I'm not keen on our name James Andrew as I think it's nice but a bit dull plus we have a really common surname so it certainly won't stand out. DH wants to nickname him Jimmy (he loves Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix). I prefer Jay or Jazz (initials JAS) for a nickname so we'll see what sticks. But in the end I chose the names for DS1 and DS2 (with DH's consent eventually of course) so it's his turn and he is definite about James.
I'm not in favour of unusual names because of the endless comments I get. Even 'Oh that's a lovely name' gets wearing after the first fifteen years. I've had 'You sound like a film star', 'Bow to the princess', 'Why did your parents call you that?', 'Do you siblings have unusual names too?', all sorts. Now when people ask me I tell them Aurora means 'pretentious middle-class parents'. I suppose I like my name but just not the fact that everyone comments on it. No-one is going to say 'James, what a lovely name, my brother's name is James' are they? BUT times are changing now. With playgrounds full of Jaxons, Angels and Ronaldos I'm sure an unusual name will be much more accepted by their generation and won't necessarily be used for teasing. Actually I was never teased about my name, nobody could really come up with anything! Kia-ora was the worst I got but seeing as the line is 'We all adore a Kia-ora' it wasn't rich pickings for the bullies.