Leofric.

[StuckInTheMiddleWithYou]

It's an anglo-saxon name for a boy, meaning basically "loved". Please discuss.

[seeker]

Don't be silly.

[Clary]

Excellent.

This is the kind of name (Cedric, Egbert etc) I just could not possibly get past DH, not a chance.

I rather like it but really you would have to call him Leo at all times I suspect.

[StuckInTheMiddleWithYou]

He could be "Leo" for short and to his friends...

[Clary]

LOL Seeker that's what I kind of meant. I do like these mad names tho. Leo is nice, yes?

[southeastastra]

i quite like it

[zozzle]

Oh dear!

[Lionstar]

I've heard of an Athelstan, shortened to Stan. Pretty cool.

[getawiggleon]

It sounds a bit like your son is called Leo (a good name) and you have mild tourrettes. Sorry

[PortBlacksand]

Love it. DS has a similar anglo saxon name. If he'd been a girl he would have been Elfreda (Freddie). They are much neglected i think although Winifred etc. are coming back into fashion - i find them good strong names.

[PortBlacksand]

I love it on Westminster Cathedral wall - all those fabulous old names of the saxon archbishops then after 1066 it all changes and they are all Roberts and Williams.

[tammytoby]

I actually quite like it.

[StuckInTheMiddleWithYou]

With my DP, it's this or "Snorri" ("spear" also nordic) which will instantly be transliterated to "Snotty" by all his friends.

[tammytoby]

Snorri - probably works well in Scandinavia but not in English!

[Surprise]

Sounds like a guesthouse that's been named by two people joining their names together. Like the one down the road called the
HildGeoff Guesthouse. I kid you not.

[StuckInTheMiddleWithYou]

Basically, what do you think the chances are of our boy being picked on for this?

[SingItBack]

errrr, no. Leo is fine, the fric bit is not fine at all

[seaturtle]

I love it.

[PortBlacksand]

SITMWY - my DS hasn't so far. But he is only 8 - however i can't see it happening. i think not naming a child a name you love because they might get picked on by some small minded shits at school is a rubbish reason *

• Unless that name is Arsene of course.....

[StuckInTheMiddleWithYou]

Ok, not everybody hates it... That's enough for me.

(Port That is my only defence against Snorri..)

[wisteria12]

Love it! Anglo-Saxon names are awesome. One of DS2's MNs is Alaric, and I was so tempted to go with Alban for DS3, in the end we went for Cuthbert, another fab AS name.

[mathanxiety]

I love Alaric and Alban, also Urban, Theodoric and a few others of that ilk. I think Leofric is nice.

[MrsRhettButler]

surprise did they not consider that actually geoffhild sounds better and rolls with much more ease off the tongue?

[MrsMadWriggle]

Trying too hard I'm afraid.

[amberleaf]

If its the matter of him being picked on for having that name..then i think you are right to be concerned.

[spamm]

I would just want to burst out in song: c'est chic!