Atticus, or Louie, or Tomas, or something else?

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Spink · 18/07/2008 11:32

I'm wasting time when I should be doing something productive and losing myself in a baby name pit Pg with no2, not even sure if it is a boy... but we have a sort of short list already and want reactions!

we've got a definite middle name, dh's mum's maiden name, she died of cancer a few years ago so we want to honour her - it will be Cleary

So with our possible first names:
Atticus Cleary
Louie Cleary
Tomas Cleary

our surname is one syllable and pretty unusual. often have to spell it..

Any ideas?

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fryalot · 18/07/2008 14:24

If you go with Atticus, every single person you meet will be split into one of two groups - there will be the ones who say "oooh, I loved that book" and there will be the ones who go ye wot?

If you go with Louie, it will always get spelt wrong.

If you go with Tomas, people will 99% of the time spell it THomas.

But... I like all of them.

overthemill · 18/07/2008 14:22

we have the world's most unusual surname (I think anyway) and have given the two dd's less usual names and teh ds a bog stanard one. reckon an odd surname is enough for any child to be stuck with. love Thom for afirt name tho

pinkcava · 18/07/2008 14:20

Sorry, but I think all of these - but Atticus in particular - are a bit "try hard". If, as you say, you have an unusual surname which you have to spell, have you considered something a little more "usual" for the first name? It doesn't have to a top 10 name, of course, just something that the majority of people will know how to spell.

hw2004 · 18/07/2008 13:01

Not keen on Atticus or louie but I do like Tomas.

TillyScoutsmum · 18/07/2008 11:38

I love Atticus as well (as you can probably tell by dd's middle name )

YeahBut · 18/07/2008 11:34

I love Atticus.

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