To name my child after a celebrity?

[PoppyBobby]

It wouldn't be one of those obvious celebrity names, but I suppose the name has only really grown on me because of that celebrity... I suppose it isn't exactly a celebrity, more like a film name - this isn't it, but think Harry Potter and because they are obsessed with the films/books, they name their son Harry

[topcat2014]

I wouldn't - very dating, in my view. I wouldn't have wanted to be named after whoever was famous in the early '70s

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

It depends on the name.

Kanye, no.

[teeththief]

You know you'll have to give us the name before we can answer properly

Is it Bilbo?

[CalleighDoodle]

Im going to need to know the name to judge.

[StitchesInTime]

Completely depends on the name.

[CwtchyQ]

What's the name

[PoppyBobby]

It's not a special name, I suppose quite popular... Quite current too, would be Elliot and then William for the middle

[SlinkyVagabond]

It's Hagrid isn't it?

[PoppyBobby]

No, lol

[iMatter]

We need to know the name.

Ds2 was named after my favourite ever dog. Luckily the dog's name was Harry.

[AnchorDownDeepBreath]

Elliot is fine, I think. Hagrid not so much..Although they'd probably be the only Hagrid in their school!

[PoppyBobby]

Elliot William, you know, like Billy Elliot? (Who is actually William Elliot)

It's just my favourite show ever (seen it 17 times)

[ollieplimsoles]

My friend has an Elliot op, he was named after Billy Elliot the musical.
Its a nice name

[liberatedwine]

As long as it's Harry after the boy wizard, and not Harry after the curly haired boy from One Direction.

Tell us the name! Is it Spongebob?

[iMatter]

Go for it.

[gunting]

No one is ever going to make the association between billy Elliot and Elliot William so it's fine

Names like miley though.... Just no

[Topsy34]

I wouldn't even realise it was from that unless you pointed it out

[CalleighDoodle]

I like the name miley.

[cardibach]

That's not after a celebrity, though. It's names from a show. I don't think the names sound right that way round, as it happens.

[PoppyBobby]

It's no so much them noticing more so the "oh, who's William after? How did you think of the name" and there's me with my
Lousy answer 😂

[BlueJug]

Hermione? Ginny? Benedict? Kim? Perrie? Brooklyn? Cruz?

The only answer is "it depends but as long as you like it doesn't matter"

[PoppyBobby]

Okay, thanks everyone, just wanted to triple check!

[BlueJug]

Sorry - such a slow typist!

YANBU

[CakeNinja]

I wouldn't in a million years link it to being a 'celeb name', I like the name Elliot.
And realistically, how often does anyone use their middle names?

[BikeRunSki]

That's fine. I am named after the lead character in my dad's favourite book. Much the same thing. Elliot and William are not that distinctive that they point to 1 person.