Our shortlist

[FrangelicoCandyBoughs]

Which name would you chose from our shortlist? Brothers are Algy, Clement and Ike.

Eric
Phineas
Ned
Fabian
Dennis
Kenelm

I like Newton best.

Like Fabian and Phineas but Phineas may become Finn/Phin and that feels a bit mainstream compared to your others son’s names-so for that reason I choose Fabian!

Ned

Fabian and Phineas! Great names.

I vote for Fabian, love it! Ned reminds me of ned Flanders off the Simpson’s,

Phineas and Fabian

Phineas is a v good name with a good literary 'pedigree'. So I would go for that. If not, Fabian - though I'd be a bit worried about associations with the Fabian Society...

My DS would have been Algernon, had XH not had bad taste in names. My other suggestions, FWIW, would be Augustus, Gaylord, Emmanuel, Humphrey and Horatio. My DS is one of these.

Is Ike short for Isaac?

I like Phineas or Fabian.

Please don’t choose Gaylord!

Ike is Isaac on his BC but only called Ike

@Sophronia Gaylord is a fine name, I'll have you know.

Your children have awesome names and from your list I love Phineas most followed by Fabian. Both go really well with the other names.

Fabian

Reminds me of a childhood song:

Algy met the bear
The bear met Algy
The bear was bulgy
The bulge was Algy

I like Phineas and Ned and think they work best with your boys' names.

I thought Ned was a swear word in Scotland

Fabian is fantastic. But it doesn't go with your other DC names, if that matters. Ned is good if short for Edward, etc. I quite like Eric, and I can see the appeal of Newton as well.

I have Finneas on my list but am wary of the Finn nickname which I don’t really like.

I love Dennis too, but would he inevitably become Den? Or even worse, Denny?

I’m loving Bartholomew and Balthazar at the moment, but don’t know if it’s just my hormones.

Fabian or Phineas.
I like Ned, but I'd go for Edward nn Ned.

Fabian.

I Algy an Algernon?

Eric or Fabian.

The others are dreadful. What about Gabriel?

Apparently I am the only one who likes Dennis! I think it’s great. I really like all your names, OP. I also like Eric, but agree it’s perhaps a bit close to Ike.

Fabian.

From your list I'd go for Eric.