Help with sibling name for Lucian?

General Name Discussion
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We are due in 2 weeks (!!), and are having a difficult time deciding on either boy or girl names. I started with a long list of possibilities, but hubby has vetoed most of them. sigh Sibling is nearly 6 yr old [name]Lucian[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]. Last name is pronounced [name]Gore[/name]-ell.

Hubby-approved short lists (names interchangeable as first or middle) -

Boys: [name]Bram[/name], [name]Magnus[/name], [name]Ulric[/name] or [name]Aldric[/name], [name]Vladimir[/name], [name]Balthazar[/name], Dragomir, and Vladric. Iffy on [name]Roarke[/name] and [name]Ronan[/name]. I also like [name]Graeme[/name] and [name]Gideon[/name], but not with our last name. Perhaps as middle names? Our first inclination was [name]Vladimir[/name] [name]Ulric[/name], since that was our back-up for our first kiddo, but we aren’t so sure now. Hubby loves [name]Balthazar[/name] Dragomir, but I don’t know if I can do that to a little baby, lol. Although I do like [name]Baz[/name] as a NN.

Girls: Inara, Nuada or [name]Nuala[/name], [name]Artemis[/name], [name]Thisbe[/name], [name]Aurora[/name], [name]Gwendolyn[/name]. Iffy on [name]Athena[/name]/[name]Althea[/name], [name]Aurielle[/name], and [name]Zelda[/name]. We, including our son, all really like Inara [name]Gwendolyn[/name], and I kinda love the initials IGG making for a cute NN a la [name]Iggy[/name], or even a NN of [name]Gwen[/name]. We aren’t completely sold on it though.

I don’t think we have a style, I guess I’m just hoping we’ll hit on a name that we both just “know” is right like we did with [name]Lucian[/name]. We kept a back-up just in case we met him and our first choice didn’t fit.

Opinions and any other options are greatly appreciated!

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I like [name]Aldric[/name] [name]Magnus[/name] or [name]Ulric[/name] [name]Balthazar[/name]

Or

[name]Artemis[/name] [name]Thisbe[/name] or [name]Zelda[/name] [name]Artemis[/name]

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With the gorgeous and Continental [name]Lucian[/name], I like [name]Balthazar[/name] and [name]Magnus[/name] on your boys list. [name]Artemis[/name], [name]Aurora[/name] and [name]Athena[/name] would be my picks for a girl. Here are some other suggestions.

Boy

[name]Cassius[/name]
[name]Viktor[/name]
[name]Marcus[/name]
[name]Anton[/name]
[name]Inigo[/name]
[name]Horatio[/name]
[name]Casimir[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Stanislas[/name]
[name]Phineas[/name]
[name]Nicodemus[/name]
[name]Thaddeus[/name]
[name]Lysander[/name]
[name]Xavier[/name]
Aidric
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Dimitri[/name]
[name]Tobias[/name]
[name]Theo[/name]/[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]August[/name]
[name]Dominic[/name]
[name]Gregor[/name]
[name]Nikolai[/name]/[name]Nico[/name]
[name]Matthias[/name]

Girls

[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Cosima[/name]
[name]Roxana[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Guinevere[/name]/[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Paloma[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name]
[name]Alethea[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name]
[name]Persephone[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name]
[name]Damaris[/name]
[name]Jacintha[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name]
[name]Magdalena[/name]
[name]Zola[/name]
[name]Sapphira[/name]
[name]Xanthe[/name]
[name]Camille[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Seraphine[/name]
[name]Ariane[/name]
[name]Sandrine[/name]
[name]Undine[/name]
[name]Emilia[/name]
[name]Corinna[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Saskia[/name]

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For a boy, I think [name]Balthazar[/name] nn [name]Baz[/name] is fantastic (could go for [name]Basil[/name] or [name]Sebastian[/name] to get [name]Baz[/name], too, if you’re worried that [name]Balthazar[/name] might be too over the top). [name]Basil[/name] Dragomir “[name]Baz[/name]” would be a pretty rad combo. I’d go for something more restrained in the middle name slot if I were putting [name]Balthazar[/name] up front: [name]Balthazar[/name] [name]Graeme[/name], maybe? I also really like [name]Magnus[/name] (and think it’d be awesome with [name]Lucian[/name]), [name]Aldric[/name], and [name]Bram[/name].

