Does Andrew sound old-fashioned?

[Rebecca41]

Hi, I'd welcome some honest opinions.

I'm 29 weeks pregnant, no idea what I'm having, but struggling with boys names.

I like Andrew, but I wonder if it sounds a bit old-fashioned these days, for a small child. It's still around, but not common - number 99 on list for 2007. I know it's nice to avoid really common names (and end up being one of 5 in a class, as I was!), but I also don't want my child to have a name that's considered weird by his peers.

Also, my DS is called Matthew - does Andrew sound too similar (same ending)?

Thanks, all thoughts welcome, be honest, I won't be hurt!

Not old-fashioned at all imo.

Does kind of rhyme with Matthew, but they are both such lovely names that you could get away with it.

my friend has just named her DS Andrew!

I think Matthew and Andrew sound lovely - good, classic, solid ("proper" as my Mum would say) names

I like it. DH is Andrew but we call him Rew or Drew as he hates being called Andy.

It's classic, timeless.
I wish more people would use names like this instead of the His- name- is -Joshua -but- we- spell- it- Kayden- brigade.

Exactly! Classical, timeless, "proper".

DH and his brother are an Andrew and a Matthew. They sound fine together.

Hmm, swimming against the tide, I think there are solid old-fashioned names which are less dull. something a bit weak and crao about Andy, to me anyway. But it's all personal taste. I like John or Daniel better eg.

and Drew is lovely as a nname.

Matthew and Drew - it does rhyme though.

Benedict
James
Sam
Thomas
Michael

A lovely name. It can't be old fashioned it is biblical and timeless.

It'll be Matt and Andy when they get to school though.

Benjamin. Joseph.

A disadvantage is that you won't be able to stop it being shortened.

I had a dream last night that I gave birth to a baby called Andrew (am not even pregnant, btw!) - perhaps it's a premonition.

I like it.

Others for your thoughts:

Peter
Richard
Michael
John
Paul

I like it but like woodespoon I couldn;t hack Andy

David? Daniel? James? Christopher? Alastair? Adam?

Good solid name

Thanks everyone.

A lot of the other "solid" names (which I also like) have already been taken by close friends I see regularly, so it would cause confusion. Pity we couldn't all bag the names we liked in our early 20s!

I like it. Are you looking for other suggestions aswell?

Always open to suggestions!

This could take a while

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And just think! He'd probably be the only Andrew in his class!

My boys list when pg was:
Peter, Patrick, Richard, Michael, Jonathan.

nappy you make me laugh

someone who wants something 'classic, timeless and proper' is not going to go for Biff, Rocky, Cillian or Grayson...

OK I'm with you on Rocky!

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Did nappyaddict just spit out a whole baby name book?

Loving Ambrose and Oswald. (Must be the pregnancy hormones )

Andrew is a perfectly good, solid, reliable name. Absolutely nowt wrong with Andrew. Several people I know have had Edwards lately and I think it is in a very similar vein to that (and not just cos the Queen has one of each either).

nappyaddict - is Florence in there for a joke?