We are considering the name [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] for our third child. It’s more “out-there” than the names of our other children ([name_m]Isaac[/name_m] and [name_f]Suzanna[/name_f]) but I didn’t think it was too terribly weird… until my husband mentioned the name at dinner with his parents and his mom’s reaction was to sort of… giggle?! She’s a great lady, very nice, so she wasn’t trying to be rude or push her opinion on us or anything, but the immediate laughter did sort of take me aback. So I’m wondering… what is your first impression to the name [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]?
I really like it in theory and it feels fairly familiar and usable to me, but I think I’m probably being swayed by years on this site 
It does strike me as a very grand-sounding name (even here in the UK, where it’s historically had a bit more use), but I love the potential for nicknames [name_m]Pip[/name_m] and [name_m]Pippin[/name_m] to bring it back down to [name_f]Earth[/name_f] – if you don’t mind the Tolkien connection. I’ve always thought it makes for a perfect eye-catching middle name, with its solid quirkiness and nature and literary connections.
I must admit that I’d be surprised to learn that [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] and [name_f]Suzanna[/name_f]'s brother was called [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m], but there’s nothing wrong with an eclectic sibset! And it also depends what you normally call the older two: [name_m]Ike[/name_m], [name_f]Sukey[/name_f] and [name_m]Pip[/name_m], for example, would feel perfectly natural (and rather fabulous!)
I like it but I don’t know how wearable it would be in real life as a first name. I’d have no hesitations on it as a middle name, however, but being called [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] from day to day seems tough.
I would be thrilled to meet one, but I would expect [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]'s parents to be the type who put a bit too much effort into being different.
My immediate thought was the hobbit from [name_m]Lord[/name_m] of the Rings – [name_m]Pippin[/name_m]'s “full” name is [name_m]Peregrin[/name_m] Took.
By itself [name_m]Peregrin[/name_m] is a lot of name, but the nickname [name_m]Per[/name_m]/[name_u]Perry[/name_u] makes it wearable [name_f]IMO[/name_f].
[name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] and [name_f]Suzanna[/name_f] together, btw. [name_f]Susanna/name_f was my top pick for a girl if either of my boys had been girls
Haha, I feel the same way about maybe thinking it’s more wearable because of all the time I’ve spent on nameberry and other sites
My kids go by [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] and [name_f]Suzanna[/name_f], but I honestly love an “eclectic” sibset. I feel like it brings out different elements of what makes a family special. To us, [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] is a meaningful name from our family history with a tie to nature. Family history and nature are both important pieces of who we are as a family, and I’d love for that to shine through. Thanks for your thoughts! (Oh, and [name_m]Ike[/name_m], [name_f]Sukey[/name_f], and [name_m]Pip[/name_m] is so cute! Makes me want to start calling my kids those names, but I don’t think they’d stick!)
Thank you for your feedback! Can I dig a little as to what it is about it that makes it seem a little much for a first name? [name_f]Do[/name_f] you think it’s more the rarity, the “grandiose” quality of the name, or the falcon connection? A combination? Something else entirely? We have been planning on using my dad’s name for this kid’s middle name, but I agree that it would work well in the middle spot.
Haha! That made me laugh. Well, being a little different seems to come maybe a little too easily to these parents [name_f]Glad[/name_f] to hear you’d be thrilled to meet a little [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]! Thanks for the feedback.
Thank you! I’ve always thought [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] and [name_f]Susanna[/name_f] would make wonderful sister names! [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] and [name_m]Simon[/name_m] are great too- both names are on my list as well.
I think it’s a standout name in the best of ways. It sounds buttoned-up yet artsy at the same time and also has the nature connection. It can lean so many ways - I could imagine a [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] as a professor, musician or mountain guide. I don’t know anyone with this name but would love to (boy or girl), and I’d more than likely compliment the name.
I think [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] fits with [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] and [name_f]Suzanna[/name_f] because I can imagine all three as a 1700s sibling trio. When you put them together they have the same Puritan feel. I don’t think [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] is very familiar to the average person though which probably accounts for the difference in perception. I wouldn’t be surprised to hear [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] or [name_f]Suzanna[/name_f], but I would be surprised to hear [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m].
I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] this name!! It’s one I’ve suggested to my husband several times. My husband is from a working class British family and he thinks it sounds too upper class. I am American and I think it strikes the perfect balance between being meaningful, having history, not being overused, yet not difficult to pronounce. Those are some crazy hard criteria to meet!
So anyway, I’d say go for it! Use nicknames if people think it’s too different.
I just love [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]! It means «traveler», what a great meaning. The nickname [name_u]Perry[/name_u] is adorable.
I like it as a middle however I think it is too grand and out there to use as a first, especially next to [name_m]Issac[/name_m] and [name_f]Suzanna[/name_f]. Honestly I would assume [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] to be from a different relationship than the first two.
I do find it grandiose. It feels very formal, even regal to me.
The way I often test a name is to think about whether I would feel sheepish telling someone I ran into at the grocery store that my new baby’s name was [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]. And, honestly, I would. But I love both [name_m]Pierce[/name_m] and [name_m]Pearson[/name_m].
I love [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]! Nothing to giggle at all! If [name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_m]Fox[/name_m], [name_m]Bear[/name_m], [name_m]Colt[/name_m], etc are all acceptable then I don’t see the issue with [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]. I think it’s a good strong name. I personally prefer it for a boy, but hubby says he feels like its unisex.
Peregrine is nice in theory, but as name someone has to live with for possibly the rest of their life…it’s too out there imo.
Perry, Pearson, Percy, Pierce are some other suggestions
[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] reminds me of someone very distinguished and older. It feels like a big name to live up to! That being said, I do think it would do better as a middle name than it would as a first, especially because it doesn’t fit in with [name_f]Suzanna[/name_f] and [name_m]Isaac[/name_m] at all.
Like others, it definitely gives me a [name_m]Lord[/name_m] of the Rings vibe but that’s not really a bad thing lol.
I think it’s a fine name. Different but not in a bad way.