Parker, Abraham or Howie for a boy?

[Twelvelegs]

So stuck, I can't tell you.....

Howard, with Howie for short. I always think as Parker as a girl.

Not really my choice of names bu of the three...prossibly Abraham, shoertened to Abe.

Howard is nice. But I like names that are quirky classics. Like Howard and Victor. They will come back. Not yet, but if you had a baby Howard eyebrows would raise for the first year or two. And then... There would be another HOWARD... somewhere.

Parker or Cooper... hmm, no. Random sur name as a first name. It's supposed to be preppy in USA, supposed to give the impression that 'our family stepped off the Mayflower doncha know, not a drop of HIspanic blood in me, no siree'. BUT in GB it seems even more inappropriate. I quite like Fraser and Spencer, but again, not really my cup of tea.

Abraham, that's kind of heavy. Wow. Not my favourite bible name. I like Seth and Saul. They are underused and they have less luggage.

greenelizabeth - my dh's name is Saul. He's never met another one (unless you can count a labrador).

However, he does have to constantly repeat his name AND spell it out. He has to say "you know, like Paul but with an S".

He gets called Sol, Sean and Sole.

Hmmmmmm
However, I like it.

DS is Seth and I constantly have to spell it for people

Um, none of those.

Sorry.

i like parker but it has always been a girls name whenever i heard it
im not fussed on the other two though
i like greenelizabeth's suggestion of fraser and also cooper (even though that wasnt a suggestion iyswim) is nice. i know an MNer with a little cooper and hes beautiful so another plus
xx ei xx

Are you American?

Saul was on my list for my son. It's so easy. How can people struggle with it. They must be really thick.

Where did Howie suddenly come from. My mate just called her boy that. Makes me think of Happy Days.

FWIW, DS2 is Sol. Tis lovely.

Parker reminds me of lady penelope.
Abraham quite cool
Howie, i dunno.

none

greenelizabeth - I know what you mean. Saul will say his name, and people just go "What".
His grandad also very rarely got it right. Used to call him Sean. I ask you......

none of them. sorry.

Are you jewish?

Parker ... "Yus, m'lady". Best hope Thunderbirds doesn't come back into fashion again; Parker is my surname and Thunderbirds was the bane of dh's life when he was at school.

I like Howard, but Howie doesn't do much for me. Maybe OK as a nickname.

Don't like Abraham.

Abraham, although Howie is quite cute too (go for Howard for formal occasions though).

Parker is a girls name imo
Abraham is ok - but a bit 'stiff' to bellow across the beach or the car park maybe?
Howie is Not Good unless it's a short form of Howard - and even then I'm not enthusiastic tbh.

Obviously I'm going to say Parker - have never heard of it as a girls name.

Not keen on abraham atall.

LOVE Howie

Thunderbirds are very much in fashion in my house.

Parker is considered unisex in USA because of actress Parker Posy.

I love the name Posy. Posy Parker sounds so much better imo.

The 'are you Jewish?' comment makes no sense to me, unless you also ask everybody who called their child Ethan if they are Jewish too?

Parker? Nosey Parker. Parker pen. Extraordinary.

there is an actor caloled Parker Stevenson so yes it's unisex (he used to be married to Kirstie Alley and was in the Hardy BOys)

I don't really like any of themn TBH, sorry.