Some new-ish ones!

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Boy, even here, the boys forum is slower than molasses. Two parter

I was thinking of a few newer or different names than are floating around my top 10 right now, would you be so kind as to review them?

[name]Anselm[/name] - blogged him yesterday but I want some opinions from those that haven’t seen it.

The others are: [name]Casimir[/name], [name]Harvey[/name], [name]Bruce[/name] (His great grandpop, I keep toying with him) & [name]Clarence[/name] (nn [name]Clancy[/name]).

Thanks a million, guys!

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[name]Anselm[/name] : This is a really cool name, [name]Lola[/name]. What would his nickname be?

[name]Casimir[/name]: I immediately thought I was reading the word “cashmere,” so I’d use [name]Casimir[/name] as a middle name. It’s different, but so handsome.

[name]Harvey[/name]: I know it’s popular in the UK, but it just seems so nicknamey to me.

[name]Bruce[/name]: I’m not a fan of [name]Bruce[/name], but think it would be great if you honored your loved one.

[name]Clarence[/name]/[name]Clancy[/name]: While [name]Clarence[/name] seems too nerdy for me, I really, really like [name]Clancy[/name]! I actually grew up with a [name]Clancy[/name] (he would have killed anyone who called him [name]Clarence[/name]), who was handsome and quite athletic. I’m really torn on this one, as I love [name]Clancy[/name] as much as I dislike [name]Clarence[/name]. Hmmm…

Is [name]Alfred[/name]/[name]Alfie[/name] on your list?

[susan]

[name]Anselm[/name] : I love this name, but I can’t think of a great nickname. It would be tempting to call him Ants, especially when he becomes a teenager. He would laugh!

[name]Casimir[/name]: This is lots of fun! His nickname could be Caz like the Casbah.

[name]Harvey[/name]: I love this excrutiatingly. I had a great uncle with this cute and happy name, and he was so nice. He worked for a chocolate company. That made me really love him!

[name]Bruce[/name]: This was going to be my husband’s name but then his mom’s really good friend-sort-of-relative named her son [name]Bruce[/name]. His mom was mad! I think [name]Bruce[/name] would make a great honoring middle.

[name]Clarence[/name]/[name]Clancy[/name]: I’m going to really date myself here and admit that I used to love watching “[name]Clarence[/name] the [name]Cross[/name]-Eyed [name]Lion[/name]” on T.V. So I love [name]Clarence[/name]. [name]Clancy[/name] is too cute!

Is [name]Alfred[/name]/[name]Alfie[/name] on your list? No long vowel in [name]Alfred[/name]. Only short vowels.

[name]Love[/name] your ideas, [name]Lola[/name]. [name]How[/name] about [name]Yuri[/name]? That’s fun to say. [name]How[/name] about [name]Dimitri[/name]? When is [name]Irving[/name] going to come back in style? The “ing” at the end reminds me of pudding. I love pudding. Yes, [name]Irving[/name] nn [name]Irv[/name] needs to be on the hotlist!

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Thanks [name]Jill[/name], [name]Susan[/name]!

[name]Anselm[/name] is one I don’t think I’d nickname. Rather like [name]Leo[/name], who gets things like Punkin, Sweetie or [name]Honey[/name]. So would [name]Anselm[/name]. Depoending on his middles (which I haven’t even come close to deciding on) I may end up with a initial kid (rather like the [name]AB[/name] I had for [name]Alasdair[/name] [name]Barnaby[/name] [name]George[/name]). Ans would be the occasional shortening, not quite ants. I would think, anyway.

Caz, exactly [name]Susan[/name]! Or Miro! [name]Jill[/name], I get a lot of cashmere thoughts on [name]Casimir[/name]. No big deal there, cashmere’s a luxury fabric, isn’t it? I’ll think about him in the middle only because he seems quite ethnic with [name]Leo[/name] & [name]Simon[/name] but okay with [name]Josephine[/name].

[name]Harvey[/name] is one that’s been creeping up on me. I toy with him quite often. I have to ask, Jull, what would [name]Harvey[/name] be a nickname for? I don’t get the nickname feel from him. I think he’s cool with [name]Josephine[/name] and kitschy enough to fit with [name]Leo[/name] & [name]Simon[/name] too.

