Plus (+) means keep
Minus (-) means get rid of
[name_u]Delta[/name_u] (Δ) means change (such as [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] instead of [name_m]Isaac[/name_m], [name_u]Julian[/name_u] instead of [name_m]Julius[/name_m], etc)
(I am also always open to suggestions and new names. )
Here are my current top names: (Thanks!)
[name_m]Abram[/name_m]
[name_m]Acre[/name_m]
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m]
[name_m]Alec[/name_m]
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m]
[name_u]Aven[/name_u]
[name_u]Beren[/name_u]
[name_m]Caelum[/name_m]
[name_u]Callum[/name_u]
[name_u]Corbin[/name_u]
[name_m]Cornelius[/name_m]
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m]
[name_u]Elisha[/name_u]
Gray/Grey
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivo[/name_m]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Laslo[/name_m]
[name_m]Link[/name_m]
[name_m]Ludo[/name_m]
[name_u]Lyric[/name_u]
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_u]Milo[/name_u]
Mirek
[name_u]Oak[/name_u]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Quinlan[/name_u]
[name_m]Rook[/name_m]
[name_u]Shiloh[/name_u]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_u]Sorrel[/name_u]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_m]Willem[/name_m]
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u] → [name_m]Altair[/name_m] (Arthur is fine, I just find it boring)
[name_u]Aven[/name_u] → [name_u]Evan[/name_u] (I don’t dislike [name_u]Aven[/name_u] I just find [name_u]Evan[/name_u] more handsome)
[name_m]Caelum[/name_m] → [name_m]Cael[/name_m] (never been a fan of the -um endings)
[name_u]Callum[/name_u] → [name_u]Callan[/name_u] (see Caelum)
[name_u]Corbin[/name_u] → [name_m]Colton[/name_m] (I don’t necessarily think [name_m]Colton[/name_m] fits into your list, I just personally don’t like the -orb- sound)
[name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] → [name_m]Aurelius[/name_m] (all I see is “corn”)
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m] → [name_u]Dawson[/name_u] (all I hear is “dunkin”)
[name_u]Henry[/name_u] → [name_m]Henrik[/name_m] (Henry is fine, I just find [name_m]Henrik[/name_m] more interesting)
[name_m]Link[/name_m] → [name_m]Locke[/name_m] (Link is too wordy/video game for me)
[name_u]Lyric[/name_u] → [name_m]Eric[/name_m] (Lyric is too wordy, trendy, and feminine for my taste)
[name_u]Milo[/name_u] → [name_u]Miles[/name_u] (still working on shaking the perception that [name_u]Milo[/name_u] is a name best suited for pets…)
[name_u]Quinlan[/name_u] → [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] (I find [name_u]Quinlan[/name_u] awkward to actually pronounce)
[name_m]Rook[/name_m] → [name_u]Raine[/name_u] (I see the appeal of [name_m]Rook[/name_m] but still find it a little too wordy, not enough namey for me)
[name_u]Wren[/name_u] → [name_u]Ren[/name_u], [name_m]Renzo[/name_m] (Wren is pretty solidly in the girls’ camp right now)
[name_m]Willem[/name_m] → [name_u]Will[/name_u] (William, [name_m]Wilhelm[/name_m], etc are fine but boring, plain ole [name_u]Will[/name_u] is my favorite of this family, while [name_m]Willem[/name_m] is one of my personal least faves, it’s fine objectively I just think the pronunciation is unflattering)
lose
Summary
[name_m]Acre[/name_m] (nice sound but too much noun, not enough name)
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u] (it’s fine I just can’t get into it)
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] (see Arlo)
[name_m]Ivo[/name_m] (see [name_u]Arlo[/name_u], prefer Ivan)
[name_m]Ludo[/name_m] (I just hear “lewd”)
[name_u]Oak[/name_u] (see Acre)
[name_u]Shiloh[/name_u] (see Arlo)
[name_u]Sorrel[/name_u] (see Acre)
(don’t have a delta on my keyboard so using ◇)
[name_m]Abram[/name_m] ◇ [name_m]Abraham[/name_m]
[name_m]Acre[/name_m] - (but would be cool in the middle spot!)
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m] +
[name_m]Alec[/name_m] ++
[name_u]Arthur[/name_u] ++
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u] +
[name_u]Asa[/name_u] -
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] -
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m] +
[name_u]Aven[/name_u] -
[name_u]Beren[/name_u] -
[name_m]Caelum[/name_m] -
[name_u]Callum[/name_u] +
[name_u]Corbin[/name_u] +
[name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] -
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m] -
[name_u]Elisha[/name_u] +
Gray/Grey +
[name_m]Graham[/name_m] -
[name_u]Henry[/name_u] +++
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m] ++
[name_m]Ivo[/name_m] +
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u] +
[name_m]Laslo[/name_m] +
[name_m]Link[/name_m] -
[name_m]Ludo[/name_m] -
[name_u]Lyric[/name_u] +
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m] +
[name_u]Max[/name_u] +
[name_u]Milo[/name_u] +
Mirek
[name_u]Oak[/name_u] +
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] +
[name_u]Quinlan[/name_u] -
[name_m]Rook[/name_m] -
[name_u]Shiloh[/name_u] +
[name_m]Simon[/name_m] -
[name_u]Sorrel[/name_u] +
[name_u]Wren[/name_u] +
[name_m]Willem[/name_m] ◇ [name_u]William[/name_u]
This is a really good idea, if it was yours originally, would you mind if I did something similar with my girls?
Abram Δ Bram
Acre -
Alaric +
Alec +
Arthur +
Arlo +
Asa +
Atticus +
Augustus Δ August
Aven +
Beren +
Caelum +
Callum +
Corbin +
Cornelius -
Duncan +
Elisha +
Gray/Grey -
Graham -
Henry +
Ivan +
Ivo +
Jasper +
Laslo +
Link -
Ludo +
Lyric -
Lysander +
Max +
Milo +
Mirek +
Oak -
Oscar +
Quinlan +
Rook -
Shiloh -
Simon +
Sorrel -
Wren Δ Robin
Willem +
CHANGE (delta):
[name_m]Abram[/name_m] - [name_u]Abriel[/name_u] or [name_u]Troian[/name_u] (similar meaning)
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m] - [name_m]Arick[/name_m], [name_m]Aerick[/name_m], Averick
[name_u]Asa[/name_u] - but the Aser spelling
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] - [name_u]Atlas[/name_u]
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m] - [name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] - [name_u]Cerulean[/name_u], [name_u]Constantine[/name_u], [name_m]Lucius[/name_m]
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m] - [name_u]Canyon[/name_u]
[name_m]Laslo[/name_m] - [name_m]Laszlo[/name_m], [name_m]Lazarus[/name_m], [name_m]Aurelius[/name_m]
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m] - [name_u]Leander[/name_u], [name_m]Evander[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] - [name_m]Isidor[/name_m]
[name_u]Quinlan[/name_u] - [name_m]Quillan[/name_m]
[name_m]Willem[/name_m] - I prefer the [name_m]Wilhelm[/name_m] spelling. I guess it depends on your accent, but where I’m from we pronounce it the same way.
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Here’s my favourites and some ideas.