opinions on Apollo

[blakeycakes1567]

I have a 1 year old daughter named Belle and she will have a little brother in August a name that keeps sticking on us is Apollo I like it as its different And id like to know your opinion.

wouldnt be my choice......seems a lot out there

Are you a Housewives of Atlanta fan? That's the only Apollo I've ever heard of.

I like it.

Apollo Creed.

I thought of it for our second dc, but DH vetoed it. We had dd2 anyway so it didn't matter in the end!

I quite like it too, but I like quite 'out there' names. I also think Apollo Creed.

Excellent concert venue, oh did you mean as a child's name?

We were looking for Greek inspired names btw due to our family background and our dd2 is Athena, so we did stick with the idea!

I love Apollo!

Hmm. I know some gods/goddesses names are or have been popular to use e.g. Diana but I have to say that Apollo wouldn't be my choice!

If you want something inspired by Greek mythology then Jason, Damon and Troy are quite nice.

For names that go with Belle, how about Christopher, James or Sebastien?

No....sorry...sorry I really don't like it. Try saying it out loud, loudly, in a shop and see what happens, how you like it in that situation.

You obviously have a great imagination though

Tell your DH to introduce himself as Apollo whenever he meets new people and see how he feels about it.

Or get a pet.

I believe Gwen Stefani has an Apollo

I think of Battlestar Galactaca. I don't think it's a very sensible name. I think it might be rather hard to carry off, before you really get serious with it do try Soupdragon's suggestion. If your dh gets no sniggers then perhaps you live in an area where wacky names are normal and your potential son will be fine, but to me it is a bit out there for a child.

It has to be Augustus! A little boy born in August and a nn Gus how perfect far nicer than Apollo which IMO is a made up try hard name, that makes me think of space missions and Rocky.

Iwish you can't really suggest Belle and Sabastien together ??

Sebastian . I assume that was a joke Iwish. Right?

I think it is an utterly ludicrous choice of name. Sorry

I know a young Apollo. I quite like it, but it's a big name for a small child! I also think you have to consider how it goes with your surname - e.g. Apollo Higginbotham doesn't work imo, but some might sound better.

Lol at the idea that it's a made-up name! Must be older than most

I really like it, but then I have ridden several lovely horses called Apollo

Have to agree with Bitoutofpractice. If my DCs had a friend called Apollo, I would think "poor child".

Attia Ok I know it's not made up, what I meant was its not really used as a boys name the same way you don't hear many Poseidon's running around

I love it.

I wouldn't think 'poor child'. I'd think
'What a cool name'

Sebastien was a joke!

But I am serious about thinking that the name Apollo only works with some personalities and surnames. Personally, I wouldn't use it but there are worse names out there.

Friends of ours have an Apollo, usually known as Paul. It suits him and them.

Polly for short?