wilderness boys

[redwoodfey]

Looking for feedback and suggestions for our boy’s list. We’ve been sitting on the girl’s list for several months and still love them all, so I think we have our top ten for girls. The boys just don’t feel right, not all of them. We like nature, fantasy, literature, mythology names. As you can see, we’re not opposed to “made up” names if it’s from a work of fiction we both love. Taking all suggestions and feedback. A name you can picture on a wilderness loving boy.

[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] - I’ve tried every middle I can think of here and nothing ever feels like it’s the one

[name_m]Conrad[/name_m] Elessar - thoughts on this? Elessar is Aragorn’s name once he’s crowned. It means elf stone in Quenya.

[name_m]Damian[/name_m] [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f] - no feedback needed, we both like this one and it’s been pretty set as a top ten for over a year. This is our idea of a perfect name.

[name_m]Desmond[/name_m] Finvarra - feedback on this please. Some days I think the two names work great, other times it sounds too pretentious. Would [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] be better with a nice nature name? Finvarra is nice, but neither of us feel passionate about it.

[name_m]Evander[/name_m] [name_m]Hart[/name_m] - this one doesn’t need feedback either. We like it just fine. Leaving it here to show what we like.

Gwydion Agathon - Too much -on ending syllable going on? Last name ends with -an. Gwydion will always be on my list. Agathon comes and goes.

[name_m]Jorah[/name_m] - love this name. Like [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], nothing seems to work. Maybe it’s time to retire [name_m]Jorah[/name_m]? Ugh.

[name_m]Malachi[/name_m] [name_m]Bjorn[/name_m] - feedback please. [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] we love. [name_m]Bjorn[/name_m] is fun, a nice nod to our love of nature (bear) and both of our Scandi ancestry.

[name_m]Peregrin[/name_m] Llyr - this may be getting cut as much as I don’t want to cut it. As much as I love [name_m]Peregrin[/name_m], I’m not sure I can picture him as my son. Maybe another Tolkien name? A different nature name? We used to have [name_m]Griffin[/name_m].

[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] Finglas - [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] stays. I love Finglas, SO says it’s cool but nothing special. Another Tolkien name, he was an ent, one of the oldest, which I think is neat because it’s nature and literature, sort of like [name_m]Peregrin[/name_m].

Other names we’ve considered: [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Ward[/name_m], [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] [name_m]Ivanhoe[/name_m] [name_m]Thorn[/name_m], [name_m]Griffin[/name_m] [name_m]Woodrow[/name_m] [name_m]Hale[/name_m], [name_m]Mateo[/name_m] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m], [name_u]Everett[/name_u], [name_m]Colin[/name_m], [name_m]Rune[/name_m], [name_u]Story[/name_u], [name_m]Kester[/name_m], Kestrel, [name_u]Winter[/name_u], [name_u]North[/name_u]

[southern.maple]

[name_f]Do[/name_f] you like [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] [name_m]Jorah[/name_m] or Gwydion [name_m]Jorah[/name_m]? Or maybe even [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] Llyr? [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] Llyr?

[name_m]Conrad[/name_m] doesn’t read as outdoorsy to me at all. I imagine a pale, skinny kid who stays inside reading in his little reading nooks/hiding places around the house.

[name_m]Damian[/name_m] [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f], [name_m]Evander[/name_m] [name_m]Hart[/name_m], and [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] [name_m]Bjorn[/name_m] are all fantastic.

Hm, middle name ideas for [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]… [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] Llyr, [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Hale[/name_m], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Rune[/name_m], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] Kestrel, [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]? I also like [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m], [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Hale[/name_m], and [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]. What about [name_f]Snow[/name_f] for a boy? I like it as a middle for [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] and [name_m]Caspian[/name_m]. Or even Gwydion Snow, Gwydion Hale, and Gwydion Winter.

(Sorry, I’m not great with this style. I just mix and matched what you already had.)

