Sister and friend have used name! Sirius instead?

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So a very good friend gave birth last week and has named her son Theodore. My sister, who is also having a boy, is planning on naming her some Theo.

Which is f*cking annoying because the ONLY boys name I like is Theodore! To be clear this is a terrible coincidence - I had not discussed names with my friend and have only recently started talking about names with my sister. We both shared in the same phonecall that we liked that name so there is no name-swiping involved.

So, Theodore seems like it is out. What does everyone think of Sirius? Are we far enough removed from Harry Potter?

You cannot be Sirius!

I'll get my coat.

I prefer the similar sounding Silas. There's a risk Sirius will be shortened to Siri.

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You cannot be Sirius!

I'll get my coat.

Brilliant!

sigh Point taken, they would have to deal with that their whole life.

We are in a country where we can still meet, so trying not to ruin the beautiful moment in a sunny garden when they introduced their son was brutal. I was screaming "that was MY name" in my head.

I wouldnt use it. Harry Potter will be around for a while yet. My 8 year old has just started reading the books and watching the films.

Call him Theobald or Theophilus.

I always think Sirius is a cracking name for a pet.

I don’t think we will ever be far away enough from Harry Potter to use Sirius, sorry. It’s not like it’s a Harry/Ron that were commonly known before.

Albie (Albert) and Nathaniel have a similar feel to me to Theodore.

Definitely not Sirius. It would Serious or siri all the time.

Reminds me of Wonderpets "it's seeerious!"
And Harry potter.

If you love Theodore, your child should be named Theodore.

Silas? Simon?

Agree with Nathaniel as a good alternative. Gabriel? Leo?

If could cause chaos if you have an IPad or iPhone.

In my family there are 7James, 6 Victorias and cartloads of Marys. Nobody gets confused.

Call him Theo if you wish, there will be other Theos around but that is not half bad enough to call the poor baby Sirius..

Cyrus!

Love the name Theodore but would not use it if my dsis used it first. What about Sebastian (Seb for short), love that name too.

Thaddeus?

Or Hugo? (My friend has a Theo and a Hugo so maybe Hugo would appeal to someone that loves Theo)

Sirius is TERRIBLE!

What about Thaddeus fairly common for old men where I live. Thady (taydee) for short. Not absolutely crazy about it, but it seems like a cross between Theodore and Sirius!

Or , much nicer, what about Marcus, or Fergus? Gaius? or Seth, Silas,

Sirous?

My friend has a 3 year old Sirius, and he really suits it. He was named after Harry Potter.

I always think of Sirius/Saryas as a kurdish name

It is probably a popular name at moment

Agree Leo quite similar. but I'd ignore and call mine the same name regardless. I had this with a friend, she nicked "my" name, then I accidentally "stole" hers for next baby even though she said she told me (I forgot). I had another one and got the first name back

we are no longer in touch sadly so at least I have the names I like

Could you use a nickname of Theodore such as Teddy or Otto.

Theodore means gift of god so names that have the same meaning is Jonathan, Nathaniel or Matthew.

Personally not a fan of Sirius, I do think the Harry Potter reference will always be there, depends if that bothers you or not.