Roland

[charmedjane]

This is our choice for a boy, girls names are undecided.
We'd love to have honest opinions, as we're keeping it to ourselves until the baby is here.

i did immediatley think of Grange Hill (didn't Roland find Zammo when he od'd?)

But if i met a RL Roland I would think it was a cool name and not think about the grange hill Roland.

Not as bad choice as i first thought.

Roland will for ever be the fat bespeckled boy with no friends in grange hill - anyone 30+ would know this

A big no from me

Roland will be pushed to the ground and will be the one the other kids always "pile on" to.....

I'll speak to dp, look up Grange Hill Roland, then come back. Possibly with a shortlist.

The Grange Hill thing will mean nothing at all to DS's peers.

It's not a name I would choose, but if you like it, go for it.

What about Ronald, Herbert, Howard, Dennis...

erm no no no no no. the rat...

Grange Hill

charmed Jane this is roland!

If you are using Lando as a nn, then what about Landon as a first name?

My Dad's name.
He gets Ro for short. I'm not just biased but I think that's cute for a little boy, and Roland is a great name when you're older, he won't be a baby for long.

I can't see Roland written down without thinking Ro-Land. I'm the same with Marlene too, I can only say it in a Boycee style....Marleeeene.

I like Roland.

It's a family name for me but DH said a flat no. He said "Roll and butter" (not that our surname is Butter, I'm not daft) or Roland Rat but I don't think anyone will remember that in 10 yrs' time.

I still like it.

(I'm well over 30 btw and never heard of the one on Grange Hill. Maybe too far over 30 )

Now Tucker....

just say no

RO-land from Grange Hill or Roland Rat. I'm 40, and I remember the poor chap from GH!

I don't like it, sorry.

Oh God it's awful please reconsider.

see charmedjane you and I are wrong

In its favour I don't know any, not one, I mean children with the name, which makes a change.

I do think Grange Hill and also 'Testament of Youth' (did it at A level) and Vera Brittain going on about f*ing Roland all the time (I was young then). But I don't dislike it. What about Orlando?

Ah yes Vera Brittan, y'see I loved Testament of Youth.

Another big no no to Roland,I'm afraid.

Again for Grange Hill and Roland Rat reasons

No!

Had I been a boy I would have been a Roland. I thank my lucky stars daily that I'm a girl and hence not saddled with the name!

Roland from Grange Hill and Roland Rat immediately spring to mind. Also, to me, it's an ugly-sounding name. Sorry.

Clary, I think I'd love 'Testament of Youth' now, or at least, appreciate it.

You always hate the books you study at school, don't you?

Can't stand Silas Marner myself (tho maybe Hepzibah is due a revival...?)

She was always going on about Buxton as well, which became Buxton. Now, Buxton is lovely but forever tinged for me

Oh I forgot she was from Buxton - local angle for me then (sort of)