Leonidas is out. Now we're lost

Boy Names
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[name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] is out because too many family members are fixated on the fact that it “sounds like a disease” (idas rhymes with itis. As in bronchitis.) It makes me worry he’ll hear that his entire life and resent his name, even though his dad and I find the name incredibly strong.

[name_m]Even[/name_m] though we liked [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m], it was only because it was the only name we could agree on as a couple.

I like word names, playful names, badass names, and old classics that are so old, they’ve become unique. ([name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_m]Beau[/name_m], [name_u]Lucky[/name_u], [name_m]Rocky[/name_m], [name_m]Solomon[/name_m])

Hubby likes epic names, names from mythology, any name that is rich with history. (Ares, [name_m]Achilles[/name_m], [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m], [name_m]Mordecai[/name_m])

We can meet half way on some names… we [name_m]BOTH[/name_m] like [name_m]Maverick[/name_m](but I HATE nickname rick) , [name_m]Ezra[/name_m], [name_m]Rocky[/name_m], [name_m]Stone[/name_m], [name_m]Jack[/name_m] (can’t use jack.) Atlas, Theodore or Theo.

A word name/noun name for either first or middle is a bonus but not necessary.

Our son will be here this winter and he has a big sister named [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Moon[/name_f]. We call her Penny usually. Were very fond of having a nickname. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! We feel like we’ve seen every name and have to settle at this point so maybe some new perspective is needed :slight_smile:

The names listed are names we love but feel like they aren’t “THE ONE”.

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[name_m]Percival[/name_m], [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m], Galahad
[name_m]Perseus[/name_m], [name_m]Theseus[/name_m]
Beowulf
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Amaury[/name_m]
[name_u]Oberon[/name_u], [name_m]Sylvester[/name_m]
[name_m]Thorin[/name_m], [name_m]Gawain[/name_m]

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Hmm…

[name_m]Inigo[/name_m]/[name_m]Indio[/name_m]
[name_m]Balthazar[/name_m]
[name_m]Forest[/name_m]/[name_m]Forester[/name_m]
[name_m]Ford[/name_m]
[name_u]Sterling[/name_u]
[name_u]Blaise[/name_u]
[name_m]Osiris[/name_m]
[name_m]Ozias[/name_m]
[name_m]Cassius[/name_m]
[name_f]Arbor[/name_f]
[name_u]Zephyr[/name_u]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u]
[name_m]Julius[/name_m]
[name_m]Errol[/name_m]
[name_m]Remington[/name_m] ([name_u]Remy[/name_u])
[name_u]Sailor[/name_u]
[name_m]Viggo[/name_m]
[name_u]Jericho[/name_u]
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Horatio[/name_m]
[name_m]Odin[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Theobald[/name_m]
[name_m]Tiger[/name_m]
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Leander[/name_m]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m]
[name_m]Ewan[/name_m]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]/[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_m]Hermes[/name_m]
Titus/Titan
Linus

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I think any name with the [name_m]Leo[/name_m] root sounds strong, so I will suggest:
[name_m]Leonel[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], [name_m]Leon[/name_m]

I was also thinking [name_m]Maverick[/name_m], but you name use the nickname Mavi…very mystical!

Other strong names:
[name_m]Roman[/name_m] (my fav)
[name_m]Roc[/name_m]/[name_m]Rocco[/name_m]
[name_m]Axel[/name_m]
[name_m]Nero[/name_m]
[name_m]Kenzo[/name_m]
[name_u]Ari[/name_u]

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I was going to suggest [name_u]Rex[/name_u]. I think it’s a short but very strong name and would be great with a longer mn.

[name_u]Rex[/name_u] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u] [name_m]Apollo[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u] [name_m]Commodore[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u] [name_m]Amadeus[/name_m]

I think [name_m]Maverick[/name_m] is great too and I would use Mav as a nn…it’s logical and way less common than [name_m]Rick[/name_m]
And I also really like [name_m]Atlas[/name_m]…I love it.

[name_m]Atlas[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m] [name_m]Hadrian[/name_m]

Other thoughts…

[name_m]Titus[/name_m]
[name_m]Aurelius[/name_m]
[name_m]Jupiter[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] - nn [name_f]Mag[/name_f]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Caesar[/name_m]
[name_m]Tiberius[/name_m]

[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Julius[/name_m] - nn TJ

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Is Mav not a good nn option for [name_m]Maverick[/name_m]?

[name_m]Helios[/name_m]
Triton
[name_u]Storm[/name_u]
[name_f]Pallas[/name_f]
Riker
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_m]Cooper[/name_m]
[name_m]Apollo[/name_m]
[name_f]Rez[/name_f]
[name_m]Jett[/name_m]
[name_u]Canyon[/name_u]
[name_m]Orville[/name_m]
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
[name_m]Virgil[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]

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[name_m]Evander[/name_m]
[name_m]Leander[/name_m]
[name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]
[name_m]Montgomery[/name_m]
[name_u]Oberon[/name_u]
[name_m]Zeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Ulysses[/name_m]
[name_m]Kingsley[/name_m]
[name_m]Balthazar[/name_m]
Tybalth
[name_m]Caius[/name_m]
[name_m]Angus[/name_m]
[name_m]Odin[/name_m]
Midas
[name_m]Conall[/name_m]
Diomedes
[name_m]Gunnar[/name_m]

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Hmm… I really like [name_m]Atlas[/name_m] from your list.
Other ideas:
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m] (Auggie and [name_u]Penny[/name_u] or [name_u]Gus[/name_u] and [name_u]Penny[/name_u] are so sweet!)
[name_m]Ulysses[/name_m]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]

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So sorry that your families don’t like [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m]. What if they call him [name_m]Leo[/name_m]?

