Would you call your DS this name?

[TheOnceAndFutureQueen]

Dh and I are expecting a DS soon. The problem is, we have never agreed on a single boy's name. My favourite boy's name for years has been Arthur. DH was actually starting to consider it (at least the closest we've ever come to agreement) and then he said it out loud with our last name and said "but it nearly rhymes, we can't do that!"

I had somehow never noticed this so put the name to the back of my mind, but a few months on and we're no closer to agreement (and I still love it!), so would you use this name for your DS?

This will probably out me but he would be Arthur McGrath.

(We have RP accents so the a in McGrath is long like in 'art' and we pronounce the 'th' at the end)

I don't think you can no. Sorry. I wanted to say yes it's fine but then read the last part about how you say McGrath.

He would get Arthur McGrathur!

What else do you like?

Too rhymey for me.

Sorry missed the R out of McGrarthur!

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I pronounce McGrath same as you, and I love Arthur McGrath! It sounds deliberate, it flows really nicely, and is memorable without being a novelty name

I wouldn't do it, but it's cool😂

I like it.

I'm not hearing any rhyming when I say it, don't know if it's my Glaswegian accent or not though!

I really don't think it's that bad and of you like it I'd use it, Arthur is a perfectly sound name :)

I like Arthur but it's not the best match with the surname, maybe a middle name would help?

I didn't think it sounded too rhymey but then I said it out loud. I think you need to find something else avoid an ah sound.

I am also really struggling but to say McGrathur

I can see how it would rhyme in RP but it doesn't in my accent. Move to Scotland!
I think it's fine as a name combination. Arthur is a great name!

Hmm, no I don't think it sounds that great tbh....might end up as arfur mcgrarf to some people, too.

Any names similar to Arthur? (I can't think of any, sorry!

if you have a dd she could be martha!

Probably not, sorry! I love Arthur too. Just not with your surname, sorry

I'm from north east England and think it sounds absolutely fine in my accent. I really like it.

Arthamagrahth.

No, I wouldn’t. Sorry.

Maybe my accent is different to yours, but I can't see a problem? It sounds fine.

It's not pronounced graTH, Husky

Rhymes?

Sounds find with my Scottish accent.

Could you double barrel? Would that help?

What accent do you/ the locals have?

That's a shame but I think it could lead to shortening to Arth mcgarth which is worse!
What about -
Albert
Stanley

In your accent, no I wouldn't personally. Sorry OP. To me it sounds like it could be a character from Balamory, or other preschooler tv programme

It's not pronounced graTH, Husky
and we pronounce the 'th' at the end) IamGrey.