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Hamish or Hector?

41 replies

whichname · 05/02/2014 00:20

Love both Hamish and Hector and can't decide between them. Which do you prefer?

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Babylonmood · 05/02/2014 08:01

Hector. I am related to one so can't use it but it is a brilliant name.

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EugenesAxe · 05/02/2014 07:52

JackA - yeah you're right he was Trojan. It still means bully though; second definition. They also added in 'braggart'.

EmmaTeapots · 05/02/2014 07:16

Hamish

JackAubrey · 05/02/2014 06:56

Hector!
And he wasn't a bully. He was a Trojan; and he was a lovely man. Courageous, compassionate, lovely to his wife...

thenoodlemachine · 05/02/2014 06:54

ANYTHING is better than Hector. Seriously. Anything.

So Hamish it is.

SanityClause · 05/02/2014 06:54

Hector, definitely.

RoseRedder · 05/02/2014 06:51

are you scottish or english and will hector have a house

BobaFetaCheese · 05/02/2014 06:48

Hamish

JapaneseMargaret · 05/02/2014 06:47

Gosh, no contest.

Hamish.

EugenesAxe · 05/02/2014 04:05

Hamish, on the basis that a 'Hector' is a term meaning a bully, after the Greek of that name. Or at least, person that features in Greek mythology. I think he was Greek but he might have been Trojan or something.

buttercrumble · 05/02/2014 03:54

Hamish

FixItUpChappie · 05/02/2014 03:46

Hamish - definately.

aGirlDownUnder1 · 05/02/2014 03:13

Hamish.

BrianTheMole · 05/02/2014 00:22

Hamish.

DramaAlpaca · 05/02/2014 00:22

Hamish.

I dislike Hector. It sounds harsh, whereas Hamish is much softer & friendlier.