Luther?

[dustkitty.livejournal.com]

What do you think of the name Luther? It's on Hubby's list, but I'm not quite convinced.

Come to think of it, same situation with Cedric and Freya. Thoughts?

Comments

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

Luther is too religious sounding for me.

Cedric, however, is my #1 boy's pick and has been #1 in the past. I would very, very seriously consider using it. Freya is also on my girls list, though maybe down around #10 or so, so not one I'll likely use, but I do love it a lot.

[dustkitty.livejournal.com]

So your first association with Luther is Lutheran/Martin Luther, not Martin Luther King Jr.? Or Lex Luther, lol? I think that's my main concern for Luther, is what people's immediate associations are.

I like both Cedric and Freya, but I keep thinking of Cedric Diggory, and I'm not sure I really like Freya enough to use. I guess I can always put it on the list, since we aren't going to name the baby until it's born.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Lutherans are what I first think of. And it's not really a negative association. I'm just not religious myself, so religious sounding names are a turn-off for me. Martin Luther King is a pretty immediate second though, which I think is a cool association. But I like the name Martin a lot more than Luther, sound-wise.

The whole Cedric Diggory thing annoys me since Cedric has been a favorite since before the Harry Potter books were even written. It seems to be an association that is already fading a little bit though. The other comments I get are about Cedric the Entertainer who I am only vaguely familiar with. I don't really see a comedian as that big of a negative though.

Freya is just cool because we don't see it a lot (where I am in the US anyway). I would be so, so much more intrigued to meet a child named Freya than a child named Ava or Olivia or Isabelle. And I think it's pretty too. Just my opinion though.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I like Luther!!
Just as long as it doesn't get confused with (Lex) Luthor..

Cedric hmm prn SEE-drik? or Say-DREEK like in french (Cédric) ?

Freya, nope. Way too new pagan. I've also haven't ever been able to figure out how it's pronounced. I want to say Fray-ah, but I guess it's wrong.

[dustkitty.livejournal.com]

If I approve Luther, I'll be sure not to pair it with Alexander! (Although, Luther Alexander doesn't sound too bad. But Alexander Luther would be awful, if anyone ever shortened Alexander to Lex.)

SEH-drik and FRAY-ah.

Freya actually sounds pretty good with our last name--Halvorsen--and Hubby is very into Norse history and mythology. But I dunno.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Well, I guess Freya could work for you guys, but I can't say I like it!

I don't like Cedric either, sorry :/

Luther Alexander is cool! :)

[dustkitty.livejournal.com]

No worries. Thanks for the input!

[admirari.livejournal.com]

norse mythology - ok right now i remember why i know the name Freya! love it!

[pixietangerine.livejournal.com]

i like freya a lot.
i like cedric too, except for the harry potter association.
i don't really like luther, but it's not awful. it reminds me of martin luther king jr (not that that's a bad assication) and some computer game i played with i was little that involved a fish named luther. and lutherans. and the word loser, just because it sounds similar.

[dustkitty.livejournal.com]

That's my problem with Cedric exactly. But Hubby's suggestion is obviously not stemming from HP, since he claims to hate the series (although, to my knowledge, the only experience he has of it is the advertising; he refuses to read the books or watch the movies).

Thanks for the input on Luther. Luther=loser hadn't crossed my mind, and that's definitely something to consider!

[dustkitty.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'd forgotten completely about Luther Vandross.

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

I like Cedric. Freya would definitely work as a middle name, but seems too out there for a first. Luther is definitely not first name material; I could see it working as a middle, though.

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I like Freya the best of these, but I can't imagine using it. I'm not a fan of Cedric, partially because of Harry Potter haha. I just found him annoying.

With Luther, my first association is Martin Luther, but then almost immediately afterwards I think of Luther Vandross. I'm Lutheran myself, and there was actually a boy named Luther a few years ahead of me at Sunday School ... it suited him really well, but I can't imagine a lot of other people being able to pull it off.

[samaside.livejournal.com]

Never been a fan of Luther. I always think of Martin Luther or Lex Luthor.

Cedric isn't so bad but I've never seen the appeal of Freya.

[shortbutfast.livejournal.com]

i also thought luther vandross + religion. i don't like it.
cedric the entertainer. freya is kind of nazi-ish to me.

[bobinwales.livejournal.com]

Lex Luther was my first thought. I kind of like it though.
I really like Cedric though!

[bluedano.livejournal.com]

I like Cedric. Where I grew up we had several main roads named for Norse gods (I have a relative living on Thor), so Freya will always bring to mind not only the Norse component, but horrible traffic. So I think that makes it difficult for me to look at it from a purely aesthetic viewpoint. :P