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Ulysses

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tummytickler · 29/03/2009 12:28

Ok - this is dh favourite (mine is Cedric).
Is it at all useable? I just cant decide if it is too off the wall?

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MrsMattie · 29/03/2009 18:09

Beyond pretentious.

Sidge · 29/03/2009 15:23

Ulysses is a bit far out unless you live in the sort of area/move in social circles where it is quite the done thing to have peculiar names.

Where I live 1, he'd get the piss taken out of him, 2, no-one could spell it and 3, he'd stand out a mile.

Mind you I think Cedric is pretty awful too so you'll probably want to disregard my opinions

DiamondHead · 29/03/2009 15:00

ulyse'e'e'e'es

Quattrocento · 29/03/2009 14:32

I prefer Ulysses to Cedric

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ilovemydogandMrObama · 29/03/2009 13:01

I think it's awful. Sorry

Cedric is quite cute, although reminds me of the dog in James Herriot.

janeite · 29/03/2009 12:52

Terrible imho. But it's not up t me!

ZZZen · 29/03/2009 12:50

think it might be ok. Cedric is quite straight-forward and unproblematic

ZZZen · 29/03/2009 12:46

Ulysses Barmy-Monster?

Why not?

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tummytickler · 29/03/2009 12:43

Surname is double barrelled, sounds like Barmy-Monsters. So not that plain!

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ZZZen · 29/03/2009 12:40

Thinking Ulysses Grant here, he got away with it and it didn't seem to get in the way of success in life. Mind you that was a while ago.

I don't really know. Might work if your surname is reasonably plain.

IwantPeace · 29/03/2009 12:40

How do you pronounce it?

marialuisa · 29/03/2009 12:37

I came across a pair of brothers called Ulysses and Hercules in a local primary school recently so their parents clearly thought so.