If you heard a baby was called Benedict...

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would you think 'Pope'?

I like Benedict and Ben as a nickname. Like Benjamin, but DH thought Benedict was a bit more unusual.

I'm Catholic, but don't really approve of the Pope! I'm thinking he's well into his '80's so probably won't be a problem for long, but it's putting me off a bit!

No, I wouldn't think Pope. Its a great name in its own right and I like the nickname Ben.

I prefer Benedict to Benjamin. I really doubt that anyone would associate a baby with the German Shepherd of Rome.

lovely name - nope,doesn't make me think of Pope

No, I would think lovely name.

I would think of St Benedict & benedictines before I thought of the current pope (but then I'm catholic & a 'Brother Cadfael' fan).

I expect that as the baby would be called Ben 99% of the time, it wouldn't actually matter.

I think Benedict is a nice name too.

Pretentious imo.

lovely name.

I really like the name and it doesnt remind of the pope at all, but maybe thats because Im not catholic.

It reminds me more of the explorer benedict allen or that canadian mountie programme due south that used to be on telly.

I think its a great transition name, meaning great to be shortened to ben or benny when little and then ben or benedict when older.

Also I think its a really strong name for a male.

I'd think eggs

I like the name Benedict but DH doesn't. It makes me think of that Benedict Cumberbatch bloke and I didn't even think about the Pope tbh.

Lovely name!

I love the name it was on my list

I'm catholic and don't think pope immediately either

love it

I would think of the actor who was in the recent Sherlock Holmes.

I love the name too but I wish I hadn't bothered with the long version, we only ever call DS Ben and it gets to be a pain on forms etc.

nope. But then I lived next door to a Benedict growing up so that's who I think of, not some cleric.

I'd also think Benedict from Sherlock Holmes.

My FIRST thought though (please don't be cross ) was eggs!

I really like it - not papal to me and nicer than Benjamin.

Hmm, would that mean he was a Bendy instead of a Benjy?

Unfortunately I know a Benedict who gets teased Bendy-dick a lot .

Nice name otherwise though.

No, I like it.

Glad no one thinking Pope. DH and all his family are atheist, so maybe concentrating too much on the religious side of it. I did think of the Sherlock Benedict too. It took me a while to get the eggs association, but maybe that's because Eggs Benedict have never really appealed to me!

Kenny Me, DH and DS have really irritating on form names- may as well make a family trend of it! Maybe it won't matter if he's only ever called Ben. We're really finding boys names a problem. Maybe it will be a girl and we're just wasting our evenings! Poor thing- either no name or being dressed in beige for a few days because no clothes!

EEK! Sophiesmummy, Didnt think of that!

I didn't think "Pope". But I do think of Benedict as a name popular with Catholics.

I love it. When I had an American boyfriend he said 'You realise we could never call a baby Benedict because of Benedict Arnold?' (betrayed Americans to British in Revolutionary War).

the man I married in the end also didn't like the name so I had to settle for using it as a middle name.

I love the Latin-ness of it. And no I wouldn't think 'pope'.

I'd think someone being more original than using Benjamin

tbh if he does end up as a Ben then probably not many people will know he is a Benedict anyway.

I don't think 'pope', but I do think 'religious', not that it matters really.

I met a female Benedict once (she was French) and it actually really suited her.