Honest Opinion of Boy Name

mistygenovese · January 2016

DH and I have decided on a name and would like to get the opinions from strangers before telling our friends and family.

For LO, we've decided to name him Porter Francis (Italian last name and we chose Francis after DH's father).

Let's hear it ladies!

4N6s · January 2016

I like Francis as the first name.

m8881 · January 2016

Porter:
noun
"a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel."

I'm so tired of jobs as names. I get people think it sounds cool but it's not.

avalentine81 · January 2016

I immediately think beer.

LadyDi711 · January 2016

Porter doesn't sound like a real name to me. If anything, Frances Porter is better, even though when said quickly it sounds like France's border.

Bigboobsmcgee · January 2016

I don't think Porter is that terrible. I wouldn't choose it, but it's not awful.

satuttle1014 · January 2016

Porter is NMS but not a bad name at all. If you both love it, go for it.

scotten · January 2016

I actually like it! Unique, without being extremely trendy.

bbiutmcph · January 2016

I always hear porker with Porter and as far as occupation trendy names go it's probably my least favorite. Francis is nice though as a mn.

ashleyandely · January 2016

avalentine81 said:
I immediately think beer.

Same.

Bringmemylongswordho · January 2016

It's not terrible. I like Francis. Francis is great.

magsugar13 · January 2016

Francis is awesome
porter isnt

LizaKate1213 · January 2016

Porterhouse steak was the first thing that came to mind...

2-Step · January 2016

Porter reminds me of the word Portly or Porky Pig. Sorry, I know naming is tough, I just don't like it at all. Francis is better of the two by far.

susykat77 · January 2016

It's okay. I know someone with that name and it doesn't seem weird. BUT I'd keep looking... I like Francis as your mn.

gonetothesea · January 2016

I really like it! Very handsome.

ElRuby · January 2016

Stick with Francis and lose Porter.

MamaWren919 · January 2016

I like it. The surname trend doesn't bother me. I think Porter is cute, but also ages well.

holli0801 · January 2016

Like it!

JMU_Bride09 · January 2016

Porter isn't my cup of tea. According to BTN, it is a legitimate name with a history, so I wouldn't side-eye it, but I do think that it sounds odd. Something about it sounds almost like a title? I know that it isn't, but that's how it comes across to me. Almost like you're saying "General Francis" or "Doctor Francis."

groovylocks · January 2016

m8881 said:

Porter: noun "a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel." I'm so tired of jobs as names. I get people think it sounds cool but it's not.

This exactly. Would you name your kid "Waiter"?

I'm not being flippant by asking. This is the next baby naming trend on the horizon, i swear. I just found out somebody i know has a friend who named their kid "Dockter" - spelled like that because youneek.

The chances that kid is going to go to medical school and open a successful practice? Not good enough to name the kid "Dockter". My good god..

That being said, Porter is WAY better than Dockter. But still.

ClaireBear90 · January 2016

Bigboobsmcgee said:

I don't think Porter is that terrible. I wouldn't choose it, but it's not awful.

This. I also prefer the flow of Francis Porter over Porter Francis, but if it causes confusion with your husband's father having the same name, I can understand putting it as the mn.

Also, to me at least, Porter is a somewhat outdated term that doesn't come up in every day conversation like doctor, waiter, lawyer, etc. It's not unlike Cooper in that regard . . . sure, it's technically a profession, but I've yet to meet one.

WinnieLou82 · January 2016

ElRuby said:

Stick with Francis and lose Porter.

Agreed!

Knottie1442268460 · January 2016

Porter is better than Francis as a first name. I don't mind it although I wouldn't name my child.

SnarkasaurusRex · January 2016

Boo Porter. Yay Francis!

SmrBrd2012 · January 2016

I don't like either.

Porter for the reasons listed above, although I wouldn't side eye it.

Francis, because, although it is a legitimate name, I feel like it's one of those names that a boy would be made fun of for having. Maybe because I only know female Frances/is' and it sounds girly to me. I think it's fine to keep it in the MN slot though.

groovylocks · January 2016

SnarkasaurusRex said:
Boo Porter. Yay Francis!

Succinct and to the point.

Also Frankie is a wonderful nn. Francis is adorable imo.

mistygenovese · January 2016

Thanks for all the honest opinions everyone! We'll definitely be keeping Francis in the same, after DH's father and all of the men in his family have Saints for the mn's so we are keeping along with that tradition. But seriously, thank you, given me lots to think about!

klirwin82 · January 2016

I don't mind surnames as given names but Porter gets a no vote from me. I think it's like naming your kid Maid Tiffany or something, it's a job but worse is that it's a servile job.

ETA Nothing wrong with servile jobs, just don't name the kid after one.

jenfarm3 · January 2016

i see nothing wrong with it. if y'all like it, go for it.

GoldenTMama · January 2016

dfo3612 said:

Porter doesn't sound like a real name to me. If anything, Frances Porter is better, even though when said quickly it sounds like France's border.

Agreed. I like Francis Porter better

CourtJack · January 2016

I considered Porter for my now 8 yr old (who I named Jack). All I can offer you is that I'm REALLY glad I went with Jack.

PhoebeJune1984 · January 2016

I like it (sorry BNB). I would love to use the name if we ever had a boy, but we already have a cousin with the name, another cousin with a dog named Porter, and a friend of mine now has a Porter.

Smax0822 · January 2016

I like Porter.

kyraaD · January 2016

i like the flow of Francis Porter better than Porter Francis.

KaLikeAWind · January 2016

Cheers! I like porters. Oh, wait... We're not talking about beer? Never mind

In seriousness tho - Francis is great. But to me porter will always mean beer. I probably wouldn't side eye it as a real life name. But when he's a kid I'd wonder if his parents were beer snobs ('scuse me, aficionados), and when he's an adult anytime I bought him a drink I'd buy him a porter. Even if he was a martini type of guy.

jillie127 · January 2016

I like Francis Porter much better.

strese28 · January 2016

I love the name Porter! I don't, for a second, think of Porter as a noun when I hear it. Personally, I'd MUCH rather give my son the name Porter than Francis! Frank, is great - even Frankie. Porter is unique yet doesn't sound made up - I say go for it!

lm45678 · January 2016

I like Porter!

Conky3000 · January 2016

My daughter is Frances, so I like Francis. I don't love Porter and I don't hate it, but my main thing is that I don't feel like those two names *go* together very nicely.

flas · January 2016

Sorry, I immediately think of the word portly, or porker. As a plus sized person I would have not enjoyed having a name that could so easily be turned into a taunt, though I know kids will find ways to tease someone about anything

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