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What goes with Black?

e1ena

What boy names go the surname Black? Without the name sounding too boring or common?

Reply 1

AngeryPenguin

Douglas. Raymond. Mortimer. Owen.

Reply 2

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Volunteer Team

Many, many names would work with it.

Reply 3

Drewski

Much like in fashion, pretty much everything goes with black.

I would, however, avoid words which make it sound like a paint colour. Gloss. Matt. Etc.

Reply 4

AngeryPenguin

Original post by Drewski

Much like in fashion, pretty much everything goes with black.

I would, however, avoid words which make it sound like a paint colour. Gloss. Matt. Etc.

I disagree. Black is a really plain surname, and most common male forenames I can think of either sound boring or a bit odd with it.

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Brian

Original post by AngeryPenguin

I disagree. Black is a really plain surname, and most common male forenames I can think of either sound boring or a bit odd with it.

As someone with a very unusual and distinctive surname, and who caught no end of flak for it during school years, I don't see an average name as a bad thing by any measure.

Frankly, giving a kid a name that sounds fairly non descript is a good thing. Let the child create their own identity, rather than having something foisted upon then by virtue of a name they didn't choose.