A middle name to signify Europe (before we leave...)

[FromHackneyWithLove]

Call me a sentimental old fool/a remoaner/snowflake/whatever but DH and I are quite conscious that our son, due in Jan, could be born in quite possibly the last full year that we are EU members. I’d quite like to find a middle name that gives a farewell nod to Europe somehow (but isn’t too overboard like ‘Erasmus’ or ‘Europe’!). Had a look through the founding fathers for ideas but given we are both British we’d be looking at Winston Churchill - erm, not really doing it for me.

His first name is going to be Rudy and his big sister is called Maya. Surname starts with a T.

Any ideas, oh wise ones?

[AndhowcouldIeverrefuse]

Frédéric, Frederick, Fryderyk, for Chopin.

Born in Poland to a Polish mother and a French father, his girlfriend was English and they holidayed in Mallorca he represents a certain type of European. But depending on your slant he could be one of the liberal elite, a citizen of the world, the kind criticised by Theresa May.

The morning after the referendum Radio 3 was playing back to back Chopin - I imagine that for some it was a small act of defiance.

Just another option assuming you are not on a windup

[WindowWiper]

Soros

[threehoursin]

EUROSPROG



Arf arf

[TheCarteDOrElephant]

Erasmus is a great name.

[mammmamia]

This is such a lovely idea OP
Pax is great but surely you just have to go with Erasmus. It's awesome.

[DancingOnParsnips]

Fkup

[StealthPolarBear]

Ohwhatthefuckhavewedone?
Owot for short

[PrincessoftheSea]

Lol @ Schengen

[MikeUniformMike]

Heath is the best suggestion so far.

Cameron is not the name to pick. He's the man who didn't have a plan B.

[Sgtmajormummy]

Sorry, AquinAs.

Or from the Arts:
Leonardo (da Vinci)
Ludwig (van Beethoven, wrote the European anthem)
Wolf(gang Amadeus Mozart)

[Sgtmajormummy]

Thomas (Aquinus)?
(Saint) Francis?
Alexander (the Great)?

[Happpydays]

Pax is a really lovely idea

[Kittykatmacbill]

Unity is beautiful and the nicest of the virtue names, but the oddest of the Mitford sisters.

I like pax it means peace.

[midsomermurderess]

Maastricht.

[Cactusjelly00]

Hi op,
Are you aware that the uk isn't actually leaving Europe? We'll still be geographically located within Europe as a country - in the same way that Ukraine is, for example. The EU is a political union, not a social one.
I'm not trying to patronise you, just reassure you that any future children/you/your son are still of course European.
The eu and Europe are two different things.
Sorry if you already know this by the way. Don't mean any offence. I'm a remainer and it's made me sad recently, too. But I refuse to lose my European identity.

[BrizzleDrizzle]

Unitatis is Latin for unity.

[VivaLeBeaver]

Cameron!

[NotAgainYoda]

Levi gets my vote. Cool name

Asa means Hope

[FartnissEverbeans]

Pax will get called Tampax I think. Otherwise it's a cool name

[MrsHathaway]

Lol SnowBalls I am even within ten feet of one

But a name that has to do with the founding principles of the EU is definitely the way forward. There must be any number of names signifying peace, cooperation and unity.

[peppalongstocking]

Adrian

• means "of/from Adria" which was an ancient river in mainland Europe that flowed into the Adriatic Sea

[Battleax]

Jean-Claude

Or even Juncker?

[tava63]

By the time he is 18 we will be full members. How about Pax - the EU for me is the greatest peace project.

[LineyRunner]

I quite like 'Twelve'