My husband and I really like the name [name_u]Gentry[/name_u], which I know is a bit different. However, we knew someone with this name growing up so it doesn’t seem quite as wild of a name. What are your thoughts on this name? Help is greatly appreciated, as we are really considering this as thee name for our little boy. Thanks!!
Thoughts on [name_u]Gentry[/name_u] [name_m]Robert[/name_m]?
I’ve never heard it before but I really like it. I love the sound of the name.
Also [name_u]Gentry[/name_u] and [name_m]Robert[/name_m] would go well together.
I actually really like it. It falls into the “cowboy” sounding names [name_f]IMO[/name_f]. It sounds like it’d fit into a category with [name_m]Brooks[/name_m], [name_m]Boone[/name_m], [name_m]Wyatt[/name_m], [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u], etc. Different without being too weird. I like it!
Thanks for feedback! The cowboy edge to the name are my thoughts exactly. I also think that with the Gent in the beginning, is also sounds very gentlemanly 
I am keeping the name a surprise from family and friends, but wanted feedback, so obviously turned to Nameberry! Much appreciated! 
I like it as well. [name_u]Gentry[/name_u] does sound like a cowboy. 
Sorry, but personally I think it’s silly. [name_u]Gentry[/name_u] refers to an upper echelon of the class system. It’s not a human name.
I think that the name sounds like a strong gentleman.
I agree with [name_u]Ren[/name_u] here. I wonder if perceptions might be different in the UK and US though? (I’m from [name_f]Canada[/name_f], but am a total Anglophile.)
I am Canadian and love this name. I graduated from high school with a [name_u]Gentry[/name_u] (he’s in 30s now) and always thought he was a nice, cool person. My brother in law’s brother is also named [name_u]Gentry[/name_u] and he is in early 20s. He is a super cute kid. [name_f]Love[/name_f] this name and think it is unique name. I don’t think most people would even know it refers to an “upper echelon of the class system”.
Snap. Sounds ridiculous to me. Would most people in the US really not know its meaning?! It also comes across as pretentious. Might as well name him Royalty or Aristocracy- that’s how odd it sounds to me, sorry.
I learned about it one of my history courses in Elementary School, so that was my first thought as well. I remember my backyard neighbor shouting it at her dog, and I was a little confused. I wish I had something nicer to say, but I think it’s a little silly.
I don’t think that will be an issue in the US. It’s not a very common or known word here. My first association is actually a band here in the US named [name_m]Montgomery[/name_m] [name_u]Gentry[/name_u] which are the surnames of the 2 band members. They’re a country band which just adds to the “cowboy” feel being in the US.
I like it
I have never met someone with the first name [name_u]Gentry[/name_u], though I do know a family with the last name [name_u]Gentry[/name_u]. I wouldn’t worry about UK associations too much if you intend to continue living in the US. Most people in the US know little to nothing about UK class systems, and even those with awareness would not make that as the first connection.
I had no idea what the name meant until looking it up on here, I’d only ever heard it used as a name. It says it is a surname as well. I’m going to be living in U.S. so not too up concerned about the meaning as I don’t think the meaning is one too many people here would know right off the bat. I didn’t realize that it was such a well known word or should I say one that is still used in [name_m]Britain[/name_m]. Interesting. Thought it was more of a British surname.
[name_f]Love[/name_f] it Go for it
This exactly. It sounds ridiculous and pretentious.
There is, however, an ASOIAF character named Gendry. Sounds a little less ostentatious than [name_u]Gentry[/name_u].
I second Gendry. I think it has the cowboy vibe everyone mentions for [name_u]Gentry[/name_u]. It’s also easier for me to say. I always trip over [name_u]Gentry[/name_u].
I concur. I don’t get ‘[name_u]Gentry[/name_u]’ as a name.
But a lot of people in [name_u]America[/name_u] have watched downtown abbey and the craw fords are the gentry! It sounds very pretentious to me. Sorry