Some current name interests (and some questions)

Boy Names
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Hi all!

I’ve got a couple of names that currently interesting me/making me ponder and I was wondering, what you think, what you think I should keep on the consideration list and what should be banished!

The names:

Ro
Rowan
Carodoc
Tez
Cormac
Dawson
Brody
Cosmos
Bobbie
Marlo
Ignatius
Carnelian
Amos
Mack
Roger
Kip
Tor
Carlisle/Carlyle
Kite
Tide
Ralph
Geordie
Nash

Feel free to simple tell me which you’d keep, or which you’d lose!

But if you feel like it, here are a few extra questions!

  1. Do any of these deserve consideration for my list (as firsts or middles?)
current fave masc names

Tristan - Sholto - Cosmo - Rafferty - Caspian - Forrest - Brynmor - Otto - Linus - Peregrine - Ozias - Lorcan - Tadhg - Omri - Keats - Rowan - Nevan - Waverley - Wystan - Quincey - Tay - Everett - Sasha - Julian - Kestrel - Isidore - Robin

  1. If you had to pick your favourite three, what middle would you pair with them?

  2. Based on these current interests, what 2-5 names would you suggest?

Not pressure to answer any of those :heart:

Have a good day berries :heart:

Edit: forgot to add, that these are just for the list, not real life children

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Love your style :smiling_face:
Keep:

Summary

Amos (love him)
Cosmos
Rowan
Ro
Marlo
Tez
Ignatius
Mack
Nash
Kip (reminds me of Kipper ~ a sweet cartoon)
Ralph
Carodoc
Tide
Geordie
Carnelian (definitely would take some confidence, but still super cool)
Carlisle/Carlyle
Kite

Lose:

Summary

Dawson
Brody
Tor
Bobbie
Roger
Cormac
(These aren’t bad, just not my taste :smiling_face:)

Do any of these deserve consideration for my list?

Firsts:

Summary

Amos
Cosmos
Rowan
Ro
Marlo
Tez
Ignatius
Mack
Nash
Kip
Ralph

Middles:

Summary

Carodoc
Tide (if not for the detergent association this would be in my 1st name list)
Geordie
Carnelian
Carlisle/Carlyle
Kite

TOP 3 + Middles:

Summary

Amos Rafferty Brynmor
Cosmos Peregrine
Rowan Quincey Keats

Suggestions:

Summary

Amias
Enoch
Chicory
Lysander/Sandy
Rook

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I’d keep [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_m]Cormac[/name_m], [name_u]Amos[/name_u], [name_u]Carlisle[/name_u] (I prefer this spelling the y looks too modern for my taste) on the list for sure!

Carodoc, [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m], and [name_m]Carnelian[/name_m] are interesting but none are a hard keep for me.

[name_f]Ro[/name_f], Tez, [name_m]Kip[/name_m], [name_m]Tor[/name_m], and [name_u]Mack[/name_u] feel incomplete to me.

[name_u]Brody[/name_u], [name_u]Dawson[/name_u], and [name_m]Nash[/name_m] are nice but the associations I have with them put me off. (Brody [name_m]Jenner[/name_m], [name_u]Shane[/name_u] [name_u]Dawson[/name_u], and [name_m]Nash[/name_m] [name_u]Grier[/name_u] are who I think of but that’s just me)

I feel similarly but less put off of [name_m]Tide[/name_m] and [name_m]Geordie[/name_m]. All I can think of is the brand tide and the [name_m]Geordie[/name_m] shore/accent.

[name_u]Bobbie[/name_u], [name_m]Roger[/name_m], [name_m]Ralph[/name_m] feel dated to me.

With [name_m]Cosmos[/name_m], I love the imagery, but I prefer [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m]. [name_m]Oz[/name_m] is cute nn for either tho!

