Do your worst....a brother for....

[JanuaryJuniper]

Eli and Aphra. Ttc will commence shortly (sorry tmi) I have a few ideas for a girl but way too many for a boy!

Please help me narrow the, down! My taste tends to be a bit marmite. I want something quirky but not batshit crazy! Preference would be not to start with an A or E or end in and I or A though you will see I break my own rules.

Asa
Ezra
Rex
Jude
Jedediah (nn Jed or Jedi)
Josiah
Jonah
Ace
Kit
Wilder
Sonny
Cassius (love)

I've never heard Cassius pronounced Cash-us .

I think Cash-us would be the American pronunciation.

OK, thank you. That's something I've learnt today .

Asa or Jonah and I really like the names of your older children. Have the mrstwee award for good-naming.

I have a Kit. He is Christopher on the BC but has only ever been known as, Kit. He is the youngest of my boys but it's a name I'd loved for years although dh took convincing. Everyone who meets him comments on how cool it is.

Proudly takes award from mrstwee shines and places on mantle

squoosh No, an American would not pronounce Cassius as Cashus. They would pronounce it Cass-i-us.

Some Americans use the cash-us pronunciation

No, only idiots use that prononciation.

I'm in the US and have been here for 30+ years.

But clearly some Americans, idiots or not, do use that pronunciation.

Noah

from your list I'd go with redtoothbrush's logic.

Well, for one thing, Americans are not highly likely to name a child Cassius. The only Cassius I have ever known of is Cassius Clay (now Muhammed Ali). That was most definitely Cash-us and the name is heavily associated with him so I think that when most Americans see the name, that is how they would pronounce it.

We are starting to think that Cassius could be the one.

Rex Jude and kit are all on my shortlist for dc3 (if it's a boy) so we must have similar taste! Can i ask your girls names for inspiration?

I'm afraid I don't like any of your list. Cariadisnaehappy has some lovely suggestions.

How about Isaac? Or David? Lovely name, but you don't hear of many little Davids these days.

Conrad or Vashti

Rex or Jonah.

How about John? I don't know any baby Johns and I think it's a great name. Or Hector.

zippyswife my girls list is....

Juno
Juniper
Fleur
Greta
Flora
Astrid
Nina
Tessa
Nell
Daphne
Willa
Rumer
Delphi

Ha! Yes we definitely have an overlap! I have Juno tessa Nina and greta on my list!

Greta was my favourite had ds 1&2 been girls but I hear now it's becoming popular? Not sure how true that is.

Asa - great. I like it with the other names.
Ezra - same -- very nice with the other names.
Rex -- dislike. Dog name.
Jude - like it a lot, goes well with the other names.
Jedediah (nn Jed or Jedi) -- ott obscure
Josiah -- like it a lot, goes well with the other names.
Jonah -- same, goes well with the others
Ace -- terrible
Kit -- nice but doesn't fit at all with the others
Wilder -- no
Sonny -- nonononono
Cassius (love) -- NOOOOO

I would pick one from
Asa
Ezra
Jude
Josiah
Jonah

From PPs' suggestions, I love Isaac, Nathaniel and Phineas.

Other suggestions:
Owen
Ferdia (pr Fur-dee-a) an Irish name from an old saga
Linus
Tobias
Leo
Atticus
Thaddeus
Ivan or Ivo

Rex

My favourites from your list are:

Rex
Jude
Josiah
Kit
Sonny

I think Rex sounds best with your other names for some reason..... Josiah also good.