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Name associations on my list please

25 replies

Salonly · 14/10/2009 15:58

Oscar
Magnus
Finn
Victor
Alasdair
Dylan
Archie

The last two are my husband's new suggestions!

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neenz · 14/10/2009 16:01

Oscar = that baby off Eastenders
Magnus = cider
Finn = common
Victor = OK
Alasdair = Like it, classic
Dylan = OK
Archie = common

LowLevelWhingeing · 14/10/2009 16:01

Oscar - I think Hugh fearnley whittingstall's son is called Oscar. middle class. Like it tho
Magnus - Magnusson
Finn - hollyoaks
Victor - I imagine a black and white film about WW2 pilots with moustaches (doesn't everyone?)
Alasdair - my cousin of course
Dylan - Bob
Archie - I know 3 Archie's under the age of 3.

Cortina · 14/10/2009 16:02

Oscar - blundering aristocratic player
Magnus - tosser in the city
Finn - Findus fish fingers but used to be a cool choice once
Victor - gorgeous Dutch musician
Alasdair - school heart throb and county sportsman
Dylan - Catherine Zeta Jones imitators
Archie - Monarch of the Glen, Balamory, safe surburbanite choice

CuppaTeaJanice · 14/10/2009 16:12

Oscar - Slightly effeminate with a weasley face, a bit bookish.
Magnus - Strapping Swedish hulk. Professional life model. Pierces his own genitals.
Finn - Outdoorsy type. Sandy hair, disproportionately short legs. Prefers briefs to boxers.
Victor - Aloof and cold. Likes things to be lined up neatly. Wears a pinstripe morning suit.
Alasdair - Strange looking boy who grows up to be quite attractive. Works as an estate agent.
Dylan - Wears chinos. Terrible at spelling.
Archie - Cheeky chappie. Sleeps around. Tastes of marmite.

Tommy · 14/10/2009 16:18

Oscar - my DS3
Magnus - mad (as in Pike) or Icelandic
Finn - short for Finlay
Victor - had a boyfriend called Victor and some of my more unkind friends called him "Vic the prick" although I knew another one later who was just lovely - Spanish so he said his name with a gorgeous accent
Alasdair - sounds like you've spelled Alistair wrong
Dylan - quite cool
Archie - the inventor

neenz · 14/10/2009 16:22

Dylan - I just think Dylan off Beverly Hills 90210 [yum]

TheDevilEatsBabies · 14/10/2009 16:29

oscar = lovely (but also a cat in a kid's book)
magnus = icelandic, foreign name
Finn = common
victor = hugo or bit posh, nice and classic though (and phonetic for V apparently)
Alasdair = prefer Alastair (god now i can't remember if it should be Alistair or Alastair!!) (ie it's one that'll get spelled wrongly)
Dylan = druggie rabbit
Archie = emmerdale. he was a bit dim, wasn't he? (oh god, my age!)

DuelingFANGo · 14/10/2009 16:32

Oscar schindler - mostly good associations
Magnus makes me think of the icecream or Magnus Pyke/Magnusson
Finn - nice but overused
Victor - meldrew
Alasdair - scottish
Dylan - bob
Archie - nice

scarletlilybug · 14/10/2009 16:34

Oscar - Wilde
Finn - Huckleberry
Victor - Hugo
Alasdair - Campbell/Darling
Dylan - Bob or the rabbit on Magic Roundabout
Archie - Angel (from Princess Poppy books)

Those are my associations, anyway

Hulababy · 14/10/2009 16:40

Oscar - I like this, but worry it is used for pets an awful lot
Magnus - I don't like this
Finn - ok but not keen
Victor - no
Alasdair - not for me
Dylan - ok
Archie - quite like but don't like full name

bexincornwall · 15/10/2009 16:24

Oscar - cat
Magnus - cider
Finn - lovely friend of mine, is a pilot, spelt Phin though (as he is a Phinneus)
Victor - old man, also had a stalker by this name, he was a total freak, so not good for me!
Alasdair - spelling issues
Dylan - know a lot of them (under 7), cute though
Archie - sounds like a second hand car dealer or the gay inventor off Balamory!

