Help with name change, neutral/masc names useable in German?

Name Advice
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[name_m]Hi[/name_m]! I’ve been looking for a new name to go by for quite a while now and I still haven’t stumbled across one I feel comfortable with!
I’ve respectively tried out [name_m]Apollo[/name_m] and [name_m]Balthasar[/name_m] for a while and while I still really like them, they somehow didn’t really fit.
[name_f]My[/name_f] last name is quite clunky (nine letters/three syllables), so it felt a bit much…

I’m looking for a gender-neutral to (soft-er) masculine name that’s useable in [name_m]German[/name_m]!
I’ve definitely got a soft spot for names starting in B, old-fashioned/ancient and nature-themed ones.
(Bonus points for really cute nicknames!! which I feel like my other choices lacked;:wink:

Some (albeit very english-influenced) names I like vibe-wise are:
-Cosmo
-Fisher
-Merlin
-Remi
-Shepherd

[name_f]Do[/name_f] you have any ideas for semi-short to moderately sized names in a similar style?
(Or an idea to de-clunk [name_m]Balthasar[/name_m], because I love the overall aesthetic of the name so much :face_holding_back_tears:)
Thank you!! :heart:

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I don’t live in [name_u]Germany[/name_u] and I only speak a tiny bit of [name_m]German[/name_m], so I don’t really know what names are usable in German… but I will try to help anyway!

from your list I like [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] and [name_u]Remi[/name_u]!

Other suggestions…

  • [name_u]Blake[/name_u] (it’s gender-neutral but the sound is kind of harsh with that k)
  • [name_u]Brooks[/name_u]
  • [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] (even though it’s a classic and pretty long, it sounds soft to me. Comes with nn Benji!)
  • [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u] (can’t think of any nicknames for boys for this name… maybe [name_u]Bell[/name_u]? but that would get confused with Belle…)
  • [name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
  • [name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
  • [name_u]Delaney[/name_u]
  • [name_u]Gale[/name_u] (although i’m team peeta, iykyk)
  • [name_u]Kit[/name_u]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps!

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[name_m]Baz[/name_m] / [name_m]Bas[/name_m] is my favorite nickname for [name_m]Balthasar[/name_m] – does that help de-clunk it? (I love [name_m]Balthasar[/name_m], too!) [name_u]Or[/name_u] maybe [name_m]Bastian[/name_m]?

I’m not quite sure if all of these are workable in [name_m]German[/name_m], but I’ll suggest:

[name_u]Cato[/name_u]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_u]Milo[/name_u]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucius[/name_m]
[name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Inigo[/name_m]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u] / [name_u]Luka[/name_u]
[name_u]Leon[/name_u]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_m]Casimir[/name_m] / [name_m]Kasimir[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Fabian[/name_m]
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_m]Ivo[/name_m]
[name_m]Bruno[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_u]Ari[/name_u]
[name_m]Caspar[/name_m] / [name_m]Kaspar[/name_m]
[name_m]Lev[/name_m]

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Maybe…

[name_u]Blaise[/name_u]
Abram/Bram
[name_u]Elias[/name_u] ‘Eli’
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] ‘Ro’ ‘Rose’ ‘Brosie’ ‘Bo’
[name_u]Florian[/name_u] ‘Ian’ ‘Rian’ ‘Lor’
[name_u]Albie[/name_u]
[name_m]Sylvan[/name_m] ‘Van’ ‘Sylva’
[name_u]Pascal[/name_u] ‘Cal’ ‘Pax’
[name_u]Robin[/name_u] ‘Bobbie’ ‘Robbie’
[name_m]Roland[/name_m] ‘Ro’
[name_u]Emrys[/name_u] ‘Rys’ ‘Em’
[name_u]August[/name_u] ‘Augie’ ‘Gus’
[name_u]Leander[/name_u] ‘Leo’ ‘Landry’ ‘Andy’ ‘Lan’
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] ‘Kip’ ‘Cap’
[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u] ‘Gabe’ ‘Brie’

Some nicknames for Balthasar…

Sar
[name_u]Ari[/name_u]
[name_f]Bee[/name_f]
[name_f]Bali[/name_f]

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[name_u]Basil[/name_u]
[name_u]Blaise[/name_u]
[name_u]Blake[/name_u]
[name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_m]Bruno[/name_m]
[name_u]Bodhi[/name_u]

[name_u]Or[/name_u] [name_m]Balthasar[/name_m] “Bal” or “Thas”.

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What about…

[name_u]Adler[/name_u]
[name_m]Bastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Bjorn[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Geoffrey[/name_m]
[name_m]Lars[/name_m]
[name_u]Rayne[/name_u]

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[name_m]Bogdan[/name_m] nn [name_u]Bo[/name_u] or [name_u]Danny[/name_u]

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[name_u]Florian[/name_u]
[name_u]Basil[/name_u]
[name_u]Sascha[/name_u]
[name_m]Ludo[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Bruno[/name_m]