Can anyone help whittle down my big fat highly specific list?

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SSLYBY · 05/12/2011 11:53

Just found out that DC1 is a boy, which is great, but my name taste is quite unorthodox for most. So, I've decided to have an underused, historic but legitimate name for a first name and reel out the more fanciful choices for the middle names. Any suggestions/combos would be helpful. Slaps in the face also welcome.

First names:
Alec
Basil
Rupert
Edwin
Lucian
Kenelm
Leopold (Leo)
Gilbert

Middles:
Caius
Alaric
Augustine
Ferdinand
Valerian
Constant
Aloysius
Ulysses
Aurelian

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seeker · 05/12/2011 12:12

If you really must

Edwin Ferdinand ( and the poor child can call himself Ed and deny all knowledge of his other names, or

Gilbert Augustine, ( Gil or Gus ditto.)

EdithWeston · 05/12/2011 12:10

Alec - only as a nn for Alexander
Basil - like
Rupert - lovely
Edwin - lovely
Lucian - not so keen
Kenelm - like
Leopold (Leo) - don't like
Gilbert - don't like

Caius - lovely
Alaric - like
Augustine - OK
Ferdinand - lovely
Valerian - OK
Constant - not keen
Aloysius - lovely (but careful with a vowel in the middle that initials don't spell anything unfortunate)
Ulysses - not keen
Aurelian - not keen

I'd go for Rupert Ferdinand as best combination.

ExitPursuedBySanta · 05/12/2011 12:07

Edwin and Lucian

Augustine and Ferdinand

SoupDragon · 05/12/2011 12:06

Alec is pretty much the only one I would go for from the first list, apart from just Leo.

Middle... Alaric. Although actually I'd use this as a first name. Alaric Ferdinand

Definite no to Constant - that's just daft :o

BendyBob · 05/12/2011 12:06

Gilbert can be Gil which is a cool nickname (imo).

Crosshair · 05/12/2011 12:03

I like Alec, Rupert and Lucian. The middle name arnt to my taste. :)

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