Graham??

[chandellina]

Hi, we are thinking of this name for our son, it was the name of DH's father. Looking for any reactions. It doesn't seem to be a terribly popular name yet i have come across enough Grahams to make me think it's an acceptable and traditional name.
Am i missing something?

ummmmm

'tis a bit boring and a bit 70's

but fine as a name

will probably make a comeback

personally, i think it is a bit old fashioned/middle aged sounding, but it is nice to name after family. maybe as a middle name if you are not so keen?

it's a definate 'dad' name

A big mistake I think.

great name.
Solid and unpretentious

I know it isn't as popular as most but I feel you could shorten it to Gray thus being instantly trendy while still having the conventional name for school, when he's old enough to decide what he prefers etcera.

How about spelling it Graeme?

I'm really sorry, but I have to say I don't like it.
It is a nice name, but for your dad, unless you gonna call him Gray for short, that a bit better.

hanaflower
Graham Norton

It's along the lines of Malcolm. Loads in my office - all in 40s and 50s

Please don't do it. I just find it really hard to imagine a baby called Graham.

You can get use to any name but not very attractive in my opinion. Very sensible , middle-of-the road; middle-aged sounding.

Sorry

all comments welcome, even neg ones! i think Gray as a nickname could make it work. we are otherwise struggling. DH has rejected all my suggestions and has only put forward "Kai" - which i hate. i like traditional.

Graham Greene
Graeme Garden

It's a middle-aged bloke really (apart from G Norton )

Kai is awful!

Gray is fab, and a toddler Graham might be sweet. It's just hard with a newborn to imagine him without the comb-over and tank-top.

Graham, Nigel, Barry, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Gray is a really depressing shortening - why on earth would you want your child to be called the colour that represents dullness?

OK, traditional (not saying I like all of the following):

Charles
Hugo
Jonathan
Edward
Christian
Benjamin
Albert
George
Fredrick
Richa rd
James
Ian
Louis
William
Robert
Alexander
Patrick
Andrew
David
Timothy
Matthew

any you like?

You forgot Clive, TC

g norton is a middle aged bloke!

I know two Grahams...

One is a top notch solly olly solicitor in a top nop niche practice in Ireland.

The other is MD of a SME turning over $30 million a year.

Solid name.

thanks georgiemama. Many rejected by DH. He is a one syllable kind of guy. My surname is Patrick so we are thinking of that for middle name. there has been talk of Tom but that sounds more boring than Gray to me!