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Which of these names handsome / striking?

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SelenaM · 03/03/2025 06:37

Hello. I’m looking for a name that is timeless, handsome, striking and strong for a little boy / grown up man.

Which of these do you think has that vibe :

Hugo, Vaughn, Beau, Dominic, Nico, Jude, Raphael, Cassian, Viggo, Mateo, Vasco

Thanks!

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MrsSkylerWhite · 07/03/2025 00:04

Vaughan is a beautiful and much under-used name.

whatwouldlilacerullodo · 07/03/2025 00:01

They are all from different places! Vasco is popular in Portugal, Matteo in Italy, Viggo sounds Scandinavian, the others are broadly European, mostly from France and Italy. If you're English, they sound a bit naff and silly.
Choose something that matches your surname and heritage.

RogueFemale · 06/03/2025 22:39

I agree with PPs

George
John
William
Edward
Thomas
Henry
James

I'd add Nicholas.

None of the names on your list make me think of timeless, handsome, striking and strong. The general vibe is a bit wet and pretentious.

Yerto · 06/03/2025 12:34

I would say Dominic, Hugo, Jude and Cassian.

WinterFoxes · 06/03/2025 11:29

I love Raphael and think it fits your aim. Not that keen on any of the others. I like the name Jude for a man but associate it with Hardy's novel which is unbearably sad.

Jessbow · 06/03/2025 11:09

James is strong classic and timeless
Timothy as well,but under rated- Tim is nice as an adult/youth)
Likewise Matthew Hugh George Frederick

I find your all a bit moderern and try hard

EcruCardigan · 06/03/2025 10:12

i don't think that Hugo is awful, but it seems to have become very popular because of the Theo/Leo/Arlo/Milo .... trend . It's definitely lost the snooty label.

Sleepington · 06/03/2025 00:25

None of the ones you have listed fit any of the criteria you require. Except perhaps if you use Hugh instead of the awful Hugo.

Look for traditional names e.g. John, James, William, Edward, Richard etc.

CarpetKnees · 06/03/2025 00:08

None of your list.
Dominic aside, none of them are 'timeless', but are all very modern.

As pp said, if you are looking for strong and timeless, you need to be looking at
George
John
William
Edward
Thomas
Henry
James
type names, and I'd add

David
Daniel
Alexander
Mark
Peter

to that list.

EcruCardigan · 05/03/2025 21:47

@Helene8 , me too. He's gorgeous.

YoungSoak · 05/03/2025 21:43

I love some of your names. Vaughan was on my list but I wasn’t brave enough. I also love Beau and Nico.

How about:

Aubrey
Leon
Gene
Townes
Gabe
Jesse

RosesAndHellebores · 05/03/2025 21:41

What a couple of pp's have said:

George
John
William
Edward
Thomas
Henry
James

At a push:
Magnus
Arthur
Oscar
Oliver

More out there:
Julian
Louis
Tristan
Guy
Ralph

Helene8 · 05/03/2025 21:34

Surely it’s entirely dependent on the handsome striking men we all know in our different lives?

Eg I know a strikingly handsome ‘Guy’.

I would advise against naming a child and especially a future adult Beau. It’s no different to us naming a child ‘Handsome’ in this English speaking country. Not to mention I think it puts tremendous pressure on a young man..!

user1492757084 · 04/03/2025 11:25

Hugo
Dominic
Raphael
Cassian

Others ..
Alexander
David
Edward

Dillythedallyduck · 03/03/2025 17:33

I like Hugo, Cassian and Mateo from your list.
Not sure about the handsome and striking bit tbh but I love the names.

ladygindiva · 03/03/2025 12:48

Dominic, Nico, Raphael are all very striking to me. The first one might be because I had a crush on one as a teen. He was gorgeous.

PenneyFouryourthoughts · 03/03/2025 12:30

None of them.

What about traditional names like John, Robert, Henry, James, George or Edward?

Scottish names like Hamish, Angus, Cameron & Lachlan?

I also like Rory, Maximus (Max), Thorsten, Titus, Phoenix, Augustus, and Hunter.

Tumbler2121 · 03/03/2025 12:13

You are trying too hard. Timeless and strong ... James, John, George, Alexander. Edward Thomas, or even Xavier!

Test the names out by shouting them out in a supermarket .. do they sound like your child?

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MajorCarolDanvers · 03/03/2025 11:49

Sidebeforeself · 03/03/2025 07:41

They all sound straight from a Jilly Cooper novel . Why aren’t more traditional names handsome/striking?

Nailed it.

EcruCardigan · 03/03/2025 11:45

I don't think any of those as handsome, striking and strong

Hugo - currently popular, will date because of the -o ending
Vaughn - prefer the Vaughan spelling, and I think of it as a surname. I think it means small.
Beau - dreadful
Dominic - timeless but will be Dom
Nico - not timeless but OK. A bit unisex. Will date
Jude - currently popular on here (I don't like it, seems faddy)
Raphael - currently popular on here (I don't like it) . Will be Raf/Raphy.
Cassian - ok
Viggo - not timeless in the UK
Mateo - not timeless in the UK
Vasco - not timeless in the UK

Dominic is the one that best meets your brief, but the others seem faddy.

Jessieshome · 03/03/2025 10:46

Personally, and really sorry to say, but I'd say all these names are the opposite of what you want. They're al a bit wet and lack lustre.

I like the name Jude, but think don't think striking and handsome when I hear it, I think arty and musical and the Beatles song.

Vaughn probably comes the closest, and it's a nice name, but not sure I'd say timeless.

shoopshoopdedoo · 03/03/2025 10:17

Personally, I wouldn’t say any of them fit your criteria. For “handsome and timeless” I’d be thinking of James, Alexander…

From your list I think Dominic and Hugo are most fitting.

Rockingroll · 03/03/2025 10:16

Dominic is such wet nothing name

AdaColeman · 03/03/2025 10:08

I'd say Hugo and Dominic are timeless, but all the other names on your list are of the moment.

Some of them are striking, Beau and Viggo for example, but I wouldn't say that any of them were strong names, especially not those ending with an "O".

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