What do you think of Oak as a first name?
I know Oakley is quite popular for both boys and girls now (and in keeping with the recent blog post, more for girls in the US and boys in the UK!) but I’m not sure about the -kley sound. I love the nn Oak, but don’t know if it stands alone or is weird.
i’m not personally a fan of the sound, but i think it could definitely stand alone!
I know an [name_u]Oak[/name_u], about 7 years old. I think it works really well as a standalone and also fits him well.
Totally stands alone! [name_u]Oak[/name_u] is adorable 
I like the name [name_u]Oakley[/name_u]. I’ve never heard of just using [name_u]Oak[/name_u] before. I kind of like it thought! I couldn’t really see [name_u]Oak[/name_u] for a girl, but I kind of like it for a boy.
Really lovely! I like it for both genders 
hmm…i think i prefer it to oakley, but i’m not really a fan. it’s certainly not unusable, though!
I think it works!
I think [name_u]Oak[/name_u] could stand alone 
I think [name_u]Oak[/name_u] is great! Definitely my type of name - earthy, short and to the point, and I like vowel names (especially O). [name_f]My[/name_f] only problem with [name_u]Oak[/name_u] is that it’s kind of hard to say / easy to mishear when said out loud. I feel the same way about some other great one syllable names like [name_m]Abe[/name_m] & [name_u]Jude[/name_u]. It’s quite possible this is just me though!
[name_u]Oak[/name_u] is great. Solid and interesting. You might also like [name_m]Oakes[/name_m]?
Infact I prefer [name_u]Oak[/name_u] to [name_u]Oakley[/name_u], [name_m]Oakes[/name_m], [name_m]Oakland[/name_m] etc.
It seems calm and substantial, where the others feel a bit trendy.
Yeah I agree the potential for mishearing and having to repeat a few times feels high with such a short name! Thanks
I do like [name_m]Oakes[/name_m]!
I also like Oaken but he’s the funny shopkeeper guy in Frozen 
Neither of these really work with my surname though hence “just Oak” but it goes against my general style of wanting a longer name with shorter nn.
Thanks everyone!!
I agree with this. It’s almost too short to pick up. Otherwise it’s fine.
I’ve got to be honest, I met a child called [name_u]Oak[/name_u] recently and although I had previously quite liked the idea of it on paper, in real life it felt really pretentious… There was a lot of eye rolling from other parents in the school playground. It’s weird how some names still get that kind of reaction when others like [name_u]River[/name_u] are just seen as completely normal now!
Haha this is helpful and tbh is probably the reaction I’ll get from my SO…
Somehow to me [name_u]River[/name_u] feels more pretentious, something to do with the contrasting imagery of the two perhaps?!
Maybe! Honestly I’ve had this so many times now where I have had a name on my list and then I encounter it in real life and it just doesn’t work for some reason, I think I’ll end up going quite classical in the end!
It could definitely stand alone! It’s very modern-hippie, which is becoming more and more acceptable.