This is long… but if you have the time would love your help!
basically…after a serious boys name discussion and serious reality check last night… All my favourite names were vetoed…gone is my beloved Finnegan, laughed as was my biggest crush Boone yet i realise its a necessary part of the naming process…So… The list of names we agree we both like (not necessarily love) are as follows:
Atlas (have a friend with a child names this but not too close… Still would rather a name that’s all ours if you know what I mean)
Caspian (close family member with this name probably better in the middle to avoid confusion… We both really like this)
Pheonix (again we know a baby Phoenix… But not in close circle)
Lucius (DH suggested this… I do really like it but not convinced its the one!)y
Louis/Louie: again DH suggestion… feel the same as Lucius… Also could be a nn for Lucius maybe?
Frank: we both like this but I feel it’s a bit boring… Would be a real compromise and I feel neither of us would ever LOVE the name!
Zephyr: we both love this but I’m wondering if its too much?! I do like thought if zephyr and atlas as brothers. Also am a nn fan and can’t think of any good ones for zephyr!
Cassius: we both really love the sound if this name but won’t use it due to its meaning… ‘Hollow/empty’… We also both like Atticus but not enough to use it!
Just for reference: Names I love he vetoed: Wolfgang, Cato, Boone, beau, bohdi (bo), Finnegan (iggy), Oscar, Tristan, Declan, sigmund(he looked at me like I had three heads when I suggested this but did love nn Ziggy and said he could use this as a stand alone name… I would need something more formal for nn ziggy… Open to suggestions? Same for nn Van (Sullivan was knocked but DH likes nn even as full name!)
Names he loves I vetoed: Conan (I like it but not enough) River (i love this but its not versatile enough for me as a first)Apollo, Achilles (I just think they’re a bit too much though I do like names from mythology!) Beresford (to honour family member… I like Bear… Maybe some middle name potential to honour family with right combo)
The only combo from the list above I can come up with is Lucius Zephyr nn Louie or just Louie Zephyr. We both really love this combo but not sure it’s the one. I also like Lucius Caspian. Any thought on this combo… ? I also like Zephyr lucius but have the reservations outlined above about zephyr! Alternate suggestions based on above… We are open to completely new suggestions… We seem to find rare common ground in Gealic names and names from mythology… And we do both like names that sound rugged and whimsical…just unfortunately not the same ones
Another thing we already have a Matilda… I’m not overly fussed about it sounding perfect stylistically… Still… Not something totally at odds…To me Matilda is versatile whimsical, royal, Teutonic,
Vintage, classic, quirky etc.! I think we will have a few more children and at this point we could take the sibset a number if ways…
I love [name]Atlas[/name] and [name]Caspian[/name], both are on my super short list. I think [name]Lucius[/name] [name]Caspian[/name] is an awesome combo, and I also think [name]Cassian[/name] could be a nice alternative to [name]Caspian[/name] without the confusion issue. I think [name]Zephyr[/name] is a cool name but it might be a it much as a first name.
Personally, I like [name]Zephyr[/name]. [name]Just[/name] Z could be a good nickname.
I think [name]Atlas[/name] and [name]Matilda[/name] sound really good together.
Not a huge fan of [name]Lucius[/name] (too [name]Lucius[/name] Malfoy for me) or the nn [name]Louie[/name].
Other suggestions:
[name]Hector[/name] (as in [name]Hector[/name] of [name]Troy[/name])
[name]Troy[/name] (the ancient city)
[name]Apollo[/name]/[name]Apollos[/name]
Hephaestus (it’s a long shot, I know… Could be an interesting choice, though…)
[name]Titus[/name]
[name]Castor[/name]
[name]Pollux[/name] (nn [name]Lux[/name]?)
[name]Jason[/name] (most people wouldn’t recognize it as a mythological name…)
[name]Aeneas[/name]
[name]Perseus[/name]
[name]Theseus[/name]
[name]Nestor[/name]
[name]Odysseus[/name] (awesome name, dude, and [name]Odie[/name] is a cute nn)
Some of these might have been over the top but it makes me happy that you like names from myth!
[name]LOVE[/name] suggestion of [name]Odysseus[/name]! What’s more I think DH will be on board as his grandma Is [name]Odessa[/name] he never fails to surprise me though!!! [name]Odessa[/name] was a name we both would love to have used for our daughter but someone in the family had already done so so it was off limits!!
Any middle name suggestions for with [name]Odysseus[/name] or [name]Zephyr[/name]? I feel they are hard to pair with they need something to ground them a bit but then very ordinary names sound a bit bizarre with them!!
Also love the suggestion of [name]Cassian[/name]… Nice way to honour says family member without confusion!! [name]Will[/name] take these two back to DH!
