I have fallen in love with a name, what would you think if you met a child called....

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Moriarty?

That his mum hadn't consulted the wisdom of mumsnet and taken notice of it.

Good name but inevitably poncy.

Wot she ^^ said

My first thought is "there's a beautiful bridge Moriarty!" Followed by "negative waves Moriarty!"

Moriarty is Donald sutherlands side kick in Kelly's Heroes - one of my all time favourite films :)

It is an Irish name and would be shortened to Murray. Exp has been championing Murray for a while now and its not grabbed me but he's used his brain and appealed to the Sherlock fan in me and said Moriarty would be a good full name with Murray as a nickname.

Moriarty could be a solicitor or an something else powerful, I am quite taken with it.

Although I do agree it would suit a pet too

I'd think his school days would be hell. Just don't. Cruel.

I like it. I think you should go for it.

No! Poor kid.

I'd assume his parents were massive fans of CATS, and had let pregnancy hormones get the better of them.

But Murray is a Scottish name, and of all the brilliant Scottish names to chose from- Angus, Fraser, Callum, Cameron, Malachy, and my all time favourite, Hamish, Murray is a Deeply unsexy name. IMO.

I think it's a fabulous name.

But, like Tiddles, it belongs on a cat.

Isn't it a surname? Moriarty is James Moriarty.....

I thought ... Moron ha sorry

Apart from anything else, it's a surname.

I'm reading all your words but its just not sinking in, I am still liking Moriarty

Hopefully it is just a phase. I was mad on Merlin for a week, then Emerys (or however is spelt), had a Doctor Who phase when I liked River and Oswin.

Maybe I should turn the tv off

Will be harder this time though as exp also likes Moriarty.

Are you hoping ds is evil?

Seriously though, my auntie visited a village called Chailey when she was a teen and told her brother (my dad) that one day she would call her daughter that as she loved it.... a number of years later she did. No one thinks anything of it in our family now as it's just normal - although she's nearly 40 now.

I think people get used to names after the initial shock so go with it. I've heard worse.

Should be ok as a middle name imo

I'm from Chailey

Never fancied it as a name.

I have a friend who gave her son Moriarty as a middle name. I kind of like it, as I like unusual names, but it's not one that I'd choose.

Like PrincessScrumpy said, I think people get used to names, and especially when child starts school they probably won't know it as a Sherlock name, it will just be your DS's name to them and they'll grow up being used to it.

I love it but I would never bestow it upon a child.

That he will hate u. Dreadful choice. Anyone with half an education will say "really? Poor u!" All his life.

And short is surely Art, not Murray.

I'd think you were a big Kerouac fan.

I will try not to watch tv two weeks before my due date incase I take a liking to a Cbeebies character or something

Back to the drawing board then still considering it though exp will start going on about Paidraigh again (Par-dric) and Murphy. Sherlock isn't a bad name either