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?

i love it . had a boyfriend called this once. its very laid back and unpretentious. yes. very nice

I suppose in my mind, Graham has a leather recliner and keeps birds in an aviary. His wife is a nurse and he sells golf equipment on ebay.

But in other people's minds, he might be a naturalist who likes Monty Python...and cooks really well.

It all depends on your associations doesn't it?

Move to Cork. I know a 17 year old hippyish Graham and a Baby Graham. And children with many of the other names on this thread.

It really is awful.

I have colours for names (cannot remember what it is called) and Graham is a really murky sludgy ugly colour)

And do the test.....

'this is your Captain Graham Foster speaking....'

'This is Graham Peck, News at Ten, in Iraq.'

He sounds middle-aged before he has started.

Little baby Graham.
Graham, aged 4
Graham, aged 15, doing his mock exams.....

NO NO NO!!!

it is my exh name

Collision - synaesthesia? What colour do you associate with Ronnie?

Ronnie is black and white mainly.

Graham is a sort of sludgey yellow.

If he ever lives in the US he'll be called Graaaam. They can't pronounce Graham - no idea why. I like Gray as a nickname though.

MY personal experience of Graham is one of my DH's best mates, who pronounced his love for me 3 weeks before my wedding. I was staying at his apartment while DH had all his mates staying for his stag weekend, and he decided to make a move on me. Eeeeek!

Geoff....that's it!

Ronnie is a browny red colour....very nice actually.

better than malcolm, ulrika jonsons new babys name!!

Did you know Graham can be a girl's name in America?

Its a name used by a previous but recent generation. I think this is only a problem if you lack imagination. If you like Graham use it.

Anything can be a girl's name in America. They just don't care.

americans certainly know how to say Graham - it's a nation raised on graham crackers, teddy grahams and golden grahams for heavens sake.

Too true pointydog - they take all our dusty old fogey names and make them into girls names before we get a chance to revive them (e.g. Aubrey)

Chandellina - They may be raised on foods called Graham but they certainly don't pronounce it the same way we do in the UK - rather than Gray-um they say Grahm.

I work here in NY with 2 gents called Graham and they hate it.

They're English obviously, or they wouldn't mind

thanks manhattanmama, i hail from those parts myself, but you're right, i may well be overestimating the abilities of my brethren.

my brother is a Graeme and is an arse if that helps.

cheers for that. ;)