DH wants to give DS after a film/book character. AIBU to say no?

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I picked DD's middle name, said he can have DS's, but I assumed it would be a name he just liked not after a film/book character.

I think that’s totally fine. Liking a name because of a connection to it is still liking it.

Is it just for the middle name? Or first name?

Ronald isn't a very nice name but not completely obvious as HP connection.

I’m named after a literary character.

What does your DH have in mind? Hulk?

Got distracted and thread moved on..,,

Ron Weasley, Ronnie Biggs, Ron Kray, Ronald Reagan.............
None of which would inspire me to name a baby after them

I really don't think people will make the connection. I had to read the comments to see the connection! I forgot about Ronald Weasley..

I don't think it will stand out in the current context of all the Alfies, Stanleys and Archies. My main association with Ronald is Reagan, but that dates me.

Let him do it, it's a middle name and I didn't automatically make the Weasley connection. It's at least a normal trad name

A friends ex was TEDIOUS about this insisting that the name or the middle be some niche character from a variety of geek things he was into but awful or yooneek names not proper ones.

And yes, I judged.

Ronald isn't even in a league with some of the names his kids got saddled with

YABU I think it's sweet and he has given a valid reason.

Tbh middle names are not used much and most people will assume it's used because it's a family name.

I know a teenage Ronald. Perfectly fine name.

Growing up, I also considered Charlotte (after Charlottes Web), but then it became too popular. There’s lots of people in their 40s named Heidi after a tv series, and Archie’s after Monarch of the Glen, and Evie’s after House of Elliott.

I quite like your dh’s reasoning behind the name.

How often is he going to his middle name anyway?

I think it's really sweet as it's something your DP liked growing up and I think YABU

Our middle daughter is named after a cartoon character. She's a secondary character but gets the better of the main character when she is involved.

My middle name is after an actress - it's not something I ever give a second thought to

It's a middle name - few people will ever even here it after the first few months.

I know none of my friends' middle names. They don't really matter except to close family.

Peter Eeyore Would not be good
Peter Ronald is fine

"Just call him 'Dobby' and have done with it." 😂😂😂😂😂

What about Bilius then? Ron's middle name 😁.

I know 3 little Ronalds.

My DD is named after the eponymous heroine of my favourite childhood book and my DS is named after a Ninja Turtle so I am exempt from having a sensible opinion.

I think that's sweet. And Ronald is a nice middle name.

I named my son after a TV character but it's a very normal name and a reference only fans notice.

Ronald is a normal name and it's nice it means something to your husband. If you look at it as just a name rather than a character name how do you feel about it?

Our DD is Mia, named after Uma Thurman's character in Pulp Fiction. It was DH's favourite film at the time. I can't imagine her being called anything else. I think a middle name especially can give you scope for a bit of artistic license!

I think Ronald is fine. My niece is leia after princess Leia, but no one has picked up on it. If a bit, his middle name would have been Chewbacca, which is a totally different ball game!
Ronald is a normal name, and as a big harry potter fan, I still wouldn't make the connection.

My DC have no middle names so I just insert some at random. At the moment DS has Tim (short for Optimus Prime) as his middle name

Taking it all back after some contemplation.
Ron is a nice name

I’ve actually got a colleague called Ronald who’s only in his thirties so must have been a bit unusual at school in the 90s. Unsurprisingly he goes by Ronnie and as he’s a decent guy I actually don’t mind the name now as it has positive connections

As a middle name I wouldn’t be able especially bothered personally. Does he like your DD’s middle name?