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To name my child after a celebrity?

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PoppyBobby · 07/02/2016 18:46

It wouldn't be one of those obvious celebrity names, but I suppose the name has only really grown on me because of that celebrity... I suppose it isn't exactly a celebrity, more like a film name - this isn't it, but think Harry Potter and because they are obsessed with the films/books, they name their son Harry

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topcat2014 · 07/02/2016 18:53

I wouldn't - very dating, in my view. I wouldn't have wanted to be named after whoever was famous in the early '70s

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 07/02/2016 18:55

It depends on the name.

Kanye, no.

teeththief · 07/02/2016 18:55

You know you'll have to give us the name before we can answer properly Grin

Is it Bilbo?

CalleighDoodle · 07/02/2016 18:55

Im going to need to know the name to judge.

StitchesInTime · 07/02/2016 18:58

Completely depends on the name.

CwtchyQ · 07/02/2016 18:58

What's the name Smile

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PoppyBobby · 07/02/2016 18:58

It's not a special name, I suppose quite popular... Quite current too, would be Elliot and then William for the middle

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SlinkyVagabond · 07/02/2016 18:58

It's Hagrid isn't it?

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PoppyBobby · 07/02/2016 18:58

No, lol

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iMatter · 07/02/2016 18:59

We need to know the name.

Ds2 was named after my favourite ever dog. Luckily the dog's name was Harry.

AnchorDownDeepBreath · 07/02/2016 18:59

Elliot is fine, I think. Hagrid not so much..Although they'd probably be the only Hagrid in their school!

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PoppyBobby · 07/02/2016 18:59

Elliot William, you know, like Billy Elliot? (Who is actually William Elliot)

It's just my favourite show ever (seen it 17 times)

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ollieplimsoles · 07/02/2016 19:01

My friend has an Elliot op, he was named after Billy Elliot the musical.
Its a nice name

liberatedwine · 07/02/2016 19:01

As long as it's Harry after the boy wizard, and not Harry after the curly haired boy from One Direction.

Tell us the name! Is it Spongebob?

iMatter · 07/02/2016 19:01

Go for it. Smile

gunting · 07/02/2016 19:01

No one is ever going to make the association between billy Elliot and Elliot William so it's fine

Names like miley though.... Just no

Topsy34 · 07/02/2016 19:02

I wouldn't even realise it was from that unless you pointed it out

cardibach · 07/02/2016 19:02

That's not after a celebrity, though. It's names from a show. I don't think the names sound right that way round, as it happens.

CalleighDoodle · 07/02/2016 19:02

I like the name miley.

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PoppyBobby · 07/02/2016 19:02

It's no so much them noticing more so the "oh, who's William after? How did you think of the name" and there's me with my
Lousy answer 😂

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BlueJug · 07/02/2016 19:02

Hermione? Ginny? Benedict? Kim? Perrie? Brooklyn? Cruz?

The only answer is "it depends but as long as you like it doesn't matter"

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PoppyBobby · 07/02/2016 19:03

Okay, thanks everyone, just wanted to triple check!

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BlueJug · 07/02/2016 19:04

Sorry - such a slow typist!

YANBU

CakeNinja · 07/02/2016 19:04

I wouldn't in a million years link it to being a 'celeb name', I like the name Elliot.
And realistically, how often does anyone use their middle names?

BikeRunSki · 07/02/2016 19:04

That's fine. I am named after the lead character in my dad's favourite book. Much the same thing. Elliot and William are not that distinctive that they point to 1 person.