Re: Amadeus
in reply to a message by Too pretentious for a first name?
I think it's a bit too pretentious, but it depends where you live.
Where my kids go to school, the hipster names are all the rage, the most popular boys' names are Milo and Finn. so Amadeus wouldn't be that out of place, not when there a couple kids in the school named are Atticus who aren't teased.
However, in other areas of the country, I think a kid named Amadeus would really stand out amongst classmates named Ryan and Tyler. Might be a little unfair. Maybe use it as a middle name and let the kid decide if he's up to it.
Where my kids go to school, the hipster names are all the rage, the most popular boys' names are Milo and Finn. so Amadeus wouldn't be that out of place, not when there a couple kids in the school named are Atticus who aren't teased.
However, in other areas of the country, I think a kid named Amadeus would really stand out amongst classmates named Ryan and Tyler. Might be a little unfair. Maybe use it as a middle name and let the kid decide if he's up to it.