the name Deacon for a boy?
2007-11-23 08:34:32 · 16 answers · asked by <3 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
I really like it. I think its cute, and yet a man would wear it as well as a baby. Easy to pronounce, uncommon you wont find tons of them in school. Very good choice.
2007-11-23 08:39:24 · answer #1 · answered by punished_princess 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I really like it. It's on my possibilities list. For me, I like it because it is my fiance's best friend's last name. I can't stand his first or middle names (Eric and Roberto), so I think Deacon is a modern, cool way for me to honor my fiance's connection with his best friend (they were raised almost as siblings) without using a name I hate.
I think Deacon has a slight religious lean to it because of the church deacon thing, but I also think it's a very unusual choice that has the nicknames Deke and Drake that will sound quirky on a boy, but masculine and dignified on an adult.
2007-11-23 17:57:42 · answer #2 · answered by coolteamblt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like it quite a bit.
Despite Reese Witherspoon's choice of the name for her son, it has *not* skyrocketed up the popularity charts. (It was just 687 last year. Ava, on the other hand, surged from 289 to 5 since the actress chose it for her daughter in 1999.) And yet, since Deacon has been used by a prominent celeb for her kiddo, it will strike most people as familiar, and a reasonable choice for a name.
I'd use it without reservation.
2007-11-23 17:28:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've always quite liked it, but given the literal religious "word" association, I prefer similar Declan or Duncan. Not that a deacon would be a bad association in the least (not what I'm trying to say LOL). Just that it seems a bit similar to naming a child Priest or Reverend, though I realize not to the same extent. Just a personal aversion, I suppose, though I wouldn't find it at all odd on someone else's child. ;)
2007-11-23 20:14:50 · answer #4 · answered by Irish Mommy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't really care for the name Deacon much.
2007-11-23 16:36:43 · answer #5 · answered by Chelsea 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I like it, though I would never name my child Deacon. Maybe my dog.
2007-11-23 17:05:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
like the Deacon of a church? I don't think I like it.
2007-11-23 18:24:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like Deacon and Declan. I think they are very nice solid Irish names
2007-11-23 16:38:23 · answer #8 · answered by Katie C 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It reminds me of King of Queens, but I do like the name for a boy.
Just don't go off naming a girl that!
2007-11-23 16:41:46 · answer #9 · answered by mandymariee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its ok but it depends on the rest of the name
2007-11-23 16:44:06 · answer #10 · answered by tybella 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