Xanadu?

[heyitisthegirls]

Will people have trouble spelling this in the UK?

I've been thinking of it for a boy but not sure if people will endlessly try and spell it as 'Zanadoo'

You are probably underestimating people's general knowledge.

Please do not saddle a child with this name

Will your child grow up in the uk??

This has to be a joke.

Xanadont

How about Xanano

Yeah don't call your kid Xanadu

Uuuuhm, is it after the Abba song? I have seen disco bars and strip clubs with that name. It is a slightly weird choice?

Drat, beat me to it!

Why are you doing this, to be cool and edgy or because you dislike your child already and want to saddle it with this for life?

Nooooo!

Xander is nice if you want a name beginning with X

Olivia Newton John I think you’ll find. 😀

The song was by Olivia Newton-John, not Abba.

It's also pretty conspicuous at the start of Welcome to the Pleasuredrome by FGTH

But a lot of people know it from the poem, which crops up regularly for GCSE (and which means people know how to spell it)

I don't think it works terribly well as a human name though (place names generally don't)

Was just about to say the same. Written by the fabulous Jeff Lynne.

It's not fair to call a child this .

Please don't. Named after a song or a luxury city/ place? Read the poem.

Xanthe?

@Katiesaidthat The song Xanadu is by Olivia Newton John.

Are all your other children called Dave, Dee, Dozy Beaky, Mick and Tich?
If not then don't use Xanadu

Do you live in a stately pleasure drome?

It was by Olivia newton John and the electric light orchestra back in the 80's .....not entirely sure of the date lol

Have you considered Agadoo or Waterloo?

Hmm, didn't know it was so awful! I heard someone called this in playgroup a while back and liked it a lot

My other DC have names very classic and timeless. I thought this sort of name spiced things up a little!

Maybe not then. Back to the drawing board

I'd prefer Kubla Khan (sp?)

Nailed it.

Whenever we divulge some of the slightly 'out there' names to our teenagers that we had considered for them they say without fail 'thank god you didn't. I agree with a PP that Xander would be great, or a similar name with a short version that they can drop if they want to.

So you’d have a George, Charlotte, Emily and Xanadu? Definitely don’t!