Opinions on a name... Hadrian

Liz1485

I've been bugging DH to come up with some names since he hates the ones I mention. His first suggestion was Dirk (absolutely not!) His 2nd was Hadrian. I'm on the fence about it. I like the history of the name but I'm not sure if I like it enough to name our first son. I just want some opinions. Also I don't know what we could call him for a nickname. Haddy makes me think of a girl and I'm not a big fan of Ryan as a nick name for it. Thanks in advance.

shanniebananie

If I'm to be honest, it's not something I would choose, but you could nickname him "Ry" or "Ian". 

Lemmon_ade12

I personally saw it and didn't know if it was for a boy or a girl. I guess it's not my favorite. But, it's your kiddo :-)

FuFey

I've ever only seen it one time and I thought it was a girls name. Turns out it was a man from Africa (not sure which country) so I assumed it was an ethnic name. I don't think there is anything wrong with it, but it is not one I would choose.  Just NMS.

Jing22

NMS.. sorry!

HollyBerry25

Not something I would have picked either, but if you like it go for it!

tailanis

HollyBerry25:

Not something I would have picked either, but if you like it go for it!

This.

Cort711

My first thought was "why are they putting an "H" on Adrian?"  Is it pronounced the same way?  It is nms and it seems a little made up (though I see that it is a real name) but it isn't awful!

ashley1381

I do know one little boy whose name was/is Hadrian.  But he was awful-- emotionally disturbed and just not a great kid so the name has left a bad taste in my mouth.

We nicknamed this little boy Haddes because he was hellish.  I think you can come up with something better. 

Mama2carsonboo

To be honest, it sounds made up!  What about Hadley (Haddy for short)

katie0919

It seems like your hubby might be trying for a unique name and I agree that there are much, much better choices out there....even if you're looking for something unique. GL! Baby name books really helped my husband and I....we went through two baby books one weekend early after we found out we were pregnant and picked a boy name pretty easily. Lo and behold, we're having a boy! I was looking for a unique name (as in, nothing in the top 200 most popular baby names) and I found the perfect one in my book.

Teffie

Cort711:

My first thought was "why are they putting an "H" on Adrian?"  Is it pronounced the same way?  It is nms and it seems a little made up (though I see that it is a real name) but it isn't awful!

This.

MommaErica

Has no one on this thread aside from the OP taken a Western Civ class?

I think it's a strong name, although a bit unusual.  It's not my person style and I wouldn't use it but, beyond it just not being my taste, there is not a thing wrong with the name.

I agree the nickname syou have put out for it aren't great.  Why do you vnecessarily need a nick name?  You can always just call him his name.  Also, some nicknames just come up all on their own.  I frequently call call my son "Buddy"  I NEVER would have guessed or planned for that and, it's not even remotely related to his name.  So, just the lack of an obvious nickname would not turn me off of a name.

As for people thinking it's "made up" or whatever.  Wow.  Just wow.

sherbear1322

It's not my style either, but as PP mentioned, you could go with "Ry" as a nn.

Janimal

Our daughter has lots of nicknames.  Some are "Heavy D" (she was a chunky baby) "Little Bit" (my  name for her in the hospital) and one that we use quite a bit is "Noosh" - none of these are really tied to her given name except the D in Heavy D. 

(Noosh came from saying Mama, DaDa, and calling D Baba when she was an infant.  Baba turned into BaBa Ganoush, which became Noosh, which became her nickname!)

So my point is, don't worry about the nickname.  In my experience, nicknames generally just evolve naturally.  And aren't necessarily about the given name the child has. 

Hadrian sounds like a pretty strong name to me.  Although I do think you are in for people thinking his name is actually Adrian and making that mistake forever, as it's just not a commonly known name.

Liz1485

Thanks for all the opinions. I'm really hoping DH can come up with more options besides Dirk, Hadrian and Cornielus. We're mostly having trouble because of the middle name we want to use (I'd put it but I'd get flamed for sure. Not even family will know the middle name until he's born.) I thought it was supposed to be Adrian at first too then I remembered Hadrian's Wall and it's okay I guess. I can live with it if he doesn't give me other options. I'm actually glad you ladies wern't fond of it either. I thought it might just be me, as all of his friends at work love it.

catch2010

There are a ton of really awesome Roman names out there that don't scream "emperor" like this one does.  I'd keep looking. 

Liz1485

catch2010:

There are a ton of really awesome Roman names out there that don't scream "emperor" like this one does.  I'd keep looking. 

He didn't pick it because it's Roman, both of our families are English and he chose it for Hadrian's Wall.

catch2010

Hadrian's wall was specifically built "to separate the Romans from the barbarians."  I don't know if I'd name my kid after a conquering force over my ancestors. 

And I think that's the first time I've used my history degree in a while!