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)

bad not baf

Artie Farty

Arthur McGrath is great!

I do love the name but it does sound like a kids tv character. What about artie, Arlo, Hugo, Victor?

It reminds me of Hairy Mclary from Donaldsons dairy. Sorry.

What about Archie instead?

Yep, sorry OP - I also have an RP accent and it sounds like a series of children’s books.

It’s not the rhyme, though - it’s the metre. In metric terms it’s a trochee followed by an iamb which gives you that jolly DUM-di di-DUM rhythm. I’d avoid any other trochaic first names for the same reason (which would rule out Alfred, Wilfred and Albert, I’m afraid).

With your pronunciation of McGrath it is slightly Boaty McBoatface, sorry...