Hector or Edmund?

[Tessa23]

Hector or Edmund? Thoughts appreciated! neither are my top 5 but they are where my DH and I sort of cross over …

Desmond

Hector.

Edmund gives me Blackadder vibes

I love both Hector and Edmund.
Edmund 10, Hector 9.

I also love Cecil, Charles, St.John and Clement.

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Cedric
Columbus
Augustin
Inigo

Watch - Hunt for the Wilderpeople. There is a sweet Hector.

I think maybe he is Jacob Rees Mogg.

Neither, horrible names and kind of mean to give these horrific names to your off spring. Bad nasty names

I like Hector after the hero, but then think of the verb and it spoils it a bit.

Edmund seems a bit wet. Edward is better imho. I like some of the shortened forms, Ned in particular. Ed is nice too, but I dislike Eddie.

Nothing wrong with John. Could you persuade DH to leave off the St bit (and pronounce it properly)?

Hector! I've never even heard of Hector's House, I am confident none of his peers will have.

Really like Hector. Edmund is ok, my least favourite of the Ed- names. I like all your names, they’re safe relatively well used classics. DH’s rather - er - marmite but I love Clement and Horatio from his list.

The verb ‘to hector’ is just not nice…!

Hector is lovely, but tricky with nicknames, I love Edmund and Ted is a cute nickname :)

Ted as in Tedmund 🤔😂?

I would think that Ed is most likely shortening!

It is, but I just like the less obvious but as established diminutive Ted for Edward and Edmund more than Ed so said that one :)

That’s a strong reaction to names @Devianinc . Did you get bullied by boys of those names?

Next door neighbour has a dog called Hector. It’s such a strong association now that it would feel like calling a baby Biscuit or Bingo.

There should be a law against dogs having people names, or vice versa.

Agreed. DH’s aunt is British but lives in Norway. Her vet thought she was weird for giving her dog a human name.

I like both a lot!!
What name did you choose in the end @Tessa23 ?

I know some lovely Hectors, and I like the very old English names like Edmund and Alfred.

Can I suggest Harold as a middle ground between the two - Harry for short? Its one of my favourite boy names at present. Really underused.

Ted is a classic short form for Edward, so not a huge stretch for Edmund.

Both fine names.

I much prefer Edmund.
I know a baby Cedric which has really grown on me.
Other suggestions Laurence or Douglas.

Edmund wins for me, we have a dog called Hector
or Edwin? Ed, Ted kind of diminutives if needed which I think are far better than Hec or Heccy

I love Benedict, and like to see Charles being used in lieu of the ever more ubiquitous Charlie. James is great, though unexciting: I think Benedict James is a lovely combination.

I'm afraid I'm with your DH on Jasper and Sebastian. I used to like Sebastian when it was a good old Catholic name (such as the Flytes in Brideshead) and wasn't all that often heard. But it has undergone a huge vibe shift in the last 20 years or so, I think probably after that Cruel Intentions movie, then maybe the driver Sebastian Vettel. I hear it being screeched in supermarkets, malls and carparks everywhere and I just don't think it is the name it once was,

Jasper always sounds "MC but trying to be UC" to me. It's the kind of Fulham/ red trousers of names.

I rather like both Hector and Horatio from DH's list, though a Cecil can only ever be a total drip, so I'm saying neither of you wins hands down.

Did you never see the kids programme about a dog and his kennel called Hector's House? It's very old, it was around over 50 years ago when I was little.

Hector is considered more of a dogs name because of that childhood association for many people!

Just noticed this is a zombie thread - which is always awkward with names once the child is born ...😬