Thoughts on [name_m]Brooks[/name_m]. The interesting thing is that I do not like [name_u]Brook[/name_u]/[name_u]Brooke[/name_u] on either sex but love [name_m]Brooks[/name_m] on a boy. I wonder if too many people would hear [name_u]Brook[/name_u]/[name_u]Brooke[/name_u]. Not sure that would be an issue enough to not use it. I have to correct people on the spelling of my name all the time and the spelling and pronunciation of my son’s. And we have average, familiar names.
Also thoughts on Espen.
I’m not a fan of it myself, though I know a man with the name. It suits him and as far as I know, he’s never been confused for a [name_u]Brook[/name_u]. I considered [name_m]Espen[/name_m] for awhile. So I like it well enough. Reminds me of ESPer.
[name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_m]Brooks[/name_m]. I think it is a great name.
I have never heard of [name_m]Espen[/name_m], it is quite nice but may get confused with [name_u]Aspen[/name_u]?
I love [name_m]Brooks[/name_m]! It is very handsome and I like names with a connection to nature. I just commented on your post for [name_u]Gray[/name_u] [name_u]Everett[/name_u]-- I think we have similar taste in boys’ names.
However, I can’t personally get on board with [name_m]Espen[/name_m] because I watch a lot of sports news on ESPN and as a kid that was my phonetic pronunciation of the channel. I also think it could potentially be heard as [name_u]Aspen[/name_u].
I also love [name_m]Brooks[/name_m]! I do wonder what people will shorten it to, because inevitably, it will get shortened. So you might want to think through a nn other than “[name_u]Brook[/name_u].”