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Griffin and Phoenix together

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Pansy0926 · 27/01/2018 09:10

This question is not really for lovers of traditional baby names.

Me and my husband both love these names. Our 2.5 year old is called Griffin. I like that it is unusual but strong. It has tones of fantasy but also is kind of a ‘surname’ name, so more conservative people don’t wince when they hear it. Now we are thinking about our second boy due soon, and we have been unable to agree on anything. Phoenix was a favourite the first time round, but we dismissed it as being on the wrong side of unusual/weird. Thing is, now it seems to be quite a popular name in our town, and I have met three little boys called Phoenix, so I’m no longer so wary of it. I kind of wish we had called our first boy Phoenix instead.

Are Griffin and Phoenix too weird as names for brothers? My heart says yes, but honestly I would have called our kids those names separately, so it’s just the combination that puts me off.

Other names on my list (I say my list because as I said DH doesn’t like them enough but we can’t agree) are:

Afton
Avery
Jude (not keen on this though now)
Micah
Keron
Devin
Rueben

All hubby has contributed is Jack and Malakai, but I really don’t like either of them.

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Helpotron3000 · 28/01/2018 12:39

Alaric?

Axel
Idris
Emrys
Cosmo
Poe
Raven

Emerencealwayshopeful · 28/01/2018 11:55

Magnus
Orion
Raven

FizzyGreenWater · 28/01/2018 11:48

Yep they're not great together.

And they're not that similar in name terms either - Griffin isn't 'out there', really. I know two little Griffs with brothers called things like Hugo, Rory and Max. Phoenix isn't in the same bracket at all to me.

I'd also think - girl, not boy.

And I'd also think if you're the alternative types then it is so predictable as a pp said!

Like Reuben and also Malachi (spelled this way).

How about Heath, Magnus, Ranald?

And Felix is great, not cat food at all!

SilverLinings2014 · 28/01/2018 11:44

I have a Persephone. We call her Sephy for short.

Misses point of thread Grin

AppleDragon · 28/01/2018 11:16

I like Phoenix!

How about Idris - lots of mythological significance and a dragon/fire related name

CycleHire · 27/01/2018 22:26

IMO Griffin and Phoenix are too much together. If you like unusual Micah is my favourite of your list.

feral · 27/01/2018 22:07

I wanted Griffin for my DS but DH was having none of it unfortunately and he never even wavered.

Not keen on Phoenix. Maybe because I know a proper twat of a woman with one.

Nero
Eben
Dante

usedtoworkinmentalhealth · 27/01/2018 22:00

Changed name for this as verrry outing. I used to work in a secure unit for patients with mental illness. We had two wards....you guessed it, Phoenix and Griffin. So for me, it's a no!

RapunzelLetDownYourHair7 · 27/01/2018 21:45

I think they go well together OP.

ewanthesheepiloveyou · 27/01/2018 21:06

Love Griffin. I wouldn't put Phoenix with it though, personally.
I know a Deacon & Phoenix sibling pair, although Phoenix is a girl.
From your list I like Reuben best, spelt that way. Rueben looks like a spelling mistake.

holidayqueriwifi · 27/01/2018 21:03

Griffin and Orson.

Both creatures and unusual.

Shadowboy · 27/01/2018 20:58

I love Avery and Reuben. If we were going to have a boy I loved Otto and Barnaby.

Not keen on Phoenix - it feels both feminine and the X makes it feel a bit of the lot who would name their kids Jaxon and so on.

Mrsknackered · 27/01/2018 20:52

Buckbeak is a good un

Ohyesiam · 27/01/2018 20:50

It's kind of harry potter without the story line to hang it together.

Do read Persephone before you give it to anyone as a name.

Anasnake · 27/01/2018 20:03

Gandalf, or maybe unicorn

Winifredgoose10 · 27/01/2018 19:57

I really like Avery from your list. I think Griffin and Phoenix are too much together. What about using Phoenix as a middle name, so there is a nice link between the boys, without it being the central theme.

Wolfcub · 27/01/2018 19:53

I would probably choose Devin from your list. I think Griffin and Phoenix are a little too matchy

FanSpamTastic · 27/01/2018 19:44

How about

Solomon
Elijah
Cooper
Rowan

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 27/01/2018 18:11

I like Reuben too.😄

Fifthtimelucky · 27/01/2018 16:47

If you're a Harry Potter fan, how about Raven (short for Ravenclaw, in the same way that Griffon could be short for Gryffindor)?

MothershipG · 27/01/2018 13:33

I have a 18 year old Griffin and it's a fab name (though I say so myself) and actually pretty unremarkable so easy to live with.

And his sister's name starts with Phe - but isn't Phoenix 😉

TitaniasCloset · 27/01/2018 13:06

And none then if she has a girl she can call her Ellie! Grin

TitaniasCloset · 27/01/2018 13:04

I love both those names together. They sound like names for happy strong wild children. I say do it and sod what anyone thinks.

AndNoneForGretchenWieners · 27/01/2018 12:28

Ideal for a Coventry City fan.

Griffin and Phoenix together
BSJohnson · 27/01/2018 12:26

Also, Griffin can call himself Griff if his name is a bit out there for him at any stage in his life. Phoenix isn't flexible.

Nonsense. He'll be calling himself Nick by the time he's 30. Grin