Oleander back on the table!

Boy Names
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I’m softening my partner up on the name Oleander. I honestly think it goes great with [name_m]Archimedes[/name_m] while also loving that it’s a botanical name. [name_m]Ptolemy[/name_m] and [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] are still our top contenders for the short list but Oleander has been a favorite of mine for a long time and I’m hoping if I find the right middle name maybe I can swing it into our top 3.

While it isn’t a requirement, names that are associated with scientists, philosophers, or mathematicians of antiquity are a definite bonus!
Names of artists or composers, or literary names, work as well.

A couple of idea that I like but don’t love:
Oleander [name_m]Socrates[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Belvedere[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Augustus[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Fabian[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Virgil[/name_m]

Name combos we’re loving from this thread:
Oleander Prospero
Oleander Cicero
Oleander Cornelius
Oleander Atticus

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Oleander is just lovely!

Oleander [name_m]Jovian[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Cicero[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Augustine[/name_m]
Oleander [name_u]Constantine[/name_u]
Oleander [name_m]Cymbeline[/name_m]
Oleander [name_f]Titian[/name_f]
Oleander [name_m]Scipio[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Prospero[/name_m]
Oleander Faraday
Oleander [name_m]Tullius[/name_m]
Oleander Cormoran
Oleander Pellenore
Oleander [name_m]Severin[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Flavian[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Perseus[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Tigris[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Elgin[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Fidelis[/name_m]
Oleander Isaeus
Oleander Galilei
Oleander Copernicus

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Thank you for your suggestions [name_f]Katinka[/name_f], so many lovely names!

Oleander [name_m]Prospero[/name_m] sounds so magical! I like Oleander [name_m]Cicero[/name_m] and Oleander Faraday quite a bit too.

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I love Oleander!
Oleander [name_m]Augustus[/name_m] and Oleander [name_m]Prospero[/name_m] sound great!

Oleander [name_m]Horatio[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
Oleander Schubert
Oleander [name_u]Alcott[/name_u]
Oleander [name_f]Marinell[/name_f]
Oleander [name_m]Heathcliff[/name_m]
Oleander Thales
Oleander [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u]

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Ooooh Oleander [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] is very handsome. It may not be the smoothest rhythmically but it’s definitely goibg to appeal to my partner. (He loves [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] but we’ve kong since ruled it out as a fn because if the repetitive endings of [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] [name_m]Harris[/name_m]).

I swear the name [name_m]Horatio[/name_m] sounds good as a middle for nearly every name!

My partner also loves [name_m]Atticus[/name_m] whiched we nixed for the same reason as [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m]. Definitely a good one to put on the list.

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I love Oleander [name_m]Augustus[/name_m] and Oleander [name_m]Atticus[/name_m]

Suggestions:
Oleander [name_m]Archibald[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Oswald[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Melbourne[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Alphonse[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Bernard[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Julius[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Basil[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Aloysius[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Wolfgang[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Emmerich[/name_m]
Oleander [name_u]Wallace[/name_u]
Oleander [name_m]Erling[/name_m]

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The k you for your suggestions princessshanon!
Our first born’s nn is [name_m]Archie[/name_m] which leave a out [name_m]Archibald[/name_m], but it is a great combo!

I’ve adored [name_m]Alphonse[/name_m] since I was on my teens! Definitely liking that combo.

I also like Oleander [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], Oleander [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m], and Oleander [name_m]Emmerich[/name_m]!

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Ok, not all these names are from antiquity, but here goes:

Oleander [name_u]Galen[/name_u]
Oleander Curie
Oleander Fermi
Oleander Gaus
Oleander Hubbel
Oleander [name_m]Sagan[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Newton[/name_m]
Oleander [name_m]Pascal[/name_m]

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Oleander is pretty! I like Oleander [name_m]Fabian[/name_m] best

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That’s so funny that you put Curie because my last name is [name_f]Currie[/name_f]! (My kids would have their dad’s last name though.)

Hubbel, [name_m]Sagan[/name_m], and [name_m]Pascal[/name_m] are so fun and people would definitely recognize who they reference right away.

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You might want to do a bit of research on Oleander (YouTube, maybe)…

“White Oleander” is based on a novel by [name_f]Janet[/name_f] Fitch, recommended by [name_f]Oprah[/name_f]'s Book Club.

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I’m familiar with the book and the plant. The association doesn’t bother me.

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I really like [name_m]Pascal[/name_m] as a middle!
Oleander Hawking perhaps

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My first thought was Oleander [name_u]Blaise[/name_u]. What about Oleander [name_m]Graham[/name_m] and Oleander [name_m]Dmitri[/name_m]?

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Oooh [name_m]Pascal[/name_m] is wonderful!
And I love the sound of Oleander Hawking, but do you think Oleander Hawking [name_m]Harris[/name_m] might be a little much?

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I think I’ll leave this up for about another day in case anyone else has any ideas. Thank you to everyone who has offered suggestions!