[redwoodfey]

Hmm, you’ve actually given me some ideas, [name_f]Maple[/name_f]. Sometimes it just takes someone else playing with your names. I like quite a few of the combos you’ve made. I can’t believe I haven’t considered them. You’re imagery for [name_m]Conrad[/name_m] is adorable. I’d love to have a [name_m]Conrad[/name_m] like that. We’re both big readers as well as being outdoor-y, so hopefully our kids love books as much as they love nature.

I’m going to ponder the following:

[name_m]Desmond[/name_m] Llyr
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] Llyr, [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Rune[/name_m], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_f]Snow[/name_f]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m], [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]
Gwydion [name_m]Hale[/name_m], Gwydion [name_u]Winter[/name_u]

Thanks!

[Sorceress]

[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] - [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_u]Percy[/name_u], [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Light[/name_m]

[name_m]Conrad[/name_m] Elessar - like this, especially Elessar

[name_m]Damian[/name_m] [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f] - nice

[name_m]Desmond[/name_m] Finvarra - nice one, too. Suggestion [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] [name_m]Lucian[/name_m], [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] [name_m]Lucius[/name_m], [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]

[name_m]Evander[/name_m] [name_m]Hart[/name_m] - nice

Gwydion Agathon - too much -on/-an. Maybe Gwydion [name_m]Marcel[/name_m], Gwydion [name_m]Emil[/name_m], Gwydion [name_m]Silas[/name_m], Gwydion [name_m]Alaric[/name_m]

[name_m]Jorah[/name_m] - [name_m]Jorah[/name_m] is OK, but maybe you should retire him. [name_m]Jorah[/name_m] [name_m]Maximilian[/name_m], [name_m]Jorah[/name_m] [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], [name_m]Jorah[/name_m] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], [name_m]Jorah[/name_m] [name_f]Merel[/name_f], [name_m]Jorah[/name_m] [name_m]Wulf[/name_m]

[name_m]Malachi[/name_m] [name_m]Bjorn[/name_m] - OK name, but nothing special. [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] [name_m]Thor[/name_m], [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] [name_m]Sven[/name_m], [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] [name_f]Sigrid[/name_f], [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] [name_m]Knud[/name_m], [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] [name_m]Magnus[/name_m], [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] [name_m]Axel[/name_m]…

[name_m]Peregrin[/name_m] Llyr - thsi one is one of the best. If you don’t chose it, I will!

[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] Finglas - cute

[freddiethepink]

[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] - [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_m]Caspian[/name_m]! I have [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Ulysses[/name_m] and [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Holmes[/name_m] on my list, but they may be an acquired taste!
I really like [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Ward[/name_m], or [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] Llyr. [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Rune[/name_m] or [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] could work too.

[name_m]Conrad[/name_m] Elessar - I’m not personally a fan of [name_m]Conrad[/name_m] but I love Elessar. The combo sounds fine though.

[name_m]Desmond[/name_m] Finvarra - I’m not really keen on either of these names to be honest, this is one I would cut, personally.

Gwydion Agathon - I like the double ‘n’ ending actually, but the ‘on’ is just a little too much. I actually really like Gwydion [name_m]Bjorn[/name_m] and [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] Agathon.
Or maybe Gwydion [name_m]Thorn[/name_m] or Gwydion [name_m]Rune[/name_m]?

[name_m]Jorah[/name_m] - [name_m]Jorah[/name_m] is great! I agree it is difficult to find a middle for though. I actually think it would work well with two middles, maybe to replace [name_m]Ezra[/name_m]?
[name_m]Jorah[/name_m] [name_m]Ivanhoe[/name_m] [name_m]Thorn[/name_m]. Or [name_m]Jorah[/name_m] [name_m]Woodrow[/name_m] [name_m]Hale[/name_m] could work.

