What are your first impressions of the name [name]Atlas[/name]?
I am seriously crushing on it right now, and in particular the combo [name]Atlas[/name] [name]Theodore[/name] _____ or perhaps as a middle name, something like [name]Barnaby[/name] [name]Atlas[/name]?
Can it work as a first name or is it best left as a middle name?
I would fine it a lot to live up to as a first name. Iām often in the minority on that front though. I love mythology, and I love many of the names, but I think itās harder to claim a name as your own when itās so strongly tied with famous figure. Middle names though for me are much more flexible. Iām not big on [name]Barnaby[/name] though. I find it a bit dusty and also the possibility of [name]Barney[/name] as a nn is a bit much for me.
I love love love [name]Atlas[/name]! Itās one of my favourites! I like it more for the body part association than the mythology (which is weird, lol). My SO said [name]Atlas[/name] may be a bit much but itās āpretty deadlyāā¦ but heās really in to mythology and history.
Iām not sure how usable it is, honestly, but I do think itās awesome. I think thereād be a lot of people making remarks like, āWhy didnāt you just name him Dictonary/ Thesaurus/ Newspaper/ Wikipediaā so it may be better as a mn.
I love [name]Barnaby[/name] as well, it was my #1 years and years ago. The two donāt really work well together in my mind, though. [name]Barnaby[/name] is such a soft, plush, beige kind of name. [name]Atlas[/name] is hard, red, and heavy.
[name]Theodore[/name] [name]Atlas[/name] works for me, as [name]Theodore[/name] is a bit heavier. I like that quite a bit!
I really like [name]Atlas[/name]ā¦I enjoy the sound of of it and it reminds me of another name I like-[name]Atticus[/name]-just shorter and more to the point. Iāve seen it as a name so much that I donāt think about the books of mapsā¦Iām sure it would take other people a little longer to adjust but I do think itās useable.
To me [name]Atlas[/name] has 2 problems- like you said, itās a big name on the mythological side and I immediately picture an actual atlas in the back of a van. Too many pre-I phone road trips I guess.
[name]Barnaby[/name] isnāt one I can get into either. It sounds a bit stuffy & pretentious to me.
I love [name]Atlas[/name]!
Not so fond of [name]Barnaby[/name]ā¦
I love the name [name]Atlas[/name] [name]Theodore[/name]! I think itās usuable and gorgeous. Iām starting to like [name]Barnaby[/name] as well.
I [name]LOVE[/name] that [name]Atlas[/name] [name]Theodore[/name] looks like At Last Heodore. Since the Theodores āThā is soft it doesnāt sound like āat lastā.
No pun intended, but I feel that [name]Atlas[/name] may be a name too heavy to bear on a childās shoulders, even throughout adult life. (unless they grow up to be a bodybuilder or somethingā¦) It might not be too much in the middle name slot though.
I think both [name]Atlas[/name] and [name]Barnaby[/name] are better suited to being middle names, I find [name]Atlas[/name] to be very āheavyā and [name]Barnaby[/name] a bit āold mannishā.
We used [name]Atlas[/name] in the middle and love it. I love the sound of the word, more than any connotations it has. Everyone thinks it is cool and masculine, which I like, but I also love how soft the word sounds.
Interestingly, it actually turns out to fit our adorable, smart sweet baby boy better than [name]Henry[/name], so we often call him [name]Atlas[/name] or the full [name]Henry[/name] [name]Atlas[/name].
I love that it is unique but easy to say and spell. I think meanings are a bit overrated and seem more important when choosing a name than they really are. Most people donāt go through everyday life hung up on the literal meaning of their name. The name ends up meaning whatever qualities a person brings to it. In my opinion. But regardless, Atlas to me means strength and endurance, and calling my happy baby Atlas doesnāt feel heavy in the slightest bit.
[name]Love[/name] my baby boy [name]Atlas[/name] with all my heart.
As you can see from my signature, I [name]ADORE[/name] [name]Atlas[/name]. I think itās a lot less ostentatious than [name]Destiny[/name] or [name]Genesis[/name] or [name]Messiah[/name] or [name]Angel[/name] or [name]Joy[/name] ā and probably a lot easier to live up to. After all, the kid is going to shoulder some kind of burden during his life. Why not do it while wearing a stylish, uplifting name?
[name]Atlas[/name] is beautiful, but being a classicist I canāt overcome the heavy mythology connected to this name. I would not do it in teh first spot, maybe the middle.
Well I am aware of the mythology connection, but my immediate first impression is an atlas book used to look up countries, etc. and I think that would be most peopleās first impression too. 
so Iām not really a fan of it.