Jupiter

[HolyMusicalBman]

Thoughts on Jupiter for a boy. Possible nicknames?

Jupe?
Pete?
Piter?
Jules?

I’m not a huge fan. It’s a massive name to carry off.
Fine if he’s the cool, handsome kid at school. Not so great if he’s small and weedy.
Could you imagine your DH as a convincing Jupiter? If not, maybe safer to steer clear.

So, it is a very cool name. I have two concerns. One is that, when I was at school, we used to proclaim people "stupider than Jupiter."
My other concern is that the Greek and Roman Gods don't really hold up against today's #metoo movement. Basically, most of them are serial rapists. And this is depicted in art - for instance Correggio did a painting that shows Jupiter disguised as a cloud in order to grab Io, Boucher showed him disguising himself as Diana in order to seduce Callisto.
But if you explain that he's totally named after the planet, not the God....? And it's a super cool name (also, the insult that we came up with at school was potentially quite niche. We are all studying Classics.)

Thanks so far. I was thinking Peter as nickname if he ever wanted to blend in rather than using his full name.

I like it.

Jupiter is not a name I love. I know a Lo called mercury though lol

Some names should be reserved for pets.

No to Jupiter, my first association was the "pit" sounds like "spit". Weird connection I know, but just my input

It's one of those names that sounds cool in theory and yes would work on a cute little toddler but I can't imagine any man would want to be called Jupiter, it is very out there (and I say that s as someone with a daughter who has an unusual, rarely used name)

Nicknames I guess Jupes?

Actually I think it is great, and usually I hate unusual names. I knew a guy called Neptune once, he wore it well. He was more of a Norman, character-wise, and somehow gave the name a mundane normalcy that made it rather nice. I think with a name like Jupiter you could become anything, be anyone. Go for it.

It’s just Rupert starting with a J and with an A on the end
Rupes is quite a common shortening of Rupert so it’d maybe get shortened to Jupes?
I think if I met someone called Jupiter I’d think WTF then get used to it pretty quickly.

Jupiter!
Fireman Sam's fire engine, I know a three year old that would think it's a fabulous name.
I think it's awful, you're already even be thinking of an alternative to use so he can blend in more? That's just odd.

There is a Netflix show with a girl called Luna and her brother is Jupiter. I kinda like it.

There's a Getty child called Jupiter, I think. You can probably get away with it if you're as rich as Croesus. (What about Croesus?)

Jupiter Jones. Brains of The Three Investigators.

Hated his name being shortened.

Too brave for me, sorry - although it would make a fun middle name. Orion, Altair, and possibly even Atlas, Perseus and Apollo are "space" themed and more useable as (uncommon) first names imo.

How about Zeus? Same god, slightly more acceptable name!

Awful.

I quite like it- wouldn't be brave enough to use it though

There's a character in Jilly Coopers books called Jupiter

Have you consider Uranus?

@IamnotwhouthinkIam

Too brave for me, sorry - although it would make a fun middle name. Orion, Altair, and possibly even Atlas, Perseus and Apollo are "space" themed and more useable as (uncommon) first names imo.

I've thought of Perseus, I love it

Just call him Peter then.

I like it... but it’s a big name... I’m not sure I’d want to live with it

No

Congratulations, Ashley.

(Ashley Tisdale has announced that she gave birth to a baby called Jupiter)