Arcadian for a boy?

[Fishpond]

Yes, no, maybe, only in fantasies?

Was watching a film last night with this in and thought it has a lovely sound.

Erm, NO.

Nope sorry... It sounds like a small airline, or removals company.

I think it sounds great but have never heard of it as a name. Personally I wouldn't be brave enough to use it, but that's just me!

It does sound like a shopping centre or a cinema or something...sorry!

What about Arkady?

I'd prefer Arkadi

Nope - sorry!

It does sound nice, but look here

There will be similar sounding names in the baby name sites. Aurelian springs to mind - but depending on people's accents that one can sound like 'Our Alien'...

Nooooooo! Please don't.

Sorry to busy rolling about on the floor laughing. God no it's awful...

Sounds like a Computer game- his future teachers will make this face when they see his name on a register and think you are a crazy parent to be avoided at all costs!

Err no. Just no. Sorry!

No. Just no.

It's a shopping centre. It would be like calling your child 'Westfield' or 'Merry Hill'.

We have an Arcadia shopping centre here, makes me think of that

FFS what is it with people wanting "unique" names - it's not going to make your child any more intelligent/famous/amazing

think of the child, not yourself

Another no, sorry

Poppadum - wow. Fair enough to say you don't like it, but saying for fucks sake to parents who don't want their child to be 1 of 5 in a class with the same name? Really?

Arcadia is the name of Philip Green's clothes shop empire. They'd probably end up nicknamed TopShop or DottyPee.

Think again methinks.x

fishpond there are less extreme ways of making sure your child isn't 1 of 5 in a class with the same name...

Matthew
David
Peter
Robert
Sebastian
Flavian
Antonio
Caspar
Alexander

I also just said I liked the sound of the name as I saw it in a film last night, not that I was 100% set on it. Opinions are perfectly fine and welcome but attacking a personal preference to give a child a unique name is OTT, and FWIW I wouldn't think doing so would give me a more clever or intelligent child.

Alexander? I know tons of Alexanders.

the fact you were even considering calling a child Arcadian says a lot to me.

but i really don't want to make this personal

it's just that so many people on here want to give their poor unborn child a ridiculous, pompous/pretentious and "original" name.

i'm afraid your name suggestion was just the straw on the camel's back as far as i'm concerned.

What about artavia instead. Kinda sounds tthe same (sort of ish!) :)

Oh gosh sorry but this is the worst name suggestion I have ever heard - and there have been plenty of bonkers ones on here. Sorry but is terrible....really, truly dreadful.