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Idris?

57 replies

hungrycat101 · 03/01/2023 17:23

Looking for some opinions on the name Idris.

My Mum is Welsh.
My Dad is English.
My boyfriend's family are English.

We live in London. This is our first child.

We both really like the name Idris.

My worry is, will we constantly be explaining that we have a Welsh connection and needing to justify the name choice?

Or am I hormonal and panicking unnecessarily!

Thanks in advance for opinions!

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Summer2424 · 03/01/2023 17:39

Hi @hungrycat101 Idris is a lovely name! 😊

Twizbe · 03/01/2023 17:38

We went bowling the other day at the O2 and they had a son called Idris. Didn't appear to be welsh.

My daughter has a very welsh name. We do get asked sometimes (I was born in Swansea but moved when I was a baby!

Personally I love welsh names so go for it.

NottanOtter · 03/01/2023 17:30

Thank you, OP, for prompting me to look this up on Wikipedia

Idris the Dragon

A small, red Welsh dragon who also sings in the choir for a time. Having been hatched from an egg in Ivor's fire, he lives with his wife Olwen and any of their twins, Daian and Blodwen, in the extinct volcano Smoke Hill. As well as singing, he proves useful by cooking fish and chips for the choir using his fiery breath.

Unfortunately, Idris runs into trouble when Smoke Hill goes cold and needs to be kept hot in order to survive. The gasboard provide a temporary furnace, but when that became too expensive (and decimalisation renders the slot-machine inoperable), the only other option for the dragons is a heated cage. Luckily, Mr Dinwiddy is able to provide a solution, and they now live in a geothermally-heated cave under the ground.

ThePoshUns · 03/01/2023 17:28

Love it. My Nan had a brother called Idris. He was a lovely man. I love the name.

Persipan · 03/01/2023 17:28

Everyone's just going to think you were inspired by Idris Elba. Perceived insufficient Welshness is unlikely to come up.

Snoopystick · 03/01/2023 17:27

I love it too, almost wish I could have another to use the name!!!

2358853b · 03/01/2023 17:26

I love it! Sounds perfect for you OP. You might also like Emrys.