Help narrowing down our list

Boy Names
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[name_m]Can[/name_m] I have some help with narrowing down our boys name list. It’s way to long but not getting any shorter lol
In alphabetical-ish order

[name_m]Alistair[/name_m]- [name_u]Ace[/name_u]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]- [name_u]Cal[/name_u]
[name_m]Keanu[/name_m]
[name_m]Ender[/name_m]
Lucius-Lou
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]- [name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_u]Maguire[/name_u]- [name_u]Mack[/name_u]
[name_u]Memphis[/name_u]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]- [name_m]Ry[/name_m]
[name_m]Perseus[/name_m]- [name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_m]Thelonius[/name_m]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]- Zav
Zacharias-Zac
Zaeed
Zephyr-zeph/Zep

Middle names will probably be one of the names we can’t use from the list but open to suggestions

Siblings are [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]- [name_f]Millie[/name_f], Savannah-Anna and Theodore-Ted
Thanks in advance

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Great list! I have to laugh, because for a second I thought that your daughter was named [name_f]Savannah[/name_f] [name_f]Anna[/name_f], rather than [name_f]Anna[/name_f] as a nickname! :joy:

While all are great names, personally, I would get rid of:

[name_m]Thelonius[/name_m] – it just feels too similar to [name_m]Theodore[/name_m].
[name_m]Keanu[/name_m], [name_m]Ender[/name_m], [name_u]Memphis[/name_u], Zaeed – I like the idea of all four children having nicknames. I think one of these would make a great middle name, though!

That leaves you with: [name_m]Alistair[/name_m], [name_m]Caleb[/name_m], [name_m]Lucius[/name_m], [name_m]Magnus[/name_m], [name_u]Maguire[/name_u], [name_u]Orion[/name_u], [name_m]Perseus[/name_m], [name_m]Xavier[/name_m], [name_m]Zacharias[/name_m], and [name_u]Zephyr[/name_u]

Any of these would make a great addition to your family. However, I think some of them sound better with your current children than others…

[name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_f]Savannah[/name_f], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m], and [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] is my absolute favourite of all your options.

However, my three runner ups would be: [name_m]Magnus[/name_m], [name_m]Perseus[/name_m], and [name_m]Caleb[/name_m]. :slight_smile:

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Ok I love the way @kasatka organized her comment so I’m gonna kinda follow suit. I tend to lean toward more traditional names, but I like a lot of the names here that are a bit unique.
names I love & think work well with your other kids’ names= :heart: .
My favorite that works with all the names = :heart::trophy:.

The ones I would keep:

– Alistair
– Caleb
– Keanu
– Ender :heart:
– Maguire :heart:
– Memphis (didn’t heart this bc you might not want 2 city names)
– Orion
– Perseus :heart::trophy: (fits the long traditional trend with all the other names)
– Xavier :heart:

The ones I would eliminate:

– Lucius
– Magnus
– Thelonius (I agree w/ above comment it’s too similar to Theodore)
– Zacharias
– Zaeed (mainly bc I couldn’t quite figure out how to pronounce it)
– Zephyr

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Zaeed is pronounced like zuh eade or zay eade. At least that’s what hubby says it’s one of his adds I guessed at the spelling.

We don’t mind two place names [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] is actually a wine region in [name_f]Italy[/name_f] (or so I’m told)

Thanks :pray:

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Hehe too funny,
The names without nicknames I just can’t quite but out one for

Thanks :pray:

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I’d keep [name_m]Magnus[/name_m], [name_u]Orion[/name_u], Zacharius and Alistair!!

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[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] or [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] would fit in perfectly :slight_smile:

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I really love [name_m]Keanu[/name_m] and [name_u]Maguire[/name_u]! I don’t think that [name_m]Thelonius[/name_m] and Zacharius particularly fit with [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_f]Savannah[/name_f], and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m].

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I like [name_m]Xavier[/name_m], [name_m]Zacharias[/name_m] or [name_u]Maguire[/name_u] with your kids names.

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I would keep [name_m]Alistair[/name_m], [name_m]Magnus[/name_m], [name_u]Maguire[/name_u] and [name_m]Xavier[/name_m].

