I know that nameberry says some bad things about the male name [name_m]Davenport[/name_m].
I know that I like odd, old-fashioned, and clunky names.
I know that a davenport is a form of sofa and so is a Chesterfield (see, I think the latter makes a great name too!). Frankly, I can’t figure out how a davenport differs from a chesterfield from a sofa from a couch and this is the sort of thing I muse on when I can’t sleep.
But I still really like the name [name_m]Davenport[/name_m].
To me, it is has a retro, nostalgic feel to it (no one calls their sofa a davenport any more). Like the cool name [name_m]Donovan[/name_m]. Summery, that turquoise green color so big in the 60’s.
It is definitely male, [name_m]Davenport[/name_m]. The [name_u]Daven[/name_u] sound as well as the manly, sea-going sound of port.
Nicknames abound: Dav, [name_u]Daven[/name_u], [name_m]Dave[/name_m], [name_m]Davy[/name_m], [name_m]Ven[/name_m], [name_u]Porter[/name_u], [name_m]Port[/name_m].
It sounds wealthy cool, without being crass like [name_m]Cash[/name_m] or [name_u]Royce[/name_u].
And creative, like a painter or architect or writer.
What do you think? (You won’t hurt my feelings; it’s just a name!).