Male Names from the Silver Screen!

See the results of this poll: Favorite Classic Movie Names?

Respondents: 26 (This poll is closed)

  • Farley Granger : 3 (5%)
  • Sterling Hayden : 9 (15%)
  • Laurence Olivier : 13 (22%)
  • Clark Gable : 13 (22%)
  • Fredric March : 4 (7%)
  • Joseph Cotton : 3 (5%)
  • Basil Rathbone : 7 (12%)
  • Ronald Colman : 1 (2%)
  • Bing Crosby : 4 (7%)
  • Maurice Chevalier: 3 (5%)

[name_u]Sterling[/name_u] [name_u]Hayden[/name_u] is a very handsome name [name_f]IMO[/name_f]. Dignified.

I really like [name_m]Peter[/name_m], [name_m]Joseph[/name_m], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] and [name_m]Fredric[/name_m] (though I prefer [name_m]Frederick[/name_m]/[name_m]Frederic[/name_m]).

I wouldn’t use [name_m]Farley[/name_m] (rusks), [name_m]Clark[/name_m] (shoes) [name_m]Errol[/name_m] ([name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Potter[/name_m]), [name_m]Bing[/name_m] (search engine), [name_u]Sterling[/name_u] (money, city, adjective) [name_m]Buster[/name_m] (nickname for a little boy), [name_m]Broderick[/name_m] (surname) or [name_m]Nigel[/name_m], [name_u]Dean[/name_u], [name_m]Basil[/name_m] and [name_m]Ronald[/name_m] (dated).

The others are okay, just not my style.

Gotta know - what are rusks?

You nailed it.

Well I didn’t expect US posters to know the brand but surely you have rusks over there?! [name_m]Little[/name_m] round biscuits that babies chew on when they’re teething?

[name_u]Sterling[/name_u] [name_u]Hayden[/name_u] - I like both [name_u]Hayden[/name_u] and [name_u]Sterling[/name_u]
[name_m]Fredric[/name_m] [name_u]March[/name_u] - I love [name_m]Fredrick[/name_m] (prefer this spelling)
[name_m]Ford[/name_m] - [name_m]Ford[/name_m] is very handsome. I would only use it as a middle name.
[name_m]Buster[/name_m] [name_u]Keaton[/name_u] - I like [name_u]Keaton[/name_u]
[name_m]Basil[/name_m] Rathbone - Rathbone is a family name. [name_f]My[/name_f] uncle received it as his middle name. The name has not been passed down since.
[name_u]Rex[/name_u] [name_m]Harrison[/name_m] - I like [name_m]Harrison[/name_m]

We have Zwieback crackers which I think are for that purpose, but they aren’t called rusks.

Ahh another linguistic difference then. A cracker to me is something savoury which can be sharp and crumbly- not something I would give to a small baby :slight_smile:

Maybe I misspoke - the Zwiebacks are possibly more cookie-like (or would you say biscuit-like? :slight_smile: )

Rusks are a sort of biscuit/cracker thing. They often give them to babies when they are teething.

I like [name_m]Basil[/name_m] Rathbone, but I am super biased, because I am a [name_m]Sherlock[/name_m] [name_m]Holmes[/name_m] addict.

[name_m]Basil[/name_m] Rathbone and [name_u]Rex[/name_u] [name_m]Harrison[/name_m] sound so British. [name_f]My[/name_f] favourite name is [name_u]Laurence[/name_u] so Sir [name_u]Laurence[/name_u] [name_m]Olivier[/name_m] is a fave too. [name_m]Farley[/name_m] and [name_m]Granger[/name_m] would make great names for twin boys if they weren’t a movie star name. :slight_smile:

I love [name_m]Sherlock[/name_m] [name_m]Holmes[/name_m], so [name_m]Basil[/name_m] Rathbone is definitely my favourite!

This is so heartening to hear from other [name_m]Holmes[/name_m] lovers! :slight_smile:

I even like Mycroft!