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Tristan or Felix - thoughts?

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BettyBi0 · 06/04/2016 14:47

I'm interested in hearing people's gut instinct on these 2 names. No matter how prejudiced, blunt, or irrational.

What kind of profession could you imagine either one having? I'm worried that they both sound a bit drippy or even faddy but there are so few names me and DP agree on!

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2ManySweets · 06/04/2016 17:09

I love both.

Felix is a very "happy" name and IME the two Tristan's I've met are cool guys both of who didn't want to go out with me but I'll let that drop ahem

If it helps Tristan is of Germanic origin and Felix Latin. Should you care Wink

17caterpillars1mouse · 06/04/2016 17:07

I can't get past the cat association with. Felix.

I really like Tristan though I prefer the more unusual Tristram which has a romantic feel to it

Babylove2015 · 06/04/2016 17:05

I know one of both.

Tristan is a wet name and this Tristan ( early teens) is a nightmare brat to his parents and a total cry baby ( I mean every single time we see him). His younger sisters have much more maturity and guts then him.

Felix is late 20s/ early 30s, lives at home , we never thought he would ever get a job. Always hides in his bedroom ( everyone says it, not just my experince). By some miracle he has managed to get himself a part-time job that is not in a secure field of employment.

When I think of the name Felix, I think of Felix the cat.

SpeakNoWords · 06/04/2016 17:02

Neither sounds nerdy or drippy to me. Felix is immediately followed by "the cat" when I hear it, and it seems therefore more like the name of a pet. But, if I met a child called Felix I think I would probably get used to it fairly quickly. Tristan is a great name, would suit lots of different professions.

Ipanema01 · 06/04/2016 16:57

I really really dislike Tristan and think it's drippy. Felix is quite a soft name but I like it, it's cool!

MabelFurball · 06/04/2016 16:23

Keep thinking of Felix the cat and don't like the name Tristan.

Itinerary · 06/04/2016 15:57

I like both but slightly prefer Tristan.

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BettyBi0 · 06/04/2016 15:45

Yeah I can kind of see the camp thing.

My first instinct for Felix was kind of a softy/nerdy type but maybe I've been swayed since by watching too much orphan black.

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ABitAsleep · 06/04/2016 15:19

In my honest opinion they both come across as very camp! Felix is probably a bit worse than Tristan...

TheNaze73 · 06/04/2016 14:52

Felix for me. Tristan doesn't do it for me at all & sounds a bit like the name of someone who'd become the school spanner

MilkTwoSugarsThanks · 06/04/2016 14:50

Not keen on Tristan but love Felix.

bebo100 · 06/04/2016 14:49

I like Felix.

Not keen on Tristian, but maybe that's because I had a supplier who was called that, and he was indeed 'drippy'.

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