hi! i’m currently planning a book and would like some advice on naming 
the names are for the mother, father and eldest brother of the main family, with [name_u]Duke[/name_u] as the last name. it’s a very dark academia story so the names should be kind of along those lines, preferably quite uncommon and/or long with nicknames. here are the rest of the family for reference:
[name_u]Crimson[/name_u] [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] [name_u]Duke[/name_u]
[name_f]Arcadia[/name_f] [name_u]Ember[/name_u] [name_u]Duke[/name_u]
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u] [name_u]Duke[/name_u] (middle tbc)
[name_f]Nevaeh[/name_f] [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] [name_u]Duke[/name_u]
so as I said I need a name for the two parents and their eldest son! thank you 
Could [name_m]Algernon[/name_m] work for father or son? Nns I can think of are [name_m]Al[/name_m], [name_m]Algie[/name_m], [name_m]Alger[/name_m], and [name_f]Tash[/name_f] from the meaning!!! Also as a very stretchy nn maybe [name_u]Gus[/name_u]?
Vellum as a middle?
Masc names: [name_m]Ingram[/name_m], [name_m]Ingraham[/name_m]
[name_m]Bertram[/name_m], [name_m]Bertrand[/name_m]
[name_u]Merle[/name_u]
[name_u]Arlington[/name_u], Abington, [name_u]Carrington[/name_u]
[name_m]Conleth[/name_m], [name_m]Conal[/name_m], [name_m]Conlan[/name_m],
[name_m]Corwin[/name_m]
[name_f]Fem[/name_f] names:
[name_f]Romana[/name_f], [name_f]Romina[/name_f], [name_f]Ravenna[/name_f], [name_f]Romina[/name_f]
[name_f]Conwenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Avis[/name_f]
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[name_f]Hope[/name_f] you find what you’re looking for!
I think [name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m], [name_u]Remington[/name_u], Worthington, [name_u]Franklin[/name_u], [name_u]Crosby[/name_u], [name_m]Fitzgerald[/name_m], or [name_m]Merrick[/name_m] could work well for boys
I think [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Marcella[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_f]Winslet[/name_f], [name_f]Evelina[/name_f], [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f], or [name_u]Waverly[/name_u] could work well for girls
Parents
[name_f]Renee[/name_f]
[name_f]Justine[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_u]Raven[/name_u]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_u]Dillon[/name_u]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_u]Lane[/name_u]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
Son;
[name_m]Roderick[/name_m]
[name_u]Salem[/name_u]
[name_u]Justice[/name_u]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_u]Adler[/name_u]
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thank you all so much for your help! i will definitely use some of these, i was really stuck before so thanks again 
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