I find this name so handsome. Obviously, most of my taste for boys runs much tamer.
What do others think of [name]Alaric[/name]?
Respectful tone is always good, but I’m not sensitive, all hypothetical right now anyway.
It sounds pretty medieval, so I find it to be kind of reminiscent of the JRR Tolkien books/movies. I think it could work as a middle name.
I like it. I agree with econo that is reminds me of Tolkien but for me that’s a great thing. I think it’s very handsome.
I love it. I heard it first on The Vampire Diaries, the character also went by [name]Ric[/name].
I have a few [name]Alaric[/name] combos put together as well:
[name]Alaric[/name] [name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Alaric[/name] [name]Ambrose[/name]
[name]Alaric[/name] [name]Sawyer[/name]
[name]Alaric[/name] [name]Westley[/name]
[name]Alaric[/name] [name]James[/name]
[name]Alaric[/name] [name]Eden[/name] - prn eh-den, the Hebrew way
Thanks all! Ooh, [name]Alaric[/name] [name]Ambrose[/name] is really cool. [name]Way[/name] bolder than what I’d do, but I like the idea.
[name]Alaric[/name] [name]James[/name] of course appeals to me too, and I like the idea of AJ.
I realized just like econo mentioned middle names, and thinking about [name]Alaric[/name] [name]James[/name]/[name]James[/name] [name]Alaric[/name], that it would work really well as a middle name with my more classic firsts, to my tastes. [name]Milo[/name], [name]Davis[/name], and [name]Edwin[/name] are fairly important family ties but [name]Oliver[/name] is weaker (still a tie but not as strong), [name]Robert[/name] [name]Alaric[/name] is pretty cool, hmm…
Thanks!
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It sounds like Arabic (the word, not the language) nns [name]Al[/name] + [name]Rick[/name] are classic cool. I’m loving it with [name]James[/name] as mn too.
Not much of a fan of [name]Alaric[/name]. It just doesn’t roll off my tongue well. I may be my accent. It reminds me of Aidric which you might also like.
I like it, it’s very strong and I also think quite handsome!
My sister wants to use it for a boy. She also likes [name]Alfred[/name]. I like it, but I do associate it with fantasy novels and [name]Stephen[/name] [name]King[/name]'s Dark [name]Tower[/name] series. I think I prefer it to [name]Alfred[/name], but not to [name]Alastair[/name] or [name]Amos[/name].
It reminds me of [name]Lysander[/name]/Theodule/[name]Roland[/name]/[name]Raoul[/name] type names… fairly medieval sounding, and not in the staid British Top Ten [name]Henry[/name]/[name]John[/name]/[name]William[/name] way. If that makes sense?
I think it’s very handsome although I do find myself second guessing how to say it. I quite like it though - strong and uncommon.
@stripedsocks - I didn’t know about the [name]Stephen[/name] [name]King[/name] series! Interesting.
I prefer it to [name]Alfred[/name]. I do like [name]Alastair[/name] more in some ways but…I think [name]Alaric[/name] wins in ways I can’t explain.
Like [name]Lysander[/name] but wouldn’t use it. Never heard of Theodule…not loving it but interesting. [name]Love[/name] [name]Roland[/name]! [name]Raoul[/name] is intriguing but not y thing.
Yes its definitely a departure from my usual taste. In the US so I don’t think those 3 are quite all top 10 (certainly not [name]Robert[/name]) but top 50 or so in any case. Or at least, my usual first name taste. There’s plenty of unusual names that speak volumes to me, I just don’t see myself using them. But maybe just maybe as middles. And [name]Alaric[/name]'s high on that list right now.
I really like [name]Alaric[/name], it’s so handsome and uncommon, which is great. I know of one [name]Alaric[/name] and he’s 7 years old and has a younger brother named [name]Edgar[/name]. I think they are [name]Alaric[/name] [name]Samuel[/name] and [name]Edgar[/name] [name]Joseph[/name] and I love both of their names!
I really love the name. It reminds me of Vampire Diaries, but that isn’t a bad thing. 
Oops, my bad. I was writing out thoughts unfully formed before. I meant top ten in terms of historic use, not right now. Like, girls side example: [name]Isolde[/name] is medieval and so is [name]Elizabeth[/name] - but [name]Elizabeth[/name] is Top Ten English Historic Name sort of tier of well-known and fits in the 14th and 21st C.'s both without comment - and [name]Isolde[/name] is a bit more of a “statement.” IYKWIM.
[name]Alaric[/name] is more like [name]Isolde[/name] than like [name]Elizabeth[/name] in terms of constant usage. [name]William[/name] is more like [name]Elizabeth[/name]? Aaaand I’m babbling.
Sorry for the confusion! I wasn’t saying all your names are really on top of the American social security rankings!
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@stripedsocks - thanks for clarifying what you meant : D, but don’t worry, I wasn’t at all offended, just kind of confused. But that’s a great analogy with [name]Isolde[/name] and [name]Elizabeth[/name] (both of which I find appealing in their own ways too : D).
@uselesskitty - how great you know one! And I love it with [name]Edgar[/name]! That is a very handsome set of brothers. [name]Edgar[/name] is another guilty pleasure of sorts for me (not that guilty in the grand scheme of names, but guilty from the perspective of my heavily mainstream taste). [name]Edwin[/name] is a family name for me and I wonder if I should consider [name]Edgar[/name] an honoring option (I do not mind mixing up elements of names for the point of honoring, in fact I kind of prefer it) - I just took down my signature earlier but [name]William[/name] [name]Edwin[/name] was on there - I actually kind of like [name]William[/name] [name]Edgar[/name] more!
I like it but I think [name]Aldric[/name] or Alderic which I think are related sound nicer for some reason
First associations: allergic, aspic. Sorry! I must say I do like the sound of [name]Aleric[/name], despite those associations. It’s musical yet also severe in a good way. I think [name]James[/name] plays off that severity and gives it extra bite. I have a fondness for the name [name]Bertram[/name], which feels similar in tone. Is [name]Arden[/name] a boy’s name? I like it- makes me think of “ardent” and [name]Winter[/name]'s Tale.
I really like it.
sounds like some unpleasant bodily function or anatomical part of the digestion track. quite unpleasant