Thoughts on the name Finch?

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Would probably give him a nickname of Finney

My first thought was this guy. But yeah, American Pie was my next one.

Makes me think of pinch. Or Filch the caretaker from Harry Potter (DS has been watching the films on repeat 😅). Finn is much nicer.

Fine if you will call their sibling Tit, Crow or Thrush!

Sounds mean, like pinch. Just no.
Why not Finn?

No, it’s awful. It’s a surname. I hate this American trend of using surnames as Christian names. McKenzie, Carlton, etc. Horrible.

Knew 2 brothers with the last name finch. They were both known as finchy. They were both wankers, thought one slightly less wankerish than the other.

its a no from me

Just no. Finn is lovely (and you could call him Finn-ey if you wanted?

TBF it was a historic UK practice as well - Sidney/ Percy/ Leslie were all surnames turned christian names.

But Finch - no.

No.
Finlo?
I know a Wren.

Both are OK as surnames. Awful otherwise.

Please, no. Why would you want to saddle a man with “Finny” or “Finch”? Can you envision that in actual use for a teen or adult?

”Hi, I’m your barrister, Finch Smythe.”
”Officer Finch Higgins here..”
”Hello, I’m your child’s teacher, Finny.”

Kids will turn finny into fanny before he’s 10, too.

Don’t be silly.

Named Atticus with Finch as a nn could be an idea? Finney is just awful, even if Albert Finney was a wonderful actor..

This is a really good point. Children and adults are brutal!

What if Finney grows up and is fat?

Will he be Fatty Finney or Finney Fat?

It sounds like a hard boiled ‘70’s TV detective. A definite no imo.

Extremely American. Not my favorite but I don't dislike it.

Fox could be an alternative? I wanted to call DS that but DH hated it lol

Calling a budgie Finch would be weird. It would be like calling a finch Budgie.

Agree that it is a very bad name for a human.

If the bird thing is important to you, go with Robin. Or perhaps Cormorant, as in Strike.

EDIT: Ah, just realised he isn't called Cormorant Strike. I did wonder why you would want to name a fictional private investigator after an ugly water bird.

One of the most wonderful things about returning to the UK after working in America is that the people you interface with here actually have first and last names as opposed to two surnames.

Nk to Finch and a bigger no to Finney - too close to Fanny 😄

Absolutely not, unless you want your kid to be bullied and heckled over his name.

Actually as far as "have to be different" names go, I don't think Finch is the worst.

I'd still go for Henry or Alexander or something myself, but if someone else chose Finch I wouldn't bat an eyelid.

Finney is getting a bit more problematic.

-though it sounds a bit like the Grinch's brother.

What about Vincent, nn Vinny? It's a proper, top drawer name.

Better than Finney.