Octavius, thoughts?

[HunterIs]

Opinions on Octavius?

[Sugarpiehoneyeye]

Peregrine is very nice Hunter, and Leonidas

[dotdotdotmustdash]

How about Titus? I had a Titus in my class at Primary.

[Garthmarenghi]

Octavius Maximus. Excellent names.

[Only1scoop]

Yes me too
The real parents of Octavius wouldn't dream of asking.

[chinlo]

Egbert

Yeah, this could well be a wind-up actually.

[Joinourclub]

Egbert? Now I know you're joking!

[squoosh]

That was Fenton Confused. That clip still makes me laugh.

[Confusednotcom]

I'd be a bit if my dc dated an Octavius...
It reminds me of the viral clip of the 50 or so yr old man calling his Labrador to him, that was big last year. Can't remember the dogs name but Octavius would have worked well.

[MrsJoeyMaynard]

That's similar to my feelings about it Pandas.

I was keen on Constantine - lovely name - but yeah, same problem with potential reactions. Plus DH vetoed it, with comments similar to some of the negative ones Octavius has been getting on this thread.

[Confusednotcom]

I'd be a bit if my dc dates an Octavius one day.
It reminds me of the viral clip of the 50 or so yr old man calling his Labrador to him, that was big last year. Can't remember the dogs name but Octavius would have worked well.

[chinlo]

Compared to Peregrine and Egbert, Octavius is a fantastic name!

OP, it's clearly not a popular name. There's not much point arguing that. I mean, you asked for opinions, those are the opinions! Either ignore them and name your son Octavius, or choose something else if it bothers you.

[PandasRock]

I love the name.

BUT

it's one of those 'wish I could use it but I really cant' names, imo.

Other names we considered (Peregrine was also on H's list):

Bertram
Casimir
Caspian

All in a similar category for me - fabulous names, but just not ones I could use (mostly due to potential reactions)

[MrsJoeyMaynard]

I like Octavius best out of the names you've mentioned.

But it might be a hard name to carry off.

[squoosh]

I don't think a three week old much cares whether it has a name or not!

[HunterIs]

Loads of people don't name their child within the first few weeks, that's why you have 6! No need to be funny about it

[junebirthdaygirl]

Is. Is here since September 8 th and has had no name since then, poor child?

[MrsBungle]

I don't think it's horrendous. It's a very big name for a person to pull off though. As others have said, it's better than a lot of the god-awful names suggested on this board! Peregrine is horrendous though!

[teablanket]

I actually really like it, OP.

[TheWildRumpyPumpus]

All the 'upper class' people I know have absolutely bog standard traditional names.

[Uricon]

Not for anyone born since 410 AD

[AntiHop]

No. It sounds like a baddy from a film. Ditto peregrine. I also agree that you're winding us up.

[GrumpyOldBag]

We know an Octavius.

Gets quite a lot of grief at school about his name.

[foodiefil]

If your social background will involve him going to a very poshe, very expensive boarding school then COOL! Go for it.

If he'll go to the local primary try and strike the balance between what you like and what won't mean he has the piss taken out of him for. Kids are cruel.

[LolaStarr]

Not my cup of tea at all. I've seen way, way worse names suggested on here though!