My dad is named Norman and I think it is a great name. Maybe it would be a bit different these days for a child to be called Norman but I really like the name!
-- Anonymous User 7/10/2005
Unfortunately Norman was the name of the psychotic owner of Bates Motel in the Hitchcock classic "Psycho", played by Anthony Perkins. For happier images on can think of Norman Rockwell and Norman Mailer.
I love the name Norman, and would use it. I think of actor Norman Reedus. I also think of Norman Bates from the movie Psycho, which is one of my favorite films.
I like it though it's somewhat old fashioned. The name of my grandpa and uncle, my great-grandparents were Norwegian's living in America so they thought it was a fitting name.
How right you are. It is my name and every time a teacher said "normal" or "normally" I jumped because I thought they were calling on me when if I had been daydreaming.
I think of the Monty Python sketch "the Piranha Brothers." Dinsdale Piranha is perfectly normal, except for being convinced that he was being followed by an giant hedgehog known only as "Spiny Norman."
The character Norman Jayden in the video game 'Heavy Rain' made me like this name. Because he's awesome and I have a slight crush on him. Anyway FBI Agent Norman Jayden. The reason I think the name Norman is cool.