Isambard? Too old school?

[velvetcake]

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!!!

I like it

No, it's way too much for me (and my kids have fairly unusual names). Worse than Peregrine IMO and that got a slating the other day.

As a middle on the other hand, awesome. Especially with the engineering connection.

I rather like Kingdom or Brunel as middles too... 🤔

DH likes Bard

I think you have to accept that people will mishear that as "Bart",though.

I absolutely love it!

Bartholemew would be a little more acceptable I think

Please don't.

Bard? Sound awdul

No it sounds like Isengard, as in 'The hobbits are going to'

Your poor child...

Brilliant name. No idea why there are not more of them. You get so many names around now that are way out and nowhere near as good as this.

Isambard is a lovely name!

Don't do it.

Why not?

First read as Islamabad...

Never heard of this name.

I thought it said Islamabad too!

I like it. I don't think I would shorten it though.

Not so keen
How about Aylmer?

I love Isambard but not the nicknames. I know a boy Isambard nn Izzy.

Bard sounds like you named him after Shakespeare.

Issy/Izzy is very feminine

Sam is a stretch as it's not actually the sound of the "S-A-M" letters in Isambard.

t all depends on what sort of school he'll go to. If it's full of Horatios/Ptomelys etc then fair enough, but if it's going to be full of Kaydens/Jaydens then I think it's really unfair.

I like Brunel actually!!!

You could shorten it to Zam. Or just not shorten it.

I love it...I don't think I'd be brave enough to use it as a first name though.

Thanks for all the opinions folks!... we've decided against it. I can't picture shouting Isambard across the playground!!! Back to the drawing board...

Phew! I am so glad you decided against it.
I'm all for an unusual, old school name but I couldn't feel the feels everyone here was feeling for this name.
It's a handle.
I have no doubt you'll come up with a good name though. You're on the right track. Pun intended.