Suggestions - sorry for any repeats
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_u]Tristan[/name_u]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Hawk[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m]
[name_u]Zephyr[/name_u]

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I think [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] is very strong and masculine! I don’t think it sounds like a disease at all. I picture a boy with this name growing up to be strong and confident and popular! [name_m]Leo[/name_m] is a cute nickname to soften it up as well.

Of the names you listed I also really like [name_m]Felix[/name_m], [name_m]Achilles[/name_m], [name_m]Ezra[/name_m], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] and [name_m]Atlas[/name_m].

[name_m]How[/name_m] about…
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_u]Zephyr[/name_u]
[name_m]Lennox[/name_m]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] nn. [name_u]Evan[/name_u] or [name_u]Van[/name_u] - I think it works well with [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] too! [name_m]Evander[/name_m] and [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] :slight_smile:
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m]
[name_m]Madden[/name_m]
[name_m]Dante[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_m]Ozias[/name_m] nn [name_m]Oz[/name_m] or [name_m]Ozzy[/name_m]

Or how about something like [name_m]Leon[/name_m] or [name_m]Leopold[/name_m]? Not quite as strong as [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] but kind of a similar feel.

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Everyone has already suggested great options for you. I just wanted to tell you at my job a coworker of mine has a son named [name_m]Maverick[/name_m]. He goes by either [name_m]Maverick[/name_m] or Mav. Never [name_m]Rick[/name_m]. [name_f]My[/name_f] co worker said that she also did not want him to be called [name_m]Rick[/name_m] and that it has not been an issue at all! I like atlas, [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]/[name_u]Theo[/name_u], and [name_m]Rocky[/name_m] from the ones you and your husband both like. Might be a little out there but what about Rockledge, Rockland, Rockford, [name_m]Rockwell[/name_m] (I really like this personally), or even [name_m]Rochus[/name_m] with the nn [name_m]Rocky[/name_m]?

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So many great ideas here! Thanks so much to everyone who contributed ideas. They were really inspiring! It’s weird because I call the baby [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] without thinking about it… yet it’s just not what I picture! Hubby and I have very different styles and I love my zesty pet names, word names, etc!

So my next question: how could I do [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] (mom preferred bad ass rockstar/super hero name) Last name-Last name? See, the issue is our children have a double last name. For instance, my daughter’s name is [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Moon[/name_f] [name_m]Birch[/name_m]-Hobbins. (That’s not her real last name but it rhymes.)

So [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] _______ [name_m]Birch[/name_m]-Hobbins

Any ideas on a sassy, mom-approved middle?? :slight_smile: :slight_smile: YOU’RE ALL AMAZING

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[name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] [name_m]Wolf[/name_m] [name_m]Birch[/name_m]-Hobbins
[name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m] [name_m]Birch[/name_m]-Hobbins
[name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] [name_m]Stone[/name_m] [name_m]Birch[/name_m]-Hobbins
[name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] [name_m]Thor[/name_m] [name_m]Birch[/name_m]-Hobbins
[name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] [name_u]Story[/name_u] [name_m]Birch[/name_m]-Hobbins
[name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] [name_u]Fable[/name_u] [name_m]Birch[/name_m]-Hobbins
[name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] [name_u]Lake[/name_u] [name_m]Birch[/name_m]-Hobbins

That’s about all I can think of right now…

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[name_m]Bravo[/name_m] for trying to go with your gut. After he’s here, your family will kindly never tell him his name sounds like a disease. Plus, sounds like you’ll be using [name_m]Leo[/name_m] most of the time, so many people will never know his full name.

[name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] [name_m]Maverick[/name_m] [name_m]Birch[/name_m]-Hobbins sounds fabulous!!
[name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] [name_m]Birch[/name_m]-Hobbins
[name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] [name_m]Major[/name_m] [name_m]Birch[/name_m]-Hobbins

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Sorry if Im repeating someones suggestion-

[name_m]Leopold[/name_m] [name_m]Rocco[/name_m]
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m] [name_m]Stone[/name_m]
[name_m]Rocco[/name_m] [name_m]Bjorn[/name_m]
[name_m]Apollo[/name_m] [name_u]Pax[/name_u]

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[name_m]Maverick[/name_m] nn Mav?

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[name_f]My[/name_f] thoughts if not [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] were [name_u]Loki[/name_u] or [name_m]Cassiel[/name_m] or Castiel. Though if baby is [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] in your head now, I think he should stay [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m]. I was convinced off my most favorite name with my firstborn and regretted it as it genuinely took me a couple of months to stop calling him the name he didn’t end up with when it was the middle of the night and I was half-asleep and soothing him. Hate to say I regret going with a more ‘boring’ name for him in the end, went with my first choice for my second born and love it, but now have very mismatched sibling name styles! Anyway, [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] is beautiful, and it sounds like you won’t mind those family members calling him [name_m]Leo[/name_m] anyway, so win/win as far as I see!!

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I knew a boy called [name_m]Leonidas[/name_m] when I was in 8th grade. He was never teased for his name and everyone called him [name_m]Leo[/name_m] :).

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[name_m]Ezra[/name_m] Astro or [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] [name_m]Leo/name_m

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[name_m]Atlas[/name_m] is great! Also, Ariston, [name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m] ([name_m]Enzo[/name_m]), [name_m]Ulysses[/name_m], [name_m]Caius[/name_m], [name_m]Odysseus[/name_m], [name_u]Alexios[/name_u] (Xios).