The Hulk makes me love [name]Bruce[/name] (and [name]Betty[/name] too). Really. Told you I’m weird! And as a bonus for me it’s in his family tree. Except for the potential for [name]Brucie[/name] (which is all Cousin [name]Brucie[/name], on the radio, to me). Maybe in the middle, but I like him enough to put up front. Definitely!

[name]Susan[/name], I think you’re my age or a touch older! I vaguely recall “[name]Clarence[/name] the [name]Cross[/name]-Eyed [name]Lion[/name]” but my slightly older cousins know all about it. Me, I think [name]Angel[/name] in “it’s a Wonderful Life” since I see that every year. [name]Clancy[/name] is a perfect nickname for him, brash and rough. A lovely switch from the refined and cultured [name]Clarence[/name].

[name]Alfred[/name]/[name]Alfie[/name] is not on our lists. I dislike [name]Alfie[/name] (not enough to be bothered by anyone else’s use of it but not for me!) And [name]Alfred[/name] just says “Batman’s loyal butler” to me. He’s not a bad image at all, really just not for me. (Hay, maybe a [name]Bruce[/name] of mine will have a best friend named [name]Alfred[/name]? That would be hilarious!
I wonder why I seem to prefer long vowels to short, too. Mine has a mix, you’d think that would be what my ear prefers, hmm.

[name]Irving[/name]'s great, [name]Susan[/name] but not for me. I think He’s definitely got “hotlist” potential, So clunky and old mannish that he’s surprisingly cool again! [name]Yuri[/name] is fantastic and I adore Dmitriy (spelled that way, he’s a Great Uncle!) but both sound kind of weird with the [name]Mac[/name] surname. I wish I could use Dmitriy at least!

[melissa2]

[name]Anselm[/name] - For me this guy is a 17th century French aristocrat wearing gold brocade and high-heeled shoes. He’s also very handy with a dueling sword, so don’t let the powdered wig fool you.

[name]Casimir[/name] - [name]Cosmo[/name]'s better; this one’s too close to cashmere to my ear

[name]Harvey[/name] - Doesn’t bother me, but doesn’t make me excited either

[name]Bruce[/name] - You know your [name]Charlotte[/name]/harlot thing? I have a permanent association of [name]Bruce[/name] and bruise. Which leads to ooze…

[name]Clarence[/name] (nn [name]Clancy[/name]) - a jolly fun guy. I like him!

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[name]Hi[/name] [name]Lola[/name]. About [name]Harvey[/name]: I know it’s not a nickname, but it just has that feel for me. I guess it reminds me of [name]Alfie[/name], [name]Bobby[/name], [name]Charlie[/name], [name]Frankie[/name], [name]Georgie[/name], [name]Mikey[/name], [name]Teddy[/name], [name]Ollie[/name], etc… Perhaps it’s because of the fact that aside from [name]Henry[/name], I really don’t associate many “ee-sounding” endings with “full” names when it comes to boys. I had a relative named [name]Harvey[/name], and when I was a little girl, I remember wondering what [name]Harvey[/name]'s “real” first name was. I was clearly clueless, but I guess [name]Harvey[/name]'s nicknamey vibe never left me!

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Thanks, [name]Melissa[/name], [name]Jill[/name]!

[name]Melissa[/name], I swear, you are the only person who’s ever said “I’d rather [name]Cosmo[/name] than [name]Casimir[/name]”. Which is cool, They’re both family names for me. I prefer [name]Cosmo[/name] too, I was just thinking of alternatives.
I love your depiction of [name]Anselm[/name]! [name]How[/name] neat. I have a picture of [name]Ken[/name] in 18th century garb (I think he was 25 or so) and yeah, he does rather look like an [name]Anselm[/name]!

I still thoroughly like [name]Bruce[/name], [name]Just[/name] like I can’t stop anyone from using [name]Charlotte[/name] ([name]Josie[/name] will have one in her Kindergarten class, you watch!) I think I’ll hang onto [name]Bruce[/name] for a bit longer. I think he’d be pretty groovin’ in a few years time.

Thanks for the thumbsup on [name]Clarence[/name]/[name]Clancy[/name]. I’m quite taken with him again!

[name]Jill[/name], I understand about the nicknamey feel, really I do. I’d thought I might have missed something [name]Harvey[/name] had originally come from! it’s okay, you’re not alone with his sound feeling nicknamey but I’m really charmed by him and can’t seem to shake him completely. So he’s staying, at least for now.

