Thoughts on Lupin for a boy?

[MaggieMama]

My husband and I have loved this name since conceiving our first son. We really love flower names for boys, Lupin is edgy and unique it also has the more masculine meaning of 'pertaining to the wolf'. Could be shortened to Lu or Louie. We chickened out of using it last time because we got a few negative comments and thought it was a bit TOO unusual but on the other hand it could be paired with a very ordinary middle name that he could use if he preferred when older. I found a post on here from a few years ago with horrendously negative feedback so I'm not expecting much here but I thought I'd put it out there again anyway to test the waters! So what d'ya reckon?

It sounds like lupus. Sorry, some people try to be trendy with kids names. But some just sound silly.

Sounds like Putin.
Definitely not.

No - No, No, NO! Self indulgent or what?!

It's not a nickname, it's his middle name (first name William, known as Willie) He tells his parents he's now using Lupin as his first name when he turns up at their house after getting sacked from his job in Oldham. I'm a HUGE fan of Lupin Pooter, and absolutely love the name. I'm also a huge Harry Potter fan, but would never even think of Remus when I hear the name Lupin, only Lupin Pooter.

Loopy Lupin. Don't do it.

Makes me think of Diary of a Nobody.

No

Is this a joke?

Loopy lupin will be his nickname at school.

It's kind of cute but my first thought was Lupus

I quite like it. I like the way it sounds as a name.

I'd think you were huge Harry Potter fans

I'd assume you were Harry Potter mega-fans and then feel sorry for the child to be saddled with a fandom name and one that sounds so much like a disease at that.

Don't do it.

Not in a trillion years, it sounds like a cartoon character

@IsadoraQuagmire
I don't know if it's an age thing or a cultural references thing but I immediately thought of Lupin Pooter, Harry Potter didn't even cross my mind.
"In fact, if you 'Willie'd' me in Oldham no one would know who you were talking about" (or something like that).
Btw if you haven't read it, Mrs Pooter's diary is excellent!

I love Harry Potter but I’d still say no.
In fact, NO NO NO NO don’t.
it’s awful.

Oleander is clever, a op suggested that. Like Oliver and Alexander combined.

@DameCelia Well, I'm 25, but have been reading Diary of a Nobody at least once a year since I was about 11😊HILARIOUS! Yes, I've read Mrs Pooter's Diary too, but not for ages, never had my own copy, found it in a library. Very funny!

The middle ground is the Middle name and would be acceptable…if he hates it he can be just a mysterious “L” or no middle name. If he likes it he can enjoy using it and explains the background.

Edgy or unique = downmarket or pretentious

It's abysmal. And definitely not edgy.

And I don't get the
it also has the more masculine meaning of 'pertaining to the wolf'
How does that make it masculine? 50% of wolves are female!

I don't know the Harry Potter connection. My first thought sadly was the nickname Loopy Lupin.

I’d think of the flower, Harry Potter and Arsene Lupin in that order, then decide you were probably Harry Potter obsessives who wrote fan fic and could talk at length about your patronus. Nothing wrong with that but edgy it’s not.

Oleander is clever, a op suggested that. Like Oliver and Alexander combined.

I wondered about that; still a poisonous plant though, but may not matter.

Isn't "Diary of a Nobody" by "Mr" not "Mrs" Pooter?

Ooh! Sorry - just realised they're two different things

@LaMarschallin
Diary of a Nobody is 'by' Mr Pooter.
Keith Waterhouse wrote Mrs Pooter's Diary telling the story from her point of view (spoiler alert: Mr Pooter really was as much of an ass as he appeared).