Nelson

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my dh has suggested Nelson for a boy....great namesake Nelson Mandela...WDYT?

Makes me think of Nelson Muntz from the Simpsons rather than Nelson Mandela...

Also would get shortened to Nel/Nelly which is a bit girlie.

Not keen.

As a child I had a hamster called Nelson. Because he only had one eye like Lord Nelson.

Yes, tragically I thought of Nelson from the Simpsons before I thought of Nelson Mandela. Depends how much you like the Simpsons . I once knew a Bart...

Nelson is on my list.... I like a lot

i really loved the name Bart,, but the whole under achiever thing put me off a bit. I thought, if my child is as lazy as I am..... AND called Bart to boot. Lovely name though.

i know a very beautiful 10 month old Nelson

i like it. makes me think mandela too.

i love simpsons but it honestly doesnt make me think of that nelson....

The first one I think of is Horatio Nelson.

(How about Horatio?)

What a great name! I thought of Mandela followed by Horatio.

Weirdly, despite the the famous Nelsons, I've never thought of it as a name - if that makes any sense.

Lovely sounds to it too.

I like it. Works well in other languages too.

I love Nelson. I would definitely have shortlisted it if it went with our surname.

it's my cat's name

I know an 11m. old Nelson; his mom is North American, though, living in Norfolk, well, you see the connection...

It's my friend's dog's name.

Love it.

our dd, a cocker spaniel, is nelson after the stunning town on new zealands south island!

Well if nobody else will say it I will,
Haha!

"England Expects That Every Man Shall Do His Duty".

I like it Was my bumps nickname

If I heard it called in the park I would expect an english bull terrier type dog to run past .....

i know someone called nelson and i think it is brilliant!and so does he! you should defo use it ! x