DH's latest suggestion is 'Bosco' - is it awful?

[DrSkidaddle]

DH has unconventional taste in names (to put it diplomatically - previous suggestions include Reef, Mowgli, and Roni) - his latest suggestion is Bosco - my immediate reaction was no but somehow it is growing on me. His (Irish) uncle was called Bosco but neither of us know anyone else of this name.

So honest opinions please - what do you think? (for the record I like more traditional names such as Noah and Gabriel although I also like a few unusual ones like Inigo although DH hates it)

It's touch too if you're trying to spell it right isn't it?

Now, this is fascinating, because it seems to me that - although I admit it's not really to my taste - Rosco is at least recognisable as a name whereas (frutta di) Bosco is an ice cream flavour.

Mananny - What's the betting that Sun, Moon, Rain and Star will call their children John and Jennifer? One generation's wacky is another's commonplace and vice versa.

This is why my first ever post on MN was on a name thread. All human life is here.

LMAO in the kindest possible way Keith!!! See, now tell him to imagine if his parents had named him Mowgli, would he have been bullied more or less?

Names are a crazy concept if you think about it. We get no choice in the matter, unless we change our name, and are stuck with whatever whim our crazy parents went through during an uber hormonal time of their lives. I have a Rudyard Kipling inspired name too, now that I think about it. perhaps another reason I feel an affinity towards Mowgli? LOL.

Madbad, exactly!!!! I think it goes in waves, nameloopiness.

op- im into slightly unusual names(although my dc all ended up with common names) but id get a divorce.

Mananny - So your name is Rikki Tikki Tavi?

Actually, I wonder whether OP's OH has considered that one ...

Go for Sher Khan or Baghera. Stand out names.

Or to go back to the Irish roots, what about GGuiness?

Close, madbad, but not close enough LOL...

Shocking spelling, sorry.

Madbad, are you Kaa?

Boscoes is the name of our local youth club disco.

Having allsorts of probs with typing...meant to be mananny.

Love Gabriel as a name. Was one of our considerations, as was Killian. Like you, the shortened 'Kill' put us off,as did 'Gay' for Gabriel. Kids can be cruel!

Nope Knotty I'll probably give myself away and someone here will know me, but I have a whole book written about me

Not enough Brians though.

Bosco is George Costanza's ATM code

I think Brian might enter the realms of coolness again thanks to Family Guy.

Hmm, as a Brownie leader I'm Brown Owl but if I'd got involved with the cubs I'd be Akela.

I have my own theory about mananny ...

Got ya, either you are 'The Phantom Rickshaw', a tad wordy for a first name I grant you, or 'Kim'.

ZacharyQuack, that is one of my fave kids books!!!! Love Hairy McLairy from Donaldson's Dairy!!!!!

Derek is much underestmated.

One of Jude Law's offspring is Rafferty. Good name. Like Raffy as a shorter version.

I like Derek, it's a close relative's name. I guess it helps he's a nice guy. Don't you find that a person's character influences your opinion of their name?