Isambard? Too old school?

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We love old fashioned names and we love the name Isambard for a boy but are worried it's a little too out there! Thoughts/opinions please!!!

We almost named DS that. Would you be thinking of Brunel?

A lot of engineers in the family?

What will you shorten it to?

I should add though that the Mumsnet test of seeing how the name sounds when you add the phrase 'put down that brick!' really helps.

I prefer Thomas Telford.

Lol!!! We do have a lot of engineers actually! This is why I'm worried and not sure about it! DH likes Bard for short, I'm just not sure!

I love Isambard. It was on our list. I say go for it. Personally prefer the nickname "Sam" to "Izzy"!

Isa for short.

FOAF has an Isambard known as Bardy.

It's a bit try-hard but if you're engineers it's also extremely cool

Actually I like it but then I'm into engineering.

Go for it, I found out yesterday that the K in Jerome K Jeromes name stands for Klapka. And the S in WS Gilbert is Schwenck.

After them Isambard is practically boring!

I like it.

Can I interest you in Erasmus? I really like it (but I'm not having any more children).

Appolodorus of Damascus?

bard for short please not if your surname is Simpson.

Someone posted about Isambard fairly recently

here

Bard, Issy and Bardy as NNs are all very posh sounding. Which is fine if you live in a leafy suburb and he never moves anywhere more... interesting. But Sam is good and could work.

My rule is; with that name, could they collect rubbish and run the Hadrom Collider? So Dr. Isambard Smith could run the Hadron Collider but could Bardy/Issy Smith collect rubbish? Probably not.

Love it! Especially with Bard for short. Go for it!

Bardy sounds like Bawdy

I'm not personally a fan of the name, but of course it is entirely your choice and if you like it, then go for it.

For nicknames, I would go with Sam. Bard sounds like Bart to me, unless of course you like that name, or Bartholomew. Best of luck!

Sounds ridiculous to me but if you live somewhere posh you might get away with it.

Very "out there" but I think that's part of it's appeal.

Very cool and industrial! I like it 🙂

Love it.

I really like it but it is unusual so I don't though I would personally use it as a first name. If you like it go for it!

It's mad as fuck, but I love it and Bard is a good nn.

Usual caveat (maybe because I'm a coward) give the kid a solid middle name to revert to - James rather than Kingdom.

Having said that there's more chance of another Isambard in his primary school class than another Philip.

Why couldn't a Bard Smith collect rubbish ?

I think Isambard is a fantastic name. Cool, classic and not overused. But easy to spell and pronounced. What's not to like?