I’m intrigued by the increasing number of mentions [name]Thatcher[/name] is getting on Nameberry.
Would any Brits here actually consider using this name?
What kind of reaction would you expect to a boy named [name]Thatcher[/name]?
Well I wouldn’t use it because it’s a surname and not a first name. People will think of [name]Margaret[/name] [name]Thatcher[/name] yes, but she’s not the worst person in the world to share a name with.
I’d probably roll my eyes a little if someone said ‘oh my son is called [name]Thatcher[/name]’ but that’s only because I loathe surnames as names. No other prejudice would come into it.
I wouldn’t use [name]Thatcher[/name] on a boy or a girl because everyone’s reaction would be, “like [name]Maggie[/name] [name]Thatcher[/name]?” She was just such a big influcence, it’d kind of be like calling them [name]Churchill[/name] or even [name]Winston[/name]. I think a boy named [name]Thatcher[/name] would be worse, in the US or anywhere else, then yeah it’s just another surname-turned-firstname, but in the UK it wouldn’t work. In my opinion!
I would never use this. I might not think of [name]Maggie[/name] [name]Thatcher[/name] right away, but I would immediately think the parents were trendy last name and occupation namers (neither of which I like). I would say [name]Thatcher[/name] isn’t my style.
[name]Even[/name] without the Iron Lady, a thatcher is someone who thatches roofs. I don’t see the appeal.
It’ s alright but I don’t think the UK is ready for little Thatchers just yet.
I don’t see the appeal either. It sounds SO harsh to me with the th and tch.
I’m not British, but I quite like it! There was a character named [name]Thatcher[/name] [name]Grey[/name] on “[name]Grey[/name]'s Anatomy” and I thought his name was quite interesting. I think it depends on what middle name you decide upon and what your surname is, as well. I’m not a huge fan of surnames as first names, but I have a few guilty pleasure surnames I’d like to use ([name]Fulton[/name], [name]Bennett[/name], [name]Beckett[/name], etc.).
I would give little [name]Thatcher[/name] a classic/traditional first name in case he’d like to be called that in the future.
Best of luck 
I agree about the harsh sound. I prefer [name]Thayer[/name], or [name]Reeve[/name] (in the offbeat occupational names category).
I am from [name]England[/name], and I would not use this name because it would be way too weird. Too familiar or something. I’ve got nothing against her, actually, but it would just be an odd thing to call a boy after a grey haired lady.
I’m also British and actually think [name]Margaret[/name] [name]Thatcher[/name] IS one of the worst people you could name a child after, a view I know is quite widely shared in the UK.
However if the child in question was American I would assume it was part of the surname as first name trend (which is very American to me) rather than a namesake name.
Depends where you live and who you vote for 
For a little boy in the U.S… I like it. I wouldn’t name my son that, but i’d definitely put it on my list. It’s interesting and unique without being foreign or uneek to the point of confusion.
I am not from [name]England[/name] but I love the name [name]Thatcher[/name]. Unlike several other respondents I adore surnames as first names. It creates a unique identity without the oddity of a created name.
I think [name]Thatcher[/name] is one of the worst names a child in the UK could have and I’d be surprised if there are any.
Very, very tempting to wind our liberal friends into apoplexy - but sadly not a fan of the surname as first name. I’m guessing a little [name]Regan[/name] would be viewed similarly in the US regardless of the [name]Shakespeare[/name] connection.
Well, in the USA, it was often used by the upper class WASPS. There was a distinguished Philadelphian from an old Quaker family named [name]Thatcher[/name] Longstreth. I quite like it.
Agreed. I don’t think it has an appealing sound either. All in all I don’t think it makes for a good name. Not every occupation ending in -er needs to be used as a baby name!