Gayle writes:<\/p>\n
My husband and I need help choosing a name for our first son. We already have two little girls, Avis Abigale and Melody Alice Elvira. (Melody has two middle names just for fun.. no specific reason.) That really is sort of our naming style \u2013 we find a name we like and we use it. All the in depth stuff, like meanings, or initials, or family approval, or naming after a family member, etc, isn\u2019t that important to us.<\/p>\n
We want our sons name to be as distinct as the names Avis and Melody. For example, Avis, Melody, and Jayden\/Cayden\/Grayden\/Hayden is not the kind of name we\u2019re looking for. We really like more turn of the century names, but not names like Henry or William. More outlandish names like Cornelius or Augustus (although we\u2019ve vetoed both of those.)<\/p>\n
Here are some names we\u2019ve considered, to give you an idea of the names we\u2019re looking at:
Cornelius, Augustus, Benedict, Clement, Barnabas, Eustace, Florian, and Percival.<\/p>\nAs you can see, these names are pretty \u2018out there.\u2019 We feel like they really aren\u2019t names you can wear in the 21st century without getting made fun of. They sound like characters.<\/p>\n
So we\u2019re looking for names similar in style to these, that go with our daughters names, but that could work for a little boy in the 21st century, not just the 19th. Also, we\u2019d really like his middle name to start with an A, because my husband and I both have middle names that start with an A, and completely by accident, so do our daughters. So we liked that unexpected connection and want to continue it.<\/p>\n
Oh, and our last name is one syllable and rhymes with Kench, so longer first names would go better with that, I think.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I think you could use Augustus pretty comfortably, especially if he went by the nickname Gus. Avis, Melody, and Augustus seems good to me. If it seems like too much, maybe August? Avis, Melody, and August.<\/p>\n
Cornelius makes me think of Corbin and Cormac. Benedict makes me think of Bennett. Eustace makes me think of Edmund and Euan\/Ewan. Florian makes me think of Finian and Julian.<\/p>\n
But some of the names I’m reminded of are a big style change from the originals. In STYLE, I’m reminded more of names such as Julius, Rufus, Felix, Hugo, Jasper, Lucius, Phineas.<\/p>\n
Well, here’s the list all together:<\/p>\n
Aidric; Avis, Melody, and Aidric
Angus; Avis, Melody, and Angus
August; Avis, Melody, and August
Bennett; Avis, Melody, and Bennett
Corbin; Avis, Melody, and Corbin
Cormac; Avis, Melody, and Cormac
Edmund; Avis, Melody, and Edmund
Ewan; Avis, Melody, and Ewan
Felix; Avis, Melody, and Felix
Finian; Avis, Melody, and Finian
Hugo; Avis, Melody, and Hugo
Jasper; Avis, Melody, and Jasper
Julian; Avis, Melody, and Julian
Julius; Avis, Melody, and Julius
Linus; Avis, Melody, and Linus
Lucius; Avis, Melody, and Lucius
Phineas; Avis, Melody, and Phineas
Rufus; Avis, Melody, and Rufus
Sebastian; Avis, Melody, and Sebastian
Silas; Avis, Melody, and Silas<\/p>\nI think my favorites are Aidric, Edmund, Felix, Hugo, and Jasper. With some A middle names:<\/p>\n
Aidric Alistair Kench
Edmund Ambrose Kench
Felix Arlo Kench
Hugo Augustus Kench
Jasper Atticus Kench<\/p>\nName update<\/span> 12-10-2009! Gayle writes:<\/p>\n
Hi Swistle,
thanks so much for all your help (and for the people who posted, also)
Our son was born on Nov 28th at 5:02 PM (yum, a hospital Thanksgiving!) and we went with Leander Aidric – we loved your suggestion of that name.
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