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A brother for Artemisia

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ediepop · 20/09/2015 19:01

Originally it was going to be Lucian...yep we are those parents. But we got cold feet and decided it was too wanky even for us. (I love Lucian to any Lucian owners, but we thought in combination with Artemisia, it was a bit...hmm)

So then, after much discussion, the only name we could agree on, was Milo. But we have now come across, not one, not two, but THREE dogs called Milo. Apparently it is in the top ten dog names in the UK. This has... put us off. And we don't like Miles.

Names I like, which DH has roundly rejected:

Tobias
Marcus
Sebastian
Casper
Silas
Felix

Anyone got any good suggestions, before we name our son this generation's equivalent of Rex?

I am 39+6 and getting a bit worried that we seem to have NO candidates. DH has been totally unable to come up with any suggestions.

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DiamondoInTheSky · 24/09/2015 09:20

Leander reminds me of Henley

Metellaestinhortobibit · 23/09/2015 17:31

Leander

scifisam · 23/09/2015 13:19

You said "this generation's Rex," as that used to be a common name for a dog, but it hasn't been for a long, long time. And it's a lovely name! Also an artistic one - Rex Whistler is one of my favourite artists. Themed names that aren't completely obvious are actually not that bad a thing.

So I actually vote Rex.

And he'll be able to write it quickly and easily and it will never be spelt wrongly, which you will probably appreciate after giving your firstborn a long name, like I also did.

JasperDamerel · 23/09/2015 07:48

DD has a similar style of name. Boys' names I considered included:

Caspar
Kester
Constantine
Christopher
Gabriel
Hector
Alexander
Orlando
Orson
Clovis
Rowan
Jasper
Lazarus

Penfold007 · 23/09/2015 07:43

Basil

Tuiles · 23/09/2015 07:37

Tycho is pronounced more like 'Teeko' which may be a problem in itself.

Alban
Raife
Julian
Xavier

nooka · 23/09/2015 07:32

I don't think Artemisia and Alexander go together very well, too similar, and if you use the long forms all the time a bit tongue twistery too. Milo and Artemisia on the other hand seem too different.

DiamondoInTheSky · 23/09/2015 03:13

Alexander is a classic name but it is very common right now.

1WayOrAnother · 23/09/2015 03:09

Barry is nice for a babyYou've got to picture yourself ringing the school and saying 'I'm so-and-so's mum'. Whichever you feel you can live with.

Acer77 · 23/09/2015 03:08

Lucian is lovely. I know a French lady whose son is called Lucian and it sounds fab with her accent!
I also like Milo. Wouldn't care about the dog's name thing.

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travertine · 23/09/2015 01:13

He's doing good with Alexander. My ex if our DD2 was a boy wanted to call him King.

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ediepop · 23/09/2015 01:10

God. DH is doing this really annoying word association with everything I suggest:

Linus. 'anus'
Tobias. 'Toby jug'
Caspian. 'sea'
Tycho. 'Tyke'
Cosmo 'politan'

Grr. He basically wants Alexander. But thinks we should wait until the baby is born and then decide. As I am now 40+2, this better be bloody soon!

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30somethingm · 23/09/2015 00:55

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ediepop · 23/09/2015 00:43

Sorry Fozzleyplum not Solasum

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ediepop · 23/09/2015 00:40

Oh, Dingbats, you're just not trying Grin

Solasum, wasn't the dog in that YouTube video called Fenton? 'Fenton! Feeentoooon'. Dogs. They have all the best names. Perhaps we should just go with Spot and be done with it. Wink

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travertine · 23/09/2015 00:32

Caspian, I had a Caspian yesterday. Dad was wearing coloured trousers. Sweetie little boy.

Gruach · 23/09/2015 00:28

Actually Frederic is not a bad idea.

Dunno if you shorten your Artemisia but Freddie and Missy has a nice, sort of Ambridge-y, stately home vibe ...

DingbatsFur · 23/09/2015 00:02

Fred.

Solasum · 23/09/2015 00:02

Tycho makes me think of Little Tikes (big plastic toys)

I was also going to suggest Alexander nn to Sasha

Fozzleyplum · 22/09/2015 23:49

How about Fenton? Unusual (is from The Winter's Tale, iirc), but not quite as elaborate as some of the suggestions.

GiddyGiddyGoat · 22/09/2015 23:32

Prosper
August
Augustus
Amos
Phineas
Tobias

Lucian is v nice and Francis is a fab name too...

Seriouslyffs · 22/09/2015 18:31

Alexander is a good idea- sensible but you could NN Sasha
Bruno?

Seriouslyffs · 22/09/2015 18:30

I though of Ptolemy too!
Arlo
Cosimo
Sasha?

Room101isWhereIUsedToLive · 22/09/2015 18:29

Basil?

Niles?