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[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] nn [name_u]Gus[/name_u] and [name_m]Perseus[/name_m] nn [name_u]Percy[/name_u] are my favorites with the siblings

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I feel like you should stick to a name with a nn to go with your other children. From your list my favorites are:
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m] “Ace”
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] “Gus”
[name_u]Maguire[/name_u] “Mac”

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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.

Here are my thoughts on your list-

Alistair/Ace-I love it. [name_m]Alistair[/name_m] is charming & quirky & [name_u]Ace[/name_u] is just friendly & sporty & witty & adorable. Simple but unique. Goes quite nicely w/your crew as well.

Caleb/Cal-I love [name_u]Cal[/name_u] in general & w/your kids’ names. [name_m]Caleb[/name_m] doesn’t feel super special though. I prefer [name_m]Calum[/name_m]. [name_m]Calvin[/name_m] is nice too. [name_u]Or[/name_u] [name_u]Charles[/name_u] nn [name_u]Cal[/name_u] is fun.

Keanu-Kind of cool, but kind of really associated w/the actor. And he’s fine. [name_m]Just[/name_m] feels like a strong association to me. And way different style then [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_f]Savannah[/name_f] & [name_m]Theodore[/name_m].

Ender-I never cared much for this, but I met one recently in real life & now I kind of like it. It’s different but easy. Maybe kind of close to [name_m]Ted[/name_m]?

Lucius/Luc-I think that this fits in pretty well. I love [name_m]Luc[/name_m], but [name_m]Lucius[/name_m] is too close to [name_m]Lucifer[/name_m] for me. And it’s really not that close…and I like Lucy…so, this is irrational. :joy:

Magnus/Gus-Super handsome & perfect perfect w/your kids’ names.

Maguire/Mack-I really like [name_u]Mack[/name_u] w/your kids’ names. Not sure about [name_u]Maguire[/name_u] as a fn though. I prefer [name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u], [name_u]Maverick[/name_u], [name_m]Malachy[/name_m] or [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m].

Memphis-I don’t hate it, but it’s not my cup of tea. Kind of okay w/your crew; not a perfect fit. Kind of nick-name-less.

Orion/Ry-That’s fairly interesting & not a bad fit.

Perseus/Percy-That’s interesting…I don’t mind it. I think I like [name_m]Percival[/name_m] more.

Thelonius-Hm, I don’t know. Kind of too close to [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] anyway.

Xavier/Zav-I don’t know. I don’t dislike [name_m]Xavier[/name_m], but the pronunciation is always tricky to me.

Zacharias/Zac-Love [name_m]Zac[/name_m] for you. [name_m]Zacharias[/name_m] is kind of neat. I prefer [name_m]Zacceus[/name_m].

Zaeed-Hm. That looks a little awkward. Can’t get into it.

Zephyr/Zeph/Zep-I think I like Zep! [name_u]Zephyr[/name_u] is a name I just can’t get into. [name_m]Just[/name_m] don’t like the sound for some reason.

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] my rambling helps. :slight_smile:

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It’s funny that you would suggest [name_m]Percival[/name_m], that was actually my preferred choice hubby just vetoed it and [name_m]Perseus[/name_m] was the compromise lol

We love maverick but my new nephew has just been called maverick so that’s off the list, and u fortunately there is a very negative association with [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] because [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] nn [name_u]Mack[/name_u] is absolutely brilliant!
Thanks for your insight
Maybe you have similar names you could suggest?

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Sure!

How about…

Augustus/Gus/Ace/Augie

Aurelius/Ace

Adrian/Ace

Bastian/Bash

Bernard/Ben

Cassius/Cas

Caspar/Cas/Caspi

Caspian/Cas/Caspi

Crispin/Kit

Desmond/Dex

Dexter/Dex

Ignatius/Gus

Peregrine/Pip/Penn

Phineas/Finn/Finney

Rafferty/Rafe

Sullivan/Sully

Thackeray/Thatch/Thax

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps. :slight_smile:

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[name_m]Alistair[/name_m] “Ace” is really cool!

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With [name_f]Mille[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and [name_m]Ted[/name_m] I really like

Magnus(Gus)
Maguire( Mack)
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m] (Cal)
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m] (Ace)

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