Horatio - good, bad or ugly?

[BraveLilBear]

DS is now 9 days old and is known as Little Man or Monkey or numerous other pet names that wouldn't be allowed on a birth certificate.

We want unusual but classy and maybe classic/due for a revival. Like English origin names too.

Currently agreeing on Horatio, maybe Montgomery. But just trying to gauge wider opinion. ..

Thoughts on Horatio? Any alternatives we might go for?

Thanks in advance!

[shoobidoo]

I think Horatio is a very cool name. It's classic, masculine and not overused - great name!

Agree that kids are much more accepting of different names than some of seem to think.

[Cravingdairy]

Ugly. You asked! Some names are unusual for a reason.

[CircassianLeyla]

I think Horatio is cool. I also like most if the other names mentioned here excepting Terrence and Clive.

I think in the same vein as the Posy, Flora thread from the other day in our children's generation there is likely to be more with names like Horatio so it won't be out there when you meet Dr Horatio/Rocky as per another thread Eric.

Also, why the obsession with nicknames. I just named my children what I wanted to. Some nn have emerged but it wasn't consciously done.

[WidowWadman]

I love Horatio. My oldest was at serious risk of being called Horatio, hadn't she turned out to be a girl.

[blueblizz]

Horatio is Horatio Nelson. It will be hooray for short and constant jokes. I really wouldn't. How about using it as a middle name? I know a Nelson. Mother is a bit image conscious... does say, trying to hard to me. Remember they have to live with this name.

[Pinkbutterfly7]

I don't like Horatio at all - sorry!

[Wereonourway]

Personally I don't like it BUT how about Raich(pronounced raysh.

Horatio Carter played football for Sunderland many years ago his nn was Raich.

Hhhhmmm. Jimmy Montgomery also played for Sunderland.

[ninah]

I like it. I know a Horacio

[exoticfruits]

Ugly!

[Rowanred]

I love it. I worked with one known as " Horry". I like Atticus too.

I don't like Montgomery. Maximilian is much better but they will both get shortened by everyone. And I hate the short forms more than the proper names!

[ruby1234]

My great Grandpa was Horatious.

(Don't like that much either).

[HoratioW]

Personally as a Horatio myself I would have to say this name is unmatched by any other combination of syllables in any language. Any of you that say different are clearly wrong.

Big up the Horatios

[Ellmau]

It's a great name.

[DramaAlpaca]

ZOMBIE THREAD

Why on earth bump a thread as old as this? If the poor child was unfortunate enough to be named Horatio he'd be seven years old by now

[KirstenBlest]

Love it.

[midsomermurderess]

Humphrey 😀 Now there's a name you don't hear these days.

[HoratioW]

“Unfortunate enough to be named horatio” thats a violation man. Us Horatios are the peak of human evolution and if u disagree u clearly have no taste