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Hector or Edmund?

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Tessa23 · 14/05/2025 00:00

Hector or Edmund? Thoughts appreciated! neither are my top 5 but they are where my DH and I sort of cross over …

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Topseyt123 · 20/01/2026 03:27

Edmund for me. Prefer Edward though.

Hectoring means loudly lecturing/bullying, so for that reason I wouldn't use Hector.

LivingTheDreamish · 20/01/2026 03:20

St. John???? Oh dear OP.

I like both Hector and Edmund (nn Ned). Sometimes the name is a compromise but it grows on you. They are both good names.

MatildaRani · 20/01/2026 01:56

Hector brings to mind Hannibal Lecter. Edmund is meh.

CurlewKate · 20/01/2026 01:27

I’d go for one of the many names that can be shortened to Ed or Ned. Better to have the possibility of a social class neutral name, IMHO. Can’t think of anything you can do with Hector….

Giraffehaver · 19/01/2026 22:47

I much prefer Edwin to Edmund so I'd chose that over Hector but Hector over Edmund

ncghghgh · 19/01/2026 17:04

PurpleChrayn · 14/05/2025 08:37

Neither! Unless you’re an 18th-century noble family in Norfolk.

🤣

Agree, neither.

dailyconniptions · 19/01/2026 17:03

Hector is an extremely ugly name im afraid. Edmund is a bit better.

midlifeattheoasis · 19/01/2026 17:01

Neither

Alcoholrecovery · 19/01/2026 16:02

Calliopespa · 19/01/2026 12:30

Just noticed this is a zombie thread - which is always awkward with names once the child is born ...😬

Haha I didn’t notice that!

Alcoholrecovery · 19/01/2026 16:00

Hector is my number one boys name choice. Hopefully one day I’ll get to use it when I finally get a puppy.

it does also make me think of the verb but I think it’s a cool enough name to overlook that. Hector’s House and Morrissey are why I love it so much.

Reddelilah · 19/01/2026 15:58

Heck Shock

Emanwenym · 19/01/2026 15:56

It will be Hec.

CatsSleepFatandWalkThin · 19/01/2026 12:38

Both great names. I think Hector is best as unlikely to be shortened.

Calliopespa · 19/01/2026 12:36

Simplelifeday · 19/01/2026 12:32

Ugh neither. Hector is a meat headed bully and Edmund sounds like a wet lettuce.
Sorry OP!

Actually I know some rather bookish Hectors and to me Edmund sounds rather manly, being tied to all those "protector" or "guardian" name meanings.

It goes to show how associations vary.

Simplelifeday · 19/01/2026 12:32

Ugh neither. Hector is a meat headed bully and Edmund sounds like a wet lettuce.
Sorry OP!

Calliopespa · 19/01/2026 12:30

Just noticed this is a zombie thread - which is always awkward with names once the child is born ...😬

CrotchetyQuaver · 19/01/2026 12:26

FluffykinsTheFerociousFeralFelineFury · 16/06/2025 13:38

There should be a law against dogs having people names, or vice versa.

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Did you never see the kids programme about a dog and his kennel called Hector's House? It's very old, it was around over 50 years ago when I was little.

Hector is considered more of a dogs name because of that childhood association for many people!

Calliopespa · 19/01/2026 12:23

Tessa23 · 14/05/2025 10:24

well I favour : james, Charles, Benedict, Sebastian, jasper.
dh favours: St John, clement, Cecil, Hector. Horatio

I know I’m right. But that’s marriage…

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I love Benedict, and like to see Charles being used in lieu of the ever more ubiquitous Charlie. James is great, though unexciting: I think Benedict James is a lovely combination.

I'm afraid I'm with your DH on Jasper and Sebastian. I used to like Sebastian when it was a good old Catholic name (such as the Flytes in Brideshead) and wasn't all that often heard. But it has undergone a huge vibe shift in the last 20 years or so, I think probably after that Cruel Intentions movie, then maybe the driver Sebastian Vettel. I hear it being screeched in supermarkets, malls and carparks everywhere and I just don't think it is the name it once was,

Jasper always sounds "MC but trying to be UC" to me. It's the kind of Fulham/ red trousers of names.

I rather like both Hector and Horatio from DH's list, though a Cecil can only ever be a total drip, so I'm saying neither of you wins hands down.

CrotchetyQuaver · 19/01/2026 12:22

Edmund wins for me, we have a dog called Hector
or Edwin? Ed, Ted kind of diminutives if needed which I think are far better than Hec or Heccy

Noideawhatiam · 19/01/2026 12:17

I much prefer Edmund.
I know a baby Cedric which has really grown on me.
Other suggestions Laurence or Douglas.

user1492757084 · 19/01/2026 12:13

Both fine names.

Calliopespa · 19/01/2026 12:11

Reddelilah · 16/06/2025 13:04

Ted as in Tedmund 🤔😂?

I would think that Ed is most likely shortening!

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Ted is a classic short form for Edward, so not a huge stretch for Edmund.

Calliopespa · 19/01/2026 12:09

I know some lovely Hectors, and I like the very old English names like Edmund and Alfred.

Can I suggest Harold as a middle ground between the two - Harry for short? Its one of my favourite boy names at present. Really underused.

GingerFox2021 · 19/01/2026 09:33

I like both a lot!!
What name did you choose in the end @Tessa23 ?

MinnieMountain · 16/06/2025 15:48

FluffykinsTheFerociousFeralFelineFury · 16/06/2025 13:38

There should be a law against dogs having people names, or vice versa.

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Agreed. DH’s aunt is British but lives in Norway. Her vet thought she was weird for giving her dog a human name.

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