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Chooseee one?! serious opinions please

64 replies

Acaciaqu · 23/04/2020 15:56

Thor, Locke, or Atticus? and can you explain why. Oh and if you can throw in the coolest name you ever heard of thanks

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Figgyroles · 23/04/2020 16:42

Isn’t Atticus Finch now considered a bad guy?

Acaciaqu · 23/04/2020 16:51

@Figgyroles i've actually heard that and will do further research because I only like the name itself never had anything to do with who Atticus Finch was.

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DennisTMenace · 23/04/2020 17:03

Thor out of that list. I have never really understood what Atticus would get shortened to.

IggyAce · 23/04/2020 17:08

They are all cool. I would pick Locke as I feel Thor is a lot to live up to.

Acaciaqu · 23/04/2020 17:11

@DennisTMenace I didnt plan on shortening it because I planned on going by a middle name instead anyway

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Acaciaqu · 23/04/2020 17:13

@IggyAce yes i'm leaning toward Locke because im really looking for rare names as well

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carfiend · 23/04/2020 17:14

All of them are names for dogs

Acaciaqu · 23/04/2020 17:17

@carfiend lol

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cece · 23/04/2020 17:23

Sorry I don't like any of them.

HerRoyalCarbyLess · 23/04/2020 17:23

didnt plan on shortening it because I planned on going by a middle name instead anyway

Well what's the point of the first name? Just give them the middle name as a first name if that's what they'll be known as

CuppaZa · 23/04/2020 17:25

I only like Thor out of your list

TheVanguardSix · 23/04/2020 17:28

Ansel
Odin
Lars

I like Atticus the best but I hear it all the time at the kids’ school. Same with Axel and Otto. Those are 3 names I loved and still do. But they’re more popular now. Lots of early years kids have these names. Go with what you love though, OP.
Blake is a cool name.

Acaciaqu · 23/04/2020 17:30

@HerRoyalCarbyLess because we treat first names as formal names.

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Orphlids · 23/04/2020 18:21

The coolest name I can think of is Uther. Pronounced Oo-thur. King Arthur’s father. I can’t understand why it’s not used, really. Much more sexy and exciting than Arthur, which I’m afraid I find very dull.

Flyingarcher · 23/04/2020 18:24

Wulfric and then he can be Wolfie for a nickname.

DrKnickerbocker9 · 23/04/2020 18:26

Atticus is my favourite out of those. Asa is the coolest name I ever heard (IMO!) If I ever persuade DP to have another baby it will be too if my name list!

MikeUniformMike · 23/04/2020 18:28

Thor is fine, pronounced Tor I think.A bit cartoon character though.
Locke seems a bit feminine, and don't use it if the surname is Smith.
Atticus says Mummy has only read one book and that was cos it was on the GCSE syllabus.

autumnkate · 23/04/2020 19:04

I don’t understand why you would call a child Locke. Is it a name in a different culture?

thatmustbenigelwiththebrie · 23/04/2020 19:34

Oh god. None of them I'm afraid. Thor? You can't give your kid a name like that.

BathshebaKnickerStickers · 23/04/2020 21:15

Atticus. My absolute dream boys names are Soren, Hakkan and Diggory.

I have 3 girls

MikeUniformMike · 23/04/2020 21:23

If OP's surname is Down/Downe, Locke might be quite 'of the zeitgeist'

user1493494961 · 23/04/2020 22:11

Atticus

helpmum2003 · 23/04/2020 22:19

Based on personal experience being known by your middle name causes all sorts of problems with banks etc so i wouldn't recommend doing that

Kay2theT · 23/04/2020 22:34

Those are character names more than kid names. Think about your child trying to navigate the world with the name you've given him.
I also agree with @helpmum2003, going by a middle name can make things really tedious for the serious stuff in life, so don't do that.

Acaciaqu · 23/04/2020 22:37

@helpmum2003 I've went by my middle name my whole life and never had a problem. I mean people who dont know that well or just met like a cashier will go by my first name but other than that no

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