Augustine or Alistair?

[addie88]

[name_m]Alistair[/name_m] is a beautiful name!

[mom3]

I personally love [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] best! I haven’t met anyone under age 35 bearing this name, I would find it so refreshing on a baby - a strong, classic, handsome and unexpected choice.

[teacupsandtiaras]

I much prefer [name_m]Alistair[/name_m]!

[millia]

I really love both, but I slightly prefer [name_m]Alistair[/name_m]

[McCharlie]

@lineylou

Sure. But as the OP gave no indication of wanting a name that translates perfectly across all cultures and languages, it seems a bit harsh to assert that [name_m]Augustine[/name_m] is only a girl’s name, as you initially did. Regardless of the linguistic etymology, [name_m]Augustine[/name_m], like [name_u]Constantine[/name_u] or [name_u]Valentine[/name_u], is accepted as a male name in the English-speaking world, which the OP presumably inhabits.

I just gave MY opinion. There is absolutely nothing harsh and my comment was respectful. I’m not an American, I come from Europe so obviously for me [name_m]Augustine[/name_m] is a girl name and I would think he is a girl. I was just giving an information. If it was my thread, I would have liked to know that [name_m]Augustine[/name_m] is a feminine name in many countries in the world. I don’t understand why you are attacking me.

[McCharlie]

@katiem333

[name_u]Antoine[/name_u] is a male [name_m]French[/name_m] name, [name_f]Antoinette[/name_f] being the female version. Another example is [name_u]Constantine[/name_u]. Taking the “-e” off completely changes the pronunciation and would make it almost unrecognizable as “[name_m]Constantin[/name_m]”. The female form of [name_u]Constantine[/name_u] is [name_f]Constance[/name_f]. [name_m]Just[/name_m] because a name ends in an “-ine” does not mean it’s a feminine name.

[name_u]Antoine[/name_u] doesn’t really finish by -ine/-in but -oine (you notice it when you pronounce it). It’s “[name_m]Antwan[/name_m]”. However, you have the boy name Antonin, and its feminine form: [name_f]Antonine[/name_f].
The masculine form of [name_f]Constance[/name_f] is actually [name_m]Constant[/name_m] and not [name_m]Constantin[/name_m] or [name_u]Constantine[/name_u]. [name_m]Constant[/name_m]/constance are [name_m]French[/name_m] names and words (constant is a masculine adjective and constance the feminine adjective form). I know it because I’m [name_m]French[/name_m] and use those words.
The -ine ending normally means it is a girl name (for Latin names). It’s also something I learnt in my linguistic class. I don’t think my teachers would lie.

But anyways, it’s off topic now

[lineylou]

@mccharlie

I just gave MY opinion. There is absolutely nothing harsh and my comment was respectful. I’m not an American, I come from Europe so obviously for me [name_m]Augustine[/name_m] is a girl name and I would think he is a girl. I was just giving an information. If it was my thread, I would have liked to know that [name_m]Augustine[/name_m] is a feminine name in many countries in the world. I don’t understand why you are attacking me.

I’m honestly puzzled how pointing out that [name_m]Augustine[/name_m] is a well-recognized male name in English-speaking countries is attacking you.

To answer the original post question, I love both [name_m]Augustine[/name_m] and [name_m]Alistair[/name_m]. I would lean slightly toward [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] in this sibset, but you can’t go wrong with either!