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I like the word and the imagery that goes along with it (I think of moon haloes), but I think it's kind of hard to take it seriously as a first name despite wanting to like it. It seems more feminine to me. It basically falls under the same category as Tiara in my mind. I like it better than Tiara, but it still lacks substance and strikes me as a little on the fragile princess side. The fact that it's the name of a popular video game also makes it seem a little odd as a first name plus I can imagine it being used as a stripper name.

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I prefer Ayla, Aylin, and Hala, which have "halo" meanings, rather than Halo as a first name.

This message was edited 2/19/2011, 8:13 AM

I think the video game association is very strong, and now I've got that Beyonce song stuck in my head :p I don't care for it as a name. As a GP, anything goes though, right ;)

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I would think of it as more feminine, I suppose.

I'm fan of the video game. So I can't think of it as name only as a thing.

I dislike the name. To me, it's headgear and a video game.

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It sounds like a created masculine variant of Halle or Hayley, so I can see it being a GP for someone.

A girl I know had a kitten named Halo, and as soon as I saw it it sparked a little GP for me.

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I definitely see it as feminine, and I'm not sure if it would get past GP stage (if it did, it would only make it to middle name - unless of course DH says so!).

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I do associate it with the game and Beyonce, neither of which I favour greatly, but as a GP ... For the sound and the meaning of the actual word, and not the associations, I really like it.

I know someone who knows someone who has a son called Halo. I think it's a little out there, but it's not so bad; it doesn't sound too far away from things like Arlo and Hugo. And if the kid lives in a place where a lot of people have unusual word names - which the Halo I know of does - it'd probably barely raise an eyebrow. I'd consider it unisex, I guess.

I didn't even think of the video game, but a lot of people would. I just think it'd be really unfortunate if the kid really was a good-two-shoes type and got made fun of. Or it they were really horrid and it turned out to be ironic. I'm not such a fan of word-names, in general - mostly for this reason.

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I'd think girl.

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Sidenote: I could see it as a name for a baby that was stillborn or something. Then it'd be meaningful.

This message was edited 2/18/2011, 9:22 AM

I could see it as a MN. It'd be a cute MN. As a FN, it's too video-gamey and fantasyesque. My first thought would be "girl".

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as a FN, I like Aura quite a lot for a girl.

It makes me think of "Halo", a beautiful song by Beyonce. However, it also makes me think of a violent video game that I hate. I don't like Halo as a first name.

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I once saw a birth announcement for a girl named Halo Grace. I thought it was weird.

This message was edited 2/18/2011, 1:07 PM

A video game

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I don't like it... [that is I don't like it as a name, not that I don't like the game]

This message was edited 2/18/2011, 9:11 AM

I thought about Halo as a name a while back actually. I like it for a boy and a girl. I think it's interesting and I also think of the song Halo by Beyoncé. I probably wouldn't use it IRL, but that's what The Sims are for...

I think of two things:

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1. The parents must be super religious, OR

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2. They must be video game nuts.

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Sorry, but I don't think it's usable.