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Hadrian

56 replies

Hippopotas · 06/05/2020 18:36

I really love this name. What do other people think?

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BatleyTownswomensGuild · 06/05/2020 22:48

Oh please don't....you'll just sound either too 'try-hard' or uber-pretentious.

Even if you ditch the H and go for the more traditional 'Adrian', it's still a yuk name!

daisypond · 06/05/2020 22:04

I like it.

Twickerhun · 06/05/2020 22:01

Building walls

MinorArcana · 06/05/2020 21:35

@Twickerhun why a beaver?? Confused

MinorArcana · 06/05/2020 21:34

It does remind me of Hadrian’s Wall, but maybe if you don’t live near it, people won’t immediately make that association?

If it wasn’t for the way it reminds me of Adrian Mole I’d quite like Hadrian though.

Twickerhun · 06/05/2020 21:14

Nooooooooooo! Poor child. You are naming a person I assume? Not a beaver?

123Dancewithme · 06/05/2020 21:09

I think it’s better than Adrian

Charlottejbt · 06/05/2020 20:46

I like it.

Ellmau · 06/05/2020 20:35

Totally the wall.

Why not Adrian?

viques · 06/05/2020 20:11

I am obviously the only one hearing it in a Hyacinth Bucket saying Adrian in a trying to be posh voice.

Don't do it, call him Canute instead. And if you really wanted to ruin his life,insist on spelling it Cnut.

Northernsoullover · 06/05/2020 20:06

Nickname Hades? Not good.

Ughmaybenot · 06/05/2020 20:04

He’d better get used to ‘Like the wall?’

I don’t like it myself, it doesn’t ring well somehow.

Hayden? Aidan? Adrian?

Cosyblanky · 06/05/2020 20:02

He's going to spend his life being asked 'Like the wall?' (if you live in the UK)

donquixotedelamancha · 06/05/2020 20:00

it’s not spelt Adrian. Adrian is derived from the name Hadrian. The name Hadrian came first.

Really? You thought that post was serious, even with the second comment?

IHaveBrilloHair · 06/05/2020 19:59

No.

K1mberlylauren · 06/05/2020 19:58

Love unusual names go for it, annoys me when people say please don’t call him this and that! Go for it it’s different you don’t want a horrible common name !!

JacobReesMogadishu · 06/05/2020 19:58

Oh I like it.

JoesExotic · 06/05/2020 19:56

I really like it. And Adrian.

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Hippopotas · 06/05/2020 19:55

@donquixotedelamancha it’s not spelt Adrian. Adrian is derived from the name Hadrian. The name Hadrian came first.

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17caterpillars1mouse · 06/05/2020 19:48

I really like it, we considered it for our babies (had girls anyway). It's different but not unheard of, plus love the sound

Malysh · 06/05/2020 19:37

I like it. I think it looks more badass than Adrian. Not sure why other posters feel so negative about it, it's a well established name and unlikely to draw attention or bullying.

donquixotedelamancha · 06/05/2020 19:26

It's spelled Adrian, OP.

No. Especially if your surname is Wall.

Surely that would be the only circumstances in which this suddenly becomes a great idea :-)

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 06/05/2020 19:24

No. Especially if your surname is Wall.

KingOfDogShite · 06/05/2020 19:22

I like it tbh but I think it’s be misheard as Adrian even day throughout his life which could come to be quite irritating.

Northumberlandlass · 06/05/2020 19:20

Wall.....just no.