A brother for Artemisia

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Originally it was going to be Lucian...yep we are those parents. But we got cold feet and decided it was too wanky even for us. (I love Lucian to any Lucian owners, but we thought in combination with Artemisia, it was a bit...hmm)

So then, after much discussion, the only name we could agree on, was Milo. But we have now come across, not one, not two, but THREE dogs called Milo. Apparently it is in the top ten dog names in the UK. This has... put us off. And we don't like Miles.

Names I like, which DH has roundly rejected:

Tobias
Marcus
Sebastian
Casper
Silas
Felix

Anyone got any good suggestions, before we name our son this generation's equivalent of Rex?

I am 39+6 and getting a bit worried that we seem to have NO candidates. DH has been totally unable to come up with any suggestions.

Lucian is lovely. I know a French lady whose son is called Lucian and it sounds fab with her accent!
I also like Milo. Wouldn't care about the dog's name thing.

Barry is nice for a babyYou've got to picture yourself ringing the school and saying 'I'm so-and-so's mum'. Whichever you feel you can live with.

Alexander is a classic name but it is very common right now.

I don't think Artemisia and Alexander go together very well, too similar, and if you use the long forms all the time a bit tongue twistery too. Milo and Artemisia on the other hand seem too different.

Tycho is pronounced more like 'Teeko' which may be a problem in itself.

Alban
Raife
Julian
Xavier

Basil

DD has a similar style of name. Boys' names I considered included:

Caspar
Kester
Constantine
Christopher
Gabriel
Hector
Alexander
Orlando
Orson
Clovis
Rowan
Jasper
Lazarus

You said "this generation's Rex," as that used to be a common name for a dog, but it hasn't been for a long, long time. And it's a lovely name! Also an artistic one - Rex Whistler is one of my favourite artists. Themed names that aren't completely obvious are actually not that bad a thing.

So I actually vote Rex.

And he'll be able to write it quickly and easily and it will never be spelt wrongly, which you will probably appreciate after giving your firstborn a long name, like I also did.

Leander

Leander reminds me of Henley

Ptarmigan.

Teilo? (Welsh - rhymes with Milo)

but alexander is a great name and you could always go for Xande rather than Alex as a shortening if you wanted something more unusual?

Conrad

NN Alexei would also be a change from all the Alexes. However, I would shy away from 2 with the same initial.

Tristan - because I love the name.

Umm isn't Ptarmigan a type of bird? 8-O at child being called after a bird that lives in Scotland

I think Ememem is taking the piss NoMummy.

Felix 100%. Artemisia is absolutely beautiful. It was on my girl list. Gorgeous.

MrsTwee hides her head and weeps softly into her pillow.

I love Tristan too. Definite no from DH though. .

Alexander is still where it's at where DH's concerned. Ho hum. I actually agree with a PP (sorry can't be arsed to scroll back) that Alexander is too alliterative with Artemisia and Milo is too different. But they seem to be the only two we vaguely agree on.

Deep sigh.

I am now 40+4. Anyone got any tips on flushing this baby out? Whatever his name is. Curry for dinner and I have informed DH we are DTD later. He looked like this:

I think Lucian is a great name. I liked all the ones on your list too! I wouldn't worry what people's dogs are called...they should call them something normal like Fido anyway.

InternationalEspionage ah! Another Artemisia lover. We are few and far between it seems. There is another Artemisia thread going, in which I have basically been accused of child cruelty for using it.

Why so sad Mrs Twee?

Okay - less forget the weird and the posh :o and think of things like Alexander...

Jonathan
Nicolas
Lawrence
Christopher
Matthew
Benedict
Benjamin
Sebastian
Sylvester
Oliver
Thomas

Child cruelty? Never fear...I have more where that came from

Plan A still Felix, but what about Atticus?

I think that's the problem. I only really like the weird and posh names.

From your list, myotheruser, I like Benedict (but would be worried people thought I was naming after B.Cumberbatch)
Sebastian has already been rejected by DH but I do like it.
Oddly, I am quite fond of Benjamin. Benjamins always seem to be very lovely. Hmm. I will suggest to DH.