Aloysius

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What are your thoughts on the name Aloysius? I'm not sure if it's more expected in a devout Catholic family rather than a non-religious household. I think Ally would be cute nickname, and makes the name more accessible as it fits in with the more popular Alexander and Alastair.

I've never heard of this, how is it pronounced?

Sebastian Flyte's teddy bear = twee connotations. A lot of people won't know how to pronounce it. Ally is a female NN to me. All around a big no from me.

Absolutely love it!!

Pronounced Al-oh-ish-us

Like Al oh ish us. Here's a website which has some pronunciations recorded, because I can't type in IPA!
forvo.com/search/aloysius/en/

Reminds me of Rees-Mogg. If that's your thing, great! 😃

Very pretentious

I really love it but would spell his nickname Ali as it looks more masculine.

I love it, and Brideshead is my favourite book, but it really is very pretentious.

Came on to say Sebastian Flyte's teddy bear. I don't like it at all.

I don't like names I would always be spelling out/telling others how to pronounce, so personally I would not name my child this.

St Aloysius

Saint of Catholic Youths.
No, I don't like it as a name.

It's pronounced something like al-low-ish-us

I think many people would struggle with the pronunciation and pronounce it phonetically.

It’s in the Rees-Mogg vein of names for me. Which is a no.

@Properjob

Reminds me of Rees-Mogg. If that's your thing, great! 😃

Not great 😬 Does he have an Aloysius? I know there's a Sixtus. But he is very Catholic and I know the name does skew that way.

If you live in a stately home, fair enough.

Otherwise, save it fir the child's first teddy bear.

Yep, teddy bear connotations.

Also Parker from Thunderbirds first name.

If you have ever read the Miss Read books, 'Loyshus Lloyd ' was the local poet, remembered for living in a filthy smelly house.

Sonically I love it. As someone who can't spell, not so much.

I wasn't aware of the catholic connotation, but I wasn't raised in a catholic household. I don't have a knee-jerk "they must be very devout" reaction like I get with Isaiah or Evangeline or Emmanuel.

No he doesn’t have an Aloysius.

I love it but definitely would assume you were Catholic!

Made me think of this guy immediately. Not good. It’s an awful name, really.

I have an elderly uncle with this name. Not that you'd know, as he's chosen to go by his far more ordinary middle name for most of his life.

Don't do it.

I like it. Very Brideshead, very Catholic

@RussianSpy101

Made me think of this guy immediately. Not good. It’s an awful name, really.

I've never heard of him. From the screenshot he only has 37 followers so unless he's more well known than that, that wouldn't be a concern for me.