Atticus, is it too much?

[yorkshiregirl29]

We LOVE the name Atticus but we've been getting lots of negative feedback.
What are your opinions?

I like it. But I think it's a name for a lizard or a goat, not a baby.

Try hard.

Beautiful name. It shouldn’t matter what others think about it.
If you like the name, then go for it.

I know an Atticus and his parents call him Attie. I hate it.

I don't think it's too much but I also don't like the name.

I freaky love it.

Eh??? Really!

Atticus is a great name! Cool, strong and interesting.

There are lots of toddlers in West London called Atticus. Seems popular here.

Very pretentious, sorry.

Needy.

There was someone else on here asking about Scout for a girl.

Are you a 'To Kill a Mockingbird' fan?

I really like it. There's enough oscars and Oliver's in the world

You may as well strap a sign on him that says 'my parents are so very well-read'

Surprised myself by liking it! But what would you shorten it to as it's a bit of a mouthful?

I love it. I know one, who is DD1's age (yr 6) and it doesn't get shortened.

Way better than all the old-men names around now.

I adore it, and it’s definitely in my list of top 5 boys names.

Way too much.

I'm much more low-brow than the PPs because my first thought was Atticus Grammaticus Catticus Claw books. It's a great name for a cat but a bit too much for a human.

Too many horrible nicknames. Shatticus and Fatticus are the first two that come to mind.

Too much for me.

Any name can be made fun of like that eg Artie Fartie, Smelly Ellie, Willy William, Silly Billy etc etc

That's not a reason to reject a name!

I love Atticus. It's a strong name that makes a refreshing change from all the Olives and Jacks.

I pushed for it on our boys’ list, but the secondary school students I teach told me it would be changed to Ass-kiss by every child my son was likely to encounter. It was a fair point.

One of my great friends has an Atticus and he mostly goes by Atti. I really didn’t like it when I first heard it but (as is always the case with these things) it’s reallh grown on me (and him!).

If you like it I would just go with it and not worry too much about others - it’s not a made up name or out there in any real sense. Your DS will grow into it and people will forget they objected once they get used to it!

I heard a well to do lady calling her toddler Atticus in the local park a while back. I remember thinking at the time what a wanky thing to call your kid.

Maybe use it as a middle name, anything goes as a middle name imo.