Baylor for a boy.

EVA116

Saw a little boy on Ellen and that was his name. I think I like it a lot.

dairygirl19

Sorry, but I despise that name.

When I see it all I think is "baler." Like a machine that bales hay.

But I live on a dairy farm..I could be skewed in my viewpoint.

sarajo317

It's a college.. in Texas (where Im from) - so it's a no for me!

jgengo0

I think it's terrible for a boy or girl for that matter. I could only see it for a pet.

sugarpumpkin716

i just hear that song "pick a bail of cotton...pick a bail of hay."

evaazalea

dairygirl19:

Sorry, but I despise that name.

When I see it all I think is "baler." Like a machine that bales hay.

But I live on a dairy farm..I could be skewed in my viewpoint.

I don't live on a farm and it is still what I think of. It seems very juvenile to me. 

honkytonk_kid

My BIL goes to Baylor University, and I work at Baylor Hospital, lol.

I it weren't for that, I might like it.

danlexi04

I'm embarrassed that I know this but, Baylor is Selena Gonez and The Biebs puppy's name. I don't hate it but where I live it would be pronounced like Bailer, not very nice. It seems like a very southern name to me. 

KCandJASON

The history of many, many names was derived from the family business or other occupation. Baker, Carpenter, Miller, etc. True, you see many of them as surnames, but even some (Taylor, Thatcher, Mason) have also migrated to first names. I don't automatically dislike it just because it lends itself to sounding similar to "bailer."

That said, I'm also from Texas. Drove through Waco (where Baylor U is) on my journey to Texas Tech at least twice a semester. I will be delivering at a Baylor Medical Center. So I wouldn't use the name myself, only because Baylor U is a conference rival, and I wouldn't want people to think I named my child after the hospital he was born in!

However, if you're not from an area where there is a Baylor Health System, it's a cute name. Though the nn Bay is nms, sounds short for Bailey.

OnTheLanai

My friend named her son that and its adorable! It fits him perfectly!

ebrooke

I like it

Blessedinlove

I think a little Bay is sweet!

brooklynesque

Hate it.  Unless you're naming your kid after the university, which is what I think of immediately. 

Dominique1219

Not a fan.

karen_loy

jgengo0:

I think it's terrible for a boy or girl for that matter. I could only see it for a pet.

nope, not even for a pet, is just horrible

alohamora

I think of the college, and I don't live anywhere close to there.

CiderWench

It was contender if our oldest daughter had been a boy. I've since grown out of it, but I still like it fine.

apc1929

I don't hate it..  I would assume its was a family name or something though and not just random      If it naturally progressed to Bay as a nn though i would find that a bit feminine..