Sirius?

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my worry is the nickname Siri.

Yes Im a harry Potter nerd

@SpangleBug

You can't be Sirius?

BOOM straight in there 🤣

Love it ! Also a Harry Potter nerd!!!

But Sirius had a really shit life. Born into a family he hated and who hated him, parents disowned him at 16, brother did the same, at 21 his best friends died and he was framed for their murder, spent 12 years in a horrific prison being mentally tortured by dementors, with his only remaining friend convinced of his guilt, finally managed to escape but unable to clear his name, murdered aged 35(ish) while still thought of by nearly everyone as a murderer and dark wizard.

Plus he has to eat rats a lot.

@SirSamuelVimesBlackboardMonito and after all that he was still an amazing person.

I believe there is a Facebook group called Children Are Not Billboards For Your Fandoms, maybe time for a visit? Siriusly, use it for a cat or a rat or something.

I think it's too obviously Harry Potter, sorry. Plus it really does sound like serious.

@Janaih That should be “Sirius on a bike”, the famous flying 🏍. And I agree with @FAQs about “hey Siri”. An Oliver I know told me he had a lot of “Oliver Twist” in the playground.

I really like celestial names, unfortunately Harry Potter ruined many for me.

[quote Oneandabean]@SirSamuelVimesBlackboardMonito and after all that he was still an amazing person.[/quote]
I dunno. He was a right dick as a teen; he was clearly the main tormentor of Snape, even to the point of sending him down the tunnel to encounter a transformed Remus Lupin, which could have ended tragically if James Potter hadn't intervened. He was incredibly reckless with Harry, encouraging him into situations & actions that really weren't appropriate / safe for a teenager because he wanted to be part of the action again - as Hermione observed, he'd been lonely for a long time, and saw Harry as a replacement James.

Your worries are valid!!! NO
Middle name yes!

I was also going to post about the fb group ‘children are not billboards for your fandoms’.

Maybe you should join OP.

If you want a star name maybe Orion would be nicer.

I should add I wanted a star name and jokingly suggested Sirius to DH who liked it and needed talking down.
He's not seen or read Potter.

I actually like it as a name but it would be a no for all the reasons mentioned.

Like a PP, I also have a cat called Sirius.

@tinlovescan

If you want a star name maybe Orion would be nicer.

Perfect if you want your child called Onion.

Middle name lee?
Plus Sirius is such a horrible character. He's a massive bully. Why name your kid after such an awful character. Choose someone who was actually a good person. Dobby?

@TeenPlusTwenties

Harry James or Lily Hermione or Virginia Margaret or Neville Ronald

Wasn't Ginny short for Ginevra?

maths You could well be right.

My dc wanted to call our pup Sirius. I didn't allow it because of the 'Hey Siri' thing.

Wasn't Ginny short for Ginevra?

Yep.

No

I love Harry Potter but your child will be a person in their own right, not a way for you to advertise what your favourite book is.

Sirius is the name of the Dog Star (hence JKR giving her character the animagus she did).

I grew up in the 1970s before HP was thought of. Dodie Smith's sequel to 101 Dalmations, the Starlight Barking, concerns the Dog Star, Sirius, becoming lonely and wanting to recall all dogs to the heavens for company. He puts all the humans to sleep so that he can appeal to the canine population of Earth! Pongo and Missus's offspring have to sort it out.

So an entirely different children's book reference.

It's a lovely name in and of itself. I have always loved it. (I may have used it for a much-loved, now late doggo.)

I prefer Remus

Oh dear, why would you name a baby this? He would hate it when he’s older! As a potter nerd, go for the normal names: Harry James Dean Seamus Oliver Cormac Rufus Tom Arthur Charlie George Blaise