what do you think of this name?

[lovechoc]

Arthor. Have been thinking about this if this one turns out to be a boy...

Like or dislike?

[thedollyridesout]

Arthur? I like it .

[bronze]

Arthurs good

I'm assuming Arthor was a typo

[TotallyAndUtterlyPaninied]

I think Arthur has an old man vibe. Is there anything else you like?

[lovechoc]

Arthor. no typo. what do you think of it? Would people mispell it as he got older?

Can always rely on MN to get honest opinions

[thedollyridesout]

So you can shorten it to 'Thor'?

[mathanxiety]

Either Thor or Arthur, nothing in between. Spelling variations just cause raised eyebrows and suspicions that someone couldn't spell it right.

[sagenonion]

Never heard of it. Don't like.

[cookielove]

i like it, so sweet

[bibbitybobbitysantahat]

Not my cup of tea I'm afraid.

[cece]

Looks like you can't spell

[weegiemum]

It would be the one teachers would to one another in the staffroom about.

[Heated]

Love Arthur.

Assume a typo in the OP? Otherwise it looks like a misspelling, probably of author.

[Clary]

Arthur is such a super name.
I am always posting this, but then I love those sort of names.

Also like George, Frederick, Edward, Edwin, Stanley.

Oh Arthor is what you meant? nononono. It would be spelled Arthur by everyone I am afraid.

I know a young Arthur and I know for a fact that his name is always spelled correctly (as most people apparently know an Arthur (eg grandad, uncle etc)). Unlike other children I know called Emilia, Jesicca, Maisy, Kiall etc.

[TheMysticMasseuse]

reminds me of Aragorn. he'll spend his life telling people "no, not Arthur"...

[boodleboot]

Just go with Thor.....we used this for our cat but both now secretly wish we'd hung on for it for a boy.....such a strong masculine name....

[MamaLazarou]

Love Arthur, hate Arthor. It looks silly and wrong.

[thisisyesterday]

sorry, is it actually a real name? how would you pronounce it?

i think people will think you wanted to use Arthur but either didn't know how to spell it, or thought using a weird spelling would be "cool"
which it isn't

[CirrhosisByTheSea]

Agree that people will just think you can't spell

[Missus84]

How is it pronounced? Where does it come from?

[SplitPea]

I love Arthur but not Arthor.

[MadBadandCoveredinTinsel]

Arthur is fab. Arthor looks like you can't spell or are trying far too hard to be kool.

[lovechoc]

thanks folks, we won't be going with Arthor then. better to have honest opinions about it because it's how many people will probably react if we had a boy and called him Arthor.

I know someone who has named their son this (heard from a friend of a friend) a while ago and I was almost liking it but agree that many people will just think we couldn't spell for toffee! Ah well. Plenty time left yet to choose a name...

[hocuspontas]

I think people would stress the second syllable if they saw it written down.

Go for Arthur!

[lovechoc]

boodleboot DH likes Thor, but it doesn't do anything for me. Just not sure about it.

[poinsettydawg]

reminds me of arnold schwarzenegger. Has he been in a film where he calls someone Artor instead of Arthur? Or am I making that up?