Sebastian?
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Anonymous
Mine is Sebbi for a nickname. Sometimes Sebs. Nobody's ever called him Sea Bass. |
Anonymous
| No. Sebastian Flyte in Waugh's Brideshead Revisited. Too effeminate and pretentious. |
Anonymous
| Would've been a top choice for me, but we had a second girl. We are a little pretentious when it comes to names. |
Anonymous
| There's a Sebastian in my daughter's preschool class. Nice kid, nice name. He goes by Sebby. |
Anonymous
My brother is a Sebastian and definitely had the Sea Bass nickname |
Anonymous
is he the one who has dimples and is giggly, sweet, sporty and smart? Because I'm betting he's not in high school yet--then come back and tell me nobody's ever called him Sea Bass. For the record, I wasn't saying it was a bad name, or that Sea Bass will be a nickname used to tease him, just providing some info the OP may not have known. I think it's a fine choice if the OP likes it and thinks it fits her family. And no doubt it fits right into your family as well! |
Anonymous
I agree. My husband and I are considering this name (he is far more attached to it than me), but that is my beef. I feel like Sebastian is a big name for a little kid. |
Anonymous
| my brother's middle. He served in Iraq is about 6ft of man muscle and doesn't carry around a stuffed bear. |
Anonymous
ah! a lover of Brideshead. And what was the bear's name? Anyhow, a middle name can be an "S.". Sebastian is too long for a first name and, indeed, does become Sea Bass. |
Anonymous
| Sea Bass was an affectionate nickname for my brother and he loved it. It ended up on the back of his baseball jersey. I think the ridicule aspect and ability to pull off the name depends on the kid. |
Anonymous
|
Aloysius
I also love how it sounds but Aloysius is hard to spell, pronounce and IS pretentious. Alistair is easier to spell and pronounce at least. |
Anonymous
| Love it, not pretentious at all. |
Anonymous
| I like it |
Anonymous
Brideshead person back. What I don't understand is why Aloysius is spelled the way it is but pronounced as if it were spelled in a totally different fashion. |
Anonymous
| I'm going to have one next month. I love it, but I have to admit that I like it even more in my native language. |