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OMG just found a name for a boy that i adore....what do you think?

114 replies

Leannabanana · 07/03/2009 20:30

here goes....

Hector William

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dollius · 08/03/2009 08:49

Our dog is called Hector

TsarChasm · 08/03/2009 08:39

I agree! I still like it v much. I can see why you don't necessarily want someone awful running away with the idea that you've named your baby after them.

Mind you, no matter what happens people seem to strive (usually somewhat wide of the mark I found) to see a connection with a gorgeous new baby and themselves whether in looks or in a subtle a connection with the name. They all want a piece of the glory. Just look surprised and deny any linkAll that dies down anyway.

If you really like it go for it.

Leannabanana · 08/03/2009 08:38

gotta love an insect that can carry 20 times its own bodyweight and has the best sense of working together for the greater good of the community that i have ever seen....ok hold on....think i am getting a bit defensive on the side of ants.....

my bigger prob with Emmett is that we have a surname beginning with M... Emmet M....is it to many M's??

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JaneSeymour · 08/03/2009 08:32

Yes that is rather sweet actually. I am revising my opinion!!

Leannabanana · 08/03/2009 08:28

i most certainly did say Emmett....it means industrious ant...which i think is sweet actually....meanings aare not so important tho to us as the actual name....i like Em for a boy...i like emma for a girl but DH has awful friend called emma who would just think it was after her....My name means creeping vine and if i can live with that then industrious ant seems heroic in its own small way....x

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TsarChasm · 08/03/2009 08:26

Oh dear looking at mine and JaneSeymours last posts...total opposite thoughts there!

I wonder - not for the first time - if anyone ever finds these baby name threads helpful or whether they add to the dilemma

TsarChasm · 08/03/2009 08:24

Not so sure about Hector. I am old enough to equate it with Hectors House (a big grumpy old Hector). Which I did love btw, it's just that I think of Hector the dog.

But I absolutely love your other choice, Emmett

JaneSeymour · 08/03/2009 08:22

You didn't say Emmett did you

Tell me you didn't

it means ant doesn't it?

Hector over that every time, dear!

belgo · 08/03/2009 08:20

I know a Tor and an Eros, both after Greek mythology I think.

I like Hector, good strong name.

Leannabanana · 08/03/2009 08:17

I don't move in particularly 'posh' circles really i dont think.....last three baby boys born i have contact with have been Jensen, Archie and Josiah [Jed]....i think i could 'get away' with Hector in the sense that it is def a strong sounding name and if he really hates it he can always use his initials a la 'there will be blood' H.W....

i am going to read The Iliad as my pregnancy tome and see if that helps....it sounds fascinating...

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themoon66 · 07/03/2009 23:37

Hector - No

William - Yes

madwomanintheattic · 07/03/2009 23:34

oh, and a small rofl at jasper knowing a hector (but not at the local comp).

madwomanintheattic · 07/03/2009 23:31

franca - my fave bit too lol - and i like that he has to take his helmet off because it's scaring the ds. aw. we almost went for hector as a result of the iliad. sigh.

but, not a book thread lol a baby name thread. don't call his sister andromache though, will you? it's a bit of a mouthful.

i knew a baby hector a few years ago. he was a hec. he screamed blue murder (in a cross, decisive way, not an upset, help me way) until he was fed. without fail. every time he got hungry. when he was on solids, his mum had to put the food on the tray before she wedged him in the chair, or do a drop and grab manouevre to reduce the volume levels. the minute food appeared, he shut up. he was hilarious so in view of hector's being strong willed and knowing what they want lol, i'd say go for it. it is a wee bit precocious, but if you move in those circles, he'll fit right in amongst the jocastas lol.

serenity · 07/03/2009 23:15

My friend's youngest DS is called Hector, it's really nice (but I'll admit it took a few days to grow on me)

dizzydixies · 07/03/2009 23:13

and now I want a fecking beagle puppy too !

HelpwithNameNeeded · 07/03/2009 23:13

dizzy

jasper · 07/03/2009 23:13

ho ho the Hector I know is NOT at the local comp

dizzydixies · 07/03/2009 23:12

bah! you're all just plain wrong [harumph]

expatinscotland · 07/03/2009 23:11

Hugo is a GREAT name for a puppy. I agree.

Hu-go! Perfect for shouting commands at the young canine.

Gunnerbean · 07/03/2009 23:10

Hugo - another fantastic name for the beagle puppy, along with Mungo.

dizzydixies · 07/03/2009 23:09

thats it

am off to get pregnant and have a boy and call him Hector-Hugo

WITH a hyphen

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Gunnerbean · 07/03/2009 23:05

It would make an absolutely excellent name for a little boy beagle puppy but for a child? No.

jasper · 07/03/2009 23:04

I quite like it.Poncey but likeable.
A friend called their boy this and he is now 6 . STILL GETS slagged off something rotten for it . (the parents get slagged off, that is)