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Alexander AND Atticus?

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LibrasBiscuitsOfFortune · 15/06/2009 07:36

We have a DS1 Alexander, we are thinking of ttc again. If we do and if we have a boy I want to call him Atticus but my DH thinks it will sound weird having an Alexander and an Atticus. I think the amount of times you actually say the names together it doesn't matter PLUS I LOVE the name Atticus.

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Bathsheba · 16/06/2009 20:14

Thanks Loads

AtheneNoctua · 16/06/2009 17:03

you have to strike out each word

Bathsheba · 16/06/2009 16:45

My strike outs didn;t work....!!!

Bathsheba · 16/06/2009 16:44

I thunk I'm the only person on the thread who thinks that they don't go well together...!

Where I live Alexander is extremely common very popular and Atticus would be considered completely wild a bit more unusual...and they wouldn;t seem an obvious choice of sibling names - it would always be seen that one sibling had the normal name and one had the "more out there" name which could cause jealousy going in both directions.

AtheneNoctua · 16/06/2009 15:55

Libra, I had that problem. The girl's name was easy. But the boy's name was a serious negotiation. There has to be something you can meet in the middle on. If you choose a name one of you loves and the other hates, then the one who hates it will forever be reminded of his/her resentment every time the child's name is spoken.

I would never allow my child to be called something I really hated. Over my dead body. And your DH may or may not feel that strongly. But, surely there is some middle ground. Perhaps you both need to be willing to consider the name will be one you both like but neither of you loves.

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LibrasBiscuitsOfFortune · 16/06/2009 15:41

I think it would be easier to find a new DH than find a name we both agree on....

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belgo · 16/06/2009 15:39

Lovely names. But your dh has to agree!

gladders · 16/06/2009 15:23

don't think the same starting initial is a huge problem...

but i don't like 'atticus' at all. heard it in the playground the other day and it just sounded daft to me.

my rule of thumb for boys' names is not to pick anything too 'out there' - this is based on a good friend called edwin telling me just how bad it had been going through secondary school with that name......

AtheneNoctua · 15/06/2009 20:54

I think the fact that it goes well with Alexander says more more about Alexander than it does Atticus. And that is the nicest way I can put it.

Firawla · 15/06/2009 20:36

I think it goes very well with Alexander
the only thing I can think of is that Alexander can have a nickname but not sure what nn you can put for Atticus, if you're bothered about that

mollythetortoise · 15/06/2009 20:25

love name and think it goes very well with alexander but would agree to a different inital for second name.

Momino · 15/06/2009 15:17

i love atticus and would have used it if we'd had a boy, sigh. instead we had our 3rd girl so called her Harper (To Kill a Mockingbird fan). guess I'll have to settle for getting a goldfish and name it atticus.

I hopeyou use it, it's a sound, classy name .

ramonaquimby · 15/06/2009 14:03

I like the name but I have 2 girls with the same first initial and it drives me nuts!!!!

not worried about their mail when they get older, am sure can sort that out when they start to get some

jellybeans · 15/06/2009 14:01

I don't like Atticas. it's abit too OTT IMO.

TwoSunnyDays · 15/06/2009 13:01

They sound fine together. My only advice would be to have different middle initials to prevent confusion over post.

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LibrasBiscuitsOfFortune · 15/06/2009 12:57

A friend mentioned that one of her friends named one of her children Atticus and I just thought wow I love that name. I do know the To Kill a Mockingbird reference but haven't read it in YEARS. Would give very normal second name, probably something like Thomas.

Syb, the thing about children being unkind is that if they are going to tease a child then they will find SOMETHING to tease them about IYSWIM.

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Supercherry · 15/06/2009 12:20

What an interesting name choice. I like it. But then To Kill a Mockingbird was my favourite book for a while as a teenager. Is that what gave you the idea?

19fran76 · 15/06/2009 12:16

I like it & it goes well with Alexander too.

mopsyflopsy · 15/06/2009 12:13

My 8 year old nephew is Atticus and he loves his name. Really suits him!

SoupDragon · 15/06/2009 12:12

My big lazy cat is called Atticus. Too poncey for me as a child's name. I don't think it is overly teasable though - not until everyone's read To Kill A Mocking Bird. There are far worse names about

Thunderduck · 15/06/2009 12:09

I don't like Atticus at all.

Syb · 15/06/2009 11:52

I have really unusual name, older brother got the normal name. Hated it as a kid. Be prepared for primary school kids to be unkind.
My mum gave me a normal middle name, and said I could choose between them if I didn't like it. Kept the unusual one, love it now I'm an adult, realise kids will tease each other no matter what, its your attitude to it that makes the difference. Gave mine the most normal names! That said, love Atticus, character in one of my favourite books!

wotulookinat · 15/06/2009 11:09

I've not heard of the name Atticus. Sounds very Roman and regal to me. I'm not sure I like it really, but people would get used to it.