Julian

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That’s our choice for DS, but all our UK friends (DH and I live in London but are not British) seem to be a bit meh about this name. Is there anything wrong with it or any associations we might not be aware of?

Sorry but I think it's awful. I've never met a Julian in real life so I'm using a stereotype but it makes me think of a posh public school boy.

For some reason I imagine Julian as a gay Colin Firth.

It's dreary

I don't think Julian being a slightly posh kind of name is a negative. I mean, posh people exist and there's nothing wrong with being posh. "Posh" isn't an insult, it's just a type of person that makes up society. I say that as someone who was treated very poorly by a posh Julian 😔

Well a lot of people don't like posh people due to the unfairness of the system

IE posh people are wealthy because their parents are wealthy, and they keep all the wealth

I like it.

But then, I have known a very nice, kind and entertaining Julian for most of my life, which probably biases me a bit.

Absolutely love Julian

I know 4 Julian’s. It’s quite a common down south for men 40+. Every one of them is well educated, kind and loaded.

Not true.

I'm in the South and am in my 50s but don't know any Julians.

It must be common in some social circles and unusual in others.

I only know one in their 60s. It’s a bit posh, a bit feminine and a bit old-fashioned.

I met a wee Julian today, I think it's away to have its moment.

Surprised at the reaction here, seems a perfectly normal if less heard of recently name

I love the name.

A vote from me. We named our pet Julian. 😉

I'm old, I just automatically think of Julian in the Famous Five. Tall, handsome, pleasant voice, sensible, reliable. Has to be a good choice!

On the minus side: it sounds a bit upper class (I may have been influenced in this by meeting a woman long ago whose son was called Julian, and who was horrendously snobbish about other children's names)

On the plus side: Julian Lennon, who seems to be a really lovely person and talented too. I think he usually goes by Jules, as did the only Julian I've ever known at all well.

Overall: I think I like rather than dislike it, but it's not quite my style.

It's awful

Don't like it personally. I think it's very feminine sounding and a bit wet like PP said!

I've always thought this, the two I used to know definitely were.

I really don't like it, it sounds posh and feminine to me.

I think it's probably a marmite name.

I think it’s so dated. I think of a posh, effeminate old man in his 60s who dabbles in antiques.

May be a childish claim but it reminds me of kind Julian from Madagascar🫣

I really like it (although it does remind me of the Famous Five, lol).

I think it's a bit wet, it doesn't shorten to anything nice and the long name isn't nice enough to stand on its own.

Meh is actually a good reaction (if you are just pregnant, people are a lot nicer and more effusive when it's a real baby and a done deal).

It means it's uncommon enough with nothing linked to it, so he can make it his own. The less connotations the better. To much praise is a sign you're on the cusp of a popularity wave, actual dislike means associations.

It might traditionally be a bit posh boy/wet but there are a whole load of little Ruperts and Walters in this generation, which are a million times moreso, so this generation won't think the same way.