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Original poster

Atticus, is it too much?

216 replies

yorkshiregirl29 · 18/12/2018 13:59

We LOVE the name Atticus but we've been getting lots of negative feedback.
What are your opinions?

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IHopeThisIsAGoodIdea · 20/12/2018 14:05

It's not a name for people IRL.

tammytoby · 20/12/2018 13:47

The only kid that was teased a little for his name at our school was William with Willy.

But what on earth is tease worthy about Atticus?

Wallabyone · 20/12/2018 13:42

Bloody hell, I can't believe how many people think a child will be bullied for their name. Unless you live in a place with no ethnicities other than 'White British', there are a whole world of not Jack or Olivia's. If you like the name OP then go for it, it's not stupid or weird, or a non-name.

tammytoby · 20/12/2018 13:41

Sorry but to most people it really will appear try hard

I also don't get this?! Trying hard choose a great name? Should parents just pick a random top 10 name?

I think Atticus is a great name. What am I doing that's 'trying too hard' Confused?!

Plaiceholder · 20/12/2018 13:38

Middle name Roofus or Loftus?

wentmadinthecountry · 20/12/2018 13:33

I'm with the Go Set a Watchman people. Wouldn't want my child named after a bigot.

Charbovari · 20/12/2018 13:28

Sorry but to most people it really will appear try hard.

Could someone who thinks Atticus is a 'try hard' name unpack this for me? What is it that you think someone who calls their child Atticus is 'trying hard' to be?

AvonCallingBarksdale · 20/12/2018 13:26

I’ve always really liked Atticus however I think it will depend on where you live and your socio economic bracket to be brutally honest. Or you just go with it regardless 🤷‍♀️

greendale17 · 20/12/2018 13:22

Awful, ugly name

SilkenTofu · 20/12/2018 13:16

I think it is unusual and beautiful.

Call your DC whatever you like and don't give a shit about what anyone else thinks.

Quickerthanavicar · 20/12/2018 12:29

I think it's lovely.

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 20/12/2018 12:27

Atti is absolutely awful.

amusedbush · 20/12/2018 12:24

I know someone with a baby Atticus but honestly, I think it's just too much. Really wanky and try hard.

ThePeppermintMonkey · 20/12/2018 12:18

It's awful. It's a very unattractive name imho.

DeadDoorpost · 20/12/2018 12:13

My DS was called Atticus during my pregnancy because we didn't want anyone knowing his name before he was born. But DH and I both like the name.

In fact, it even left an impression on a friend of mine who named her DS Atticus this year.

If you like it, go for it!

thefirstonelast · 20/12/2018 12:12

I like it.

Fadingmemory · 20/12/2018 12:12

I like the name Atticus very much but whatever you call a child there will always be those who mock. I have a very traditional name, very ordinary for the period in which I was born but even so I was the object of ridicule. There are a number of famous women in history with the same name & that was used as ammunition for more teasing/bullying etc.

Knightly makes a valid point.

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 20/12/2018 12:11

I have a feeling he'll be nicknamed Lofty, whether or not turns out to be tall.

ps1991 · 20/12/2018 11:22

I really like Atticus and it's a name we have very high on our list for future children. I come from a northen town and don't feel like it makes any difference, it's a lovely name.

Gravel1 · 20/12/2018 11:11

Ati

wineymummy · 20/12/2018 11:02

My DH was very keen on Atticus for first born (who turned out to be a DD anyway.) I don't hate it but it failed my hometown test, eg. I had to be able to take my baby back to my northern home town and introduce him to school friends without looking like the twat who moved down south and gave her child a poncy name.

Ipanema01 · 20/12/2018 11:02

@footphobic Camilla is gorgeous :)

footphobic · 20/12/2018 10:22

I also agree with Fraula. We have lots of unusual and ‘posh’ names at our schools and clubs, some affluence but generally mixed demographic and rural Suffolk so not exactly cosmopolitan or cool and trendy here. To my knowledge there’s no cruel mocking of unusual names. Pretty nice kids around here.

@Ipanema01 It’s our daughter and her name is Camilla. Not way out there but she’s the only one at her secondary school. It was the (negative) Royal connection at the time.

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 20/12/2018 10:05

I'm not overly keen on it. Not because I think it's wanky I just don't like the sound of it.
If we're talking wanky and try hard etc surely Ptolemy takes the crown.

CrookedMe · 20/12/2018 10:04

What's confidence got to do with giving an opinion about a name we've been asked to give an opinion on?!

If you mean lack of confidence as in 'Oh I love the name Atticus but I just don't feel confident enough to use it' then, no, that's really not what's happening here. People can dislike things without strange ulterior motives.