Help us name our first baby (Boy version)

We are expecting our first baby next spring (we don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl yet), and we have been through a bazillion of baby name books to work out a list of names we like.

[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Franz[/name_m]
Dromio
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Crispin[/name_m]
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_m]Mungo[/name_m] (family name)
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Orlando[/name_m]
[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]
[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m]

What do you think of these names? [name_f]Do[/name_f] you have any other suggestions for us? I’m a potter and my boyfriend is a musician, so we want a name that’s a little different.

Also, do you think we should give this baby one or two middle names? I have two, and my boyfriend has one.

A friend from my yoga class highly recommended this site to me so I’m hoping you will be able to help. Thanks!

My very favorites of your boys list are [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] and [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]!

I also like:

[name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_m]Crispin[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Franz[/name_m]

I’ve been warming up to [name_m]Orlando[/name_m] as well. The others aren’t my cup of tea.

My favourite one of the names is [name_m]Benedict[/name_m]. Personally, I like name combinations with two given names. Good luck!

Ekateriina

Another refreshing list for which I have no reservations, @sidonie.

I quite like [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] and [name_m]Orlando[/name_m].

You might also like [name_m]Demetrius[/name_m], [name_m]Dimitri[/name_m], [name_u]Orion[/name_u], [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_m]Raphael[/name_m], [name_m]Vincent[/name_m], [name_m]Otto[/name_m], [name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m], [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m], [name_m]Phineas[/name_m].

[name_u]Love[/name_u]:
Dromio - unique but straightforward
[name_m]Crispin[/name_m] - fall, clean-cut feel
[name_m]Orlando[/name_m] - adventurous, fun-loving feel
[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] - adventurous, historical feel; don’t love the nn options
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m], [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] - like both, but they are a little more common/duller than some of the other options

OK:
[name_m]Franz[/name_m]
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m]

Dislike:
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] - little stuffy
[name_m]Mungo[/name_m] - kind of gives me the “dog name” vibe

[name_m]Evander[/name_m]
[name_m]Lazarus[/name_m]
[name_m]Laszlo[/name_m]
[name_m]Caradoc[/name_m]
[name_m]Tarquin[/name_m]
[name_m]Apollo[/name_m]
[name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m]

Thanks, you’re being very helpful!

ashleyjuliette: We do like [name_u]Orion[/name_u], but it’s too popular for us. We might consider [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m], it’s very handsome.

swordfish: [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] is lovely, but do you think it’s too much? I also like [name_m]Laszlo[/name_m], but we are not Hungarian. Oh and by the way, I’ve never met a dog called [name_m]Mungo[/name_m].

Alluisius nn [name_m]Luis[/name_m] ?
[name_m]Aurelius[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Fabian[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Hans[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucius[/name_m]
[name_m]Montgomery[/name_m]
Marvollio
[name_m]Marcellus[/name_m]
[name_m]Percival[/name_m]
Ruarhi
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] nn [name_u]Sonny[/name_u]?
Tibault
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_u]Van[/name_u]

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Gosh, I loooove Dromio! What a clever way to go [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m], I wish I’d thought of it earlier! :wink:

We must have similar tastes - I really like your list and I don’t think you can go wrong with any of these.

168brl: I like [name_m]Aurelius[/name_m] and Tibault. Thank you!

thefairophelia: I love Dromio too, I think it’s ravishing!

My favorites are [name_m]Orlando[/name_m], [name_m]Lysander[/name_m], & [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]. [name_u]Love[/name_u] the suggestion of [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m], too! [name_f]Lovely[/name_f] names - good luck! :slight_smile:

[QUOTE=sidonie;4371725]We are expecting our first baby next spring (we don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl yet), and we have been through a bazillion of baby name books to work out a list of names we like.

[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Franz[/name_m]
Dromio
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Crispin[/name_m]
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_m]Mungo[/name_m] (family name)
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Orlando[/name_m]
[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]
[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m]

Oh man, these are fabulous names!

I love [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] b.c. of Cumberbatch.
[name_m]Franz[/name_m] is gorgeous. I love [name_m]Franz[/name_m] [name_m]Rainier[/name_m].
Dromio I don’t care for.
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] is sexy.
[name_m]Crispin[/name_m] is a delight though depending on where you live maybe easier in a middle.
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m] I should love b/c I love [name_m]Leander[/name_m], Laertes, Lear, etc. but the lice sound turns me off.
[name_m]Mungo[/name_m] is great fun though personally I’d prefer it as a middle.
I like [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] even though it sounds a tad fussy to me.
I want to like [name_m]Orlando[/name_m] but I can’t help but think of the [name_f]Florida[/name_f] city.
[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] is cool as I love [name_u]Perry[/name_u] as a nn.
[name_m]Amadeus[/name_m], though lovely, seems a bit too over the top.

If I were getting named, I’d prefer to be named [name_m]Franz[/name_m] [name_m]Benedict[/name_m]!

[name_m]Crispin[/name_m] [name_m]Amadeus[/name_m] sounds like a great name!

Thanks for all the helpful replies!

lesliemarion: I really like Laertes (and all things Shakespearian)! I was actually wondering whether [name_m]Orlando[/name_m] is too much like the city or [name_m]Orlando[/name_m] Bloom (I don’t mind him, really, he’s a cutie but I don’t want people to think I named my baby after him). I like [name_u]Perry[/name_u] or [name_m]Pip[/name_m]/[name_m]Pippin[/name_m] for [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m], too. And as for [name_m]Amadeus[/name_m], we know it’s over the top, but my boyfriend is a musician so it’s a very special name to us.

[name_m]Lysander[/name_m], [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] and [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]

Out of those names I like [name_m]Lysander[/name_m], [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m], [name_m]Benedict[/name_m], [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m], and [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m].

My favourites are [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] and [name_m]Lysander[/name_m]. I also like [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] and [name_m]Amadeus[/name_m].

[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
Nicolae
[name_m]Evander[/name_m]
[name_m]Aurelian[/name_m]
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_m]Sylvan[/name_m]
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_u]Tristan[/name_u]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]

[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] and [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] are my favorites. [name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] [name_m]Benedict[/name_m] [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] would be a striking combination!

I love [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] and have it on my list as well!

[name_m]Crispin[/name_m] is also lovely.I can’t seem to get onboard with Dromio for some reason… it feels made up, though I know from a pp that it’s Shakespearean.

Thanks a lot!