[name_m]Malachi[/name_m] [name_m]Bjorn[/name_m] - This is ok, no strong opinion either way (see Gwydion)

[name_m]Peregrin[/name_m] Llyr - I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_m]Peregrin[/name_m] (spelt this way too!) This is my favourite of all your combos! If it’s too much for you up front, why not make it a middle?
I have [name_m]Phineas[/name_m] [name_m]Peregrin[/name_m] on my list. I like [name_m]Phineas[/name_m] [name_m]Peregrin[/name_m] Llyr too

[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] Finglas - [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] is wonderful but I dislike the sound of Finglas (as much as I love Tolkien). I love [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] or [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]!

[olimpia]

From your list my favorite is probably [name_m]Caspian[/name_m]. I think it’s super cool without being so out there that you’ll get those “Hmmm… interesting” remarks when you tell your name to someone on the street. Perhaps something like [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Hart[/name_m] is nice. Or you could go more “traditional” and a combo like [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m]/[name_m]Xander[/name_m], as an example.

[name_m]Malachi[/name_m] [name_m]Bjorn[/name_m] I like in its entirety as well. It’s just cool!

And [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] and [name_m]Matteo[/name_m]/[name_m]Mateo[/name_m] are both on my faves list, I love them. I couldn’t tell you what to match them with but I like them both very much. You never see [name_m]Mateo[/name_m] either, so while it’s still a super classic name this spelling is unusual in English-speaking countries.

[redwoodfey]

Sorceress:

Your comment for [name_m]Peregrin[/name_m] Llyr made me laugh. I have no problem with you using it, even if it does stay on our list. For your combos, I’m liking [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m] and loving Gwydion [name_m]Alaric[/name_m]. Wow! That might be my favorite Gwydion combo yet. I’ve always thought I couldn’t use [name_m]Alaric[/name_m] because it’s similar to my first name ([name_f]Erica[/name_f]), but I might like that combo enough to not care. I like [name_m]Jorah[/name_m] [name_m]Wulf[/name_m]/[name_m]Wolf[/name_m] a lot, too. Thank you for the suggestions and feedback. I’ll be discussing with SO.

[name_u]Freddie[/name_u]:

Oh, I adore [name_m]Desmond[/name_m]. He’s one of my personal top three, along with [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] and Gwydion. He’s going nowhere. Not as crazy about Finvarra, though I do like it. I’m going to have a think on [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Rune[/name_m] and two middles for [name_m]Jorah[/name_m]. I also like [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] Agathon. And [name_m]Phineas[/name_m], that’s one of my favorite names but one I used in my writing and I can’t separate the name from my character anymore. Also, Gwydion [name_m]Thorn[/name_m]. I like that. Thanks for your thoughts, much appreciated.

[name_f]Olimpia[/name_f]:

Yep, [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] is a winner. I love it. I see you have Castiel on your own list, which I love to pieces. One of the many things I love about [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] is I’d get to have a [name_m]Cas[/name_m]. I’ll go through some of the more traditional names we like and see if one works with [name_m]Caspian[/name_m]. [name_f]Glad[/name_f] you like [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] [name_m]Bjorn[/name_m]. Thanks!

Any other suggestions? Thinking about:

[name_m]Desmond[/name_m] Llyr, [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_m]Rune[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m], [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_u]Winter[/name_u], [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Rune[/name_m]
Gwydion [name_m]Hale[/name_m], Gwydion [name_u]Winter[/name_u], Gwydion [name_m]Alaric[/name_m], Gwydion [name_m]Thorn[/name_m]
[name_m]Jorah[/name_m] [name_m]Wolf[/name_m], [name_m]Jorah[/name_m] [name_m]Woodrow[/name_m] [name_m]Hale[/name_m], [name_m]Jorah[/name_m] [name_m]Ivanhoe[/name_m] [name_m]Thorn[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m] Agathon

as well as adding [name_m]Griffin[/name_m] or [name_m]Mateo[/name_m] back to list.

[suzywoo]

I love [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], just love it.
But I think it would be perfect with a traditional middle to ground it, and make it sound rather regal! But I can see that traditional is not your style. [name_m]Just[/name_m] in case though;
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] (sigh! This is wonderful)
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m]
What about [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m]?

