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Would you be put off this name?? Help

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CarlieXBella · 12/03/2019 00:11

Liking the Name Theon for a baby boy as 2 of the names on my list were Theo and Leon, but I wanted to find a name a little less popular, and although I like Theon.. I can't get passed the GoT association, would this put anyone else off??

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NuffSaidSam · 12/03/2019 13:36

I don't watch GoT, but Theon sounds made up. It's sounds like what it is, a Theo-Leon cross breed.

Leon is lovely.

Theo is ok, significantly better than Theon!

aliceandkids77 · 12/03/2019 13:28

Never heard of the name 'Theon'. Imo Leon and Theo are both gorgeous names and much nicer than Theo! x

LivLemler · 12/03/2019 13:17

I wouldn't want to be a boy at school called Theon given what happens to the GoT character... There are some character names that might be useable, but that's absolutely not one of them imo.

daisypond · 12/03/2019 13:06

Yes, it would put me off, because of what happens to character, no matter how you might protest it was actually the name of an Ancient Greek mathematician.

BlueMerchant · 12/03/2019 12:55

Theo-Yes
Leon-Yes
Theon-NO!!!!

brizzlemint · 12/03/2019 12:51

Theon means godly so maybe not if you are an atheist family.

villainousbroodmare · 12/03/2019 12:42

You know what happened to Theon? Confused
Leon is lovely.

peachescariad · 12/03/2019 12:40

Sounds like a gas

NunoGoncalves · 12/03/2019 12:39

Prefer Deon

Tiles · 12/03/2019 12:38

I love it.

flowersaremyfave · 12/03/2019 12:38

Prefer Reon

IncrediblySadToo · 12/03/2019 12:37

I’ve never watched GoT & thought you’d done a cut & shunt & come up with a daft hybrid. Oops. Anyway, I don’t like it as a stand alone name and if it is indeed the name of a character without a penis it would be ridiculously stupid to call your child this. Millions of names out there...

kaytee87 · 12/03/2019 12:37

Leon is much nicer and isn't overly popular at all.

IVflytrap · 12/03/2019 12:36

Theon is an Ancient Greek name. However most people will think of the Game of Thrones character - quite a few unfortunate associations there. I suppose the question is, will anyone care once the show's over?

BertrandRussell · 12/03/2019 12:30

I reckon naming someone after a character in a long running series who is still alive is a BIG mistake.....

TheRedFox · 12/03/2019 12:29

I think it just really sounds like a combo of Theo and Leon.

DameSylvieKrin · 12/03/2019 12:05

Yeah but how aspirational is a male character without a penis?

bellinisurge · 12/03/2019 07:06

There were 60s films and TV shows that had a really glamorous Sharon or Tracey. Alessandra Bastedo, Diana Rigg, anyone? Presume that's why those names first got popular for girls.

BertrandRussell · 12/03/2019 07:01

I don t watch GOT- but I made the connection immediately.

Ohyesiam · 12/03/2019 07:01

Sounds like a brand name to me.

Bloomburger · 12/03/2019 07:00

If kids pronounce it improperly as an F rather than a Th then it'll just sound like a girls name.

ElizabethMainwaring · 12/03/2019 06:44

Thanks Spugz! I did wonder about the books after I'd posted...

Sessy19 · 12/03/2019 06:28

It’s not the GoT connection that’s awful, it’s the word I’m afraid.

GoT connotations aren’t unreasonable, cult literature has been the instigator of lots of name fads to no detriment

Insomnibrat · 12/03/2019 04:19

It sounds like Hyundai's new 4x4.

The new Hyundai Theon. Live life off-road.

DameSylvieKrin · 12/03/2019 03:51

You know what happens to Theon? Because your son’s classmates will.

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