What would you name my son?

Boy Names
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So, it looks like I’m getting a little extra time, which, if you recall my previous posts about gender disappointment and general name indecisiveness, you’ll agree I could use :slight_smile:

We still don’t even have a name list much less one decisive name. I’d love to be in the hospital with no more than three name combinations. What would you ladies use?

Daughters’ names: [name]Gretchen[/name] [name]Sofia[/name] and [name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Violet[/name]

Last name: begins with D and ends in t (names like [name]Rhett[/name] or [name]Benedict[/name] sound especially bad because of the ‘t’ ending)

Preferences: no unisex, nothing in the top 100 at least, nothing beginning with a V (VD for initials seems cruel) or J (my husband and I both have J names), nothing overtly surname-y

Names that are still on the list or were considered heavily: [name]Henry[/name] (thrown out due to popularity), [name]Aurelius[/name], [name]Ignatius[/name], [name]Alaric[/name], [name]Ari[/name], [name]Lennox[/name] (thrown out when I found out it is used on girls, too), [name]Oscar[/name] (popularity issues), [name]Nolan[/name], [name]Frederick[/name], [name]Bram[/name], [name]Lorcan[/name], [name]Augustus[/name] (thrown out due to popularity… and we know someone personally who just used the name), [name]Alasdair[/name].

Names that husband vetoed: [name]Leo[/name] (and its long name possibilities), [name]Sebastian[/name], [name]Florian[/name], [name]Oisin[/name], [name]Everett[/name], [name]Ezra[/name], [name]Ephraim[/name], [name]Jasper[/name], [name]Patrick[/name], [name]Callaghan[/name], [name]Mathis[/name], [name]Cyprian[/name], [name]Orin[/name], [name]Alden[/name], [name]Atticus[/name]

I’m open to anything at this point. I know I’ve worn you ladies out with my issues :frowning:

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[name]How[/name] many syllables are in your surname? What is your husband’s style?

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Two syllable surname.

My husband’s style is “I don’t care unless it sounds stupid”. He’s never come up with one name on his own in any of my pregnancies. He just vetoes them if he seriously hates them.

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I love your daughters’ names. They go together so perfectly!

Too bad about [name]Augustus[/name]… and about half the ones your husband vetoed! What about…

[name]Caspar[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Tobias[/name]
[name]Auberon[/name]/[name]Oberon[/name]
[name]Ozias[/name]
[name]Matthias[/name]
[name]Dexter[/name]
[name]Leopold[/name]
[name]Dominick[/name]
[name]Rafferty[/name]
[name]Magnus[/name]
[name]Darius[/name]
[name]Dorian[/name]
[name]Orion[/name]
[name]Magnus[/name]
[name]Enoch[/name]
[name]Reginald[/name]
[name]Malcolm[/name]

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[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Rafferty[/name]
[name]Amos[/name]
[name]Amias[/name]
[name]Barnaby[/name]
[name]Eugene[/name]
[name]Dominic[/name]
[name]Stanley[/name]
[name]Franklin[/name]
Euros
[name]Hamish[/name]
[name]Remus[/name]
[name]Romulus[/name]
[name]Lysander[/name]
[name]Ronan[/name]
[name]Gregor[/name]
[name]Gordon[/name]
[name]Graham[/name]
[name]Lachlan[/name]
[name]Isadore[/name]
[name]Roland[/name]
[name]Linus[/name]
[name]Monty[/name]/ [name]Montgomery[/name]
[name]Travis[/name]
[name]Oswald[/name]
[name]Ralph[/name]
[name]Pascal[/name]
[name]Lucian[/name]
[name]Vincent[/name]

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Some names you may like are:
[name]Milo[/name], [name]Magnus[/name], [name]Caius[/name], [name]Callum[/name], [name]Owen[/name], [name]Alistair[/name], or my favourite, [name]Henrik[/name].

I really like [name]Frederick[/name] and [name]Ignatius[/name] from your list. I think they would be lovely middle names.

