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Arthur - Opinions please :-)

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heart2015 · 08/06/2015 15:22

Hi everyone,

My partner & I are expecting a little boy and both love the name Arthur (Artie for short) but friends reactions to this have been..... lukewarm.
We've already decided his middle name will be William and I think Arthur William is lovely and strong.
What is everyone's opinion on this? We were considering Henry as we like classic names but I think Henry is far to popular now.

Be gentle and thanks in advance! :-)

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strawberrypenguin · 10/06/2015 23:07

I like Arthur it was on our shortlist - but I think we share our taste in names - DS is actually William!

Singsongsung · 10/06/2015 23:04

Arthur William was my boy name choice. We got a dd though and as she was dd2 there won't be anymore babies here...

noddingninja · 10/06/2015 23:00

If DD had been a boy she would have been called Arthur and it remains top of the list if we do get a DS in the future.

The increasing popularity does worry me a bit though, I had two other girls in my junior school class with the same name as me and I would hope to avoid that situation for my child/children.

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BeautifulStars93 · 10/06/2015 21:42

love it. always have.
my fiance has decided he likes it now too so it's a good contendor if bump is a boy.
I love artie. even if he would ge farty artie.
bear is a cute nickname too

SaulGood · 09/06/2015 13:35

Arthur was no 43 in the last list produced by the Office For National Statistics (2013). It's climbed in popularity by 8 since 2012 and there were 1,559 born in England and Wales in 2013.

fleurdelacourt · 09/06/2015 10:24

like Arthur. have only ever met 2 small ones.

don't like Artie though

timelyreminder · 09/06/2015 10:13

Arthur is OK but I prefer your original choice of Henry. I don't know any little Arthurs or Henrys.

QuinoaLenghi · 09/06/2015 08:52

MN always States Artgur is really, really popular but it's not in the top 50 names (I think it's mid 60s). I have three primary/pre-prinary aged children in Londin but I've only come across two small Arthur's across all the schools, nurseries and playgroups I've frequented.

I know one 20 year old Arthur whose nn is Thor!

FWIW I love the name: it's classic, classless (used by kings and flat caps) and strong.

Roseotto · 08/06/2015 23:17

Love it (but knew a lovely one growing up) but not Artie at all.

ImSoCoolNow · 08/06/2015 22:03

Love it.

From Glasgow and not heard of any Arthurs born around here that I know of anyway

DampAndRotten · 08/06/2015 22:00

Love it.

fionadal · 08/06/2015 21:55

Arthur is ok - I really like the nickname Artie though!

It doesn't seem hugely popular in here in the SE. I've only met two under 4s.

If you like it, go for it!

SaulGood · 08/06/2015 19:41

4 of the last 6 babies born to people I know were Arthur. Massively popular here.

wigglesrock · 08/06/2015 19:37

It's not my cup of tea at all, I know quite a few, a couple of people in my husbands work have toddler and baby Arthurs and I know 2 at a toddler/baby group. There are none in my dds primary school and I didn't go to school with any. Apart from these under 4s I only know a 70 year old man and a man in his forties with the name - they both actively dislike it.

Archer26 · 08/06/2015 19:04

Love it. Really like Artie too. Go for it.

Sophronia · 08/06/2015 19:01

I like it a lot, Artie is cute too. I know one who goes by Bear as a nn, since Arthur means bear.

coneywonder · 08/06/2015 19:00

My baby will be an arthur if it's a boy! I love it and not very popular where I live x

SylvaniansAtEase · 08/06/2015 18:51

Like a lot, know several, it's very popular now!

However nn isn't great - don't really like Art or Artie. The baby ones I know are always called by full name.

The only adult Arthur I know rejoices in the 'pub name' of Furry...Confused

DefinitelyMaybeBaby · 08/06/2015 18:50

My DHs number 1 choice for our unborn baby but I'm more lukewarm towards it.
I keep hearing it's really popular, especially on mn, and it's been leaping up the name charts the last few years - at about number 50 now but expected to jump up again when the next list is published. However that being said I don't know any and I work with children and young people, and know loads of people having kids!

sweetpeame · 08/06/2015 18:31

I like Arthur, love nn Art. Go for it!

Marcipex · 08/06/2015 16:49

Arthur is great.
Sorry but Artie isn't great, think of the rhyme.

ClementineAndCordelia · 08/06/2015 16:45

I only know two around our area- both are 5/6 yrs old and really suit their names ( strong , bear- like , loving boys ( I think Arthur means Bear ?) anyway - yes it's gaining in popularity but if that doesn't bother you it's a fab name and also ageless :)

NerrSnerr · 08/06/2015 16:28

I like it, but it is very popular where I live. I know about 4 Arthurs born recently.

ProfessorPickles · 08/06/2015 16:27

Swancourt, does your surname work as a nickname?
My brothers name doesn't get shortened so his friends call him by a shortened version of our surname!
That's how you can get away with having an Arthur haha

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