Bear

[LolaTheShowgirl]

for a boys first name

Hahahahaha!

I like it.

Would use it for my own DS, but I do really like it.

like, baby bear*
I hope you jest.

No no no.

You are not alone. I remember another thread about this name.

Um. I suppose it just about works if your surname is something like Grylls. But definitely avoid if the surname is Ramsbottom.

Only ever heard of it as a girls name not a boys name. Bit wacky but a nice nn for a boy.

(before someone shouts Bear Grylls it's not his real name IIRC)

Inf act, I have some middle names to go with it already.

Bear Elliot
Bear Noah
Bear Jonah
Bear Elias
Bear Isaac
Bear Isaiah

DD was at pre-school with a boy always known as Bear, but that was a nickname for Edward. Naming a boy Bear is (in my view) cruel and self-indulgent. Edward, however, is a fine name.

Surely it's Grylls nick name, not his real name. Don't do it!

How about
Bear bum?

Weeeell my surname is realllly silly and wouldn't go with Bear at all but if i'm married and have a DS...

Wow, actually there are two threads on this name - can't do links though! I learnt from one of the threads that Bear Grylls is really called Edward.

What about Ted (as a nn for Edward or just 'ted') I love ted

Edward is just not to my taste. It has to be Bear.

my son is proudly named Bear!

I like Bear, its lovely for a little one and could be called Ted as he gets older if he prefers

His middles names are Edward Alexander and yes is he hates his name he can use what he wants. He is such a happy confident outdoors child that it reall was a great choice for him.

Bear Grylls isnt really called bear

Louise you have Bear Edward?
I have Edward Bear but hes fluffy and sat on my wardrobe. As in the bear of very little brain who has a piglet friend

I think it's silly. But cute as a nn for Edward (love Edward).

doh realied it was an old thread when Lola was on it

Bear is silly, sorry. I've just googled Bear Grylls and his 3 sons are called Jesse, which is fine (although you'd get called 'a big jessie' round our way), but the other two are called MARMADUKE and HUCKLEBERRY! Nice.

it's great only with a sibling called fudge monkey

very common in Sweden (the Swedish for bear is bjorn hence bjorn borg and bjorn in Abba)

Bear Naked
Bear Necessity
Bear Lee

etc etc

Please, don't do it. Or use it as a middle name if you really must.