I’m looking for boy names that have a similar “vibe” or “energy” to the name Asterion. I really like the name but I’m not sure it’s the “right one,” so I’m hoping to get more ideas of names that have a similar feel.
I’m kind of looking for names with a “fantasy novel” energy, the kind of thing you’d expect to see on the trickster character who’s guarding his heart so intensely he’s practically abandoned it.
Other names I like that kind of vibe with what I’m feeling: Abraxas, Hesperus, Balthazar, Arcturus, Yarrow, Hellebore.
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This is my favourite style of name, so hopefully some of my suggestions will be helpful!
- Antares/Anteros
- Alisander/Alessander
- Aristander/Ariston/Aristide
- Anaximander
- Aloysius
- Adriel/Azriel
- Apollyon
- Athanasius
- Ailanthus
- Cadmus
- Cassander
- Cyparissus/Cyprien/Cyprian
- Cygnus
- Cyrus/Cyriel
- Caedmon
- Calidore
- Clarion
- Coridon
- Coriolan/Coriolanus
- Callias
- Cyriacus
- Daedalus
- Desiderius
- Dionysus
- Erebus
- Florianus
- Hadrian/Hadrien
- Hyperion
- Helio/Helios/Helion
- Heliodore/Heliodorus
- Helenus
- Invictus/Invidius
- Ignatius/Ignotus
- Kaisarion
- Leviathan/Leviticus
- Lazarus
- Lydian
- Lysimachus
- Mephistopheles
- Nicanor
- Narcissus
- Remus
- Romulus
- Regulus
- Sirius
- Severus/Severian/Severin/Severinus
- Scorpius
- Sileo
- Thanatos
- Vindictus/Victus
- Victarion
- Vespasian
- Xenophilius/Xenon/Xenocrates
- Xerxes
Now obviously, I don’t recommend some of these for real children, but I hope they spark something! Good luck!
-Kit
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Oh my gosh, these are AMAZING. [name_m]Anaximander[/name_m] is absolutely going on my list of possible names for an epic fantasy series I’m plotting, it fits the vibes there perfectly. [name_m]Invictus[/name_m] is tickling so many of my brain cells, too. There are so many good names here 
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[name_m]Not[/name_m] sure if you’re looking for girls names too, but [name_f]Vindemiatrix[/name_f] is one of my favourites with [name_m]Anaximander[/name_m]. [name_f]Glad[/name_f] you enjoyed them!
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I’ve never heard that name before but it is such a cool vibe. It sounds like it could be a really tough, old female dragon 
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[name_m]Orion[/name_m]
[name_m]Oberon[/name_m]
[name_m]Florian[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicander[/name_m]
[name_m]Helios[/name_m]
[name_m]Melchior[/name_m]
[name_m]Remiel[/name_m]
[name_m]Ophelion[/name_m]
[name_m]Pendragon[/name_m]
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Oooh [name_m]Ophelion[/name_m] is beautiful! I really like [name_m]Nicander[/name_m], too; I think I’ve also seen it spelled [name_m]Nikander[/name_m], and somehow they have such different vibes just from one letter change. I love [name_m]Pendragon[/name_m] and [name_m]Helios[/name_m], too!
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[name_m]Lysander[/name_m], [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_m]Cassius[/name_m], [name_m]Silvius[/name_m], Yaxley, [name_m]Dorian[/name_m], [name_m]Maddox[/name_m]. maybe not quite your style though!
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[name_m]Lysander[/name_m] is one of my favorite boy names, alongside [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m]! I really love Yaxley but I feel like with the “yak” sound it’s hard to use. [name_m]Maddox[/name_m], [name_m]Dorian[/name_m], and [name_m]Cassius[/name_m] are lovely, too 
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i used to know a pair of brothers called [name_m]Cormac[/name_m] and [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m]- i think they go perfectly!
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Eimeric
[name_m]Alric[/name_m]
[name_m]Talus[/name_m]
[name_m]Viridian[/name_m]
[name_m]Zephyr[/name_m]
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[name_m]Cormac[/name_m] and [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m] are a beautiful brother set
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Asterion…
Zephyros
[name_m]Taliesin[/name_m]
[name_m]Peredur[/name_m]
[name_m]Faramund[/name_m]
[name_m]Astrophel[/name_m]
[name_m]Aneurin[/name_m]
[name_m]Endymion[/name_m]
[name_m]Xanthos[/name_m]
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[name_m]Aramis[/name_m]
[name_m]Archibold[/name_m]
[name_m]Arminius[/name_m]
[name_m]Astrophel[/name_m]
[name_m]Auberon[/name_m]
[name_m]Caledon[/name_m]
[name_m]Caliban[/name_m]
[name_m]Constantine[/name_m]
[name_m]Crispus[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyprian[/name_m]
[name_m]Etienne[/name_m]
[name_m]Everard[/name_m]
Evinrud
[name_m]Faramond[/name_m]
[name_m]Florizel[/name_m]
Herodion
[name_m]Hilarion[/name_m]
[name_m]Horatio[/name_m]
Ireneus / [name_m]Irenaeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachite[/name_m]
[name_m]Melchior[/name_m]
[name_m]Montrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Mortimer[/name_m]
[name_m]Parzival[/name_m]
[name_m]Pavel[/name_m]
[name_m]Pellinore[/name_m]
[name_m]Penzance[/name_m]
[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]
[name_m]Petrichor[/name_m]
[name_m]Pollux[/name_m]
[name_m]Porfirio[/name_m]
[name_m]Prospero[/name_m]
Ptolemaeus
[name_m]Regis[/name_m]
[name_m]Regulus[/name_m]
[name_m]Scipio[/name_m]
Serephin
[name_m]Silvius[/name_m]
[name_m]Spyridon[/name_m]
[name_m]Tiberius[/name_m]
[name_m]Umbriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Virgil[/name_m]
[name_m]Vladimir[/name_m]
[name_m]Zebulon[/name_m]
[name_m]Zephyrin[/name_m]
[name_m]Zimri[/name_m]
Zoroaster
[name_m]Zoticus[/name_m]
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