Favorite Boy Name

[Holstar]

My only advice (which I realize you said you didn't want) is that if you chose to go with a name with an unusual spelling, prepare yourself now. Do not get mad at EVERYONE ELSE who then will misspell it at school or have to ask 10 times how to spell it. I like Jackson but not a fan of Jaxton.

I like I do not like Jaxton. You will be setting your son up for a lifetime of the annoyance of spelling (and respelling, "Was that J-a-X-t-o-n?") his name for everyone. Annoying once you get to adulthood and can't even order a pizza without giving your name, let alone making professional and business calls.

This.

I know you don't want advice or comments - and I understand why, this is your call. However, I'm sure there are lots of people on here who have been given 'unique' names and can at least tell it as it is from a personal perspective.

Myself, I'm a Hollie spelt with an 'IE' not a 'Y', hyphenated with Lianne spelt with a 'LI' and not a 'LEA'. Having to correct everybody every single time I say "My name is Hollie-Lianne" gets very old very quickly.

And that's a pretty normal, straight forward name! I'm not even going to go into my multiple middle names and the amount of people who spell both Janie (middle name) and MacPherson (one of my two surnames) wrong!

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[punkin]

I wouldn't name my kid any of those names. We have a weird "have to spell it all the time" last name and my first name is unique so I KNOW it gets old really fast. My two kids have very traditional names that people still manage to screw up.

I know a kid named Greyson (a boy) and he gets very irritated because quite a few people try calling him Grace for short. He gets so made and tells them that his name is Greyson. He's a 7th grader now and his parents have said that they wish they would have named him something else.

This! Constantly! My oldest's name gets butchered completely and my youngest's always gets extra letters.

...and these are old fashioned family names - nothing weird about them.

 

[Scurvy]

I say Graham, it's the least cutesy/ pretentious sounding out of the three, but I'm not too crazy about that one either.

I like traditional names for boys. A little girl can get away with a trendy name better, but even then it's hilarious when there's 9 girls named Emily in the same class.

And spelling Christopher with a K just makes the parent look one of two things 1) overly trendy or 2) uneducated.

I get the sneaking suspicion the OP will ask this to be closed any minute now, lol.

Christopher with a K definitely isn't the norm, but it's a real name which has been in use in the United States for decades. It's not the more traditional spelling but it isn't trendy or uneducated.

 

[scbelleatheart]

My son Kristopher likes his name too.

 

[violetrose]

None. I can't imagine an adult being named any of those.

I can only see Graham as a grown man. Can't imagine a little baby called Graham.

I feel a little sorry for the OP though. I bet she wishes she hadn't asked what everyone thought of her names. Something tells me this is her first baby and she won't be making that mistake the second pregnancy.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Myself, I'm a Hollie spelt with an 'IE' not a 'Y', hyphenated with Lianne spelt with a 'LI' and not a 'LEA'. Having to correct everybody every single time I say "My name is Hollie-Lianne" gets very old very quickly.

Former coworker of mine has a daughter named, "Katy-Rose". And of course everyone just tries to call her "Katy", only to have to be corrected. What a pain

 

[Social Worker Sue]

I think Graham is a great name.

I know a 3 year old boy who is the cutest little thing and his name is Graham So, perhaps that is why I like the name.

 

[Holstar]

Former coworker of mine has a daughter named, "Katy-Rose". And of course everyone just tries to call her "Katy", only to have to be corrected. What a pain

I actually prefer just Hollie rather than my full name... In fact, I rarely use my full name to the extent that the last time we were going through immigration in the US and they asked me to confirm my name I completely left our the Lianne bit and got a bit of a stare!

When I was little, my mum would correct everyone who didn't say it fully, but now, I correct everyone that uses the full name! It's just too much of a mouthful! A lot can be said for a simple Bob or Jim

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