18 June 2023 , 11:45
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Tommy and Arthur are lovely names - but they're also strongly associated with popular gangster drama, Peaky Blinders.
So if you plan to use the names for your children, you might find they're compared to the show's famous brothers, Tommy and Arthur Shelby.
After all, the duo are the focal point of the fictional series, which follows the exploits of Tommy and his siblings.
But one mum who accidentally linked her family to the show when she called her son Arthur, is now wondering if she should use another character's name for her second child.
Named Shelby herself, it's easy to understand why fans of the show might speculate about the mum's inspiration.
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Arthur and Tommy Shelby feature as the show's famous siblings (BBC/Caryn Mandabach Productions Ltd./Robert Viglasky)But the response could be the tip of the iceberg if the expectant mum welcomes a baby girl and uses another name from the series,
Sharing her predicament in a post to Reddit, the mum said she's worried nobody would believe that she chose the same names as those of the Shelby family by accident. "I am a fan of the show Peaky Blinders but unintentionally my name happens to be Shelby and my son's name is Arthur," she explained.
"We already get asked if he's named after the character Arthur Shelby but I'm really liking the name Thomasin nn. Tommy if we have a girl but I feel like I'm literally following the Shelby family's birth order: Arthur, Thomas, John, etc. And that convincing people it's a coincidence would be impossible at that point."
She added: "To be clear the boy's name we like is Hugo and not a Peaky Blinders character (unless I'm forgetting someone)."
Unfortunately, Reddit users struggled to come to consensus when offering the parent advice. One person replied: "I love that show and I didn't make the connection. I think you're overthinking it."
But another said: "Since Thomasin is such an uncommon name it definitely would seem like more than a coincidence to people familiar with the show."
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