I’ve noticed that often there are the same names floating around the forum for a while and then another new group of names that sticks for a while. I’ve found a list of names I haven’t seen recently, so I wanted to get your thoughts on them.
Which ones do you think should be brought back to popularity? Which one is your favourite? Which one is your least favourite? What middle names would you give someone who has one of these.
This is my list for boys names. I’ve made another post for girls names.
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m] - adore this. Cute but transitions well to adulthood.
[name_m]Oban[/name_m] - dislike, for some reason every time I see it I read [name_m]Obama[/name_m] or Oboe
[name_m]Oberon[/name_m] - this always feels made up to me.
[name_m]Andras[/name_m] - cute, not my favourite [name_f]An[/name_f]- name but I don’t hate it.
[name_m]Anton[/name_m] - really like this, it’s sweet but handsome.
[name_m]Mikhail[/name_m] - personally not a fan but I can really see the appeal of it.
[name_m]Perseus[/name_m] - love. Very much a GP to me but it’s striking.
[name_m]Gale[/name_m] - NMS, it’s definitely more a female name around our area.
[name_m]Rasmus[/name_m] - love, it’s got a real charm about it.
[name_f]Paris[/name_f] - loved this when I was younger, [name_f]Paris[/name_f] [name_m]Hilton[/name_m] ruined it however. It’s adore lovely though.
[name_m]Mars[/name_m] - LOVE, it’s so handsome. Sadly a GP or a NN for something like [name_m]Marco[/name_m], [name_m]Marcus[/name_m], [name_f]Marley[/name_f] though.
[name_m]Samson[/name_m] - wouldn’t use it but I find it so appealing & ages great.
[name_m]Maurin[/name_m] - NMS.
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m] - lovely name, sadly to [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Potter[/name_m] for me.
[name_f]Igraine[/name_f] - NMS at all, I always read migraine
[name_m]Eldon[/name_m] - wouldn’t use it but it’s a great name.
Which ones do you think should be brought back to popularity?
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m], [name_m]Anton[/name_m], [name_m]Mikhail[/name_m], [name_f]Paris[/name_f], [name_m]Mars[/name_m], [name_m]Samson[/name_m], [name_m]Eldon[/name_m]
Which one is your favourite?
[name_m]Mars[/name_m]
Which one is your least favourite?
[name_f]Igraine[/name_f]
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m] - in elementary school, I thought this was super cool. There was a [name_m]Griffin[/name_m] in my class and I found it unexpected and cool. Now I’m just so tired of hearing it; it feels overdone.
[name_m]Oban[/name_m] - not a huge fan, I like similar sounding names like [name_m]Oren[/name_m] or [name_m]Oberon[/name_m] more myself.
[name_m]Oberon[/name_m] - like it a lot; not sure if I prefer [name_m]Auberon[/name_m] or [name_m]Oberon[/name_m] more. I lean toward [name_m]Auberon[/name_m], though; I love that Au- beginning in names.
[name_m]Andras[/name_m] - unfamiliar with it, but I love [name_m]Andreas[/name_m].
[name_m]Anton[/name_m] - like a lot. [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] does absolutely nothing for me but a like a lot of its variants (Antony, [name_m]Anton[/name_m], [name_f]Antonia[/name_f], [name_f]Antonina[/name_f], [name_f]Antoinette[/name_f], etc. I do like [name_m]Antony[/name_m] and [name_f]Antonia[/name_f] bets of the bunch, I think, but [name_m]Anton[/name_m] is really nice! When I worked in food service, we had a regular whose name was [name_m]Anton[/name_m] (I think he was Scandinavian of some origin) and he was super lovely! He always makes me like [name_m]Anton[/name_m] more than I think I would’ve on my own.
[name_m]Mikhail[/name_m] - does really nothing for me but I do like Miksa and [name_m]Misha[/name_m] (which are both related).
[name_m]Perseus[/name_m] - Greek mythology names aren’t really my thing but I adore [name_m]Percy[/name_m] because of The [name_f]Scarlet[/name_f] Pimpernel. I prefer [name_m]Percival[/name_m] to [name_m]Perseus[/name_m] personally but if I wanted to use [name_m]Percy[/name_m], it’s one of the few names I think I’d just go straight to [name_m]Percy[/name_m].
[name_m]Gale[/name_m] - love [name_m]Gale[/name_m]. I adore [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] nn [name_m]Gale[/name_m] (also [name_m]Gable[/name_m], but I like [name_m]Gale[/name_m] most).
[name_m]Rasmus[/name_m] - like a lot. There used to be a berry on here who had a rather large family… I don’t remember all the names but I do remember the oldest boy was [name_m]Rasmus[/name_m]! I think they also had a [name_f]Miriam[/name_f], [name_m]Peter[/name_m], and [name_m]Elliot[/name_m], and I always admired that berry’s taste.
[name_f]Paris[/name_f] - it’s interesting, although I prefer [name_f]Parisa[/name_f] myself (on a girl, obviously).
[name_m]Mars[/name_m] - ok, but I like [name_m]Martin[/name_m] & [name_m]Marius[/name_m] much more myself.
[name_m]Samson[/name_m] - LOVE. I don’t even know if I love the Biblical namesake, but Sampson/Samson is the epitome of cool name imo. I prefer the [name_m]Sampson[/name_m] spelling (even though I know it’s not the original).
[name_m]Maurin[/name_m] - unfamiliar with it. Reminds me of [name_m]Maurice[/name_m], which then just makes me want Reese/Reece/Rhys. I’m a big fan of [name_m]Rhys[/name_m] lol.
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m] - invariably makes me think of [name_m]Cedric[/name_m] the Entertainer, does nothing to make me like or dislike the name. Fine name, I just don’t see me ever using it.
[name_f]Igraine[/name_f] - also, unfamiliar with it, but it does sort of remind me of [name_f]Yvaine[/name_f], which I rather appreciate on a girl even though I’m not sure if I’d use it. (I did have a thing for [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] [name_f]Yvaine[/name_f] a while back though.)
[name_m]Eldon[/name_m] - Feels very LOTR? Also reminds me of [name_m]Sheldon[/name_m] [name_m]Cooper[/name_m] for some reason lol. It reminds me of trees and elves which I rather like but it’s really not my style. I like [name_f]Arden[/name_f] more if I wanted something along that vein.
Favourite:
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m] is one of my all time favourite names! [name_f]Love[/name_f] this one classic yet not used often.
I also really like [name_m]Perseus[/name_m], [name_m]Mars[/name_m], [name_m]Samson[/name_m] and [name_m]Eldon[/name_m].
I do think [name_m]Griffin[/name_m] is nice and should come back too, but I occasionally think of family guy and it puts me off. Not a strong association though.
Least favourite:
[name_f]Paris[/name_f] - I know a lot of pets given this name.
[name_f]Igraine[/name_f] - Like others’ have mentioned, sounds like Migraine to me.
