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A middle name to signify Europe (before we leave...)

53 replies

FromHackneyWithLove · 12/12/2017 13:43

Call me a sentimental old fool/a remoaner/snowflake/whatever but DH and I are quite conscious that our son, due in Jan, could be born in quite possibly the last full year that we are EU members. I’d quite like to find a middle name that gives a farewell nod to Europe somehow (but isn’t too overboard like ‘Erasmus’ or ‘Europe’!). Had a look through the founding fathers for ideas but given we are both British we’d be looking at Winston Churchill - erm, not really doing it for me.

His first name is going to be Rudy and his big sister is called Maya. Surname starts with a T.

Any ideas, oh wise ones? Hmm

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MrsHathaway · 14/12/2017 00:04

Pax

Because the whole original point was peace and togetherness.

Theworldisfullofidiots · 14/12/2017 00:04

Guy after Guy Verhofstadt.(standing up for citizens rites)
Erasmus (most likely to go much to my dcs chagrin)
Europa (if a girl)

crazycatguy · 14/12/2017 00:00

Heath?

SnowBallsAreHere · 13/12/2017 23:57

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Costacoffeeplease · 13/12/2017 23:49

Esperanto

LineyRunner · 13/12/2017 23:47

Brandenburg
Atlas

Or something Roman? To recall the unity of the Pax Romana which encompassed much of Europe and foreshadowed the incredible political and cultural unities yet to come? Pax or Julian?

annandale · 13/12/2017 23:20

Brandt - this would be my choice - resonant and pretty cool in itself
Adenauer, or Konrad
Charlie (as in Checkpoint)
Gilon - Hebrew name meaning circle, as in circle of stars (trying a bit too hard)
Harold or Edward

nutnerk · 13/12/2017 23:14

What about Theresa??? Grin

buttercup54321 · 13/12/2017 23:11

Brexit? LOL

FromHackneyWithLove · 13/12/2017 20:39

Thank you everyone!! I shall relay these to DH... maybe some of your ideas about names meaning ‘unity’ etc might be the way to go?

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RestingGrinchFace · 12/12/2017 15:50

Claude after Claude Junker?

LineyRunner · 12/12/2017 15:48

Paulie Walnuts

HeteronormativeHaybales · 12/12/2017 15:44

I think you should do Erasmus.

MikeUniformMike · 12/12/2017 15:42

Rudy Remain Withlove

MikeUniformMike · 12/12/2017 15:41

The band Europe of Final Countdown had a Joey Tempest.
Tempest is quite a cool name.
I like Rudy.

PuzzledOfPenzance · 12/12/2017 15:24

Ken/Kenneth (tribute to Ken Clarke)

On a lighter note - Jean Claude, Michel or Donald (but could be confused with Trump so maybe best avoided)

EmilyAlice · 12/12/2017 15:19

I remember when we went into the Common Market there was a competition to name the first baby. I think it was something like Michelle that won, but my favourite was Eurosprog. 😊

scurryfunge · 12/12/2017 15:18

Yuvam is an Indian name meaning Power in Unity.

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FartnissEverbeans · 12/12/2017 15:14

Euros is a Greek god name too apparently

FartnissEverbeans · 12/12/2017 15:13

Pressed post a bit too soon!

Keynes for John Maynard Keynes
Benedict for Benedict of Nursia
Lisbon for the Lisbon treaty (Rudy Lisbon... I kind of like this one)
Charlemagne!

TroysMammy · 12/12/2017 15:12

Euros is a male Welsh name.

Frogletmamma · 12/12/2017 15:09

Roman as in Treaty of Rome

FartnissEverbeans · 12/12/2017 15:07

In the off chance DS turns out to be DD, Unity could be quite a good one!

Amicus ('friend' in Latin)
Levi ('joined' in Hebrew)
Euros/Eurus is an actual name
Rasmus is popular one Scandinavia
Hugo for Victor Hugo (

MikeUniformMike · 12/12/2017 14:54

Paris. Roman. ...
Maastricht.
Solidarity.
Schengen.