Some possible choices can be:
[name]Milo[/name] [name]Ignatius[/name]
[name]Henrik[/name] [name]Nolan[/name]
[name]Frederick[/name] [name]Callum[/name]
[name]Owen[/name] [name]Frederick[/name]

Best of luck.

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What about [name]Bertram[/name]? Fits with your other names and has similarities to a lot of the names on your lists.

[name]Roderick[/name]? Interesting and similar to [name]Frederick[/name].

[name]Luther[/name]? Great namesake and a cool name.

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Good to see you around here! I was wondering how you’re doing.

I love [name]Ignatius[/name] with your girls. What do you think of classic names like [name]Peter[/name], [name]Paul[/name], and [name]David[/name]? I don’t hear them on little boys around here at all.
Other ideas…I’m sure some of these have come up in your last thread, forgive me.

[name]Basil[/name]
[name]George[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Linus[/name]
[name]Ian[/name]
[name]Constantin[/name]
[name]Simeon[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Duncan[/name]

[name]Love[/name] pp’s suggestion of [name]Matthias[/name] or [name]Magnus[/name].

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This is a ridiculous question, but how do I pronounce [name]Auberon[/name]? Is it oh-brr-on? aw-brr-un? It looks like one I would like, but I"m confused on the pronunciation.

I have thrown around the idea of [name]Rafferty[/name]. I like the sound of that one. [name]Dorian[/name] would have been a contender if not for the “D” initial!

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[name]Constantin[/name] might be a nice one. I hadn’t thought of that one previously. I wish I could get the image of Peanuts out of my head with [name]Linus[/name]. It’s actually my grandfather’s name (he died long before I was even thought of). I’m not particularly opposed to classic names, I’ve always been a fan of [name]Nicholas[/name] and [name]Alexander[/name], I guess I just wanted something with more punch?

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I’m a fan of [name]Lachlan[/name]. A big fan, really. [name]Do[/name] you Berries think [name]Lachlan[/name] falls under the “trendy” heading? That’s my only fear is that it’s on the way up.

I love [name]Graham[/name] but feel it’s too close to [name]Gretchen[/name]. I do think I like [name]Lucian[/name] and [name]Roland[/name] though. I may have to consider those.

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Sad that your husband vetoed [name]Leo[/name] and [name]Sebastian[/name]. Has your husband even vetoed [name]Leonidas[/name]? That would be perfect. And do you mind alliteration?

[name]Benjamin[/name]- maybe, but [name]Benjamin[/name] and [name]Gretchen[/name]?
[name]Tobias[/name]
[name]Amias[/name]
[name]Callum[/name]- alliteration with [name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Aaron[/name]
[name]Cadmus[/name]- not your style?
[name]Solomon[/name]- too biblical?
[name]Lorenzo[/name]- not the right culture? I love nn [name]Enzo[/name]
[name]Lewis[/name]
[name]Fabian[/name]
[name]Jonah[/name]/[name]Jonas[/name]
[name]Icarus[/name]

[name]Hope[/name] you find a name… best wishes!

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He dislikes all [name]Leo[/name] names and alliteration :frowning:

Oooh… i like [name]Icarus[/name]…

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Some suggestions for you - [name]Atlas[/name], [name]Arnold[/name], [name]Archibald[/name] ([name]Archie[/name]), [name]Bernard[/name], [name]Edgar[/name], [name]Arthur[/name], [name]Barnaby[/name], [name]Irving[/name], [name]Darby[/name], [name]Baxter[/name], [name]Julius[/name], [name]Lloyd[/name], [name]Boaz[/name], [name]George[/name], [name]Orville[/name], [name]Willard[/name], [name]Dominic[/name], [name]Harvey[/name], [name]Silas[/name], [name]Roy[/name], [name]Zeke[/name], [name]Ray[/name], [name]Joe[/name], [name]Stewart[/name]/[name]Stuart[/name], [name]Stanton[/name], [name]Perry[/name], [name]Marshall[/name], [name]Louie[/name], [name]Ezra[/name], [name]Felix[/name], [name]Gideon[/name], [name]Gilbert[/name] ([name]Gil[/name]), [name]Hugh[/name], [name]Ned[/name], [name]Simon[/name] and [name]Thaddeus[/name]. Sorry for any repeats and suggestions you really do not like!
Wishing you all the best with the remainder of your naming journey.

