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Sibling for Lucian

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mamaloo · 28/01/2025 18:27

I absolutely love the name Lucian and now I'm pregnant with #2 really struggling to find a name I love as much for my next!

I've found I like names that are Latin/Greek origin. Things I look for in a name are; classic but not common, strong but soft, and not too flouncy. Lucian is about as flouncy as I'm willing to go 😂

Bonus points for a cute nickname, (Lucian goes by Louie for short).

We don't know if it's a girl or boy and so far have the following options, none of which I'm set on....

Girls

  • Valentina (Valley)
  • Leonie (Leo)

Boys

  • Demitri (Demi)
  • Lincoln (not sure on Linc for nn!)
  • Rory (potentially getting a bit too used?)
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user1492757084 · 31/01/2025 23:50

Lucian and Nicolas
Lucian and Valentina

RogueFemale · 31/01/2025 23:46

I think Valentine is good and strong for a boy. I don't like the f. version.

Leonie - the name of a former great friend who moved abroad. She never had a nickname, except for Lezza if we were taking the piss a bit.

Demitri is horrible.

Lincoln - again the name of a former great, late friend, who was always called Linc. Lovely man (American of course), and thus good feelings about this name.

Rory is pleasant enough but I'd never choose it for a child nor an animal.

theduchessofspork · 31/01/2025 19:59

I like Lucian a lot - and it’s very underused

I love Rory but it’s very overdone. I like Leonie but think it’s too twinny with Lucian, Lincoln is a very different vibe (it’s like calling your kids Sebastian and Jayden). Valley is a bit grim. Demitri is a bit random if you aren’t Greek and Demi a bit odd, considering it’s French for half

These seem to have the same vibe to me..

Verity
Francesca
Diana
Genevieve
Serena
Marianne
Ines
Honor
Cecile
Philippa (Pippa)
Christabel (Christy)

Dominic (Nico)
Dashiell
Ignatius (Iggy)
Alistair
Augustus
Francis
Guy
Tobias
Corin
Caspar
Philip (Pip)
Christopher (Christy)

NoCarbsForMe · 31/01/2025 17:31

Girls:
Nefeli
Clara
Paloma
Xanthe

Boys:
Theo
Felix
Jude
Maximiliano

bifurCAT · 31/01/2025 08:01

Remus
Romulus

Youranus · 31/01/2025 07:56

Gabriel for a boy.
Severine or Magali for a girl.

user1492757084 · 31/01/2025 07:35

Lucian and ..

Iris
Clio
Tess
Hebe
Mietta
Arietta
Leonor
Mariella
Olympia
Sandrine
Gabrielle
Valentina
Sylvester
Dominic
Rhodes
Vincent
Lincoln
Claude
Demos
Aristos
Atticus
Apollo
Victor
Nark

IBloodyLoveMyBlanket · 30/01/2025 15:09

Gulliver
Peter

Stella
Iris

Jessieshome · 30/01/2025 14:47

Girls

  • Valentina (Valley) - Beautiful, Valley a bit odd, but ok. Danger of 'Val' which I don't think is particularly nice (sorry to any Vals/Valeries)
  • Leonie (Leo) - Really beautiful, but why shorten it to a predominantly boys name? Bit odd?
Boys
  • Demitri (Demi) - I'd spell it Dimitri, and the same thing with Leonie, why shorten it to a predominantly Girls name?
  • Lincoln (not sure on Linc for nn!) - Rather nice
  • Rory (potentially getting a bit too used?) - bit boring, but it's a lovely name.

Perhaps call a boy Leo and a girl Demi?!

mumbruh · 29/01/2025 20:14

Love Leonie!

My first thoughts were
Lucian and Caspian
Lucian and Tobias
Lucian and Astrid
Lucian and Noelle

RnB · 29/01/2025 20:08

I have a Lucian. His siblings are Benedict, Rex and Artemis

Ellmau · 29/01/2025 20:02

Rosalind
Miranda
Alexandra
Damaris

Jasper
Felix
Raphael
Alexander
Maximilian
Valentine

Moreteaandchocolate · 28/01/2025 21:20

I absolutely love Leonie (Leo) - one of my favourite names, but Louie and Leo are a bit matchy. I also really like Lincoln (I actually like Linc - super cool for a teen!) and Rory is another of my favourites.

Valentina is too frilly for my taste and I don’t like Valley. Demitri is ok but Demi is a girls name to me.

Do you like

Miriam (Miri)
Emmeline (Emmy)
Marceline (Marcie)
Genevieve (Genny / Neve)
Violet (Lettie)
Delilah (Lilah)
Alexis (Lexi)
Rosemary (Romy)
Josephine (Joni)
Georgina (Ginny)
Cassia (Cassie)
Jocelyn (Joss)
Dorothy (Dory)
Tamara (Tammy / Mara)
Viviana (Vivi)
Maxine (Macy)

Raphael (Raffy)
Austin (Ozzy)
Cyrus (Cy / Rus)
Asher (Ash)
Silas (Si)
Dexter (Dex)
Nathaniel (Nate)
Franklin (Frankie)
Douglas (Dougie)
Callum (Cal)
Tobias (Toby)
Sullivan (Sully)
Cameron (Cam)
Vincent (Vinnie)
Harrison (Harry)

TheBirdintheCave · 28/01/2025 20:59

Lucien was on our boy list along with Julian, Edmond and Conrad. Our eldest is Gilbert. I also liked Macsen but my husband didn't.

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 28/01/2025 20:58

Felix

shakeitoffsis · 28/01/2025 20:56

Cassius - cass

Romily - Romi

MrsSkylerWhite · 28/01/2025 20:55

Guinevere?

GoldVermillion · 28/01/2025 20:43

Florian for a boy.

JustCuttinAboot · 28/01/2025 20:32

Genevieve for a girl

Jericho for a boy

YouveGotAFastCar · 28/01/2025 19:57

I love Valentina but she’ll be called Tina or Val, regardless of what nickname you prefer. I’ve been trying to convince DH to use it but he hates both Val and Tina and I can’t say I like either!

I know a male Dimitri, known as Demi, that’s a lovely name.

WildestDreamer · 28/01/2025 19:53

Tamlin

Tipperttruck · 28/01/2025 19:49

Lucifer

bluebunnys · 28/01/2025 19:48

Valentina (Vallie)

Quentin (Quinn)

VenusClapTrap · 28/01/2025 19:48

Tristan
Ernest
Francis
Darius

Minerva
Artemis
Nadia
Marguerite

MrsSkylerWhite · 28/01/2025 19:32

Our youngest’s best friend was called Natalia. Love the name. Also, Marnie and Hero.

For a boy, Tristan.

(My favourites are what we called our daughter and son. They’re 30 and 21 now and we’ve never come across anyone with the same names. So, I’m not going to say what they are 😁)