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Thoughts on the name Draco??

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Emma16658 · 12/10/2020 01:32

Hey everyone! I was wondering what u all thought on the name Draco. I know it has the harry Potter connection but I don't really care about that and by the time I have kids I don't think harry potter will be as big. I love that it's a constellation and the meaning is dragon as I can use that for a nn. Honestly tho what are ur thoughts on it

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Harrysblondie · 12/10/2020 11:55

@ShatnersBaboon

As long as you're happy to accept that your child will eventually become a baddie, go for it. It's cute.
This! Grin

Bloody hell love what are you thinking 😂😂

OnNaturesCourse · 12/10/2020 11:53

I considered it, but it will always be a Harry Potter name now

PunkrockerGirl59 · 12/10/2020 11:52

Oh dear Confused

Kanaloa · 12/10/2020 11:10

Even if you loved Harry Potter this isn’t a good name. Draco isn’t really a character you would aspire to. Other than that there’s the Draconian/Dracula associations.

LimitIsUp · 12/10/2020 10:50

Harry Potter will always be big. It's now a classic.

Don't do it

TheVanguardSix · 12/10/2020 10:50

Awful.

PattyPan · 12/10/2020 10:49

Definitely not. People will hear it and immediately think Malfoy, and that’s really not a positive connection. If you want a constellation what about Leo or Orion? Leo means lion so still has the animal connection as well.

Brighterthansunflowers · 12/10/2020 10:26

no way, it’s much too linked to Harry Potter and that will be everybody’s first association (and not even a nice character).

You can insist it’s after the constellation til you’re blue in the face but everyone will still assume HP

MimiDaisy11 · 12/10/2020 10:14

You say you could use the nickname "Dragon" but personally, that makes me cringe. I don't think it works. Sorry. And despite you not bothering about the Harry Potter link that will be the main association children and adults will have.

Iminaglasscaseofemotion · 12/10/2020 10:09

🤣 do you mean you are going to use dragon as a nn?

Pudding01 · 12/10/2020 10:09

It doesn't offend me, but I don't like it. Sorry x

FizzingWhizzbee123 · 12/10/2020 10:05

What about just Drake? You could use Draco as a nickname at home

Aquarius15 · 12/10/2020 09:55

I prefer Dobby, nn Dob Grin

BlackberrySky · 12/10/2020 09:55

Definitely not as a first name. For almost everyone your child meets the only connotation of Draco will be cowardly bully in Harry Potter with bottle blonde hair. As a middle name you could probably get away with it.

Notajogger · 12/10/2020 09:55

Please don't do that to a child!

ChelseaCat · 12/10/2020 09:49

Dreadful

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 12/10/2020 09:47

Sorry, OP. Harry Potter is going nowhere.

Drake? (as long as you like ducks too)

Yesterdayforgotten · 12/10/2020 09:45

Makes me think of Dracula and vampires... I don't like it

MsTSwift · 12/10/2020 09:43

Are you still a teen yourself?

MidnightFlit · 12/10/2020 09:41

I would guess that one of the reasons JK Rowling chose that name for a villain was BECAUSE there weren't going to be any/many kids called Draco who'd then be teased at school.

AwaAnBileYerHeid · 12/10/2020 09:16

Sounds like a name for a character in a vampire programme.

gottakeeponmovin · 12/10/2020 09:14

You have got to be kidding

TheyAreMinerals · 12/10/2020 09:13

As someone with a name noone has ever been able to spell or pronounce, that a TEACHER made fun of on my first day at a new school, I beg everyone not to give their children any "cute", "original" or "quirky" names. Childhood is hard enough with a name that attracts attention or provides additional opportunities for ridicule. I'm 57 and my name still embarasses me.

Though judging by TV everyone in the US makes up a stupid name these days, usually beginning with "Mc". Why?

badacorn · 12/10/2020 09:06

Bad idea OP. It is going to be a long, long time before HP is forgotten.

GU24Mum · 12/10/2020 08:50

If you really want to use it, can't it be a middle name instead?