Stanley or Woodrow ?

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Both ok but not great for me. Prefer Stanley.

To be honest, I will come clean here - my DS2 is already called Woodrow and we do call him Woody. He has a very ordinary middle names that he can also use later if he so wishes.

BUT I am struggling with it - I think it sounds very nicknamey and that he will never be taken seriously as an adult because of it. However there are so many names out there does it really matter anymore ?

I have suddenly felt we should change it to something more 'normal' hence Stanley. We like the old man names and we already have a Hector.

Has anyone else had regrets about their childrens names?

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How old is your ds2.

I think woodrow is great, good everyday nickname, very sensible formal name available when required.

If you think you've made a mistake though, you can change it very easily if he's less than 12 months,

It's a dodgy tactic asking people their opinion on here. An unusual name will always get a varied reception. It doesn't matter what a bunch of strangers think, he's your son.

How much are you unsure? You must have loved it to name him Woodrow at the time. I personally love Woody, but as I said earlier it is very like our surname and is DH's nickname.

I love Hector- another brave choice . How old is Woodrow?

He is 2.

We struggled for ages for a boy's name.
My shortlist was made up of - Stirling, Ernest, Stanley,Albert.

I have always been unsure about Woodrow but have liked Woody. I like it mainly thinking of a boys name - but it's the man's name Woody I am struggling with.

I just can't imagine what sort of man has that name!

So I have been calling him Woodrow more and more often so he has the 2 names but I just don't like it. I feel odd calling his name out in a playpark.

It's crazy he's too old to change it really, maybe the shortening Row will be less jaunty? There is a boy at DS1 school called Ro as a shortening of Rowan.

He is 2.

We struggled for ages for a boy's name.
My shortlist was made up of - Stirling, Ernest, Stanley,Albert.

I have always been unsure about Woodrow but have liked Woody. I like it mainly thinking of a boys name - but it's the man's name Woody I am struggling with.

I just can't imagine what sort of man has that name!

So I have been calling him Woodrow more and more often so he has the 2 names but I just don't like it. I feel odd calling his name out in a playpark.

It's crazy he's too old to change it really, maybe the shortening Row will be less jaunty? There is a boy at DS1 school called Ro as a shortening of Rowan.

He is 2.

We struggled for ages for a boy's name.
My shortlist was made up of - Stirling, Ernest, Stanley,Albert.

I have always been unsure about Woodrow but have liked Woody. I like it mainly thinking of a boys name - but it's the man's name Woody I am struggling with.

I just can't imagine what sort of man has that name!

So I have been calling him Woodrow more and more often so he has the 2 names but I just don't like it. I feel odd calling his name out in a playpark.

It's crazy he's too old to change it really, maybe the shortening Row will be less jaunty? There is a boy at DS1 school called Ro as a shortening of Rowan.

I would love to do a link and say "this" is a man that has that sort of name and link to a photo of DH, but he would kill me, and it is only his nickname .

What I always try to remember Pippy, is that when our children are men, then everyone will have 'that' kind of name.

On the baby name threads, people say "I can't imagine a politician or teacher or whatever called Kitty/Bear/Wolf/Woodrwow" or suchlike but in 20 years time, they will just be normal names. Do you know what I mean?

If you like it now, then keep it- don't look forward to the future. If you are embarrassed/feel odd calling his name, then maybe that tells you all you need to know...?

Maybe you could change it to Woodrwow, like I just did . Or just Wood-Wow!

Hope it wasn't my DH MMJ . He used to live in your neck of the woods.

I dislike them both.

I like them both. Woody is really great. I would carry on calling him Woody he can then decide which he prefers when he is older, otherwise does he have a middle name you could use or he could use when older if he does not like Woodrow/Woody. Most people on this site are full of Sh*t about names. Its only okay if its a boring name like Samuel.

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Glad to hear your DH is a grown up Woody (all be it a nickname) - I guess though that it kind of plays out my worry of most people will just think it is a nick-name.

Yes, I know what you mean there will be a world of Coby's, Kitty's, Orson's and the like so perhaps I am over thinking it.

He would have more of a complex if we started calling him something else. I think I will have to work on the shortening Ro.

It's a bit much to say that people are full of shit about names.

They're allowed to give their honest opinions, and some names may lead to teasing, some are just too weird, and I like slightly unusual names.

Nothing wrong with the name Samuel either!

I think it helps to have this forum. There are a lot of unusual names I love, but if I'm lucky enough to become pregnant, because it's important I feel, to see what others think of it.
You may love the name but it's the child who has to live with it, so it helps to get an idea of what the general reaction to it will be.

Good point Thunderduck. When I was first thinking about naming DC3, Felix, I was thinking "Have I got the balls to call him this?" Then I realised, it was about him having the balls to carry it off, not me.

Anyway, I decided that he will have