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Arlo

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gertrudestein · 18/06/2013 14:00

what is your first thought?

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KenDoddsDadsDog · 20/06/2013 20:53

Lots of Arlos

rockybalboa · 20/06/2013 20:52

I do like it but have northern IL's who drop their H's and we are prob no more than 30 miles from Harlow so it wouldn't work for us. Did suggest it though.

bugsybill · 19/06/2013 22:56

I like it but I was very surprised to hear it (2 years ago?) as I had never heard it before and then there was a baby called arlo and a couple more since.

So I think it will be one of those names that is not very common but because it is different people pay attention when they hear it and they start to think that there are little arlos everywhere (even though there aren't that many!)

BelaLug0si · 18/06/2013 23:38

This is who it makes me think of. Depends if you watch Justified I guess.

LackaDAISYcal · 18/06/2013 23:38

I love it; I can just see him as a floppy haired, blonde, brown eyed cherub.

Wish I had chosen it for DS2 now; he and DD's names both end in "-ly" and no matter which one I call for, they both shout "yes?"

AThingInYourLife · 18/06/2013 23:33

There may not be many Arlos, but I seem to know all of them :o

In my world there are more Arlos than Jacks.

5madthings · 18/06/2013 23:25

Last year Oscar was in top 20. Year before it was lower.

In the last three years arlo isn't even in the top 100 names.

5madthings · 18/06/2013 23:22

Its not popular, it hasn't even made it into the top 100 names!

Oscar is in the top 50 names, about 30ish I think?

dementedma · 18/06/2013 23:21

Very popular now. Like Oscar was a few years back.will date, I suspect

FingersCrossedLegsNot · 18/06/2013 22:38

Love it

allinatizz · 18/06/2013 22:00

I liked it but DC2 turned out to be a girl. I still like it and have heard of 2 babies in the last 18 months with the name. Go for it, it isn't particularly popular, but it is nice.

5madthings · 18/06/2013 21:57

Love it, its ds4's middle name.

And athing if you look at the name statistics there are not 'many' arlos at all.

LittleMilla · 18/06/2013 21:55

Really like it. Agree that is some parts it's becoming quite trendy so not sure how keen you are for a unique name?

Sanjifair · 18/06/2013 21:51

The problem is that the Harlow locals pronounce it 'Arlo'. I just couldn't use it.

burberryqueen · 18/06/2013 20:15

now say Arlo in an upper middle class accent (thinking of nephew here) it sounds nothing like Harlow

Heavywheezing · 18/06/2013 17:10

There is/was somebody on 5live called Arlo White, which sounds a bit like Isle of Wight, so it depends on your surname, I suppose

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Damnautocorrect · 18/06/2013 17:03

Have you ever been to harlow Essex?
Now say Harlow in a towie way, what do you get?
The name itself is lovely but that's what it makes me think of

ImaginaryHat · 18/06/2013 16:57

Love it, doesn't work with our surname though so will never get to use it Sad

AThingInYourLife · 18/06/2013 16:55

4 years ago there were no Arlos (Guthrie aside).

Now there are many.

A child called Arlo is the poster boy for trendy, faddish names.

It is a good name though.

Elquota · 18/06/2013 16:52

I like it.

MrsDeVere · 18/06/2013 16:51

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GingerCurry · 18/06/2013 16:47

Not too keen myself.
I will sit in your DHs camp on this one.

ditsygem · 18/06/2013 16:24

I think it's lovely

Purplehonesty · 18/06/2013 14:27

Like it