Tommy Wes?

sarpur01

I'm team green and we are having the hardest time with a boy name! I know we want to use Tommy somewhere in the name as it was my grandpa's name and it is my brother's name. DH and I both like the name Wes, but we don't like the traditional full names that use the nn Wes (Wesley and Weston). I'm not sure the name Wes could be used as a stand alone name though. We are thinking of the name Tommy Wes and calling him Wes. What do you guys think?

virginiaunicorn11

My parents decided to call me by my middle name from birth, and it is a giant pain in the butt. 

achays11

Personally, I don't like when people name a child one name and then call them by their middle name. That's what MH's family does and it is kind of annoying. I like the name Wes by itself. Does is have to be Tommy or can you use Thomas? Tommy and Wes both sound nickname-ish, but I like Wes Thomas. 

lm45678

While I prefer Weston or Wesley, I definitely think you should name him what you want to call him.

What about Wes Thomas?

Bringmemylongswordho

I think at least one of his names should be a full name.

Kittievr4

Agree with PP, It's NMS to use nn as regular names, I think it takes away choices if they want to use a more professional or "grown-up" name eventually

sarpur01

Just curious, what problems has it caused? I wouldn't think it would be much different than using a nick name, but maybe I'm missing something?

sarpur01

I wanted to honor my grandfather directly and his name was Tommy, not Thomas. 

bbiutmcph

Tommy Wes just sounds a bit childish to me almost like a double cutesy name you would use when young.  I feel like most men would prefer Thomas as an adult or even Tom but having to say no Tommy is my given would probably get old. Even though your grandfather was tommy, Thomas nn Tommy is still honoring him and Thomas Wes works well. He can always go by tommy especially by you but Thomas allows more flexibility in adulthood 

oneblessedmess

It sounds incomplete. Wes and Tommy are both nicknames to me. I also think that if you plan to call him Wes, give him the first name Wes. Wes Tommy sounds a little odd, but how many times are people going to say his full name?

thatcma

I am not saying this to be rude, I am only being honest: Tommy Wes sounds kind of like a pornstar name.

That being said I do think that Wes Thomas is a great way to do both names. I think it sounds really nice also.

AndiPandi127

All I can think of is Aziz Ansari in Parks and Rec..."Tommy Fresh!"

Personally, I think Wesley Thomas nn Wes sounds much more dignified. The problems with primarily calling someone by their middle name are numerous: legal docs get messed up, it's confusing at school...I have a cousin who goes by a nickname derived from his middle name, and in high school he was called something different by every teacher. It annoys the crap out of him.

SmrBrd2012

I personally think it would be incredibly odd to name your son Tommy Wes and then call him Wes. Especially since Tommy is most often a nickname and then you're not even calling him Tommy. As others have said, neither of those names are proper full names and I also think he should have the option to go by one. I'm just imagining seeing a resume with the name Tommy Wes and wondering why he would put a nickname instead of his full professional name. I think you can get away with Wes as a more "adult" name than Tommy  (which just sounds very juvenile to me). Wes Thomas sounds very nice.

AlyLynn07

I prefer Wes Tommy

SKZW

I love the name Wes and that gets my vote for the first name slot. (As long as the last name is more than one syllable.)

ShadeofGreen816

Another vote for Wes Thomas. FWIW My H is named Tony. Not Anthony. And he hates not having a "real" name.  And maybe it's because I'm used to it, but Tony feels more formal than Tommy.  

SaphireSweetie88

sarpur01 said:

I'm team green and we are having the hardest time with a boy name! I know we want to use Tommy somewhere in the name as it was my grandpa's name and it is my brother's name. DH and I both like the name Wes, but we don't like the traditional full names that use the nn Wes (Wesley and Weston). I'm not sure the name Wes could be used as a stand alone name though. We are thinking of the name Tommy Wes and calling him Wes. What do you guys think?

1. I don't like the name Tommy because as an adult I feel like it wouldn't be taken seriously. Tommy is fine as a endearing name for someone names Thomas as a child.
2. I like Wes as both first or middle name
3. I am not a fan of calling people by their middle name instead of their first name unless there is a legit reason for it (ex: 2 Thomas's in the same class)