Cecil, clement, hector...?!

[Ttforty]

Thoughts (unvarnished) much appreciated please on

Cecil
Clement
Robert
Hector
Edmund
!

They are lovely names. I’d consider Felix as well

I like all of them except Robert.

Cecil - aspirational try hard parents , desperate to be seen as upper class
Clement- aspirational try hard parents, desperate to be seen as upper class
Robert -nice, good shortened version too.
Hector- aspirational try hard parents desperate to be seen as upper class
Edmund- ok, bit prissy. Ed makes an decent shortening

I've met the most Edmunds and Hectors at baby groups etc. I like Edmund. Much prefer Robin to Robert. Not a fan of Cecil or Clement (despite knowing a lovely Clement!)

What if these 'aspirational try hard parents, desperate to be seen as upper class ' simply liked the name? What if they had no ulterior intentions? Would that change your views? I'm genuinely interested!

Hector or Edmund

Robert is hideous...cannot imagine a baby Robert!!! A bald man in his 40s maybe...

I know two labradors that are Hector, lovely boys 🐾

Cecil? Sounds like a camp / upper class lord of the manor from the 1920s

Clement - see above

Robert - normal blokes name

Edmund - Blackadder but could be shortened to Ed or Eddie

Hector is quite popular although it's awful. Sounds like hectare

Robert is a normal name although there are no small kids or babies that i know with that name

What about Edgar instead of Edmund?

None of them, even Robert I don't like as my rescue stray cat was given the name by the rescue charity before I changed it.

I now think of a hairy, ginger nightmare when I see the name Robert. 😄

Love them all except Robert.

I suppose tenuous connections can colour our opinions but some of these comments are awful, imagine thinking Hector sounds like a bully's name.

I really dislike them all, I think they’re awful - sorry. Robert is fine, but very unremarkable.

Cecil lovely
Clement dislike, too feminine
Robert ok
Hector lovely
Edmund dislike but love Edwin

Robert’s great and very underused (and Robbie and Bobby are nice short forms)

I quite like Hector, but will be unfortunate if he’s a bossy boots.

Cecil is bad, Clement is worse.

Edmund will be yet another Eddie / Teddy / Ned, which have all been a bit overdone so I probably wouldn’t, tho quite like it

I think you’re either upper class or you aren’t, it’s not a shift you can make by calling your kid Clement (which I don’t think anyone of any class has used since the 30s, though it’s probably due a comeback)

Clement pronounced the French way - Clem-ont - is much better than Clement pronounced the English way - Clem-ent.

Love Clement
Neutral on Hector and Cecil
Robert and Edmund are both strong classics with plenty of nickname options

I like Robert and Hector

Hector is great.

Not keen on Cecil (whether said SEE-Sil or SEH-Sil).
Like the others, esp Edmund.

A PP suggested Edwin, which is an excellent name with the same sort of vibe.

Oh I totally agree. But people seem to think they can...

I find it hard to imagine anyone actually likes Cecil (for example). It's such a wet lettuce of a name.
.. But they might convince themselves they do in order to justify a name that is really just about attempting some social climbing

We have a lot of American kids in our school due to a local employer and both Edmund and Robert are incredibly popular right now. At least two in every class. Plus, inexplicably, Charles.

I prefer Edmund in your list.