Cornelius, Horace or similar?

[NotDarkGothicMama]

Any other names that would draw similar howls of "Nooooo! Do you hate your baby?!"

Horatio
Norman
Gladys

Doris
Tristan
🤣

Adolf
Axel
Barnabas
Bertha
Chester
Diesel
Dorcas
Lucifer
Princess
Queenie

Albus
Severus
Barty

I like Horatio!

Algernon

We have 2 Dorcases and a Princess in my school at the moment. I would have said Barry, but I taught one of those 3 years ago. Once you know a child with the name, you get used to it very quickly (after the initial WTF).

So do I. Excellent namesake.

I love Cornelius, Horatio Barnabus and Queenie.

Also love Cecil, Basil, Bertram and Reginald

Names often said no to on mn. I think they are amazing.

Pippin, Precious

I agree. I know a splendid Barry and a good Norman too.

Nigel's surely got to be edging oblivion.

Murgatroyd.

Aloysius

Cuthbert
Septimus
Aurelius

Came to add this. We have one in our school which is your bog standard state primary in an area of huge socioeconomic deprivation, not the local private school out in the countryside

Edit: the quote would have helped. Was Aloysius.

Edit edit: Sibling (male) is called Arcadia

Yes this is true. In my DCs school there is a Barry, a Juke (spelled like that), and a Horatio.

It's normal now. Way back when my now 15 year old started school I was raising an eyebrow at Arlo, Merlin, Archer, Brodie and Lancelot.

Rolf

Not wrong with Cornelius.

Cornelius is inevitably nicknamed Corny. It reminds me of feet.

The one I know is just called Cornelius.. he is 21 now

Precious is a beautiful name used in certain African cultures

My father in law was named Con…

Trevor
Nigel
Keith

Adolf

Sometimes you don’t even have to know a person in RL with a dated name to suddenly view it differently - for example there’s a film called “Charlie Countryman” where actor Mads Mikkelsen plays a sexy gangster type called Nigel. Associating those cheekbones with Nigel made me view the name quite differently 🤣