Baby Names

Molly and Arthur?

Recently, I've really been liking Arthur, which is a big deal for me because I don't like any boys' names. I have a very small list of names I can tolerate, but none that I love.

Problem: DD's name is Amalia and she is often called Molly or Mollywobbles. DH has nixed Arthur on the grounds that it is too Harry  Potterish. I should add that DH is a redhead and there's a chance the kids might be too, pushing us further into Weasley territory.

Question: Can I keep Arthur on my list? Is the Harry Potter thing too glaring?

Note also that DH wanted to name DD Lily Evans because Lily is his favorite name and Evans is his mom's maiden name. I vetoed this on Harry Potter grounds, so there is precedent.

Re: Molly and Arthur?

  • Hmm well Molly is the matriarch of the Weasley family, so maybe the HP connection is too strong with Arthur.

    For what it's worth, I'm a big HP fan and I wouldn't have made the connection but you pointed it out.

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  • To be honest, I did pick up on the Weasley connection right away, but I'm a HP nerd. lol

    I think it's fine, and they are both great names. Now if you were going for Harry and Hermione, I think people would definitely catch it. ;)

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  • As soon as I saw Molly and Arthur in the subject line, I thought of the Weasleys...but to me, this wouldn't be a bad thing.  I really like Arthur too.
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    I also picked up on the HP connection right away and I would consider myself a pretty low-level fan.  I would look elsewhere (plus, I don't particularly like the name Arthur all that well to begin with.)
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  • I just lurk on this board but I LOLed when I saw your title.  I have 2 cats and their names are Molly and Arthur and they are named after the Weasleys. But I do like both names and honestly I think most people would not get that connection. 
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  • The Harry Potter connection was the very first thing I thought of-and I don't think HP is exactly a passing fad people will forget about in 10 years.


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    I've seen all the Harry Potters and I had no idea what you were talking about.
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    Recently, I've really been liking Arthur, which is a big deal for me because I don't like any boys' names. I have a very small list of names I can tolerate, but none that I love.

    Problem: DD's name is Amalia and she is often called Molly or Mollywobbles. DH has nixed Arthur on the grounds that it is too Harry  Potterish. I should add that DH is a redhead and there's a chance the kids might be too, pushing us further into Weasley territory.

    Question: Can I keep Arthur on my list? Is the Harry Potter thing too glaring?

    Note also that DH wanted to name DD Lily Evans because Lily is his favorite name and Evans is his mom's maiden name. I vetoed this on Harry Potter grounds, so there is precedent.

    Um. I really like the Harry Potter series. But I honestly don't think of HP for any of these names. Yes, I am sure some devoted HP fans will but honestly... they are classic names that were strong long before HP. Arthur reminds me more of King Arthur lore than HP.

  • If your daughter went by any other nn I think Arthur would be a great name for your son.  I love the name in fact, but I just can't imagine having siblings who are named after a fictional married couple.  As for those who have said they don't think the HP connection was that obvious even though they'd read the books or seen the movies, I just want to know, did they zone out for half of both or something?  

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  • imageplunderb:

    Recently, I've really been liking Arthur, which is a big deal for me because I don't like any boys' names. I have a very small list of names I can tolerate, but none that I love.

    Problem: DD's name is Amalia and she is often called Molly or Mollywobbles. DH has nixed Arthur on the grounds that it is too Harry  Potterish. I should add that DH is a redhead and there's a chance the kids might be too, pushing us further into Weasley territory.

    Question: Can I keep Arthur on my list? Is the Harry Potter thing too glaring?

    Note also that DH wanted to name DD Lily Evans because Lily is his favorite name and Evans is his mom's maiden name. I vetoed this on Harry Potter grounds, so there is precedent.

    who cares, if you like the name name him that, we love the name Theodore and my DD loves the movie Alvin and the Chimpmunks, but we will still name our one day son that.
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  • FWIW, both of those names graced my baby name list, and I am a huge HP geek. I think they're both common enough names that you could get away with using them and probably not have a whole lot of people thinking of Harry Potter right away when they hear it. After all, it's not like trying to use a name like Albus Severus Wink
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    I've seen all the Harry Potters and I had no idea what you were talking about.

    Ditto.  If you would have said Harry and Hermione it would have been different.

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  • I immediatly realized the HP connection. I would probably take Aurthur off the board
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  • I don?t think Arthus is at all "Harry Potterish" and I?m english lol
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    If your daughter went by any other nn I think Arthur would be a great name for your son.  I love the name in fact, but I just can't imagine having siblings who are named after a fictional married couple.  As for those who have said they don't think the HP connection was that obvious even though they'd read the books or seen the movies, I just want to know, did they zone out for half of both or something?  

    Lol. No, I didn't zone. It's just that the names are so classic (and in some eras, common), that they didn't jump out to me as unique to the book or characters. So Rowling has good taste in names... good for her! But like a pp said... her most unique, memorable picks are not on the table here.

  • Thanks everyone!

    I agree that Arthur is not fatally Harry Potterish ? it's the combination of Arthur + Molly that I worry about.

    I'll keep it on the list for now, but the combo is a bit strike against it.

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