Thoughts?

[jodie80]

Latest boys name my husband and I agree on is Race - what are people's thoughts?

[sheflieswithherownwings]

Well I first thought of cars racing, and then it went to 'race' as in the human classification system.

I think it would be a weird name to have, and it does seem a little try hard when there are thousands of names you could choose from.

It makes me think of Robert Rodriguez and his children; Rocket, Racer, Rebel, Rogue and Rhiannon... I think the little girl got lucky!

[emmabobemma]

Oh the teasing potential with this one.

"Rat Race" or "Rat face" or "Racist" or "Eraserhead".....

Do you two have a special connection to the word race? Are you competitive runners? If so, maybe as a middle name? Chase? Blaze, or Blaise? Hermes (like the messenger of the gods with the winged sandals, also known as Mercury.)

[lexiem]

I second @emmabobemma's sentiment. you could add Dash to that list.

[christabel]

The name Race is nmsaa. It makes me think of the word race, as in a person's race. I think Racer would be better.

It is the sound you like? What about these...

Ace
Case
Cason
Mason
Jason
Jace
Grayson
Chase

[fivebabymen]

emmabobemma,
So Race has teasing potential but Hermes does not? Makes me think of herpes right away. Race is much better in my opinion.

[emmabobemma]

I hear what you're saying Fivebabymen. Hermes COULD get turned into herpes. Not my first association, but then I'm not 12 years old. There's such interesting mythology behind the name Hermes; it is a "real" name, rather than a word that sounds "name-ish." Dick, Peter, Randy... real names. Hermia sounds like hernia but it's a legitimate name with other wonderful associations. ...And you have to admit, Chlamydia really has a nice ring about it. Syphilis for a boy? Or maybe Cyphilus is a more masculine spelling.

[ottilie]

Oh, emms, you rock!

I think of horse races and dog races when I hear Race. I like emma's suggestions of Blaise, Chase and especially Hermes.

[dovah]

I don't think Race works very well as a name, for many of the reasons mentioned above. It reminds me of those people I read about in the news who named their daughter something like Aryan Princess. Ok, so it's not that bad, but I think it can lead people to the same conclusions whether that is your intention or not.

As for some of the other suggestions, I think christabel's list is pretty spot on if you want names with similar sounds. It might be easier to suggest names if we knew what attracts you to Race. I know you didn't ask for other suggestions, but it could be fun. As for teasing potential, I'm not sure I would go with Hermes, either. The idea is to think like a 12 year old boy when it comes to things like this. Even if a name is overflowing with history, and every highbrow name scholar in the world thinks it's just fantastic, it doesn't mean it works in a modern middle school. What is your kid going to say "You can't call me Herpes! I have a "real" name!!!"?? Real names are not tease-proof.

I also understand that any name has teasing potential, but why set your kid up for it?

Names I think have a similar feel to Race:
Shane
Blaine
Sage
Cade
Chase

[catloverd]

I think race is a bad idea since "Race's" sounds like Racist so I can see that being a bad thing when someone wants to say "That's Race's bike/ball" and worse when they just say "Oh that's Race's" because to me it sounds like "Oh that's racist"

I also see it as an issue since race doesn't just mean running, it means what you are, like "What's your race?" "Oh I'm Chinese" Just not a good idea....