What do you guys think about the name [name_m]Faust[/name_m] for a boy? Usable or not? What names would you pair it with? Any good combos you can think of?
A friend of ours recently used this as a middle name for her son and it made me think. I quite like the look and sound of this name, but maybe it’s a bit much on an actual child especially as a first name.
I immediately think of the Gounod opera.
The character [name_m]Faust[/name_m] isn’t that great of a namesake, but I do love [name_f]Faustine[/name_f] and I can definitely see the appeal of [name_m]Faust[/name_m]. I think it’s more usable as a middle name, like your friend’s son, and I’d pair it with something more familiar.
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] [name_m]Faust[/name_m] (love [name_m]Magnus[/name_m] from your signature)
[name_m]Johann[/name_m] [name_m]Faust[/name_m]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] [name_m]Faust[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] [name_m]Faust[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Faust[/name_m]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u] [name_m]Faust[/name_m]
[name_m]Oskar[/name_m] [name_m]Faust[/name_m]
[name_m]Maximilian[/name_m] [name_m]Faust[/name_m]
I like [name_m]Faust[/name_m]! It’s handsome, a bit elegant but usable and it reminds me of other short F boy names like [name_u]Frost[/name_u], [name_m]Ford[/name_m], [name_m]Franz[/name_m], [name_m]Fitz[/name_m] etc
I’d pair it with a more familiar first/middle name, like [name_m]Albert[/name_m], [name_m]Johannes[/name_m], [name_m]Johann[/name_m], [name_m]Magnus[/name_m], or [name_m]Baltasar[/name_m] from your signature.
I would not use [name_m]Faust[/name_m]. It has a handsome sound, but [name_m]Faust[/name_m] in classical literature was an amoral character blinded by ambition who quite literally sold his soul to the devil. There’s even a term “Faustian” after him, which describes something done for personal gain without regard to consequences.
Middle name only territory, and then only if you must, in my opinion.
I agree with the above, I’m afraid. The negative associations are so strong and enduring with this one that I don’t find it usable, even as a middle.
All I can think of, is that [name_m]Faust[/name_m] means “fist” in german. I dont think its usable as a first name!
Not a fan, it doesn’t sound like a name. Maybe as a middle.
I’m not familiar with the literary association. I do want to throw in that my nephew is named [name_m]Fausto[/name_m]. I will say it’s not my favorite name but it has grown on me!