I am scheduled for a c-section in less than one week and my husband and I have nixed each others favorite names…so we came up with names that we both think are just ok but I am frustrated because I want to love the name! Middle name can be [name]John[/name],[name]Joel[/name] or [name]Christopher[/name] (all family names)…here is the list…PLEASE HELP! All comments and suggestions welcome!
[name]Cyrus[/name]
[name]Kane[/name]
[name]Brody[/name]
[name]Bodhi[/name]
[name]Lucius[/name]
Would perhaps changing the spelling of any of these increase their appeal? For example:
Sirus
[name]Cane[/name]/[name]Cain[/name]/[name]Cayne[/name]/[name]Kain[/name]/[name]Kayne[/name]
[name]Brodie[/name]
Or maybe similar but slightly different names:
Syrius
[name]Dane[/name]/[name]Zane[/name]
[name]Brady[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name]
(sorry, [name]Bodhi[/name] is harder to ‘play’ with)
This might lead you from a name you think is ok to one you think is great, if you can define what it is about each of your names you like and then tweak it a bit.
Failing tha, the names you have listed are nice. I actually quite like that [name]Bodhi[/name] can’t be played with too much as it wll mean fewer other names out there that could be confused for his. [name]Bodhi[/name] [name]Joel[/name] sounds like a good combo to me, if that helps.
Hello [name]Juniper[/name],
[name]Don[/name]`t know if this helps at all but I never would have considered [name]Lucius[/name] until I saw it on your list. I looked and it has an elegant regal history: Etruscan kings! Popes! Ancient Romans! To me it satisfies what looks like both your interest in quirky cool names and also more traditional appeal as well. [name]Kane[/name] isn´t my own style, too emm wrong side of biblical for me, but lots of names that rhyme with it are nice. [name]Dane[/name], etc. Judging by your list it seems like you want exotic and cool but short and snappy too. [name]Wild[/name] guess but what about [name]Jasper[/name]? More common here in Belgium…From medieval Persian ultimately. I also get the feeling you are into classical style, e.g. [name]Cyrus[/name] and [name]Lucius[/name]. So many possibilities there. [name]Cato[/name]? [name]Julius[/name]? [name]Rufus[/name]? etc. Good [name]Luck[/name]!
Agree with bluejuniper. Maybe changing up the names ever-so-slightly will make them more appealing?
[name]Brody[/name] with a “y” is so much better than “-hi”. It will save you and your son a lifetime of constantly correcting the spelling.
[name]Brody[/name] [name]John[/name]
[name]Brody[/name] [name]Christopher[/name]
As bluejuniper said, [name]Brady[/name] is a really nice alternative. Not very popular, but still modern without being weird.
[name]Lucius[/name] is harsh, [name]IMO[/name]. Much too close to [name]Lucifer[/name] for my preference. [name]Lucas[/name] might be a nice alternative?
[name]Lucas[/name] [name]Christopher[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name] [name]John[/name]
[name]Don[/name]'t really like [name]Kane[/name] or [name]Syrus[/name] at all, sorry.
What about any of these? They seem to have the same feel to me as some of your other names.
[name]August[/name]
[name]Alastair[/name]
[name]Cassius[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
Lazarus
[name]Rhys[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Vincent[/name]
I liked the pp suggestion of [name]Lucas[/name] [name]Joel[/name].
[name]How[/name] about these…
[name]Silas[/name]
[name]Asa[/name]
[name]Enoch[/name]
[name]Keane[/name]
[name]Darby[/name]
[name]Brady[/name]
[name]Cassius[/name]
[name]Enoch[/name]
[name]Foster[/name]
[name]Merritt[/name]
[name]Darby[/name]
[name]Keane[/name]
[name]Levi[/name]
[name]Monroe[/name]
[name]Orrin[/name]
[name]Dempsey[/name]
[name]Clement[/name]
[name]Ellis[/name]
[name]Dominic[/name]
[name]Clancy[/name]
[name]Eli[/name]
[name]Murphy[/name]
[name]Keegan[/name]
[name]Joshua[/name]
[name]Wiley[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Elias[/name]
[name]Marius[/name]
[name]Magnus[/name]
My DH loves [name]Cyrus[/name] too, and the only reason I considered it off his list is because he’s insisting on spelling it [name]Syrus[/name]. For some reason it seems much more tolerable - and even cute - to me that way. I’m still trying to love it as much as he does though. We wanted [name]John[/name] as a mn so it would be [name]Syrus[/name] [name]John[/name]. HTH…GL!!
Thank you for the help! Your suggestions are helpful. I especially like changing [name]Cyrus[/name] to [name]Syrus[/name] which helps with the [name]Billy[/name] ray and [name]Miley[/name] [name]Cyrus[/name] connotation. I feel that [name]Brody[/name] and [name]Brady[/name] are a bit too common which is why i added [name]Bodhi[/name] which has a nice meaning.( wise,enlightened). Which name do you think goes best with Brother [name]Rafe[/name]?
I like [name]Syrus[/name] with [name]Rafe[/name]! What about [name]Lucian[/name] instead of [name]Lucius[/name]?