UnrequitedSkink · 15/10/2009 17:06

Oscar - the Grouch (but I still like it)
Magnus - Mastermind
Finn - nice
Victor - Meldrew - godawful
Alasdair - ok but not v. keen
Dylan - lovely
Archie - equally lovely. Really really lovely in fact.

UnrequitedSkink · 15/10/2009 17:07

Actually, I suppose you'd only know Oscar the Grouch if you watched Sesame Street as a kid. Which I did.

JackieNo · 15/10/2009 17:08

Oscar - not great - not sure why
Magnus - Magnusson
Finn - quite like it
Victor - twirly moustachioed victorian villain
Alasdair - quite like it
Dylan - Thomas, I like it
Archie - like it, but loads around atm.

crokky · 15/10/2009 17:09

Oscar = bin creature from sesame street
Magnus = world's strongest man
Finn = nice
Victor = don't like, perhaps victor meldrew!
Alasdair = strange spelling
Dylan = nice
Archie = OK

Feierabend · 15/10/2009 17:23

Oscar = big ears (don't ask me why!). Overambitious middle class parents trying too hard to be different. Sorry.

Magnus = magnificent, sexy, a bit arrogant.

Finn = cute but will never grow up.

Victor = definitely gay. Think purple silk bow ties.

Alasdair = the one who always got teased at school because of his ridiculous name. He's a loser.

Dylan = he'll have to try hard to be cool enough for his name.

Archie = again, will never really grow up.

I do like some of these names, honest, but you did ask

BrigitBigKnickers · 15/10/2009 17:24

Oscar- cute
Magnus- adult name-not sure it suits a child
Finn- lovely
Victor- Meldrew
Alasdair- posh Alistair
Dylan- love this name but know a few naughty ones!
Archie- ok

BrigitBigKnickers · 15/10/2009 17:25

Oscar- cute
Magnus- adult name-not sure it suits a child
Finn- lovely
Victor- Meldrew
Alasdair- posh Alistair
Dylan- love this name but know a few naughty ones!
Archie- ok

spiderlight · 15/10/2009 17:44

Oscar - cute little rascally child.
Magnus - Magnusson
Finn - my first dog's name. Love it.
Victor - Meldrew
Alasdair - another cute little rascally child, probably with red hair
Dylan - love this one too. Laid-back, possibly slightly dozy child.
Archie - my current dog's name. Was very unusual when we chose it but now becoming very common. Love it though.

HerHonesty · 15/10/2009 22:04

Oscar. dogs name. snotty kid that will get teased
Magnus - interesting. magnum icecream
Finn - a bit done
Victor - dont like. pervy portugese taxi driver
Alasdair - like. fit scottish bloke
Dylan - matt...fit
Archie - fat old but charming soak.

Rindercella · 15/10/2009 22:10

Oscar - EE

Magnus - Magnusson. I have started, so I'll finish

Finn - Like.

Victor - Meldrew

Alasdair - boring bloke I used to work with (this man was really dull)

Dylan - Thomas. Or the total nutter who used to work on our farm and turn out to be an escaped convict Turned out Dylan wasn't his birth name

Archie - Bald. Tis very well used round these parts too.

randomimposter · 15/10/2009 22:11

Oscar the statue
Magnus Mastermind
Finn Sopranos
Victor eeejit off Big Brother a few years back
Alasdair misspelt spin doctor
Dylan Magic Roundabout rabbit
Archie Eastenders

piscesmoon · 15/10/2009 22:14

Oscar-every other baby seems to be called this at the moment.
Magnus-Iceland
Finn-Finland
Victor-40's school boy in a sleeveless pullover.
Alasdair-much prefer Alistair
Dylan-rabbit
Archie -Archibald

MaElsie · 16/10/2009 08:15

Oscar - Wilde
Magnus - Magnusson
Finn - Huckleberry
Victor - Hugo
Alasdair - only someone from school
Dylan - Bob
Archie - v. nice

rimmer08 · 18/10/2009 15:06

oscar- cat name
magnus- old man smoking a pipe
finn- surname#
victor- meldrew
alasdair- up own arse upper class name
dylan- like v.v. much
archie- my friends cat is called this

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