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Hector?

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NAR4 · 15/01/2013 14:16

Dh and me cannot agree on a boys name. He suggested Hector last night. I'm not crazy on it but think it will grow on me as I don't dislike it either.

What do others think of it? I need a bit more conviencing.

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deleted203 · 15/01/2013 17:35

Child of the early 70s at least, YDdraig...Grin. Certainly my immediate thought on someone saying 'Hector' was 'Oooh...Hector's House'.

Bakingtins · 15/01/2013 17:00

I only know one. Doesn't the "bossy" connotation put you off?

BinarySolo · 15/01/2013 14:47

I like Hector. I won't use it though as both ds, myself and one of our dogs all have names starting with H so it seems a bit much! I also like Hollis which was my great grandfather's name but won't use it for the same reason!

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YDdraigGoch · 15/01/2013 14:43

Hector's House was a children's programme in the late sixties/early seventies. Hector is a dog. He lived with a cat called Zaza, and Kiki the frog lived next door.
Kiki used to spy on Zaza and Hector from the top of a ladder against the garden wall, then she used to come over to play via a hole in the wall.

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NAR4 · 15/01/2013 14:37

I think oddly, the fact so many don't like it, actually makes me like it more. I want a name where he will not know anyone else with the same name, but it isn't just odd (like blanket). I love harry, harrison or edward, but find them a bit too overused for my liking.

Never heard of Hector's House. Do I even want to know?

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ZZZenAgain · 15/01/2013 14:30

don't like it

SilverBaubles33 · 15/01/2013 14:29

Nope, I love it too, sadly my DH said over his dead body didn't work with our surname.

So what if it's "posh"? It's also classical and NOT HARRY!

pickledparsnip · 15/01/2013 14:28

I know a 3 year old Hector. I'm not a fan of the name I'm afraid.

TheDeadlyDonkey · 15/01/2013 14:26

I really like it, but I see I'm the only one so far!

YDdraigGoch · 15/01/2013 14:25

Lol - child in the sixties?

Shybairns · 15/01/2013 14:24

Very public school. Can you carry it off? Imagining a mix of you and your DH or a copy of your DH would it suit a person like that?

Don't hate it don't love it.

deleted203 · 15/01/2013 14:21

x post! We are obviously of the same generation!

deleted203 · 15/01/2013 14:20

Don't like it, I'm afraid. It reminds me of Hector's House. And it is very posh sounding. It's your child, however.

YDdraigGoch · 15/01/2013 14:20

As in Hector's House? No :(

SirBoobAlot · 15/01/2013 14:19

I don't have a strong feeling towards it either way, tbh. Its slightly quirky, slightly stuck up, but not disagreeable.