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I actually like [name]Harvey[/name], and it’s one of my favorites of the boys’ names you’ve been pondering. I’m glad it’s staying! I’m sure you’ve thought of every name known to man, but I’m wondering if you’ve ever considered [name]Clyde[/name], [name]Clive[/name], [name]Cyrus[/name], [name]Arlo[/name], [name]Cassius[/name], [name]Hugo[/name], [name]Xavier[/name], [name]Rupert[/name], or [name]Atticus[/name]?

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[name]Just[/name] about, [name]Clyde[/name] makes him say “Right Turn, [name]Clyde[/name]” so orangutan is his association, not for me!
[name]Arlo[/name] he dismisses with “One man name, can’t do” It’s be like naming a girl [name]Cher[/name], to him. too bad too, I REALLY dig [name]Arlo[/name]!
[name]Clive[/name] - reminds me of chive, him of [name]Olive[/name]. So I think he’s too edible for this family.
[name]Cyrus[/name] - is one I don’t mind and actually like quite a bit. I should mention him, see what sort of reaction he gets.
[name]Cassius[/name], [name]Hugo[/name], [name]Xavier[/name] & [name]Rupert[/name] are all on our list, somewhere. [name]Xavier[/name] is generally a middle because we both loathe the possible ex-av-ee-yer. Please, Zayv-yer or Zayv-ee-yer. No X! [name]Hugo[/name] floats on & off but [name]Cassius[/name] is a wildcard as is [name]Rupert[/name].

[name]Atticus[/name] is one I like but find far too associated with TKAM. I don’t mind multiple assocations but singular ones are too much for either of us. One other good [name]Atticus[/name] would make it a bit easier to live up to, too.

I’m out for movie night!

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I was thinking of [name]Cassius[/name] instead of [name]Casimir[/name]. I’m liking [name]Harvey[/name] and [name]Cassius[/name] together ([name]Harvey[/name] [name]Cassius[/name] _____). What about [name]Maxfield[/name]?

[susan]

I was thinking of mentioning [name]Cyrus[/name] to you. It’s amazing that someone else thought of it. Still loving [name]Harvey[/name]! Not nicknamey to me at all. Full name like [name]Henry[/name].

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Funny [name]Jill[/name], Maxfirld creeps onto the list now & then becuase our favorite artist (and the one most represented around the house) is [name]Maxfield[/name] [name]Parrish[/name] (he was born [name]Frederick[/name] [name]Parrish[/name], [name]Maxfield[/name] was his grandmother’s surname) Here’s a great site, explaining his appeal: http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/parrish.htm

Since I do like [name]Max[/name], despite popularity, this may be the way to go, hmm? [name]Maxfield[/name] [name]Harvey[/name] ____?

[name]Cassius[/name] is on the list paired with [name]Barnaby[/name] & rex in the middle. he’s down in wildcards right now but I like him too much to write him off.

Thanks [name]Susan[/name], harvey’s not very nicknamey to me either. And he’s staying. I’ll find a place for him soemwhere!

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I have absolutely no idea why [name]Maxfield[/name] popped into my head, but I’m thrilled to know it’s been on your list. It goes so well with [name]Leo[/name], [name]Simon[/name], and [name]Josephine[/name], and as you can call him either [name]Max[/name] or [name]Maxfield[/name], you have the best of both worlds. I love [name]Maxfield[/name] [name]Wilder[/name] [name]John[/name]. ([name]Maxfield[/name] [name]Wilder[/name] [name]Brooks[/name] just entered my mind, so I thought I’d share…)

I clicked on the link, and saw that one of [name]Maxfield[/name]'s paintings includes the name “[name]Jasper[/name].” [name]Maxfield[/name] [name]Jasper[/name] _____ sounds cool, as does [name]Harvey[/name] Jasper_____.

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That was a very cool suggestion, [name]Jill[/name]. I’m working on [name]Maxwell[/name] right now, before supper. Maybe I’ll blog him tomorrow! Thanks!

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I love [name_m]Anselm[/name_m]–I think it would be shortened to [name_m]Elmo[/name_m], which I also think is cool.

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I love [name_m]Harvey[/name_m] and [name_m]Casimir[/name_m]. [name_m]Anselm[/name_m] is cool but weird to say somehow. I like [name_m]Harvey[/name_m] [name_m]Bruce[/name_m].