Would this be too cruel?

[cakeismysaviour]

I am pregnant with DC2.

I love the name Bruno. I love love love it, and I know that its a marmite name but there is no point in trying to convince me that it is anything other than marvellous.

DP said no :( and I have been sad about it ever since. However, he now says that if we can have Hercules as one of the middle names, we can have Bruno as first name. Now, I know that he may be trying to call my bluff (he insists he he being serious), but its growing on me.

Help!

So essentially you've got a stand-off between two stubborn adults who each want their name for the baby and/or to make a point - and in the middle you've got an actual person who has to live with the name as his first and foremost defining feature for the rest of his life...

If you both genuinely like these names and want to call your child them, and feel like you're coming at this from the right place, then there is no real problem with Bruno Hercules. If not, then I think you've being unbelievably childish!

I know this is a bit of a light-hearted thread. :) But please don't put getting one over your OH ahead of what really matters here.

Bruno is great. Hercules is a brave choice but definitely useable for a middle name - go for it!

However, your girls names are gorgeous, no debate required!

Bruno is a great name for a St Bernard, I'm not quite so convinced that it's great for a baby boy.

If you have to use the word "brave" in connection with a baby name choice don't do it. You don't know how brave you child might be- he might not be brave at all. And it's him that has to be, for 80 years. You only have to be brave for q couple of weeks, because nobody actually says "bloody hell, what were you thinking of when presented with a beautiful baby and are told that it's called Sequoia Quixote, whatever they say in private later.

Elspeth Penelope Iris is lovely. Have a girl.

Hello! relatively new to Mumsnet... on my opinion, and being Mediterranean, I think Bruno is a great bold name, and if your husband wants to use Hercule/s as a middle name is fine, he could write his name like Bruno H. Smith (Smith as an other last name) think, that having a middle name like Hercules might trigger in him a special character and even make him to be interested in Ancient History and Mythology which given the circumstances would not be bad as many people are not aware that to learn all that helps to learn about strategy and position in life.. well! ahaha! I perhaps got to far, but I guess you have got the point.
Bruno in the UK can sound awkward, but in most Europe is a strong nice and wise name.

i like bruno
but not with Hercules
what if boy isnt Herculean, what if he is thoughtful,slight and shy. being named Hercules is lot to live up to

It all sounds like a character from a children's t.v. programme.
Here comes Bruno hercules to save the day!
Not my cup of tea at all.

Bruno is lovely. Hercules is awful and doesn't work with Bruno IMHO.

Bruno Herakles would be more authentic, if we are going down the Road to Madness.

Bruno is fine - DS5 goes to school with a Bruno. It's not a name I'd come across much before (apart from someone calling DS5 Bruno by mistake!)

Hercules, no! Hopefully your DH is having you on!

I like the name Bruno, but it was the name of my Nan's dog so out of bounds for me!

Well I love it!

Bruno is an ace name, don't listen to all the boring people who say otherwise. It's not like it's a some made up monstrosity, it is a real name. Hercules will certainly attarct attention but I can't see it being negative attention. And how often are middle name mentioned or used? At least it will be a conversation starter :)

Bruno is awful. But its your child. i do think you both have to sort of like it. but ultimatley you have the last say. my husband hates our daughters middle name "Rouge" but i love it. its pretty much the same as Ruby or Scarlett...just hasnt caught on yet! :-)

I only know one Bruno in real life, who is the DH of one of my friends. He's brazilian and ridiculously handsome and lovely (not as much as my DH of course ) so I only have positive thoughts on the name!