Message: "BA sibset - Ptolemy, Atticus, Octavius"

[Opinions] BA sibset - Ptolemy, Atticus, Octavius

by Atheling

5/5/2008, 2:14 PM

This one is the only BA I've ever seen to get into the Pseuds Corner (utterly bizarre and/or pretentious news stories) section of Private Eye (British satirical magazine).

I can't remember the exact phrasing, but the names were

Ptolemy Ned (the one the BA was A'ing)
Atticus Monty
Octavius Kit

Wdyt? I'd prefer Octavian to Octavius, but I love the FNs as a set.

What strikes me as bad isn't particularly the first names - I'd just about keel over for joy meeting a baby called Ptolemy, Atticus, or Octavius - but the middle names. Why? Why didn't they use Ptolemy Edward and Octavius Christopher?

The collision of styles - heavyweight FN plus nickname-as-whole-name MN - produces a very weird effect, imo. Thoughts?

#BAs

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- number1212

5/6/2008, 8:26 AM

I love the name Atticus. Ptolemy and Octavius are cool too.

- LadyBug (LadyBug18) +1

5/5/2008, 2:53 PM

It does produce a stange effect. I think it should be Ptolemy Edward, Atticus Monatgue and Octavius Christopher or even better Octavius Christian!

I like the FNs in theory and together they make a nice set but I'm not sure if I met brothers with these names I might just say "poor guys".

I'm growing to love Atticus and Ptolemy is rather nice but Octavius isn't my style as much as I do like Tertius and Septimus. :)

- Darkest (Nicola17)

5/5/2008, 3:09 PM

Nice sig. :P [m]

I feel so honored!

- Rachel Shay (Evil) +1

5/5/2008, 2:19 PM

Oddly enough, this has already been posted

http://www.behindthename.com/bb/view.php?id=3226467&board=baby

- Atheling

5/5/2008, 2:42 PM

Ah, should have spotted that. Sorry.

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