I have not posted in awhile and really thought we would have this figured by now but, alas, we are still stuck. I’m 32 weeks and we have been at a stand still on names for months now. We made top ten lists (well DH gave me 8) and it got us nowhere. I would like to share our top names and see if anyone can help us find what we are missing…
My top 10 in rough order:
[name_m]Caspar[/name_m]
[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]
Wolfram
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
[name_m]Darwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Sigmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m]
[name_m]Casimir[/name_m]
[name_u]Gentry[/name_u]
[name_m]Augustin[/name_m]/us
[name_m]Judah[/name_m], or even [name_m]Judas[/name_m] (I think you could get around the connotations). Or [name_m]Phillip[/name_m], nn [name_m]Pip[/name_m]? Or get your husband to agree to [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m], nn [name_m]Pip[/name_m] or [name_m]Pippin[/name_m]? Hmm. [name_m]Cassian[/name_m], [name_m]Thor[/name_m], or [name_u]August[/name_u]? [name_m]Grainger[/name_m]? [name_m]Edwin[/name_m]? [name_f]Coe[/name_f]? [name_f]Roe[/name_f]? [name_m]Boden[/name_m], [name_u]Luca[/name_u], [name_u]Carbry[/name_u]? [name_m]Silas[/name_m], [name_m]Solomon[/name_m], [name_m]Samson[/name_m]/[name_m]Sampson[/name_m], [name_m]Silvanus[/name_m]? [name_m]Lance[/name_m]? That’s all I have.
What about a compromise? Like a nickname or combo?
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m] [name_m]Darwin[/name_m] [name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Foster[/name_m] [name_m]Sigmund[/name_m] [name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_m]Hawthorne[/name_m] [name_m]Baxter[/name_m] [name_f]Coe[/name_f]
[name_m]Caspar[/name_m] [name_m]Philip[/name_m] [name_u]Leland[/name_u]
[name_m]Forester[/name_m] [name_u]Luca[/name_u] [name_u]Gentry[/name_u]
[name_m]Casimir[/name_m] Wolfram [name_m]Vaughn[/name_m]
[name_m]Augustine[/name_m] [name_m]Philip[/name_m] [name_m]Lance[/name_m]
@vienna, I wish I could get him on board with peregrine but it’s just not happening. I love some of your combos but we are set on a family name for a mn, probably john or [name_m]Henry[/name_m] depending on the first name. Thanks for the input!
@mrs darling, [name_u]Carlisle[/name_u] was on DHs list at one point but it’s not my style. I [name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_m]Viggo[/name_m] but we have a daughter named [name_f]Vita[/name_f] so that is out. [name_m]Flint[/name_m] is an old family name and one we have tossed around over the months but doesn’t feel right. You seem to have nailed our style… Any more??
Hello Vitamom,
All the names on both your lists have a lot of flair and I really like the suggestions you’ve been getting ( [name_m]Aries[/name_m] ! [name_m]Lysander[/name_m] ! [name_m]Magnus[/name_m] ! [name_m]Sigmund[/name_m] as a mn !) - I’m just throwing some more that I think might work nicely with [name_m]John[/name_m] or [name_m]Henry[/name_m] as a mn and with [name_f]Vita[/name_f] :
As alternatives to the lovely [name_m]Viggo[/name_m]: [name_m]Ingo[/name_m] or [name_m]Ivo[/name_m] or [name_m]Ivor[/name_m] or even [name_m]Arno[/name_m] ?
Some of these ([name_m]Rufus[/name_m], [name_m]Leopold[/name_m], [name_m]Tobias[/name_m]) might be a bit boring for your taste, others might sound a bit too directly out of a [name_m]Wagner[/name_m] opera, but I hope it helps even taking your mind off your list for a little while (I’m 31 weeks, expecting a boy and stuck too, so I do feel your pain!!!)
@francelise, what a thoughtful answer, thank you! I’m really liking [name_m]Ivo[/name_m] and [name_u]Auberon[/name_u]… I will run them by DH and see what he thinks. Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy and your naming journey also!
I love [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] and I think [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Augustin[/name_m] sounds quite good. I also like [name_m]Lucian[/name_m] (Loo-sea-un) and Philon ([name_u]Fee[/name_u]-lon) which are kind of along the same lines. [name_f]Hope[/name_f] it helps.