Brother for Horatio

Boy Names
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Well it’s been just a wink since [name_m]Horatio[/name_m] [name_m]Felix[/name_m] arrived. [name_m]Just[/name_m] long enough for me to wonder what the future holds as we look to expand our family.

Who do you think would make a good brother for [name_m]Horatio[/name_m] and why? Other suggestions welcome!

[name_m]Amis[/name_m]*
Amicus*
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_u]Chauncey[/name_u]*
[name_m]Daedalus[/name_m]
[name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_m]Eldridge[/name_m]*
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]*
[name_m]Errol[/name_m]
[name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m]
[name_m]Frasier[/name_m]
[name_m]Gawain[/name_m]
[name_m]Hadrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Idris[/name_m]
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]*
[name_m]Julius[/name_m]*
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]*
[name_m]Lucius[/name_m]*
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_u]Merce[/name_u]
[name_m]Nicodemus[/name_m]
[name_u]Oberon[/name_u]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_m]Perceval[/name_m]
[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
[name_m]Seamus[/name_m]*
[name_m]Silvius[/name_m]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
[name_m]Stuart[/name_m]*
[name_u]Taliesin[/name_u]*
[name_m]Thelonious[/name_m]
[name_m]Tybalt[/name_m]
[name_m]Ulysses[/name_m]
[name_m]Vidal[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilbur[/name_m]*

*honor name

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[name_m]Horatio[/name_m] [name_m]Felix[/name_m]…what a wonderful name. Congratulations.
You have a great list. I really like [name_m]Nicodemus[/name_m], [name_m]Lucian[/name_m], [name_m]Lysander[/name_m] and [name_u]Oberon[/name_u]. [name_m]Tybalt[/name_m] I love. I think to “go” with [name_m]Horatio[/name_m] you have to pick a rare first name so [name_m]Stuart[/name_m] and [name_m]Julian[/name_m] would only be middle name contenders. The name would also have to be “weighty” if you know what I mean…like [name_m]Ulysses[/name_m].
Suggestions: [name_m]Achilles[/name_m], [name_m]Tiberius[/name_m], [name_m]Theseus[/name_m]

3

[name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m] or [name_m]Benedict[/name_m], great list!

4

@ani77, we have talked about [name_m]Tiberius[/name_m], but we should definitely include Theseus!

5

Thank you, @mamanmia! [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] and [name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m] are some of my favorites, and they are my husband’s top two!

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These are my favourites with [name_m]Horatio[/name_m], though I think most of your list goes pretty well with him.

[name_u]Chauncey[/name_u]
[name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m]
[name_m]Julius[/name_m]
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_u]Oberon[/name_u]
[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]
[name_m]Ulysses[/name_m]

Suggestions:

Quillian
Gregorius
[name_m]Terence[/name_m]
[name_m]Flavian[/name_m]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] / [name_m]Caspar[/name_m]
[name_m]Titus[/name_m]
[name_m]Ludovic[/name_m]
[name_u]Stanley[/name_u] [wasn’t this previously on your list??]
[name_m]Arran[/name_m]
[name_m]Jerome[/name_m]
[name_m]Baxter[/name_m]
[name_u]Kingsley[/name_u]
[name_m]Barnabas[/name_m]
[name_m]Everard[/name_m]
[name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m] / [name_m]Lorenzen[/name_m]
[name_m]Aurelian[/name_m]
[name_m]Ragnar[/name_m]

I always have loads of names to suggest to you!

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Out of these choices, I like [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m], [name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m], [name_m]Lysander[/name_m], and [name_m]Benedict[/name_m]. I adore [name_m]Linus[/name_m], but think it sounds a bit too…common?..compared to the very out-there [in a good way :)] [name_m]Horatio[/name_m].

By the way, a little off topic, but I see that you call [name_m]Horatio[/name_m] “Tio.” That’s a sweet nickname! I remember you used to have “sometimes [name_u]Rory[/name_u]” written there. Did Tio come more naturally? :slight_smile:

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What a fantastic name!

I would like to suggest:
[name_m]Aloysius[/name_m]
[name_m]Archibald[/name_m]
[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m]
[name_m]Beauregard[/name_m]
[name_m]Casimir[/name_m]
[name_m]Demetrius[/name_m]
[name_m]Eleazar[/name_m]
[name_m]Erastus[/name_m]
[name_m]Lazarus[/name_m]
[name_m]Leonardo[/name_m]
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_m]Melchior[/name_m]
[name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m]

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@morning_glory,

Yes, [name_u]Stanley[/name_u] is a family name and it’s on our list but DH isn’t particularly fond of it and doesn’t really think it’s the best choice for a first name.

We particularly like [name_m]Aurelian[/name_m] from your list.

@[name_f]Alyssa[/name_f], DH thinks the same of [name_m]Linus[/name_m].
And yes, Tio wound up fitting him a bit more than [name_u]Rory[/name_u]. Though we call him [name_m]Horatio[/name_m], it seemed more natural to tell those who wanted a nickname for him to call him Tio.