'Shakespeare' baby name

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thirdtimemummy101 · 27/02/2023 15:46

I've always loved the name Shakespeare for a boy. Is it acceptable lol.

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worried4698643 · 27/02/2023 17:12

I've seen some terrible names on here, this however is by far the worst.

louderthan · 27/02/2023 17:27

WoolyMammoth55 · 27/02/2023 16:27

OP, I'm a massive Shakespeare fan. Would NOT use that for a child though.

How about names from plays?
Antony (Antony & Cleopatra); Antonio (Twelfth Night); Claudio (Much Ado...); Edgar (King Lear); Ferdinand (Tempest); Lysander (Midsummer Night's Dream).

All are unusual but IMHO much much better than Shakespeare.

I also like William! :)

Titus?
Laertes?
Shylock?
Iago?

(I actually really like Titus...)

louderthan · 27/02/2023 17:27

Benedict?

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thirdtimemummy101 · 27/02/2023 17:29

Haha. It's a hard no on Shakespeare then. Much to my husband's relief.

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DPotter · 27/02/2023 17:39

Seriously would you really burden the person who you will love the most in your life with the first name of Shakespeare ? You would put your precious baby into the most awfully embarrassing, humiliating situations, just to pay homage ?

I'll be kind and say it's your hormones.

Just in case there is any room for confusion, the answer is yes it is totally unacceptable, and I don't care how much you love the man's play or sonnets

user1492757084 · 27/02/2023 23:42

Claudio, Lysander or William are Shakespere insired.

Larkspur is a flower name that is similar and is far nicer.

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