Simon is out, what now?

carrots · December 6, 2018, 6:38am

[name_u]Aidan[/name_u] has decided he doesn’t like [name_m]Simon[/name_m] any more, and I’m really sad to let it go because it’s one of my very favourites. What should I do? Should I try to convince him to use [name_m]Simon[/name_m] or should I look for replacements?

Some names we both like are:
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_m]Jarvis[/name_m]
[name_m]Elvis[/name_m]
[name_m]Alec[/name_m]
[name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_u]Zion[/name_u]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_m]Hamish[/name_m]
[name_m]Tommy[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_m]Albie[/name_m]
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m]

Our top choice for a girl is [name_f]Fenella[/name_f] “[name_f]Effie[/name_f]”/"[name_f]Nell[/name_f]", but we don’t know the genders so we might as well have two boys.

tallemaja · December 6, 2018, 9:38am

I don’t think you could convince him to like it, unfortunately. Have you considered similar-sounding names like [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_m]Simeon[/name_m] or [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]?
From your list I really like [name_m]Hamish[/name_m], [name_m]Duncan[/name_m] and [name_m]Alec[/name_m]! And from your signature, [name_m]Fergus[/name_m], [name_m]Desmond[/name_m], [name_u]Lionel[/name_u] and [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] are lovely though I’m guessing you didn’t include them because your partner doesn’t like them?
[name_m]Altair[/name_m]
[name_m]Angus[/name_m]
[name_m]Anders[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Amos[/name_m]
[name_m]Arrow[/name_m]
[name_m]Archer[/name_m]
[name_m]Archie[/name_m]
Alder
[name_u]Alden[/name_u]
[name_m]Apollo[/name_m]
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
[name_u]Alden[/name_u]
Alder
[name_m]Alban[/name_m]
[name_u]Beau[/name_u]
[name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Cy[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyprian[/name_m]
[name_m]Clyde[/name_m]
[name_m]Clive[/name_m]
[name_m]Corentin[/name_m]
[name_m]Callahan[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_u]Constantine[/name_u]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Chester[/name_m]
[name_m]Clayton[/name_m]
[name_m]Castor[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_m]Clement[/name_m]
[name_u]Clancy[/name_u]
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u]
[name_m]Duke[/name_m]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m]
[name_m]Deacon[/name_m]
[name_m]Davis[/name_m]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_m]Elio[/name_m]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_m]Emilian[/name_m]
[name_m]Emrys[/name_m]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]/[name_m]Edison[/name_m]/[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Ernie[/name_m]
[name_m]Flint[/name_m]
[name_u]Frost[/name_u]
[name_m]Ford[/name_m]
[name_m]Faust[/name_m]
[name_m]Fitz[/name_m]
[name_m]Fritz[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_u]Freddie[/name_u]
[name_m]Fraser[/name_m]
[name_m]Foster[/name_m]
[name_m]Ferris[/name_m]
Fenris
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Forrest[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_m]Finnegan[/name_m]
[name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_m]Gatsby[/name_m]
[name_m]Gulliver[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m]
[name_m]Giles[/name_m]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_m]Hayes[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Hendrix[/name_m]
[name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Montgomery[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxfield[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxim[/name_m]
[name_m]Ned[/name_m]
[name_m]Noble[/name_m]
[name_u]Niall[/name_u]
[name_u]Noel[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Nestor[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
Oleander
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Phillip[/name_m]
[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_u]Ren[/name_u]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_u]Robbie[/name_u]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_u]Rafe[/name_u]
[name_m]Rhodes[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Rainer[/name_m]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
[name_m]Roderick[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_u]Rohan[/name_u]
[name_m]Seamus[/name_m]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_m]Stanford[/name_m]
[name_m]Samson[/name_m]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]
[name_m]Solomon[/name_m]
[name_m]Truett[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Thorin[/name_m]
[name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Tucker[/name_m]
[name_m]Tripp[/name_m]
[name_m]Vaughn[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_u]Wylie[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilder[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilson[/name_m]
[name_m]Xander[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m]
[name_m]Ziggy[/name_m]

Babies123456 · December 6, 2018, 9:46am

I’d say [name_u]Kit[/name_u] and [name_u]Valentine[/name_u]!

WhiteGardenia · December 6, 2018, 9:59am

I agree that you should try to move on as both of you should love the name. On your list I really like Duncan, Alec, Albie, Kit, Charlie and Jarvis. My least favourite is Elvis as it seems to be one of those “one of” names. Suggesting…

Silas
Lochlan
Alistair
Marcus

Fenella and Duncan
Fenella and Albie
Fenella and Alec

Duncan and Alec
Kit and Alec
Charlie and Jarvis

mistymorning · December 6, 2018, 10:44am

If you like [name_m]Simon[/name_m] and [name_m]Hamish[/name_m]… what about [name_m]Seamus[/name_m]?

katinka · December 6, 2018, 11:45am

Well, my son’s name is Kit Valentine so of course I like a lot of these, especially Raphael and Orson.

Simon is a lovely soft, sensitive, underused classic. What a shame you can’t use it.