Right now my shortlist for boys includes [name_m]Felix[/name_m] and [name_m]Henry[/name_m]. The following names are ones I’m considering and wanted to get some opinions on. Which ones would you eliminate from the running and why?
Suggestions are welcome, if you have them. I’d prefer to not repeat the F/H initial so unfortunately that axes some other names I like, e.g. [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] or [name_m]Foster[/name_m].
I like, but not with [name_m]Felix[/name_m] and [name_m]Henry[/name_m]:
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
I dislike:
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_m]Lorcan[/name_m]
[name_m]Ozias[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Dante[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
There isn’t a particular reason why I would eliminate these names, they just don’t sound great with [name_m]Felix[/name_m] and [name_m]Henry[/name_m] imo:
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Dante[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m]
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]
[name_m]Lorcan[/name_m]
[name_m]Ozias[/name_m]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
Names I’d cut:
• [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m] - It always sounded like a villain’s name to me, especially after watching The Royals. I’m not really a fan.
• [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] - I always associated this with [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] [name_f]Mandi[/name_f]ć, who is in no way a bad namesake. But since the name is so rare here, he’s my only association, so I can’t really see the name on anyone else.
• [name_m]Magnus[/name_m] - Again, can’t really see it on anyone other than [name_m]Magnus[/name_m] Bane (a fictional character). I’ve also never been a fan of the name in general.
• [name_m]Otto[/name_m] - No other reason other than me not liking it.
• [name_m]Rupert[/name_m] - Sounds too dated to me. And the name overall (sound- and look-wise) is off-putting.
I’m not sure how I feel about [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], Ozias or [name_m]Wesley[/name_m], but the rest of the names are beautiful! I especially like [name_m]Dante[/name_m], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], [name_m]Soren[/name_m] and [name_u]August[/name_u].
These are the only ones I definitely don’t think fit/don’t like:
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] - I’m in Australia so I think of [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m] [name_u]Joyce[/name_u] - deputy prime minister who basically had a fued with [name_m]Johnny[/name_m] Depp (in 2015) and has recently left his wife of 25 odd years after impregnating a staffer half his age. Not a good image.
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m] - I just think of [name_u]Billy[/name_u] [name_u]Ray[/name_u] and [name_f]Miley[/name_f] [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m].
[name_m]Ozias[/name_m] - I’m not sure why but I’m just really not a fan of this one and it seems like a different style to your other names.
My Favorites
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
OK but not my faves:
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
Rupurt
[name_m]Winston[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_m]Don[/name_m]'t care for:
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m] - makes me think of [name_f]Miley[/name_f] [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Dante[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m] - too much of a mouthful for me
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Lorcan[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m] - cute but seems like a pet name
[name_m]Ozias[/name_m]
OK, so [name_m]Felix[/name_m] and [name_m]Henry[/name_m] are lovely. It’s hard for me to think what to cut rather than what to keep so I will say both.
I would keep [name_m]Winston[/name_m], [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_m]Isaac[/name_m], and [name_m]Julian[/name_m] because those sound all of a piece with [name_m]Felix[/name_m] and [name_m]Henry[/name_m]. Of those I prefer [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m], [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], and [name_m]Issac[/name_m].
Names I would cut:
[name_m]Clark[/name_m] sounds more last nameish than [name_m]Felix[/name_m] or [name_m]Henry[/name_m]. A nice middle though.
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m] reminds me of that country singer rather than your classic children’s names.
[name_m]Dante[/name_m] too dramatic with pair. [name_m]Ozias[/name_m] too.
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m] sounds like an ancient prophet to me.
I think [name_m]Leopold[/name_m] would be a better middle for your group.
[name_m]Otto[/name_m] sticks out a bit, though I love the name. [name_m]Soren[/name_m] too as different in ethnicity from your other names.
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m] suggest [name_m]Murdock[/name_m] as well as prissiness to me. I prefer [name_m]Robert[/name_m] or [name_u]Robin[/name_u]. [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] also sounds prissy to me.
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m], though lovely, is overused where I live.
I think all of these names are also so handsome. My favorites are [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], [name_m]Otto[/name_m], and [name_m]Edmund[/name_m].
Thank you everyone for responding! I appreciate it.
@elenacroatia: Thank you for giving reasons for your cuts, that’s really helpful. Of your suggestions I like [name_m]Bastien[/name_m], [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], and [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m]!
@aleerakate: thank you! I see what you’re saying with [name_m]Ozias[/name_m], it is kind of out there / a different type of name from [name_m]Felix[/name_m] & [name_m]Henry[/name_m].
@lesliemarion: I laughed at [name_m]Dante[/name_m] sounding dramatic, but I see it! It does have a lot of literary baggage if nothing else. I am also kind of wondering about [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]'s popularity. I have come across a few little ones, although none in my immediate friend/family circle. Being an ultrasound tech though, I hear a lot of baby names, and it is one that is floated about a lot.