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A sibling for Byron?

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DiscoBiscuits · 11/09/2013 23:05

It took us a ridiculous amount of time to agree on Byron's name. DH has....eclectic taste name wise. So now number 2 is cooking and I am flummoxed.
So far we have:
Atticus (Byron was very nearly called this but I've gone off it a bit)
Caspian - we both like but don't love this.
Tiberius - DH favourite.
Aegeaus - Dh's other suggestion.

Girl wise we have only 1 name we can agree on:
Ariadne.

And that's it, we're at a veto impasse.
Help please?

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DiscoBiscuits · 12/09/2013 01:02

(i can never remember where the apostrophe does or does not go. DH despairs of me)

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DiscoBiscuits · 12/09/2013 01:01

Thank you!

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BigPawsBrown · 12/09/2013 00:59

Let me strike that apostrophe from the record.

BigPawsBrown · 12/09/2013 00:59

I have pasted my "note" p my iPhone with all my names on as we have similar tastes I think (I have duly added Byron). Yes I am childless and mad. That is ten years' of name pondering there!

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DiscoBiscuits · 12/09/2013 00:58

Tristan is really growing me. If he vetoes that I may strop a fair bit.

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DiscoBiscuits · 12/09/2013 00:57

I think I just swooned a bit over Dahlia!

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BigPawsBrown · 12/09/2013 00:55

I absolutely love the name Byron. Well done Grin

Ivy
Aubrey
Sage
Layla
Fleur

Fern / Fearne
Viola
Seren
Serenna
Dahlia
Lark
Zephyr (effie)
Josephine (joey)

Rory goes beautifully with Byron!
Theo
Jude
Nathaniel
Tobias
Tristan
Cole
Luca
Lyle
Saul
Abel
Gabriel/Gabe
Matthias
Jonah
Sills
Lucien
Sage
Silas

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DiscoBiscuits · 12/09/2013 00:53

He does veto a lot. But, I think if I keep mentioning them he may eventually cave?

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DiscoBiscuits · 12/09/2013 00:50

He did. He really did

Also Castro.

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Consils · 12/09/2013 00:49

My question mark key does not work.
I think that dh being a teacher should help you avoid many traps.
What is the male version of Sophie.

I just named all of mine after the scan nurse or man.

TalkativeJim · 12/09/2013 00:49

Horace

Snazzyenjoyingsummer · 12/09/2013 00:49

Is your DH vetoing lots of your suggestions? You did say of his choices 'I have to let a few through the veto'.

FWIW I love Byron. Phoebe is my favourite of the girls' names mentioned but I see you've ruled it out. Miranda?

snowqu33n · 12/09/2013 00:48

Perdita

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DiscoBiscuits · 12/09/2013 00:48

Ernest is a family name and I do like it but DH, not so much.
Great suggestions though, thank you. Lots going on the Ponder list.

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KateCroydon · 12/09/2013 00:48

Remus is great.

Did he really suggest Stalin?

snowqu33n · 12/09/2013 00:47

Hector

TalkativeJim · 12/09/2013 00:46

Petra
Tertia
Pieta

Hannibal
Urban

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DiscoBiscuits · 12/09/2013 00:46

DH is a teacher. Another reason we struggle with names.
I think naming a child Unique is a large jump away from giving a child a name from the classics or old testament.
I am aware our naming style is not to everyone's choice. That's fine. But if you only want to pour scorn then please go do it elsewhere because I am vastly uninterested.
And you forgot a question mark after "Is this normal" - Mr Gove would be most vexed at you.

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PippaMiddleton · 12/09/2013 00:43

Back to drawing board -

Cosima
Rita
Freda
Norah
Noelle

Flynn
Jasper
Ernest
Hunter

toobreathless · 12/09/2013 00:42

Ooooh! I see you have already said you like Celeste!

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DiscoBiscuits · 12/09/2013 00:40

DH loves Darwin!

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Consils · 12/09/2013 00:40

and Missy.

toobreathless · 12/09/2013 00:40

I have a Lenin & a Nadaya (cats)

& a Hazel and Celeste (DDs)I think Celeste goes quite nicely with Byron?

Like all your suggestions except the one beginning with A but that's because I hand no idea how to pronounce it & would struggle with the spelling.

Or:
Rowan/Rohan
Hector (Tor)
Percival
Dane
Lawrence
Clement
Edwin
Ernest
Gray
Ambrose
Gregor/Gregory

Consils · 12/09/2013 00:39

It is when you have two kids in the class called Unique and you have to call them Unique One and Unique Two that you long for the odd Bill.

Same goes for Bear and all Greek names in London preps.

EnjoyEverySandwich · 12/09/2013 00:39

Darwin
Conrad
Roland
Raymond

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