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Would this be ridiculous...

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Diggersandloaders · 20/10/2021 13:49

Tybalt

Thanks!

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user1493494961 · 21/10/2021 19:49

I know of a Tybalt, he's in his early 20s, and has always suited his name. I also know a Thibault (Tee-bo), who's about three.

Onlinedilema · 21/10/2021 05:42

Awful.

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 21/10/2021 05:40

Dreadful

NewIdeasToday · 21/10/2021 05:37

Why saddle your poor kid with a name that may lead to teasing or bullying?

Scirocco · 21/10/2021 01:00

Unfortunately the main association for that spelling (the Romeo and Juliet character) puts me off. Thibault and Thibaut, though, don't have the same initial reaction though and actually have been the names of some pretty cool people through the years - I'd go with one of those spellings, personally.

PricklesTheHedgehog · 20/10/2021 23:49

Not for me

Kite22 · 20/10/2021 23:40

Tie-bolt is how I would read it

SarahDippity · 20/10/2021 23:17

Would it be Tibble’t or Tee-bo? Either way, it’s tricky. A bridge too far, I think. Would you consider Theo or Timothy?

ActonBell · 20/10/2021 23:13

Not what you asked but there are some really great Shakespearean names that are quite unusual but much, much better than Tybalt in my view and with better associations.

Benvolio
Ferdinand
Orlando
Lysander
Marcellus

I like the sound of Tybalt but I’m not sure I could get past the associations.

mnahmnah · 20/10/2021 23:07

Sounds like an element in the periodic table

Kite22 · 20/10/2021 23:06

Well, wouldn't be something I'd do to any son of mine.

villainousbroodmare · 20/10/2021 22:45

It's been a few years since I read Romeo and Juliet, but wasn't Tybalt rather like a rabid dog?

WeasilyPleased · 20/10/2021 22:41

I bet he'll get called Tibbles at school.

Toottooot · 20/10/2021 21:56

Aye

inmyslippers · 20/10/2021 21:55

I like it

Viviennemary · 20/10/2021 21:48

It sounds like a cement mix.

WildCherryBlossom · 20/10/2021 21:46

I quite like it, but I do like Shakespearian names.

Welshiefluff · 20/10/2021 21:44

No it is not ridiculous.

Its damned child abuse. Yes you might think it is smart and alternative but your kid is the poor sod who has to live with it.

JosephineDeBeauharnais · 20/10/2021 21:41

I’ve always loved that name, prefer the French spelling, especially as you have French heritage.

WhatMattersMost · 20/10/2021 21:34

I often think on some level a name is destiny - and we know what happened to Tybalt in Romeo & Juliet.

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 20/10/2021 21:30

Romeo & Juliet is taught so widely that almost all schoolchildren encounter it at some point, and they inevitably conclude that Tybalt is a belligerent dick. Sorry.

I absolutely love Thibault.

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Diggersandloaders · 20/10/2021 14:16

And 8 agree, the Shakespearean character isn't a great namesake!

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Diggersandloaders · 20/10/2021 14:15

Thanks all! I am part French so Thibault is another option but I prefer the tybalt pn

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SickAndTiredAgain · 20/10/2021 14:14

Since you’ve specifically asked, yes.

CouncilHousedAndViolentBaby · 20/10/2021 14:11

Yes