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Curious what comes to mind with these baby names

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StinkyPooper · 20/10/2025 02:42

What kinds of associations do you have with these baby names? For example, when I hear names like John, William, or Charles, I think of well to do businessmen.

Xander
Rory
Wes
Reese
Donovan
Remy
Chase
Christopher
Nico

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wizzywig · 20/10/2025 18:38

Jilly cooper names. Or footballers kids names

DressOrSkirt · 20/10/2025 18:38

Xander - Nice, classic name
Rory - Nice but should be spelled Ruairí
Wes - Old man
Reese - Old man
Donovan - Surname
Remy - French man
Chase - Chavy
Christopher - Nice, classic name
Nico - OK but does sound like a nickname to me

MrsKateColumbo · 20/10/2025 18:39

Xander - Buffy, but not in a bad way, I do like it.
Rory - normal small boy's name
Wes - middle aged man
Reese - should be spelled Rhys, all the ones I know are 40 but it's nice and would be cute on the next generation
Donovan - surname, reminds me of Jason Donovan whom I like but it's not nice sounding
Remy - too meh
Chase - unimaginative and boring
Christopher - nice, classic, could be 1 or 100
Nico - also nice, would probably be under 15

MrsKateColumbo · 20/10/2025 18:41

I would choose Rhys or Nico

Or maybe Wes so I could shout "wessssleigh" in my best, yet terrible manucinian accent

TenGreatFatSquirrels · 20/10/2025 18:53

Xander - either a pompous spoilt boy or a chav no in between.

Rory - a lovable rogue

Wes - cool, but in an intelligent way

Reese - greasy with sallow skin

Donovan - brutish, likely to go to prison

Remy - French or rat like

Chase - good looking, not British, possibly middle class

Christopher - professional, run of the mill

Nico - a womaniser, not British

Thats just my knee jerk reactions.

LadyDarcy80s · 20/10/2025 19:05

Xander- Different and I like it.
Rory- Labrador
Wes-Craven Nightmare on Elm Street.
Reese- Legally Blonde, shouldn’t it be Reece for a boy.
Donovan-Jason
Remy- And Michelle’s High school reunion.
Chase- Golden retriever.
Christopher- Classic, a nice name.
Nico- Not a name, sounds like a brand of trainers.

Amiable · 20/10/2025 19:22

Xander - wet fish posh boy
Rory - great name
Wes - horror films
Reese - like Dennis the Menace but with ginger hair & freckles
Donovan - slacker surf boy
Remy - slimy Frenchman, bad teeth
Chase - Donovan’s best friend
Christopher - accountant by day, gimp by night
Nico - good dog

No idea why for most of these, just literally went with my first mental image, which probably says more about me than these names Grin

Calliopespa · 20/10/2025 19:24

Amiable · 20/10/2025 19:22

Xander - wet fish posh boy
Rory - great name
Wes - horror films
Reese - like Dennis the Menace but with ginger hair & freckles
Donovan - slacker surf boy
Remy - slimy Frenchman, bad teeth
Chase - Donovan’s best friend
Christopher - accountant by day, gimp by night
Nico - good dog

No idea why for most of these, just literally went with my first mental image, which probably says more about me than these names Grin

Christopher - accountant by day, gimp by night
😂

I actually kind of get that vibe with Wes if he goes by Wesley.

Realrobin · 20/10/2025 19:29

Xander - Alexander surely?
Rory - yes, my first bf
Wes - loser (just based on my experience)
Reese - Witherspoon.
Donovan - musician
Remy - not sure how to pronounce
Chase - American
Christopher - fine
Nico - Italian

EmotionallyWeird · 21/10/2025 13:11

Xander - quite cool and a bit quirky

Rory - nice guy, outdoorsy, funny

Wes - I just think of Wes Morgan, so a big sporty guy of Jamaican descent

Reese - spell it Reece for a human being, Reese sounds like chocolate and not very nice chocolate at that

Donovan - probably had hippy parents

Remy - unless he's actually French he's probably a bit pretentious/yuppie

Chase - bland name for the hero of a formulaic American romance

Christopher - depends which short form he goes by - Chris is a likeable boy next door, Kit is more of a snowboarder who also plays in a garage band. A good name on the whole

Nico - Remy's slightly more introvert friend

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