View Message

[Opinions] Finch?
What are your thoughts on Finch? Boy or girl? Usable or GP only?Oh, also: Some other names I've come across/thought about, lately:
Prue
Niko
Remy
Pollux
Keaton
Clement
....thoughts on these?
Archived Thread - replies disabled
vote up1

Replies

I like Finch. Probably a GP but it could work as a mn for either gender though I'd prefer it for a boy. It reminds me of the Finch family in To Kill a Mockingbird which is a nice association, and also obviously the bird, also a nice association.Of the rest of your list, I really like Niko, but the rest I'm not so keen on.
vote up1
I've loved Finch on a guy for a while but it seems to get no love on this board whenever I bring it up. :(
vote up1
Sad, I really like Finch! It's an awesome name and I think it would be great if it was used! :DI know this is unrelated but I love Griffin / Gryphon but I also hate it. If it weren't for Family Guy I'd probably use it but because of Family Guy I can't fully love it. I really wish their last name wasn't Griffin or that they didn't call them by their family name so much in the show or that the show hadn't become so popular. :( It would be so awesome to have a kid named after a mystical beast while also using the nn Finn but I just can't see myself using this name because of the association.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This message was edited 12/24/2014, 3:54 AM

vote up1
I see all of these being very masculine except Prue and Niko which feel unisex.For boys I love Finch and Niko. Finch I don't see working well for a girl. Niko I love for a boy or for a girl.I also really like Remy, Keaton, and Clement but not quite as much as Finch and Niko. I don't care for Prue and Pollux.You reminded me how much I like Finch. Haven't thought much about it for a long time. It reminds me of Finn but more unused and a little more substantial while still feeling relaxed and fun. I think it's as usable as a name as Robin is and I've always liked Robin. I'd love to meet a little boy named Finch and I'm pretty certain that I have once.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
vote up1
Finch - boy and usable! Nickname: Fin?
Prue - I just hear how close it is to 'prude' and I can't like it.
Niko - Love it! That's my oldest son's name.
Remy - Awesome. For a full name? I don't mind it for a full name, but I also really enjoy is as a nickname for Remington or Romilly.
Pollux - nope, sounds like a disease
Keaton - pretty good
Clement - Great! I would love to seem brothers Clement and Ambrose
vote up1
Finch sounds too crimped for a first name. I don't know if that makes sense, but I don't know how else to put it, so for me it is more GP material. If I were to pick I think I would say it feels more boyish to me, because of the similarity to Finn, though birds of similar type tend to seem more girlish to me generally.Prue is more nicknamey imo.
Niko is cool, but it feels like it's trying to be.
Remy is awesome. I think it has a softness, but it still very masculine.
Pollux is handsome, but also sounds like an illness and I don't know how I feel about the two of those things in conjunction.
Keaton is just too last namey for me.
Clement feels slimy (Clem=Phlegm), but I love the meaning.
vote up1
Bird names are a mix for me though most of them I find feel unisex or masculine. It really depends though. Like the majority of names that mean bird are feminine but in my opinion the majority of names that are types of birds are unisex or masculine. I only made a list of types of birds that might be useable as names.Unisex:
Robin
Wren
Kestrel
Egret
Raven
Cardinal
Cormorant
Sparrow
Phoenix
Teal
Loon
Penguin
Albatross
Auklet
Avocet
Bluebird
Blackbird
Brambling
Budgie
Dovekie
Flamingo
Flicker
Frigatebird
Gannet
Goose
Kite
Lovebird
Mockingbird
Murre
Murrelet
Oriole
Petrel
Patridge
Pipit
Pauraque
Phalarope
Redpoll
Redstart
Rosy-Finch
Sage-Grouse
Sandpiper
Siskin
Solitaire
Shearwater
Storm-Petrel
Swift
Seedeater
Skimmer
Tanager
Tern
Thrush
Titmouse
Towhee
Turkey
Tyrannulet
Veery
Vireo
Verdin
Warbler
Waxwing
Whimbrel
Waterthrush
WrentitBoys:
Finch
Hawk
Eagle
Falcon
Crow
Kingfisher
Peregrine
Jay
Heron
Crane
Osprey
Plover
Puffin
Auk
Bishop
Bluejay
Bittern
Bobolink
Bobwhite
Bulbul
Budgerigar
Bunting
Bullfinch
Goldfinch
Condor
Chukar
Coot
Curlew
Garganey
Dunlin
Dowitcher
Duck
Dickcissel
Dipper
Eider
Fulmar
Gallinule
Grouse
Gull
Godwit
Grebe
Grackle
Grosbeak
Guillemot
Guineafowl
Longspur
Limpkin
Martin
Merlin
Mannikin
Merganser
Junco
Jaeger
Kingbird
Kinglet
Owl
Nighthawk
Night-Heron
Nightjar
Nodie
Nutcracker
Nuthatch
Quail
Pheasant
Pelican
Pewee
Ptarmigan
Poorwill
Rail
Razorbill
Roadrunner
Scoter
Snipe
Shrike
Smew
Stork
Spoonbill
Thrasher
Tattler
Trogon
Vulture
Wheatear
Woodcock
WoodpeckerGirls:
Lark
Meadowlark
Swan
Chickadee
Nightingale
Dove
Pigeon
Parakeet
Linnet
Anis
Anhinga
Caracara
Chachalaca
Hummingbird
Jacana
Kittiwake
Kiskadee
Magpie
Myna
Ibis
Parula
Phainopepla
Pyrrhuloxia
Phoebe
Starling
Skua
Swamphen
Spindalis
Tityra
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

This message was edited 12/23/2014, 2:01 PM

vote up1
Finch! Finch!"Stiffler's mom! Stiffler's mom!"That's all anybody needs to know about Finch.Pollux is very likely to be turned into Polack.
vote up1
QuotePollux is very likely to be turned into Polack.
I can think of something much worse that Pollux could be turned into, that being a fine example of British slang. In fact, the two sound identical when I say them aloud. I had to google the "Stifler's mom" thing.
vote up1
Yeah the British slang is the first thing that pops into my head when I hear Pollux and I'm not even British.Second thing is Pollock the fish and the artist Jackson Pollock.Didn't think of Polack.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
vote up1