Atlas

[WomanWithAnX]

I'm not pregnant, but I've been discussing names with dp.

I love love love "Atlas". Dp likes it, but doesn't love it. He also thinks that potential kid wouldn't like it either

Any fans?

Love.

There was a thread about it a few weeks back. It was divisive! I’m not a fan of Atlas particularly but there are some lovely Greek myth names if that’s your bag.

I love it too. I already had first name so we used it as a middle name.

No. He was condemned to hold the sky forever.

It's horrific and self indulgent.
I immediately think 'God his parents must be twats'. Sorry x

My partner and I are both twats to be fair.

@ErrolTheDragon

Any fans?

No, but a big paperback road atlas wafted about works pretty well.

@WomanWithAnX - just because you're a self confessed twat (and I mean that in the nicest possible way) I don't think it's fair to impose a name on a child who has no say on the matter, and have people judge them + you off the back of it.

One of my son is called Atlas. My husband is from Morocco and we climbed the Atlas mountain before i got pregnant. It is not a muslim name yet it is linked to Morocco.

It is a lovely name and we are happy about it. He doesnt get teased and people always remember him.

I love it. Im 16 weeka. Considering Atlas, Atticus, Apollo and Odin. Middle name is Frank

Really like it!
@fishingforhapiness love your style!

Nope

I don't mind it.

A big no from me.

No. He'll be bullied at high school and forever saddled with people waving atlases at him. Sorry but you need to think outside your own wishes. This is a person we are talking about not a toy or a pet.

I drive one. I’m a huge fan of Douglas Adams but I draw the line at naming a child after my car.
Atlas. Goodness. It’s quite the name, even without the SUV connotations.

@WomanWithAnX

My partner and I are both twats to be fair.

Sounds like a winner then.

Absolutely love it.
You're never going to find any name liked by everyone so do what you want. It's a beautiful name.

@WomanWithAnX

My partner and I are both twats to be fair.

I like it. I would wonder if you were Coheed and Cambria fans.

Ajax? Zeus? Poseidon? So many Greek and Roman gods' names to.choose from.

My local kebab takeaway is called atlas

I absolutely love it

It's a bit OTT for my tastes, but I think names of Greek heroes are difficult to pull off.

I think children will smirk in Geography every time they are asked to look at an atlas, which might irritate/embarrass your child, and teachers might assume the parents are somewhat pretentious. (If you're actually Greek you might escape those latter connotations.)

I'd either use it for a middle name or look for a Greek-inspired name which is not quite so out there.

My father was nicknamed Atlas by his peers as he was small but incredibly strong. We thought about giving it as a name for DC but we were not brave or cutting edge enough.

Prometheus? he brought fire to the world you know (against the wishes of Zeus).

Hades?
Cronos?
Narcissus?

I don’t think bound paper Atlases are going to be much of classroom feature for much longer, if they even are still currently. I’ve never heard anyone refer to a digital ‘Atlas’ either, just to ‘maps’. So I think it’s likely the association will be to just a mythological name in future.
In any case there are far worse connotations that a first name could bring up. Kids will always get teased for something- whether it’s their name or hair or shoes or something completely made up. Choosing a less interesting name than you’d wanted isn’t any guarantee against teasing at school. Go for it OP.