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Just come across this, what do you think? For a boy of course. It's a bit like Tarquin but not so foppish I thought.

It sounds like something from Ikea.

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Is it actually a name?

It sounds like one of those words expert Scrabble players pull out of the hat.

no

sorry, not keen.

No. Just no. Sorry. Sounds totally pretentious.

Does it have a meaning you like?

It is an old surname apparently.

no

even Tarquin is better

LOl - thanks for that, hilarious.

Reminds me of Farquaad from Shrek. Not good.

I somehow miss out the quan when I read it so can't help but read it as turd, sorry

actually I read the title and thought you'd planned to call a girl Turquoise and it had turned out to be a boy...

Oh dear, nobody seems to like this much. I like Tarquin but I thought it was a bit of a joke name now.

ridiculous, sorry

I'm laughing sorry - it is ridiculous.

I can't believe you are serious?

You are fucking joking?

?

It is without a doubt the most pretentious name I have ever heard in my entire life, I'm afraid!

Yuk, how about Farquaar

Try pretenious surnames-as-first-names eg Kingsley, Rudyard

WTF ?

Absolutely awful

Oy! MrsB I'll have you know Rudyard is ds's middle name! It's not pretentious! It's just a nice name.

which he will hate me for