Ptolemy???

[SpangleMaker]

Found out today we are having a boy

DH has suggested calling him Ptolemy... at first I thought he was joking but now the name's really growing on me and we're seriously considering using it. Trouble is, we're not mega posh & the kid will be going to a state school.

So what do you think? Acceptable in this age of weird names, or are we being mean to the poor child?

I have no idea who she is, I've never heard of her, but I'm guessing her kid isn't going to Scudworth High. Am I right?

Maybe you could call him Ptolemy and give him the middle names of "the Great"

That would be super-cool.

Take a slightly pretentious name and add the those two middle names....genius if I do say so myself.

I love it but my DH has said no to it! Not that I know what we are having...

It's a great name. And I don't think he will be forever spelling it. Even if he does have to spell it, it takes 3 seconds. Those close to him will get it wrong once maybe and then learn. I have to spell my surname all the time. It's 4 letters long and a commonly used word. It's just the way of the world.

And if I ever have a ds, he will be Inigo and sod it.

If children want to tease then they will. Any name can be turned into something else by changing the spelling or rhyming with it or using alliteration. Kids is kids is kids.

Name him something you like and don't worry about it.

[pmt]

No no no no no.

It sounds unbearably pretentious to me and I normally adore poncey names.

I love it

showofhands - I have a friend with an Inigo, really love that too

Inptolerable.

well i think it is horrendously pretentious and doesn't sound nice and looks horrid written down....you did ask

Quite like how it sounds, love the perversity of the P, think it would be just the wrong side of too silly in RL.

scummymummy...that's quite witty

how the hell do you pronounce it??

Tol- a- me

I really like the sound of it, and the original was a pretty impressive man I must admit.

Didn't the bespectacled one from Flight of the Conchords just call his baby that too?

Spelling would be a bit of a problem pthough.

Absolutely love it.

I love it. We seriously considered it this time but had DD2.

There is one at DD's nursery but they spell it Tolemy. Don't know whether that was deliberate to make it easier for him, or whether they are just uneducated

my friend's son is called Ptolemy and they call him Tolly for short. His sisters are called Medea and Phaedra!!

GOsh, I thought you pronounced it per-tolomy. I have to say it's growing on me too!

I love it
I would HATE people to spell it wrong though and I think that some may

I thought Germaine was gay!!!!!

ah no, he's not really serious is he? I spose if you call him Tolly for short it isn't that bad but... dunno..

I know a Ptolomey, he's pretty cool. But your DS will get annoyed spelling it.

too poncy
smacks of parents trying to be posh

Actually I suspect it will be constantly embarrassing to people who don't know how to pronounce it.

It's hilarious. 99% of the population won't be able to pronounce it. And even when they're told how to pronounce it, most of them won't believe it. I remember a tortoise called Ptolemy. Can't believe anyone would seriously consider it. But it's an excellent nearly end of the week joke.

We can't all use Jayden or Chardonnay nfk.