Atlas

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Is this a good name? Personally I LOVE it but not sure if it's an acceptable name? My DM scoffed at it when my brother mentioned it a while ago so got me a bit worried in case we do decide on it.

Thought? Does anyone know an Atlas?

No.

I love it, but wouldn't be brave enough to use it!

It's awful.

I don't know one. I would imagine someone with that name to be some great big adobe's beefcake kind of guy. Unless you can guarantee any future son of yours is going to turn our like that, it'll look ironic...

Adonis, not adobe's. Bloody autocorrect

I've heard worse, but would agree with Terfing about needing to be brave to use it - anything other than a very muscular build could lead to teasing, and that's a lot of pressure!

My DM scoffed at DS2's name. She still isn't keen. Don't let others opinions put you off of you love a name.

Why would child have to be particularly muscular? More so than a Zeuz or Odin (I know boys with both these names)?

Please don't do it.

I would assume a hulk of a man with that name too given who Atlas was

I'd expect a Zeus to have a big beard....

Tbh a kid can get away with almost anything as a name

I always think about an adult with the name instead

A friend of mine has a DD named Unity. It makes me laugh (to myself) every time I hear them call her. I get what they were thinking when they thought of it, but it just sounds really wanky when they call the name out across the playground. Worse the poor girl gets called Uni for short - which just makes me think of university. WHY lumber your child with such a name?

If you think that you need to be brave to use a name, then don't. It's not you that has to be brave- it's the person who has the name foisted on him!

Why would child have to be particularly muscular? More so than a Zeuz or Odin (I know boys with both these names)?

Because Atlas holds the world up! (And I'm not particularly in favour of naming children after gods, either.) Seriously, he's the original swole bro.

I'm voting no. A slight or glasses-wearing Atlas has a lifetime of pisstaking ahead of him.

It's quite literally a "weight of the world" kind of name.

Too much for anyone to (ahem) "carry".

What else is in your list?

How about Apollo or Hermes?

Or Atticus for a similar sound?

SerfTerf

I'm not sure I dare say now! They're all quite 'unusual' but all have particular meaning for me and DP. Including:

Indigo (Indy for short)
Wren
Bodhi
Robin
Finch

Listen to Bertrand!

On your list I really don't like finch. It sounds like a nickname of a shady character

Not a fan of wren either and I suspect misspelling and people assumin you are a Star Wars fan

They're ALL lovely TBH.

I think Finch is my favourite.

Are these all for a boy - indigo and wren seem like girls names.

I like Robin best out of the list (but they are my favourite bird)

Finch - shitbreak - Stifflers mom - big fat Nope.

Indigo & Wren are girls names to me.
My cat is called Bodie so not keen on Bodhi.
Robin is ok. Just.

You can't call a boy Wren or Finch! Imagine being a 6ft 15 stone rugger bugger.......

Indigo is OK- Inigo is an old English name with a similar sound?

I wouldn't name a child something g they will use at school.
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If I met a guy called Atlas I might think it quite continental and cool but they have to get through school first