The name Achilles?

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Opinions; Partner thinks it's pretentious. I just like Greek names and love the stories surrounding him.

Yeah, pretentious. Are you Greek?

I agree with your partner.

It's okay. I knew a little Apollo also not Greek no one batted an eyelid. I'd give him a run of the mill middle name though

Let your husband pick the name....

Tendon would be a great nickname

I like the Greek pronunciation but not the English way of saying it.

Eh.....no

I’m with your partner. I hear Achilles and my association is tendon before Greece.

No

Nope. It's too associated with heels and tendons. And IIRC he wasn't a particularly nice guy in the myths.

Isn't your achilles heel your weak spot? So not great assoc

Team partner.

Achey for short...

I would get him a tiny pair of heelys as a newborn gift.

I think it's a great name. But I think it also comes with serious connotations - not least being a very stubborn and vengeful if brilliant warrior who chose a short, heroic life over long term happiness and his name being forgotten. It might be quite a lot to saddle a child with....

I agree with your partner too.

The connotations are not good, I wouldn’t want to go through life saddled with that.

You po-faced lot...

OP I love it!

I know someone of that name he is Greek but it does remind me of the heel. Sorry OP.

Had Complete rupture of

Wasn't pleasant

I would be imagining, as I always do, how you could best in fact dip a baby more fully into the Styx, so that he didn’t have a vulnerable heel. (Change legs, waggle him around a bit?)

Why? In Greek it’s pronounced Ahileah (short e - not as in Leah)

No Greek I know would give their child the name unless they had to.

So many better names associated with Greek mythology

I love it as a name, but it’s ill-starred. Also frankly a bit pretentious.