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Sirius

81 replies

876TaylorMade · 20/12/2016 08:46

Dissuade me from wanting to use the name, Sirius.

I think it would go well with our DS's last name. Hubby is not feeling it.

Please tell me potential teasings/pet names etc. Or why it might be a good choice.
I love the name and the meaning plus I'm a massive HP fan.
Other option for me is Benjamin...
I'm finding choosing boy names difficult!

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Pineappletastic · 20/12/2016 14:40

Love Sirius (my cats are Sirius and Regulus), but not with Savage. I think Benjamin will work better with that surname.

MaisieDotes · 20/12/2016 14:38

We're doing damage limitation here essential Xmas Smile

TheTantrumCometh · 20/12/2016 14:31

This is the hormones talking Grin

1horatio · 20/12/2016 14:31

I personally simply don't like the name Benjamin. Too much elephant imo...sorry.

EssentialHummus · 20/12/2016 14:23

I'm slightly worried about B. Savage as an initial.

EagleIsland · 20/12/2016 14:23

Makes me think of Sirius the virus in Con Air!

SpotTheDuck · 20/12/2016 14:19

Oh gosh I'm sorry I don't think it works with that surname.

Benjamin is lovely and would work.

MaisieDotes · 20/12/2016 13:40

Benjamin Savage is a great name.

Pretty sure I used a computer system called Sirius in one of my jobs. If I didn't, I easily could have.

Vixxfacee · 20/12/2016 13:32

He's a serious savage.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 20/12/2016 13:13

OP, Benjamin is a lovely name.

TeshiB · 20/12/2016 13:10

No and especially not with the surname Savage!

Falalalafffffffttt · 20/12/2016 13:10

Nooooooo! Please don't do that to your child.

Benjamin is a really lovely name and has lots of options for nicknames or shortening when he's older. It balances out your last name very well because you can make it either one syllable or 3. My vote is for Benjamin or, well, anything other than Sirius.

GinIsIn · 20/12/2016 13:10

Sirius Savage?!?!! You cannot be.... Sirius! I'm so sorry but no - it's really spectacularly awful. It sounds like the villain from a 70s superhero film. Or a pornstar.

ChocoChou · 20/12/2016 13:03

Oh no please no Sirius Savage Sad

1horatio · 20/12/2016 12:59

*just googled it

1horatio · 20/12/2016 12:59

Savage?

Sirius savage??! OP! No. just no. I'm so sorry.

But I do think Orion or Corvus or Rigel could work. But maybe that's just me being a bit blinded by my love for these names.

And seeing as you're a HP fan, Orion is the name of Sirius' father, apparently (justn

Choccyhobnob · 20/12/2016 12:55

I was going to say yes it's cool, but I agree it really really doesn't go with Savage unfortunately.....

LotsoNumbers · 20/12/2016 12:50

I like sirius but that really REALLY doesn't go with your surname at all

1horatio · 20/12/2016 12:47

Apollo, Cosmo, Rigel, Aries, Leo, Polaris, Orion, Eridanus, Cygnus, Corvus...

As you can see, I'm slightly obsessed with celestial names. If you knew DD's middle names it may be a bit apparent Blush"

I personally like Orion, Corvus, Eridanus and Rigel. Especially Orion and Corvus, tbh.

I think Orion or Corvus wouldn't be as 'wizard-y' as Sirius. And there's also less teasing potential, imo.

AlwaysYes · 20/12/2016 12:44

The kids say no, they suggest Pip. Think it was a mouse in a book they were reading..... short for Phillip obviously... congratulations and good luck!

1horatio · 20/12/2016 12:39

So....

I really liked Orion when I was pregnant (and when we didn't know we were expecting a little girl yet).

It's a star, I think it's actually Sirius Black's middle name and it is less... 'out-there' than Sirius.

Lilmisskittykat · 20/12/2016 12:33

Unless you are huge Harry Potter fans... maybe not.

I have a friend who has called her kid hermonie and she's getting very annoyed at the Harry Potter comments... (she denies that's the reason and had no idea) but it was the first time I ever heard the name as probably most people.

RattieOfCatan · 20/12/2016 12:32

andnone I love Potter Puppet Pals Grin

TheHiphopopotamus · 20/12/2016 12:31

I think it would go well with our DS's last name

Is your last name Leigh?

Whatever it is, don't do it. Although, tbh, I think in 20-25 years time, Harry Potter will be largely forgotten (because it's rubbish. There. Someone had to say it.)

CakeRattleandRoll · 20/12/2016 12:29

I like Sirius, but not if the surname is going to be Savage.

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