Auberon

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Honest thoughts. Is it ridiculous? I really like the sound and look of it.

Ridiculous sorry OP, I looks like aubergine.

I wouldn't. Might get away with it if he's going to Eton or Harrow but otherwise....

I taught an Oberon not so long ago. He didn't get picked on, kids called him Obie.

There would be a big issue for me with Auberon Waugh's politics. But his name is probably not widely known these days so I would say the biggest problem with Auberon now would be that it sounds pompous

@Caughtavibe

High school will be a brutal experience for him!

It really won’t. Children don’t have prejudices around names in the way that their parents do, and 21st century children are used to a hugely diverse range of names compared to their parents’ 80s and 90s upbringings.

Children take the piss out of each other for a million reasons. I don’t think most MNers realise that names are rarely one of them.

@SleepingStandingUp

I like it but I named my kid after one of the angels in Supernatural so lots of people wouldn't trust my choice

@RussiasGreatestLoveMachine I hope it's Tatiana

No, not that off-piste! She’s named after my late DM, so it just happens to be a Shakespearean name.

@ZoyaTheDestroyer exactly

I quite like it

I love it!

Prefer Oberon nn Obi

I love it.

At my sons’ secondary it would not be at all conspicuous. Auberon spelling is better than Oberon.

It will be a cool name is a sea of Jacks/Olivers/Theos and Kits.

What about Aubrey?

I love it and much prefer it to the Oberon spelling. I also prefer Auberon to Aubrey as I prefer the oh sound to the or sound.

Oh I like it.

@RussiasGreatestLoveMachine

And there’s nothing wrong with Shakespearean names, per se. DD has one - and from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, too…

As long as she isn't called Bottom.

Oh Russia I'm so sad. I always wanted girl teisn Tatiana and Anastasia

@RussiasGreatestLoveMachine there was me hoping you’d gone for MustardSeed

I love the name Oberon. We gave it to our cat, whose full name is Oberon Kenobi

The Waugh lads representing on two different threads today.

Tomorrow it'll be Kingsley and Martin.

I prefer Oberon to Auberon.

What is the obsession with made up names? Poor kid will be counting down the days to 16 when they can change it by deed poll!

My mum, who is 73, had a great uncle Auberon. Always says how lovely he was. Working class Yorkshireman. I’ve always loved it as a name.

Also, as a teacher of 20 years, I have very rarely heard students making fun of each other’s names. When they know someone with a name, they just take it at face value.

@fillitup there are actually many places in the UK with little diversity. My school is full of Ben/Josh/Emily/Sophie etc. But, on the odd occasion we have had a slightly different name, nobody bats an eyelid.

@LondonQueen

What is the obsession with made up names? Poor kid will be counting down the days to 16 when they can change it by deed poll!

Just because you are unfamiliar with a name doesn't mean the OP has made it up...

Err who’s this Tatiana? 😆 hopefully it’s a multiple spellcheck fail?

I’m not sure where all these children are who don’t take the mickey out of names either. I’m not keen but the Oberon spelling is preferable

@LondonQueen it’s not a made up name . It’s not a particularly common name but it’s not made up.

I think I prefer Oberon and I like the nickname Obi.

I like it and I think it's a nicer spelling than Oberon