Phineas

I really love this name. I just probably will never use it because I associate it too strongly with Phineas and Ferb.

I like it, but you'd need a nickname (Phin?) or otherwise just as a nickname in my opinion.

Sounds ugly and old fashioned. It also reminds me of Phineas and Ferb.

I just think of Phineas and Ferb.

I prefer Phinean to Phineas. But it is a hard name for a kid to pull off either way, though Phinean would be easier to get away with. Kid would probably be called Fin.

When I hear this name, I think of a riverboat gambler.

Phineas on a young man sounds mature and refined. I enjoy the pronunciation too.

I don't dislike this name, I just can't imagine it on an actual person. It's too funny. A child with the name "Phineas" today would be constantly teased, and the very popular childrens' television program Phineas and Ferb doesn't help that.

I've been seeing a lot of negative comments about this name! :( It actually happens to be my favorite boy's name! It's so nice to say it/hear it said. It would age well with a person. I think the nickname Finny is very cute (on a little boy). And the name isn't overly common either; I think a little boy called Phineas would be refreshing to see among all the other little Aidans and Jacks. I simply adore the name, and will give it to my first son, provided I ever have a son.

I think this is a really ugly name. I can't find out for the life of me why it's so trendy.

I LOVE this name! I don't know why, cause I don't think it's a name I would normally like, but I just do! It's mature enough so that it would follow him into adulthood, while Finn/Finny would also make a cute nickname for it when he's little... :D I think I'm going to call my son this someday.

It sounds hopelessly old-fashioned and pretentious, and it has the unfortunate association with P. T. Barnum. I dislike the misspellings of this name as well.

It is nice, but it only fits a little boy.

Wonderful name. I read "A Separate Piece" 10 years ago and loved Phineas' (Finny) character. Very dynamic.

I love the name. I simply love it. It's not too cute but not too strange either. Well, it depends on taste, as always ;). To me, it's a go-for-it name.

This is a really nice name (ignore Harry Potter and Julia Roberts). It's formal enough that he won't be embarrassed by it when he's an adult, but it's easy to familiarly nickname. One of the most attractive characters in American literature bears this name (John Knowles's A Separate Peace).

Love this name! I much prefer this spelling over the other (with the second "h"). The moniker Phin/Finn is a fantastic nickname for a little boy. Too cute. :-)

I think Phineas makes a great and perfectly respectable middle name.

Who the heck would name their kid Phineas. Come on Julia Roberts, get real.