Zebedee

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Yea or nay as a middle name for Leo?

Looking for something a bit unusual to balance out a short popular first name. Love Zebedee but is it too much?

Family names not an option. Feel free to suggest other ideas (3 syllables or more ideally as surname is also short). TIA

No. I’m old enough to remember the Magic Roundabout

As above- BOING!!

…time for bed!

FFS

I was going to say it reminds me of something like sesame street or muppets.

No, it would be open for mockery.

Prefer it as a first name actually because Zeb is cool imo.

If you like “z” names, why not give him Zachary as a second name?

😁

Zebulon? French version of Zebedee?

I love Caspian but you could also go for Sebastian.

I was at school with one in the 90s and he was horrible, so I’m biased. In theory I like it for a middle name but it’s too linked with the Magic Roundabout.

Sebastian/Nathaniel/Bartholemew/Ptolemy/Gabriel have similar vibes

I second this. Do not name him Zebedee.

I think this is a joke, it’s ridiculous

Sure, if you want him to be the butt of all the bullying, piss taking and jokes all his life.

MN is very odd about these things. It’s a Biblical name, from the New Testament IIRC. I really like it. Magic Roundabout was from before I was born and I am 45; does anyone really care? Zeb’s a great name.

I am genuinely lost as to what about Zebedee would lead to bullying.

Christ. Why?

Yes, a bit much and ‘trying to hard’. I also immediately think of ‘The Magic Roundabout’.

Suggestions:
Maxamillian
Peregrine
Reginald
Christopher
Donovon
Sylvester
Zachary
Dominic
Gregory

Boing

I like it! I like an eccentric middle name

Jacoby (Jah-co-bee) might work too

do you know there are an awful lot of Leos and Theos? If you you don't want him to be one of several PP sugggestion of Zachary might be a nice alternative

I really like it. Zeb is a great name. We have Seb so why not?!

It is a middle name. Most things go as middle names.

Leo Zebedee, I like it.

Nobody under the age of 60 will have heard of Magic Roundabout and the kids of today won't bully because of a name.
I know this because I'm a teacher and a mother, and my children are called Splodge, Biscuit amd Brunch. They've never been teased.

😂😂😂I thought you were being serious for a moment there, I was thinking ‘hang on, I’m 51 and I LOVED the Magic Roundabout!’. Then I got to the bit about kids not teasing each other any more and thought, ‘ah yes, definitely satire, sadly’. The names were the icing on the cake 😉😂

I really like it

Not a fan and comes across as different for the sake of being different / a bit try hard.

How about;

Valentine
Malachi
Rafferty
Josiah
Elias ?