Oswald

[17caterpillars1mouse]

What are your thoughts on Oswald. Too out there for old-man chic?

I wouldn't particularly associate the name Oswald with Mosely, mainly because he had an unusual enough surname and that's what he is usually associated with. Lee Harvey Oswald is usually known by his full name so again I don't think I'd make that jump. However some might make one or both association so if that bothers the OP she should bear it in mind.

We recently played a game where one of the main characters is called Oswald (it's based on Germanic myths) so that's my current association. He was a cool character but personally I think Oswald is a better name for a pet than a child, just feels a bit comedy to me (although I'd say the same for a number of other old man/lady names suggested recently like Enid or Agnes).

Ozzie is cool though :)

Oswald Moseley
Lee Harvey Oswald.

How about Arnold instead?

No can only think of Oswald Mosely

Moseley for me too.

Yep, Moseley for me to too, and I’m relatively young!

I immediately thought of Moseley, my dd thought of Goneril's manservant in King Lear. Not good associations, sorry.

I call my Oscar Oswald as a nickname...

How about Oswin? Then there’s no Moseley connection.

Bad association and a bit of an ugly name imo

Osrich?

Nearly as bad as Adolf in terms of fascist undertones.

Find a nicer name please for the sake of your son.

I think it is an ugly sounding name and immediately think Moseley. Sorry! I would be a bit at a baby with the name.

Sorry but it's hideous. Don't saddle a child with that name.

Mosley! Please don’t do it to him.

Vile

No. Aside from the Mosely connection it sounds rather posh/upper class to me. Ozzie is OK, but not Oswald.

Pretty much no-one in Italy has named their baby Benito since 1943...even now it would be a bit of a showstopper to call a baby Benito. It would be seen as a bit of a political statement by a lot of people. Names like Italia (another name fashionable in the fascist era) have not yet come back into fashion...