Are all my boy names awful???

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Please be honest; husband thinks they are

• Harris
• Franklin
• Roscoe

i am aware they are surnamey names that seems to be my style

Being as you ask, then yes, they are.

Are you going to show your dh this thread ?

Awful. They’re all a bit…..meh and forgettable or names for dogs. Whatever happened to names like Michael, Joseph or Christopher.

I don't like them to be honest

I like them all.

The Harris I know is extremely far from "chavvy"!

They’re not great.

They're not my cup of tea but they're certainly not dreadful

I don’t really like them I’m afraid.

I mean they are not names that I would ever have chosen but then its not my child! Have to agree that Roscoe made me think of DoH too, but thats probably me showing my age!

The issue is that your husband doesnt like them so you need to find a compromise. What sort of names does he like? Could you post his preferred names and perhaps we can help you come up with some names that you both like?

Harris is very popular in Scotland now.

It’s my favourite name of the three you’ve listed.

Nooo! I think you shouldn’t ask for peoples opinions of names if you can’t cope with the response as some people are so abrupt in their delivery! But I don’t think they are awful! I love unique names and all of them can be shortened to something a little less unique should the kid decide they want that. What does your husband propose for a name?

I really like Rosco. DH vetoed it on the grounds of Dukes of Hazzard (which I have never seen). Harris I quite like too - I’ve known a couple of them - both Scottish.

Franklin just makes me think D Roosevelt.

Sorry, I'm not keen on any of those.

I used to like Emperor Roscoe but no, these aren’t nice Christian names.

I have a close elderly relative whose middle name is Rosco - he is gentry, so for me the name sounds quite posh. I think as it gains more in popularity, it may well develop into a name that some might describe as… er… the opposite of posh. For what it’s worth, he really loves his name and clearly thinks it’s quite cool. I think it sounds quite cool too. I think I’d quite like to be named Rosco if I were a man. Other than my relative, I only know of dogs with the name.

Franklyn comes from Medieval English, doesn’t it? I do like a name with a bit of history behind it. It’s fine.

Harris is a bit boring I think. And Rolf is too recent.

Franklin is better than the other two, by quite a long way.

No! I like them all 😀 DH said no to Roscoe her too. We have a close friend with a baby Harris or else it would have been a contender

For an 82 year old man, yes

If you like surname names then how about…

Harrison
Grayson
Jameson
Fraser
Preston

Franklin is not too bad but ideally you should think of a name that you both like

I think they sound very American, but maybe I’m old fashioned.

I was thinking the same thing but wondered if it wasn't very widely known these days.

I'm not keen on any of them but if I had to choose it would be Rosco, but I prefer Frank, or any other non-surname name.

I’m not particularly keen but I’m sure you wouldn’t like my kids names! They’re not awful.

Not loving them, but then my aunt has had two dogs called Franklin and Harris. Lovely chocolate labs 😂. I might offer up Roscoe for her next puppy, as I think it would be right up her street as well!

Isn’t a Harris slang for arse?

Franklin is cute.