Sibling name for Merlin

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Name changed because DH and I assumed that many Merlin's were born each year, apparently there are not, so this thread could be identifying combined with other posts.

DC1 is called Merlin and he is getting a brother in a few months. We had a name for a girl sorted before even getting pregnant with our first, but DH and I find boy names very difficult. Merlin was only on our list at about 38 weeks and I'd like DC2 to have a name sooner so I can relax.

Names that DH has vetoed:

Quinn
Byron
Adam
Idris

Names I have suggested that DH likes:

Xander

Names that DH likes:

Arthur - We are NOT having Merlin and Arthur. The piss would be taken forever more and people would think that's why we picked Merlin instead of us both just liking the name.

Names I like that DH has not expressed an opinion on:

Elian
Bastian
Emrys - DC2 will not be called this, just an example of one I like
Bennett

Any suggestions? I appear to be going off of Xander now that DH has started to like it.

Jago
Maxwell
Theo

Zephaniah (zeph)
Pheonix
Gryff
Gareth
Edard

I’d push hard for Idris. I really would. merlin and Idris works beautifully.

Ooh, or how about Gwydion?

Manu?

My friends sister has a baby called Merlin

Idris is great, if Lancelot is out 😉

Leon or Griffin

I like Elian. How about Finn, Linus, Leon or Hector?

What's wrong with Emrys? I had two great uncles called Merlin and Emrys.

Gweniviere 👀 haha oj

Morgan

It is a boys name eg Morgan Freeman.

But then you also have Morgan le Fay to go with Merlin.

Not many would make that connection particularly if Morgan is a boy.

I think Merlin is cool btw.

Elias
Hector
Edgar
Hereward
Jonas
Clive

Instead of Camelot, you could go down the route of Rolls Royce engines and have Meteor, or Griffon?

Prosper?

@AnachronisticCorpse Will show your post specifically to DH, that was the very first name I wanted for this baby and I still love it. I hadn't heard of Idris Elba until I mentioned liking the name to some friends who then mentioned the actor. Even telling DH about him being in action films and being good looking hasn't swayed him yet.

I wanted Quinn originally for Merlin, but DH doesn't like it at all.

Gethin
Florian
Cosmo
Arlo
Milo
Tristan
River
Bailey
Amos

Otis.

Valentine
Magnus
Harold

Gryff is really leaping out at me.

what about a variant of quinn like quinten or quinnley, quinnleigh

Quincy! Quinn for short

Not Jago. You can't move for Jagos where I live....

Are you welsh? Or would you like a welsh name?

Griff
Emlyn
Emyr
Emrys
Jenkin
Glaslyn
Llewelyn
Harri
Alwyn
Selwyn
Dylan

Edric

Gryff I meant!
Morgan?

Harris