My wife is pregnant and we're considering names....can you help?

Question

Scans indicate a boy and we're busy looking for a great first name. My wife loves the name NIGEL. I've always liked the name too but I'm concerned about the way the name gets used in the media and advetising. What do you think, is Nigel a good name for a little boy growing up in the UK?

Answer 1

thats perfect for a boy in the UK...good choice and congrats!!!

Answer 2

I think it's a great name, never heard it used in any strange way in media/advertising myself. My first thought when I hear that name is of Nigel Olsson... former Elton John bandmate. My husband is from the UK. Last time I checked, not overused these days... as a matter a fact, if you look at data for the top 100 names in England and Wales since 2002, Nigel isn't even on the list - even though people perceive it as a popular British name. The name Mohammed is statistically more popular in the UK than Nigel... times they are a-changin'!

Answer 3

First, CONGRATULATIONS! I do like the name Nigel, yet, I'm awfully fond of Phillip, more so of Pip from Great Expectations novel by Charles Dickens. If I was to name a child Pip, I wouldn't use Phillip though. My preference is for a "strong kind of manly man name." Stone Phillips the news anchor, I wonder was that his real name or a nickname? I am a U.S. citizen and I too am looking for names. My wife is African American/former Muslim, and I am White (Very German grandparents) and Christian. My favorite name in the whole wide world is Marticias D'Artanion. My mother, "Marlys" went through college as "Marty", so Marticias would be an homage to my mother. When my son would be in college, all the transcripts would read, Yarnell, M. D., and I would pray and hope he'd grow into that name literally. Most importantly, we are not exactly thinking about what others think, my wife is an only child, and I have siblings. My mother is ill, and I think about if naming after a deceased person is a curse or a tribute. The child won't know anything of that person, AND people may look to the child to "own up" to their name sake. The other trouble is, children are cruel. My last name is Yarnell, literally brought down through the ages by a Knight. However, around here, I've been made fun of as "Urinal". I'm sure you are thinking about that too...what the initials do and say. My whole name is Stacy A. Yarnell. If you look at my first name I can spell like a cross word, down from the S, and repeat my first name, down from the A and write my second name, and the Y allows my last name. I felt really special in school when I figured it out. I wish you well, as we too are trying to figure it all out. We've gone to many web sites to research names, and name finders or just to peruse through catalogs of names. I'm sure you'll do alright for your young man on the way!
P.S. My mother chose Shane Andrew and Seth Adam for my brother, once born my mother said, "Oh gosh, he doesn't look like either of those names." He ended up Russell Allan. LOL!

Answer 4

I love the name Nigel. The photographer Nigel Barker is like the hottest thing known the creation. Nigel means Champion. I think it's a wonderful name. Good luck to little Nigel and congratulations.

Answer 5

I agree...I think it's a very appropriate name for the UK. To be honest, the only Nigel's I've ever known and heard of are British!

Answer 6

I'm in America. I like the name and when I think of it my first impression is that it sounds very British. And I love everything British, so I say stick with Nigel.

Answer 7

nigel is over-used in the uk. i know 9 /nigels there. but dont get me wrong its so cute... nigel is like a "the" name of choice for that country.

Answer 8

Once your child is born you will began to both think of it and speak of it using this name that you choose.This name will be PERMANENT.Why not give the child a name with meaning and with hope and power in it?All of the things that you say,your words every day,these are important and there is a powerful force at work in these words that is unseen.Name your child something with meaning that will reinforce the good and positive things in its life and give the child a name that the child will like even as an adult.I hope someday to have a daughter,and when I do have her,the name is ready and waiting.We will name her BELA,which means "pretty".As her middle name,EPHIPHANY,which means "awakening"(such as the awakening experience we enjoy when we first begin to know that there Is a "GOD").Just do some research into the MEANINGS of whatever names you are considering.Some nWAYNE,which simply means"WAGON",,,,but a wagon is always used for hauling heavy loads.I have worked very HARD all my life. My friend is named CHRIS,,,this name means" the one who bears the light". Ben or Benjamin means "most beloved son". Donna means"little girl". You might do a GOOGLE search about "baby names",,or even better "biblical names". Look in your search for the female version of your husbands name, or the male version of your wifes name.Nigel means "gift of god". http://www.webhealing.com/hon/josf.html THINK ABOUT IT!ames hold a great deal of negativity. My name is

Answer 9

Not my favorite name in the world, but it is something a little different from everyone else. And a good choice for a boy growing up in the UK. It also means "champion." That's a good meaning for a boy.

Answer 10

Hey,
I'm personally not fond of the name Nigel but it is different and I think it's fine for a little boy growing up in the UK...
my favorite boy names are...
Cole
Shyler
Aedan
Ethan
Connor

Answer 11

I like Nigel a lot. To us Americans it does sound very British.