Thoughts on naming a little boy Bailey?

[sunshiney]

What do you think, any good?

I really like it, goes well with dd name which ends in an 'a'. Also works well with our surname.

Is it pretentious though.

[LadyOfTheFlowers]

My friend is calling her boy Bailey.
I asked her if she can see a bloke aged 20, 40 and 70 called Bailey.

That helps me decide.

[5inthebed]

Unless your Ds was conceived after drinking copious amounts of the stuff, I'd say no. Sorry, but to me it sounds like a girls name.

[BunnyLebowski]

In my opinion it's exactly the opposite of pretentious. Not good.

All that matters is if you like it though.

[motherlovebone]

its a surname imo.

[mumoftoomany]

I quite like it for a boy - sounds masculine to my ears.

If it works well with surname, and if you like it, then I'd go for it!

[sunshiney]

Hmmm... Consensus not great then...haha! Hasn't dampened my enthusiasm though, which is good at helping me decide.
To me, it's a masculine name, think it's fine for an adult too, and I have no strong feelings regarding the liqueur.

Ds due in about three months, so bit of time to ponder it still!

[GrimmaTheNome]

Its a good name for a boy dog.

I'd have thought it was - how can I put this? - the opposite of pretentious. Sort of the male equivalent of Chardonnay.

[sunshiney]

Grimma- know what you mean, but he himself won't be the male equivalent of Chardonnay (well, I hope!).

Would anyone go as far as to say it's as much of a cliche as Chardonnay though? Do tell me

[Bucharest]

Yes, it is.
(sorry)

[sunshiney]

Ok, yikes!

[momofnearly2]

It will alway's be a dogs name to me. Even though it certainly is becoming the male equilavent of Chardonnay where I live.

Sorry.

[Ziggurat]

Have you seen this thread?

[cece]

Awful in my honest opinion.

Definitely on a par with Chardonnay... and the opposite of pretentious.

[Ziggurat]

Definitely the exact opposite of pretentious.

[suwoo]

Isn't everyone being polite .

I posted my honest opinion on the other thread, but Ib will maintain the polite vibe of the thread and say the same as the others- it is the opposite of pretentious round these parts.

[pagwatch]

A small boy drops his coke on the floor
" who's is that?"
" Its Bailey's"
" are you sure - it looks like coke"

[Gumbo]

Think carefully before doing this - especially if your surname could potentially be a boy's name.

A friend named her child this but had a 'boy's name' surname (eg. James). Of course if you see the words Bailey James together, you automatically tend to think they're the wrong way round... he gets called James Bailey a lot!

[AllieW]

Not keen. Too intertwined with the drink for me and I'm not overly fond of surname-esque first names.

[Surprise]

I know three and all of them are little sods. So in my head it's a horrible name. But not keen on surnames as first names anyway tbh. Sorry.