Message: "Linus" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Linus

by clara hj (guest)

3/15/2007, 4:07 AM

Hi all

well - we have finally found a boys name we both really like, instead of one of us being a bit ho-hum.
I would love some opinions on the name

Linus Raymond Peter

I am crazy about it, and i think Iris, Eli, Pearl and Linus sound adorable together.
But i would love opinions - i think i prefer itto the others we had (Gregor and Hector)

Love Clara

( I see there is another Clara posting on here so i will change to Clarahj to avoid confusion - when i remember)

#Linus

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- Isla

3/15/2007, 3:51 PM

I adore Linus, and I do think he definitely sounds like a brother to your other kids. I worry a bit about the similarity between Iris and Linus in sound. But if you can yell it across the house without everyone being confused, you should be ok. :b Linus Raymond Peter is a wonderful combo, btw. And I also like Linus better than Gregor and Hector. :)

- Gloria Rose (ireenee)

3/15/2007, 3:33 PM

I love Linus!

- Aine (poetic_freedom) +1

3/15/2007, 5:54 AM

Iris and Linus are way too close for siblings IMO.

I am really not a fan of the name Linus but there is really no good reason for it. It just makes me think of a weedy awkward boy. So that aside (because as I said, it is not a good reason for not using the name), the flow is good and I like Raymond and Peter a lot.

I would personally prefer Hector Raymond Peter though. It seems to have more strength and character to it.

- 1st_Timothy_4.12 (guest)

3/15/2007, 2:38 PM

ditto, but

That is exactly my thoughts on Linus, but I agree that that's no reason for you not to use the name.
I'm also not crazy about Raymond, but I love Peter. It is one of my favorite names of all time, and strikes me as very courageous and loyal.

- Marija Luminitsa

3/15/2007, 12:09 PM

I love Linus, but I find it to be a bit too similar to Iris in sound.

- JessicaLeigh

3/15/2007, 9:48 AM

Great sibset, imo. I do picture the peanuts character, though. Of course Linus is my favorite peanuts character, so it's not all bad, lol. For the people that do picture "that" Linus, though, I think it would only be temporary. Pretty soon, your son would be Linus instead of the cartoon character.

- MariaNikolaievnaRomanova (MariaNikolaievnaRoma)

3/15/2007, 7:27 AM

Linus is a wonderful name and Linus Raymond Peter is an exceptional combo. Congrats on putting it together! :)

- Speranza

3/15/2007, 7:03 AM

I love Linus. It's a favourite of mine. It suits your other children's names too.

- Genevieve (glukumalon)

3/15/2007, 6:29 AM

I adore the name Linus, and I think it's a shame that no one uses it (presumably because of the Peanuts association). I loe Iris, Eli, Pearl, and Linus as a sibset.

- RoxStar

3/15/2007, 6:04 AM

Linus is all right. I immediately picture Linus from the Peanuts, with his million-dollar vocabulary, his blanket and his Great Pumpkin. lol

I don't think Linus and Iris go well at all, they are much too similar in sound.

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