Jethro

That's it! I'm going to name my first car "Jethro"! It has true masculine vibes!

Gives me futuristic vibes. I can see this in sci-fi.

Hmmm I don’t know, it just sounds like you have a cotton ball in your mouth when you say it. Or like someone casually saying “Did you throw up?”– “Jethro up?”

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Not a fan.

I named my son Jethro :) my husband and I love the meaning of the name. The name is biblical and it’s really uncommon. The nickname for the name is also nice (Baby Jet or Jetjet). For those who commented that it sounds like “death row”, to be honest, the name Darrel sounds even more like death row, yet it’s a commonly used name.

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Anyway, each to their own, people have different names and they all turn out to have different characters/ future. As long as you’re happy with the name, you should go with your feeling.

I like the etymology / meaning of this name: abundance. Seems a propitious way to name a boy.

My partner and I named our son Jethro when he was born three years ago. We wanted a name that was not common and Jethro is rather uncommon. A great deal of people give us feedback that it is the coolest name, and also one that is not easily forgotten. I find it to be unique and am really proud of my son's name. Somewhat comical that it is biblical and a redneck name, and also my favourite character from Outrageous Fortune, a great NZ tv series, and name of a famous band. Nick Cave also chose this name for his first born. Jed for short.

My name is actually Jethro, my nickname is Jack and has been stuck with me growing up.

Jethro makes me shudder - rhymes with "death row". The Cornish form of James - the ultra-cool Jago - seems like a good alternative.

I personally like the nickname Jeth a lot.

I knew a dog named Jethro once, so that kind of makes it seem weird to me that it'd be a people name. But I think I'd still think it was weird even if I didn't know a dog with this name.

To me, personally, it sounds like "death row".

I really don't get why people find it a redneck name. To me, Jethro is the farthest thing from it. It sounds cool and sophisticated, though I wouldn't really use it on a child.

I think Jethro is a cool-sounding name. I like the fact that it is Biblical and that there's a band called Jethro Tull (I don't listen too much to them, but I like a lot of names that are associated with bands). I wouldn't name my kid Jethro, but I'd definitely use it in a story.

This one has a bit of a hillbilly reputation, and it does rather seem like a name very annoying Christians would choose for their son.

This is my favourite boys' name of the moment. Unusual but has quite a contemporary feel - I feel like it's only a matter of time before we get our first celebrity baby Jethro and the name rockets. It would suit a sexy guy!

A good nickname would be Jett or Jet.

I like this name. There is really nothing wrong with being named Jethro. To me it sounds more modern than "redneck". I mean if you name your kid Jetrho, it'd be cool to call him "Jet". So this is a great name, nothing to be ahsmed of.

Even before I ever saw The Beverly Hillbillies, this has always seemed to me a rather redneckish, unsophisticated, backwoodsy sort of name. I've come to notice that's also the impression the general public gets from it, probably in part due to the movie's popularity, but true all the same. In the South or Midwest, it might be the object of minimal ridicule, but in most parts of the US and Canada, it seems to come with this negative stereotype, and I would personally advise against choosing this name for a child.