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I say [name]Auberon[/name] / [name]Oberon[/name] the same, like OH-ber-on.

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Husband apparently really likes [name]Lachlan[/name] and [name]Auberon[/name], along with [name]Alaric[/name]. Those are his personal favorites, which, carries a little weight.

Any middle name suggestions? Last name begins with a D, so I’d hate for it to “spell something” (I’d love to do [name]Lachlan[/name] [name]Aurelius[/name] or [name]Ignatius[/name]… one of my faves, but they spell [name]LAD[/name] and LID!)

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[name]Alaric[/name] [name]Lachlan[/name]
[name]Auberon[/name] [name]Alaric[/name]
[name]Alaric[/name] Aurelios

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I don’t want to leave [name]Gretchen[/name] out, but i think [name]Cordelia[/name] needs a Shakespearean brother.

[name]Bertram[/name]
[name]Cassius[/name]
[name]Orlando[/name]
[name]Lysander[/name]
[name]Edmund[/name]
[name]Corin[/name]
[name]Lorenzo[/name]

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Your daughters’ names are absolutely stunning!

What about:
[name]Lionel[/name]
[name]Harry[/name]
[name]Lyle[/name]
[name]Ira[/name]
[name]Casper[/name] (I know, I know, the ghost… but these kids will have no clue)
[name]Wesley[/name]
[name]Roman[/name]
[name]Thaddeus[/name]
[name]Alfie[/name]/[name]Alfred[/name]
[name]Abraham[/name]
[name]Lincoln[/name]
[name]Atticus[/name]
[name]Judah[/name]
[name]Bartholomew[/name]
[name]Ivan[/name]
[name]Hugh[/name]
[name]Elias[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Silas[/name]
[name]Tavish[/name]
[name]Harvey[/name]
[name]Ephraim[/name]
[name]Leif[/name]
[name]Malachi[/name]
[name]Vincent[/name]
[name]Theron[/name]
[name]Penn[/name]
[name]Basil[/name]
[name]Perry[/name]
[name]Evander[/name]
[name]Malcolm[/name]
[name]Marcus[/name]
[name]Ross[/name]
[name]Calvin[/name]
[name]Clark[/name]
[name]Bernard[/name]
[name]Calix[/name]
[name]Emil[/name]
[name]Tobin[/name]/[name]Tobias[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Beau[/name]
[name]Vance[/name]
[name]Mitchell[/name]
[name]Julius[/name]

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Of your husband’s choices, I like [name]Alaric[/name] the best with [name]Gretchen[/name] and [name]Cordelia[/name]. [name]Lachlan[/name] and [name]Auberon[/name] both have that n-ending which makes them sound a bit matchy with [name]Gretchen[/name] in my opinion, but that may not be an issue for you. I don’t think [name]Lachlan[/name] will become too trendy though. (As far as I can tell, it’s already losing a bit of popularity, though that is based only on my observations.) I didn’t want to cause a fuss before, but when I first read your post I couldn’t help but think “if [name]Alaric[/name] or [name]Ignatius[/name] have ever been used as girls names, surely that must be some kind of mistake?” Neither one of those names is even slightly feminine sounding to me, so I wouldn’t worry about that as a reason to eliminate them, it’s unlikely to catch on…
I may be a little biased because those were two of my favorites for you a few months back. But I do also like [name]Roland[/name] (or [name]Orlando[/name]) as well. [name]Alaric[/name] [name]Roland[/name] or [name]Lachlan[/name] [name]Orlando[/name] don’t spell anything. Good luck! I’ll check back in soon. =]