I’m starting to really love the name [name_u]Oberon[/name_u]. I’d love to use the nickname [name_m]Bear[/name_m] because of the meaning and the sound. I like the [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m] connection and the stately feel of the name. But sometimes I feel like it sounds too “out-there”. I know nameberry is a microcosm within the larger world of people naming babies, but I’d still like to know what you all think.
[name_m]How[/name_m] would [name_u]Oberon[/name_u] fit in with [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_u]Dorian[/name_u], and [name_m]Hugo[/name_m]?
When I hear [name]Oberon[/name], I immediately think of the beer made by [name_u]Bell[/name_u]'s Brewery in Michigan. It has a cool sound, but I don’t know about it for a first name.
Absolutely! [name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_u]Oberon[/name_u] and the nn [name_m]Bear[/name_m] and [name_m]Bron[/name_m]. [name_u]Dorian[/name_u] and [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] are also favorites and I do believe they mesh well with [name_u]Oberon[/name_u]
I also like [name_u]Auberon[/name_u] because it’s a bit softer and gives the additional nn option of [name_u]Aubry[/name_u]
While I’m completely willing to name my hypothetical son Dragon, [name_u]Oberon[/name_u] is a stretch for me – [name_m]King[/name_m] of the fairies? I mean, any kid with confidence in himself and the experience to know that he shouldn’t give a crap would be like RAHHHHHHH! I AM [name_m]KING[/name_m] OF THE FAIRIES! [name_m]BOW[/name_m] BEFORE MY SPARKLE! however, most people I know have a tough time getting to that point.
I love, love, love [name_u]Oberon[/name_u]. It recently catapulted itself from my long list to my short list after I had to explain why I liked it to [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] (sometimes I feel like every time I defend/champion a name here on Nameberry I come away loving it more!)
I think it goes wonderfully with [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_u]Dorian[/name_u], and [name_m]Hugo[/name_m]. I also think [name_m]Bear[/name_m] is an excellent nickname–it’d be good to fall back on in the event of king-of-the-fairies teasing (which I can’t see happening very much–not many kids are familiar with [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m], and the character isn’t exactly a cute little feminine Tinkerbell-type fairy anyway.)
I don’t think it’s too out there, especially with the nn [name_m]Bear[/name_m], but then again, my taste is very out there.
Yes, I certainly thought about the [name_m]King[/name_m] of the Fairies thing, but it’s sort of the same as [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] (but more so since [name_u]Oberon[/name_u] is a more obscure character). With [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], I don’t know many children who have heard of the play. Maybe by the time they are ten or eleven, but by that time, I think most name-related teasing has died down a bit more.
Thanks for the responses, they are making me like [name_u]Oberon[/name_u] more and more!!
[name_m]NUH[/name_m]-UH! [name_u]Oberon[/name_u] would be absolutely bizarre on a baby, and I can’t see a real human having this name. I like [name_m]Leopold[/name_m], [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] much better from your list. And about the [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] comparison - no one would mock a girl for having the name of a tragic romantic heroine. [name_m]King[/name_m] of the Fairies - that’s another story. And it’s just a bizarre name for a real person. There are plenty of unusual but more realistic names for a boy.