Hercules?

[comeinnumber49yourtimeisup]

DP loves it, I would rather give the little one an easier start in life. Would love to hear your thoughts!

[jkklpu]

I prefer Samson myself

[serenity]

There's a Lysander thread? ears perk up

[FarkinBarkin]

Makes me think of Kevin Sorbo. And not in a good way.

Suggest a little experiment to your dp. For two weeks you will call him Hercules whenever you are out in public together. Discuss it again after that.

[BunnyLebowski]

Just me that thinks of The Nutty Professor then??

[GrungeBlobPrimpants]

Only if he were able to go to school with Lysander and Jolyon (2 other baby name threads today) to a school specially designed for their own personal safety

No. Please no.

[bigstripeytiger]

Apparently it is also a fairly normal name in Shetland.
Might raise a few eyebrows elsewhere though?

[frazzledoldbag]

I know a little Hercy. Awfully, awfully posh tho.
I have to say I do quite like it {hides}
but then my baby son is called Hugo
[yes really}

[MrsVik]

My OH suggested 'The Hulk' in case we were having a boy. It just goes to show, just because they speak, it doesn't mean we should listen.

[TheChilliMooseisasmadasahatter]

No.

[LaTrucha]

My DH saw absolutely no problem in saying no to every name I liked but I was very polite about his.

Say no.

[HecatesTwopenceworth]

please don't.

[countrybump]

I saw the name 'Hercules' on the side of a train the other day and considered it for a while - put it down to pregnancy hormones in the end!

But, I do know a grown up Hercules, who has only ever been known as Hercy (Her-key), and it seems to suit him!

[cathcat]

I am not saying I approve but there is a Hercules not a million miles from me. But the family is landed gentry so perhaps that helps them get away with it. Are you titled, at all?

[chubbychipmonk]

Whats the surname?

[diddl]

Are you sure your partner didn´t say it in jest?

[CristinaTheAstonishing]

No.

[MamaLazarou]

It's a wonderful name, but I just don't think it is fair on the child. Shame.

[RudolphHucker]

Leave the bastard.

[pickyvic]

errrrr....no.

id go back to the baby names book i think!

[ZZZenAgain]

Les for short or maybe Herc?

I think it is ok but I wouldn't choose it. Any other names you are mulling over?

[serenity]

I know a child called Herakles (Greek form of the Anglicised Hercules) but he's Greek, so it's fine, and fairly normal. I'm not sure if I would do it for a non Greek child tbh. We didn't even risk any Greek Greek names for our Cypriot-but-raised-in-the-UK children!

[SoupDragon]

Why the hell would you do this to a child??

[catinthehat2]

No, just go for it.

Really - ignore all these people taking the piss, what do they know.

Start a trend!

[janeite]

Sorry but I think it is both awful and quite, quite ridiculous.

[Firawla]

dislike it, sounds a bit of a joke tbh