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

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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

I thought of that book too! These Old Shades?
Justin is a lovely name.

I’d think you don’t like your child very much!

Firm no from me .

It would teach him resilience.

Nobody of the child's age will have the faintest clue about the Avon lady. I'm not keen on the name though, it's a bit like calling your child Severn or Thames. (Trent, though? 🤔)

My brother's friend called his son Avon after the character in Blake's Seven. He's in his thirties now and nobody has every made fun of him. I'd say it's a lot better than all the hyphenated monstrosities doing the rounds now.

It reminds me of 90s black American characters from somewhere like Compton in films, Ayvon, Treyvon, DeShawn etc.

Otherwise it's just a dodgy makeup MLM.

Nope.

Although he probably wouldn't get teased because of the Avon Lady' as those of us old enough to think of that are most likely to be grandparent age & not about to give our grandkids that kind of ammo!

but it's just not a nice name.

My first thought was, it sounds lovely. Hadn't thought of the Avon lady though.

I knew an Avon growing up, so have a more positive reaction to the name, but from the responses I would avoid it.

Avon… when he walks through a doorway people will say, Ding Dong…

My favourite character from Blake's 7 and the only time I've heard it as a name. I suspect that if it didn't catch on as a name then, it probably won't now. So a no from me.

In Blake's 7 Avon was his surname though. I think this might be hormones talking, OP. Have another think.

Ridiculous.

I've got a young relative, grandson of a second cousin, called Avon. As far as I'm aware nobody batted an eyelid about his parents' choice of name for him, though I don't know whether he gets any teasing from his primary school classmates. I'm old enough to have used Avon cosmetics and watched Blake's Seven but those associations didn't spring to mind at all.

Me too

I was coming to say that too.

If someone’s going for Heyer’s nobility as potential names there’s Alverstoke, Denville, Desford, Salford, Sale, Dolphinton…

Avon | Superdrug
How about Clyde, Don, Lea, Eden or Trent?

Heyer? That's his title, not his given name. His first name is Justin.

I'd no more call a child Avon that I'd choose Stringer. The Wire was great, naming a child after a Baltimore Drug Kingpin, not so great.

And the old fashioned cosmetics brand? Just no.

I’m another one old enough to remember ding dong Avon calling!

Also thought that!

Oh God, No OP

Avon will always remind Me of 2 things

The Catalogue
One of the Characters in long ago series Blake's Seven , Kerr Avon (okay its a surname for Him but was known as Avon).

Blake though, that's a nice name.

Avon is still very much a thing round by me. Avon catalogue left on doorstep regularly, we have an Avon lady post in the village fb group and several at the hospital I work in.

Absolutely

Paul Darrow played the arrogant and self obsessed Avon extremely well. He (and the Federations Travis) were my favourites
Travis is a nice name OP

I thought that too but worried it was a little niche for mumsnet 😂