Caspian, Sasha, Wulf, and…?

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone! Sorry in advance for the long post, I hope this isn’t too much of an ask.

I was about to post my own thread in the ‘what would you name x children based on my style’ bandwagon (in general name discussion) with names I would realistically use, when I realised there are next to no boy names I actually want to use. I have a long list of names I love that most would consider unique/“out there”/unusable (these make up my UC) - for reference, my top 3 boy names at the moment is [name_m]Sir[/name_m], Žygimantas, and [name_u]Thyme[/name_u]. I can’t see myself using any of these on actual children though. I’ve begun curating a list of names my partner & I both like, just for fun, as neither of us plan on having kids for a few years, but the boys section is dismal.

I have roughly 6 boy names I would actually use. I don’t plan on having 6 sons, but it would be nice to have some more options, as I tend to grow out of boys names I previously loved very quickly. Here are some short lists to get a feel of my overall style.

Current realistic favourites:

[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] - my longest favourite/all time favourite, will 100% be using
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u] - honestly have been falling out of love with this as of late
[name_m]Wulfric[/name_m] / [name_m]Wulf[/name_m]
[name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m] / [name_m]Wolfe[/name_m]
[name_m]Ford[/name_m] & [name_u]Noel[/name_u] - honours/middle names

Currently considering:

[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Knox[/name_m]
[name_u]Cove[/name_u]
[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] - too wordy/too much?
[name_m]Florent[/name_m] - no easy nicknames.
[name_u]Atlas[/name_u] - becoming too common?
[name_u]Lincoln[/name_u] - becoming too common?
[name_m]Godfrey[/name_m] - love it but my partner thinks it’s too much.

Previous favourites:

[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_u]Henri[/name_u]
[name_u]Florian[/name_u]
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
[name_m]Viggo[/name_m]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]

Top girl names (realistic choices):

[name_u]Esme[/name_u]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_f]Eira[/name_f]
[name_f]Ofelia[/name_f] (partner’s pick)

Criteria: my style is pretty eclectic, so feel free to suggest anything you think might fit my vibe, even if it doesn’t match the criteria

  1. Nothing too common: ideally outside of top 500
  2. Ideally, easily lend themselves to nicknames, e.g. [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] “Cas”, [name_u]Sasha[/name_u] “Sash”, [name_m]Wulfric[/name_m] “Wulf”, etc. Nothing too stretchy.
  3. I like a happy medium between vintage and modern, i.e. I like both [name_m]Albert[/name_m] and [name_u]Kingston[/name_u], but both are not right for opposite reasons, if that makes any sense. I feel like [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_m]Wolfe[/name_m], [name_u]Sasha[/name_u], and [name_m]Ford[/name_m] fit this criteria well - established/old roots with a modern vibe.
  4. [name_f]Virtue[/name_f] names & word names that aren’t too “out there”/can be used as first names are highly encouraged! I love [name_u]Noble[/name_u], but it’s too much as a first name for me.

Based on this lengthy explanation, what would you add to my realistic list? [name_u]Or[/name_u], what would you name brothers to [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_u]Sasha[/name_u], and Wolfe/Wulf?

Well my very first thought was [name_m]Viggo[/name_m] until I saw him on your previous list :sweat_smile: I’m loving your lists though I’ve got a few of these on my mine as well

Maybe:

[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Wells[/name_m]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_u]Lorien[/name_u]
[name_u]Misha[/name_u]
[name_u]Rune[/name_u]
[name_u]Sora[/name_u]
[name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]
[name_u]Rivers[/name_u]
[name_u]Shiloh[/name_u]
Casteel
[name_u]Sterling[/name_u]
[name_m]Finlo[/name_m]
[name_u]Rome[/name_u]
[name_m]Frey[/name_m]
[name_u]Aquila[/name_u]
[name_m]Finnick[/name_m]

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I’ll suggest:

[name_m]Evander[/name_m] (Van, [name_u]Evan[/name_u], [name_u]Ever[/name_u], Ev)
[name_m]Bramwell[/name_m] (Bram, Wells)
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] (Brosie)
[name_u]Taliesin[/name_u] (Tal, [name_u]Tali[/name_u], Taz)
[name_u]Pascal[/name_u] (Cal)
[name_u]Pasha[/name_u] (Pash, Pax)
[name_u]Alden[/name_u] (Denny, Al)
[name_m]Fergus[/name_m] (Gus, Fergie)
[name_m]Ferdinand[/name_m] (Ferdie, [name_m]Anders[/name_m], Fin)
[name_m]Oswin[/name_m] (Ozzy, Win)
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m] (Ric, Lars)
[name_m]Ozias[/name_m] (Ozzie, Zia)
[name_u]Taran[/name_u] (Tari, Tan)
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m] (Rad, Con)
[name_m]Rhydian[/name_m] (Ree, Ian)
[name_m]Caedmon[/name_m] (Cade)
[name_m]Wystan[/name_m] (Wit, Wyst, [name_m]Stan[/name_m]. Winn)
[name_m]Ruan[/name_m] (Rue)
[name_u]Curtis[/name_u] (Kit, Curt)
[name_m]Montague[/name_m] (Monty)
[name_m]Ayrton[/name_m] (Ary)
[name_u]Carlisle[/name_u] (Lyle, Cai)
[name_m]Bruno[/name_m] (Bo, Boo)
[name_m]Laurent[/name_m] (Laurie, Ren)
[name_u]Lindon[/name_u] (Lin, [name_m]Don[/name_m], Lind)
[name_u]Leander[/name_u] (Leo, [name_u]Lee[/name_u], [name_u]Landry[/name_u], Anders)
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u] (Dory, [name_m]Ian[/name_m], Rian)
[name_u]Emrys[/name_u] (Rys, [name_u]Rhys[/name_u], Em)
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m] (Cy)
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m] (Ned, [name_m]Benny[/name_m], Beck)
[name_u]Roan[/name_u] (Ro)
[name_m]Artan[/name_m] (Artie)
[name_m]Russell[/name_m] (Russ)
[name_m]Julius[/name_m] (Jules)
[name_m]Marshall[/name_m] (Marsh, Mars)
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m] (Ced, Ric)
[name_m]Coleman[/name_m] (Cole)
[name_m]Lucien[/name_m] (Luc)
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] (Sully, Van)
[name_u]Tiernan[/name_u] (Tierney)
[name_m]Marius[/name_m] (Mars, Maz)
[name_u]Wynne[/name_u]
[name_u]Rooney[/name_u] (Roo)
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u] (Brett, Bear)
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]

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