born there was a baby Roy, after Roy Keane. His dogs have never been called Roy, and he is a supporter of Irish Guide dogs. I have never met a dog called Roy!

If you like it then use it, it’s only a middle name. Don’t worry about what other people think and just go with your heart.

Personally I don’t like it.

And I am not a fan of bestowing names on children as if they were memorial benches.

I have grown up amongst people who hated their middle names which were given to ‘honour’ someone rather than because they were nice names

I think its lovely to pick a middle name that is meaningful to you, your partner and child. It's also a big honour for Roy.

Roy is a nice name- it's not like you're calling him Adolf or Judas or something like that. It's a good strong name and as a French speaker makes me think of Roi (king) which is a good thing!

Ignore your family- they don't get to name your kid! My mum said my kid would get bullied at school when we close a perfectly normal top 100 name - she said we should have called him James or Oliver

Middle names don't matter to anyone else but parents. I think Roy is a cool name it's different.

Sorry I think it’s bloody awful. Appreciate it’s after someone special but I still wouldn’t do it. Would love to have honoured my Mum’s name in my daughter’s name somewhere but it’s just not feasible. Her name is dated, think Maureen, Pat, Brenda. It’s not classic like Elizabeth, Katherine, Etc.

Spose it’s only a middle name but still.

My children's middle names are all those of people that matter to us. One I don't like very much myself but it was DH's granddad, and that is more important than whether I like a name. Another is an aunt and I think the name is pretty but my daughter hates it as she gets teased about it which I feel for her about - I suspect once she's in secondary no one will know what it is again until it doesn't matter (or it's wildly popular again).

Roy is fine. The more I say it, the more I like it. Very similar to Rory which I love.

What is Roy a diminutive of? It means 'king'.

Royston 🤨