Atticus, is it too much?

Atticus the 'most popular' boys name?

Seriously?

Or I s a The Sun running a gullibility test?

Apparently it's the most popular name in 2018.

www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/8024971/popular-baby-names-2018/

And no it's not made-up, it's an old Greek name.

As long as they keep their thoughts to themselves, who cares if they like my name or that of my children?

I'm not saying anyone should care. Just that a PP made it sound like names disliked on here are loved IRL just because no-one openly dislikes them IRL. Maybe everyone does love it, but it's more likely they just don't say so if they don't.

Use the name.

It's a much better option than some of the made up 'unique' names you get on MN.

Is the name a made up one from something like Harry Potter?

Doesn't mean some people don't like it though, they're just too polite to say so. I've seen both my kids' names split opinion on here, but IRL people don't voice an opinion unless it's a good one. I don't think that means everyone I meet IRL likes my choice of names.

As long as they keep their thoughts to themselves, who cares if they like my name or that of my children?

In the real world no one has had a bad word to say about it and we’ve had lots of people let us know how much they love the name.

Doesn't mean some people don't like it though, they're just too polite to say so. I've seen both my kids' names split opinion on here, but IRL people don't voice an opinion unless it's a good one. I don't think that means everyone I meet IRL likes my choice of names.

"In my office we have loads of similar names (Rupert, Giles, Arabella, Horatio, Tarquin) so it’s rather normal. My colleagues have kids with equally ‘out there’ names! "

Apart from Horatio, I'd say they were just posh names rather than 'out there' names. Rupert and Giles are much more popular names than Atticus!

I love it. If you like it go for it. My son is called Maverick & there’s been no end of slamming and criticising the name on here. In the real world no one has had a bad word to say about it and we’ve had lots of people let us know how much they love the name. Every child goes through a phase of not liking their name. It’s part of growing up, if you and your partner like the name then use it 😊 I assure you the real world is nowhere as nasty cruel and judgemental as the mumset world

I only read the baby names forum to attempt to discern what exactly constitutes the magic middle ground between the major sins of 'chavvy' and 'try hard/pretentious'.

I think it's a shame that a name of a person would be thought to be the source of bullying (it isn't) and that people would think it was pretentious. How much more wonderful and fun the world would be if people stopped caring about the Jones's.

Nah. Still pretentious and wanky. Sorry.

I know two boys who were named Atticus. One was named Atticus Beau but everyone calls him Beau. The other boy was named Atticus Fox and it's a 50:50 split on people calling him Atticus or Fox.

I like it. My friends son is called Atticus.

Sounds like a cat to me ...sorry

I love it! Much better than “our Kyle” or “our Chardonnay” etc.

Use it. But don’t tell anyone before he is here.

My Dc all have names that I love - not Fitzwilliam for example but close - they are unique in their schools and have zero bullying. Please choose what you like. For anyone who takes the ‘piss’ out of someone’s name shows far more about them then you.

I like it. I would never ask for opinions on MN about names as it’s so personal to you. Who cares what anyone else thinks?

Atticus is beautiful, my friends young son has this name, and he’s delightful

@Crookedme that was my cat's name. DH refused to phone the vets because it was too embarrassing.

i wouldn't use this name at all, but it's what you like that matters, Does it roll along nicely with your surname more so.

I Love it and had it on the list for DS2. A friend who had her son the same day down the corridor in the same hospital used it.

Atticus - don't hear it often. Scout's father in 'To Kill a Mockingbird' had that name, there was also a character in Downton Abbey (Rose's husband) called the same.

A Guardian crossword compiler was called Atticus.

I don't know if I would use it, entirely up to you of course. Does it go with your surname?

He would be called, 'Atti' for short.

GSaW is the original book, it isn't an early draft of TKAM. HL was told to drop GSaW as a story but develop the back story alluded to, that backstory became TKAM.

Confession: I've only heard the audio adaptation of GSaW; the manuscript may be rubbish. But the actual story is superior to TKAM in my mind. I don't like perfect heros. I like flawed ones better.

Not a name I'd choose op but your baby, your choice. If you love it then go for it.