Thoughts on the name Finch?

[Lilacbluewaters]

Would probably give him a nickname of Finney

American Pie, sorry!

Not a fan - Range Rover OverFinch; Gold / Green / chaff / haw finch - etc etc. Sorry.

Bird or surname.

I just don’t see why you’d call them that and then give them a nickname that’s longer than their name…

The word ‘finny’ also means relating to or resembling a fish. According to the Oxford Dictionary. In French it means ‘finished’.

To kill a mockingbird would be the first thing that springs to mind.

Also American pie!

I knew a horse called Finch.
So it's a no from me.

I love it. I know an adult Finch.

I can only think of David Brent’s bestie

Finney is even worse than Finch.

For a budgie it’s great! For a human child, not so great.

Oh I think Finney is nice, even just as a first name instead of a nickname tbh

Exactly and said in that voice to!

Finn is generally considered a normal regular name these days.
Name him Finn and you can call him Finney.
Finch is a bit odd as a first name.

Pretty little birds
Not a good boy's name

My first instinct would be that it was s surname and to think of To Kill a mockingbird

I like Finch, it’s sweet and uncommon. Generally I like all of the bird names as names/nature names. But Finney? No, awful. It’s too similar to Fanny! Just call him Fin for short.

Atticus is a much better name op.

Definitely this. Definitely not a name I would use!

Also, Finney sounds like a nickname for Finnegan. Perhaps consider that name instead?

I thought of Atticus Finch straight away.
To me it is a surname. I’m not a fan of Finney.

Finn or Finlay is nice though.

Awful. Really do not like it.

It would have been one of my top boy names (big To Kill A Mockingbird fan!) but I was put off by it inevitably getting shortened to ‘Fin’. Soooooooooo many babies named Fin/Finley in my area over the last few months and years. I feel as though there must be three or four per school class in my town alone!

Lovely name for a bird, stupid name for a human.
Finney is even worse.

Don't subject your son to it, he won't thank you.

American Pie here too.

Neither sound good.