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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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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 29/09/2015 07:16

Jolyon is the usual spelling, manic (features in The Forsyte Saga, so I got used to it!).

I do like Gabriel, the more I think about it. Hope that baby's put in an appearance by now!

GloriaHotcakes · 29/09/2015 07:15

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WhatsGoingOnEh · 29/09/2015 07:11

Colin.

NationMcKinley · 29/09/2015 07:08

Ooooo I love Orlando. What about Amos? Too earthy?

manicinsomniac · 28/09/2015 23:35

Some of the poshest names I've come across in real life:

Orlando
Joleyon (sp?)
Tristan
Jonty
Monty (Montgomery)
Benedict
Maximillian
Maximus
Tiberius
Cosmo
Rafi
Ferdi

captaincake · 28/09/2015 20:46

I immediately thought Ptolemy.

^^

QuickQuickNo · 28/09/2015 20:36

Probably already been said, but it's just definitely got to be Xerxes

So jealous, I desperately wanted Artemisia (am Persian) but a second boy put paid to that.

dotdotdotmustdash · 27/09/2015 23:34

I went to school in the 'arty' area of a major city. I had boys in my class called Gulliver and Titus. Didn't seem odd to me, but in hindsight they were a bit exotic for the 70s!

I have a Ben - he's lovely :-)

NegativeIron · 27/09/2015 22:25

I love Lucius..

If you don't mind Popes, then Hadrian, the only English Pope, as well as a rather ace emperor.

Aurelian, or Aurelius
Aubrey.

Frederick.

I love Gideon but a few smart Alecs will ask you if you see naming him after the Chancellor.

Good luck. Thinking raspberry tea thoughts to you.

NationMcKinley · 27/09/2015 22:04

I met a baby Zebedee a couple of years ago. I rather like that.

Otherwise:

Hector
Icarus
Jasper
Tristan
St John

Good luck! Love a name thread Smile

myotherusernameisbetter · 27/09/2015 21:55

Cool - I love baby boys, mine are over 6 foot now so aren't so squishy and cute :)

Enkopkaffetak · 27/09/2015 21:54

Not read all the suggestions However I thought Horatio.

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ediepop · 27/09/2015 21:40

Ooh, was Benedict your suggestion originally myotherusername? All thanks go to you, we wouldn't have considered it otherwise. If we do use it, you can definitely have a cuddle and some BrewCake Grin

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myotherusernameisbetter · 27/09/2015 21:24

You do realise that if you call him Benedict I am officially entitled to a 1/3rd share in him - or at the very least a cuddle? :o

yumyumpoppycat · 27/09/2015 21:09

I like Benedict a lot! Maybe you will be able to decide once you see him. DD3 was 10 days old when we sorted her name

myotherusernameisbetter · 27/09/2015 20:47

Benedict is fab honestly - it goes well with Artemesia and is neither too plain or too fancy - Lucian is nice but a bit wet, Alexander is nice but a bit plain with DDs name.

Tell him to get a shift on, he is clearly far too comfy in there!

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ediepop · 27/09/2015 20:31

Luscious Lucius. I like it. Quite a ring to it.

Benedict now in pole position, overtaking Alexander according to DH. I am...unsure. Mostly because I don't want to be mistaken for some sort of rabid Cumberbatch fan girl, if I'm honest.

Quite interested to see so many people rate our original choice of Lucian. Maybe we need to rethink it a bit.

Meanwhile, at casa pop, I am 40+6. Why? Whyyyy, do I apparently need to incubate my babies for 10 months? DD was 2 weeks late as well. Gahh.

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MitzyLeFroof · 27/09/2015 14:27

Or call him Looseeuss Looshyuss.

Tell 'em it's Dutch. Old family name.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 27/09/2015 13:47

Lucius. Pron Looseeuss or possibly Looshyuss.

Vixxfacee · 26/09/2015 22:52

Lucious*
Actually I don't know how to spell it .

Vixxfacee · 26/09/2015 22:51

Luscious loo ssush

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 26/09/2015 22:36

Not art related, but Gideon is a good name.

One of Turner's names was Mallord, which I rather like, but I suppose it might get confused with Milord or with a duck, so perhaps not a good idea.

However, I agree with others that Lucian is a good name and goes with Artemisia.

mathanxiety · 26/09/2015 19:50

Art related:
Emil
Vasily - or Basil
August
Oskar
Max

myotherusernameisbetter · 26/09/2015 19:35

Julian/Jude
Jeremy/Jem
Hayden
Aldrid
Dexter
Miles
Duncan
Bartholomew
William
Lucas

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ediepop · 26/09/2015 19:20

The thing about all the famous artist names, while excellent names (perhaps excepting Hieronymus), they are not artists that DH and I have particular connections with. Artemisia was chosen because I know quite a lot about her one way and another and she is a bit of a heroine of mine. Lucian and Francis for similar reasons. I totally see why you would make the suggestions though.

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