My mothers maiden name is Bales and I think it is a great name for my first boy. I am due at the end of [name]September[/name]. I have gotten good feedback from friends, but I don’t know if they are just being nice. I wanna hear some honest feedback on the name Bales for a little boy. Thanks!!
At first I thought of bales of hay, at least that was the mental image. Then it was [name]Christian[/name] [name]Bale[/name] (well, that’s a good mental image). But I pushed that aside and found that I really like the name. And since it’s a family surname I think it’s a great way to honor your side of the family. If you’re still unsure you could always put Bales as a middle name and call him that most of the time. But you know what? I think it could work as a first. I find it a refreshing surname. Good luck!
I suppose not. [name]Bale[/name] can be a variation of the name [name]Basil[/name] and [name]Ballas[/name] is a variation of [name]Blaise[/name], so Bales wouldn’t be so far off. I like the idea of using maiden names for children, although I would normally use it as a middle name. I might worry about the potential jokes at Bales’ expense (“bales of hay”, “posting bail”, etc.), though the same argument could be easily used against common names like [name]Mark[/name]. What were you thinking for a middle name?
My first thought was hay bales, but I’ve heard worse. I would probably use it in the middle if it was me. I think it could make a nice middle name.
I was going to use classic name like [name]Thomas[/name] Bales, or [name]William[/name] Bales and just call him Bales. Thanks for the feedback
I do like it, but I can see teasing threats of bring called Balls… :-/
I like it, but when I said it out loud, the thought “He Bails” (as in, 'He bails out on us all the time!") came straight to mind. It looks like a nice solid name but when I say it all I can think is ‘flaky’…
My cousins name is [name]Bailey[/name] and people call her Bails as a nick name all the time. So I don’t think it’s bad at all. I think I would call him [name]Bale[/name] instead of Bales though.
All I can picture is bales of hay… but I grew up in the country, so I doubt everyone will think of a Hay bale… it’s not my style, but I think it can work
Those are both great names!
I do think of hay bales, and it sounds like a nickname for [name]Bailey[/name]. It’s nice, but might work better as a middle name.
I would be hesitant about Bales as a first name (for reasons already stated), but I love it as a middle name. [name]Thomas[/name] Bales is especially handsome.
I think it’s fine although I do have a hard time saying it…I think there’s something tricky about a name being plural.
I think it sounds great! I probably would put it in the middle as you are planning, and I particularly like your combination of [name]Thomas[/name] Bales.
[name]Love[/name] both of these!