[name_f]My[/name_f] question is do you think a boy/boys could actually carry the names [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] and [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] as first names?
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you think they’d be bullied or anything related to the sort?
(In my list, I currently have then as [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m] and [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] [name_m]John[/name_m].)
We have [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] on our list and we also had [name_m]Apollo[/name_m]. But for me [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] was all dog. I feel like people tend to name their big butch dogs [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] and I couldn’t get on board. But both to me are wearable. [name_f]My[/name_f] mother has a student named [name_m]Achilles[/name_m] so why not [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] or [name_m]Atlas[/name_m]? I do not see a child with either of those names being bullied. I feel like names are not usually attacked by young children. JMO though!
I think both [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] and [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] are usable and very handsome. In fact, I have heard of two or three men called [name_m]Apollo[/name_m].
As far as teasing goes, every name is a little teasable. Of course, it depends on a child - some kids with popular names are teased while their namesakes or others with less usual names aren’t. And it seems like children today are getting used to unusual names, so it’s not really a thing to worry about.
[name_m]Both[/name_m] [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] and [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] are usable. I’m watching Battlestar Galactica right now, so I associate [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] with [name_u]Lee[/name_u] [name_f]Adama[/name_f].
I’m not a huge fan of [name_m]Apollo[/name_m], but [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] I love!
Although I personally don’t love [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] I think it could still be a decent first name.
I think it would be a hard thing, but not entierly impossible. I do like [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] in the mn place, and would love to see [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] there - it’s a major GP of mine.
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m] grabs me more. And [name_f]Attie[/name_f] sounds great if it gets it abbreviated.
I think they’re both absolutely fine. I’ve met an [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] once and it hasn’t struck me as a too strong a name since. It’s rather nice:)
I have always loved the name [name_m]Atlas[/name_m], but I’m not at all a fan of [name_m]Apollo[/name_m]. I agree that it doesn’t sound like a strong, masculine name to me, where I see [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] as very masculine.
[name_m]IRL[/name_m] I have seen a little boy name [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] with a sister named [name_f]Gigi[/name_f] and a little boy named [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] with a sister named [name_u]Angel[/name_u].
[name_m]Both[/name_m] of them are totally useable names whilst highly unlikely to become popular any time soon [name_f]IMO[/name_f] 
I think with the amount of ‘word’ names going around these days, [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] could fit in that way for one. I love [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] for both that reason – the Wanderlust/world travel type deal – and the mythology in general. I definitely think it’s usable.
[name_m]Apollo[/name_m] I’m not as keen on myself, however, I do think it usable. It’s mythology is great (the guy was God of so many things - impressive) and it’s not as elaborate or dated in sound as some mythological boys names potentially can be.
I really like [name_m]Atlas[/name_m]! I don’t think anyone would bully him…
I think both names are wearable, while they are not common names they fit in with the trends; -s ending boys names ([name_m]Miles[/name_m], [name_m]Silas[/name_m]) are hot right now and so are -o ending boys names ([name_m]Hugo[/name_m], [name_u]Theo[/name_u]).
I like both names. With names as unusual as [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] and [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] I think it all really depends on the child.
I’m going to be honest here - I think they’re both pretty awful names. I don’t think either of them would would work on an actual person. Sorry!
I agree. Always makes me think of that childhood game: Two For Flinching. I predict [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] and [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] will be tested by being teased a few times on their names. [name_m]How[/name_m] they handle it will determine whether they get teased further or not.
I like [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] more than [name_m]Atlas[/name_m]. [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] from Battlestar Galactica makes me swoon. [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] from Greek myth has many positive meanings. [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] 13, the movie and the space mission, are pretty cool. [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] sounds very masculine to me: it sounds kind of like [name_m]Paul[/name_m] (a masculine name) and an O (a very masculine ending). [name_m]Atlas[/name_m], um, I really really like the name but it’s an object name if one doesn’t know Greek myth. I’d rather go with [name_m]Atticus[/name_m] than [name_m]Atlas[/name_m]. Bottomline: both [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] & [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] are useable but if I were you I’d be highly proactive about building strong social confidence about their names.
They are useable. I also like [name_m]Thor[/name_m] and [name_m]Ajax[/name_m] though so maybe my opinion shouldn’t count for much. 
There is one caveat though that I think people fail to think about. What if your child grows up to have strong religious convictions that do not match
their name? Would you want to be a fundamentalist [name_m]Christian[/name_m] named [name_m]Apollo[/name_m]? Would you want to be a pagan high priest names [name_m]Jonah[/name_m]? I think you have to be careful choosing names that strongly identify with a particular religion. Ethnicity is dfferent. Your Irish baby will always be Irish.
I don’t like [name_m]Apollo[/name_m], but I really like [name_m]Atlas[/name_m]. [name_m]Just[/name_m] [name_m]Atlas[/name_m], and no middle name. [name_m]John[/name_m] will take away all the cool of [name_m]Atlas[/name_m]. A unique name will be teased of course, but bullied? That school would be a terrible place for any child, even with name as boring as [name_m]Jack[/name_m] and [name_m]John[/name_m].