Is this utterly ridiculous and/or pretentious?

[Jooni]

Prosper (for a boy)?

DH's suggestion, I love it but am concerned it is at least one of the above...

Thoughts?

Too much

Yes it is.

I immediately thought of Prospero (The Tempest), so it just sounded very odd to me I'm afraid.....

Fraid so.

Its ok. Cant say I love it though.
Reminds me of Prospero a fictional character and the protagonist of William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.

Natalia I also thought of Prospero. Maybe they have a daughter called Miranda...

Much much too much...I envision years of bullying and nasty comments. Don't do it to your child.

Oh. Please don't. I met a Justice, a few weeks ago. I judged harshly...

To be honest, I have heard far worse. And I am quit a names traditionalist

I know quite a few virtue names though -Prudence, Blessing, Gift etc. It can be quite cultural.

It does make me think of Prospero.

But there's nothing wrong with that name, imo. I actually quite like it :)

Yes I know a Freedom and have got to say I quite like it.

But then again, I actually quite like virtue names (well, some virtue names).

Quit =quite, obviously.

Is there a meaning behind it for your dh?

I love Shakespearean names and I have a Miranda, but that's a bit .... too much IMO.

I work with a lovely African man called Prosper. Never thought it weird or pretentious.

I'd assume you were west African.

I actually think it is quite sweet - and normally only go for more traditional names

Sorry, but please don't, it does sound pretentious.

I always think that virtue names kind of put pressure on the child to live up to their name, or that might just be me being weird...

I think it's fine. A LOT of people won't even know what it means (I am including native English speakers in that). Just obscure enough to be nice.

Massively massively pretentious! Poor kid has to have that name his whole life!

Further to pps, virtue names do tend to work well in certain African cultures, but I really don't think that most of them translate well in the UK, with the odd notable exception eg Constance.

I like it. Are you or DH West African? I know a Blessing and a Goodluck.

Everyone most people know what prosper means . Quite a spurious argument there.

I would assume you had African heritage. I know a Fabulous and a Comfort which fit them perfectly but im not sure would work for people from othrr cultures. I think the same would apply for Prosper.