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Conan

18 replies

OverlyWordyHurdyGurdy · 20/11/2012 23:35

What do we think?

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dashoflime · 20/11/2012 23:38

Love It!! Be sure to impart to him that noone can be trusted, only steel! Epic name Grin

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manicinsomniac · 20/11/2012 23:38

I have a friend who is determined to call her hypothetical future child this.

Her inspiration is Arthur Conan Doyle but her partner keeps yelling 'barbarian barbarian barbarian' every time she brings it up.

She remains undeterred.

It is a pleasant sounding name. I'd go for it if you love it.

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Bunbaker · 20/11/2012 23:41

Sorry, but the first word that came to mind was barbarian.

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BustersOfDoom · 20/11/2012 23:48

No. But just so long as you realise that 90% of people will add "the barbarian" to it and imagine Arnie in leather pants and a headband.

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dashoflime · 20/11/2012 23:53

Don't listen to these naysayers: Crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentations of their women.

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BustersOfDoom · 21/11/2012 00:13

Are you wearing leather pants and a headband dashoflime? Grin

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dashoflime · 21/11/2012 00:18

Yes, and turning a giant wheel, silently plotting vengence on those who have killed my mother. OP: Could you try praying to Mitra for guidance. Or Crom, if you have the tongue for it

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ThePathanKhansWitch · 21/11/2012 00:21

Not keen tbh.

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IHeartKingThistle · 21/11/2012 00:42

Ooh, never thought of it, quite like it.

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GoldPlatedNineDoors · 21/11/2012 00:42

DH had a previously wild pet Vole that he named Conan. Conan used to pee on hs hand.

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OverlyWordyHurdyGurdy · 21/11/2012 06:12

:o

Ah, it's another of DH's suggestions. I actually think its a nice name, but yes I do mentally add in 'the barbarian' every time I hear it.

dashoflime, thanks for channeling the leather pants :o.

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Ecclesiazousae · 21/11/2012 10:07

I like it, but agree it will eternally be suffixed by 'the barbarian'.

Connell? Conran? Cullen? Other similar Scottish alternatives.

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dashoflime · 21/11/2012 12:39

HTH For what its worth, I love that film and Conan sounds good to me.
I would probably steer clear if it was me, but then I also turned down DH's heroic pictish suggestions of Gartnait, Alpin and Nechtan Grin

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Alisvolatpropiis · 21/11/2012 15:36

I think Conan Doyle personally...not barbarian.

I rather like it.


As an aside what does HTH stand for?! Haven been trying to work it out for ages

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Anonymumous · 21/11/2012 16:45

Conan The Barbarian. Hope That Helps! Smile

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OverlyWordyHurdyGurdy · 21/11/2012 18:10

Dash, still chuckling over your earlier comments :o

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anniewoo · 21/11/2012 18:17

Barbarian or.......... even worse Conehead!

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MistyB · 21/11/2012 18:18

Conan Mac an Liath Luachra springs to my mind, but I am Irish and loved the old Fianna stories! info here.

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