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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think there are a lot of great winners in here, but I have to agree that D'artagnan is first among equals.

I am not really of Spanish heritage, but my (very anglo, US born) family lived in Spain and all over Latin America.  My mother was born in Havana and a lot of spanish permeated our lives (my aunt has a latin name).  I have loved the name Mercedes for a long time and really wanted to use that for a girl, at least as a middle name.  But I know the car association is too strong, especially as we are clearly of anglo/german extraction.

Here's my question: what's the take on Atticus as a boy's middle name?  Clearly a reference to To Kill a Mockingbird...is it too pretentious?  First name is pretty "generic" and tame.  [/quote]

My dad was a civil rights lawyer & always planned to name his firstborn son Atticus. Thankfully he ended up with 4 daughters (&,no, none of us are named either Harper or Scout).He had to settle for naming the family cat Atticus but even that was short-lived as I, being not quite two when we got him, insisted on calling our new pet "Atticat". The rest of family quickly followed suit &,much to my dad's chagrin, it stuck.

So if you do end up using Atticus (even as a middle name), know that there is a retired civil rights lawyer out there who wholeheartedly supports your choice!  :P

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