In terms of combos…
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] (punchy, but not sure how you feel about alliteration)
[name_f]Waverley[/name_f] [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m] [name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m] [name_m]Carnelian[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m] [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m]
[name_u]Amos[/name_u] [name_u]Peregrine[/name_u]
[name_u]Amos[/name_u] [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_u]Tristan[/name_u] [name_u]Amos[/name_u]
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] [name_u]Amos[/name_u]
[name_m]Omri[/name_m] [name_m]Cosmos[/name_m]
Carodoc [name_m]Sholto[/name_m]
Carodoc [name_u]Julian[/name_u]

Suggestions…
[name_m]Faramond[/name_m]
[name_m]Thoren[/name_m]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u]
[name_u]Bellamy[/name_u]
[name_m]Crispin[/name_m]
[name_u]Garland[/name_u]
[name_u]Florian[/name_u]

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@love.endures thank you so much for all your thoughts! I had forgotten about the Tide detergent. Not sure if it’s a thing in the UK/or so popular?

Thank you for the lovely combos - Amos Rafferty Brynmor and Cosmos Peregrine are magical!

Amias, Lysander, Sandy and Rook are amazing! Chicory is one I’ll have to think on too :slight_smile:

@Lauren.Ley thank you so much!!

I can never choose :grin:

I get that - I like names like that - not sure if I’d ever actually use them if I were to have a real child (unlikely), but ty for your thoughts!

That’s fair - I’d forgotten the existence of most of those people :grin:

Thank you for the combos - Rowan Rafferty is cute - alas, my surname also begins with R :grin: I’m loving Cormac Otto, Otto Ignatius, Amos Peregrine, Omri Cosmos, and Caradoc Sholto!!

Florian and Faramond are fabulous!

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[name_f]Ro[/name_f] ~ short and cool, I like it more than [name_u]Bo[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] ~ nature vibes, feels ancient and druidic to me, plus you get [name_f]Ro[/name_f] as a nn!
Carodoc ~ I know there’s a hill called Caer [name_m]Caradoc[/name_m], haven’t seen this spelling but I like it either way, feels Narnian and Celtic and magical
Tez ~ can totally see this fitting with your other names but it’s a leetle too nicknamey for me
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m] ~ gosh I love a -c ending! A little more rugged than Carodoc
[name_u]Dawson[/name_u] ~ this is very ‘pop culture’ of me but I just see Dawson’s [name_u]Creek[/name_u] and [name_u]Jack[/name_u] [name_u]Dawson[/name_u]
[name_u]Brody[/name_u] ~ gives me surfer chic!
[name_m]Cosmos[/name_m] ~ a fun spin on [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m], I think I’m into it
[name_u]Bobbie[/name_u] ~ kind of feels like a pet name to me (I’ve known two horses and a dog with this name!) but I can see it being very cute on a little boy
[name_u]Marlo[/name_u] ~ yessss love, it has the dashing vibes of [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] but the sleek contemporary cool of [name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] ~ yes 100% love it no notes
[name_m]Carnelian[/name_m] ~ I love gem names on boys and I especially love this one for you, I don’t know why but it just really has ‘your list’ vibes to me!
[name_u]Amos[/name_u] ~ soft, vintage and lovely
[name_u]Mack[/name_u] ~ snappy! I think I might prefer just [name_m]Mac[/name_m], because this spelling reminds me of smack or mackerel
[name_m]Roger[/name_m] ~ cuddly, vintage, maybe a smidge preppy, I like him a lot
[name_m]Kip[/name_m] ~ now this is one that I really like despite its nicknamey quality, [name_m]Kip[/name_m] sounds like a fun and adventurous chap to me
[name_m]Tor[/name_m] ~ love this for you
Carlisle/Carlyle ~ very dashing
Kite ~ yes I wish I could use this! Reminds me of beautiful red kites!
[name_m]Tide[/name_m] ~ yes definitely fits with some of your other coastal theme names, I like that it’s wordy but sounds wearable as a name, it’s almost like [name_m]Todd[/name_m] but softer
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m] ~ pronounced as it’s written, cuddly and soft as a teddy! If it’s ‘Rafe’ then dashing and Elizabethan and sleek
[name_m]Geordie[/name_m] ~ big fan, I am probably influenced by my [name_f]Star[/name_f] Trek love here but Geordi/Geordie makes me think of an incredibly likeable, down to earth, friendly sort of guy
[name_m]Nash[/name_m] ~ not my fave, makes me think of mash(ed potato) or Gnasher

Given your current top favourites I would add ~
[name_m]Carnelian[/name_m]
Carodoc
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m]
Kite

(Imagine [name_m]Carnelian[/name_m] or Carodoc as a sib for [name_u]Peregrine[/name_u]! [name_u]Or[/name_u] [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] and Lorcan!)

