Rhett vs Nash vs Atlas / Aubrey vs Ottilie

I knew you were a country music fan as soon as I saw Rhett followed by Nash in the title. Personally, if you aren't bothered about comments about unusual names, I'd go Rhett but I am swayed by the music connection. Without the music connection, I'd go atlas. Girls, I'd go Aubrey.

Ooh what about Tennessee as a boys’ name? If I were bolder/could get DH to agree, it would be on my list. It’s the name of one or Reese Witherspoon’s sons.

Think boys names should all be flipped so the “edgy” names are the middle names.

Ottilie is nice, but getting popular. Aubrey I don’t like personally but it’s not horrific.

I know a few babies called Atlas so not sure if this is on the rise. I don’t mind Nash, how about Everett and call him Rhett?

Aubrey and Ottilie are both nice enough. I’m not sure if I prefer a different spelling for Aubrey for a girl - I know a few Aubrie’s. Don’t actually know any male Aubrey’s despite a lot of comments that it’s a boys name.

Other suggestions - Chase, Griffin, Easton, Knox, Crew, Brooks, Tate, Sawyer, Cole, Lawson

Addison, Delilah, Ada, Ophelia, Athena, Clara, Nova, Audrey, Ember

I’ve only ever heard of girls called Aubrey so I’m surprised at the whole it’s a boys name comments!
Aubrey - Wikipedia

I like Atlas. I quite like the sound of Nash but can’t get away from “gnash”. Rhett is meh, I think of a cross between Rhys and Brett and not in a good way.

I don’t like Aubrey, for boys or girls, but I do like Audrey. I like Ottilie but not with Honey as a middle name (double ee end sound).

I’ve only ever heard of girls called Aubrey so I’m surprised at the whole it’s a boys name comments!

I love Ottilie! I’m not keen on your boys names I’ve got to be honest but if I had to pick one it would be Atlas.

Congratulations and hope everything goes well! X

Aubrey is famous for being Boycie's real name in OFAH. I can't associate it with anything else.

Atlas is in the top 200 names and rapidly rising, it’s as popular as Kit and Owen and more popular than Dominic. Trendy sure but not rare.

"Rarer" than Atlas?!!

Goodness me, I'm clearly living in very conservative conditions.

Rhett would absolutely get called retch at some point. Once you see it you can't unsee it

Rhett and Nash both perfectly nice
I nearly named DS Atlas but glad I went for something rarer as when he was eight weeks old we met another Atlas at a baby group,.

Aubrey is a boys name to me but is used for girls more and more. I’d prefer Ottilie and Ottilie Honey is nice but I’d caution it’s likely to date, it’s very much a name of now.

I know an Aubrey and she gets called strawberry

Atlas is also the guy who held the world on his shoulders in mythology (which is the only reason it's also the name for a map). He's not a bad character!

Rhett is okay. It’s unusual enough in the UK that he might have to put up with Gone with the Wind jokes when older, but that’s probably not the end of the world.

Nash is just too incongruous in the UK for me.

Atlas is lovely and becoming quite trendy now (just the other day, I heard a mum calling for little Atlas at a city museum). But I do think it depends on what circles you mix in - in my rural home area (all Theo, Noah, Isla and Ava) an Atlas would still stand out quite a lot.

Aubrey is very pretty but still more of an old boys name to me. However there so few boy Aubrey’s about these days that I don’t think it’s at all a problem to use it for a girl (apart from her possibly getting it misspelt or misheard as better known Audrey).

Ottilie is fine. Not my personal cup of tea as it’s super trendy, but nothing wrong with it.

My faves of your list are Atlas and Aubrey.

I'd go for Rhett out of your 3 boys' names. I think of the dashing Rhett Butler from Gone with the Wind, whereas Nash makes me think of gnashing of teeth and Atlas is a map.

I've always really disliked Ottilie (too close to "utterly") and I'd worry that people would assume Aubrey is a boy, although I'm aware it has become used for girls in recent years. I prefer Audrey, like Audrey Hepburn.

If your vibe in girls' names is ones ending in an "ee" sound and slightly out of the ordinary, you might like Xanthe, Penelope, Coralie or Sylvie.

I've been ruminating on Rhett and I'm coming round to it.

Can I also suggest Ford?

ps. I don;t feel as though Terrence works with Atlas. I don't know why. It sounds like a street name - Atlas Terrace.

Maybe I've visited an Atlas Terrace at some point which is why I'm getting that vibe!

Or is it the repetition of the short "a" sound?

I've been thinking on Atlas.

It's not a name I'd ever have considered personally, but, on reflection, I really don't see why not.

It's not "made-up yoonique" which I never think is fair on the child. It is easy to spell and pronounce and the associations are not bad at all.

If you like it, how about Atlas Oliver?

I think you need the Oliver in there somewhere as your others are all too monosyllabic and abrupt.

Rhett Oliver - Oliver's nice
Nash Jude - Gnasher
Atlas Terrence (Terrence is family name) - Terence is OK

Aubrey Florence (nn Bre or Aub) - Awful. Boy's name. Florence is OK.
Ottilie Honey (nn Ottie or Otts) - I don't like Ottilie, Ottie, Otts or Tilly. Honey is dreadful.

There would be no problem in the playground with any names these days - certainly not in London!

I know of an Atilla and a Genghis.

I rather like Memphis as mentioned upthread

Hank?

Aubrey can be a girl's name, I agree.

I much prefer the more classic Florence and Ottilie though.

I agree all this.

Florence and Ottilie are both nice girl's names. Personally I'd go Florence Ottilie, but Ottilie Florence is fine

For the boy names, I'd go with Oliver Jude from that lot.

I think the worst combination is Nash Jude. It sounds so abrupt. Is Nash a first name? It sounds a bit like Gnash (as in gnash one's teeth) to me.

But I like Oliver, and Jude is fine.

I really like Atlas Terrence, I know two young Atlases, I don't think it's particularly 'out there' these days. I also know a young Memphis and a Zephyr!

I don't like Rhett because I really didn't like the character in gone with the wind and he's my only association. Melanie was my favourite character in that book but that's not quite the same naming vibe!

Nash is ok, but I love Dash shortened from Dashiell suggested above.

Aubrey was traditionally a boy's name in the UK but there are tons more girls these days. Your girls' names are a totally different vibe, very popular at the moment, lots of them around.

I'm not a fan of the Elodie/Amelie/Ottilie trend because I just think they sound a bit frumpy in an English accent- pretty names originally though. And there is no risk of Wretch/Gnash/Hottilie/Atilla etc, bit of a stretch and kids don't tease much these days over names because there's so much variety.