Help with my stupid surname.

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My surname is stupid. It is the noise a dog makes... but not Bark. The other one, the more stupid one.

Don't know what sex we're having and don't know where to start. Everything sounds ridiculous to me, DH & my names included. Bloody comedy surname.

What doesn't sound ridiculous with Woof?

Woof is cool- I know a Woof!

I also know a Hoare...even worse is her first name starts with A... she really is A Hoare.

My surname is Knight so I have to be careful as to not sound like a 'baddie'. E.g. Octavius Knight sounds like a super villain- although makes initials OK...ha.

I think it's cool! I love unusual surnames!

DPs is a fairly innocuous Taylor- all fine until he threw out Jennifer as a girls name he liked before we knew DC2 was a DS...

I had to point out that Jenni Taylor could raise some eyebrows!

Virginia my username!

There is someone on Child Genius with the surname 'van der Werff'

Woof.
Theophilus Woof.

You wouldn't believe some of the names my OH suggested OP. Mycroft (Sherlock's brother) was the most remarkable. We're having a girl.

I love Octavius Knight!

DH is alright really. He's just got home from work and half-suggested that we watch Star Wars tonight for name inspiration.

I'm really liking Wilbur at the minute. Probably a no-go though.

Wilbur Woof the detective who is constantly trying to catch Octavius Knight haha

Woof is an awesome name. FWIW, I think a first name with more than one syllable sounds better when your surname only has one syllable. Other than that, anything can go with Woof!

Brilliant suname. Don't pick an r name like rufus or a canine name like Digby and you'll be fine.

I wouldn't go for Wilbur, just because alliterative names might add too much to the cartoony feel... Donald Duck, Peppa Pig, Wilbur Woof.

I don't have a problem with the surname but kids are very different. a kid might get teased a bit about it, and i would be conscious of this; you could give the kid just your husbands single barrelled surname to avoid any peer difficulties through school.