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Help[Opinions] Hercule
I'm currently playing around with Hercule as a middle name - wdyt? It would be an homage to one of my favourite literary characters, Hercule Poirot, and his creator Agatha Christie.
I've just had a quick look through my PNL and these were the combos I came up with, thoughts? Suggestions?
Albany Hercule (Alby)
Aleksander Hercule (Aleksei)
Arlo Hercule
Benedict Hercule (Bennett)
Byron Hercule
Caspian Hercule
Felix Hercule
Frederick Hercule (Freddie)
Gideon Hercule
Hugo Hercule
Julian Hercule (Jude)
Leolin Hercule
Matthias Hercule
Nathaniel Hercule
Olivier Hercule
Roman Hercule
Vincent Hercule
Silas Hercule
Theodore Hercule (Teddy / Theo)
Willem Hercule
Is Hercule starting to look really weird to anyone else yet?
I'm leaning towards Arlo, Felix and Roman right now.
Thank you :)
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You told me I was like the dead sea.
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/116467
I've just had a quick look through my PNL and these were the combos I came up with, thoughts? Suggestions?
Albany Hercule (Alby)
Aleksander Hercule (Aleksei)
Arlo Hercule
Benedict Hercule (Bennett)
Byron Hercule
Caspian Hercule
Felix Hercule
Frederick Hercule (Freddie)
Gideon Hercule
Hugo Hercule
Julian Hercule (Jude)
Leolin Hercule
Matthias Hercule
Nathaniel Hercule
Olivier Hercule
Roman Hercule
Vincent Hercule
Silas Hercule
Theodore Hercule (Teddy / Theo)
Willem Hercule
Is Hercule starting to look really weird to anyone else yet?
I'm leaning towards Arlo, Felix and Roman right now.
Thank you :)
You told me I was like the dead sea.
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/116467
This message was edited 7/30/2014, 3:56 PM
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It might look kind of weird in an English-speaking country since it's very strongly associated with a fictional character and there aren't any other bearers who most English-speakers would recognize. French people probably wouldn't bat an eye (even though it's not a very common name in French-speaking countries).
I do like the name, though. Here in Brazil, the usual form of the name is Hercules. It's not considered particularly "out there" here.
I'd pair it with a more common name like Felix. Pairing it with an uncommon name might look pretentious.
I do like the name, though. Here in Brazil, the usual form of the name is Hercules. It's not considered particularly "out there" here.
I'd pair it with a more common name like Felix. Pairing it with an uncommon name might look pretentious.
This message was edited 8/1/2014, 10:27 AM
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Thank you :)
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I love Hercule because of Hercule Poirot! I like to use it in combos too, and I adore a bunch of yours.
Absolute favorites:
Vincent Hercule
Albany Hercule (Alby)
Felix Hercule
Some that might have mild issues:
Benedict Hercule- with the current Benedict Cumberbatch craze, I'm worried this combo could be perceived as a detective overload
Roman Hercule- even though Heracles is Greek myth, Hercules was the Roman name for the figure/story, so I think this combo's a little Roman mythology heavy
Arlo Hercule- love the way this looks, but for me it's a tongue twister
Absolute favorites:
Vincent Hercule
Albany Hercule (Alby)
Felix Hercule
Some that might have mild issues:
Benedict Hercule- with the current Benedict Cumberbatch craze, I'm worried this combo could be perceived as a detective overload
Roman Hercule- even though Heracles is Greek myth, Hercules was the Roman name for the figure/story, so I think this combo's a little Roman mythology heavy
Arlo Hercule- love the way this looks, but for me it's a tongue twister
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Thank you!
Those are all perfectly legitimate concerns, criticisms; I didn't really think of Benedict Cumberbatch, but I definitely did wonder whether Roman was too mythology heavy, as you put it. Having said that, I do have Bram Arthur Wilde as a combo on my list, inspired by Stoker, Conan Doyle, and Oscar respectively, so I guess I do kind of like having themes for individual combos.
Those are all perfectly legitimate concerns, criticisms; I didn't really think of Benedict Cumberbatch, but I definitely did wonder whether Roman was too mythology heavy, as you put it. Having said that, I do have Bram Arthur Wilde as a combo on my list, inspired by Stoker, Conan Doyle, and Oscar respectively, so I guess I do kind of like having themes for individual combos.
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Leolin...where has this name been all my life? This is my top choice for sure!
The others that I love with Hercule:
Arlo Hercule
Caspian Hercule
Felix Hercule
Julian Hercule (Jude)
Matthias Hercule
Olivier Hercule
Roman Hercule
Vincent Hercule
Silas Hercule
Theodore Hercule (Teddy / Theo)
The others that I love with Hercule:
Arlo Hercule
Caspian Hercule
Felix Hercule
Julian Hercule (Jude)
Matthias Hercule
Olivier Hercule
Roman Hercule
Vincent Hercule
Silas Hercule
Theodore Hercule (Teddy / Theo)
This message was edited 7/30/2014, 4:24 PM
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