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Sister and friend have used name! Sirius instead?

59 replies

NameNames · 24/12/2020 13:54

So a very good friend gave birth last week and has named her son Theodore. My sister, who is also having a boy, is planning on naming her some Theo.

Which is f*cking annoying because the ONLY boys name I like is Theodore! To be clear this is a terrible coincidence - I had not discussed names with my friend and have only recently started talking about names with my sister. We both shared in the same phonecall that we liked that name so there is no name-swiping involved.

So, Theodore seems like it is out. What does everyone think of Sirius? Are we far enough removed from Harry Potter?

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Thehogfatherstolemycurry · 24/12/2020 14:05

Reminds me of Wonderpets "it's seeerious!"
And Harry potter.

EckhartLolly · 24/12/2020 14:04

Definitely not Sirius. It would Serious or siri all the time.

MaverickDanger · 24/12/2020 14:03

I always think Sirius is a cracking name for a pet.

I don’t think we will ever be far away enough from Harry Potter to use Sirius, sorry. It’s not like it’s a Harry/Ron that were commonly known before.

Albie (Albert) and Nathaniel have a similar feel to me to Theodore.

KirstenBlest · 24/12/2020 14:02

Call him Theobald or Theophilus.

User27aw · 24/12/2020 14:02

I wouldnt use it. Harry Potter will be around for a while yet. My 8 year old has just started reading the books and watching the films.

NameNames · 24/12/2020 14:02

sigh Point taken, they would have to deal with that their whole life.

We are in a country where we can still meet, so trying not to ruin the beautiful moment in a sunny garden when they introduced their son was brutal. I was screaming "that was MY name" in my head.

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Thunderpunt · 24/12/2020 14:00

@Usernameisunique

You cannot be Sirius!

I'll get my coat.

Brilliant! GrinGrin
Happenchance · 24/12/2020 13:59

I prefer the similar sounding Silas. There's a risk Sirius will be shortened to Siri.

Usernameisunique · 24/12/2020 13:58

You cannot be Sirius!

I'll get my coat.