See the results of this poll: Which of These is the Most Usable?
Respondents: 98 (This poll is closed)
- Dashiell : 40 (18%)
- Indio : 5 (2%)
- Enzo : 28 (12%)
- Orion : 41 (18%)
- Cassius : 30 (13%)
- Arlo : 44 (19%)
- Moses : 15 (7%)
- Pax: 24 (11%)
I voted for [name]Orion[/name], but I really think they are all usable 
They are all useable! If you want uncommon, [name]Moses[/name] or [name]Orion[/name]. Or [name]Cassius[/name].
I see all as usable so I just voted for my favorite, [name]Moses[/name]!
I think they’re all very usable! I voted for [name]Dashiell[/name] and [name]Pax[/name], though, those are my favorites.
I would say any of them are usable. I don’t think any of them would be universally liked, but what name is? [name]Orion[/name] and [name]Pax[/name] are probably the easiest to wear because they’re similar to more popular names like [name]Ryan[/name] and [name]Max[/name], but I don’t think any of these names are so bizarre they’d be a burden.
I voted for [name]Arlo[/name], then realized I could vote for more than one and also voted for [name]Dashiell[/name] – it’s a GP of mine, but DH can’t get on board. These are all on the fence for me, but I can see [name]Arlo[/name] on a little boy.
I think they’re all usable.
[name]Indio[/name] feels sort of groundless to me, and [name]Pax[/name] has a strong Brangelina association. Also recently heard from an Italian [name]Berry[/name] that [name]Enzo[/name] is really more of a nn for [name]Vincenzo[/name] or [name]Lorenzo[/name], so if that sways you at all…
[name]Cassius[/name] and [name]Orion[/name] are my favorites. I’d love to meet a [name]Moses[/name], just wouldn’t use it myself.
[name]Dashiell[/name] - A great sounding name. But it feels at once oddly noir-ish via [name]Dashiell[/name] [name]Hammett[/name], and trendy via [name]Cate[/name] Blanchett.
[name]Arlo[/name] - Another beautiful beautiful name that’s getting pretty popular in my neighborhood.
I have a 9 yr old son who is named [name]Orion[/name]. He likes his name (especially that there is a constellation and mythical God to go with it). Be warned though, there is a not-insignificant portion of the population (educated people!) who will pronounce it ore-EE-un. If it isn’t [name]Jacob[/name] or [name]William[/name], people will find a way to butcher it.
I really like [name]Orion[/name] from your list.
Most of them are on the trendy or up and coming side, but they will still probably be the only one in the kindergarten with these names. I would steer clear of [name]Indio[/name], which is a derogatory term for an indigenous person in some Spanish-speaking countries.
Thank you so much for the responses! I like a lot of the reactions I see to the names, especially that almost all of them seem to be usable!
They’re all usable, but these ones in particular are my favorites (ranked in order):
- [name]Cassius[/name]
- [name]Orion[/name]
- [name]Arlo[/name]
- [name]Enzo[/name]
I think most of them are usable [name]IRL[/name]. [name]Pax[/name] seems very celebrity, while I’m not keen on [name]Indio[/name], which is probably the least usable.
I voted for [name]Moses[/name], [name]Orion[/name] and [name]Enzo[/name]. Where I live is very heavily Mexican/hispanic generally and [name]Moses[/name] is a very people name in that community so to me that one doesn’t seem very unusual. [name]Enzo[/name] is just a cool name, and [name]Orion[/name] is really cool without being ridiculous.
With the exception of [name]Pax[/name], I think they are all very wearable.
I know kids named [name]Arlo[/name], [name]Moses[/name] and [name]Orion[/name] so those names all feel very “normal” to me. The only one I don’t think is usable is [name]Indio[/name]. It doesn’t sound like a real name to me. [name]Arlo[/name] is probably my favorite from your list.
All of them are usable! I chose [name]Moses[/name] thought because that is the coolest!