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I feel like the following fit best with your favorites. I marked the ones I like strictly as middles with an *.

[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
Carodoc*
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
Cosmos*
[name_u]Marlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m]
Carnelian*
[name_u]Amos[/name_u]
[name_m]Kip[/name_m]
Carlisle/Carlyle
[name_m]Geordie[/name_m]
Nash*

[name_f]My[/name_f] favorite is [name_m]Geordie[/name_m]. Such a sweet name! [name_m]Geordie[/name_m] [name_m]Carnelian[/name_m] or [name_m]Geordie[/name_m] Carodoc :heart_eyes:

I also love [name_m]Kip[/name_m], but really prefer it as a NN for [name_m]Kipling[/name_m]. [name_m]Kipling[/name_m] would fit so well on your list!

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I would keep Tez (short but cool and intriguing), [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] (soft but handsome), [name_u]Dawson[/name_u] (idk the Dawson’s [name_u]Creek[/name_u] association is kinda cool to me LMAO), [name_u]Marlo[/name_u] (this spelling gives it a fun, laidback vibe to me), [name_u]Amos[/name_u] (only thing is that it can be pretty Jewish-sounding if you’re not), & [name_m]Ralph[/name_m] (grew up with one, didn’t realize it was “old-fashioned”!)

I would lose [name_f]Ro[/name_f] (as a full name - I know many people/dogs with this as a nickname though), [name_m]Cosmos[/name_m] (cool but a little lofty! I don’t know if your list is “realistic” though but if it’s not then it could stay!), [name_m]Ignatius[/name_m] (all of your names have a “huh, interesting, cool” factor and this one just falls flat for me), [name_m]Tor[/name_m] (could be a nice nickname though), Kite (too much noun), [name_m]Tide[/name_m] (cool in theory but the cleaning product is too ubiquitous), [name_m]Geordie[/name_m] (Geordie Shore)

If I were you, I would consider the following since I feel they most go with your current faves: [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], Tez, [name_m]Cormac[/name_m], [name_u]Marlo[/name_u], [name_m]Roger[/name_m], [name_m]Kip[/name_m], [name_u]Carlisle[/name_u] / [name_u]Carlyle[/name_u], [name_m]Ralph[/name_m].

[name_f]My[/name_f] favorite three, with middles from your list and middles not on your list:
Tez [name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
Tez [name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m] [name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m] [name_u]Kiernan[/name_u]
[name_u]Dawson[/name_u] [name_m]Forrest[/name_m]
[name_u]Dawson[/name_u] [name_m]Wolfe[/name_m]

I may be totally off-base here, but I would suggest [name_u]Morgan[/name_u], [name_u]Tiernan[/name_u], [name_u]Pierce[/name_u], [name_u]Dorian[/name_u], and [name_u]Leander[/name_u].

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@persephonescrown thank you so much Stephie for your thoughts!!

  • I’m so happy someone else likes [name_f]Ro[/name_f]!
  • I go back and forward between [name_m]Caradoc[/name_m] and Carodoc :person_facepalming:
  • [name_u]Love[/name_u] your description of Marlo!!!
  • Mack/Mackerel/Smack - didn’t think of that. But I do like [name_m]Mac[/name_m]. But then - Big Mac/Maccy-Ds… hmmmm [name_m]Cormac[/name_m] ‘Mac’ might solve it
  • Yay love for [name_m]Roger[/name_m]
  • Yay, love for Kite :grin:
  • Yay, for love for [name_m]Geordie[/name_m] :person_facepalming: do you prefer [name_m]Geordi[/name_m] as a spelling?
  • yeah, I think it’s why I can’t commit to [name_m]Nash[/name_m] - Mash and Gnasher :person_facepalming: both of these things would get brought up if I mentioned it

@benton_s_mama thank you so much!! [name_m]Geordie[/name_m] [name_m]Carnelian[/name_m] and [name_m]Geordie[/name_m] Carodoc are magical!!

