While working today I was thinking about baby names as usual and had mistyped a word to look like [name]Ford[/name]. It got me thinking what names have ford in them and [name]Oxford[/name] came to me for me some reason. I looked it up and thought about nicknames…[name]Ox[/name], [name]Fox[/name], [name]Ford[/name]? Anyway what do you fellow berries think? I think it has the same feel as my son [name]Conrad[/name] and I like that. But is it useable?
I just think of the shoes and the dictionary, it seems more like and item than a person to me. 
I haven’t seen [name]Oxford[/name] used for a person before, and imo I’m not sure that it quite makes the transition, but I do agree with you - it looks wonderful on paper and sounds cool, important ingredients for a name! I do like your other options a lot, and I think [name]Hawthorne[/name] and [name]Everett[/name] both match [name]Conrad[/name] well.
I don’t like it. I guess being from the UK I just associate it with the place and I don’t think the [name]Ox[/name] sound is the most appealing. I think the suggestion of [name]Stanford[/name] is great and fits better than [name]Oxford[/name] [name]IMO[/name].
[name]Everett[/name] and [name]Hawthorne[/name] are great too.
Hmm, I think [name]Oxford[/name] could make a great middle name. To my ear, it sounds harsh, especially compared to [name]Conrad[/name] and [name]Nolan[/name]. I don’t know if I can picture it on a person…
I think it sounds like a great first name! I’d choose a softer middle name though, avoid any other “x”, “k” or “z” sounds.
i love fox but the nn ox would give me pause for the teasing potential
I went to [name]Oxford[/name] and can emphatically say it would raise a lot of eyebrows to use it as a given name.
[name]Ever[/name] heard the saying “big dumb ox?” Oxen are famous for being strong, unthinking beasts of burden. Not an emulatory nickname.
I think [name]Ford[/name] is a very handsome, masculine, standalone name. The “[name]Ox[/name]” is a distraction, imo.
The name [name]Oxford[/name] just seems a little pretentious to me, as I strongly associate it with the university. I’m not a big fan of place names, in any case.
I do think, however, that [name]Wilford[/name] and [name]Conrad[/name] are both lovely names and go beautifully together. [name]Stanford[/name], Bradfprd or just [name]Ford[/name] would be nice too.
[name]Ox[/name] is not a good thing to call a human.
I actually really like it. I was surprised when I read the rest of the responses- it seemed like it would be a hit here.
The reasons for not recommending [name]Oxford[/name] would apply equally to [name]Stanford[/name]!
I do like the idea of a -ford or -ord name to go with [name]Conrad[/name]. I also love [name]Hawthorne[/name] with [name]Conrad[/name].
I like [name]Ford[/name] on its own, but you could also consider [name]Sanford[/name]…that gets you away from the universities.
Thanks for all the replies! I should state that we are in the US so the university doesn’t seem that big of a deal, however there does seem to be a lot of negative responses towards the ‘[name]Ox[/name]’ part of it. I don’t know, there’s just something about it I like. I put it into nymbler and had good suggestions but nothing that got me too excited.
When I say it goes with [name]Conrad[/name] I guess i should specify that it ‘feels’ more like his name…old, uncommon, strong, easily spelled and pronounced…but different. In our pursuit of boys names I am scared our top names are getting too much into the trendy category ([name]Atticus[/name] and [name]Beckett[/name]) and I had this feeling with [name]Nolan[/name] but chose to ignore it and I do know a handful of other Nolans now.
I’m open to suggestions, advice, reassurance, new ideas, anything!
I’m with the PP, I really like [name]Ford[/name] as a name on it’s own. It’s a name I hadn’t thought of before, but really actually do love.
I’m in the US, and naming your child [name]Oxford[/name] still comes across to me as the equivalent of naming your child [name]Harvard[/name] or [name]Yale[/name].
Some of your other choices, like [name]Magnus[/name] and [name]Leopold[/name] seem just fine to me. Using [name]Ford[/name] as a standalone is also fine.
Would you consider names ending in -fred? [name]Alfred[/name], [name]Wilfred[/name] etc.
My friend’s son is named [name]Clifford[/name] (after his dad), but he’s called [name]Ford[/name]. I think it’s a strong, handsome, distinctive name.
Thanks [name]Pam[/name], I agree [name]Clifford[/name] is distinctive and I love that the family has a connection but it’s too much of the big red dog in our house.
Econo, I do think this discussion is making me like Leopld more…we also have Fredericks on both sides of our family but hubs says no.
We have thrown around the last few days: [name]Felix[/name], [name]Angus[/name], [name]Stafford[/name], [name]August[/name], [name]Grady[/name]
My husband liked [name]Felix[/name] out of those but Im not sure.