Finn or Felix?

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Is Felix too consciously middle-class? I like the fact that Finn doesn't belong to a particular class and will worry that pople think i'm trying to impress by using a typically middle-class name like Felix? I am aware that Felix is the more unusual of the two but I don't think that popularity bothers me as i've loved both names for a long long time. Surname is Atkinson so they both go well.

Just after some opinions on them really.

TIA

My nephew who is 14 is a Felix. One of the reasons that my DB and DSIL chose the name was because it means "Happiness" and tbh my nephew is absolutely lovely.

Also know a Finn - but he is a bit moany!

Felix is lovely

Felix sounds lovely hotmama and you sound like a fab auntie. Teehee at the moany Finn.

Custado 'everyone is Finn' - slightly OTT don't you think? There are none in my local neighbourhood and friends only know of a few. But yes, Felix is much more of an original choice!

Another vote for Finn (but I have one so am biased!)

Felix yep I thought of a cat as well and couldn't imagine calling "Felix" across the softplay/playground etc.

Finn defo. And i prefer Finn to Finlay

I call my nephew Feels and he is called FeFe by his parents.

The family cats have normal names - but his dsis does have another cat related name - bizarre!

OK, IMO. I really liked Felix and Finn for DS, but decided against both as..... Finn is too chavvy and Felix is too closely linked to the cat. I did hear Felix at school this week and had a brief pang for it, but fear it will always be connected to the cat. We went for Noah BTW.

Finn is too chavvy Surely not!

No, Finn is not 'chavvy'.

Sorry, here in Manchester it is chavvy. That is my opinion of the name as a lover, not a hater.

Maybe Finlay/Finley is the more commonly used name than Finn by itself, but yes my opinion still stands unfortunately.

Finn is lovely and not chavvy. Very middle class in these parts.

Personally I think Noah is fairly chavvy.

Ooh, saucer of milk for thewoodwithinthewall.

My son is a Finn (Finlay) and we are painfully middle-class

finlay good Scottish name and V popular

Sorry suwoo, just my opinion. Noah is the new Ethan; Overused and heading downwards.

God, I hope not although did worry about this at the tine (he is nearly 2 if this helps), have only met 1 other Noah in the flesh round here, but inumerable Finlay's (not Finn). Maybe it is a regional thing?

Easy ladies.

Please don't hijack my thread and turn it into a bitchfest.

No bitching here. Me and thewood are telling it how it is T'is the MN way.

Ok, but please let's stop the chav thing - it's really pathetic if you ask me. Finn/Finlay and Noah are all perfectly lovely names.

OK, i agree for sure. All lovely names.

Yeah all lovely names.

Go for Finn. My nephew is Finn (Finlay) and he has a blond mullet. All Finns must have blond mullets.

Felix for definite. A fantastic name.

My son will most probably have blond hair and I think that mullets on kids are dead cute!

My other nephew (Finn's brother) is Arthur. Another great blond mullet name .