Avon as a boy's name - what do you think?

[LeeshaPaper]

I saw it in a book. The Lord/Duke was called Avon.

I'd pronounce it Ay-von (like Stratford upon Avon) not Ah-von

No :/

Terrible name.

Cheap cosmetics

Doesn't sound very masculine either. Big fat no.

He's the head crack dealer in the Wire. I actually like the name though 😂but obviously it would remind me and others of a certain age of the Wire... and the Avon lady.

Reminds me of the cosmetics company and their advert back in the day - ding dong, Avon calling.

Anglo-American cosmetic brand as well as a river, you know. The Avon Lady etc.

No girl sorry - he will be forever referred to as Avon lady, hard no x

Don’t like it at all, wasn’t it an annoying pyramid style cosmetics company?

No

Avon from Blake's 7? It was good in that sci fi context but not so sure about it in our actual world!

Blakes 7 immediately came to mind (probably as I'm old though).

I don’t like it at all because I also associate it with the Avon lady.

Yer da sells Avon

No no, jist naw, he's gonna be nicknamed ding dong at school. 😮

Avon calling!

i don’t think it works , sorry

A lifetime of Avon Lady and catalogue comments

Well I'd think you were a fan of Blakes 7. I had a huge crush on Avon as a teenager. But most people are going to think of makeup.
Culturally I think Avon is an old old (Saxon, Celtic?) word for river.
Beautiful, but it's not going to read that way for most people.

Barksdale…. It’s not something I’d like my child to be associated with, at least by adults of a certain age who all watched the wire in the early 00s!

first association - Soap…
dont do it to your child please

Is it a Georgette Heyer book? If so, the Duke of Avon's actual first name is Justin. I would think of cosmetics pyramid schemes too, and also the fact that one of the Avon moisturisers is supposed to also be a good insect repellent.

It is a great name but comes with challenging associations.

"ding dong avon calling......." First thing i think of!! They used to sell make up, soaps etc door to door when I was younger 😀

i don’t think it would work because of the Avon lady etc. What about Afon? It’s Welsh for river. Pronounced sort of like Ah-von rather than Ay-von.

Is this a joke?

Arran would be better..