If everybody likes Inara [name]Gwendolyn[/name], I think you should stick with it (and keep yourselves a backup like you did the first time around if it suddenly doesn’t seem right when she’s born). [name]Thisbe[/name] is my favorite from your short list, and of your “iffy” names, I love [name]Athena[/name] and [name]Zelda[/name]. In the vein of [name]Athena[/name]/[name]Althea[/name], I also feel compelled to mention [name]Anthea[/name].

Suggestions:

Cassander
Tycho
[name]Hector[/name]
[name]Theron[/name]
[name]Oswin[/name] or [name]Osric[/name]
[name]Emrys[/name] or Emeric
[name]Ignatius[/name] or [name]Ignatz[/name]
[name]Godfrey[/name] or Godric
[name]Edric[/name]
[name]Damon[/name]
[name]Enzo[/name]
[name]Rune[/name]
[name]Constantine[/name]
[name]Rasmus[/name] / [name]Erasmus[/name] (or [name]Erastus[/name])
[name]Alaric[/name]
[name]Benedict[/name]
[name]Einar[/name]
[name]Lazarus[/name]
[name]Hadrian[/name]
[name]Anatole[/name] / [name]Anatoly[/name]
[name]Otto[/name]
[name]Rex[/name]
[name]Galen[/name]
[name]Bruno[/name]
[name]Calix[/name]
[name]Ishmael[/name]
[name]Torquil[/name]
[name]Alban[/name] / [name]Albin[/name]
[name]Evander[/name]
[name]Conrad[/name]
[name]Tarquin[/name]
[name]Zebulon[/name]
[name]Absalom[/name]
[name]Arkady[/name]
[name]Ivan[/name]
[name]Vadim[/name]

[name]Niobe[/name]
[name]Isaura[/name] / [name]Isaure[/name]
[name]Ilona[/name]
[name]Alba[/name]
[name]Alida[/name] / [name]Elida[/name]
[name]Renata[/name]
[name]Elspeth[/name]
[name]Astrid[/name]
Cosmina
[name]Cyra[/name]
[name]Daria[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
[name]Zenobia[/name]
[name]Silvana[/name]
Nevena
[name]Ianthe[/name]
[name]Rhea[/name]
[name]Zita[/name]
[name]Lorelei[/name]
[name]Nola[/name] or [name]Nova[/name]
Nasrin
[name]Hypatia[/name]
[name]Junia[/name] or [name]Juniper[/name]
[name]Olympia[/name]
[name]Sunniva[/name]
[name]Isra[/name]
[name]Eulalia[/name] / [name]Eulalie[/name]
[name]Ximena[/name]
[name]Xiomara[/name]
[name]Ismene[/name]
[name]Hera[/name]
[name]Titania[/name]
[name]Sibyl[/name] / [name]Sybil[/name]
[name]Odessa[/name]
[name]Tullia[/name]
[name]Oona[/name]
[name]Orla[/name] / [name]Orlaith[/name]
[name]Carys[/name] / [name]Cerys[/name] / [name]Charis[/name]
[name]Ceridwen[/name]
Lumi
[name]Eira[/name]
[name]Seren[/name]
Tesni
Aella
Nimue

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Of your boys names I love [name]Bram[/name], [name]Vladimir[/name], [name]Balthazar[/name], [name]Roarke[/name], [name]Ronan[/name], [name]Graeme[/name], and [name]Gideon[/name]. I think [name]Balthazar[/name] [name]Gideon[/name] or [name]Balthazar[/name] [name]Roarke[/name] would be a really awesome choice. [name]Vladimir[/name] [name]Ronan[/name], and [name]Vladimir[/name] [name]Bram[/name] are also favorites for me. I love the idea of [name]Bram[/name] [name]Sebastian[/name].

As for girls I love [name]Thisbe[/name], [name]Aurora[/name], [name]Gwendolyn[/name], [name]Athena[/name], and [name]Aurielle[/name]. I think [name]Thisbe[/name] [name]Athena[/name], Gwedolyn [name]Aurielle[/name], [name]Athena[/name] [name]Thisbe[/name], [name]Aurora[/name] [name]Gwendolyn[/name], and [name]Aurielle[/name] [name]Thisbe[/name] would all be fantastic names. Inara [name]Gwendolyn[/name] seems like it would be a bit much for a little girl, but [name]Iggy[/name] is a cute nick name. I love [name]Gwen[/name] as a nick name as well. I think [name]Thisbe[/name] [name]Lavinia[/name] would be absolutely gorgeous.

