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Can I call my baby boy this.....

34 replies

babywantscake · 12/12/2010 08:38

Hi there, I'm 35 weeks with my first and really struggling with a boy's name. DH likes very 'out there' names, I like the classics and family names.

We have decided on Rosa Joan for a girl (Joan was my Granny's name).
For a boy we both love Edwin but are struggling with a middle name. DH wants Edwin Galileo (we are very keen amateur astronomers) or Edwin Beowulf (I am not joking!). Safe alternative is Edwin Frederick (DH's Grandad), but neither of us mad keen.

What do you think...... is it cruel to give a child such an outlandish middle name?!? BTW our surname is Italian, very unusual and never pronounced correctly. Thanks!

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TheMonster · 12/12/2010 17:50

no. no you can't.Both middle names are ridiculous and Edwin is bad enough.

ShoppingDays · 12/12/2010 17:48

Galileo would be great! Not so keen on Beowulf. Love Frederick.

darleneconnor · 12/12/2010 13:01

middle names are meant to be embarassing

DasherandSmugly · 12/12/2010 09:57

I think Galileo is a great middle name. Not so keen on Beowulf but he's a good strong role model.

FWIW my DS's middle name is after one of DH's heroes and it's a name we would never have used for a first name.

ValiumShimmer · 12/12/2010 09:42

i think galileo would sound fab with an italian sur name.

belwulf though, how is that pronounced?

Edwin not outlandish at all.

KangarooCaught · 12/12/2010 09:03

Both are fabulous mn! Am a Old English and Norse enthusiast, although I think I'd favour Galileo because of the link for both of you and the Italian connection.

Violet5 · 12/12/2010 08:51

Hi, i don't see any problem with giving your son an outlandish middle name (better as a middle than a first in my opinion). Some people (like me) have just never used their middle name, or mentioned it, just not something that comes up, people have always just known me by my first name. My middle name is Caroline but i think apart from my parents and my husband probably no one else is aware of it.
My own children all have middle names but i tried to give them ones i felt were really nice just incase they grew up not liking their first name i'd chosen so they had the option to go by their middle name if they prefered.
Each to their own though but i can't see a problem with it Xmas Smile

onimolap · 12/12/2010 08:50

I think unusual names in the middle are great. I prefer Beowulf, but perhaps Galileo would fit the overall cadence of the name better.

Avocadoes · 12/12/2010 08:48

Middle names exist so you can vent your eccentricities without really impacting on your childrens' lives. Go for it. As a child he will occassionally complain but as he grows it'll become a badge of pride and a talking point.

I know someone with the middle name Blackadder. I am quite jealous of her!