The name we've picked is for a dog!

[JLeigh29]

DH and I have picked the name Bosley (or Bozley) for our DS-to-be. We have been searching but couldn't find it on any name websites... until yesterday. DH found it - it's old English for 'a grove of trees' and is used as a last name in humans (think Bosley from Charlie's Angels!) but mainly as a dog's name!
Are we cruel to pick a dog's name for our child?

[Cupcake]

There are many cruel names for children in the world, Bosley is not one of them (IMO)! If you & your DH like it who cares?

[Rowellen]

I don't know of any dogs with that name. I have come across dogs called Jack & Sam though - 2 of the most common boys names lol! I think its quite nice & original.

[Mummyof2under2]

It does sound like a dog name to me and i don't personally like it but it isn't my child.

[Visitor7]

LOL, I wouldn't worry about it. You know I've heard of some people calling their dogs Jodi

[NaeNae]

I hear more dogs being called Jessie or Sasha or Tobi or Maggie and don't consider those dog names ... do you know any dogs called Bosley? I think that would be funny if you did. I am neither here nor there on the name but when I read it I immediately thought of Charlies Angels we can that GO for that

FWIW Indianna Jones called himself that after his dog Indianna now I think Indianna is a gorgeous name and it was very nearly DD's (I might pop it back in the vault)

Nae x

[Turkish Delight]

Okay, i have never heard of it as a name before on a person or an animal, so i don't know why people would say its a dogs name. The only dogs name that comes in mind, which is somewhat close to Bosley is Muttley from the Hannah Barbera cartoons.

If you like it, go with it. People are never going to agree on names with you.

[Queen]

I do not have a problem with it.....its not like Rover or anything
I have heard of Bosley!

[Rowellen]

I do not have a problem with it.....its not like Rover or anything
I have heard of Bosley!

Bugger! I was planning on naming my next kid Rover. Or maybe Fido.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

I don't know of any dogs with that name. I have come across dogs called Jack & Sam though - 2 of the most common boys names lol! I think its quite nice & original.

Our dogs names are JACK and CASSIE two very popular human names so i don't think it matters.

FWIW i like Bosley, i think it's original and cute!

[miss kris]

i love it! We want to use Baxter and we know someone with a dog that name...but i don't care!! I love it!

[AliB]

Bosley, Bailey, Baxter, Bellah... what's with this two syllable B-names being accused of being dogs names?!!!

Actually our dog was called Bindi... hmmm!

Hey I was actually tempted at one time to stick with our foetal nickname - Scooby. Now THAT'S a dog's name, no arguments there!!!

[~clover~]

Ok..dogs names we have in the family, or have had.
My 2 are currently Henry & Bella. Mum & Dad's is Wally. MIL's are Belle & Ruby.
Past dogs - Jess, Maggie, Molly, Lucy, Mick, Kristy, Isabel, Zeke.... How many of those are 'dog' names?

I think the only dogs names we had/have are Mooch, Tipsy, Sooky. I knew a dog called Rusty for years when I was younger & thought it wierd to find out my bestie's cousin named her DS that, but now I really really like it!

ETA - When DS was born, we had the dog Jess.....then named him Jesse....lol. It took 4 months for someone to pick up on it though. It was purely an accident! We weren't going to use Jesse just for that reason, lol.

[smiles4u]

.... i'm not a big fan but having said that it could grow on me

I too thought of Charlie's Angels Boss but nothing more of it !!

[nickers]

go for it! if you guys like it, i havent actually heard of any dogs called bosley but know of dogs called Chloe, Max, Oscar, Toby, Charlie and many many other names that are quiet common boys and girls names!

[Shar]

I love the name Oscar and it was on our shortlist as a very sure contender until I started to run things past people............
then I got ''oh yeah that snice but my mums/friends/nans/cousins/sisters dog is called Oscar''

Has put a bit of a dampner on it and has slipped down past others but I am keeping it as I do feel if he looks like and Oscar then so be it. I love it!

[~clover~]

Shar - I know of heaps of Oscar's! My first thought was Sesame Street though when I first hear it, lol. Now I'm used to it.

[mad4e]

i like it.
we had anabelle picked out as our girl name and when i told my mum she said it sounded like a name for a cow.