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Is anyone actually called Manus??

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BarbaraVineFan · 22/09/2025 22:20

I’ve just finished watching Amandaland, and the boys’ names are really bothering me! Darius Is one thing (although I really don’t think Anne’s character would have named her son Darius) but MANUS?!

and also… the siblings don’t even match. If it’s supposed to be a ridiculously pretentious name, then why isn’t Amanda’s daughter named Calliope or something, not Georgie? Does anyone have any answers?

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bozzabollix · 22/09/2025 22:41

Please nobody do. My brain just conjures up m’anus.

Octavia64 · 22/09/2025 22:40

I went to uni with a manus.

HardworkSendHelp · 22/09/2025 22:39

I know someone called Manus. He would be in his 50’s though. I quite like the name tbh

BarbaraVineFan · 22/09/2025 22:30

It’s also just occurred to me that Morten is not, as I thought, a Scottish girls name.. I was thinking of Morven . So Morten is really weird as well!

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