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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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PaulHollywoodsSexGut · 19/12/2018 16:25

It’s realky “Wanky London” and I say that as someone who lives in London and isn’t averse to a “far out” name.

3timeslucky · 19/12/2018 16:21

Too much.

Lulu1919 · 19/12/2018 15:29

We have an Atticus at the school I work in !

GrannyHaddock · 19/12/2018 15:23

Storm, you could have included Pratticus.

starkid · 19/12/2018 15:14

Too much sorry

Bluebonnieblue · 19/12/2018 14:39

After reading StormTreader's comment I want to totally change my answer! Twatticus, Fatticus and Shatticus! Horrible but funny and kids are so mean, if anyone will pick up on that, they will!

Enko · 19/12/2018 13:48

I really like it. I dont even think it is all that far out. could imagine a boy in ds class(6th form) be called it without any issues.

RoomWithALoon · 19/12/2018 10:16

It's a marvellous name. But it is rather a lot to saddle a kid with. I don't think it would be easy to pull off.

StormTreader · 19/12/2018 09:52

"Too many horrible nicknames. Shatticus and Fatticus are the first two that come to mind."

My first thought was Twa...
I'm not well-read Blush

CrookedMe · 19/12/2018 09:42

That's the point @Bluebonnieblue it's the trying-to-be-literary choice of people who read Mockingbird in 1996 and haven't read anything since, but they like how a book they read is back in fashion.

That the worst sentence I've ever written, ironically Grin but I can't be bothered to fix it.

ReggieKrayDoYouKnowMyName · 19/12/2018 09:17

Nothing screams “my parents haven’t read a book since GCSE English Lit” like a kid called Atticus.

Bluebonnieblue · 19/12/2018 09:08

I'm surprised by some of the reactions and don't see how it's pretentious. To Kill a Mockingbird is a wonderful and very popular novel which is studied by children in schools - it's not like you're naming him something from a very obscure and difficult piece of Russian literature or something? It's like telling a parent of a child called Luna that she's trying too hard/being pretentious/trying to look well read just because the name Luna also appears in Harry Potter. I think Atticus is cool and unusual and I'd use it if my surname weren't such a nightmare. And if your son has a namesake from a popular family novel then great, that will be nice for him, it's a positive connotation anyway.

TinselBee · 19/12/2018 08:48

I love Atticus, DH has refused it even entertain it. As a result one of DS' bear's has been named Atticus

PanGalaticGargleBlaster · 19/12/2018 08:44

Hello Mrs Rees-Mogg!

SinglePringle · 19/12/2018 08:38

I really like it and Atti. Strong, individual, classic.

RedDwarves · 19/12/2018 08:37

Yes, it reeks of "I read a classic once and now I consider myself cultured". Atticus is the name everyone chooses when they want a literary name or a "unique" name.

PsychedelicSheep · 18/12/2018 23:40

I heard a well to do lady calling her toddler Atticus in the local park a while back. I remember thinking at the time what a wanky thing to call your kid.

Maybe use it as a middle name, anything goes as a middle name imo.

stealthbanana · 18/12/2018 23:06

One of my great friends has an Atticus and he mostly goes by Atti. I really didn’t like it when I first heard it but (as is always the case with these things) it’s reallh grown on me (and him!).

If you like it I would just go with it and not worry too much about others - it’s not a made up name or out there in any real sense. Your DS will grow into it and people will forget they objected once they get used to it!

TitusAndromedom · 18/12/2018 22:58

I pushed for it on our boys’ list, but the secondary school students I teach told me it would be changed to Ass-kiss by every child my son was likely to encounter. It was a fair point.

tammytoby · 18/12/2018 22:23

Any name can be made fun of like that eg Artie Fartie, Smelly Ellie, Willy William, Silly Billy etc etc

That's not a reason to reject a name!

I love Atticus. It's a strong name that makes a refreshing change from all the Olives and Jacks.

GinaLinetti99 · 18/12/2018 22:09

Too much for me.

FoundNeverland · 18/12/2018 22:08

Too many horrible nicknames. Shatticus and Fatticus are the first two that come to mind.

PetuliaBlavatsky · 18/12/2018 22:08

I'm much more low-brow than the PPs because my first thought was Atticus Grammaticus Catticus Claw books. It's a great name for a cat but a bit too much for a human.

DramaAlpaca · 18/12/2018 22:05

Way too much.

Argeles · 18/12/2018 22:04

I adore it, and it’s definitely in my list of top 5 boys names.