Thoughts on the baby name Knowledge with a surname like Smith

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Me and my partner really like the name "Knowledge" for a boy. I'm curious to see what other people think of this name choice.

Knowledge Jamie Smith (our last name is very similar to Smith)

Jamie is the middle name because his father's name is James.

I think it holds a warm and curious energy. What do you guys think?

Cato is less weird name for a little English white boy than Knowledge?

Cat-Oh?

Sounds like he's from krypton.

Exactly!!! Would you have liked to have this name when you were at school?

Yes this. When in the depths of pregnancy-hormone induced insanity re names I considered Temperance.

As pps have said, there are cultures where such names are common and accepted, and indeed lovely. But if you are not from those cultures it will not really fly.

Lol ok but it was very early when I made those suggestions

I don’t approve of “knowledge” as a name; far too difficult to spell for a child, would lead to silly nicknames. In general, I find virtue names jarring, although some are widely accepted: Hope, Faith, for example. I worked with a Love (male) and a Mercy (female), but I struggled to address them by these names.

Silly sausage. 😅

Either a joke or a troll surely

This certainly works in some cultures and I know many people whose names are nouns - and they are their names! Knowledge Jones sounds quite cool but like @Overtheatlanticmy personal preference would be for a Greek name. There’s also the middle name option.

In gypsy/ traveller culture yes. I usually say call your child whatever you want and ignore others, but not this time.
But thinking about it, look how successful Morse was with Endeavour as his first name.

You cannot be serious surely?

I’m a Smith, it does need a slightly more fancy name to go with it in my opinion but knowledge is a step too far.

Not good!

Lucifer 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

You should really think if you and your husband would have liked to be named that too. Parents name their children, but have they considered if they would’ve wanted to go through life with that name.

I know a boy named Journey. He is teased at school and really hates his name. His middle name is Apollo. Poor kid!!!!

Puritan virtue names?

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/baby_names/2718629-Worst-possible-virtue-attribute-names?utm_campaign=thread&utm_medium=app_share

Knowledge Smith sounds like something out of Terry Pratchett. But it is sort of growing on me. I prefer it to some of those increasingly popular names like Journey and Story. I can picture Nolly Smith.

It's ridiculous.

The guy must ignore his name most of the time... Hearing "Alright, love?" Is frequent in the UK 😂

Although he wasn't real, so his experience isn't particularly valid.
I think it's a great name, though.

Didn’t you know anyone. How nice for you.

I was bullied for my name.

That's got to be so miserable 💐

About 20 years ago there was a kid on big brother who called himself Science (I don’t think it was his real name, he was probably called Dave or Ben). Me and my husband still laugh about it more often than I care to think about.

Anytime he doesn't know something, people will rip the piss out of him. Is that what you want?

It sounds ghetto

It sounds like a very puritanical name from the very religious times when they eatablishedthenselevs in America, naming the children virtues like Serenity, Chastity, Prudence, Temperance etc. I knew a Patience, some cultures still do heavily use these names.

Some of these names have lasted as they flow as names but Knowledge doesn't particularly flow. I'd imagine he'd go by Noel eventually. A name like that won't gift him with abilities as much as the raising of him will.