Help me come up with suggestions of "strong classy cool" names for DH

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Hello all, I have NC for this and I am not pregnant yet, so no rush but DH and I are discussing names at the moment and it seems he cannot come up with suggestions - just cross off the potential list anything I like.

Anyways, I have a fairly twee "good girl" name in my country which turns out to be completely out of date and not in a nice fashion here in the UK. (cf a former thread on "best forgotten names"). So I would avoid falling in those two categories.

FWIW, names I have already mentioned to DH are Alistair/Alasdair/Alastair, Victor, Gus (as a nn), Ivan, Isaac, Piers, Caleb ; Iris, Anouk, Hazel, Bronwyn, Essylt, Isolde/Ysolde, Willa

I am very aware that my DC will make his/her name and not the other way around but I cannot help think it actually helps a bit to have that kind of name.

So, do you think the names on my list actually fit the criteria? Do you have other ideas I could run by DH?

Help me come up with suggestions of "strong classy cool" names for DH

But... doesn't he already have a name?

Ooops. Tired

I meant names for potential DCs so that DH finally understands what kind of names I like and then crushes all my dreams of having a little Victor

I have a brand new name for DH already after last night's row

Not sure I can register him again at 35+

Lol

Mix of boys and girls:

Robin
Digby
Corin
Tobias
Sylvie
Austin
Bryn
Hebe
Winifred
Mabel
Caspar
Rufus
Max

I am trying to convince DH about Ezra (for an equally hypothetical DS)

Max is always good for boys or girls - to me it talks of an independent and intelligent creature.

Lois

Miranda

Valerie

Diana

Margot

Valentina

Rosalind

Honor

Lawrence

Christian

Magnus

Xavier

Hugo

Edward

Conrad
Marcus
Victor
Torin

Tamsin
Tamara
Kerenza
Vashti

Some lovely suggestions here - including the cat and DH's names - thank you all!

Maximilian goes on the list for a boy as I am not sure Maxine for a girl would work IRL.

Edward is growing on me too - but with the nn Ned. Would Edward (Ned) Allen make you think of the "The Job" by Douglas Kennedy? Allen is a family name I would love to use as a mn..

minipie Out of your list I really like Tobias (but DH says no ending in "-as"), Austin (but DH's hometown), Caspar (but DH says... guess what)

fuzzpig Absolutely love Ezra! BIL just used the name unfortunately but it is a great name, I hope you will manage to convince your DH!

Thanks again and please keep suggestions coming - DH can shake his head in despair at the rate of a 100 names a night and then offer Ace, Hunter and Fanny

I absolutely love Isolde, you should work on that, it's a beautiful name

My dd is Belle (Isabella officially but nobody has ever called her that) and my ds, due in January, will be Arlo, Rufus, or Jonah, unless I come up with anything better in the meantime!

LikeSilver I/Ysolde is my favorite name so far - but DH is adamant it reads like "I sold." I do not think it does, especially with a Y! Curious to see what is the opinion on that and on the Welsh version Essylt?

But... But... Maxine Peake!!!!!!

Greta
Honor
Rowan
Robyn
Nina
Maeve
Merryn
Blythe
Anwen
Eden
Esther
Aster
Astrid
Clio
Wren

Jago
Rory
Jasper
Ossian
Flynn
Owen
Otto
Stellan
Gustav