Oh yes a typo I’m always on my iPhone so usually a few typos!!! Anyone else got any thoughts?! I’ve had [name]Atticus[/name] on the brain all day! I initially thought it was a bit hipstery with [name]Matilda[/name] but then so is [name]Atlas[/name] and well there’s probably others on that list that are considered classic hipster too! Maybe I just have to come to terms with the fact that I like hipster names
I think all your names are very hipstery I can’t say I like any of them, but [name]IMO[/name] I really don’t like [name]Atlas[/name]. [name]Just[/name] seems like big shoes to fill and is too associated with the maps and statue.
What about [name]Lucian[/name] [name]Zephyr[/name]? I like [name]Lucian[/name] better than [name]Lucius[/name], but both work well with [name]Matilda[/name]. From your other names, [name]Atlas[/name], [name]Louis[/name], and [name]Frank[/name] are the others that I like with [name]Matilda[/name].
I love [name]Atticus[/name]! It seems I like hipster names too! If you go really hipster with the first name I would definitely go with something more classic for the middle. I also think [name]Odysseus[/name] is kind of awesome too and love the family connection! I wish my husband was as adventurous as yours!
Ooooh some great names on that list… Thank you! I really like [name]Lucian[/name] and also [name]Leo[/name], [name]Rufus[/name], [name]Xavier[/name]… I like Orion too but it’s already been vetoed by DH as a first name I will take these names back to him… [name]Odysseus[/name] has also been dismissed as a FN but not as a middle! DH also said he like [name]Odin[/name]… Me too!
So updated fn list:
[name]Caspian[/name]
[name]Zephyr[/name]
[name]Odin[/name]
[name]Atticus[/name]
[name]Atlas[/name]
[name]Lucius[/name] nn [name]Louie[/name]
[name]Louis[/name]/[name]Louie[/name]
[name]Will[/name] also add:
[name]Rufus[/name]
[name]Leo[/name]
[name]Xavier[/name]
[name]Lucian[/name] (last four need to be ok’d by DH though!)
[name]Frank[/name] is gone! I like [name]Francesca[/name] too much as a potential sibling!
Possible middles…
[name]Odysseus[/name]
Orion
[name]Beresford[/name] (family name)
[name]Lachlan[/name] (family)
Or any of the above!
I totally agree that most of those names need to paired with something classic! I’m a bit stumped for combos though!
Clunky/old fashioned names I love for boys:
[name]Justus[/name]
[name]Lionel[/name]
[name]Victor[/name]
[name]Adlai[/name]
[name]Conrad[/name]
[name]Walter[/name]
[name]Daryl[/name]
You seem to like the ‘[name]Lou[/name]’ sounding beginning… We have friends with [name]Llewellyn[/name] (nn [name]Louie[/name]) and one we have on our longer list is [name]Luther[/name] (nn [name]Lute[/name]). I think [name]Luther[/name] and [name]Matilda[/name] is a fab sibset.
Other random ideas that fit the quirky, but still familiar mould (and may be way off the mark!)
As you can see from my signature, [name]Louis[/name] pronounced [name]Louie[/name] is one of my favorite names. I think it could work on it’s own, not just as a nn.
[name]Just[/name] wanted to throw out [name]Casimir[/name] since you seem to like the [name]Caspian[/name]/[name]Cassius[/name] sounds and luckily this one has the great meaning of “announcing peace.” It’s on my list of C name gp’s that I can’t actually use, but I would love to see this on a young boy! =]
Oh please use [name]Rufus[/name]! [name]Matilda[/name] & [name]Rufus[/name] would be so adorable! I think [name]Caspian[/name] would be sweet as well, very British children book inspired!
[name]Just[/name] wanted to suggest [name]Casimir[/name] since you seem to like the [name]Caspian[/name]/[name]Cassius[/name] sounds and luckily this one has the great meaning of “announcing peace.” It’s been newly added to my list of C name gp’s that I can’t use, but I would love to see this on a young boy! =]
[name]Just[/name] wanted to suggest [name]Casimir[/name] since you seem to like the [name]Caspian[/name]/[name]Cassius[/name] sounds and luckily this one has the great meaning of “announcing peace.” It’s been newly added to my list of C name gp’s that I can’t personally use, but I would love to see this on a young boy! =]
yet i realise its a necessary part of the naming process…So… The list of names we agree we both like (not necessarily love) are as follows:
but did love nn Ziggy and said he could use this as a stand alone name… I would need something more formal for nn ziggy… Open to suggestions? Same for nn Van (Sullivan was knocked but DH likes nn even as full name!)
he never fails to surprise me though!!! [name]Odessa[/name] was a name we both would love to have used for our daughter but someone in the family had already done so so it was off limits!!