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

@Needmorelego , you seem to have your own unique method af transcribing.

You don’t need to keep explaining yourself. I would read Ay sounding like Aye as well in some instances. Also from near Stratford.

I like it!

Ummm ok. If you say so
Anyway....I just googled.
Various dictionaries say "Ay" is a variation spelling of "Aye" (as in "all in favour say Aye" or "Aye Aye Captain".
So it is pronounced the same as "Eye".
Therefore "Avon pronounced Ay-von like Stratford upon Avon" is wrong.
So there 😂😂
(Sticks out tongue and runs away making some Shakespearean insults....)

Unfortunately @PanderBare doesn't seem to understand it 😂

Exactly. It's like [The Earl of] Worcester in King Henry IV Part 1.

@Needmorelego ,grow up.

I used to know three teenage girls called L’Oreal, Chanel & Armani.

Ok.
I will "Exit, pursued by a bear" 🐻
(or rather a PanderBare)

Seriously though.... apologies. I was just being a bit daft with the Stratford upon Avon Shakespeare link.
Have a nice rest of the day 🙂

I agree so wouldn't saddle the poor kid with that name because of that. But tbh although it is still going Avon is kind of becoming thing of the past and you dont see so much of it now so will the babies generation even know what Avon, the Avon lady/catalogues even are etc? Or even heard of it?

Barksdale?

My favourite username on MN was a poster called “Avoncallingbarksdale” 😂 made me smile every time. I loved The Wire.

Dominic is a great name

No from me

Avon is a great character tbf (although I wouldn't want my son taking after him...)
What about Stringer? Or Bell? Or my favourite (and Barack Obama's), Omar?

I love it but would spell it differently - Aven maybe? The one I know is welsh and spelt Afen.

Ding song Avon calling.

You can’t call a child that.

Ha ha, so many possibilities... Orinoco, Ob, Po, Volga...

Zambezi has a cool vibe.
Hudson seems trendy.
Orinoco might be too Wombles.

Maybe as a second name, with River as the third.

My smart, handsome nephew is called Avery.
And I like Dominic and Minik.