Did I really give my child an unusual name?

As everyone is saying OP this isn't about his name at all. It's bullying. And bullies need to be dealt with.

After reading about that couple from Wiltshire that named their kid 'Fenchild-Moonbeam-Afterglow - to be known as Moobie' (gender unrevealed), it's put me off unusual names permanently.
I'll see what they're like after they are born, but Alison and Daniel look good safe choices for now.

If it’s a rough school then I’d seriously consider moving, I went to a rough school where I was one of the few kids from a home with two parents who were still together and worked in professional jobs and it was awful, I stuck out like a sore thumb and was a magnet for bullies, the friends he makes at high school could be his friends for the rest of his life, he’s much more chance of finding them in an environment with people like him.

That is a truly terrible way of phrasing things!

Sounds like your child may be on the spectrum and a target for bullies regardless of his name. But he's unlikely to be the only one in his year group, so I'd focus on helping him find like minded friends to make his school life easier to get through. Maybe school could even help facilitate this if you ask.

And of course, complain about the bullies.

Vile little beasts, Ewan is not unusual or "odd" Those nasty kids have just spotted that somene they hope they can make a target and are using his name as a springboard. Your poor lad, bulllying is awful and like others have said go to the head and get it nipped in the bud (not easy I know) or start looking for a different school.

This isn’t about his name - kids have also era of yoonique names these days, and Ewan isn’t one of them. Go straight to the head of year and let them know you will not tolerate your DS being bellied. Dont think this is about your DS, or his name. It’s about bullies being allowed to bully and it needs to be stopped immediately.

There are some cruel jokes about first names and the surnames that would make them different. e.g. Albert Ross (sounding like albatross) or Ivan Hardy. So if your ds's name was Ivan, bullies might ask is your surname 'Hardy'.

I think Ewan has sometimes been included in this e.g. Ewan Kerr (you w***).

I hope not.

I would say it’s quite an unusual name at least where we are, I don’t know any Ewan’s or know of any, so it is unusual but I wouldn’t say it’s weird.

As others have said, kids are arseholes when they want to be and when someone is a bit different. If it wasn’t his name it would be his hair, or his shoes, or his bag, they just choose anything. Personally given he’s already had a tough time in primary I’d get in touch with the school ASAP to try to nip this in the bud.

I assume it’s the EW bit they’re mocking.

Like “ewww yuck”

Poor kid. If he was named James he’d be given a hard time for something else. It will pass.

My DS has a good friend Ewan and we have good friends with a DS called Ewan. Really normal, good name.

I'm very sorry OP. All of the above, yes. Just to add that the school should have its Anti Bullying Policy on its website. My youngest was bullied at junior school, we moved her and things immediately improved. I hope you have options. X

It's not about the name, if his name was Jack they'd find something else to bully him about.

Its a grand Scottish name that has stood the test of time.

Lovely name, not remotely unusual.

Don’t stand for this. Follow it up with the school and do not let up.

This is absolutely appalling.
Nothing weird at about the name Ewan.

Ewan/Euan is a very common name up here in Scotland, I can’t imagine it being unusual in the rest of the uk.
It looks like that’s what the bullies have decided to use to target your DS, def speak to the school op

Surely these kids have heard of Ewan McGregor, aka Obi Wan Kenobi?? I would have done anyway, sheesh! Kids these days!

Ewan is a lovely name; not particularly unusual and certainly not weird. The other kids just sound like rude little ratbags. I wouldn't let it slide. Unfortunately, you're going to have to be 'that parent' and complain immediately, in writing. It won't stop or be addressed if you don't make a fuss.

Are you in England? It’s very common here in Scotland. Probably more Euan than Ewan but both sufficiently popular that you’d ask (like Stephen and Steven in my generation).

I'm in the US and it's an uncommon name here, but it's not weird. I think most people are aware of it as a name.

Ok it sounds a bit like "eww en" doesn't it ? But that absolutely doesn't justify these kids behaviour stop sending him in until it's been dealt with by the staff & escalate it with the other kids parents if he's young enough for that to be appropriate.

It's disgusting behaviour that can have a real long term effect on your child's mental & physical health

Ewan is a nice name but I would raise this immediately with the school.
Does he do any martial arts. Its really good for raising kids confidence to deal with bullying and life in general. Also Rugby is good for this too.

He sounds very much like my dd. My dd is now 21, was diagnosed Aspergers when she was 4 (now called high functioning autism), highly intelligent and bullied all the way through school. I feel very guilty now that I didn’t do more to help her, but I didn’t know what to do. She wanted to learn…to be in education, but kids were awful towards her, because she was different and intelligent. My dd went to uni and got a degree, at uni she found her people but the bulling from school has had a huge effect on her. Please do all you can to help your ds, maybe look into getting him a diagnosis, stand up for him, talk to the school. Every time he’s bullied you need to fight his corner (even if he tells you not too).

It’s a perfectly normal name to me. DS (21 now) went to nursery with a Euan but not met any others since but I consider it a perfectly normal, main stream name.

I'd try to get him out of there. Put him on the waiting-list for everywhere else round about you in case things don't settle down.