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Jilly Cooper Novel/Roman Emperor venn diagram

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Lambzig · 12/10/2012 21:40

DH and I are stuck for a boys name shortlist for DC2. We had no boys names first time around and luckily DC1 was a girl. DC2 is due in three weeks or so and we have absolutely no boys names that we agree on and are driving each other nuts.

DH thinks all the names I like are too public schoolboy and like characters from Jilly Cooper novels (admittedly Rupert would be my first choice).

He only seems to like Roman Emperor names as the few suggestions he has made (he prefers just to say no to all of mine) are things like Augustus, Aurelius and Caesar which I think take an awful lot of carrying off.

So are there any names out there that would cross over on a Jilly Cooper/classical roman or greek venn diagram?

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BlueChampagne · 19/10/2012 13:35

OK let's head to Greece:
Alexander
Philip
Ptolemy (bet this doesn't get past your DH!)
Cassander (more Jilly?)
Demetrius

Or how about a more anglicised name like Mark, Anthony or Adrian?

amck5700 · 19/10/2012 14:46

Austin
Miles
Crispin

rumtumtugger · 19/10/2012 14:49

Leander

almapudden · 19/10/2012 15:21

Actually Ares is the Greek name for Mars (both gods of war).

How about Flavian?

almapudden · 19/10/2012 15:24

Or Fabian.

Otho? Vitellius? Lucan?

BlueChampagne · 20/10/2012 23:52

Jason?

BessieMcBean · 21/10/2012 02:11

I like Guy.

Short for Gaius.

Bunders99 · 21/10/2012 05:01

Felix and Rufus are my favourites

How about Lucian?
My brother had a Lysander as a friend at school and his nickname was lice, just saying...

littletomato · 21/10/2012 11:55

What about.... Atlas?

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