Brother for Finnick?

OP, I know and have known quite a lot of people with less than ordinary names. Most go through a period of not really liking it however, as adults I only know one (out of loads) that has decided it's not for them and have used his middle name instead (though that was still quite unusual - Whittaker). I also know a fair few that have decided to use their more unusual middle name rather than their more ordinary first name.

It's horses for courses. I like names like Jack and Matthew and Sophie and Emma but I haven't used those names myself. I coveted Jack as a name since the early 1980s as I had a boss who went by Jack instead of John and I really liked it. I didn't have DC until 2000 though and it was really popular by then and it didn't feel special for me anymore.

Hope all goes well and you find a name you like. :)

When he's older I imagine his mates will call him Finn anyway. Suggestions Edmund (Ned), Nathaniel (Nate), Josiah (Joss), Silas, Barnaby.

I wouldn't comment on anyone's choice to give their child a top ten name. They are top ten for a reason, nice, inoffensive and usually easy to spell and pronounce. I do wonder however if one of the 6 Tom's in DSs scout group (6 out of 24, and not all the 24 were boys) might prefer to be called something a little more unusual.

@Dyrne haha

Alfred
Elfred
Ragnar
Garth
Eric
Dylan
Iolo

Love the name Finnick OP.
Stylish, original and classy.

@Iamthewombat

“ She asked for opinions onnames that were ‘a bit different, like Finnick’ - as if the children’s names were fashion accessories - and that’s what she got. Grow up.”

There are so many layers of stupid in this comment that I don’t know where to begin. Why are you even on this board if you’re not interested in names beyond James and Tom?

@Iamthewombat

“ Well, no, people tend not to overtly say ‘why did you give him such a silly name?’ IRL to the mother who chose the name. They just think it and express their opinions to other people.

You shouldn’t ask questions online if you can’t deal with other people’s views.”

Wow. Here’s my view: you’re being a dick

Chad
Thaddeus
Zachariah
Kerin
Kelvin

I think Finnick is a good name - I immediately thought Hunger Games, but it is one of the more usable names and is sort of out of place in the books.

Merlin

Finnegan
Frederick
Freddie
Eddie
Anthony
Alexander
Victor
Zachariah
Marley

Sorry forgot to add suggestions! I love Oscar but I think something more unusual would work better with Finnick.

Coen
Avery
Jovan
Corey
Ari
Alvin
Jonas

@Emthebaker “Top Ten” is a bit of a weird name for a baby, tbh.

not one person I've told my sons name to has ever said anything other than that's such a cool name I love it.

^^ in real life people will just smile and nod. I've come across some god awful names but would never be so rude as to say. This however is an anon Internet forum. If you want to give an unusual name you just have to get a thicker skin and own it op...like your child will

Finnick Origin and Meaning

The name Finnick is a boy's name of English, Anglo-Saxon origin. ... The name is related to Fenwick, an old Anglo-Saxon place name and surname that may be loosely translated as "marshland farm." The names Fenwick and Finnick are also related to Phoenix.

A quick google will tell you this, people. And even if it so happened that it WASN’T a name until the Hunger Games, so bloody what.

OP I think it’s a fabulous name. Not that you need telling.

Jeezo, it’s from Hunger Games

^^ couldn't place it! Very memorable. I like Jameson from your list

Yes, I agree, I hate derailing threads, especially as I don’t have any name suggestions, but I do hope the OP knows she has some support, and that not everyone is a smirking “mean girl”. Good luck and congratulations, OP, hope you find a fabulous name for your lovely new baby.

She literally didn’t ask for opinions and you continue to argue that she did, therefore you have failed to understand what she wrote. It’s quite simple.

No, my son’s name is Top Ten so wrong again, I’m afraid!

If you’ve nothing constructive to say, don’t bother, I think we’ve derailed Elly's thread for long enough! Good luck choosing a name, OP

Mortimer
Montgomery
Morton
Darwin

@Dyrne, if she had “slagged off some names herself” would my words be any less true?

please work on your reading comprehension

Here we go. Anybody who says anything you don’t like is unable to read properly or is ‘an unhappy bully’. Or Katie Hopkins. Once more: grow up.

I suppose that your children also have strange names and you, too, hoped that you’d look clever and creative as a consequence? You really should try to be less sensitive if you’re going to post things on the internet.

Fletcher
Saxon

Orphlids that outrage would work better if the OP hadn’t slagged off some names herself...

Yep, here we go again. Give your child an unusual name? Never! Bully a pregnant stranger over the internet? You bet!

Presumably, the people trying to belittle the OP and make her feel foolish are parents themselves. I would certainly rather be “saddled” with an unusual name than with an unhappy bully as a parent.

So much outrage OP at people being mean to you.... then you say "its not like I called him Wednesday!" - so it's ok to upset parents with kids capled Wednesday then?