Boys-
[name]Artemus[/name]
[name]Ambrose[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Silas[/name]
[name]Maxwell[/name]
[name]Augustus[/name]
[name]Auberon[/name]
[name]Rafferty[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Lochlan[/name]
[name]Raphael[/name]
[name]Ezekiel[/name]
[name]Atticus[/name]
[name]Phineas[/name]
[name]Tristan[/name]
[name]Ellington[/name]
[name]Callum[/name]
[name]Rhys[/name]
[name]Malcolm[/name]
[name]Tennyson[/name]
[name]Edmund[/name]
[name]Cyrus[/name]
[name]Alistair[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Rufus[/name]
[name]Dashiell[/name]

Girls
[name]Catarine[/name]/[name]Caterine[/name]/[name]Katarine[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]
[name]Lyra[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Edith[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Tallulah[/name]
[name]Thea[/name]
[name]Alma[/name]
[name]Gaia[/name]
[name]Cecelia[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Ariadne[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Isolde[/name]
[name]Ianthe[/name]
[name]Anais[/name]
[name]Aria[/name]
[name]Winter[/name]
[name]Thea[/name]
[name]Theodora[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Georgiana[/name]
[name]Estrella[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Isis[/name]
[name]Esme[/name]
[name]Circe[/name]
[name]Delia[/name]
[name]Yvaine[/name]
[name]Lorelei[/name]
[name]Neve[/name]
[name]Rhea[/name]
[name]Selene[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Evadne[/name]

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I don’t think you should go with [name]Ulric[/name], [name]Balthazar[/name], Dragomir, or Vladric for a first name for a little boy. I really like [name]Bram[/name].
For girls, I don’t like [name]Artemis[/name], [name]Aurielle[/name], or [name]Zelda[/name]. I love [name]Aurora[/name], [name]Nuala[/name], [name]Thisbe[/name], and [name]Gwendolyn[/name].
My favorites are [name]Bram[/name] [name]Gideon[/name] and [name]Nuala[/name] [name]Gwendolyn[/name] or [name]Gwendolyn[/name] [name]Nuala[/name].

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I like [name]Aldric[/name], [name]Vladimir[/name], or [name]Balthazar[/name] for a boy’s name. [name]Balthazar[/name] would go great with [name]Lucien[/name], and it’s just plain awesome.

Inara [name]Gwendolyn[/name] is really cute. :slight_smile:

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From your list, I think [name]Magnus[/name] and [name]Aldric[/name] are great names that would fit well with [name]Lucian[/name]. [name]Magnus[/name] [name]Aldric[/name] or [name]Aldric[/name] [name]Magnus[/name] would work, but you could also use [name]Magnus[/name] [name]Roarke[/name], [name]Magnus[/name] [name]Bram[/name], or [name]Aldric[/name] [name]Ronan[/name]. I love [name]Ronan[/name] but don’t think it works well with [name]Lucian[/name] since they have a similar ending sound. Same goes for [name]Gideon[/name] (though I agree with you that [name]Gideon[/name] also wouldn’t work as a fn due to your ln).

[name]Aurora[/name] and [name]Gwendolyn[/name] are my top picks from your list for a girl. [name]Aurora[/name] [name]Gwendolyn[/name] sounds nice and would create the initials AGG and offer the sweet nn [name]Aggie[/name]. [name]Gwendolyn[/name] [name]Aurora[/name] also sounds lovely but the initials would make her GAG. Or you could do [name]Gwendolyn[/name] [name]Thisbe[/name]–I think [name]Gwen[/name] is a great nn.