[Sorceress]

I think [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] [name_m]Fox[/name_m], [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m], Gwydion [name_m]Alaric[/name_m] and [name_m]Jorah[/name_m] [name_m]Ivanhoe[/name_m] [name_m]Thorn[/name_m] are the best.

PS. With your approval, I put [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] Llyr on my other choices list. [name_f]Hope[/name_f] that doesn’t bother you. names other people chose

[redwoodfey]

[name_f]Suzy[/name_f]:

SO and I both love a lot of traditional names, so we will be looking at some traditional options for [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], as well as [name_m]Jorah[/name_m], which I think needs something traditional. [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] is great, but I love [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] too much as a first to put him in the middle. Thank you.

Sorceress:

Thanks for your input. And yes, that’s perfectly fine.

I’m going to try out some combos in my signature for the next few weeks and see how I feel about them later. Appreciate the feedback from you all, you’ve given me lots to think about.

[redwoodfey]

Hah. We decided on [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] [name_m]Ivanhoe[/name_m]. I changed my signature up and had SO come take a look and make sure he was happy with everything. He was… until he pointed out [name_m]Desmond[/name_m]'s initials would be D.I.K. Hehe! Trying Meriadoc instead…

[southern.maple]

[name_f]Erica[/name_f], I have to admit I got a little excited when I saw [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] and [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_u]Winter[/name_u] in your signature. I’m loving [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] Meriadoc, Gwydion [name_m]Alaric[/name_m], and [name_m]Peregrin[/name_m] Llyr as well.

[moonkai]

Well, you already know I adore your taste in names, but I’ll try to help out with some combos!

[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] - Right now on my list I have [name_u]Kai[/name_u] as a mn for [name_m]Caspian[/name_m]. Hmm, maybe [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Hart[/name_m]? [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m]? [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Alaric[/name_m]?

[name_m]Conrad[/name_m] Elessar - I love this.

[name_m]Damian[/name_m] [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f] - Amazing

[name_m]Desmond[/name_m] Finvarra - I like [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] with Meriadoc, What about [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] [name_m]Hale[/name_m]?

[name_m]Evander[/name_m] [name_m]Hart[/name_m] - Also mazing

Gwydion Agathon - I agree that Gwydion [name_m]Alaric[/name_m] is fabulous, and I barely even see a connection to your name. I do love Agathon as a middle, though.

[name_m]Jorah[/name_m] - [name_m]Jorah[/name_m] is so delightful, one of my favorites for you. [name_m]Jorah[/name_m] [name_u]Winter[/name_u], perhaps? [name_m]Jorah[/name_m] [name_m]Malachi[/name_m]?

[name_m]Malachi[/name_m] [name_m]Bjorn[/name_m] - Oooh, I like this a lot. So warrior-esque!

[name_m]Peregrin[/name_m] Llyr - I tend to agree that while [name_m]Peregrin[/name_m] is an awesome name, it might not suit you as much as other names. I [name_f]ADORE[/name_f] Llyr, though.

[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] Finglas - Another great combo.

[moonkai]

Haha, I just saw that you had [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m] in your sig after I thought I’d come up with it on my own, lol.

[rkrd]

[name_m]Jorah[/name_m] Ashford?

[redwoodfey]

I forgot to close.

[name_f]Maple[/name_f], yes! I love [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m]. I think I finally found a [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] combo that’s a keeper. [name_u]Love[/name_u] the Gwydion combo, too. I’m not totally in love with [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] Meriadoc yet, but I’m going to continue sitting on it before I decide.

[name_f]Moon[/name_f], [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] [name_m]Hale[/name_m] is a contender for sure. Hmm, maybe [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] Llyr. [name_m]Will[/name_m] have a think on it.

rkrd, I do like that [name_m]Jorah[/name_m] combo. He could even go by [name_m]Jack[/name_m] if he feels like he needs a more “normal” name since his initial would be [name_m]JAK[/name_m]. Thanks!

Closing now. I’m sure I’ll be back in a few months for help again. Definitely getting closer to a top ten. Thanks again!