See the results of this poll: Which one should we go for?
Respondents: 12 (This poll is closed)
- Peter Brooks: 6 (50%)
- William Brooks "Liam": 2 (17%)
- Henry Brooks: 4 (33%)
I think [name]Liam[/name] is going to become very dated.
Would you be planning on using a nn for [name]Henry[/name]? He might have to as it seems to be getting more and more popular.
E.g. [name]Hal[/name], [name]Hank[/name], [name]Harry[/name]
I voted for [name]Peter[/name], simply because I adore it.
Other reasons though; it’s less popular than [name]Henry[/name] and [name]William[/name] so your son is less likely to go through school being [name]Henry[/name] X or [name]William[/name] Y or adopting a nick name that he doesn’t like as much just for distinguishing purposes.
I think [name]Peter[/name] suits a whole range of personalities. I can see it on a shy, studious, sensitive boy and on a bold, charming, outgoing one. An athlete or someone very academic, [name]Peter[/name] is very flexible.
I can also see it being usable at every age. The nn [name]Pete[/name] is friendly and playful for a toddler but still mature enough for a middle aged man. There are childhood icons like [name]Peter[/name] Rabbit and [name]Peter[/name] [name]Pan[/name], religious figures like [name]Saint[/name] [name]Peter[/name], the disciple and worthy namesakes like [name]Peter[/name] the Great, of [name]Russia[/name], [name]Peter[/name] Snell and [name]Pyotr[/name] ([name]Peter[/name]) Tchaikovsky.
So really, you can’t go wrong with [name]Peter[/name]. It’s an all-round brilliant name.
- Anon.
I agree that [name]Peter[/name] is a wonderful name!! I had wanted to use it for a son. It is the most distinctive and underused of the names you are considering.