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Bonkers name?

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Stangirl · 20/06/2011 22:34

I like very unusual names and am considering calling my soon to be born son Atticus - after the noble lawyer character in To Kill A Mockingbird. Any views? The other front runners have been Phoenix (like the hippyness) and Lydon (after lead singer of Sex Pistols).

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MistressofPemberley · 14/07/2011 09:12

Roman

kalo12 · 12/07/2011 22:45

Atlas

Starsandcars · 05/07/2011 14:18

Another vote here for Atticus - I love the name.

Also like Digby

Have you decided which one to go for yet?

cory · 25/06/2011 20:49

Nothing wrong with sharing a name with an emperor, but when it comes to sharing a name with a grumpy, stingy, paranoid and paedophile emperor...Hmm

birdofthenorth · 25/06/2011 16:09

Quite like Atticus. Lydon would be mistaken for Lyndon a lot I think. Phoenix is Mel B (Scary Spice)'s daughter which would put me off it, particularly for a boy

rachel234 · 25/06/2011 11:59

Not sure why these would be 'bonkers' Hmm.

I quite like Atticus but it is becoming popular. Lydon is nice (pronounced Lie-don) and less popular.

HerRoyalNotness · 25/06/2011 03:46

Love it. Our little friend is called this and we considered for DS2

threefeethighandrising · 25/06/2011 02:34

Atticus is a great name :)

mumoftoomany · 23/06/2011 13:23

I like Atticus, as well as Tiberius (what's wrong with sharing a name with an emperor?!). I'm not that keen on Phonix, I'm afraid.

(I don't get the goth clothing association Hmm).

lostlady · 23/06/2011 13:22

Atticus is a great name

GeneralDreedlesNurse · 23/06/2011 13:21

Digby is the biggest dog in the world - don't do it! Diggory, Gregory or Dicken could be a compromise?

Phoenix - are a MelB wannabe? No? Then don't do it!!

Tiberious is an emperor and coupled with Atticus sounds terrible.

Atticus is Ok - but people will assume you are goth clothing fans (depending on age)

Sophiesmummie · 23/06/2011 12:57

cumbria, where do you live? I've never lived anywhere where an Atticus would have to cringe when introducing himself?

DitaVonCheese · 23/06/2011 12:00

I've met some in London.

How about Diggory?

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cumbria81 · 23/06/2011 10:39

It's a ridiculous, pompous name. Your child will inwardly cringe before introducing themselves for the REST OF THEIR LIFE.

frazzle26 · 23/06/2011 10:35

All horrible I'm afraid

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Stangirl · 23/06/2011 09:08

For those of you that say Atticus is not uncommon - where do you live? Are you in the US? I've never heard it anywhere but there.

How about Marlowe?

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DitaVonCheese · 22/06/2011 23:48

I love Atticus but it's beyond wanky. Plus not that uncommon.

Phoenix is just terrible, sorry.

Jethro and Digby are both ACE. I would have either for DC2 except DH is a Jethro (and loves his name) and he reckons that Digby is the biggest dog in the world Hmm (I am younger than him, this means nothing to me).

I also like John for DC2 but DH is having none of that either. Meh.

Lonnie · 22/06/2011 20:59

I like Atticus

BuntyPenfold · 22/06/2011 20:55

Well, perhaps Crawling's Phoenix will be a rock star :)

OneHelluvaBroad · 22/06/2011 19:16

Atticus is great.

Lydon is awful. Phoenix is OK, but a bit 'we fancy ourselves as rock stars' for my liking.

Crawling · 22/06/2011 14:23

I just thought I would say I have a Phoenix (personally prefer it as a girls name and used it for dd) I was told she would be teased she is not in fact everone in school loves it and it is never misspelled unlike my DS Matthew who everyone spells wrong.

You have two choices you can have unanimous approval and go with the no 1 name for the past 10 years have 3 or 4 in his class or you have a unusual name and accept that not everyone will like it. I personally think it is a crying shame that the top 10 names are so common being used by thousands of babies every year when there are thousands of beautiful names that go unused and they are not always names you think are unusual either just not used much at the moment.

friendcat · 22/06/2011 11:25

go for it.

My grandparents (who regularly berate me for my poor choice of names for my DCs) gave their children "good, solid traditional names that won't date".

Hello Shirley, Tracy, Nigel and Brian.

munstersmum · 22/06/2011 11:14

Like Atticus. Like Digby.

Lydon will just get nn of lie down....

KnitterInTheNW · 22/06/2011 11:09

Actually I have a friend with a son called Lydon, for the same reason. And his name suits him, and it's just his name. And not a dog's name!