Perspicacious for a boy

[SaskiaRembrandt]

I know the practice of giving babies' grace names has fallen out favour, but I've always loved it. Bearing that in mind, I'd love to hear your opinions of Perspicacious for a boy. It means ''having a ready insight into and understanding of things' which are qualities I'd like my child to have. Saying that, I'd appreciate feedback.

I like it!

Surely it should be Perspicacity though. It’s Patience and Prudence not Patient and Prudent.

I like it!

I prefer Owen to Jeremiah for a middle name.

Does it flow?

I used to have horses called Invincible and Victorius. I think they’d make great twin names! They flow well. 😆

Ooh, Vince & Victor, very nice!

How about Ken? It means knowledge, understanding, or cognisance; mental perception. Or if you need the adjective, Kenny 😁

Is your surname, super calorfragilistic ex-pialidocious?

Isn’t that Efficacious? Which is just as great a word as perspicacious. And an equally silly name.

I see Efficacious as more of a girls name TBH. Effie for short.

I'm another one with "Lily the Pink" going round my head since last night

How about Medicinal-Compound?

Or "Invictus"

I learned from the "Jill" Pony books that Invictus means Unconquered , long before Prince Harry and his Invictus Games came on the scene

Off on a complete tangent... I love the name Audie. (Audie Murphy - most decorated US soldier WW2)

I've already told you, I can't say, my DH ha a niche hobby.

You do realise once he's born you will have totally outed yourself anyway if you go ahead with your planned name?

OP - you could go for Perseus, although the meaning wouldn't fit the 'graces' theme.

Oh for goodness sake, no!

It'll be constantly mispronounced, constantly misspelt and your kid will be singled out wherever he goes as being the boy with the insanely complicated name....

Why give a child a name that proves nothing but an albatross around his neck? There are plenty of other perfectly functional names out there....

Imagine choosing a baby name that doubles up as a tongue twister!

Go for it OP.

He'll thank you for it (not)!

I like it!

It will sound great being called out in Waitrose

Thoroughly enjoyable wind up thread. Thanks to OP and all the comedy genius PPs for a very entertaining 20 minute read!😂

I’m disappointed the original thread has been taken down, I haven’t stopped thinking about it

Same.
Can we start a new one but more covert? 👀

I do like Audacity.

Just think how his future headmasters would welcome him into the school.

Oh I didn't see that! Shame I missed out.

Happy to hear it @WhimsicalGubbins 😊