Alaric

[Alisvolatpropiis]

Thoughts on Alaric? It means "ruler of all" and I've become rather taken with it.

I'm not pregnant btw. Just curious.

[AmandaCooper]

I'd also assume you were a massive Vampire Diaries fan.

[Beaditsback]

What about Aric? Is it the old English and much nicer version of Eric?

[Bumpstart]

Love it.

[JazzAnnNonMouse]

Reminds me of celeriac. I don't like celeriac.

[ChippingInLovesChristmasLights]

Sounds like a vegetable - good job you aren't pregnant

[JaxTellerIsMyFriend]

I love Celeriac - the veg, dont like Alaric as a name. Too Vampire Diaries.

I can imagine a lot of DAmon, Stefan, Matt, Alaric etc etc being in the top 10 most popular names in a few years.

[bruffin]

I immediately thought of the Katherine Kurtz deryni books.

[MacCrackles]

I met one yesterday as it happens. Aged maybe early thirties. He carried it off well. I did have to ask for his name to be repeated though. I usually find that people do that with my name too though.

[Alisvolatpropiis]

I've just come back to this and am intrigued by the deleted comments!

I do like the Aric suggestion. And laughed at the "Ricky" as a nickname! that's just hilarious!

[thermalsinapril]

I quite like it. It's unusual but then so are quite a few names which have sprung into fashion recently - Atticus, Orlando etc.

[lisianthus]

I love it, but then I really like names with Norman associations like Alan, Hugh and Alaric

[ThePathanKhansAmnesiac]

Eric's nice.

[jackjacksmummy]

Sooooo OP...are you a TVD fan?

Like it on a man, doesn't sound right on a child though (IMO)

[KittenOfDoom]

I like it. Absolutely fine for a child - there are obvious built-in diminutives if they suit him better.

Mind you, I love celeriac.

[thermalsinapril]

Celeriac would make a great name, only problem is that it isn't one

[KittenOfDoom]

No, but it's fabulous roasted, mashed or made into oven chips