Felix?

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I really like it bt not really any NN possibilities.

I like it too and wanted it for dd (when we thought she was a ds!) but dh vetoed it saying it reminded him of catfood.

Cats and the rather effeminate half of 'the odd couple' - but even I'm only just about old enough for that association.

Why would you want a NN if you like the name as is? Some people would say its lack of abbreviatability is an advantage.

Because all my other kids have shortened names and it would seem ofdd for him to have one name

My DC's have ended up with nn's that are longer than their actual names. And there isn't really much of a connection between their names and their affectionate nn's either

If you like the name, use it anyway, and see what nn evolves.

I think of the cat but I still quite like it. I like the x at the end.

Nickname could just be 'X' like 'E' from Entourage?

Dislike it. It's a very orange name for me.

orange?

I have synaesthesia

His nickname might well be 'cat' - but that's not a bad NN if he's a cool kid.

Wow Rhubarbgarden, is that the word for associating things with colours? I was writing about this on another name thread recently as I said Clara was violet purple (to me). Alice is lemon yellow I didn't know it was called synesthesia! Have just looked it up. I also associate musical notes with colours.

I also agree re Felix being orange!!! Spot on! Tess/Tessa is also orange. Jenny/Jennifer is green. Charles is blue. Olivia is lime green. When I am thinking of names to "go" with DD's (am currently pg) not only do they have to have flow in terms of style, their "colours" have to go together too. I couldn't put a red name with a green name for example (as I don't like that combination). I couldn't have an orange name (not keen on orange) no matter how much the name "seemed" perfect, to me it would always be orange and I don't like orange.

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Sorry OP - in response to the actual thread (got sidetracked) I like Felix a lot if I ignore the orange element. I know some people would associate it with the cat food but TBH I think that shows (no offence to those that do) a lack of imagination and an ability to be sucked in and brainwashed by advertising instead of considering on own merits. The name Felix has been around a lot longer as a male name, than the cat food in fact Felix is raaaally quite poshe.

Love it :)

Simmylou. al the names I considered for dd were dark red or pale blue.

I love it & if husband had agreed-and I´d had 2 boys, they would be Felix & Oscar.

So a name being "orange" is bad?

Funny because to me orange is a warm, sunny, happy colour.

My dh vetoed both Felix and Oscar due to the Odd Couple. But the cat food association is always in my mind too.

I like it

I like it

Simmylou - out of interest, what other names do you find are "orange" since I really like both Felix and Tess/Tessa and wonder if that might be a way to find other names I like?!

What colour are Scarlett and Ruby?

Waff waff ShoppingDays! As it happens Scarlett is a BLACK name, not scarlet as you would expect! Ruby is, however, indeed, red.

My my, Minipie, I will have to put my thinking cap on! The way it works is if I hear a name I immediately know its colour. It's harder to think of the colour and then the names to go with.

But what I will do is look at the top 100 names and see if there are any more "orange" names Any other colours you like that I can check out for you while I'm there?

Absolutely love it. It always reminds me of James Bonds mate

Felix & Oscar are the odd couple aren't they? Or are they a 'cat' name and 'dog' name, I can't quite remember? Anyway they are my DS2's first and middle name. No nickname.

Orange names:

George
Finlay
Harry
Benjamin
Theo

Amelia
Erin
Faye
Sienna
Bethany
Faith

I like it :)

I didn't really think there were nn's for Noah but we call ds2 No-ni :o

I think nn's just happen and i agree they don't really even have to be close to the childs name.

diddl don't be touchy, my dear, an orange name is indeed not at all bad (nor is a name orange, or even related to any colour at all, except in the mind's eye of a synasthesiastic!!!)

Orange is warm, happy sunny type of colour but (personally) I prefer a cooler palette: pale blue, rose pink, violet, pale grey, turquoise, sometimes pale gold, white. I don't do orange/brown/cream/coffee/sand/burgundy type warm shades and orange is particularly hard to match. I have to really be in the mood to look at orange . Being in the vacinity of something bright yellow on a car journey can cause me to be car sick (true). But "that's just me"...

There are a lot of Felixes age about 10-12 (in Ds's school anyhow), but none amongst Dd's contemporaries (age 6-7). I think of the Chalet School twins, Felix and Felicity; but tend to associate it more with cats than luck (from the Latin, and HP).