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 love it! Much better than “our Kyle” or “our Chardonnay” etc.

Sounds like a cat to me ...sorry

I like it. My friends son is called Atticus.

I know two boys who were named Atticus. One was named Atticus Beau but everyone calls him Beau. The other boy was named Atticus Fox and it's a 50:50 split on people calling him Atticus or Fox.

Nah. Still pretentious and wanky. Sorry.

I think it's a shame that a name of a person would be thought to be the source of bullying (it isn't) and that people would think it was pretentious. How much more wonderful and fun the world would be if people stopped caring about the Jones's.

I only read the baby names forum to attempt to discern what exactly constitutes the magic middle ground between the major sins of 'chavvy' and 'try hard/pretentious'.

I love it. If you like it go for it. My son is called Maverick & there’s been no end of slamming and criticising the name on here. In the real world no one has had a bad word to say about it and we’ve had lots of people let us know how much they love the name. Every child goes through a phase of not liking their name. It’s part of growing up, if you and your partner like the name then use it 😊 I assure you the real world is nowhere as nasty cruel and judgemental as the mumset world

"In my office we have loads of similar names (Rupert, Giles, Arabella, Horatio, Tarquin) so it’s rather normal. My colleagues have kids with equally ‘out there’ names! "

Apart from Horatio, I'd say they were just posh names rather than 'out there' names. Rupert and Giles are much more popular names than Atticus!

In the real world no one has had a bad word to say about it and we’ve had lots of people let us know how much they love the name.

Doesn't mean some people don't like it though, they're just too polite to say so. I've seen both my kids' names split opinion on here, but IRL people don't voice an opinion unless it's a good one. I don't think that means everyone I meet IRL likes my choice of names.

Doesn't mean some people don't like it though, they're just too polite to say so. I've seen both my kids' names split opinion on here, but IRL people don't voice an opinion unless it's a good one. I don't think that means everyone I meet IRL likes my choice of names.

As long as they keep their thoughts to themselves, who cares if they like my name or that of my children?

Is the name a made up one from something like Harry Potter?

Use the name.

It's a much better option than some of the made up 'unique' names you get on MN.

As long as they keep their thoughts to themselves, who cares if they like my name or that of my children?

I'm not saying anyone should care. Just that a PP made it sound like names disliked on here are loved IRL just because no-one openly dislikes them IRL. Maybe everyone does love it, but it's more likely they just don't say so if they don't.

Apparently it's the most popular name in 2018.

www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/8024971/popular-baby-names-2018/

And no it's not made-up, it's an old Greek name.

Atticus the 'most popular' boys name?

Seriously?

Or I s a The Sun running a gullibility test?