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Howard is way too old-fashioned. But more so, I don't think it works in today's generation. It has sinked out of sight for a reason, and I dont think it has an attractive sound. It's inevitable nickname of "Howie" also seals it's fate.

I like it. :-)

Yes.

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Howard does not sound very pleasant and I don't like it at all :(. Its had it's time.

YES!

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As a first name I dont think it would work at all. However, I know a Walter Harold, and even though he is not a newborn or toddler (he is 24ish), people always look at him with the "what were your parents thinking" face when he mentions his name, especially full name, for the first time. Both Walter and Harold were family names, but I really think it was over-the-top. However, his parents were both old (40+) when they started to have kids, so that may have had a little do to with it too.

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Anyway, I think it if means that much to you, you could get away with it as a mn. I think something a little more modern-classic (Benjamin, William, Joseph - those kind of names or even the trendy ones if thats your style), Howard as a mn would be prefectly fine. William Howard actually kinds of sounds nice.

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Anyway, this is just my opinion. If you truly want to use Howard as a fn, my only suggestion would be to use something a little less "old" as a mn. A combo like Walter Harold was too old back in the early 80s, and it is certainly too old now.

Not at all.

Nope

While I wouldn't use it I think it'd be kinda neat to hear a name like Howard on a little tyke.

I can't picture it on a little boy or a teenager or, well, on anyone under thirty.

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(but on the other hand, all I hear in my head is Noel Fielding saying "Howard" in that fantastic accent.. I've been watching The Mighty Boosh too much, methinks)

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edit: removing something that didn't make sense, haha

This message was edited 12/30/2006, 4:45 PM

I would say so. But you could use it as a middle name.

Yes.