[name_f]Edit[/name_f]: There doesn’t seem to be many threads on [name_m]Woody[/name_m] on Nameberry to look for opinions so I thought I’d start my own!
Okay, so I love [name_m]Woody[/name_m]. I hasn’t made my list because it’s such a different style to my other favourites, but it keeps popping back in to my head. What do you all think? Does it have ‘rude’ connotations? (If you get my drift!!!)
Secondly, is it too nicknamey on its own, and if so what could it be short for? [name_m]Woodrow[/name_m] is definitely growing on me.
FINALLY what would you imagine brothers to [name_m]Woody[/name_m] being called?
[name_m]Woody[/name_m] is very cute I think the inappropriate connotations are there but can be fairly easily avoided with the right attitude [name_m]Woodrow[/name_m] is super sweet too! There are also names like [name_m]Woodson[/name_m] and Woolcot and [name_m]Worden[/name_m] as well, though [name_m]Woodrow[/name_m] is my favorite. As for brothers of [name_m]Woodrow[/name_m], I’d say names of a similar caliber of unique boyish-ness! Here’s a little list:
Considering that it’s slang for erection, it’s a big no. When my kids played with toy story characters, we always snickered when they would say “I lost my [name_m]Woody[/name_m]”, “she took my [name_m]Woody[/name_m]”, “where is my [name_m]Woody[/name_m]”. I think it would cause hardship for the child.
[name_m]Woody[/name_m] is adorable - I love it! The quirky [name_m]Woody[/name_m] [name_m]Allen[/name_m] springs to mind, followed by [name_m]Woody[/name_m] from the [name_m]Toy[/name_m] [name_u]Story[/name_u] films. I think it’s a very cool, very fun name.
I’m sorry but I can just imagine a [name_m]Woody[/name_m] in high school- I shudder at the thought of what would be said. Unfortunate, because it’s cute, but I don’t think it would be fair to call a child this.
I went to school with a guy named [name_m]Woody[/name_m], and I can assure you that the sexual connotations are not as big of an issue as people think. He didn’t have a problem with it.
When we were recently introduced to a two year old named [name_m]Woody[/name_m] my husband thought he heard wrong and I have to admit I was also a little surprised that someone would name their child woody (making me wonder about his parents!). I honestly felt sorry for the cute little guy. And I like very unusual names and have an open mind when it comes to names! The sexual connotations far outweigh the fact that it can be seen in a different light as cute name. The fact that there are a couple famous people with the name does not make it workable in the real world in my opinion. There are plenty of equally great names of the same style as [name_m]Woodrow[/name_m] with adorable & quirky nicknames or awesome nick name names with the same vibe as [name_m]Woody[/name_m]. I would definitely choose an option that does not have such fertile ground for jokes.
Thanks for the feedback! I have to say I didn’t think the erection thing would get such a strong reaction. I’ve never heard of it being called a [name_m]Woody[/name_m], and have never made the association with the one [name_m]Woody[/name_m] I know so I wonder if it’s regional? [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t honestly think that alone would stop me using it but it’s good to hear how others interpret the name
I definitely think that [name_m]Woodrow[/name_m] “[name_m]Woody[/name_m]” would be better. I loved [name_m]Toy[/name_m] [name_u]Story[/name_u], had a [name_m]Woody[/name_m] doll, and watched the show Crossing [name_u]Jordan[/name_u] growing up (there was a character named [name_m]Woody[/name_m] on there), but none of those more positive connotations overshadow the real-world reference…which is rather inappropriate. I’m a girl and I even have a hard time keeping a straight face while typing this and reading the responses. My husband just outright laughed…and is still laughing. Once the boy hits middle school, his name would be hard to deal with (crap…that even sounds bad).
After some research I’ve concluded that maybe [name_m]Woody[/name_m] is more of a [name_u]Brit[/name_u] name than a yank one- it’s not ranked at all in the US but is in the top 500 in the UK and has been since at least 2012 (couldn’t be bothered to look back further!).
Isn’t it strange how there is quite a divide between names in the US and UK? Particularly with informal names like this I think.
Not being American nor from the British Isles, I still vote NO. The internet connects different countries and cultures daily, not just exotic ones. A [name_m]Woody[/name_m] would grow up in a world where terms travel quickly, especially with young people, and while it might not be used in the UK or [name_f]Ireland[/name_f], it certainly would be known there.
(I just looked through my Brother’s year book and there was a girl called [name_f]Fanny[/name_f] in one of the pictures, it’s not slang for anything here in Germany and if I met her I wouldn’t say anything yet I still think "I hope this poor girl never travels to [name_m]Britain[/name_m] or the States with this name as it might be very uncomfortable for her; I’m also positive that in this day and age, she might be very aware of what her name is used for in those countries while her parents would have been unfamiliar with it.)
I don’t think it would be a good idea to name a kid “[name_m]Woody[/name_m]”. He’d be teased pretty relentlessly in middle and high school, since it’s slang for an erection.
I went to elementary school with a boy named [name_m]Woody[/name_m] who also happened to have the unfortunate surname of (L)ong and even at that age he got teased (and still does as a 22 y/o) relentlessly.
[name_f]Every[/name_f] kind of nope. Not only is this the equivalent of naming your kid [name_m]Dick[/name_m] or [name_f]Fanny[/name_f], there’s the unfortunate connection to the child-molesting, daughter-marrying director.