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Remus for a boy's name

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MimiDaisy11 · 08/11/2020 11:29

I've been finding it hard to get excited about any boy's names but recently came across this in baby book and I quite like it. I just wanted to hear opinions as I know it's not a popular name so don't know how it'd be perceived. I'm aware of the Rome connection and when looking up further see there's a Harry Potter character. I find it hard to imagine these being issues as HP and Rome are pretty inoffensive. What do you think about this as a boy's name?

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Dollywilde · 08/11/2020 11:51

My first thought was Harry Potter (weirdly didn’t clock the Rome connection until you mentioned it but would have done if you were asking about Romulus)

That said I have heard of little boys called Lupin, which is a) that characters surname and b) for me is slightly more weird given lupine literally means wolf-like. So while I wouldn’t use it myself I don’t think it’s madly out there if you love it!

MandosHatHair · 08/11/2020 11:47

Hmm, reminds me of Uncle Remus from song of the South disney film which has really not aged well to say the least. There has been recent stories in the news about the film because Disney have refused to stream it on Disney+ and the ride is being redone in a different theme.

lockedownloretta · 08/11/2020 11:38

Remus in Harry potter is a fab character. He is a man who was bitten by a werewolf as a child so transitions every month unless he takes a special potion. He is very brave and fights against voldemort, ending up dying in defence of truth and goodness.

AlexisIsMySpiritAnimal · 08/11/2020 11:36

I don't think Harry Potter is going anywhere, it's very unlikely to fade into obscurity like poplar tv shows people often pilfer names from, like game of thrones for instance. So bear in mind people saying "oh, like as in Harry Potter?" every time you introduce your child (or your kid introducing himself when he's 30)

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