@Youssarian thank you for your thoughts!! [name_f]Glad[/name_f] to see some love for Tez, [name_u]Dawson[/name_u], [name_u]Marlo[/name_u], and Ralph!!
Totally get where you’re coming from with [name_f]Ro[/name_f] - I feel like I do have names on my list it could be a nn for - and [name_m]Tide[/name_m] + [name_m]Geordie[/name_m] - I feel like sometimes I just forget those associations exist

Tez [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], [name_m]Ralph[/name_m] [name_u]Everett[/name_u], [name_m]Ralph[/name_m] [name_u]Kiernan[/name_u] and [name_u]Dawson[/name_u] [name_m]Forrest[/name_m] are fabulous!! I love [name_u]Tiernan[/name_u], [name_u]Dorian[/name_u] and [name_u]Leander[/name_u] too :heart:

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Yes! Agree

Probably yes because that’s how it’s spelled in Star Trek and because it negates the ‘Geordie Shore’ element, but honestly both are great!

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  1. I just adore [name_u]Amos[/name_u], [name_u]Carlisle[/name_u], Carodoc, [name_m]Cormac[/name_m] (I enjoy the link to the late McCarthy), [name_u]Marlo[/name_u] (although I’d spell it Marlowe) and [name_m]Ralph[/name_m]. [name_m]Cosmos[/name_m] would make a fabulous middle, as would [name_m]Tor[/name_m] and Kite - makes me think of The Kite Runner.
  1. [name_u]Amos[/name_u] [name_u]Julian[/name_u], [name_u]Marlo[/name_u] [name_u]Keats[/name_u] & [name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
    [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m]
  2. Hm… how about Lucien/Lucius, [name_m]Evander[/name_m] or [name_m]Hawk[/name_m]?
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keep —
dawson
amos
mack
nash
carnelian
tide
tor

lose —
kip
bobbie
carlisle
kite
geordie
marlo

1 —
i think rowan, cormac, brody, & roger go great with your list!!

2 —
dawson ozias
amos rafferty
mack everett

3 —
maybe you’d like archer, tobias, or ridge!!

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Keep

[name_m]Caradoc[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_u]Bobbie[/name_u]
[name_u]Marlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m]
[name_u]Amos[/name_u]
[name_u]Mack[/name_u]
[name_m]Roger[/name_m]
[name_m]Kip[/name_m]
Carlisle/Carlyle
[name_m]Tide[/name_m]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_m]Nash[/name_m]

Lose

(just not for me)
Tez
[name_u]Brody[/name_u]
[name_m]Tor[/name_m]
Kite
[name_m]Geordie[/name_m]

(the others I feel fairly neutral about)

I may come back and answer the other questions later when I’m able to think more clearly about it, but I just wanted to get this out for now :slight_smile:

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@Mary_Rose thank you so much! I do love the [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] spelling too - I go between the two! [name_m]Lucien[/name_m] is lovely! But I only like it pronounced loo-shan!! [name_m]Evander[/name_m] is wonderful :slight_smile:

@amalfi thank you so much. [name_f]Glad[/name_f] I’m not the only one who likes [name_m]Tor[/name_m], [name_u]Dawson[/name_u] and [name_m]Carnelian[/name_m] :slight_smile: [name_u]Dawson[/name_u] [name_m]Ozias[/name_m] is fabulous, [name_u]Amos[/name_u] [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] is excellent and [name_u]Mack[/name_u] [name_u]Everett[/name_u] is so cool!!
[name_u]Ridge[/name_u] is intriguing - never really considered it but I do like it :slight_smile: [name_m]Tobias[/name_m] is gorgeous too (ahh, these are the days when I wish I hadn’t used most of my fave boys names on guinea pigs)

@handlion thank you so much for your opinions - glad to see some love for [name_m]Roger[/name_m], [name_u]Bobbie[/name_u], [name_m]Kip[/name_m], and [name_m]Ralph[/name_m]! No pressure to come back if you don’t have the time/energy :heart:

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[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m], [name_u]Amos[/name_u], and [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] are my favorites!

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