Percy, Cuthbert or Coriolanus?

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pumpkinpoppet · 30/10/2010 23:36

DH and I can't decide. We are thinking of Coriolanus Percy.

Don't want a name that there are loads of in the same school/nursery. Would prefer to be the only one. Needs to be reasonably traditional/not made up (DH's criteria).

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GrimmaTheNome · 30/10/2010 23:46

I have the perfect solution for you - Coriolanus was originally called Caius Martius

So there's your classical first and middle names sorted, and you're secretly calling him Coriolanus without anyone immediately thinking of bottom jokes.

PatriciaHolm · 30/10/2010 23:42

There's a fine line between names that say "I'm an individual" and those that say "Please Kick Me". Those three unfortunately, for me, fall firmly into the latter camp...Plus he'll be 12 by the time he or his mates can spell Coriolanus! (and...nickname - anus?!!! No!)

How about something like Dante, Anton, Lukas?

BelligerentGhoul · 30/10/2010 23:42

They are all dreadful imho. Sorry but I can't think of anything positive to say about any of them.

Mitchymum · 30/10/2010 23:41

Nothing with anus in it, sorry.

Sorry, not keen on any of those options.

onimolap · 30/10/2010 23:39

I'd be worried about "anus" as a nn.

Percy is a Weasley - he came good in the end, but was rather an arse for several of the books.

Cuthbert is nice - I only know one in RL, and he's about 14.

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