I want to call my baby an ‘edgy’ name – but people say it sounds like an illness

WHAT’S in a name? Well quite a lot according to the good people of Mumsnet who have resolutely said NO to one women who wants to name her kid something very unusual. Lupin. Yep, Lupin. Lupine means ‘of the wolf’ in French, lupin is a type of woody plant and it is, of course, a […]

WHAT’S in a name?

Well quite a lot according to the good people of Mumsnet who have resolutely said NO to one women who wants to name her kid something very unusual.

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Lupin.

Yep, Lupin. Lupine means ‘of the wolf’ in French, lupin is a type of woody plant and it is, of course, a Harry Potter fan favourite.

The mum-to-be said it was “edgy”.

“My husband and I have loved this name since conceiving our first son,” she said.

“We really love flower names for boys, Lupin is edgy and unique it also has the more masculine meaning of ‘pertaining to the wolf’.

“Could be shortened to Lu or Louie.

“We chickened out of using it last time because we got a few negative comments and thought it was a bit TOO unusual but on the other hand it could be paired with a very ordinary middle name that he could use if he preferred when older.

“I found a post on here from a few years ago with horrendously negative feedback so I’m not expecting much here but I thought I’d put it out there again anyway to test the waters! So what d’ya reckon?”

And again, people were – for want of a nicer expression – horrendously negative.

“You are joking?” asked one person, while another was more blunt and simply said “no.”

Another added: “I don’t want to come across rude but it sounds like an illness? I don’t think it’s a good idea personally. It just doesn’t even really feel like a name.”

Other people picked on the wolf connotations. “The vast majority of people will connect it with the garden flower, not with any scary animal that ate Little Red Riding Hood’s granny,” they wrote.

“I certainly wouldn’t saddle any innocent little baby boy with it.”

And one person made a different point (although maybe not one she wanted to hear.

They said: “You know that Johnny Cash song “Boy named Sue” – where the boy had to learn to fight his whole life through, being picked on for his girly name?

“Well….”