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.

Dorian
Xerxes

A bit more sensibly, what about just Xander so their names aren't too similar?

Julius? Julian? Nicholas?

Ranulph, nn Rafe.

Ah, cross post!

Philip
Julius
Xan
Winslow (after Winslow Homer, one of my favourite artists)
Wesley
Cornelius
Gerard (after ter Bosch)
Jan
Abraham
Willem
Vincent
Melchior
Thaddeus
Lambert
Bartholemew
Ferdinand

DH is claiming it's Jimi or nowt atm . He may not be taking this entirely seriously... have drunk too much

I actually like Alexander but i prefer Benedict and think it goes better. I'd ignore the Cumberbatch thing - I didn't think of it at all and in a few years no one else will either I bet. It's not like you are using a name that is "unique" and famous such as Madonna or Lulu or Inglebert that you'd only associate with one person.

Wolfgang
Ralph (Pronounced Rafe)
Robin
Sebastian

Mannus has always been a favourite of mine too as has
Jocelyn and Dorian

I love these kinds of names it's my absolute favourite kind of baby name thread

I quite like Jim
What about Jameson

I love all these names! Definitely bookmarking for the future. However, husband not so much. We went for Alexander (what do you mean, common?!?) and Im working on Xander or Sascha for a nickname, but everyone calls him Alex anyway. :-)

Love Ralph. Lifetime of it being mispronounced though.

Thelwall? This is actually a v.old family name. But no. Not even I am that cruel...

Am shamelessly posting with no helpful suggestion, as would like to hear what you've chosen once the baby is here please update soon! Best wishes for a speedy labour x

Wulfstan
Bertrand

I know two teens called this. Not making them up. One gets called Wolf, the other Berry but Bert would be good too.

I like all your current short list

Aww thanks, Daisy. I will come back and update when Mr takes his time decides to put in an appearance. He seems far too bloody comfortable at the moment.

Thelwall only if you love ponies...

Love Ralph aka rafe

Alexander Benedict is a great combo

Rollo
Jocelyn
Tristram
Torquil
Miles as opposed to Milo which is a milky chocolate drink IMV and you might as well call him Horlicks or Ovaltino or Fido or Pongo
Rupert
Carl
Charles
Guy
Giles
Piers
Agree Hector and Horatio
Hugo
Inigo to continue the artsy theme. Artemisia and inigo are quite good.
Francis
Leo
Julian
Gawain
Timor
Tibur
Iago

Artemisia is also a flower. Do you want to find a plant type name?
Florian

Bertram

I actually read through the whole thread thinking there would be a birth announcement at the end [hopeful]

Hubert
Marshal
Love Hugo and I really wanted this but was over ruled

The names of all three of my nephews have been mentioned in the last couple of posts. We may have a bit of a family culture when it comes to naming children.

Inigo is GREAT. But as DH s

Rory
Roderick
Donald
Dugald
Dougall
Alastair
Douglas
Augustus nn- Gus
Adolphus- nn Dolph
Rupert

Francis inigo or inigo Francis are good combos

Posted too soon.

As DH says: 'Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.'

Oh, what about Lionel?

Vincent

Louis/ Lewis

You can't go for Magnum or Soft scoop or twizzler.

Too many Atticuses / Attici ( or should it just be Attics) atm.

Basil
Geraint
Parsifal
Percival
Lancelot

( some if my poor cousins called tris, lance and pars as their nns. Their pa was obsessed)

Did DP diss Archibald/ Archie?

Edmund

If he objects on those grounds, How about Oedipus then, with rex as the second name ?