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Boys:
[name]Bram[/name] - very normal compared to your others, I like it best I think
[name]Magnus[/name] - eh, ok
[name]Ulric[/name] or [name]Aldric[/name], prefer aldric
[name]Vladimir[/name] - are you russian? I would assume so if I met a little [name]Vlad[/name].
[name]Balthazar[/name]
Dragomir - this is my least favorite, personally
Vladric
[name]Roarke[/name] - strange but ok
[name]Ronan[/name] - workable
[name]Graeme[/name] and [name]Gideon[/name], but not with our last name. Perhaps as middle names? Our first inclination was [name]Vladimir[/name] [name]Ulric[/name], since that was our back-up for our first kiddo, but we aren’t so sure now. Hubby loves [name]Balthazar[/name] Dragomir, but I don’t know if I can do that to a little baby, lol. Although I do like [name]Baz[/name] as a NN

All your boys names are over-the-top for me. I say [name]Sebastian[/name] or [name]Bastian[/name] nn [name]Baz[/name].
Your names seem very “fighting-man” to me. What about [name]Victor[/name]?
I may be off, but some of these seem a little Sci-Fi TV, maybe [name]Mal[/name] as a nn for [name]Malachi[/name]
[name]Lucian[/name] is a great name, but doesn’t match the harsh consonants of some of these.

Girls:
Inara - lovely, but you will have to spell it.
Nuada or [name]Nuala[/name] - not as real
[name]Artemis[/name] - I really like your greek A-name girls
[name]Thisbe[/name] - rhymes with frisbee? no.
[name]Aurora[/name] - I would pick this
[name]Gwendolyn[/name] - I like the sound of this with your last name
[name]Athena[/name]/[name]Althea[/name] - I like [name]Athena[/name] for you
[name]Aurielle[/name] - I prefer aurora
[name]Zelda[/name] - video games
We, including our son, all really like Inara [name]Gwendolyn[/name], and I kinda love the initials IGG making for a cute NN a la [name]Iggy[/name], or even a NN of [name]Gwen[/name]. We aren’t completely sold on it though.

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Thanks everyone for your input! I so appreciate it! Hubby has since vetoed [name]Magnus[/name], lol. I’ve never really loved [name]Ulric[/name]/[name]Aldric[/name], they were more middle name options. I absolutely love [name]Sebastian[/name], it was the first name on my original list - but hubby just doesn’t like it. We still are unsure of our boy name choices, just can’t decide on anything. Nothing rings “right”, you know? With [name]Lucian[/name], we were looking for something un-popular, that was definitively masculine (no gender nuetral names), and was strong. We knew we made the right choice the first time we saw him. And now that he’s almost 6, it’s easy to see his name suits him perfectly. We’re looking for the same thing this time, it’s just not happening :frowning:

I love the name [name]Artemis[/name], and also [name]Thisbe[/name] , but hubby isn’t sold on either, and [name]Lucian[/name] hates [name]Thisbe[/name], lol. Hubs has since thrown [name]Elora[/name] into the mix, which I also like. We’re fairly decided on Inara as a first name, with [name]Elora[/name] as a back up, and I am relieved. For the first time in my life, I find myself hoping I have a girl, if only because we already have names we love picked out.

We definitely are not afraid of obscure names, nor ones that seem to belong to a specific culture. His heritage is mostly Welsh, with a sprinkling of Irish and Scottish. I’m a mutt, heavy on the [name]German[/name]. To us names are universal, they shouldn’t belong to just a single region, and all are fair game :slight_smile: Please if you have any more suggestions we would love to hear them!

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I like [name]Balthazar[/name], but I think that it needs to be paired with a shorter, more ordinary middle name otherwise it becomes over-the-top…Inara [name]Gwendolyn[/name] is perfect!

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Since you seem less sure about your boys’ names, here is a list of some boys’ names. I tried to avoid repeats, but I didn’t really check over it too thoroughly…so there are probably at least a few in there. Sorry!

Some unusual and manly (in my opinion, at least) Germanic names:

Korbinian (there’s a diminutive listed that’s pronounced KUUR-bəl; part of me wants to suggest Kobol - like, the ancestral homeworld from Battlestar Galactica - as a nickname…because I am a nerd. While I’m talking about BSG, I guess, I also think Agathon is pretty BA)
Raban
[name]Egon[/name]
[name]Anselm[/name]
[name]Falk[/name]
[name]Ivo[/name]
Lanzo
[name]Marius[/name]
[name]Lothar[/name]
[name]Severin[/name]
[name]Moritz[/name]
[name]Quirin[/name]
Thorben / Torben
[name]Ferdinand[/name]
Hartwin
[name]Odo[/name]
[name]Rayner[/name] / [name]Reiner[/name] / [name]Rainier[/name] / etc.
[name]Rocco[/name]
Etzel (a form of [name]Attila[/name], apparently)

Some Welsh/Irish/Scottish:

Cadfael
Emyr
[name]Gareth[/name]
[name]Idris[/name]
[name]Cadogan[/name]
[name]Ivor[/name]
[name]Gawain[/name]
[name]Madoc[/name] / [name]Cadoc[/name]
[name]Taliesin[/name]
[name]Caradoc[/name]
[name]Griffith[/name]
[name]Fergus[/name]
[name]Conall[/name]
[name]Angus[/name]
[name]Cathal[/name]
[name]Mannix[/name]
[name]Desmond[/name]
[name]Eamon[/name]
[name]Cormac[/name]
[name]Torin[/name]
[name]Redmond[/name]
Conleth
[name]Faolan[/name] / [name]Phelan[/name]
[name]Ianto[/name]

Some randoms:

[name]Bede[/name]
[name]Sylvan[/name] / [name]Sylvain[/name]
[name]Pryor[/name]
[name]Blaise[/name]
[name]Waldo[/name]
Merit / Meritt
[name]Sinclair[/name]
[name]Titus[/name]
[name]Otho[/name]
[name]Rollo[/name]
[name]Crispin[/name]
[name]Cato[/name]
[name]Jabez[/name]
[name]Boaz[/name]
[name]Webster[/name]
[name]Ephraim[/name]
[name]Panos[/name]
Ursan
[name]Barnaby[/name] / [name]Barnabas[/name]
[name]Benedict[/name]
[name]Marek[/name]
[name]Tarquin[/name]
[name]Cosmo[/name]
[name]Hoyt[/name]
[name]Boyd[/name]
[name]Torquil[/name]
[name]Igor[/name]
[name]Iago[/name]
[name]Carmine[/name]
[name]Octavius[/name] / [name]Octavian[/name]
[name]Lars[/name]
[name]Hale[/name]
[name]Bohdan[/name] / [name]Bogdan[/name]
[name]Stavros[/name]
Spyros / [name]Spyro[/name] / Spyridon / etc.
[name]Kostas[/name]
[name]Goran[/name]
[name]Franz[/name]
[name]Errol[/name]
[name]Orland[/name] / [name]Orlando[/name]
[name]Axel[/name]

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[name]Gulliver[/name] or [name]Donavan[/name] for a boy and [name]Zinnia[/name] or [name]Eponine[/name] for a girl.

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Vladimir, Vladric, Dragomir, and Balthazar may be too much for a little boy to live with. Actually, that’s probably a really bad idea. I love Magnus, Roarke and Ronan, but right when I saw Lucian I thought Gideon, Kieran, Donovan, or Phineas would go really well! Alastair is also a form of Alexander, and would be kind of cool for a middle name to match Lucian’s. Lucian Alexander is strong and powerful without being over the top, and I think that’s an important trait to keep when naming his sibling.

Inara, Nuada, Nuala, Artemis and Athena (though I LOVE the last two to bits) are names that also could cause some troubles for your little girl. Thisbe, Aurora, Gwendolyn, Althea, Aurielle, and Zelda are very cute. I think Gwendolyn looks the best with Lucian, but Aurora is really cool too. Phoebe, Helenore, Nera, Luna, Livana, Keira are all names that would work well with Lucian.

I think your style is… well, how can I say it? Dark Souls-y.

My No’s
Boys - Vladimir, Dragomir, Balthazar
Girls - Inara, Nuada, Nuala, Artemis, Athena

My Suggestions
Boys - Gideon, Kieran, Donovan, Phineas, Alastair (for middle)
Girls - Gwendolyn, Aurora, Althea, Aurielle, Zelda, Phoebe, Helenore, Nera, Luna, Livana, Kiera

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[name]Hi[/name] all! I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who helped us - either by helping us veto a name, or by giving us new names and new types of names to consider. We had no clue if we were having a boy or a girl, so we went into the hospital with a long list of possible names. Well, we had a boy! He was born on his due date, [name]April[/name] 22. He was 7lb 11oz and 21inches. I delivered him VBAC after having both the on call doctor and midwife try to convince me to have another c-section. Anyway, after two days, we settled on a name - [name]Thaine[/name] [name]Alasdair[/name]! He is perfect and we all love his name. Neither name was on our list, but we kept coming back to this forum to read all of your suggestions, check out meanings, etc. so thanks again to all of you!

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Congratulations and lovely name!